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1151836

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
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	Royal Liverpool University Hospital
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to call an inquiry into the demolition of construction by Carillion at the new Liverpool Royal Hospital; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Dame Louise Ellman
uin	4280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>Following the collapse of Carillion, the Government agreed to support the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital Trust’s decision to end its private finance initiative (PFI) deal, and also the Trust’s activities to arrange for the completion of the construction of the new hospital including any required demolition of earlier construction.</p><p>The National Audit Office are currently carrying out an investigation with a scope that includes the Government’s response after the collapse of Carillion, the subsequent letting of the new contracts. This report is expected to be published in November 2019.</p><p>The Trust have worked with the replacement contractor Laing O’Rourke and external advisers in undertaking a fully costed assessment of all the works needed to complete the new Royal Liverpool hospital. This assessment will be set out in a business case, which the Trust intends to submit to NHS Improvement and the Department for approval soon.</p><p>NHS Improvement and the Department are liaising closely with the Trust to ensure that the hospital is completed as soon as is possible.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/10/2019 13:06:23 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman

1151840

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
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	Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs: Misuse
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 a transfer to his Department of responsibility for drug and alcohol policy.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	4306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>Transfer of responsibility for the lead on drugs policy from the Home Office to the Department of Health and Social Care is a recommendation of the Health and Social Care Committee’s recent inquiry on drugs. We will respond to the Committee’s recommendations shortly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 28/10/2019 15:44:01 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1151871

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
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	Colonoscopy: Waiting Lists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of patients waited more than six weeks for a colonoscopy in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	4325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>This information is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/10/2019 13:05:43 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1151905

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
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	General Practitioners: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made in the renegotiation of the GP contract with the British Medical Association.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	4300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>NHS England will soon start formal negotiations with the General Practitioner Committee of the British Medical Association on the 2020/21 GP contract. The Government is in the process of setting out to NHS England its priorities for the improvement and transformation of general practice. The 2020/21 contract will seek to build on the ambitious programme of reform that was set out in the five-year framework. This framework was published in January of this year. In particular, the 2020/21 contract will see the introduction of recommendations from the Review of Vaccination and Immunisations and the Access Review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 28/10/2019 15:43:17 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1151946

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
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	Electronic Cigarettes: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many times ambulance services have been called to (a) a school and (b) other locations for an incident in relation to vaping fluid laced with (i) cannabis and (ii) Spice in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	4409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/10/2019 13:07:41 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1151980

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
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	NHS: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what review his Department has undertaken of the (a) business cases for primary care infrastructure improvements planned as new Local Improvement Finance Trust projects and (b) their eligibility for funding through the Government's Health Infrastructure Plan published 30 September 2019.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	4431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>Following the Chancellor’s commitment that new off-balance sheet public private partnership funded infrastructure projects, where the taxpayer ultimately bears the financial risk, will not be taken forward, the two active Local Improvement Finance Trust projects (Heston and West Hull) were informed in June that they could not be delivered through that contract.</p><p>The Department has not undertaken a review of their business cases as they were below its delegated limit, with such reviews undertaken by NHS England and NHS Improvement.</p><p>All National Health Service providers are encouraged to continue developing their schemes and discussing their proposals with the regional NHS England and NHS Improvement team, to help them be ready for future opportunities. The full shape of investment opportunities under the Health Infrastructure Plan programme will be confirmed when the Department receives a multiyear capital settlement at the next capital review.</p><p><em> </em></p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/10/2019 13:06:58 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1151331

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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	Genito-urinary Medicine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commit to a national sexual health strategy to address the rise of sexually transmitted infections in England.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	3786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>We have made excellent progress in some aspects of sexual and reproductive health, for example reducing new HIV infections and teenage pregnancy, but we are concerned about the worrying increases in some sexually transmitted infections. To address this, we will be developing a new sexual health strategy to ensure that people know how to protect themselves and can access the services they need for good sexual and reproductive health.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 28/10/2019 15:42:34 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1151333

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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	NHS: Negligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the financial implications for the NHS of the level of damages payments issued to resolve clinical negligence claims before legal proceedings; and if he will review the NHS policy of avoiding litigation.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr John Baron
uin	3592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The rising costs of clinical negligence are a major concern and something we are committed to tackling, given that National Health Service funds spent on clinical negligence are resources not available for front-line care. In 2018/19 total clinical negligence provision was £83 billion (Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts provision was £77.6 billion).</p><p> </p><p>NHS Resolution has a responsibility to settle justified claims fairly and promptly and defend unjustified claims to secure NHS resources. Each case must be considered on its own merits and it is important that a proper investigation is undertaken. NHS Resolution aims to get to the right answer as quickly as possible in every case and to help resolve claims sooner, and without the need for court proceedings. To support this NHS Resolution launched a new mediation service in December 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 28/10/2019 16:33:41 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	1390 label Biography information for Mr John Baron

1151335

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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	NHS: Legal Costs
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 effect of paying NHS lawyers regardless of case outcome on (a) incentivising deny-delay-defend behaviour, (b) prolonging indefensible cases and (c) rewarding poor assessment of case merits prior to litigation.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr John Baron
uin	3593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>If the National Health Service gets something wrong and patients are harmed, it is quite right that the NHS is held to account. However, we are concerned about the rising cost associated with clinical negligence and is something we are taking very seriously.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Resolution has a responsibility to settle justified claims fairly and promptly and defend unjustified claims to secure NHS resources. In doing so, NHS Resolution is committed to the use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), including increasing its use of mediation, and consequently, the percentage of claims moving into formal litigation is the lowest it has ever been. In 2018/19, 70.7% of the 15,655 claims settled, both clinical and non-clinical negligence, were resolved with the use of ADR, without the cases going into formal court proceedings and, in these early stages, more cases are resolved without the payment of damages than with payment of damages.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries grouped question UIN 3594 question first answered 28/10/2019 16:34:29 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	1390 label Biography information for Mr John Baron

1151417

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which (a) pharmaceutical companies and (b) companies in related fields has his Department entered into non disclosure agreements with in relation to preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal since July 2016.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	3659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department has signed 52 non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in relation to European Union exit. These have been signed with a mixture of trade associations, companies (both pharmaceutical and other) and third sector organisations. The Department routinely signs non-disclosure agreements in order to protect sensitive information, often for commercial reasons or where its disclosure could impact the Department’s relationship with suppliers.</p><p>The use of NDAs has been particularly relevant for the Department’s EU exit preparations, which have involved dealing with significant amounts of commercially sensitive data from industry stakeholders. This data has informed key policy decisions and helped the Department assess the robustness of our contingency plans.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/10/2019 13:08:21 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali