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390913

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Postal Services: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with representatives of Royal Mail on the adequacy of the postal compensation scheme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	7762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We have had no such discussions. Royal Mail is required by regulation to ensure that it maintains fair and reasonable remedies and redress.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom, the postal regulator, monitors the effectiveness of compensation arrangements and, if necessary, can direct Royal Mail to modify its Postal Schemes which cover charges and terms and conditions for its universal service products and services.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 24/07/2015 14:20:40 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

390646

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Postal Services: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will request the Royal Mail to review the (a) effectiveness and (b) fairness of its postal compensation scheme.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	7536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The specific details of its compensation arrangements are essentially a commercial matter for Royal Mail.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Customers who use stamps, on-line postage, or franking meters to pay for Royal Mail services do so under ‘Postal Schemes’ rather than individual contractual arrangements. These ‘Schemes’ are made under Section 89 of the Postal Services Act 2000 (as amended), which requires the company to formally consult with customers and stakeholders before amending its Schemes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Royal Mail is also required by regulation to ensure that it maintains fair and reasonable remedies and redress. Ofcom, the postal regulator, monitors the effectiveness of compensation arrangements and has the power to direct Royal Mail to modify its Schemes if necessary.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Schemes have been amended and updated on a number of occasions in recent years. More information about the Schemes and related consultations can be found on Royal Mail’s website (<a href="http://www.royalmailgroup.com/regulation/consultations" target="_blank">www.royalmailgroup.com/regulation/consultations</a>/).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 21/07/2015 14:32:55 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

390308

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nurses: Training
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 assessment of the number of extra university places required to train nursing staff to meet the NICE safe staffing ratio of one nurse to eight patients.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	7518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>Health Education England (HEE) is currently working with local organisations and key external stakeholders to develop the National Workforce Plan for England covering the period 2016-17. This will be published in December 2015. The plan takes account of what local providers require by way of future nurse staffing levels.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HEE has invested £1.5 million in funding approximately 90 ‘Return to Practice’ courses that has already yielded an additional 779 trainees available for employment now, at a cost of £2,000 compared to the £51,000 it takes to train a newly qualified nurse.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 20/07/2015 16:37:14 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

390320

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions his Department has had with Health Education England on safe staffing levels.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	7464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department has not held formal discussions with Health Education England (HEE) specifically regarding safe staffing. HEE annually produces a national workforce plan for England setting out the investment it will make in undergraduate and postgraduate (including medical specialty) training in the next financial year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As part of the 2015/16 workforce plan, HEE will continue the growth in nursing numbers to meet safe staffing levels by commissioning 555 additional training posts, an increase of 4.2%. This means in the last two years adult nursing training places will have grown by 13.6%.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In developing the next workforce plan for 2016/17, HEE will listen to evidence from stakeholders across the National Health Service. It is through these national and local arrangements that we will ensure that the workforce meets the needs of today’s patients whilst delivering the future workforce in a way that not only maintains safe staffing levels, but supports the service transformation necessary to improve quality of care.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 20/07/2015 16:31:51 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

390321

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to commission research on safe staffing levels and clinical outcomes.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	7463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) commissions research evidence to improve the quality, accessibility and organisation of health services through the NIHR Health Services and Delivery Research programme. Research of particular relevance to the relationship between staffing levels and clinical outcomes includes:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- a published study of the efficient use of the maternity workforce and the implications for safety and quality in maternity care:</p><p> </p><p>- <a href="http://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hsdr/volume-2/issue-38#abstract" target="_blank">www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hsdr/volume-2/issue-38#abstract</a></p><p> </p><p>- a current study on the future of 24/7 care: investigating the links between staffing levels, patient access and inequalities in health outcomes:</p><p> </p><p>- <a href="http://www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/projects/hsdr/1212848" target="_blank">www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/projects/hsdr/1212848</a></p><p> </p><p>- a current study on nurse staffing levels, missed vital signs observations and mortality in hospital wards:</p><p> </p><p>- <a href="http://www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/projects/hsdr/1311417" target="_blank">www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/projects/hsdr/1311417</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The programme is currently commissioning research on measuring nursing input, workload, activity and care. In addition to this, my Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health announced on 16 July that NHS Improvement will have safety and quality at the heart of the organisation's remit and Dr Mike Durkin's safety function will move there. One of Dr Durkin's early priorities will be working with the Chief Nursing Officer to complete the work started by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on safe staffing levels. This will be independently reviewed by NICE, the Chief Inspector of hospitals, and Sir Robert Francis to ensure it meets the high standards of care the National Health Service aspires to.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 7462 question first answered 20/07/2015 16:40:56 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

390322

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has (a) conducted and (b) commissioned on the relationship between safe staffing levels and clinical outcomes; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	7462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) commissions research evidence to improve the quality, accessibility and organisation of health services through the NIHR Health Services and Delivery Research programme. Research of particular relevance to the relationship between staffing levels and clinical outcomes includes:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- a published study of the efficient use of the maternity workforce and the implications for safety and quality in maternity care:</p><p> </p><p>- <a href="http://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hsdr/volume-2/issue-38#abstract" target="_blank">www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hsdr/volume-2/issue-38#abstract</a></p><p> </p><p>- a current study on the future of 24/7 care: investigating the links between staffing levels, patient access and inequalities in health outcomes:</p><p> </p><p>- <a href="http://www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/projects/hsdr/1212848" target="_blank">www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/projects/hsdr/1212848</a></p><p> </p><p>- a current study on nurse staffing levels, missed vital signs observations and mortality in hospital wards:</p><p> </p><p>- <a href="http://www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/projects/hsdr/1311417" target="_blank">www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/projects/hsdr/1311417</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The programme is currently commissioning research on measuring nursing input, workload, activity and care. In addition to this, my Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health announced on 16 July that NHS Improvement will have safety and quality at the heart of the organisation's remit and Dr Mike Durkin's safety function will move there. One of Dr Durkin's early priorities will be working with the Chief Nursing Officer to complete the work started by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on safe staffing levels. This will be independently reviewed by NICE, the Chief Inspector of hospitals, and Sir Robert Francis to ensure it meets the high standards of care the National Health Service aspires to.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 7463 question first answered 20/07/2015 16:40:56 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

389810

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment her Department has made of the time taken for safety-critical maintenance work to be completed on offshore oil and gas installations in the North Sea in 2014; and what criteria are used to prioritise such work.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	6936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The regulation of the safety of offshore oil and gas installations is a matter for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), and DECC has not carried out specific assessments in relation to safety-critical maintenance. However DECC and the Oil and Gas Authority are in regular contact with the HSE regarding offshore infrastructure issues and together, we aim to ensure that industry resources are directed to maximising safe, sustainable production.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 21/07/2015 15:29:11 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

389953

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the compliance with health and safety legislation of safety-critical maintenance work on offshore oil and gas installations in the North Sea.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	6937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Health and Safety Executive examines standards of maintenance as a core element of all its offshore inspections. Inspectors take enforcement action in line with HSE’s Enforcement Policy Statement where risks are not controlled so far as reasonably practicable.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/07/2015 15:00:13 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

388924

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of employers offers apprenticeships to 16 to 19 year olds.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	6394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>Information on the proportion of employers offering apprenticeships is not centrally collected. However, data from the 2014 UKCES Employer Perspectives Survey<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> show that 16 percent of all employers in the UK offered apprenticeships. The majority of these (15% of all employers) were formal apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>Among those employers offering formal apprenticeships in the UK, 74 percent offered them to 16 to 18 year olds and 75 per cent offered them to 19 to 24 year olds. Data is not available for the 16 to 19 age group.</p><p> </p><p>[1]<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/373769/14.11.11._EPS_2014_-_Main_Report_full_V2.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/373769/14.11.11._EPS_2014_-_Main_Report_full_V2.pdf</a> (p.90)</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 16/07/2015 14:45:52 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

388579

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Industrial Health and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to paragraph 3.3.3 of the Oil and Gas UK health and safety report 2014, what discussions she has had with (a) ministerial colleagues in the Department for Work and Pensions, (b) the Health and Safety Executive, (c) the Oil and Gas Authority, (d) trade unions and (e) Oil and Gas UK on the growth of the safety-critical maintenance backlog recorded in that report.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	6156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>At an official level, DECC has regular contact with DWP, the Health and Safety Executive, the Oil and Gas Authority and Oil and Gas UK on a range of issues relating to the oil and gas industry, including maintenance of offshore infrastructure.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 13/07/2015 11:46:51 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham