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423784

registered interest
date	26/10/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Junior Doctors: Conditions of Employment
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 effect his proposals for a new junior doctors' contract will have on junior doctors who do not work full time.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	13372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <br /> <br /><p>The new Junior Doctors Contract will continue to support those junior doctors who choose to work less than full time. Along with full time trainees, they will benefit from the strengthened controls on hours worked and also will benefit from an increase in base pay. Pay in future will be determined on fair pay principles related to the stage of training that junior doctors have reached. Junior doctors can expect to receive four or five progression pay increases in the course of their training as they progress and take on more responsibility.</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 03/11/2015 17:48:35 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

423785

registered interest
date	26/10/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Junior Doctors: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will give an undertaking to the British Medical Association not to impose a new junior doctors' contract.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	13373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>It remains the Government’s preference to reach a negotiated agreement with the British Medical Association (BMA). However, since the BMA Junior Doctors Committee withdrew from negotiations in October 2014, they have refused repeatedly to re-enter negotiations, even though they entered those negotiations recognising that the current contract was not fully fit for purpose and needed to change.</p><br /><p>On 28 OctoberGovernment confirmed that the pay of all junior doctors working safe hours in the transition to the new contract would be protected and again appealed to the BMA to return to negotiations.</p><br /><p>A new contract will be introduced from August 2016 that promotes safe working and rewards juniors more fairly in relation to the hours they work.</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 03/11/2015 17:51:49 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

423786

registered interest
date	26/10/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Junior Doctors: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to his proposals for a new junior doctors' contract, what penalties would be enforceable against employers who fail to keep junior doctors' hours within safe limits.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	13374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>Safeguards will be significantly improved compared to the existing contract, with employers contractually required to ensure safe working including:</p><br /><p>- No junior will be contractually required to work more than an average of 48 hours a week;</p><p>- Those who choose to opt-out of the Working Time Regulations (WTR) (legally allowing them to work longer) will be limited to an average of 56 hours a week;</p><p>- The maximum number of hours in any week will be 72, less than the 91 currently possible under the WTR;</p><p>- There will be limits of no more than four consecutive night shifts and no more than five consecutive long days; and</p><p>- Employers will be required to take action where a junior is concerned about hours as part of an agreed system of work scheduling and review. In exceptional approved circumstances doctors would be compensated for hours worked outside their work schedule.</p><br /><p>Employment contracts are legally enforceable. There will also be external NHS review processes relating to the educational experience and the impact of working patterns on safe care.</p><br /> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 03/11/2015 17:47:47 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

423351

registered interest
date	22/10/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Training
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 16 October 2015 to Question 11322, on NHS training, for what reasons the materials were withdrawn from the Library.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	13079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2015 answer text <p>Due to an administrative error, the wrong documents were placed in the Library. We are looking into this as a matter of urgency and an update will be provided to the hon. Member as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 27/10/2015 17:37:19 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

422273

registered interest
date	19/10/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Everolimus
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 16 October 2015 to Question 11615, on Everolimus, when he expects that a timetable for publication will be agreed.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	12357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2015 answer text <p>NHS England is currently developingtwo policies for the provision of Everolimus – one for the Tuberous Sclerosis forComplex Related Renal Angiomyolipoma andone for SubependymalGiant Cell Astrocytoma (SEGA).</p><br /><p>Once completed, each policy will need to be considered by the relevant clinical panels, the Clinical Priorities Advisory Group and the Specialised Commissioning Oversight Group. It is anticipated that this process will be completed over the coming months and that the policies are likely be published early in the new year.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 22/10/2015 16:31:33 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

421933

registered interest
date	16/10/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Carers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to support carers.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	12208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>This Government recognises that our health and care system would not be possible without the invaluable contribution made by the millions of unpaid carers.</p><br /><p>That is why we continue to support implementation of the improved rights for carers enshrined in the Care Act 2014. The Department has provided £104 million of funding to local authorities for these rights in 2015/16, which include an extended right to assessment and, for the first time, a duty on local authorities to meet carers’ eligible needs for support.</p><br /><p>We have also made an additional £400 million available to the National Health Service between 2011 and 2015 to provide carers with breaks from their caring responsibilities to sustain them in their caring role.</p><br /><p>In May 2014, NHS England published its action plan NHS England - Commitment to carers, it includes a series of commitments around eight priorities, which include raising the profile of carers, including young carers.</p><br /><p>The Department is also leading on a new National Carers Strategy that will consider evidence around the economic impact of caring as well as also review international and national best practice on what support works best for carers.</p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 26/10/2015 11:20:42 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

421934

registered interest
date	16/10/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nurses: Yorkshire and the Humber
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 number of nurses in Yorkshire in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16; and what funding was allocated for nursing in Yorkshire in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	12209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not available. The Health and Social Care Information Centre monthly workforce statistics provides data on the number of nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff working in the National Health Service in England. The latest data is for June 2015 and the data for the Health Education England Region Yorkshire and Humber is provided in the attached table, along with June 2014 for comparison purposes.</p><br /><p>There is no individual funding stream allocated for nursing. Individual NHS organisations are best placed to decide how many nurses they employ.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 26/10/2015 11:34:25 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer attachment 1 file name Nursing, Midwifery & Health Visiting Staff- Yorkshire and Humber 2014-15.docx title Nursing staff- Yorkshire & Humber 2014-15
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

421940

registered interest
date	16/10/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Organs: Donors
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 number of people on the NHS Organ Donor Register in each of the last five years; and what the number of such people was in each region of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	12179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>The number of people on the NHS Organ Donor Register in each of the last five years, broken down by region, can be found in the table below:</p><br /><p>Number on the NHS Organ Donor Register by region: 31 March 2011-31 March 2015, together with the most up-to-date figure as of 18 October 2015</p><p><strong></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Area</p></td><td><p>31 March 2011</p></td><td><p>31 March 2012</p></td><td><p>31 March 2013</p></td><td><p>31 March 2014</p></td><td><p>31 March 2015</p></td><td><p>18 October 2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>692,025</p></td><td><p>724,367</p></td><td><p>755,971</p></td><td><p>786,099</p></td><td><p>817,354</p></td><td><p>846,355</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>1,819,300</p></td><td><p>1,898,176</p></td><td><p>1,984,094</p></td><td><p>2,061,533</p></td><td><p>2,154,676</p></td><td><p>2,238,884</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>1,402,162</p></td><td><p>1,470,360</p></td><td><p>1,531,114</p></td><td><p>1,595,261</p></td><td><p>1,652,951</p></td><td><p>1,703,749</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>1,203,101</p></td><td><p>1,254,266</p></td><td><p>1,312,788</p></td><td><p>1,368,396</p></td><td><p>1,432,189</p></td><td><p>1,486,106</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>1,289,144</p></td><td><p>1,352,095</p></td><td><p>1,410,060</p></td><td><p>1,470,151</p></td><td><p>1,527,821</p></td><td><p>1,582,604</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>1,698,671</p></td><td><p>1,785,398</p></td><td><p>1,866,624</p></td><td><p>1,955,199</p></td><td><p>2,040,484</p></td><td><p>2,111,254</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>1,842,526</p></td><td><p>1,952,484</p></td><td><p>2,038,271</p></td><td><p>2,132,217</p></td><td><p>2,228,770</p></td><td><p>2,297,952</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East Coast</p></td><td><p>1,402,501</p></td><td><p>1,465,911</p></td><td><p>1,528,297</p></td><td><p>1,568,285</p></td><td><p>1,660,143</p></td><td><p>1,737,706</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Central</p></td><td><p>1,274,839</p></td><td><p>1,344,484</p></td><td><p>1,406,769</p></td><td><p>1,476,392</p></td><td><p>1,533,499</p></td><td><p>1,584,697</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>1,790,479</p></td><td><p>1,871,061</p></td><td><p>1,943,719</p></td><td><p>2,035,651</p></td><td><p>2,119,347</p></td><td><p>2,198,641</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>900,250</p></td><td><p>938,406</p></td><td><p>969,276</p></td><td><p>1,005,213</p></td><td><p>1,047,039</p></td><td><p>1,076,199</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>1,856,932</p></td><td><p>2,024,867</p></td><td><p>2,146,305</p></td><td><p>2,110,394</p></td><td><p>2,166,994</p></td><td><p>2,248,191</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Island</p></td><td><p>485,050</p></td><td><p>520,975</p></td><td><p>548,291</p></td><td><p>582,554</p></td><td><p>618,543</p></td><td><p>649,678</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isle of Man</p></td><td><p>9,779</p></td><td><p>10,596</p></td><td><p>11,115</p></td><td><p>11,629</p></td><td><p>11,984</p></td><td><p>12,119</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Channel Islands</p></td><td><p>12,772</p></td><td><p>13,257</p></td><td><p>14,347</p></td><td><p>15,923</p></td><td><p>16,326</p></td><td><p>16,865</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK Unknown</p></td><td><p>72,264</p></td><td><p>66,846</p></td><td><p>65,765</p></td><td><p>64,818</p></td><td><p>69,233</p></td><td><p>67,454</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: </em>NHS Blood and Transplant</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 26/10/2015 11:39:34 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

421093

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Everolimus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what timetable NHS England has set for developing a commissioning policy for the Everolimus drug.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	11615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>NHS England is currently developingtwo policies for the provision of Everolimus – one for the Tuberous Sclerosis forComplex Related Renal Angiomyolipoma andone for SubependymalGiant Cell Astrocytoma (SEGA). This was communicated to the National Health Service in a Specialised Services Circular on 2 July 2015.</p><p>These two policies will both be considered as in-year items for the specialised services work programme for 2015/16- however, a timetable for publication has not yet been agreed.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 16/10/2015 13:26:49 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

421098

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Morquio Syndrome: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects NICE to publish its final guidance on the Vimizim treatment.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	11559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence currently expects to publish its final guidance on elosulfase alfa (Vimizim) for mucopolysaccharidosis (type IVA) or Morquio Syndrome in December 2015.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 16/10/2015 11:39:27 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland