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92992

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department provides to clinical commissioning groups about commissioning services on treatments from hospitals (a) in Scotland and (b) outside their own area.
	tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
	tabling member printed	Sir Alan Beith
	uin	210196
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>Clinical commissioning groups’ (CCGs) commissioning responsibilities are set out in the NHS Act 2006, The National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/2996) and The National Health Service (Clinical Commissioning Groups— Disapplication of Responsibility) Regulations 2013 (SI 2013/350), as amended.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England have published the document ‘Who Pays? Determining responsibility for payments to providers’ which provides guidance for CCGs on commissioning services from hospitals in Scotland and outside their own area.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A copy is attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 16/10/2014 15:10:39 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb attachment 1 file name who-pays.pdf title Who Pays? NHS England August 2013
	tabling member	513 label Biography information for Lord Beith

49495

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she will reply to correspondence from the right hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed of 2 December 2013 and 27 March 2014 on a constituent's complaint relating to previous employment in her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
	tabling member printed	Sir Alan Beith
	uin	197437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>A reply was sent by the Home Office Shared Services Directorate on 6 May 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	513 label Biography information for Lord Beith

92266

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Public Records
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what targets have been set for the release of her Department's material to the National Archives; what progress has been made in meeting those targets; and how many staff in her Department are engaged in reviewing records for that purpose.
	tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
	tabling member printed	Sir Alan Beith
	uin	209612
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>Home Office targets for review of historical material are those set by the Public Records Acts as amended by the transition period for the reduction of the ’30 year rule’ to a ’20 year rule’ established in the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 and its enacting secondary legislation. For 2014, the statutory requirement is for records dated 1985 and 1986 to be transferred to The National Archives by the end of the calendar year. <br><br>The department reports its progress against the requirements of the transition period to The National Archive on a bi-annual basis, which is then published on The National Archive’s website:<br><br>http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/record-transfer-report.htm.<br><br>The last report was made in Spring 2014, the next is due this autumn. <br><br>The Home Office has a team of 10 staff engaged in review of its historical records.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 14/10/2014 10:41:38 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	513 label Biography information for Lord Beith

92321

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2014
	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	Public Records
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what targets have been set for the release of his Department's material to the National Archives; what progress has been made in meeting those targets; and how many staff in his Department are engaged in reviewing records for that purpose.
	tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
	tabling member printed	Sir Alan Beith
	uin	209619
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text The Department’s target is to transfer 1873 records to The National Archives (TNA) by 31 December 2014. On current plans these will be transferred by the end of October 2014. After that date no files will be outstanding. There are five staff engaged in reviewing records for transfer to TNA. answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 14/10/2014 10:04:01 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	513 label Biography information for Lord Beith

92305

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Public Records
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what targets have been set for the release of his Department's material to the National Archives; what progress has been made in meeting those targets; and how many staff in his Department are engaged in reviewing records for that purpose.
	tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
	tabling member printed	Sir Alan Beith
	uin	209617
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The target for the release of the Department’s material to The National Archives is set in connection with the 10-year transition to the 20 Year Rule. This means that in each year up to 2023 we need to transfer at least two years’ worth of the material. As part of the process all material is reviewed to identify those records that hold enduring historical value and should therefore be transferred. The department does not have targets relating to the volume of material to be transferred.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This transition period started in 2013 with material from 1983 and 1984, and to date we have met our statutory responsibility. This progress has resulted in the transfer of 404 records to The National Archives in 2013/14, increased from 272 records in 2012/13. We have the resources in place to continue to achieve compliance with the 20 Year Rule.</p><p> </p><p>There are one and a half full-time equivalent staff engaged in reviewing records to determine, in agreement with The National Archives, what should be transferred to them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 16/10/2014 13:34:09 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	513 label Biography information for Lord Beith

92304

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2014
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Public Records
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what targets have been set for the release of his Department's material to the National Archives; what progress has been made in meeting those targets; and how many staff in his Department are engaged in reviewing records for that purpose.
	tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
	tabling member printed	Sir Alan Beith
	uin	209616
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The Scotland Office’s records date from its establishment in 1999. Appropriate measures will be taken to ensure that its records are assessed for long term preservation in accordance with the prevailing practice in other departments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orkney and Shetland answering member printed Mr Alistair Carmichael question first answered 16/10/2014 10:23:42 answering member 1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael
	tabling member	513 label Biography information for Lord Beith

92288

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Public Records
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what targets have been set for the release of his Department's material to the National Archives; what progress has been made in meeting those targets; and how many staff in his Department are engaged in reviewing records for that purpose.
	tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
	tabling member printed	Sir Alan Beith
	uin	209614
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Each spring and autumn the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) provides a submission to The National Archives (TNA) which sets out its progress for transferring records as part of the 10 year transition from the 30 to 20 year rule. In MoJ’s most recent submission to TNA in spring 2014, the department reported that it is on track to transfer records due in 2014. MoJ’s submission forms part of TNA’s Record Transfer Report which is available at the following link:</p><p><a title="http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/record-transfer-report.htm" href="http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/record-transfer-report.htm" target="_blank">http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/record-transfer-report.htm</a></p><p>MoJ currently has 10 members of staff that undertake record review.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 14/10/2014 14:15:43 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
	tabling member	513 label Biography information for Lord Beith

90872

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Public Records
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that departments meet targets for clearing public records for transfer to the National Archives.
	tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
	tabling member printed	Sir Alan Beith
	uin	905297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p>Government departments are currently in transition from the 30 year rule for transferring records to The National Archives to a 20 year rule, over a ten year period. The National Archives works closely with departments to help them meet their targets for transferring records through published statistics and capability assessments.</p><p> </p><p>In March 2014 the Prime Minister commissioned his independent adviser on ministerial standards, Sir Alex Allan, to establish the position across government on the annual release of papers and the ability and readiness of departments to meet the requirements of moving to the 20-year rule. The Government will consider Sir Alex’s recommendations in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 10/09/2014 10:13:42 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
	tabling member	513 label Biography information for Lord Beith

92276

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Public Records
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what targets have been set for the release of her Department's material to the National Archives; what progress has been made in meeting those targets; and how many staff in her Department are engaged in reviewing records for that purpose.
	tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
	tabling member printed	Sir Alan Beith
	uin	209613
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>DFID’s target is to transfer records selected for permanent preservation to The National Archives in accordance with the transitional timetable for the implementation of the 20 year rule.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All 1076 records remaining from 1985/1986 have been reviewed in the current calendar year with 426 selected for transfer. It is expected that only a very small number of these will not be transferred by the end of the year due to the sensitivity of the contents.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Three members of DFID staff are involved in the review process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/10/2014 16:47:16 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	513 label Biography information for Lord Beith

62313

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Out of Area Treatment: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) arrangements and (b) contracts NHS England has for non-emergency specialist care and treatment of English residents in Scottish hospitals.
	tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
	tabling member printed	Sir Alan Beith
	uin	201082
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>NHS England has a block contract (value £250,000 a year) for vein of Galen malformation services with the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Glasgow.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/06/2014 15:13:10 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	513 label Biography information for Lord Beith