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91465

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Sunbeds
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 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Skin report on sunbed regulation, published in May 2014; when he plans to announce his Department's response to that report; and whether his Department is preparing secondary legislation to implement the conditions of that report.
tabling member constituency	Mole Valley
tabling member printed	Sir Paul Beresford
uin	209022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department is carefully assessing the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Skin’s recommendations and we will provide our response by the end of October.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 13/10/2014 14:15:45 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	103 label Biography information for Sir Paul Beresford

90723

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Dental Council
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 2 September 2014, Official Report, on the General Dental Council, if (a) his Department and (b) the Professional Standards Authority For Health and Social Care will publish its review of the business case for the increase in years charged by the General Dental Council; and if similar reviews will be published of the Care Quality Commission increase in fees to dental professionals.
tabling member constituency	Mole Valley
tabling member printed	Sir Paul Beresford
uin	208258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The business case referred to in the answer given on 2 August 2014 is the General Dental Council’s (GDC) consultation document setting out the GDC’s rationale for the proposed fee rise. The consultation closed on 4 September 2014 and the document is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>www.gdc-uk.org/GDCcalendar/Consultations/Pages/Consultation-on-the-Annual-Retention-Fee-(ARF)-Level-for-2015.aspx</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The GDC is an independent body and therefore neither the Department nor The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care as a formal role in reviewing the GDC’s case. However, in my role as Parliamentary Under Secretary for Health, on 3 September 2014 I met with the GDC where this issue was discussed.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Each year the Care Quality Commission (CQC) consults on its proposed fee structure for the following year. The CQC intends to publish a consultation on its proposed fee structure for 2015-16 and draft impact assessment in the next month. The final impact assessment will be published in 2015. These documents will be available on the CQC’s website. Following consultation, the CQC will present its proposals to my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 09/09/2014 14:48:44 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter attachment 1 file name PQ208258 - Hansard Extract.docx title Hansard Extract
tabling member	103 label Biography information for Sir Paul Beresford

79367

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Dental Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on top-level pay at the General Dental Council.
tabling member constituency	Mole Valley
tabling member printed	Sir Paul Beresford
uin	207017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>The General Dental Council is an independent body, directly accountable to Parliament. It is therefore for the General Dental Council to determine its top-level pay. However the Department expects all regulators to show restraint and to set salaries which are appropriate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 01/09/2014 13:57:02 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	103 label Biography information for Sir Paul Beresford

79377

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Dental Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what procedures his Department has put in place to deal with the consequences of a failure by the General Dental Council to meet key tests set by the Professional Standards Authority.
tabling member constituency	Mole Valley
tabling member printed	Sir Paul Beresford
uin	207016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) is an independent body and the Department does not have any input into the reviews or investigations it carries out. In its annual report the PSA have recommended to each of the regulators that they:</p><p>- review this year’s performance review report as a whole, taking account of the PSA’s views, and consider whether they can learn and improve from the practices of the other regulators;</p><p>- address any areas of concern that are highlighted in this year’s performance review report; and</p><p>- ensure that their Councils review and discuss the performance review report in a public Council meeting.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 01/09/2014 15:21:41 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	103 label Biography information for Sir Paul Beresford

79379

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Dental Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with the General Dental Council on its proposal to increase the annual retention fee by 64 per cent; and what his Department's response is to that proposal.
tabling member constituency	Mole Valley
tabling member printed	Sir Paul Beresford
uin	207011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>No formal discussions have taken place with the General Dental Council (GDC) on their proposal to increase the annual retention fee.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The GDC is an independent body and it is therefore for the GDC Council to determine the level of the annual fee it charges for registration. The proposed fee increase is subject to public consultation where the GDC’s case will be scrutinised. The Department does not usually contribute to such consultations but all professional regulators, including the GDC, are aware of the Department’s position on registration fees. In February 2011, the Government published Enabling Excellence, which states that we would not expect registration fees to increase beyond their current levels, unless there is a clear and robust business case that any increase is essential to ensure the exercise of statutory duties.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>In my role as Parliamentary Under Secretary for Health I have regular contact with regulators on a whole range of issues and I have a meeting scheduled with the GDC in September.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 02/09/2014 13:31:36 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	103 label Biography information for Sir Paul Beresford

79380

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Dental Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to respond to the British Dental Association's recent letter to him expressing concern at the regulatory ability of the General Dental Council and condemning its proposed annual retention fee increase of 64 per cent.
tabling member constituency	Mole Valley
tabling member printed	Sir Paul Beresford
uin	207010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>A response was sent to the British Dental Association on 28 July 2014.</p><p>In my role as Parliamentary Under Secretary for Health, I have regular contact with regulators on a whole range of issues and I have a meeting scheduled with the General Dental Council in September at which these matters will be discussed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 01/09/2014 13:09:25 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	103 label Biography information for Sir Paul Beresford