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802162

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Radiology
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 NHS’ capacity to deliver 24-hour interventional radiology (image-guided surgery) services in each region.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	117849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The seven day services self-assessment survey completed by trusts in March 2017 included information on the availability of clinical interventions, including interventional radiology (IR), on a seven day basis for patients admitted to hospital in an emergency. The data showed that <ins class="ministerial">72.30%</ins><del class="ministerial">73.65%</del> of hospital trusts who responded to this survey (<del class="ministerial">109 </del> <ins class="ministerial">107</ins>out of 148 trusts) stated that IR was available for these patients seven days a week.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the twice yearly collection is available on the NHS England website at:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/seven-day-hospital-services/progress" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/seven-day-hospital-services/progress</a></p><p>National Health Service regions have access to this report and will be able to consider any variation.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 11/12/2017 17:57:45 question first ministerially corrected 26/01/2018 14:08:27 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne previous answer version 28792 answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

753514

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS Property Services: Income
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the income was of NHS Property Services Ltd in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	5853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>A summary of income extracted from the audited accounts for NHS Property Services for the financial years 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 is set out in the following table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Year ending 31 March 2015 (£ million)</p></td><td><p>Year ending 31 March 2016 (£ million)</p></td><td><p>Year ending 31 March 2017 (£ million)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Income</p></td><td><p>746</p></td><td><p>685</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> 685 </del> <ins class="ministerial">792</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 24/07/2017 09:19:14 question first ministerially corrected 02/08/2017 09:51:57 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne previous answer version 6805 answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

712965

registered interest
date	21/03/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Professions: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) nurses and (b) midwives from other EU member states were registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council in each month in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	68652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not held by the Department.</p><p>The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), the independent regulator of nurses and midwives in the United Kingdom, has provided the following attached information on the number of registered nurses and midwives from other European Union member states, not all of whom work as nurses or midwives in the National Health Service, in each month in the last five years.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Digital publishes data on the nationality of staff working in the National Health Service in England. Nationality is self-reported within the NHS human resources and payroll system, the electronic staff record.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>EU27 Nurses &amp; Health Visitors</p></td><td><p>% of all Staff</p></td><td><p>EU27 Midwives</p></td><td><p>% of all Staff</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2016</p></td><td><p>21,826</p></td><td><p>6.9%</p></td><td><p>1,380</p></td><td><p>5.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2016</p></td><td><p>22,227</p></td><td><p>7.0%</p></td><td><p>1,355</p></td><td><p>5.3%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>EU27 = EU member states excluding the United Kingdom</p><p>The number of EU nurses increased in the three months subsequent to the referendum by 401. The share of NHS nurses who are EU nationals increased from 6.9% to 7.0%.</p><p>The number of EU midwives decreased by 25 between June and September 2016. This reduction is in keeping with an overall reduction in the number of midwives which is apparent every year over these months and reflects the normal training and recruitment cycle. The proportion of midwives who are EU nationals remained constant at 5.3%.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 28/03/2017 16:55:12 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne attachment 1 file name PQ68652 attached document.docx title PQ68652 previous answer version 42269 answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

693323

registered interest
date	22/02/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the percentage change in the (a) cost and (b) number of patients receiving NHS treatment from private sector providers in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	65141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2017 answer text <p>Data on the number of National Health Service patients receiving treatment from the private sector in England is not available. NHS Commissioner spending on private providers over the last 10 years is set out in the attached table.</p><p><br>A figure for the percentage of patients currently receiving NHS treatment delivered by private providers is not available. However, during 2015/16 3.4% of finished admission episodes and 6.1% of outpatient attendances were delivered by a non-NHS provider. This will include a range of non-NHS providers, not just private providers, including the voluntary sector, social enterprises and local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 65142 question first answered 01/03/2017 18:15:32 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne attachment 1 file name 65141 table.docx title Spending on private providers 2006-16 previous answer version 37392 answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

693324

registered interest
date	22/02/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the proportion of patients currently receiving NHS treatment delivered by private sector providers.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	65142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2017 answer text <p>Data on the number of National Health Service patients receiving treatment from the private sector in England is not available. NHS Commissioner spending on private providers over the last 10 years is set out in the attached table.</p><p><br>A figure for the percentage of patients currently receiving NHS treatment delivered by private providers is not available. However, during 2015/16 3.4% of finished admission episodes and 6.1% of outpatient attendances were delivered by a non-NHS provider. This will include a range of non-NHS providers, not just private providers, including the voluntary sector, social enterprises and local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 65141 question first answered 01/03/2017 18:15:32 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne attachment 1 file name 65141 table.docx title Spending on private providers 2006-16 previous answer version 37393 answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

607534

registered interest
date	21/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Docklands Medical Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether Docklands Medical Services Ltd were registered with the Care Quality Commission for the provision of patient transport services during July, August and September 2016; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	49779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2016 answer text <p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England. The CQC makes decisions on whether to register providers based on the requirements of the Health and Social Care Act 2008.</p><p> </p><p>The CQC provides assurance that all registered providers are meeting the relevant standards and then through a system of monitoring and ongoing inspection to make sure that standards are being maintained.</p><p> </p><p>The CQC has advised us that for the period July, August and September 2016 Coperforma held the contract with High Weald Lewes Haven Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to provide Patient Transport Services to the population of Brighton and elsewhere. The CQC has confirmed that Coperforma were registered to provide patient transport services during the period in question.</p><p> </p><p>The CQC has confirmed that Docklands Medical Services Ltd was not registered to provide patient transport services during the period in question. When it is brought to the attention of the CQC that a provider may have been delivering a regulated activity without registration, they investigate. If the CQC finds evidence to show that regulated activity is or has been delivered whilst unregistered then the CQC may prosecute. It is an offence under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 to carry out a regulated activity - in this case patient transport services - without being registered with the CQC. The CQC is investigating whether an offence has been committed.</p><p> </p><p>The Department understands that <ins class="ministerial">when</ins> the High Weald Lewes Havens CCG identified that the <ins class="ministerial">CQC registration in question related </ins><del class="ministerial">registered provider Coperforma had subcontracted service delivery</del> to Docklands Medical Services <ins class="ministerial">(London)</ins> <del class="ministerial">Ltd</del> <ins class="ministerial">rather than Docklands Medical Services Ltd, they contacted </ins><del class="ministerial">and immediately instructed</del> Coperforma <ins class="ministerial">asking them to confirm the relevant CQC registration status.</ins><del class="ministerial"> to cease using Docklands Medical Services Limited as a subcontractor. This was immediately actioned by Coperforma. </del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">I have also asked NHS England to investigate this provision of transport services during July, August and September 2016.</ins></p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 26/10/2016 18:02:42 question first ministerially corrected 01/11/2016 12:45:02 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne previous answer version 16824 answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

599539

registered interest
date	11/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Circle
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of decisions taken by Circle Holdings PLC in the delivery of musculoskeletal services in Greenwich on the financial capacity of the local healthcare trust to sustain accident and emergency services at University Hospital Lewisham and Queen Elizabeth Hospital Woolwich; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eltham
tabling member printed	Clive Efford
uin	48002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The procurement of local health services by means of competitive tendering is a matter for the local National Health Service.</p><p> </p><p>We are advised by NHS England that Greenwich Clinical Commissioning Group’s Turnaround Director and Musculoskeletal (MSK) Programme Manager met the senior management team of Lewisham and Greenwich Healthcare Trust in March 2016. We understand that the implications of the MSK service procurement were discussed in detail, and that there were no concerns with regard to the viability of any other services the Trust provides.</p><p> </p><p>We are further advised by NHS England that it undertook an assurance of the procurement process for the MSK service in Greenwich in August 2016<ins class="ministerial">. We also understand that NHS Improvement was aware of the procurement and briefly discussed it with the Trust during a standing monthly meeting on 21 June 2016. </ins> <del class="ministerial">and as part of this also met with the Trust to discuss the implications of the procurement for the trust.</del></p><p>We understand that Circle Health has been engaging with Lewisham and Greenwich Healthcare Trust as part of the mobilisation process, including developing clinical and operational delivery plans to provide integrated services.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 17/10/2016 16:19:10 question first ministerially corrected 17/11/2016 14:14:49 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne previous answer version 14633 answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

579500

registered interest
date	09/09/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Junior Doctors: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a comparative assessment of the level of proposed weekend pay under the new junior doctors' contract with weekend pay for (a) prison officers, (b) fire fighters, (c) police officers, (d) call centre workers, (e) consultants and (f) nurses, midwives and physios.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Kevin Foster
uin	45817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2016 answer text <p>Junior doctors already work weekends, and they will continue to be fairly rewarded for work undertaken at the weekend using the weekend allowance proposed by the British Medical Association negotiators. Comparative rates are set out in the <ins class="ministerial">attached</ins> table<del class="ministerial"> below</del>.</p><p> </p><p>Because of the allowance based approach to weekend working, the effective hourly rate juniors are paid will vary depending on how many hours they work over how many weekends. In almost all cases junior doctors will receive weekend pay better than other National Health Service professional staff.</p><p> </p><p>A typical rota for a junior doctor involves an average of 6.5 hours a week being worked at weekends. (i.e. they work two long shifts of 13 hours every four weekends). This is split evenly over Saturdays and Sundays and includes night work.</p><p> </p><p>For working those weekend hours the percentage hourly supplement across all the hours worked for different groups of NHS staff would be</p><p>- 66% for a junior doctor (37% for night work plus an additional 7.5% weekend allowance set as a percentage of basic pay)</p><p>- 56% for a band 3 Health Care Assistant (37% for Saturday, 74% for Sunday)</p><p>- 45% for a nurse (30% for Saturday, 60% for Sunday)</p><p>- 33% for a consultant</p><p> </p><p><strong><br /> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Payment</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Junior doctors</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Weekend night shifts ending by 10am. Time plus 37%. Weekend allowance - + 10% 1in2 - + 7.5% - + 6% - + 4% - + 3% - No allowance</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Consultants</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4hour Programmed Activity is reduced to 3 hours, effectively Time + 33%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Nurses</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Time + 30% Saturday time +60% Sunday</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Prison officers *</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Time + 17%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Firefighters *</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Shift duty covers shifts 24 hours, 7 days. No premia</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Police Officers *</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Time plus 10% for nights only (8pm-6am)</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Call centre workers *</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Between Time + 5% and Time + 40%</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">*Income Data Services study</del></p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 19/09/2016 17:00:01 question first ministerially corrected 20/09/2016 09:51:13 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne attachment 1 file name Comparative weekend pay rates PQ45817.docx title Comparative Pay Rates PQ45817 previous answer version 12257 answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster

444155

registered interest
date	12/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RAF Northolt
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has received from civilian business jet wage of RAF Northolt in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	22032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>Receipts in respect of RAF Notholt comprise two elements: income from civilian aircraft business and other aviation-associated activity. The data available for these two elements covering the last five financial years (FY) is shown in the following table:</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Civilian Aircraft Business</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Other Aviation activity</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£6.5 million (estimated)</p></td><td><p>£3.1 million</p></td><td><p>£9.6 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£8.1 million</p></td><td><p>£3.1 million</p></td><td><p>£11.2 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£4.9 million</p></td><td><p>£3.1 million</p></td><td><p>£8.0 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£6.0 million</p></td><td><p>£3.4 million</p></td><td><p>£9.4 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£6.8 million</p></td><td><p>Not yet available</p></td><td><p>To be confirmed</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The reduction from FY2011-12 to FY2012-13 was due to the loss of additional revenues from utilisation of a hanger by a commercial operator.</p><br /><p>Data regarding the other aviation-associated activity for FY2014-15 has not been verified and I will write to the hon. Member, and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House, as soon as the information is available.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 20/01/2016 16:32:07 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne previous answer version 39686 answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

421688

registered interest
date	15/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's latest estimate is of (a) the whole life programme cost of the Successor programme, (b) capital costs associated with (i) submarine acquisition, (ii) Trident missile renewal and (iii) basing facilities, (c) the running and support costs of the Successor fleet and associated capability to protect and sustain it, (d) all future costs associated with the Atomic Weapons Establishment maintaining a capability to maintain an on-going nuclear warhead design capability and (e) decommissioning costs.
tabling member constituency	Reigate
tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
uin	12151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2015 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The 2014 Update to Parliament</del><ins class="ministerial">The May 2011 Initial Gate Parliamentary Report</ins> set out an estimate for the Successor submarine acquisition of around £25 billion, based on a four boat solution, spread over some 25 years. These estimates are currently being refreshed to inform the Comprehensive Spending Review and Strategic Defence and Security Review.</p><p> </p><p>Once the new fleet of SSBNs come into service, we expect that the in-service costs of the UK’s nuclear deterrent, which include the costs of the Atomic Weapons Establishment, basing and disposals, will be similar to the current system, at around six per cent of the defence budget.</p><p> </p><p>While we have no plans to replace the current Trident D5 missile, we are participating with our US partners in a programme to extend the current life to the 2060s. The estimated cost is around £250 million.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 23/10/2015 12:55:15 question first ministerially corrected 11/04/2016 13:49:30 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne previous answer version 25376 answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt