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416717

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	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	Living Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department has taken since the Summer Budget 2015 to assess and quantify the potential financial effect of the introduction of the National Living Wage on (a) publicly-funded social care and (b) other sectors.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	9071
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government carried out an analysis of the impact of the National Living Wage, using a similar approach to that published by the Office for Budget Responsibility, which considered the implications at the business, sector and aggregate economy level.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will publish a full impact assessment for the introduction of the National Living Wage alongside the implementing regulations. These regulations will be debated in both Houses of Parliament in time to come into force on 1 April 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 9072 question first answered 14/09/2015 16:33:15 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

416718

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	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	Living Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department took before the Summer Budget 2015 to assess and quantify the potential financial effect of the introduction of the National Living Wage on (a) publicly-funded social care and (b) other sectors.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	9072
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government carried out an analysis of the impact of the National Living Wage, using a similar approach to that published by the Office for Budget Responsibility, which considered the implications at the business, sector and aggregate economy level.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will publish a full impact assessment for the introduction of the National Living Wage alongside the implementing regulations. These regulations will be debated in both Houses of Parliament in time to come into force on 1 April 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 9071 question first answered 14/09/2015 16:33:14 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

757039

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Medicine: Education
	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 number of extra UK medical school places that will be made available to international medical students after the removal of the cap on the number of such places.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	7815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government has announced a historic expansion in domestic supply of the medical workforce by funding an additional 1,500 medical school places in England available to domestic students from 2018-19. In addition, from 2019-20 English universities will not be limited in the number of international students they can recruit on a full fee paying basis.</p><p> </p><p>For medical school intake targets, the only distinction that is made is between home or European Union students and those from outside the EU. As such, the additional 1,500 medical school places the Government is funding will be available to students from across the United Kingdom and all European Economic Area countries subject to the usual residency requirements.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 8135 question first answered 11/09/2017 14:06:42 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

757042

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Medicine: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to ensure that additional medical student places are fairly allocated to students from (a) the UK and (b) other EU countries.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	8135
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government has announced a historic expansion in domestic supply of the medical workforce by funding an additional 1,500 medical school places in England available to domestic students from 2018-19. In addition, from 2019-20 English universities will not be limited in the number of international students they can recruit on a full fee paying basis.</p><p> </p><p>For medical school intake targets, the only distinction that is made is between home or European Union students and those from outside the EU. As such, the additional 1,500 medical school places the Government is funding will be available to students from across the United Kingdom and all European Economic Area countries subject to the usual residency requirements.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 7815 question first answered 11/09/2017 14:06:42 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

720513

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the needs of working-age users of disabled social care ahead of the publication of the forthcoming Green Paper on adult social care funding.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	70934
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>Following the announcement of the General Election on 8 June, decisions on the future reform and funding of adult social care will be taken by the new Government.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat grouped question UIN 70933 70935 question first answered 24/04/2017 15:56:09 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

720512

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the forthcoming Green Paper on adult social care funding will look at the needs of everyone who receives adult social care.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	70933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>Following the announcement of the General Election on 8 June, decisions on the future reform and funding of adult social care will be taken by the new Government.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat grouped question UIN 70934 70935 question first answered 24/04/2017 15:56:09 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

720514

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consultation he has undertaken with organisations operating in the care sector ahead of the publication of the forthcoming Green Paper on adult social care funding.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	70935
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>Following the announcement of the General Election on 8 June, decisions on the future reform and funding of adult social care will be taken by the new Government.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat grouped question UIN 70933 70934 question first answered 24/04/2017 15:56:09 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

711730

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has assessed the potential merits of using money raised through the Soft Drinks Industry Levy to extend the free school meals scheme to (a) nursery schools and (b) private nurseries; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	68234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text The Government has already confirmed that, in England, we will invest the £1 billion revenue we originally forecast from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy during this parliament in giving school-aged children a better and healthier future, including through doubling the primary school PE and sport premium and expanding school breakfast clubs. The Secretary of State for Education recently set out further details on this, including £415m for a new healthy pupils capital programme. The Department for Education will set out more detail in due course.<p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 68237 question first answered 24/03/2017 08:36:24 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

711731

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using money raised from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy to support (a) nursery schools and (b) private nurseries in accessing the Children's Food Trust accreditation scheme; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	68237
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text The Government has already confirmed that, in England, we will invest the £1 billion revenue we originally forecast from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy during this parliament in giving school-aged children a better and healthier future, including through doubling the primary school PE and sport premium and expanding school breakfast clubs. The Secretary of State for Education recently set out further details on this, including £415m for a new healthy pupils capital programme. The Department for Education will set out more detail in due course.<p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 68234 question first answered 24/03/2017 08:36:24 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

709720

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Pathology: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of pathologists.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	67294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2017 answer text <p>Responsibility for staffing levels rests with individual National Health Service trusts and their boards who are best placed to decide how many staff they need to provide a given service, taking into account skill mix and efficiency.</p><p> </p><p>Working with local providers, it is Health Education England’s responsibility to determine the appropriate numbers of students the NHS needs in training on an annual basis. Its latest Workforce Plan for England covering the period 2016/17 is available in this link:</p><p><a href="https://www.hee.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/documents/Workforce%20Plan%20for%20England%202016-17.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.hee.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/documents/Workforce%20Plan%20for%20England%202016-17.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The most recent NHS workforce statistics from NHS Digital for staff working in trusts and clinical commissioning groups shows that the full time equivalent number of doctors within the pathology specialty group is 4,125 representing an increase of more than 11% increase since May 2010.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 67296 question first answered 17/03/2017 09:52:55 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston