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964407

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	Operating Department Practitioners: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve recruitment and retention for operating department practitioners.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
uin	169346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>Recruitment and retention is matter for National Health Service trusts to manage at a local level.</p><p> </p><p>Currently, all trusts across England have access to a series of retention masterclasses provided by NHS Improvement – the first and second series last year were attended by over 400 trust representatives. NHS Improvement has recently announced a third series of masterclasses for the beginning of October 2018.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Improvement also facilitates the sharing of good practice around the country in collaboration with NHS Employers.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 11/09/2018 14:00:19 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

964408

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	Health Professions: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to attract registered staff to work within the perioperative environment.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
uin	169347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>Recruitment is a matter for National Health Service trusts to manage at the local level.</p><p> </p><p>Health Education England (HEE) leads a Return to Practice (RtP) programme that enables Nurses, Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) (including Operating Department Practitioners) and healthcare scientists that have left their professions to re-enter and gain their Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration.</p><p> </p><p>The RtP programme led by HEE is open to and supports:</p><p> </p><p>- All AHPs or healthcare scientists who live and plan to work in England, once returned to the HCPC register;</p><p>- AHPs or healthcare scientists who have previously registered with the HCPC or qualified in the United Kingdom, but have not registered in the last five years; and</p><p>- Registrants who remained on the HCPC register for more than two years but have not practiced.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 11/09/2018 14:02:14 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

964409

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	Operating Department Practitioners: Recruitment
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 ensure the sustainability of the supply of new entrants as operating department practitioners.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
uin	169348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>Reforms to healthcare education funding that started to take effect from 1 August 2017 have unlocked the cap which constrained the number of pre-registration healthcare programmes, including those for Operating Department Practitioners (ODP), allowing students to gain access to degree training courses.</p><p> </p><p>Separately, Health Education England will be supporting the implementation of an apprenticeship route to professional qualification for ODPs offering an ‘earn as you learn’ route in to the profession.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 11/09/2018 14:05:21 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

964938

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Social Services: Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Court of Appeal judgment on Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake and Shannon v Rampersad made on 13 July 2018, what plans the Government has to bring forward proposals to ensure that overnight care is subject to the National Living Wage.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
uin	169349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Court of Appeal judgment overturns the previous interpretation of the law and means that “sleep-in” shifts, as defined by the Court of Appeal, no longer attract the National Minimum Wage. The Court of Appeal judgment applies both retrospectively and going forward. Government guidance on when “sleep-in” shifts should attract the National Minimum Wage has been updated to confirm that the Government has noted the judgment. That guidance will be updated shortly once Ministers have fully considered the implications the Court of Appeal judgment.</p><p> </p><p>Over the past year Ministers from across the Government have been working closely on how “sleep-in” shifts are remunerated and will continue to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers from BEIS and the Department of Health and Social Care are liaising with local authorities and care commissioners to ensure that they have clarity on the legal position and on their responsibilities when commissioning care services.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s voluntary Social Care Compliance Scheme remains open. Employers participating on the scheme should take note of the Court of Appeal judgment and review their pay practices accordingly. HMRC officers have been in contact directly with all employers enrolled on the scheme to set out next steps.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 169350 169351 169352 169353 question first answered 11/09/2018 14:24:39 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

964939

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Social Services: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the (a) status and (b) liability for care providers that enrolled in HMRC’s Social Care Compliance Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
uin	169350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Court of Appeal judgment overturns the previous interpretation of the law and means that “sleep-in” shifts, as defined by the Court of Appeal, no longer attract the National Minimum Wage. The Court of Appeal judgment applies both retrospectively and going forward. Government guidance on when “sleep-in” shifts should attract the National Minimum Wage has been updated to confirm that the Government has noted the judgment. That guidance will be updated shortly once Ministers have fully considered the implications the Court of Appeal judgment.</p><p> </p><p>Over the past year Ministers from across the Government have been working closely on how “sleep-in” shifts are remunerated and will continue to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers from BEIS and the Department of Health and Social Care are liaising with local authorities and care commissioners to ensure that they have clarity on the legal position and on their responsibilities when commissioning care services.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s voluntary Social Care Compliance Scheme remains open. Employers participating on the scheme should take note of the Court of Appeal judgment and review their pay practices accordingly. HMRC officers have been in contact directly with all employers enrolled on the scheme to set out next steps.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 169349 169351 169352 169353 question first answered 11/09/2018 14:24:39 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

964940

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Social Services: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to issue guidance on rates for sleep-in shifts; and what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the adequacy of funding for local authorities to meet those rates.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
uin	169351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Court of Appeal judgment overturns the previous interpretation of the law and means that “sleep-in” shifts, as defined by the Court of Appeal, no longer attract the National Minimum Wage. The Court of Appeal judgment applies both retrospectively and going forward. Government guidance on when “sleep-in” shifts should attract the National Minimum Wage has been updated to confirm that the Government has noted the judgment. That guidance will be updated shortly once Ministers have fully considered the implications the Court of Appeal judgment.</p><p> </p><p>Over the past year Ministers from across the Government have been working closely on how “sleep-in” shifts are remunerated and will continue to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers from BEIS and the Department of Health and Social Care are liaising with local authorities and care commissioners to ensure that they have clarity on the legal position and on their responsibilities when commissioning care services.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s voluntary Social Care Compliance Scheme remains open. Employers participating on the scheme should take note of the Court of Appeal judgment and review their pay practices accordingly. HMRC officers have been in contact directly with all employers enrolled on the scheme to set out next steps.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 169349 169350 169352 169353 question first answered 11/09/2018 14:24:39 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

964941

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Social Services: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Court of Appeal judgment on Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake and Shannon v Rampersad made on 13 July 2018, what guidance the Government has issued on rates of pay for sleep in shifts to (a) local authorities and (b) care commissioners.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
uin	169352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Court of Appeal judgment overturns the previous interpretation of the law and means that “sleep-in” shifts, as defined by the Court of Appeal, no longer attract the National Minimum Wage. The Court of Appeal judgment applies both retrospectively and going forward. Government guidance on when “sleep-in” shifts should attract the National Minimum Wage has been updated to confirm that the Government has noted the judgment. That guidance will be updated shortly once Ministers have fully considered the implications the Court of Appeal judgment.</p><p> </p><p>Over the past year Ministers from across the Government have been working closely on how “sleep-in” shifts are remunerated and will continue to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers from BEIS and the Department of Health and Social Care are liaising with local authorities and care commissioners to ensure that they have clarity on the legal position and on their responsibilities when commissioning care services.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s voluntary Social Care Compliance Scheme remains open. Employers participating on the scheme should take note of the Court of Appeal judgment and review their pay practices accordingly. HMRC officers have been in contact directly with all employers enrolled on the scheme to set out next steps.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 169349 169350 169351 169353 question first answered 11/09/2018 14:24:39 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

947549

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department and HM Prison and Probation Service are taking to speed up security clearance for health and social care staff commencing employment in prisons.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
uin	168027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The last year has seen a significant increase in the level of recruitment with a target of deploying an additional 2,500 prison officers in post by the end of 2018. This has impacted the overall volume of cases handled by our shared services provider, due to significant increases in the number of applications handled. This has resulted in backlogs in processing across all of the business.</p><p> </p><p>The right balance needs to be struck between having staff appropriately security cleared and the speed at which they can begin employment with HMPPS. Steps have been taken to review the whole recruitment end-to-end procedure to look at the points in which delays have or can take place. Action has been taken to address these and the backlog of cases has been reduced significantly from last year. This in turn, has also resulted in speedier processing times in security vetting for all staff.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 10/09/2018 16:49:41 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

947556

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
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	Health Services: Prisons
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 the time taken to obtain security clearance for health and social care staff on the delivery of healthcare in prisons.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
uin	168029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department has not made a formal assessment of the effect of the time taken to obtain security clearance for health and social care staff on the delivery of healthcare in prisons.</p><p> </p><p>All staff and non-directly employed personnel are subject to a series of pre-appointment security checks to determine their suitability to work in a prison. The unique nature of such work means that checks may need to be more comprehensive than other locations and can take time.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England continues to work with Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service and the Ministry of Justice to expedite clearance on a case by case basis where concerns are raised by providers.</p><p> </p><p>The end-to-end recruitment procedure has been reviewed by the Ministry of Justice to identify the points at which delays have or can take place. Action has been taken to address these and the backlog of cases has been reduced significantly from last year. This in turn, should also result in reduced processing times in security vetting for all staff.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 04/09/2018 13:21:53 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

947568

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number of days taken was to gain security clearance for health and social care professionals seeking to commence employment in prisons in each of the last five financial years.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
uin	168033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The average number of days taken to complete security clearance for health and social care professionals seeking employment within HMPPS from 2016 has been provided in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>We are unable to provide this information for cases prior to 2016, as a different operating system was used and to which the now service provider to HMPPS does not have access.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average days</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016 - 2017</p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 - 2018</p></td><td><p>71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2018 to present</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note - that the information in the table for health and social care professionals has been collated based on the job title of the campaign and may be subject to slight variations.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 10/09/2018 16:49:08 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston