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416170

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date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many European Health Insurance cards were issued to (a) Swiss nationals and (b) nationals of other EU-countries in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data on how many European Health Insurance Cards (EHICs) were issued to Swiss nationals and nationals of other European Union (EU) countries in each year since 2010. This is because data on specific nationality is not recorded as part of the application process.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department takes any allegations of fraud and abuse seriously and has been working with the National Health Service on an on-going basis to detect and tackle any suspected fraud and error since the introduction of the online EHIC application system in 2006.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to accurately quantify the cost of potential fraud at this time.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department is tightening up procedures for issuing EHICs and checking EHIC claims to the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department is already undertaking a major piece of work to examine with urgency and identify areas for improvement in all the administrative systems relating to European Economic Area (EEA) healthcare payments, including the EHIC.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Entitlement to EHICs (in all EEA countries) is based on ‘insurability’ under EU law. The UK operates a residency-based healthcare system which means that entitlement to an EHIC is determined by residency in the first instance and not by nationality.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/09/2015 15:59:31 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416172

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he was first made aware of potential fraud involving foreign nationals using European Health Insurance cards; how much this fraud has cost the UK in each year since 2010; and what steps he is taking to eliminate such fraud.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data on how many European Health Insurance Cards (EHICs) were issued to Swiss nationals and nationals of other European Union (EU) countries in each year since 2010. This is because data on specific nationality is not recorded as part of the application process.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department takes any allegations of fraud and abuse seriously and has been working with the National Health Service on an on-going basis to detect and tackle any suspected fraud and error since the introduction of the online EHIC application system in 2006.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to accurately quantify the cost of potential fraud at this time.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department is tightening up procedures for issuing EHICs and checking EHIC claims to the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department is already undertaking a major piece of work to examine with urgency and identify areas for improvement in all the administrative systems relating to European Economic Area (EEA) healthcare payments, including the EHIC.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Entitlement to EHICs (in all EEA countries) is based on ‘insurability’ under EU law. The UK operates a residency-based healthcare system which means that entitlement to an EHIC is determined by residency in the first instance and not by nationality.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/09/2015 16:08:09 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416176

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Faith Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the speech given by the Prime Minister on 20 July 2015, on extremism, what her policy is on extending the 50 per cent cap on faith-based allocation of school places to all faith schools.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>We are committed to retaining the 50 per cent cap for faith free schools and have no plans to extend the 50 per cent cap on faith-based allocation of school places.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 14/09/2015 15:47:26 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416177

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Bank Levy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2015 to Question 6495, how much he forecasts will be collected from the bank levy in (a) 2018-19 and (b) 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The OBR has forecasted bank levy receipts as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2018-19: £2.6 billion</p><p> </p><p>2019-20: £2.4 billion</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 14/09/2015 16:49:29 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416179

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the risks posed by unmanned drones to prison security; and what steps he is taking to protect against drones dropping contraband material into prisons.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The National Offender Management Service continues to assess the developing risk posed by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or ‘drones’. All prisons have local contingency plans to respond to incidents including drones.</p><p>The previous Government introduced legislation which prohibits the “projection” of any item into prison by any means, including by a drone. Prisons work with law enforcement to investigate and prosecute perpetrators, where appropriate.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 14/09/2015 11:07:05 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416185

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of the National Living Wage on (a) local authority budgets and (b) home care services delivered by local authorities through private sector contracts.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Office of Budget Responsibility estimated that wage costs across the whole UK economy would increase by £4 billion by 2020 as a result of the implementation of the National Living Wage, assuming no changes to employment or hours worked. Some of those costs will be faced by the public sector, including local government. The impact on local government of the introduction of the National Living Wage will be considered as part of the Spending Review process.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 14/09/2015 16:38:37 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416186

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress his Department has made on the eight great technologies programme.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 7 July 2015 to the hon. Member for Streatham (Chuka Umunna) to Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-07-01/5250/" target="_blank">5250</a>.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 14/09/2015 13:30:24 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416191

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Temporary Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total cost to the NHS of temporary staff has been in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The total cost to the National Health Service of temporary staff in 2013-14 and 2014-15 are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2013-14<br> £000s</p></td><td><p>2014-15<br> £000s</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total NHS Providers</p></td><td><p>2,605,378</p></td><td><p>3,355,723</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p><em>Source: </em>Department of Health Annual Report and Accounts 2014-15</p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p>We have interpreted “temporary staff” to mean the number of temporary and agency staff employed by NHS providers. NHS providers are defined as NHS trusts and foundation trusts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2013-14 was the first time that the Department collected unaudited financial data from NHS trusts and foundation trusts in respect of net temporary and agency staffing costs.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 14/09/2015 08:59:29 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416193

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Royal Bank of Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he made of the market before setting out the timetable for the recent sale of Government shares in Royal Bank of Scotland; and what assessment he has made of the value for money to the public purse of that sale.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Chancellor received advice from UK Financial Investments (UKFI) that it would be appropriate to conduct the first sale of the government’s shareholdings in the Royal Bank of Scotland on 4 August 2015, based on the share price at the time, and the prevailing market conditions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Chancellor received advice from HM Treasury that a sale would offer good value for money and meet all other requirements in accordance with the principles of Managing Public Money.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The sale raised £2.1 billion, which will be used to pay down the national debt.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The advice from UKFI and HM Treasury is available on the government’s website <a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 14/09/2015 15:21:46 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416196

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Clinical Commissioning Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Clinical Commissioning Groups incentive schemes.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>Incentive schemes for clinical commissioning group (CCGs) commissioning are primarily a matter for NHS England.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England’s Commissioning Committee reviewed the incentives for CCGs and providers in July 2015, and noted that “there is inconclusive evidence as to the consistent effectiveness of current incentives” .</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Committee asked for futher work to be done and for proposals to simplify the incentive schemes to be brought back later in the year.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 14/09/2015 15:40:27 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn