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524974

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date	14/06/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Off-payroll Working
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 28 April 2016 to Question 35252, how many staff within the scope of the HM Treasury guidance on senior off-payroll engagements were paid off-payroll in (a) NHS trusts in 2013-14 and (b) NHS foundation trusts in 2012-13.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	40583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>Information collected by the NHS Trust Development Authority showed that as of 31 March 2014 there were 961 staff engaged by National Health Service trusts within the scope of the HM Treasury guidance. Information collected by the Health and Social Care Information Centre indicated that at 31 March 2013 there were 1,267 such staff engaged by NHS foundation trusts (FTs).</p><p> </p><p>The numbers of Board off-payroll staff have declined consistently since the introduction of the HM Treasury guidance in August 2012. In 2012/13 there was a total of 2,403 engagements in trusts and FTs of which 200 were Board members or senior officials with significant financial responsibility. In 2013/14, there was a total of 2,070 of which 118 were Board members or senior officials with significant financial responsibility. In 2014/15, there were 1,193 in NHS trusts of which 52 were senior officials with significant financial responsibility. Figures for FTs in 2014/15 are not yet available. The Department continues to work with NHS Improvement to ensure that all off-payroll engagements comply with tax law and HM Treasury guidance.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 29/06/2016 10:00:57 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

524975

registered interest
date	14/06/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Off-payroll Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 28 April 2016 to Question 35252, when he expects data to be published on the number of off-payroll staff within the scope of the HM Treasury guidance on senior off-payroll engagements in NHS foundation trusts in 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	40584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2016 answer text <p>NHS Improvement will publish this information as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/06/2016 09:35:16 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

524976

registered interest
date	14/06/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Reorganisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance (a) his Department and (b) NHS England have provided to Sustainability and Transformation footprint teams on involving university providers in the development of Sustainability and Transformation Plans.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	40616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2016 answer text <p>It is appreciated that we cannot achieve the transformation required without the active engagement of the organisations, clinicians and staff who actually deliver it, nor can we develop care integrated around the needs of patients and users without understanding what our communities want and without our partners in local government. Local areas are responsible for ensuring engagement with the most relevant organisations which may include university providers. From a workforce perspective, Health Education England are working across arm’s length bodies with Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) leads to ensure workforce and training requirements are considered through the STP process.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 28/06/2016 16:02:40 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

524977

registered interest
date	14/06/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nurses: Greater London
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 effect of ending the NHS bursary system on the Capital Nurse project in London.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	40617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>We are advised by NHS England that it is working closely with Health Education England to deliver the Capital Nurse programme.</p><p> </p><p>Impact on programmes such as the Capital Nurse programme, will be considered by NHS England once the outcome of the bursary consultation, which closes on 30 June 2016, has been published.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 27/06/2016 14:08:27 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

524978

registered interest
date	14/06/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nurses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the effect on the role of chief nursing officer will be of the decision to abolish the nursing, midwifery and allied health professionals policy unit.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	40630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>As part of the DH 2020 plan, the Department is making significant changes to the way it works. The Department’s approach is to flexibly access professional advice from a wide range of sources, including arm’s length bodies, regulators and professional bodies, rather than from a fixed standing team of internal advisers.</p><p> </p><p>These changes do not affect the role of the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), who as CNO of the Department already advises, and will continue to advise all Ministers and the Department on the range of nursing issues.</p><p> </p><p>All staff in the Department, including staff in the current nursing, midwifery and allied health professions policy unit are eligible to apply for new roles in the organisation or to apply for a voluntary early severance scheme.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 40537 40631 question first answered 27/06/2016 13:57:57 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

524979

registered interest
date	14/06/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that survivors of female genital mutilation are better protected from cervical cancer.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	40632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>The National Health Service will support women who have had female genital mutilation (FGM) and will provide them with appropriate care to ensure that cervical screening can be done as comfortably as possible, as for all women invited for cervical screening. FGM survivors may feel anxious about the procedure, and NHS staff are encouraged to have sensitive conversations with women about their worries.</p><p> </p><p>It is important that all women invited for screening attend appointments. Taking a cervical sample may not always be possible for women with FGM, and in such cases women can be referred to specialist gynaecological services who are trained in treating complications that can be caused by FGM.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 40641 question first answered 27/06/2016 16:36:17 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

524980

registered interest
date	14/06/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Professions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons his Department discontinued the nursing, midwifery and allied health professionals policy unit; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	40631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>As part of the DH 2020 plan, the Department is making significant changes to the way it works. The Department’s approach is to flexibly access professional advice from a wide range of sources, including arm’s length bodies, regulators and professional bodies, rather than from a fixed standing team of internal advisers.</p><p> </p><p>These changes do not affect the role of the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), who as CNO of the Department already advises, and will continue to advise all Ministers and the Department on the range of nursing issues.</p><p> </p><p>All staff in the Department, including staff in the current nursing, midwifery and allied health professions policy unit are eligible to apply for new roles in the organisation or to apply for a voluntary early severance scheme.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 40537 40630 question first answered 27/06/2016 13:57:57 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

524981

registered interest
date	14/06/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Professions: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which people and organisations his Department consulted (a) before and (b) after the announcement of 25 November 2015 to end NHS bursaries for nursing, midwifery and allied health professional students.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	40535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>As with all policy development to inform decision making the Government received and considered a range of representations from a number of stakeholders before and after the announcement in the Spending Review, 25 November 2015.</p><p> </p><p>These representations involved discussions with officials in the Department and from its arm’s length bodies, The Council of Deans of Health and Universities UK, Trade Unions, leading organisations including Royal Colleges, professional bodies and representatives from Universities.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 27/06/2016 13:55:34 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

524982

registered interest
date	14/06/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Breast Cancer: Nurses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many secondary breast cancer nurses there are in England.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	40536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>Information on the number of secondary breast cancer nurses in England is not collected by the Department.</p><p> </p><p>It is for local National Health Service organisations with their knowledge of the healthcare needs of their local population to invest in training for specialist skills and to deploy specialist nurses.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 27/06/2016 13:58:42 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

524983

registered interest
date	14/06/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Department of Health: Redundancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the potential number of redundancies which will result from the decision to abolish the nursing, midwifery and allied health professions policy unit.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	40537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>As part of the DH 2020 plan, the Department is making significant changes to the way it works. The Department’s approach is to flexibly access professional advice from a wide range of sources, including arm’s length bodies, regulators and professional bodies, rather than from a fixed standing team of internal advisers.</p><p> </p><p>These changes do not affect the role of the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), who as CNO of the Department already advises, and will continue to advise all Ministers and the Department on the range of nursing issues.</p><p> </p><p>All staff in the Department, including staff in the current nursing, midwifery and allied health professions policy unit are eligible to apply for new roles in the organisation or to apply for a voluntary early severance scheme.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 40630 40631 question first answered 27/06/2016 13:57:57 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders