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date	19/03/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Hospitals: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requisitioning private hospitals to help tackle the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	32246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2020 answer text <p>As announced by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on Saturday 21 March, the National Health Service has struck a deal with private hospitals to acquire thousands of extra beds, ventilators and medical staff to fight the COVID-19 outbreak.</p><p>An extra 8,000 hospital beds across England, nearly 1,200 ventilators and almost 20,000 fully qualified staff are now available.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 06/04/2020 15:36:45 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1180827

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date	26/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential effects on the health and social care sector in Scotland of the Government's proposed implementation of a points-based immigration system.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	21337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government published “The UK’s Points-Based System: Policy Statement” on 19 February.</p><p>The new system will ensure we can attract the brightest and best and deliver for the whole of the UK, whilst protecting our union.</p><p>To facilitate the migration of skilled workers to support the NHS, we will create a fast-track NHS visa for certain medical professionals with NHS job offers – reducing their visa fees and providing support to come to the UK with their families.Senior care workers who meet the criteria will be able to come to the UK through the points-based system.</p><p>The independent Migration Advisory Committee’s (MAC) has been clear immigration is not the solution to addressing staffing levels in the social care sector.</p><p>In delivering on its manifesto commitments for a new Australian style points-based system, the Government has considered relevant views, evidence, and analysis. We will also keep labour market data under careful scrutiny.</p><p>The Home Office will publish further detail on the points-based system in due course.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 06/04/2020 16:11:52 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1180828

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has undertaken an impact assessment of the potential short-term effects of the proposed immigration policy on the Scottish economy.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	21338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government published “The UK’s Points-Based System: Policy Statement” on 19 February.</p><p>The new system will ensure we can attract the brightest and best and deliver for the whole of the UK, whilst protecting our union.</p><p>To facilitate the migration of skilled workers to support the NHS, we will create a fast-track NHS visa for certain medical professionals with NHS job offers – reducing their visa fees and providing support to come to the UK with their families.Senior care workers who meet the criteria will be able to come to the UK through the points-based system.</p><p>The independent Migration Advisory Committee’s (MAC) has been clear immigration is not the solution to addressing staffing levels in the social care sector.</p><p>In delivering on its manifesto commitments for a new Australian style points-based system, the Government has considered relevant views, evidence, and analysis. We will also keep labour market data under careful scrutiny.</p><p>The Home Office will publish further detail on the points-based system in due course.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 06/04/2020 16:12:48 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day