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427291

registered interest
date	09/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that it provides its staff with sufficient guidance to ensure that sanctions are not placed on universal credit claimants who do not have an applicable box to tick on NHS charges claim forms when claiming help with NHS health costs.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	15688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>Various sources of information for the public and relevant staff, such as NHS Choices, are provided on the arrangements for Help with Health Costs, including how Universal Credit claimants should claim. However, the Department for Work and Pensions has also issued general guidance to staff signposting key information.</p><br /><p>Any claims for exemption from National Health Service charges or remission or repayment of relevant health costs made by a person because they meet the qualifying criteria may be the subject of a validation check. This is to protect NHS resources from fraud and error.</p><br /><p>Where a patient meets the criteria in place for Universal Credit and is therefore entitled to claim entitlement to Help with Health Costs, but there is no Universal Credit box available to tick on relevant forms, they can claim by ticking the “gets income based Jobseekers Allowance” box. Those whose claim is selected for a validation check will be able to explain their position to the relevant authority, and use their Universal Credit award notice to support their claim.</p><br /> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 16/11/2015 17:40:48 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

426118

registered interest
date	04/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether NHS charges claim forms include a box for universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	14935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>Some NHS Help with Health Costs claim forms, for example HC5 refund claim forms, have been amended to include a specific tick box to enable Universal Credit recipients to claim entitlement.</p><br /><p>Form HC1 (NHS Low Income Scheme application form) has been amended to include a sentence about Universal Credit, to advise those applying that until 31 October 2015, anyone in receipt of Universal Credit does not need to complete the form, as they will already be entitled to Help with Health Costs.</p><br /><p>Other forms, including: NHS prescription forms (FP10); dental treatment claim forms (FP17) and claims for NHS funded sight tests (GOS 1) and for vouchers for glasses or contact lenses (GOS 3) will be amended to include a Universal Credit box in due course.</p><br /><p>A patient can make a claim for entitlement by ticking the “gets income based Jobseekers Allowance” on relevant forms. Guidance for both the public and healthcare practitioners (such as pharmacists, dentist and opticians) has been included on NHS Choices with links from the Universal Credit webpages on Gov.uk.</p><br /> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 09/11/2015 17:21:51 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

425792

registered interest
date	03/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Universal Credit
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 11786 and the Answer of 12 October 2015 to Question 10360, on universal credit, whether a box for universal credit exists on NHS charges claim forms.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	14672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>Some NHS Help with Health Costs claim forms, for example HC5 refund claim forms, have been amended to include a specific tick box to enable Universal Credit recipients to claim entitlement.</p><br /><p>Form HC1 (NHS Low Income Scheme application form) has been amended to include a sentence about Universal Credit, to advise those applying that until 31 October 2015, anyone in receipt of Universal Credit does not need to complete the form, as they will already be entitled to Help with Health Costs.</p><br /><p>Other forms, including: NHS prescription forms (FP10); dental treatment claim forms (FP17) and claims for NHS funded sight tests (GOS 1) and for vouchers for glasses or contact lenses (GOS 3) will be amended to include a Universal Credit box in due course.</p><br /><p>A patient can make a claim for entitlement by ticking the “gets income based Jobseekers Allowance” on relevant forms. Guidance for both the public and healthcare practitioners (such as pharmacists, dentist and opticians) has been included on NHS Choices with links from the Universal Credit webpages on Gov.uk.</p><br /> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 10/11/2015 15:59:54 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

419540

registered interest
date	17/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on integrating universal credit with eligibility criteria for services provided by the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	10582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>The Department of Health has been part of ongoing discussions with the Department for Work and Pensions, and other Government departments, on the best approach for enabling those in receipt of Universal Credit to receive entitlement to passported benefits. It has been agreed that a system of earnings thresholds will be introduced as claimant numbers expand to ensure that these benefits continue to be targeted at those who need them most.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/10/2015 15:11:27 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

419105

registered interest
date	16/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Medical Records: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress he has made in reforming the Data Access Advisory Group; and what plans there are to update the Caldicott principles.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	10531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has developed proposals to establish the Independent Group Advising on the Release of Data (IGARD), which will replace the current Data Access Advisory Group (DAAG). The new group will have an expanded remit, which is designed to drive improvements in decision-making in respect of data releases, specifically through increasing transparency, accountability, participation, quality and consistency.</p><p>HSCIC has recentlyconcluded a consultation with the public and key stakeholders on the draft Terms of Reference for IGARD.The consultationran from 16 June to 31 August 2015. Forty-three organisations and individuals responded via the online web form, by electronic document and by letter. These responses will inform the process of managing the transition from DAAG to IGARD.</p><p>Revised Caldicott principles were outlined in the Government’s response to the Caldicott Review <em>Information: To Share or Not to Share </em>published in September 2013. This document is available at:</p><p><em></em></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/caldicott-information-governance-review-department-of-health-response" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/caldicott-information-governance-review-department-of-health-response</a></p><p>There are no plans to update these principles.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 12/10/2015 10:46:42 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

419123

registered interest
date	16/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Medical Records: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's policy is for the handling and release of patient data over the next five years; and what principles have informed that policy.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	10510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>The Personalised Heath and Care 2020 National Information Board Framework for Action published in November 2014 outlined the Governments policy for handling and release of patient data over the next five years. The document is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personalised-health-and-care-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personalised-health-and-care-2020</a></p><p>The principles supporting this policy were outlined in Dame Fiona Caldecott’s Information Governance Review published in March 2013. The document is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-information-governance-review" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-information-governance-review</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 12/10/2015 10:54:22 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

227550

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	McDonalds Restaurants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department's agreement with McDonald's as a Public Health Partner in its Responsibility Plan included any commitments with regard to (a) the location of McDonald's sites and (b) other local authority planning issues.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	227610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>There are no commitments with McDonald’s Restaurants Ltd through the Public Health Responsibility Deal (RD) with regards to the location of outlets or other local authority planning issues. McDonald’s is committed to eight pledges on food, health at work and physical activity. Information about the RD and partners signed up to pledges is available on the RD website at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://responsibilitydeal.dh.gov.uk/pledges/" target="_blank">https://responsibilitydeal.dh.gov.uk/pledges/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In March 2014, Public Health England issued a briefing “Obesity and the environment: regulating the growth of fast food outlets” which addresses the opportunities to limit the number of fast food outlets and gives practical advice to local planners and public health professionals. This briefing is attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of including urban planning in the RD.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 227723 question first answered 19/03/2015 14:47:49 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison attachment 1 file name Obesity and the environment.pdf title PHE: Healthy people, healthy places briefing
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

227566

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Public Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including urban planning in the Public Health Responsibility Deal.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	227723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>There are no commitments with McDonald’s Restaurants Ltd through the Public Health Responsibility Deal (RD) with regards to the location of outlets or other local authority planning issues. McDonald’s is committed to eight pledges on food, health at work and physical activity. Information about the RD and partners signed up to pledges is available on the RD website at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://responsibilitydeal.dh.gov.uk/pledges/" target="_blank">https://responsibilitydeal.dh.gov.uk/pledges/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In March 2014, Public Health England issued a briefing “Obesity and the environment: regulating the growth of fast food outlets” which addresses the opportunities to limit the number of fast food outlets and gives practical advice to local planners and public health professionals. This briefing is attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of including urban planning in the RD.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 227610 question first answered 19/03/2015 14:47:49 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison attachment 1 file name Obesity and the environment.pdf title PHE: Healthy people, healthy places briefing
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

179610

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on training in each of the last three financial years.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	224515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p /> <p>The total spend on staff learning and development in the last three financial years, combining both central spend by the learning and development section of Human Resources (HR) and by local directorates, is presented in the table below. The figures in the table below include payments for Civil Service HR expert services which in turn includes Civil Service Learning fees.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Annual Learning and Development Expenditure £</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>976,527</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>1,037,196</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>779,461</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2014 – 31 January 2015</p></td><td><p>644,335</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The information in the above tables does not include costs incurred for programme-funded training, or training for non-permanent workers within the Department.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 27/02/2015 11:40:15 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

179619

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's training budget was in each of the last three financial years.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	224496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>Learning and development is funded from both a central departmental budget and from local directorate budgets.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The core Department’s annual central Learning and Development budget allocations for each of the last three financial years can be found in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Annual Learning and Development Budget £</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>804,673</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>950,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1,115,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Directorates have discretion in how they use their local budgets to support professional and technical training according to business need. These local budgets are not ring fenced specifically and therefore have been excluded in the table above.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 27/02/2015 14:29:46 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah