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1131183

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	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 and Social Care Act 2012
	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 inform Parliament about his Department's response to NHS England's proposals on amending the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	263180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>The National Health Service outlined several potential areas for legislative change in ‘Implementing the NHS Long Term Plan: Proposals for possible changes to legislation’, published in February 2019. NHS England are currently developing a consultation response on the legislative proposals, following a public engagement exercise. They expect to publish this shortly, and the Government will respond formally in due course.</p><p>The Government’s priority is to support the NHS to improve patient outcomes by delivering the Long Term Plan. The Government will consider legislative proposals where they support the vision outlined in the Long Term Plan and have widespread support from within the NHS.</p><p>As the proposals are still under development, the Government response to these proposals was not included in the 2019-20 Accountability Framework, which combines the Government’s mandate to NHS England with the remit to NHS Improvement and was published on 21 May 2019 on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 263181 question first answered 19/06/2019 15:31:19 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1131184

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	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 and Social Care Act 2012
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the 2019 NHS mandate will include a response to NHS England's proposals on amending the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	263181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>The National Health Service outlined several potential areas for legislative change in ‘Implementing the NHS Long Term Plan: Proposals for possible changes to legislation’, published in February 2019. NHS England are currently developing a consultation response on the legislative proposals, following a public engagement exercise. They expect to publish this shortly, and the Government will respond formally in due course.</p><p>The Government’s priority is to support the NHS to improve patient outcomes by delivering the Long Term Plan. The Government will consider legislative proposals where they support the vision outlined in the Long Term Plan and have widespread support from within the NHS.</p><p>As the proposals are still under development, the Government response to these proposals was not included in the 2019-20 Accountability Framework, which combines the Government’s mandate to NHS England with the remit to NHS Improvement and was published on 21 May 2019 on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 263180 question first answered 19/06/2019 15:31:19 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1131185

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	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: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the term lead provider is defined and whether organisations other than the NHS may be lead providers.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	263182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>The term ‘lead provider’ does not have a specific legal definition, but it usually means a person who holds a contract, and subcontracts some obligations under that contract. It is a term used in the National Health Service and elsewhere. In the NHS context, health and other related services are commissioned by public bodies – NHS England, clinical commissioning groups and local authorities. Providers, including lead providers, may be NHS (i.e. NHS trusts and foundation trusts) or non-NHS bodies.</p><p><em> </em></p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 19/06/2019 15:33:45 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1131186

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	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	NHS: Freedom of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will issue guidance to commissioners of NHS services on how commercial confidentiality affects answers to freedom of information requests.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	263183
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>The Freedom of Information Act 2000 provides a right of access to a wide range of information held by public sector organisations, including clinical commissioning groups (CCGs).</p><p>The Parliamentary and Public Accountability Agreements Protocols in place between the Department and its arm’s length bodies covers best practice for responding to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests. This includes consulting with the Department where necessary and sets out that the Department’s FOI team will provide informal, impartial advice on relevant legislation and duties.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 19/06/2019 15:26:30 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1131207

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	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	NHS: Drugs
	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 ensure the availability of medicines after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Bury North
	tabling member printed	James Frith
	uin	263234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to leaving the European Union with a deal. However, as a responsible Government, we will continue to prepare to minimise any disruption to the supply of medicines and medical products in a potential ‘no deal’ scenario.</p><p>We are continuing to work with trade bodies and other stakeholders to carefully review the implications of the extension to the Article 50 period until 31 October at the latest before sharing further guidance with industry at the earliest opportunity. On 26 April we wrote to suppliers advising that, until further guidance is provided, all no-deal measures, including stockpiles and plans to route away from the short straits, should remain in place but on hold.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 19/06/2019 15:27:39 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

1131257

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	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	NHS: Staff
	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 ensure that the NHS has the staff it needs for the long term.
	tabling member constituency	North Antrim
	tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
	uin	263151
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>The Interim NHS People Plan, puts staff at the heart of National Health Service policy and delivery and sets out a shared vision and the actions the NHS will take now and over the long term to meet the challenges of supply, reform, culture and leadership.</p><p> </p><p>The Plan seeks to increase undergraduate supply, shift role perceptions, increase training and development opportunities, and offer better routes into health and social care careers, to boost workforce recruitment and retention.</p><p> </p><p>A final People Plan will be published soon after the conclusion of the Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 19/06/2019 15:29:33 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

1131303

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	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	Nurses: Career Development
	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 enable and support career options for older nurses in order to retain them in the workforce.
	tabling member constituency	Brent Central
	tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
	uin	263098
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>NHS Improvement and NHS Employers have been working in partnership to deliver a national programme of action to support National Health Service trusts to improve retention of the nursing and clinical workforce. This provides targeted support to trusts on key issues affecting retention, such as flexible working, supporting older workers, and development and career planning.</p><p>As part of the programme, NHS Improvement and NHS Employers have held specific workshops with trusts around flexible working and supporting older workers, and they continue to publish a range of case studies and tools on the online Retention Improvement Hub to support trusts to do this.</p><p>Health Education England launched a national nurse return-to-practice (RtP) programme in September 2014, which provides experienced nurses who have taken a break or retired with training and a route back into the NHS.</p><p>The RtP programme prepares nurses to return to the Nursing and Midwifery Council register, to enable them to take up posts in the NHS, care homes, primary care or other areas.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 17/06/2019 14:52:55 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

1131389

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	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	Department of Health and Social Care: Empty Property
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the name and location of the land and buildings owned by his Department that is (a) sitting empty and (b) in the process of being sold or disposed of; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	263037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not currently have any buildings sitting empty. The only surplus building held by the Department is Hazel Court, Haydon Place, St Johns Hill, Battersea. Hazel Court is occupied by Guardians (who perform a caretaker role) so not technically empty. Disposal options for this asset are being considered.</p><p>Part of the Department estate is made up of land that is not developable for several reasons, this includes land such as highways, footpaths and verges. Of the developable land, the following is surplus;</p><p>- Land at Elmfield Way off Harrow Rd, London W9 – Disposal options are currently being considered;</p><p>- Land at Churchill Rd, Wisbech – Currently assessing the long-term health and/or social care need;</p><p>- Land at Racecourse Lane, Shrewsbury – Currently assessing the long-term health and/or social care need;</p><p>- Land at Princess Royal Hospital, Telford – Currently assessing the long-term health and/or social care need; and</p><p>- Ransom Strip, Cumwinton Drive, Carlisle – Sale has been agreed and completion due shortly.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 19/06/2019 15:34:38 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1131409

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	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: Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Cuban-trained (a) doctors and (b) nurses are employed by the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	263048
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>NHS Digital publishes hospital and community health services workforce statistics for NHS trusts and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in England.</p><p>NHS Digital workforce statistics reports on the nationality of doctors and nurses in English NHS trusts and CCGs. As at December 2018 there were 14 members of NHS staff of Cuban nationality (headcount), including a total of six doctors, nurses and health visitors and midwives. Nationality data is self-reported and may reflect cultural heritage rather than country of birth. We do not know whether these workers received their medical training in Cuba or not.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 19/06/2019 15:25:26 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1131394

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Empty Property
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will publish the name and location of the land and buildings owned by her Department that is (a) sitting empty and (b) in the process of being sold or disposed of; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	263042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office does not hold any land or buildings that are sitting empty. Nor are there any buildings in the process of being sold, or disposed of.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 17/06/2019 11:28:49 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas