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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-01-14more like thismore than 2019-01-14
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading NHS: Drugs more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department's plans to ensure the supply of medicines in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal (a) have been or (b) will be subjected to an independent evaluation. more like this
tabling member constituency Ilford North more like this
tabling member printed
Wes Streeting more like this
uin 208297 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-01-17more like thismore than 2019-01-17
answer text <p>The Department’s plans to ensure the supply of medicines in the event of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union without a deal have been subject to scrutiny by a number of Parliamentary Committees, including the Public Accounts Committee, the Health and Social Care Committee, the EU Exit Committee and the House of Lords EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee. The Department is also working closely with suppliers, their supply chains, health services and devolved administrations to maintain the continuity of medicines supply in a ‘no deal’ EU exit scenario.</p><p> </p><p>We are unable to publish the list of medicines requested. To reassure participating companies, we have committed to treating all information received confidentially, securely and to using it only for the purposes of the Department’s contingency programme. That means not introducing information about a specific company, medicine or supply route into the public domain.</p><p> </p><p>On 23 August 2018, the Department wrote to all pharmaceutical companies that supply prescription-only and pharmacy medicines to the UK that come from, or via, the EU or European Economic Area (EEA), asking them to ensure a minimum of six weeks’ additional supply in the UK, over and above existing business-as-usual buffer stocks, by 29 March 2019. We recognise, however, that certain medicines with short shelf lives, including medical radioisotopes, cannot be reasonably stockpiled. Where these medicines are imported from the EU or EEA, we have asked that suppliers ensure in advance plans to air freight these medicines from the EU in the event of a ‘no deal’ exit.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, on 7 December 2018, the Department wrote to pharmaceutical companies that supply licensed medicines to the UK from or via the EU/EEA and/or manufacture medicines in the UK, informing them of the updated reasonable worst-case scenario border disruption planning assumptions and asking them about their current transportation routes and their ability to re-route their supply chains if they currently rely on Dover and/or Folkestone.</p><p> </p><p>We have received very good engagement from industry who share our aims of ensuring continuity of medicines supply for patients is maintained and that suppliers are able to cope with any potential delays at the border that may arise in the short term in the event of a ‘no deal’ exit.</p>
answering member constituency Wimbledon more like this
answering member printed Stephen Hammond remove filter
grouped question UIN 208298 more like this
question first answered
remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2019-01-17T16:27:06.083Z
answering member
1585
label Biography information for Stephen Hammond more like this
tabling member
4504
label Biography information for Wes Streeting more like this
1039594
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-01-11more like thismore than 2019-01-11
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Department of Health and Social Care: Brexit more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much money his Department has allocated for preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal to date; how much of that funding has been made by way of ministerial direction; and for what functions that funding has been allocated. more like this
tabling member constituency Twickenham more like this
tabling member printed
Sir Vince Cable more like this
uin 207547 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-01-16more like thismore than 2019-01-16
answer text <p>At Autumn Budget 2017, HM Treasury made an additional £3 billion of funding available over the next two years – £1.5 billion in each year – so that departments and the devolved administrations can continue to prepare effectively for European Union exit.</p><p> </p><p>That is in addition to the £700 million previously made available to prepare for EU exit at Autumn Budget 2016.</p><p> </p><p>In the Spring Statement on 13 March 2018, my Rt. hon. Friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Elizabeth Truss MP) laid a Written Ministerial Statement, <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statements/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=HCWS540" target="_blank">HCWS540</a>, setting out the full Departmental allocations of the £1.5 billion for 2018/19.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury approved £21.1 million of funding for the Department of Health and Social Care’s preparations for EU exit in 2018/19, including planning for ‘no deal’. Spend against this allocation for 2018/19 will be included in the 2018/19 financial accounts in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Autumn Budget 2018 confirmed an additional £500 million of cross-Government funding for 2019/20, meaning the Government will have invested over £4 billion in preparing for EU exit since 2016. This funding will help departments manage pressures and contingencies arising from EU exit preparations which fall in the 2019/20 financial year, as well as ensuring that the United Kingdom is prepared to seize the opportunities available when we leave the EU. The Department of Health and Social Care has been allocated £50 million from this budget, as set out in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statements/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=HCWS1205" target="_blank">HCWS1205</a>, laid before Parliament on the 19 December 2018.</p><p> </p><p>No written ministerial direction for expenditure on contingency planning for ‘no deal’ has been sought by the Accounting Officer for the Department.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is preparing for all eventualities and the resources available to support preparations are kept under constant review.</p>
answering member constituency Wimbledon more like this
answering member printed Stephen Hammond remove filter
question first answered
less than 2019-01-16T12:40:06.92Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-16T12:40:06.92Z
answering member
1585
label Biography information for Stephen Hammond more like this
tabling member
207
label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable more like this
1038952
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-01-10more like thismore than 2019-01-10
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading NHS: Finance more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will publish correspondence with (a) NHS England and (b) NHS Improvement on any (i) assessment and (b) analysis that indicates a funding shortfall of more than £1 billion in 2019-20. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester South more like this
tabling member printed
Jonathan Ashworth more like this
uin 207213 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-01-15more like thismore than 2019-01-15
answer text <p>We have had no correspondence with NHS England or NHS Improvement regarding the Nuffield Trust’s analysis, dated 26 October 2018. We do not agree there is a shortfall in 2019-20, and the aforementioned analysis concludes that once recurrent efficiencies are factored in, there is financial headroom within the National Health Service long term settlement.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Wimbledon more like this
answering member printed Stephen Hammond remove filter
question first answered
less than 2019-01-15T12:30:56.727Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-15T12:30:56.727Z
answering member
1585
label Biography information for Stephen Hammond more like this
tabling member
4244
label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth more like this
1038962
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-01-10more like thismore than 2019-01-10
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading NHS: Private Patients more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of income from private patients at each NHS Trust for each of the last ten years for which records are available. more like this
tabling member constituency Ellesmere Port and Neston more like this
tabling member printed
Justin Madders more like this
uin 207218 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-01-17more like thismore than 2019-01-17
answer text <p>The question is interpreted as requesting detail regarding the level of income generated from the treatment of private patients by each National Health Service trust. This is presented in the attached tables for the financial years 2010-11 to 2017-18.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to 2010-11 the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts did not report ‘income from private patients’ as a specific line item and thus comparable information for prior years is unable to be provided.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Wimbledon more like this
answering member printed Stephen Hammond remove filter
question first answered
less than 2019-01-17T11:58:47.083Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-17T11:58:47.083Z
answering member
1585
label Biography information for Stephen Hammond more like this
attachment
1
file name PQ207218 - Data tables.docx more like this
title PQ207218 attached document more like this
tabling member
4418
label Biography information for Justin Madders more like this
1038963
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-01-10more like thismore than 2019-01-10
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Nurses more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of nurses employed in the NHS per head of population for each of the last ten years for which records are available. more like this
tabling member constituency Ellesmere Port and Neston more like this
tabling member printed
Justin Madders more like this
uin 207219 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-01-17more like thismore than 2019-01-17
answer text <p>The Department does not hold the information in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p>However, the following table shows the number of nurses and health visitors in National Health Service trusts and clinical commissioning groups in England in the last 10 years as at September each year, full time equivalent:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>September-2008</p></td><td><p>281,021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September-2009</p></td><td><p>278,470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September-2010</p></td><td><p>279,883</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September-2011</p></td><td><p>277,047</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September-2012</p></td><td><p>271,407</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September-2013</p></td><td><p>274,627</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September-2014</p></td><td><p>278,981</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September-2015</p></td><td><p>281,474</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September-2016</p></td><td><p>284,288</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September-2017</p></td><td><p>283,853</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September-2018</p></td><td><p>285,674</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS Hospital and Community Health Service workforce statistics, NHS Digital</p>
answering member constituency Wimbledon more like this
answering member printed Stephen Hammond remove filter
question first answered
less than 2019-01-17T16:12:05.777Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-17T16:12:05.777Z
answering member
1585
label Biography information for Stephen Hammond more like this
tabling member
4418
label Biography information for Justin Madders more like this
1038964
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-01-10more like thismore than 2019-01-10
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading NHS: Vacancies more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of vacancies in the NHS by 2030 based upon workforce assumptions in the NHS Long Term Plan. more like this
tabling member constituency Ellesmere Port and Neston more like this
tabling member printed
Justin Madders more like this
uin 207220 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-01-17more like thismore than 2019-01-17
answer text <p>The Department does not hold the data requested.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will support the National Health Service to ensure that the right staff, with the right skills and experience, are available to deliver the high-quality care the public expects. This includes building on the work already underway to recruit, train and retain more staff to address shortages. This will involve more training places with increased flexibility, including for those high priority areas such as mental health and primary care, as well as new or expanded roles with greater opportunities for career progression for existing staff.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure a detailed plan that everyone in the NHS can get behind, the Secretary of State has commissioned Baroness Harding to lead a rapid and inclusive programme of work to set out a detailed workforce implementation plan to be published in the spring.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Wimbledon more like this
answering member printed Stephen Hammond remove filter
question first answered
less than 2019-01-17T16:10:46.497Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-17T16:10:46.497Z
answering member
1585
label Biography information for Stephen Hammond more like this
tabling member
4418
label Biography information for Justin Madders more like this
1038979
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-01-10more like thismore than 2019-01-10
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading NHS: Standards more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for (a) NHS treatment in A&E, (b) routine operations, and (c) cancer care. more like this
tabling member constituency Birmingham, Edgbaston more like this
tabling member printed
Preet Kaur Gill more like this
uin 207285 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-01-17more like thismore than 2019-01-17
answer text <p>The Long Term Plan, launched by the National Health Service on 7 January 2018, will transform patient care and make sure every penny of taxpayers’ money is spent wisely. This is supported by the Government’s investment of £20.5 billion a year in real terms by 2023/24. The additional funding will allow the NHS to get back on the path to delivering core performance standards. More than that, it will also drive the reforms that deliver a better and more sustainable NHS with improved care for patients.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, NHS England’s ‘Operational and Planning Guidance for 2019/20’ sets out deliverables against key performance areas and the Government has charged the NHS to deliver these actions set– in full – as key steps towards fully recovering performance against core access standards.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also supported the NHS with an additional £1.6 billion for 2018/19 to improve emergency and elective performance. In addition, more than £420 million has been provided specifically for this winter.</p>
answering member constituency Wimbledon more like this
answering member printed Stephen Hammond remove filter
question first answered
less than 2019-01-17T12:10:50.37Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-17T12:10:50.37Z
answering member
1585
label Biography information for Stephen Hammond more like this
tabling member
4603
label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill more like this
1038991
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-01-10more like thismore than 2019-01-10
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading NHS: Procurement more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference paragraph 1 of page 114 of the NHS Long-Term Plan, when he plans to (a) revoke the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No 2) Regulations 2013 and (b) exclude the NHS from the Public Contract Regulations. more like this
tabling member constituency Brighton, Pavilion more like this
tabling member printed
Caroline Lucas more like this
uin 207225 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-01-17more like thismore than 2019-01-17
answer text <p>The National Health Service has been subject to its current public procurement rules since the EU Directive came into force in 2004. We will work with the NHS develop an approach to procurement that reflects the ambitions set out in the NHS Long Term Plan.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Wimbledon more like this
answering member printed Stephen Hammond remove filter
question first answered
less than 2019-01-17T12:07:24.377Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-17T12:07:24.377Z
answering member
1585
label Biography information for Stephen Hammond more like this
tabling member
3930
label Biography information for Caroline Lucas more like this
1039001
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-01-10more like thismore than 2019-01-10
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Epilepsy: Drugs more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of essential epilepsy medicines imported from the EU in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency North Norfolk more like this
tabling member printed
Norman Lamb more like this
uin 207180 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-01-15more like thismore than 2019-01-15
answer text <p>We understand that epilepsy medicines are vitally important to many people in this country. Our contingency plans aim to ensure that the supply of epilepsy medicines and other essential medicines to patients is not disrupted in all European Union exit scenarios, including a ‘no deal’ exit.</p><p> </p><p>That is why on 23 August 2018, the Department wrote to all pharmaceutical companies that supply prescription only medicines and pharmacy medicines to the United Kingdom that come from, or via, the EU or European Economic Area (EEA) asking them to ensure a minimum of six weeks additional supply in the UK, over and above existing business-as-usual buffer stocks, by 29 March 2019.</p><p> </p><p>We followed that up on 7 December 2018 when the Department wrote to pharmaceutical companies that supply licensed medicines to the UK from or via the EU/EEA, and/or manufacture medicines in the UK, informing them of the updated reasonable worst-case scenario border planning assumptions and asking them about their current transportation routes and their ability to re-route their supply chains if they currently rely on Dover and/or Folkestone.</p><p> </p><p>In response to those communications we have received very good engagement from industry, including companies supplying epilepsy medicines to the UK, who share our aims of ensuring continuity of medicines supply for patients is maintained and able to cope with any potential delays at the border that may arise in the short term in the event of a ‘no deal’ EU exit.</p>
answering member constituency Wimbledon more like this
answering member printed Stephen Hammond remove filter
question first answered
less than 2019-01-15T15:53:16.88Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-15T15:53:16.88Z
answering member
1585
label Biography information for Stephen Hammond more like this
tabling member
1439
label Biography information for Norman Lamb more like this
1039012
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-01-10more like thismore than 2019-01-10
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading NHS Trusts: Crowdfunding more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of NHS Trusts with crowdfunding pages; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester South more like this
tabling member printed
Jonathan Ashworth more like this
uin 207231 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-01-15more like thismore than 2019-01-15
answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Wimbledon more like this
answering member printed Stephen Hammond remove filter
question first answered
less than 2019-01-15T15:53:57.103Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-15T15:53:57.103Z
answering member
1585
label Biography information for Stephen Hammond more like this
tabling member
4244
label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth more like this