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1151539

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	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 and Social Services: Agency Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the (a) NHS and (b) social care system of (i) fees, (ii) markups and (ii) commissions to supply agencies for (A) clinical and (B) other staff.
	tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Damian Hinds
	uin	3731
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>In 2018/19, National Health Service trusts spent £2.40 billion on agency staff, including clinical and non-clinical staff. Between March 2018 and March 2019, £938 million was spent on agency medical staff, £950 million on agency nursing staff and £513 million on other staff.<sup>1 </sup></p><p>NHS Improvement’s agency rules include a cap which sets a ceiling for agency fees. Full details of the NHS Improvement price caps are attached.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold data that shows the breakdown of fees, markups and commissions.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold this data for social care. The Skills for Care programme estimates that in 2018/19 agency social care staff represented 7% of the 1.52 million people strong adult social care workforce.<sup>2 </sup></p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>[1]<a href="https://improvement.nhs.uk/documents/5404/Performance_of_the_NHS_provider_sector_for_the_quarter_4_1819.pdf" target="_blank">https://improvement.nhs.uk/documents/5404/Performance_of_the_NHS_provider_sector_for_the_quarter_4_1819.pdf</a></p><p><sup>2</sup><a href="https://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/adult-social-care-workforce-data/Workforce-intelligence/documents/State-of-the-adult-social-care-sector/State-of-Report-2019.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/adult-social-care-workforce-data/Workforce-intelligence/documents/State-of-the-adult-social-care-sector/State-of-Report-2019.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 30/10/2019 11:41:46 question first ministerially corrected 30/10/2019 17:01:43 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name Price_card_2019-20_v2.0.xlsx title PQ3731 previous answer version 2658 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1151321

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	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: Tyne and Wear
	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 his Department is taking to ensure the adequacy of funding for NHS services in (a) Jarrow constituency and (b) South Tyneside.
	tabling member constituency	Jarrow
	tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
	uin	3576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>Clinical commissioning group (CCG) allocations for South Tyneside CCG, which covers Jarrow, are shown in the attached table. The CCG is expected to receive more than the England average per head per year in every year from 2019/20 to 2023/24. It has also received above the England average per head per year from 2013/14 to 2017/18.</p><p> </p><p>In 2019/20, South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust was allocated £2 million Public Dividend Capital for GDE Fast Follower scheme. In addition, North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, which covers South Tyneside and Jarrow, secured £835,000</p><p> </p><p>The Trust’s predecessor, City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, also secured a £887,000 Public Dividend Capital award as part of a national programme for Energy Efficient LED Lighting.</p><p> </p><p>The Department are also aware of a likely award of Public Dividend Capital relating to Urgent and Emergency Care Services provision which is in the process of being allocated and there are a number of ongoing capital funding programmes that the Trust may be considering applications for.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 3578 question first answered 30/10/2019 11:51:32 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name PQ3576 PQ3578 - CCG allocations table.xlsx title pq3576 3578 tables
	tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

1151323

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	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: South Tyneside
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding has been allocated from the public purse for NHS services in South Tyneside in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Jarrow
	tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
	uin	3578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>Clinical commissioning group (CCG) allocations for South Tyneside CCG, which covers Jarrow, are shown in the attached table. The CCG is expected to receive more than the England average per head per year in every year from 2019/20 to 2023/24. It has also received above the England average per head per year from 2013/14 to 2017/18.</p><p> </p><p>In 2019/20, South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust was allocated £2 million Public Dividend Capital for GDE Fast Follower scheme. In addition, North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, which covers South Tyneside and Jarrow, secured £835,000</p><p> </p><p>The Trust’s predecessor, City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, also secured a £887,000 Public Dividend Capital award as part of a national programme for Energy Efficient LED Lighting.</p><p> </p><p>The Department are also aware of a likely award of Public Dividend Capital relating to Urgent and Emergency Care Services provision which is in the process of being allocated and there are a number of ongoing capital funding programmes that the Trust may be considering applications for.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 3576 question first answered 30/10/2019 11:51:32 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name PQ3576 PQ3578 - CCG allocations table.xlsx title pq3576 3578 tables
	tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

1151417

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	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: Disclosure 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, which (a) pharmaceutical companies and (b) companies in related fields has his Department entered into non disclosure agreements with in relation to preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal since July 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
	tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
	uin	3659
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department has signed 52 non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in relation to European Union exit. These have been signed with a mixture of trade associations, companies (both pharmaceutical and other) and third sector organisations. The Department routinely signs non-disclosure agreements in order to protect sensitive information, often for commercial reasons or where its disclosure could impact the Department’s relationship with suppliers.</p><p>The use of NDAs has been particularly relevant for the Department’s EU exit preparations, which have involved dealing with significant amounts of commercially sensitive data from industry stakeholders. This data has informed key policy decisions and helped the Department assess the robustness of our contingency plans.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/10/2019 13:08:21 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1151418

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	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: Disclosure 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, which health sector trade associations has his Department entered into non disclosure agreements with in relation to preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal since July 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
	tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
	uin	3660
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department has signed 52 non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in relation to European Union exit. These have been signed with a mixture of trade associations, companies (both pharmaceutical and other) and third sector organisations. The Department routinely signs non-disclosure agreements in order to protect sensitive information, often for commercial reasons or where its disclosure could impact the Department’s relationship with suppliers.</p><p>The use of NDAs has been particularly relevant for the Department’s EU exit preparations, which have involved dealing with significant amounts of commercially sensitive data from industry stakeholders. This data has informed key policy decisions and helped the Department assess the robustness of our contingency plans.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/10/2019 12:55:41 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1151452

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	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	Intensive Care: Private Sector
	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 implications of his Department’s policy of outsourcing healthcare for patients in need of intense 24 hour care.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	3798
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>This Government is fully committed to the National Health Service as a public service free at the point of need, whether care is provided by NHS organisations or by the private, voluntary or social enterprise sectors.</p><p><br> No assessment has been made by the Department of the implications of outsourcing healthcare for patients, which in this instance we have taken to mean intense 24-hour NHS-Continuing Healthcare care. It is the responsibility of commissioners of NHS healthcare services to ensure that the NHS provides the highest quality of services possible, on a financially and operationally sustainable footing. For that reason, the Department neither bans nor promotes the use of the private, voluntary or social enterprise sectors – the key is whether outcomes for patients improve.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 30/10/2019 11:55:13 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1151505

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	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: Hampshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answers of 9 September 2019 to Question 286692 and 4 October 2019 to Question 290772 on Health Professions: Hampshire, what estimate he has made of the number of FTE (a) general practitioners, (b) other doctors and (c) nurses employed by the NHS in (i) Hampshire and the Isle of Wight STP area, (ii) Fareham and Gosport CCG, (iii) North East Hampshire and Farnham CCG, (iv) North Hampshire CCG, (v) Portsmouth CCG, (vi) South Eastern Hampshire CCG, (vii) Southampton City CCG and (viii) West Hampshire CCG in (A) 2010 and (B) the most recent year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Damian Hinds
	uin	3720
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>NHS Digital publishes Hospital and Community Health Services workforce statistics for England. These include staff working in hospital trusts and clinical commissioning groups, but not staff working in primary care, local authorities or other providers.</p><p>The data requested is attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 3721 question first answered 30/10/2019 11:54:28 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name PQ3720 and 3721 formatted.xlsx title PQ3720 and 721 table
	tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1151506

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	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: Hampshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answers of 9 September 2019 to Question 286692 and 4 October 2019 to Question 290772 on Health Professions: Hampshire, what estimate he has made of the number of FTE (a) doctors (b) nurses and (c) other staff employed by the NHS in (i) Hampshire and the Isle of Wight STP area, (ii) Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, (iii) Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, (iv) Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, (v) Solent NHS Trust, (vi) South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (vii) Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust and (viii) University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust in (A) 2010 and (B) the most recent year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Damian Hinds
	uin	3721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>NHS Digital publishes Hospital and Community Health Services workforce statistics for England. These include staff working in hospital trusts and clinical commissioning groups, but not staff working in primary care, local authorities or other providers.</p><p>The data requested is attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 3720 question first answered 30/10/2019 11:54:28 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name PQ3720 and 3721 formatted.xlsx title PQ3720 and 721 table
	tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1151538

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	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: Property
	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 requests have been made to transfer to local ownership NHS properties currently owned and managed by NHS Property Services.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	3730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The guidance for National Health Service trusts and foundation trusts on requesting transfer of estate in the ownership of the NHS Property Companies (which includes NHS Property Services is published on the Government website at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/requesting-transfers-of-estate-owned-by-nhs-property-companies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/requesting-transfers-of-estate-owned-by-nhs-property-companies</a></p><p>Each transfer will need to be justified individually, showing that there will be clinical and patient benefits that will be drawn out of the estate following transfer through increased flexibility of usage of the estate, and that the property is part of the long term plans for the trust and the local sustainability and transformation plan (STP)/integrated care system (ICS).</p><p>The trust will not be able to take ownership of a property until all tenants outstanding debts with NHS Property Services have been settled. This should ensure that where properties transfer, the receiving trust has a clean starting point as well as ensuring that NHS Property Services are able to reduce their overall debt position as properties are transferred across.</p><p>Applicant NHS trusts and foundation trusts will submit business cases to the Department explaining how a transfer of ownership will benefit the local health system and confirming that the transfer would be on the terms set out in the guidance (and set out above). The Department will then decide whether the transfer should take place.</p><p>To date, West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust - for Newmarket Hospital - and Dorset Healthcare Foundation Trust – for Boscombe and Springbourne Health Centre - have had business cases approved and these properties transferred on 30 September 2019.</p><p>Around 20 other trusts have expressed an interest in the policy and are in the process of considering how they want to proceed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 3736 3737 question first answered 28/10/2019 12:58:36 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1151541

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	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 Property Services
	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 terms of reference for the periodic review of NHS Property Services Limited referred to by Sir Chris Wormald in oral evidence to the Public Accounts Committee on 9 September 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	3733
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The scope of the review of NHS Property Services Limited is an update of the strategic context and justification for the company delivery model; a review of the Company’s operational and financial performance; and both with reference to changes to the role and function of the Department since the formation of the company in 2013.</p><p>National Health Service trusts and foundation trusts occupy about a third of NHS Property Services’ estate as tenants. The Company provides facilities management and other estates services to these properties; the trusts provide elements of these services to NHS Property Services themselves in many cases and these may be delivered through Wholly Owned Subsidiary Companies in areas where these have been established. It is for individual NHS trusts to decide on the best contracting model for the delivery of these services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 3734 question first answered 28/10/2019 12:56:44 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth