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228556

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
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 average hourly pay is of employees at each grade within his Department identified as (a) White or White British and (b) from a Black, Asian or other minority ethnic group.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	228312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The average hourly rates of pay by grade for individuals identified as White or White British and those from a Black, Asian or other minority group, in the Department, as at 28 February 2015 is presented in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Grade</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Average Hourly Rate of Pay</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Overall by Grade</p><p>£</p></td><td><p>White or White British</p><p>£</p></td><td><p>Black, Asian or other minority group <br> £</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AO</p></td><td><p>10.0</p></td><td><p>10.1</p></td><td><p>10.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>12.4</p></td><td><p>12.2</p></td><td><p>12.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>14.7</p></td><td><p>14.5</p></td><td><p>15.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fast Stream</p></td><td><p>14.1</p></td><td><p>14.1</p></td><td><p>14.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEO</p></td><td><p>18.3</p></td><td><p>18.2</p></td><td><p>18.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 7</p></td><td><p>24.2</p></td><td><p>24.2</p></td><td><p>24.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 6</p></td><td><p>30.7</p></td><td><p>30.8</p></td><td><p>30.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS</p></td><td><p>39.6</p></td><td><p>39.2</p></td><td><p>33.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>7% of civil servants had taken the option of not declaring their Ethnic Background as at 28 February 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 26/03/2015 11:19:46 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

228557

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Carers: Pendle
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many family members looking after a relative at home were registered as carers with Pendle Borough Council in (a) April 2010 and (b) each subsequent April.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	228332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The data are not available as requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 26/03/2015 11:12:46 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

228558

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation has received on the efficacy of vaccinating adolescent boys against human papillomavirus and the timetable for reaching a decision on the matter.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr John Baron
uin	228303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has received published and unpublished evidence on the efficacy of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in males.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The JCVI will only be in a position to make a decision on whether to recommend extending the HPV vaccination programme to adolescent boys once it is satisfied that it has reviewed and considered all the necessary evidence and information, including the potential impact and cost-effectiveness of such a programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 26/03/2015 11:14:51 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1390 label Biography information for Mr John Baron

228559

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nurses: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has had from his counterpart in (a) Spain, (b) Italy, (c) the Philippines, (d) Italy and (e) the Republic of Ireland on the number of nurses from those countries being recruited to work in the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	228396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>We are not aware of any recent representations from Spain, Italy, the Republic of Ireland or the Philippines in relation to nurses being recruited from those countries to the National Health Service.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Recruitment for the NHS is not administered centrally. NHS trusts are responsible for their own recruitment, including international recruitment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, the Department is committed to ensuring ethical recruitment practices operate within the NHS through adherence to the UK Code of Practice for International Recruitment. The NHS Employers organisation is responsible for implementing the code of practice in the United Kingdom and advises employers on ethical recruitment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 24/03/2015 17:16:43 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

228560

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Radiotherapy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of cancer patients received (a) intensity modulated and (b) stereotactic radiotherapy in the last month for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	228390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>NHS England monitors the progress in achieving the following standard:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- A minimum 24% of patients requiring radical radiotherapy have access to inverse planned Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England monitors this standard as a three month rolling average. The latest data shows that 6,492 patients received IMRT during the period from October to December 2014, a proportion of 36% of patients requiring radical radiotherapy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data relating to the proportion of cancer patients receiving stereotactic radiotherapy is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 228690 question first answered 25/03/2015 16:30:50 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

228561

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Domestic Accidents: Pendle
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many falls (a) at home and (b) in total were recorded by health and social care providers in Pendle constituency in 2010 and each subsequent year.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	228348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested. Data is only held in relation to falls which lead to a hospital admission. We have provided a count of finished admission episodes where an external cause of fall was recorded.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Count of finished admission episodes (FAEs)<sup>1</sup> where an external cause<sup>2</sup> of fall was recorded, for Pendle parliamentary constituency3, 2010-11 to 2013-14<sup>4</sup></p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p> </p><p>Activity in English NHS Hospitals and English NHS commissioned activity in the independent sector</p></td><td colspan="3"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>FAEs</p></td><td colspan="7"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>760</p></td><td colspan="7"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>790</p></td><td colspan="7"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>709</p></td><td colspan="7"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>750</p></td><td colspan="7"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p><em>Source:</em> Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Health and Social Care Information Centre</p></td><td colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup>Finished admission episodes</p></td><td colspan="6"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="10"><p>A finished admission episode (FAE) is the first period of inpatient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FAEs are counted against the year or month in which the admission episode finishes. Admissions do not represent the number of inpatients, as a person may have more than one admission within the period.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><sup>2</sup>External cause codes</p></td><td colspan="7"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="10"><p>Falls are categorised by the following external cause codes:<br> <br> W00 Fall on same level involving ice and snow<br> W01 Fall on same level from slipping tripping and stumbling<br> W02 Fall involving ice-skates skis roller-skates or skateboards<br> W03 Other fall same level due collision/pushing by another person<br> W04 Fall while being carried or supported by other persons<br> W05 Fall involving wheelchair<br> W06 Fall involving bed<br> W07 Fall involving chair<br> W08 Fall involving other furniture<br> W09 Fall involving playground equipment<br> W10 Fall on and from stairs and steps<br> W11 Fall on and from ladder<br> W12 Fall on and from scaffolding<br> W13 Fall from out of or through building or structure<br> W14 Fall from tree<br> W15 Fall from cliff<br> W16 Diving/jumping into water causing injury other than drowning or submersion<br> W17 Other fall from one level to another<br> W18 Other fall on same level<br> W19 Unspecified fall</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><sup>3</sup>Parliamentary constituency of residence</p></td><td colspan="6"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="10"><p>The parliamentary constituency containing the patient’s normal home address. This does not necessarily reflect where the patient was treated as they may have travelled to another parliamentary constituency for treatment. This field is only available from 2009-10 onwards.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><sup>4</sup>Assessing growth through time (Admitted patient care)</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="10"><p>Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) figures are available from 1989-90 onwards. Changes to the figures over time need to be interpreted in the context of improvements in data quality and coverage (particularly in earlier years), improvements in coverage of independent sector activity (particularly from 2006-07) and changes in NHS practice. For example, apparent reductions in activity may be due to a number of procedures which may now be undertaken in outpatient settings and so no longer include in admitted patient HES data. Conversely, apparent increases in activity may be due to improved recording of diagnosis or procedure information.<br> Note that HES include activity ending in the year in question and run from April to March, e.g. 2012-13 includes activity ending between 1 April 2012 and 31 March 2013.</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 26/03/2015 12:32:15 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

228562

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what NHS spending per head of population in East Lancashire has been in each of the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	228384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 26/03/2015 11:15:37 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

228563

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nurses: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of nurses registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council in each of the last five years were from overseas.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	228394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The table below sets out the total number of nurses and midwives registering to practice in the United Kingdom in each year since 2009 and the proportion from the UK, European Economic Area and overseas.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>United Kingdom</p></td><td><p>European Economic Area (excluding the UK)</p></td><td><p>Overseas</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>22,094</p></td><td><p>19,574 (88.59%)</p></td><td><p>1,970 (8.92%)</p></td><td><p>550 (2.49%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>23,201</p></td><td><p>19,343 (83.37%)</p></td><td><p>2,715 (11.70%)</p></td><td><p>1,143 (4.93%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>23,432</p></td><td><p>19,143 (81.70%)</p></td><td><p>3,137 (13.39)</p></td><td><p>1,152 (4.92%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>25,209</p></td><td><p>20,904 (82.92%)</p></td><td><p>3,436 (13.63%)</p></td><td><p>869 (3.45%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>28,958</p></td><td><p>22,730 (78.49%)</p></td><td><p>5,388 (18.61%)</p></td><td><p>840 (2.90%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source: </em>Nursing and Midwifery Council</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Notes</em>: For each year data relates to the period of 1 April to 31 March the following year</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter grouped question UIN 228319 question first answered 24/03/2015 16:12:50 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

228564

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions since he has taken office he has spoken to Health Trust Chief Executives on (a) A&E performance, (b) referral to treatment times, (c) delayed discharges, (d) bed availability and occupancy and (e) ambulance response times.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	228391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>Health Ministers speak frequently with a wide range of people, including Health Trust Chief Executives, about National Health Service performance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 25/03/2015 16:25:32 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

228565

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Meningitis: Vaccination
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 5 February 2015 to the hon. Member for Pudsey to Question 222863, by what date he plans for the negotiations about the supply of meningococcal B vaccine to be concluded.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Julie Hilling
uin	228326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>We are continuing to meet with the manufacturer working to reach a positive conclusion to the negotiations for supply of the meningococcal B vaccine, Bexsero<sup>® </sup>at a cost-effective price, as recommended by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation. We aim to conclude these negotiations as soon as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/03/2015 16:46:17 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3925 label Biography information for Julie Hilling