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805138

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many looked-after children are (a) UK and (b) non-UK EU nationals.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	118810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The department does not collect information on the nationalities of looked after children.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 19/12/2017 19:35:52 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

805139

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Foster Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many foster carers are (a) UK and (b) non-UK EU nationals.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	118811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The department does not collect data about the nationality of foster carers in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Local councils are responsible for the provision of sufficient foster carers to meet the needs of the looked after children in their area.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 19/12/2017 19:37:41 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

805140

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adoption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many prospective adopters are (a) UK and (b) non-UK EU nationals.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	118812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>I am sorry, but the department does not hold the information requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 19/12/2017 19:39:37 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

805141

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS Trusts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what requirements his Department has placed on NHS Trusts to consult (a) staff and (b) local residents on changes to services provided by those Trusts.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	118813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The National Health Service has published documentation to guide public, staff, and Governor involvement in proposed services changes.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance document ‘Engaging local people: A guide for local areas developing Sustainability and Transformation Plans’ was published in September 2016 and contains relevant information on public involvement and consultation. Clinical commissioning groups and NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts are also required to have regard to relevant guidance. However, where there are concerns on patient safety grounds, the normal procedures for public consultation do not apply.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to staff, NHS Improvement’s November 2017 document ‘Transactions guidance – for trusts undertaking transactions, including mergers and acquisitions’ sets out how NHS Improvement works closely with the NHS trust board to ensure staff are engaged in any transaction process. NHS Improvement would look for evidence of engagement with key staff and stakeholders as evidence of good practice through its assessment process.</p><p> </p><p>Governors, in foundation trusts only, are required by law to represent the interests of both members of the NHS foundation trust and of the public. They may choose a range of different ways to engage with these groups. NHS Improvement is aware of a number of methods that some Councils of Governors have chosen to adopt, such as Governor “drop-in days” where members and the public can come and meet Governors, and surveys.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 118829 question first answered 18/12/2017 13:30:20 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

805145

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Baby Care Units
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department has issued on the recommended level of staffing of clinicians for Special Care Baby Units.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	118817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>Since July 2016, the National Quality Board (NQB) has undertaken to produce a series of sector-specific resources including maternity and neonatal care. These build upon “Supporting NHS providers to deliver the right staff, with the right skills, in the right place at the right time: Safe, sustainable and productive staffing” and adopt the same approach to determining safe staffing levels.</p><p> </p><p>In June 2017 NHS Improvement published a draft improvement resource on behalf of the NQB to help standardise safe, sustainable and productive staffing decisions in maternity services “Safe, sustainable and productive staffing: An improvement resource for maternity services”. NHS Improvement is currently reviewing feedback on this draft resource which will help to shape the final document.</p><p> </p><p>In November 2017, NHS Improvement also published a draft improvement resource to help standardise safe, sustainable and productive staffing decisions in neonatal care “Safe, sustainable and productive staffing: An improvement resource for neonatal care”. The engagement period for this draft resource will run until 22 December 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Providers are expected to follow existing guidance for safe staffing levels.</p><p> </p><p>For maternity services, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published guidance in February 2015 “Safe midwifery staffing for maternity settings”, NICE guideline [NG4].</p><p> </p><p>The document is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng4/chapter/1-Recommendations#setting-the-midwifery-staffing-establishment" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng4/chapter/1-Recommendations#setting-the-midwifery-staffing-establishment</a></p><p> </p><p>For neonatal units, the British Association for Perinatal Medicine has set recommended staffing levels in the third edition of its Service Standards for Hospitals Providing Neonatal Care published in August 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The document is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nna.org.uk/html/BAPM_Standards_Final_Aug2010.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.nna.org.uk/html/BAPM_Standards_Final_Aug2010.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 118818 question first answered 18/12/2017 16:35:18 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

805146

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Maternity Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department has issued on the recommended level of staffing of clinicians for Maternity Units.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	118818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>Since July 2016, the National Quality Board (NQB) has undertaken to produce a series of sector-specific resources including maternity and neonatal care. These build upon “Supporting NHS providers to deliver the right staff, with the right skills, in the right place at the right time: Safe, sustainable and productive staffing” and adopt the same approach to determining safe staffing levels.</p><p> </p><p>In June 2017 NHS Improvement published a draft improvement resource on behalf of the NQB to help standardise safe, sustainable and productive staffing decisions in maternity services “Safe, sustainable and productive staffing: An improvement resource for maternity services”. NHS Improvement is currently reviewing feedback on this draft resource which will help to shape the final document.</p><p> </p><p>In November 2017, NHS Improvement also published a draft improvement resource to help standardise safe, sustainable and productive staffing decisions in neonatal care “Safe, sustainable and productive staffing: An improvement resource for neonatal care”. The engagement period for this draft resource will run until 22 December 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Providers are expected to follow existing guidance for safe staffing levels.</p><p> </p><p>For maternity services, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published guidance in February 2015 “Safe midwifery staffing for maternity settings”, NICE guideline [NG4].</p><p> </p><p>The document is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng4/chapter/1-Recommendations#setting-the-midwifery-staffing-establishment" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng4/chapter/1-Recommendations#setting-the-midwifery-staffing-establishment</a></p><p> </p><p>For neonatal units, the British Association for Perinatal Medicine has set recommended staffing levels in the third edition of its Service Standards for Hospitals Providing Neonatal Care published in August 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The document is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nna.org.uk/html/BAPM_Standards_Final_Aug2010.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.nna.org.uk/html/BAPM_Standards_Final_Aug2010.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 118817 question first answered 18/12/2017 16:35:18 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

805147

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Strokes: Health Services
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 recommended clinician staffing levels for stroke units.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	118819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The recommended staffing levels in the National Guidelines for Stroke (5th edition) in 2016 are as follows:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>Physio-therapist</p></td><td><p>Occupational<br> therapist</p></td><td><p>Speech and language therapist</p></td><td><p>Clinical neuro-psychologist/clinical psychologist</p></td><td><p>Dietitian</p></td><td><p>Nurse</p></td><td><p>Consultant stroke physician</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>(Whole-time equivalent per five beds)</p></td><td><p>(Whole-time equivalent per bed)</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hyper-acute<br> Stroke Unit</p></td><td><p>0.73</p></td><td><p>0.68</p></td><td><p>0.34</p></td><td><p>0.20</p></td><td><p>0.15</p></td><td><p>2.9<br> (80:20 registered: unregistered)</p></td><td><p>24/7 availability; minimum six thrombolysis trained physicians on rota</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Acute Stroke Unit</p></td><td><p>0.84</p></td><td><p>0.81</p></td><td><p>0.40</p></td><td><p>0.20</p></td><td><p>0.15</p></td><td><p>1.35<br> (65:35 registered: unregistered)</p></td><td><p>Consultant-led ward round five days a week</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 18/12/2017 16:46:03 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

805155

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many parents of children with SEND she has met with since her appointment as Secretary of State.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	118827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>My Rt hon. Friend the Secretary of State engages with a wide range of people, including parents of children with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) and teachers.</p><p> </p><p>Teachers are responsible and accountable for the progress and development of the pupils in their class, so every teacher is a teacher of pupils with SEND.</p><p> </p><p>The remit of the Minister for Children and Families, whose remit includes SEND policy, has regular engagement with parents of pupils with SEND and with teachers. Such contact has, for example, included a SEND roundtable with parents and teachers on 12 September and a meeting with the National Network of Parent Carer Forums on 19 July.</p><p> </p><p>Regular engagement is crucial in informing our thinking about how best to strengthen the systems for supporting children with SEND to achieve their full potential.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 118828 question first answered 19/12/2017 19:18:47 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

805156

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many SEND teachers she has met with since her appointment as Secretary of State.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	118828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>My Rt hon. Friend the Secretary of State engages with a wide range of people, including parents of children with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) and teachers.</p><p> </p><p>Teachers are responsible and accountable for the progress and development of the pupils in their class, so every teacher is a teacher of pupils with SEND.</p><p> </p><p>The remit of the Minister for Children and Families, whose remit includes SEND policy, has regular engagement with parents of pupils with SEND and with teachers. Such contact has, for example, included a SEND roundtable with parents and teachers on 12 September and a meeting with the National Network of Parent Carer Forums on 19 July.</p><p> </p><p>Regular engagement is crucial in informing our thinking about how best to strengthen the systems for supporting children with SEND to achieve their full potential.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 118827 question first answered 19/12/2017 19:18:47 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

805157

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS Trusts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what requirements his Department has placed on NHS Trusts to consult Governors prior to any changes to services provided by those Trusts.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	118829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The National Health Service has published documentation to guide public, staff, and Governor involvement in proposed services changes.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance document ‘Engaging local people: A guide for local areas developing Sustainability and Transformation Plans’ was published in September 2016 and contains relevant information on public involvement and consultation. Clinical commissioning groups and NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts are also required to have regard to relevant guidance. However, where there are concerns on patient safety grounds, the normal procedures for public consultation do not apply.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to staff, NHS Improvement’s November 2017 document ‘Transactions guidance – for trusts undertaking transactions, including mergers and acquisitions’ sets out how NHS Improvement works closely with the NHS trust board to ensure staff are engaged in any transaction process. NHS Improvement would look for evidence of engagement with key staff and stakeholders as evidence of good practice through its assessment process.</p><p> </p><p>Governors, in foundation trusts only, are required by law to represent the interests of both members of the NHS foundation trust and of the public. They may choose a range of different ways to engage with these groups. NHS Improvement is aware of a number of methods that some Councils of Governors have chosen to adopt, such as Governor “drop-in days” where members and the public can come and meet Governors, and surveys.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 118813 question first answered 18/12/2017 13:30:20 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck