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170098

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Public Relations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much (a) NHS England, (b) Public Health England, (c) Monitor and (d) the Care Quality Commission spent on public relations and communications staff in (i) each year since 2010 and (ii) 2014 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	218532
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Below are details of how much each of the four bodies has spent on public relations and communications staff since 2010 or from when the data are available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To ensure consistency all organisations have provided data according to the following criteria for public relations (PR) and communications staff:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- Press and PR</p><p> </p><p>- Stakeholder relations</p><p> </p><p>- Campaigns (not behaviour change policy)</p><p> </p><p>- Digital Comms (not IT/digital service teams)</p><p> </p><p>- Internal Comms</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(a) NHS England</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 1 October 2012, the functions of the Board Authority transferred to the NHS Commissioning Board (also known as NHS England), which was formally established as an executive non departmental public body. NHS England took on all of its statutory functions in April 2013. Figures have been given from 1 October 2012.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>NHS England</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p><p>(October – April)</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p><p>(April – March)</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p><p>(April – November)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Communications</p></td><td><p>£253,963</p></td><td><p>£584,419</p></td><td><p>£1,040,240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Communications in local areas</p></td><td> </td><td><p>£3,558,677</p></td><td><p>£2,595,881</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Improving Quality (NHS IQ)</p></td><td> </td><td><p>£325,265</p></td><td><p>£461,232</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(b) Public Health England (PHE)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>PHE was formed on 1 April 2013 - figures from predecessor bodies are not provided.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Public Health England</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p><p>(to November)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PR and Communications staff expenditure</p></td><td><p>£2,888,000</p></td><td><p>£2,323,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(c) Monitor</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Monitor</p></td><td><p>2010<del class="ministerial">/11</del></p><p>(April – December)</p></td><td><p>2011<del class="ministerial">/12</del></p></td><td><p>2012<del class="ministerial">/13</del></p></td><td><p>2013<del class="ministerial">/14</del></p></td><td><p>2014<del class="ministerial">/15</del></p><p>(to November)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PR and Communications staff expenditure</p></td><td><p>£398,973.20</p><p> </p></td><td><p>£526,784.85</p></td><td><p>£486,320.81</p></td><td><p>£1,066,790.92</p></td><td><p>£1,223,775.43</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(d) Care Quality Commission (CQC)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>CQC</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p><p>(to November)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PR and Communications staff expenditure</p></td><td><p>£568,951</p></td><td><p>£736,238</p></td><td><p>£1,188,519</p></td><td><p>£1,039,669</p></td><td><p>£780,195</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 05/01/2015 15:28:13 question first ministerially corrected 07/01/2015 11:11:25 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter previous answer version 36869 answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

100166

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Welfare of Racing Greyhounds Regulations 2010
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the information required to be collected under Condition 6 of the schedule to the Welfare of Racing Greyhounds Regulations 2010 is available publicly.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	211404
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>Condition 6 of Part 1 of the Schedule to the Welfare of Racing Greyhounds Regulations 2010 requires the operator of a greyhound racing track to keep records for 10 years of details of any injuries sustained by greyhounds during a race, trial or sales trial. The records must be completed by the attending veterinary surgeon but there is no requirement on tracks to make this information available publicly. However, we would expect the injury records to be reviewed by the veterinary surgeon and track manager on a regular basis to determine if injury rates are changing. How these records are being used will be one of the issues looked at during the five-year review of the Regulations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 28/10/2014 14:08:04 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

100716

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Assistive Technology: Annual Reports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the Risk Assessment for his Department's decision to bring the production of the annual report on Research and Development Work Relating to Assistive Technology in house from 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	211709
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>Section 22 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 sets out the following requirement:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>“The Secretary of State shall as respects each year lay before Parliament a report on the progress made during that year in research and development work carried out by or on behalf of any Minister of the Crown in relation to equipment that might increase the range of activities and independence or well-being of disabled persons, and in particular such equipment that might improve the indoor and outdoor mobility of such persons.”</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In recent years the report has been produced by the Foundation for Assistive Technology and this contract expired in June 2014 following production of the report for 2013-14. Future reports will be produced by the Department and it is expected that the report for 2014-15 will be laid before Parliament and published in July 2015.</p><p> </p><p>There has been no specific impact or risk assessment. The Government will continue to meet the requirement set out in section 22.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 211707 211708 211710 question first answered 30/10/2014 16:13:24 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

100717

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Assistive Technology: Annual Reports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the Impact Assessment for his Department's decision to bring the production of the annual report on Research and Development Work Relating to Assistive Technology in house from 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	211710
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>Section 22 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 sets out the following requirement:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>“The Secretary of State shall as respects each year lay before Parliament a report on the progress made during that year in research and development work carried out by or on behalf of any Minister of the Crown in relation to equipment that might increase the range of activities and independence or well-being of disabled persons, and in particular such equipment that might improve the indoor and outdoor mobility of such persons.”</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In recent years the report has been produced by the Foundation for Assistive Technology and this contract expired in June 2014 following production of the report for 2013-14. Future reports will be produced by the Department and it is expected that the report for 2014-15 will be laid before Parliament and published in July 2015.</p><p> </p><p>There has been no specific impact or risk assessment. The Government will continue to meet the requirement set out in section 22.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 211707 211708 211709 question first answered 30/10/2014 16:13:24 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

100718

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Assistive Technology: Annual Reports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to publish the next annual report on Research and Development Work Relating to Assistive Technology.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	211707
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>Section 22 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 sets out the following requirement:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>“The Secretary of State shall as respects each year lay before Parliament a report on the progress made during that year in research and development work carried out by or on behalf of any Minister of the Crown in relation to equipment that might increase the range of activities and independence or well-being of disabled persons, and in particular such equipment that might improve the indoor and outdoor mobility of such persons.”</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In recent years the report has been produced by the Foundation for Assistive Technology and this contract expired in June 2014 following production of the report for 2013-14. Future reports will be produced by the Department and it is expected that the report for 2014-15 will be laid before Parliament and published in July 2015.</p><p> </p><p>There has been no specific impact or risk assessment. The Government will continue to meet the requirement set out in section 22.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 211708 211709 211710 question first answered 30/10/2014 16:13:23 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

100719

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Assistive Technology: Annual Reports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects the next annual report on Research and Development Work Relating to Assistive Technology to be laid before parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	211708
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>Section 22 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 sets out the following requirement:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>“The Secretary of State shall as respects each year lay before Parliament a report on the progress made during that year in research and development work carried out by or on behalf of any Minister of the Crown in relation to equipment that might increase the range of activities and independence or well-being of disabled persons, and in particular such equipment that might improve the indoor and outdoor mobility of such persons.”</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In recent years the report has been produced by the Foundation for Assistive Technology and this contract expired in June 2014 following production of the report for 2013-14. Future reports will be produced by the Department and it is expected that the report for 2014-15 will be laid before Parliament and published in July 2015.</p><p> </p><p>There has been no specific impact or risk assessment. The Government will continue to meet the requirement set out in section 22.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 211707 211709 211710 question first answered 30/10/2014 16:13:24 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

101142

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS: Reorganisation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding his Department allocated to the Health Reform Evaluation Programme for 2014-15; and how much was allocated in each of the five previous years.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	211976
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>Research projects on health reform were commissioned during 2007 and 2008 and brought together within the framework of the independent Health Reform Evaluation Programme. Following a supplementary call for research proposals in 2013, four new projects are commencing during the period October 2014 to January 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Expenditure by the Department on the Health Reform Evaluation Programme is shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>£ million</em></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p><p>Planned</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 03/11/2014 17:53:57 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

101143

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Orphan Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spent on orphan medicines in each of the last three years; and what proportion of total medicines expenditure that represented in each year.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	211977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The information is not collected because it could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 03/11/2014 17:56:30 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

101144

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	General Practitioners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost of Health Education England's third round of recruitment for general practice training posts.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	211940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The third round of national recruitment was one of the initiatives undertaken by Health Education England (HEE) to support recruitment into general practitioner (GP) training places. HEE continues to work with its partners to reach its mandate commitment of ensuring 3,250 trainees enter ST1 GP training by 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The estimated breakdown of costs is below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Description</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stage 2 Assessment</p></td><td><p>£10,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stage 3 Venue</p></td><td><p>£24,230</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Printing costs</p></td><td><p>£893</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assessors - clinical</p></td><td><p>£29,088</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assessors - non-clinical</p></td><td><p>£3,636</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moderators - clinical</p></td><td><p>£1,212</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moderators - non clinical</p></td><td><p>£606</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trainee expenses</p></td><td><p>£25,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Role Players</p></td><td><p>£18,920</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£113,785</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 03/11/2014 16:41:24 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

101887

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS Trusts: Insurance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the number of NHS trusts which do not have adequate buildings insurance.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	212752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>All National Health Service trusts and foundation trusts in England are members of the NHS Litigation Authority’s Property Expenses Scheme (PES). PES covers losses for material damage to buildings and contents from a variety of causes, including fire, theft and water damage, valued at up to £1 million per claim.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There is a general prohibition on NHS trusts entering into insurance arrangements with commercial insurers therefore they will normally self-insure any losses above the £1 million limit.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS foundation trusts may enter into insurance arrangements with commercial insurers for any risks not covered by the scheme, and will consider whether to do so in accordance with their individual standing financial instructions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter grouped question UIN 212749 212750 212751 question first answered 06/11/2014 13:29:33 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne