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641275

registered interest
date	21/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding his Department makes available to support NHS providers in renovating, maintaining and developing properties that form part of the NHS estate.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Poulter
uin	53961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>In addition to funding capital expenditure programmes from their own income sources, NHS Providers can apply for a range of financing from the Department for projects which may require funding over a number of years. Capital loans are the default form of finance for foundation trusts and National Health Service trusts.</p><p>The Department has published guidance on the financing available to NHS trusts and foundation trusts. This can be found at the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/365134/SofS_Finance_Guidance_under_Section_42A.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/365134/SofS_Finance_Guidance_under_Section_42A.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 24/11/2016 14:09:23 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

641281

registered interest
date	21/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an estimate of the number of properties that form part of the NHS estate that are not used for clinical purposes.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Poulter
uin	53962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally. Data is collected annually in the Estates Return Information Collection from the National Health Service on the occupied floor area that is classified as Clinical and Non-clinical by NHS trusts and is publicly available at:</p><p><a href="http://hefs.hscic.gov.uk/ERIC.asp" target="_blank">http://hefs.hscic.gov.uk/ERIC.asp</a></p><p>NHS trusts decide locally how to provide their Clinical and Non-clinical services to make best use of their properties. This includes holding detailed information on the usage of their estate to allow such decisions to be made effectively.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 24/11/2016 14:08:05 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

641282

registered interest
date	21/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS Property Services: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff are employed by NHS Property Services in (a) the UK and (b) each region and constituent nation.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Poulter
uin	53963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>NHS Property Services’ staff are distributed between the Company’s nine operational zones in England as set out in the following table. The Company does not operate or have staff outside England.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region/Zone</p></td><td><p>Number of Employees</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ol><li>Central Zone</li></ol></p></td><td><p>257</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ol start="2"><li>East Zone</li></ol></p></td><td><p>347</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ol start="3"><li>London Zone</li></ol></p></td><td><p>536</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ol start="4"><li>North Central Zone</li></ol></p></td><td><p>449</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ol start="5"><li>North East Zone</li></ol></p></td><td><p>421</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ol start="6"><li>North West Zone</li></ol></p></td><td><p>810</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ol start="7"><li>South East Zone</li></ol></p></td><td><p>309</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ol start="8"><li>South West Zone</li></ol></p></td><td><p>95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ol start="9"><li>West Midlands Zone</li></ol></p></td><td><p>201</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>3,425</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 24/11/2016 14:05:40 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

641283

registered interest
date	21/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS Property Services: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many qualified surveyors are employed by NHS Property Services in (a) the UK and (b) each region and constituent nation.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Poulter
uin	53964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>NHS Property Services’ surveyors are distributed between the Company’s eight operational zones in England as set out in the following table. The Company does not operate or have staff outside England.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region/Zone</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London Zone</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Zone</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Central Zone</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East Zone</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West Zone</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East Zone</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West Zone</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands Zone</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 24/11/2016 14:07:01 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

641284

registered interest
date	21/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many properties owned by NHS Property Services in (a) the UK and (b) each region and constituent nation are (i) vacant, (ii) partially occupied and (iii) fully occupied.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Poulter
uin	53965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>Information on the numbers of properties owned by NHS Property Services in the United Kingdom and each region and constituent nation which are vacant, partially occupied and fully occupied, is set out in the following table. The Company does not operate outside England.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Category</p></td><td><p>East</p></td><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>North Central</p></td><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>Grand Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>100% vacant</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>50 to 100% vacancy. Partially vacant</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10 to 50% vacancy</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>0 to 10% vacancy. Fully occupied</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>139</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>176</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>1,065</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>203</p></td><td><p>195</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>233</p></td><td><p>235</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>143</p></td><td><p>1,415</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Note:</em> Property list matching the following criteria:</p><p>- Freehold or Long-Leasehold Tenancies Only; and</p><p>- Live Interests Only</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 24/11/2016 14:03:29 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

638715

registered interest
date	18/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: HIV Infection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has for the inclusion of HIV and AIDS within its Leaving No-One Behind framework.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	53739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2016 answer text <p>The Leave No One Behind Promise means we will focus on the most vulnerable and disadvantaged, which includes groups affected by HIV and AIDS. The UK’s recent £1.1 billion pledge to the Global Fund to fight AIDs, TB and Malaria is a practical example of this commitment.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 25/11/2016 12:48:52 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

637789

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Right to Buy Scheme: Housing Associations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect Right to Buy to be available to housing association tenants.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>We remain committed to the Voluntary Right to Buy for housing association tenants. The Government is continuing to work closely with the National Housing Federation and the housing association sector on the implementation of the main scheme and will announce more details in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 28/11/2016 15:13:09 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

637962

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Malawi: Crops
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions her Department has had with the government of Malawi on growing alternative crops other than tobacco such as (a) tea and (b) maize.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	53390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK has regular discussions with the Government of Malawi on the reforms needed to diversify Malawi’s agricultural base. During my recent visit to Malawi, I urged the Malawian Government to make progress on the policy environment for agribusiness, and particularly emphasised the need for reform to maize markets.</p><p>The UK provides particular support to the expansion of oilseeds and rice as alternative crops. Through the Malawi Innovation Challenge Fund we also support a tea business, and through AgDevCo we invest in groundnuts, sugar, paprika/chillies and macadamia nuts.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 22/11/2016 14:54:55 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

637296

registered interest
date	15/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what safeguards they have put in place to ensure that children and young people’s mental health Local Transformation Plans are delivered, and that the associated funding that had been made available for the plans is being spent appropriately.
tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
uin	HL3221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>In 2016-17, children and young people’s mental health services transformation has been monitored as part of mainstream NHS England planning processes and through the <em>CCG improvement and assessment framework</em> <em>2016/17</em> a copy of which is attached. As part of the 2016-17 financial reporting planning process, programme level spend including children and young people’s mental health spend has been monitored routinely throughout the year to ensure that the additional money is spent for the purposes intended and that locally determined key performance indicators will be met.</p><p> </p><p>From 2016-17, children and young people’s mental health has been mainstreamed as part of the normal NHS England planning cycle so that Local Transformation Plans (LTPs) are integrated into the wider Sustainability and Transformation Planning process.</p><p> </p><p>The Department sets specific objectives for NHS England in the annual mandate, which reflect the priorities for the health and care system. The mandate for 2016-17 sets objectives to 2020 and it makes it clear that the Government expects to see a transformation of children and young people’s mental health services.</p><p> </p><p>LTPs should be refreshed, agreed with the relevant local health and wellbeing board and published annually. Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) were asked to update and publish plans by October 2016. Publication of the plans, including sign-off from health and wellbeing boards, is being assured through NHS England’s planning and assurance process.</p><p> </p><p>Local commissioners, such as CCGs, are best placed to know the needs of their local population and to make decisions about spending. Through the shared planning guidance we are incentivising CCGs to prioritise key issues like children and young people’s mental health transition and improving access. The publication of the <em>CCG improvement and assessment framework 2016/2017</em> and the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health dashboard are designed to improve transparency and accountability of CCGs to both NHS England and to the public. The dashboard includes CCG level information on planned mental health spending.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL3222 question first answered 24/11/2016 14:42:42 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name ccg-iaf-mar16.pdf title CCG IAF
tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding

637297

registered interest
date	15/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Health and Wellbeing Boards have been given oversight locally of the delivery of children and young people’s mental health Local Transformation Plans.
tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
uin	HL3222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>In 2016-17, children and young people’s mental health services transformation has been monitored as part of mainstream NHS England planning processes and through the <em>CCG improvement and assessment framework</em> <em>2016/17</em> a copy of which is attached. As part of the 2016-17 financial reporting planning process, programme level spend including children and young people’s mental health spend has been monitored routinely throughout the year to ensure that the additional money is spent for the purposes intended and that locally determined key performance indicators will be met.</p><p> </p><p>From 2016-17, children and young people’s mental health has been mainstreamed as part of the normal NHS England planning cycle so that Local Transformation Plans (LTPs) are integrated into the wider Sustainability and Transformation Planning process.</p><p> </p><p>The Department sets specific objectives for NHS England in the annual mandate, which reflect the priorities for the health and care system. The mandate for 2016-17 sets objectives to 2020 and it makes it clear that the Government expects to see a transformation of children and young people’s mental health services.</p><p> </p><p>LTPs should be refreshed, agreed with the relevant local health and wellbeing board and published annually. Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) were asked to update and publish plans by October 2016. Publication of the plans, including sign-off from health and wellbeing boards, is being assured through NHS England’s planning and assurance process.</p><p> </p><p>Local commissioners, such as CCGs, are best placed to know the needs of their local population and to make decisions about spending. Through the shared planning guidance we are incentivising CCGs to prioritise key issues like children and young people’s mental health transition and improving access. The publication of the <em>CCG improvement and assessment framework 2016/2017</em> and the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health dashboard are designed to improve transparency and accountability of CCGs to both NHS England and to the public. The dashboard includes CCG level information on planned mental health spending.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL3221 question first answered 24/11/2016 14:42:42 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name ccg-iaf-mar16.pdf title CCG IAF
tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding