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432062

registered interest
date	24/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Professions: Regulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to reform the legislation regarding health professional regulation, and whether they will publish a timetable for the implementation of any reform bill.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gould of Potternewton
uin	HL3835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>This Government is grateful for the work of the Law Commissions of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland in reviewing the regulation of health and (in England) social care professionals.</p><br /><p>The Law Commissions made 125 recommendations to reform the existing complex and burdensome regulatory system. The joint four United Kingdom country response to the Law Commissions was published on 29 January 2015 which accepted wholly or in part the vast majority of its recommendations.</p><br /><p>The Department is currently reviewing how best to take forward the work of the Law Commissions. We hope to be able to provide an update on this work soon.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 02/12/2015 15:28:41 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3573 label Biography information for Baroness Gould of Potternewton

429386

registered interest
date	19/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Professions: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that the regulation of nurses and midwives remains appropriate for the health and social care environment as it evolves.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Ben Howlett
uin	16966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2015 answer text <p>The Department is taking forward a Section 60 Order (of the Health Act 1999) which will remove statutory midwifery supervision from the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC’s) governing legislation.</p><br /><p>The Department is also in discussions with the NMC on what other reforms may be achieved through the Order.</p><br /><p>The Orderwill be subject to a full public consultation early next year.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 25/11/2015 15:11:20 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4445 label Biography information for Ben Howlett

429387

registered interest
date	19/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Professions: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what timetable he proposes for legislative reform of the regulation of health care professionals.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Ben Howlett
uin	16969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2015 answer text <p>This Government is grateful for the work of the Law Commissions of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland in reviewing the regulation of health and (in England) social care professionals.</p><br /><p>The Law Commissions made 125 recommendations to reform the existing complex and burdensome regulatory system. The joint four UK country response to the Law Commissions was published on 29 January 2015 which accepted wholly or in part the vast majority of its recommendations.</p><br /><p>The Department is currently reviewing how best to take forward the work of the Law Commissions. We hope to be able to provide an update on this work soon.</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 16974 question first answered 25/11/2015 15:17:47 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4445 label Biography information for Ben Howlett

429390

registered interest
date	19/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Professions: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will introduce a bill to reform the regulation of healthcare professionals; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	16974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2015 answer text <p>This Government is grateful for the work of the Law Commissions of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland in reviewing the regulation of health and (in England) social care professionals.</p><br /><p>The Law Commissions made 125 recommendations to reform the existing complex and burdensome regulatory system. The joint four UK country response to the Law Commissions was published on 29 January 2015 which accepted wholly or in part the vast majority of its recommendations.</p><br /><p>The Department is currently reviewing how best to take forward the work of the Law Commissions. We hope to be able to provide an update on this work soon.</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 16969 question first answered 25/11/2015 15:17:47 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

429410

registered interest
date	19/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Professions: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure parity between the regulation of nurses and midwives and other regulated health professions.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	17058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2015 answer text <p>The Law Commissions of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have completed a review of the regulation of all health and (in England) social care professionals including nurses and midwives and published their report on 2 April 2014. One of the key recommendations made by the Law Commissions was to introduce much greater consistency between the professional regulators as well as simplifying the legislation.</p><br /><p>The joint four UK country response to the Law Commissions was published on 29 January 2015 which accepted wholly or in part the vast majority of its recommendations.</p><br /><p>The Department is currently reviewing how best to take forward the work of the Law Commissions. We hope to be able to provide an update on this work soon.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 25/11/2015 15:19:44 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

427969

registered interest
date	11/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Professions: Regulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the timetable for implementing the comprehensive legislative reform of health professional regulation to which they have committed.
tabling member printed	Baroness Walmsley
uin	HL3559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>This Government is grateful for the work of the Law Commissions of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland in reviewing the regulation of health and (in England) social care professionals.</p><br /><p>The Law Commissions made 125 recommendations to reform the existing complex and burdensome regulatory system. The joint four United Kingdom country response to the Law Commissions was published on 29 January 2015 which accepted wholly or in part the vast majority of its recommendations. A copy of the response is attached.</p><br /><p>The Department is currently reviewing how best to take forward the work of the Law Commissions. We hope to be able to provide an update on this work soon.</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 24/11/2015 14:40:04 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name 129 4-UK country response to Law Commissions report on the regulation of health and (in England) social care professionals.pdf title UK Countries response 29 January 2015
tabling member	2547 label Biography information for Baroness Walmsley

390374

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	Health Professions: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) officials in his Department have had with other Government departments on introducing the Law Commission Bill on regulation of health and social care professions for parliamentary consideration; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	7174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>Ministers, special advisers and officials have had a range of discussions with their counterparts in other Government departments, in particular the Department for Education and the Cabinet Office. The Government is considering how the Law Commissions’ work can best be taken forward.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 22/07/2015 12:29:39 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

390382

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	Health Professions: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department plans to bring forward the Law Commission Bill on regulation of health and social care professions for parliamentary consideration; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	7226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government is grateful for the work of the Law Commissions of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland in reviewing the system of health and (in England) social care professional regulation. The four United Kingdom country response was published on 29 January 2015 which accepted wholly or in part the vast majority of the Law Commissions’ recommendations. Progress has already been made to implement some of the Law Commissions’ recommendations through the Health and Social Care (Safety and Quality) Act 2015. Amendments have also been made via secondary legislation to the Medical Act 1983 and the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001 to reform parts of the General Medical Council’s and the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s fitness to practise procedures. The Government is considering how the Law Commissions’ work can best be taken forward.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 21/07/2015 12:17:44 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

389858

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Professions: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate (a) his Department and (b) the Law Commission has made of potential savings to (i) the public purse and (ii) regulators of healthcare professionals arising from implementation of the Law Commission's recommendations on the reform of regulation of health and care professionals.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	7145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Law Commissions of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland undertook an impact assessment which was published alongside the report of their review of the regulation of health and (in England) social care professionals on 2 April 2014. The Law Commissions’ estimated annual efficiency savings for the regulators to be in the region of £8.5 million per year resulting from their reforms with an associated saving to the Department of £0.5 million per year by reducing the requirement for legal support to maintain the legislative framework. The Department will undertake its own impact assessment in relation to any Government legislation brought forward.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 20/07/2015 11:27:26 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

349268

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Professions: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to amend the regulation of nurses and midwives.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	1609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>This Government has been clear about its commitment to take forward the valuable recommendations made by the Law Commissions for reformed legislation on regulation of health and (in England) social care professionals. We remain committed to bringing forward legislation as soon as Parliamentary time allows. This will be a substantial Bill and it is important that Parliament has sufficient time to give it the consideration it requires.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Consideration is also being given to what legislative vehicle is appropriate to amend the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s governing legislation to remove its current responsibility and accountability for statutory supervision of midwives in the United Kingdom. Our intention is to act as swiftly as possible to legislate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 17/06/2015 15:18:40 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith