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1082287

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
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: Procurement
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 (a) performance of the procurement process in the NHS and (b) susceptibility of that process to procurement fraud.
tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
uin	228731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>To tackle the cost of fraud to the National Health Service, the Department has published and is implementing a counter-fraud strategic plan for the healthcare sector covering 2017-20. The plan includes:</p><p>- Establishing the NHS Counter Fraud Authority;</p><p>- Developing a coherent intelligence-led approach to enable the identification, prioritisation and management of fraud risk;</p><p>- Collaborative working to deliver a comprehensive programme of fraud prevention, deterrence and enforcement activities and loss recovery in the highest risk areas; and</p><p>- Strengthening counter-fraud capability with an increased emphasis on permanently preventing future losses.</p><p> </p><p>As highlighted in the NHS Long Term Plan, NHS Improvement is supporting the NHS to deliver the opportunities for improvement in procurement, including efficiency savings by aggregation of volumes and standardising specifications. A new centralised NHS procurement organisation, Supply Chain Coordination Limited (SCCL), has been introduced to help use this purchasing power on a national scale to get the best deals and deliver high quality affordable care for patients. By 2022, we will double the volume of products bought through SCCL to 80%, extend the number of nationally contracted products and consolidate the way local and regional procurement teams operate.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 228732 question first answered 12/03/2019 12:38:56 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

1082288

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
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: Fraud
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 with the NHS to tackle the cost of fraud to the NHS.
tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
uin	228732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>To tackle the cost of fraud to the National Health Service, the Department has published and is implementing a counter-fraud strategic plan for the healthcare sector covering 2017-20. The plan includes:</p><p>- Establishing the NHS Counter Fraud Authority;</p><p>- Developing a coherent intelligence-led approach to enable the identification, prioritisation and management of fraud risk;</p><p>- Collaborative working to deliver a comprehensive programme of fraud prevention, deterrence and enforcement activities and loss recovery in the highest risk areas; and</p><p>- Strengthening counter-fraud capability with an increased emphasis on permanently preventing future losses.</p><p> </p><p>As highlighted in the NHS Long Term Plan, NHS Improvement is supporting the NHS to deliver the opportunities for improvement in procurement, including efficiency savings by aggregation of volumes and standardising specifications. A new centralised NHS procurement organisation, Supply Chain Coordination Limited (SCCL), has been introduced to help use this purchasing power on a national scale to get the best deals and deliver high quality affordable care for patients. By 2022, we will double the volume of products bought through SCCL to 80%, extend the number of nationally contracted products and consolidate the way local and regional procurement teams operate.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 228731 question first answered 12/03/2019 12:38:56 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

1079401

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the cost of High Speed Two; and what recent assessment he has made of the value for money of that project.
tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
uin	227137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>The Spending Review 2015 confirmed a funding envelope for the whole of HS2 of £55.7bn at 2015 prices. DfT remains determined that the project will be delivered within the £55.7bn funding envelope.</p><p> </p><p>The benefit-cost ratio for the HS2 network as a whole, including wider economic impacts, suggests that for every £1 invested the UK will receive £2.30 of benefits.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 06/03/2019 12:46:16 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

1079404

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of using the budget allocated to High Speed Two to instead invest in (a) regional transport infrastructure projects, (b) upgrading existing rail lines and (c) reducing government expenditure.
tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
uin	227138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>Record investment is taking place in Control Period 6 with around £48 billion to be spent on the existing rail network over a five-year period from 2019 to 2024, including more maintenance and a huge uplift in renewals to increase reliability and punctuality for passengers. Together with new and refurbished trains, this Government is delivering an ambitious programme on rail.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, HS2 will deliver more than £2 of benefits for every £1 of investment. HS2 will release capacity on existing railway lines so enabling new or additional services to be provided on those lines.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 06/03/2019 16:46:51 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

1077593

registered interest
date	26/02/2019
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 consult (a) the third sector and (b) patient groups in the development of the (a) workforce implementation plan and (b) implementation framework for the NHS Long-Term Plan.
tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
uin	226178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>The National Implementation Framework, to be published in the spring, will support local areas as they develop their implementation plans. Local implementation plans will provide staff, patients, the public and other stakeholders with the opportunity to help local organisations determine how to achieve the service and outcomes improvements set out in the NHS Long Term Plan.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is asking local health systems to start this engagement soon and expect local politicians to have an opportunity to be involved in this, as well as other local stakeholders, local partners, communities, service users and patients.</p><p> </p><p>Nationally, the National Health Service is working with Healthwatch England and the Voluntary and Community Sector Health and Wellbeing Alliance to provide additional support to local systems in their engagement with local communities.</p><p> </p><p>The Chair of NHS Improvement, Baroness Harding, has been asked by the Prime Minister and Secretary of State to take forward the development of a workforce implementation plan, as part of the overall implementation plan for the Long Term Plan. This programme of work will engage with staff, employers, professional organisations, trade unions and think tanks to build a shared vision and a plan of action that puts NHS people at the heart of NHS policy and delivery.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 06/03/2019 13:47:51 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

1077595

registered interest
date	26/02/2019
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	Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the National Cancer Advisory Group’s annual progress report on the Cancer Strategy.
tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
uin	226179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>The National Cancer Advisory Group prepared a progress statement in autumn 2018 which was shared with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and Chief Executives of the arm’s length bodies, as recommended by the Independent Cancer Taskforce.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan, published in January 2019, built on the Independent Cancer Taskforce’s strategy and the extensive transformation work already underway around the country. NHS England will publish a report on progress in the cancer programme to date, alongside further detail on the implementation of the cancer objectives in the NHS Long Term Plan in spring 2019.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 06/03/2019 11:07:21 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

1058900

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
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	Cancer: Diagnosis
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 that the forthcoming NHS workforce implementation plan will ensure that staffing numbers are at the level needed to achieve the Government’s target to diagnose 75 per cent of cancers at an early stage by 2028.
tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
uin	219518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has commissioned Baroness Dido Harding, working closely with Sir David Behan, to lead a number of programmes to engage with key National Health Service interests to develop a detailed workforce implementation plan. These programmes will consider detailed proposals to grow the workforce rapidly, including staff working on cancer, consider additional staff and skills required, build a supportive working culture in the NHS and ensure first rate leadership for NHS staff.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 19/02/2019 17:28:57 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

990395

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
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	Breast Cancer
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 NHS Long-Term Plan will ensure that every patient with secondary breast cancer has access to a tailored health and wellbeing event that includes psychological support and opportunities to meet other people with secondary breast cancer.
tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
uin	181332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to rolling out the recovery package to every cancer patient by 2020. The recovery package is a set of four interventions designed to help patients and clinicians assess a patient’s holistic needs and plan appropriately for their care and support, and includes a health and wellbeing event – or similar – empowering patients to independently manage their own health, with advice and support.</p><p> </p><p>The National Health Service Long Term Plan provides an excellent opportunity to look at how cancer and other services can be further improved over the next decade. The plan is currently in development and will be published later in the year.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 24/10/2018 12:42:03 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

838297

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Iran: Hezbollah
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the level of financial support provided to Hezbollah in Lebanon by Iran.
tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
uin	127192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>We are deeply concerned by reports of Iranian financial support to Hizballah in Lebanon. We continue to work with our partners to challenge Hizballah's regional activities.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/02/2018 17:26:48 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

807191

registered interest
date	15/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Breast Cancer: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the commercial agreement announced by NHS England on 9 November 2017, what the timetable is for NICE to issue final guidance on Perjeta (pertuzumab) in combination with Herceptin (trastuzumab) and docetaxel for HER2 positive metastatic or locally recurrent unresectable breast cancer.
tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
uin	119837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2017 answer text <p>The timetable for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) guidance on Perjeta (pertuzumab) in combination with Herceptin (trastuzumab) and docetaxel for HER2 positive metastatic or locally recurrent unresectable breast cancer is still to be confirmed. Perjeta remains available to new and existing National Health Service patients through the Cancer Drugs Fund pending NICE’s final guidance.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 22/12/2017 11:38:14 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey