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768561

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date	11/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Foreign Nationals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which the changes brought in by National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 may exacerbate health inequalities; whether they have made any further estimate of the savings to be made since publishing their impact assessment; if so, what is the difference between those two estimates; and whether they plan to reconsider those changes.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL1911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>Following a detailed public consultation that ran from December 2015 to March 2016, the Government set out in its response to that consultation in February 2017 that it intended to amend the existing Charging Regulations. Over the course of the consultation and decision-making process, the Government carefully considered the impact the changes may have on public health, health inequalities and on vulnerable groups. The regulations providing for these changes were introduced on 19 July 2017 alongside a published impact assessment which estimated that the net income per annum as a result of the new regulations would be up to £40 million per year. While the Government monitors the implementation of the regulations and their effects, no further estimates on the net income have been made since the publication of the impact assessment.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 18/10/2017 09:36:33 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

768927

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Sports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase participation in sport by school children.
tabling member constituency	Aldershot
tabling member printed	Leo Docherty
uin	107301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>Through the primary PE and sport premium, the government has invested over £600m of ring-fenced funding to primary schools to improve PE and sport since 2013. The government has doubled the premium from September 2017 using revenue from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy.</p><p> </p><p>£100m from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy will be used for the Healthy Pupils Capital Fund. The funding is for one year only (2018-19). It is intended to facilitate an improvement in children’s physical and mental health by increasing and improving access to and use of relevant facilities, such as kitchens, dining facilities, changing rooms and sports facilities.</p><p> </p><p>The new PE curriculum is designed to ensure that all pupils develop competence to excel in a broad range of physical activities, are physically active for sustained periods of time and lead healthy and active lives.</p><p> </p><p>The department also funds targeted grants to support the delivery of the School Games and helps schools to ensure PE and sport is inclusive.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 18/10/2017 07:33:29 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty

768930

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 9 October 2017 to Question 10448, on Department for Education: procurement, to which organisation that civil servant was seconded; and for how long that secondment was for.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	107123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The staff member referred to in the answer to Question 10448 was employed by the department through the Government Procurement Graduate Scheme. As part of that scheme, trainees spent six months on secondment to either a private or voluntary sector organisation. Secondments were arranged by the scheme organisers. The department trainee was seconded to Vodafone for a period of 6 months.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 18/10/2017 07:30:46 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

768971

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Crimes of Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information (a) his Department, (b) NHS England and (c) arms-length bodies collect on the number of reported physical assaults on NHS staff.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	107280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The NHS Staff Survey is used by the Department, NHS England and arm’s-length bodies to collect information on the percentage of staff experiencing physical violence from patients, relatives or the public in the last 12 months, the percentage of staff experiencing physical violence from staff in the last 12 months and the percentage of staff/colleagues reporting their most recent experience of violence.</p><p> </p><p>Working with their security staff, the Police and Crown Prosecution Service, employers are responsible for reducing the likelihood of staff being attacked and taking appropriate action against those assaulting their staff. Trusts can use the NHS Staff Survey to benchmark progress against their peers and help them review their plans for tackling violence against their staff.</p><p> </p><p>In 2016 (the latest NHS Staff Survey data available), 15% of staff reported they experienced physical violence from patients, relatives or members of the public in the last 12 months, a proportion which has remained static since 2012. In contrast, nearly all staff who participated in the survey reported that they have never experienced violence from a colleague (98%) or their manager (99%) in the last 12 months.</p><p> </p><p>From 2012 - 2016, the NHS Staff Survey has shown:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage of staff experiencing physical violence from patients, relatives or the public in the last 12 months</p></td><td><p>14.9%</p></td><td><p>14.9%</p></td><td><p>14.6%</p></td><td><p>14.8%</p></td><td><p>14.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage of staff experiencing physical violence from staff in the last 12 months</p></td><td><p>2.7%</p></td><td><p>2.7%</p></td><td><p>2.7%</p></td><td><p>2.0%</p></td><td><p>2.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of those experiencing physical violence, the percentage of them or their colleagues reporting the incident has remained broadly similar since 2012</p></td><td><p>73.8%</p></td><td><p>72.6%</p></td><td><p>72.3%</p></td><td><p>71.6%</p></td><td><p>72.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 18/10/2017 11:44:53 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

769036

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Traffic Lights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on recent trials in Amsterdam of switching off traffic lights to improve traffic flows; and if he will consider introducing similar trials at selective intersections during off peak periods in UK cities.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	107130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport holds no information about such trials.</p><p> </p><p>The operation of traffic lights is a matter for local authorities. Part-time operation is already possible, and an authority would need to consider the possible impacts carefully, particularly on road safety and accessibility.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/10/2017 10:47:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

768019

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Telecommunications: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government plans to implement the European Electronic Communications Code in the event that it becomes EU law (a) before any transitional period, (b) during any transition period and (c) after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	106876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The European Electronic Communications Code (EECC) is still being negotiated within the EU. Trilogues have not yet even begun and therefore it is too early to say when the EECC will be adopted by the EU.</p><p>While the UK is still a ​Member ​State of the EU​, the UK will act in accordance with ​our rights and obligations associated with this.</p><p><em>​</em></p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 18/10/2017 10:18:36 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

768103

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services
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 implications for his Department's policies of the findings of the Lancet article, entitled How will Brexit affect health and health services in the UK? Evaluating three possible scenarios, published in September 2017; and whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on those implications.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	106899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>In the face of growing demand the National Health Service has record funding, so we have more doctors and more nurses on our wards. Ahead of this winter, the NHS has planned earlier and more thoroughly than ever before, supported by an extra £100 millon for accident and emergency departments and £2 billion funding for the social care system.</p><p>The Government is committed to a world-class NHS, which is why we are backing it with at least an extra £8 billion investment by 2022 and are focused on getting a Brexit deal that is in the best interests of the economy, citizens and patients.</p><p>The Department, through the Secretary of State, other Ministers and senior officials, are in regular contact with the Department for Exiting the European Union on all health and social care matters in relation to Brexit.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 18/10/2017 11:24:24 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

768111

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nurses: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to encourage and incentivise people to take up nursing.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	106902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>On 1 August 2017 the Government changed the education funding system for nursing students. The move to bring the funding of pre-registration nursing degrees into line with other undergraduate courses, through the student support system, removed the ‘cap’ which fixed an envelope of Government funding for fees and bursaries.</p><p> </p><p>Nursing students now have access to the standard student support system. This change will mean that students will typically receive around 25% more up front living cost support whilst studying than on the bursary system.</p><p> </p><p>In addition students will have access to non repayable grants for child dependents, reimbursment of travel and dual accommodation costs whilst attending clinical placements and an exceptional support fund.</p><p> </p><p>To facilitate expansion, additional Clinical Placement funding was announced by the Department in August and October 2017. This enables around 5,000 more nursing students to enter training each year to 2020/21, representing a 25% increase over the number of nursing students in 2016/17.</p><p> </p><p>Developing new routes into nursing is a priority for the Department. The Department has developed the Nursing Degree Apprenticeship and the new Nursing Associate role which will open up more opportunities to train as a nurse for those already working in the National Health Service or those for whom full-time university is not a realistic option.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 18/10/2017 11:43:09 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

768117

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Department of Health: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's estimate is of the amount of EU legislation and regulation that can be incorporated into UK law without amendment.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	107004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill will convert European Union law into United Kingdom law as it applies in the UK at the moment of exit. This will ensure that, wherever possible, the same rules and laws will apply the day after exit as they did before.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is still making a detailed assessment of what corrections will be required to make that law function appropriately on exit day. The Department for Exiting the European Union are working closely with departments across Government to ensure we make the changes required to deliver a functioning statute book on exit in the most efficient manner possible.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 18/10/2017 11:34:50 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

768123

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	HIV Infection: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people living with HIV were accessing HIV medicines in (a) England, (b) each parliamentary constituency, (c) each clinical commissioning group and (d) each local authority area in the most recent year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	106950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>There were 81,240 people in England accessing the HIV medicine antiretroviral therapy in 2016. Data on people accessing HIV medicine is not available at parliamentary constituency, clinical commissioning group or local authority level.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the uptake of HIV medicine by: drug name; average period of time between a diagnosis of HIV and initiation on antiretroviral therapy; number of people accessing HIV treatment by ethnicity and number of people living with HIV received treatment at each HIV clinic in England are not available in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 106951 106952 106953 106957 question first answered 18/10/2017 11:49:37 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq