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90838

registered interest
date	05/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Food: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress he has made towards the establishment of a Food Crime Unit.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	208405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Food Standards Agency advises that it has already made progress in establishing the new Food Crime Unit. Existing teams that deal with food incidents, fraud and intelligence have been reorganised to form the core of the new Unit and recruitment is underway for a small number of additional permanent and seconded staff to support this. The Food Crime Unit will be operational, with the first phase incorporating a well-developed intelligence capability, by the end of 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 10/09/2014 12:49:58 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

90854

registered interest
date	05/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by his Department within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	208426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Departmental performance information, for ordinary and named day Parliamentary Questions, is collated by the Office of the Leader of the House of Commons and submitted to the Procedure Committee. This is published on a sessional basis by the committee, and includes evidence regarding departmental performance. The monitoring report relating to the 2012-13 session was published on 13 February 2014 as HC1046. The report covering statistics relating to performance during the 2013-14 session will be published very shortly by the Procedure Committee.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the 2014-15 session, as of 5 September, the Department has received 463 named day questions and answered 460 on the date named for answer or 99% on deadline.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 10/09/2014 13:09:29 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

90856

registered interest
date	05/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS Trusts: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to require NHS trusts to benchmark executive pay increases against salaries at similarly performing NHS trusts.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Mr David Amess
uin	208403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government has been clear that senior staff must set an example of pay restraint. The latest independent report on executive pay in the National Health Service from Incomes Data Services shows that for the third year running median salary increases for non-medical executive directors in the NHS were zero.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The policy of this and previous Governments is to allow NHS foundation trusts freedom to set their own rates of pay for their executive directors, based on the assessment of their independent remuneration committees of what is necessary to recruit, retain and motivate these staff. NHS trusts, as organisations seeking to achieve foundation trust status, are subject to oversight of their performance by the NHS Trust Development Authority (TDA). This includes scrutiny of their executive pay. The TDA has obtained information from all NHS trusts on the numbers of staff paid more than £100,000 per annum and the pay of staff in five executive positions also over £100,000. They have used this information to benchmark the data against comparable organisations. NHS trusts are advised by TDA to bring salaries which are outside the normal range, in line with this range when filling any future vacancies.</p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 10/09/2014 13:14:05 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

90857

registered interest
date	05/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS Trusts: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department issues on whether pay increases at NHS trusts should be linked to the performance of hospitals at those trusts.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Mr David Amess
uin	208404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The pay of all staff in NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts on medical and dental or Agenda for Change terms and conditions is determined by national contracts. The government decided that all staff this year and next should receive at least 1% additional pay through annual incremental pay progression or through a non-consolidated addition. The award of any additional pay for staff on Agenda for Change terms is subject to staff meeting locally agreed performance standards which may be linked to organisational performance. The government and NHS Employers are negotiating with the British Medical Association with the aim of linking pay more effectively to performance in the contracts of medical staff. NHS trusts and foundation trusts have freedom to set their own rates of pay for their executive directors on the advice of their independent remuneration committees and their pay may include a performance-related element. However, the latest independent survey of NHS Boardroom pay from Incomes Data Services indicates that few NHS trusts or foundation trusts award performance-related bonuses to their executive staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 10/09/2014 12:15:17 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

90858

registered interest
date	05/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nurses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Royal College of Nursing on ensuring that nurses trained in the UK are able to obtain nursing posts at UK hospitals.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Mr David Amess
uin	208400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department works in partnership with NHS England and Health Education England (HEE) to ensure that all nurses trained in the United Kingdom and registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council are able to find employment at a UK hospital, should they wish to. However, some nurses will wish to work in primary, community or social care roles and some may seek employment with charities or the independent sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HEE is responsible for the number of training places for nurses and to ensure that there is an appropriate balance between supply and demand of staff in terms of numbers, and skills to meet the need of employers to deliver excellent clinical outcomes together with high quality compassionate care. HEE is working with partner organisations including NHS England, who are responsible for the creation of available posts, taking into account the service demand and staff turnover.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Royal College of Nursing is an important stakeholder representing nurses, but is not responsible for training and employing nurses.</p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 10/09/2014 12:37:06 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

90859

registered interest
date	05/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2014, Official Report, column 231W, on abortion, when he expects the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists to update its guidance on the possible consequences of abortion.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	208437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has no immediate plans to update the guideline <em>The Care of Women Requesting Induced Abortion </em>but will take account of any new and significant changes which warrant an update.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 10/09/2014 13:11:02 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

90716

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) highest and (b) lowest full-time equivalent salary paid by (i) his Department and (ii) its public bodies was in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12, (C) 2012-13, (D) 2013-14 and (E) 2014-15; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
uin	208285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In line with data protection legislation, the salary information in both the tables attached is provided as salary ranges, in order to avoid disclosing personal information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 10/09/2014 13:32:46 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter attachment 1 file name PQ208285 - Table.docx title Tables
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

90717

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Medicine: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will institute an awards scheme to recognise best practice among doctors who deliver training to medical students.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	208322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There are currently no plans to institute an awards scheme to recognise best practice among doctors who deliver training to medical students. However, the General Medical Council has established a phased process for implementing arrangements for recognising trainers in medical training. All trainers in four specific roles will be fully recognised by 31 July 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The arrangements relate to:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- named educational supervisors in postgraduate training;</p><p> </p><p>- named clinical supervisors in postgraduate training;</p><p> </p><p>- lead coordinators of undergraduate training at each local education provider; and</p><p> </p><p>- doctors responsible for overseeing students’ educational progress for each medical school.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 10/09/2014 13:02:23 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

90724

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Nurseries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the number of NHS trusts that provide nursery facilities for staff and patients.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	208187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information requested is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter grouped question UIN 208188 question first answered 10/09/2014 13:07:22 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

90725

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Nurseries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the number of nurseries run by NHS trusts that (a) have closed since 2010 and (b) plan to close in the next three years.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	208188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information requested is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter grouped question UIN 208187 question first answered 10/09/2014 13:07:22 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright