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784906

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons the contract to administer training grants for GPs through Primary Care Services England was outsourced in September 2015.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	111696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The reimbursement of trainer’s grants is linked with the administration of general practitioner (GP) payments. This is a service which is managed, on behalf of NHS England, by Primary Care Support England (PCSE). Historically, primary care support services were highly varied, localised and delivered using unsustainable technology.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England were seeking, through this procurement, to create a consistent high quality service across England, that modernised the way services were accessed and provided, making use of newer technology wherever possible.</p><p> </p><p>GP registrars are employed, and therefore paid, either by a lead employer or directly by a training GP practice. In the case of those directly employed by a training GP practice, PCSE is only responsible for reimbursing the salary and trainer’s grant to the GP practice. PCSE is also responsible for reimbursing the trainer’s grant in some lead employer areas. PCSE do not pay the GP trainee. As a consequence there have been no occasions of GP trainees not being paid by Capita since September 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health and Innovation (Nicola Blackwood) had meetings with Capita on the dates listed below. These were discussions on Capita’s performance under the Primary Care Support Services contract.</p><p>- 18 October 2016</p><p>- 1 November 2016</p><p>- 22 November 2016</p><p>- 19 December 2016</p><p>- 21 February 2017</p><p>The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Health (Lord O’Shaughnessy) had meetings with Capita on 3 April 2017 to discuss migrant cost recovery. The former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Lord Prior) met with Capita on 15 October 2015.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 111697 111698 111699 question first answered 13/11/2017 17:37:29 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

784907

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions GP trainees have not been paid by the firm Capita since September 2015: how many GP trainees have been affected by such non-payment; and what the amount is that has not yet been paid.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	111697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The reimbursement of trainer’s grants is linked with the administration of general practitioner (GP) payments. This is a service which is managed, on behalf of NHS England, by Primary Care Support England (PCSE). Historically, primary care support services were highly varied, localised and delivered using unsustainable technology.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England were seeking, through this procurement, to create a consistent high quality service across England, that modernised the way services were accessed and provided, making use of newer technology wherever possible.</p><p> </p><p>GP registrars are employed, and therefore paid, either by a lead employer or directly by a training GP practice. In the case of those directly employed by a training GP practice, PCSE is only responsible for reimbursing the salary and trainer’s grant to the GP practice. PCSE is also responsible for reimbursing the trainer’s grant in some lead employer areas. PCSE do not pay the GP trainee. As a consequence there have been no occasions of GP trainees not being paid by Capita since September 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health and Innovation (Nicola Blackwood) had meetings with Capita on the dates listed below. These were discussions on Capita’s performance under the Primary Care Support Services contract.</p><p>- 18 October 2016</p><p>- 1 November 2016</p><p>- 22 November 2016</p><p>- 19 December 2016</p><p>- 21 February 2017</p><p>The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Health (Lord O’Shaughnessy) had meetings with Capita on 3 April 2017 to discuss migrant cost recovery. The former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Lord Prior) met with Capita on 15 October 2015.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 111696 111698 111699 question first answered 13/11/2017 17:37:29 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

784908

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Department of Health: Capita
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many meetings he or Ministers of his Department have held with Capita in the last three years; and what was discussed at each such meeting.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	111698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The reimbursement of trainer’s grants is linked with the administration of general practitioner (GP) payments. This is a service which is managed, on behalf of NHS England, by Primary Care Support England (PCSE). Historically, primary care support services were highly varied, localised and delivered using unsustainable technology.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England were seeking, through this procurement, to create a consistent high quality service across England, that modernised the way services were accessed and provided, making use of newer technology wherever possible.</p><p> </p><p>GP registrars are employed, and therefore paid, either by a lead employer or directly by a training GP practice. In the case of those directly employed by a training GP practice, PCSE is only responsible for reimbursing the salary and trainer’s grant to the GP practice. PCSE is also responsible for reimbursing the trainer’s grant in some lead employer areas. PCSE do not pay the GP trainee. As a consequence there have been no occasions of GP trainees not being paid by Capita since September 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health and Innovation (Nicola Blackwood) had meetings with Capita on the dates listed below. These were discussions on Capita’s performance under the Primary Care Support Services contract.</p><p>- 18 October 2016</p><p>- 1 November 2016</p><p>- 22 November 2016</p><p>- 19 December 2016</p><p>- 21 February 2017</p><p>The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Health (Lord O’Shaughnessy) had meetings with Capita on 3 April 2017 to discuss migrant cost recovery. The former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Lord Prior) met with Capita on 15 October 2015.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 111696 111697 111699 question first answered 13/11/2017 17:37:29 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

784909

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Training
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 reimburse GP trainees who have not been paid by Capita since September 2015.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	111699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The reimbursement of trainer’s grants is linked with the administration of general practitioner (GP) payments. This is a service which is managed, on behalf of NHS England, by Primary Care Support England (PCSE). Historically, primary care support services were highly varied, localised and delivered using unsustainable technology.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England were seeking, through this procurement, to create a consistent high quality service across England, that modernised the way services were accessed and provided, making use of newer technology wherever possible.</p><p> </p><p>GP registrars are employed, and therefore paid, either by a lead employer or directly by a training GP practice. In the case of those directly employed by a training GP practice, PCSE is only responsible for reimbursing the salary and trainer’s grant to the GP practice. PCSE is also responsible for reimbursing the trainer’s grant in some lead employer areas. PCSE do not pay the GP trainee. As a consequence there have been no occasions of GP trainees not being paid by Capita since September 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health and Innovation (Nicola Blackwood) had meetings with Capita on the dates listed below. These were discussions on Capita’s performance under the Primary Care Support Services contract.</p><p>- 18 October 2016</p><p>- 1 November 2016</p><p>- 22 November 2016</p><p>- 19 December 2016</p><p>- 21 February 2017</p><p>The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Health (Lord O’Shaughnessy) had meetings with Capita on 3 April 2017 to discuss migrant cost recovery. The former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Lord Prior) met with Capita on 15 October 2015.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 111696 111697 111698 question first answered 13/11/2017 17:37:29 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

784910

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination
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 evaluation of the HPV vaccination pilot for men who have sex with men.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	111700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The evaluation of the human papilloma virus vaccination pilot for men who have sex with men will be published in the near future.</p><p> </p><p>It will be published on the GOV.UK website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hpv-vaccination-pilot-for-men-who-have-sex-with-men-msm" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hpv-vaccination-pilot-for-men-who-have-sex-with-men-msm</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/11/2017 16:50:11 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

784914

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Patients: Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to assess the quality of hospital-provided patient transport services.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Jared O'Mara
uin	111737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>The eligibility criteria to receive patient transport services is set out in Eligibility Criteria for Patient Transport Services (2007). The Department has not altered these criteria.</p><p> </p><p>The provision of appropriate patient transport services is a matter for local National Health Service commissioners. Patient transport services are regulated by the Care Quality Commission.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 111734 question first answered 15/11/2017 11:40:31 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4661 label Biography information for Jared O'Mara

784916

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Patients: Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has altered the eligibility for patients receiving free transport to hospital.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Jared O'Mara
uin	111734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>The eligibility criteria to receive patient transport services is set out in Eligibility Criteria for Patient Transport Services (2007). The Department has not altered these criteria.</p><p> </p><p>The provision of appropriate patient transport services is a matter for local National Health Service commissioners. Patient transport services are regulated by the Care Quality Commission.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 111737 question first answered 15/11/2017 11:40:31 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4661 label Biography information for Jared O'Mara

784918

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dental Services: Low Incomes
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 encourage investment in dental technology in low-income areas.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	111462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>NHS Dental contract holders are required to have in place all appropriate equipment and technology to deliver effective and safe care to their patients, irrespective of whether the contract is delivered in areas of deprivation or not.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/11/2017 17:07:53 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

784923

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Medicine: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) affordability and (b) accessibility of medicines which are produced through publicly-funded medical research.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	111610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>We have made no assessment. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) assesses medicines on the basis of their value to patients and to the National Health Service. The source of financial support in developing each medicine is not assessed.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS is required by law to ensure that all medicines recommended by NICE are funded within three months, ensuring patient access to cost-effective medicines in England. New medicines are not subject to payments under the voluntary Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme, and NHS England monitors access to innovative medicines via the Innovation Scorecard in recognition of the value this Government places on innovation.</p><p> </p><p>Many countries fund research and development (R&amp;D), often at an early stage. Private companies also invest in R&amp;D. It is not possible to assess the contribution made by public investment or private investment in bringing products to market.</p><p> </p><p>The Government and its partners recently published the response to the Accelerated Access Review which sets out plans to give patients quicker access to life-changing treatments and make the United Kingdom the best place in the world for industry to invest and innovate. A total of £86 million of funding has already been committed to make the vision a reality.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/11/2017 16:48:27 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

784924

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will introduce standardised financial reporting measures for each medicine procured by the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	111612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The only standardised National Health Service financial reporting measure for medicines is the drug cost at list price. This is published annually by NHS Digital in Prescribing Costs in Hospitals and the Community. This data does not reflect any discounts agreed with suppliers which are often commercially confidential. This data does not take account of any contract prices or discounts so the amount the NHS spent will be different. NHS negotiated contract prices for medicines are commercially sensitive.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/11/2017 16:55:15 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe