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748189

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Hospital Beds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS beds were available for mental health patients in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	2925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>Information is not available in the format requested. NHS England publish quarterly data from all National Health Service organisations that operate beds that are open overnight or day only. This includes the number of mental illness beds. This data is available at the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/bed-availability-and-occupancy/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/bed-availability-and-occupancy/</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 10/07/2017 16:32:28 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

748190

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to ensure that any spare land sold off by the NHS is used to build affordable homes for low-paid NHS staff.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	2926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that National Health Service land is used in a way that ensures the best possible services for patients, the best value for taxpayers in freeing additional resources for reinvestment in new facilities and services, and which supports wider housing objectives. This includes freeing surplus NHS land sufficient for 26,000 homes.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this, we recognise that in some areas it may be beneficial for NHS organisations to use their surplus land to provide housing for their staff. We have been engaging with a wide range of stakeholders to understand better the housing need for NHS staff, and for the first time have started to collect data on where NHS organisations are already using their land in this way. The need for affordable homes for NHS staff differs across the country, and we are working with the NHS, housing associations, and other partners to explore opportunities for developing local solutions.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 10/07/2017 15:47:30 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

748191

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Government provides guidance to GP surgeries on whether they should provide supporting letters for disability benefit claims if patients request them.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	2927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>NHS England contracts with general practitioners (GPs) as independent providers of medical services for the National Health Service. Under the terms of their contract, GPs are required to provide certain medical reports or complete certain forms, including those related to claiming disability benefits, free of charge to their registered patients.</p><p> </p><p>Outside their contractual requirements, GPs also offer a variety of other services which successive governments have regarded as private matters between the patient and the GP. In such cases, decisions on whether to charge a fee and the level of the fee charged are at the GP’s discretion.</p><p> </p><p>Where GPs intend to charge for services to patients, the British Medical Association (BMA) advises them to forewarn patients, at the earliest opportunity, of the likely level of fees. The BMA also produces guidance on the level of fees that should be charged for commonly provided services.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 2928 question first answered 10/07/2017 14:17:17 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

748192

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hospitals: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospitals have been identified which are clad with (a) material similar to the Grenfell Tower and (b) other fire-risk material; what remedial work has been carried out on those hospitals; and whether additional funding will be provided by the Government to ensure remedial work on those hospitals is not met from existing NHS budgets.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	2936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The National Health Service estate encompasses a huge, varied and complex set of buildings and facilities. Currently annual running costs of the NHS estates are over £8 billion, and NHS providers also spend some £3 billion annually on capital investment, in particular on maintaining and improving their estates and infrastructure. The use of resources to find and remedy fire safety issues remains an absolute priority.</p><p>As part of the response to the tragic events at Grenfell Tower, actions have been implemented across the NHS to assess the risks of similar issues and ensure that the NHS estate is safe.</p><p>Fire safety checks of NHS facilities are regularly undertaken in line with legislation and guidance. Hospitals are well prepared – each one has a tailored fire safety plan, which includes assessment of the provision of fire safety precautions including alarms and evacuation plans. But nothing is more important than the safety of patients and staff, so on a precautionary basis we asked all hospitals to conduct additional checks. Jim Mackey, Chief Executive of NHS Improvement instigated inspections by local fire and rescue services on 24 June 2017.</p><p>All NHS trusts and foundation trusts were asked to carry out urgent fire safety checks following the Grenfell Tower fire. All NHS trusts have provided assurance that they have undertaken a fire risk assessment in the past 12 months.</p><p>NHS Improvement has identified 38 organisations requiring support to carry out urgent checks to ascertain if they had cladding similar to that used on the Grenfell Tower. All 38 of these ‘priority 1’ trusts have started 24-hour fire warden patrols. As of 6 July, of those trusts and foundation trusts:</p><p>- 19 have had fire safety inspections and a review of additional technical information supplied to NHS Improvement and no further action is necessary at this stage;</p><p>- 16 are not required to take further action at this stage as the building material sampled is not aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding;</p><p>- samples of ACM cladding taken from three providers have failed combustibility tests;</p><p>- The three providers that have failed ACM tests are taking all necessary steps to ensure the safety of those buildings and occupants, in line with updated fire safety guidance issued by NHS Improvement. Of these three providers:</p><p>- a test sample taken from an office building at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust failed an ACM fire safety test. The Trust has already removed the cladding as a precautionary measure. This was not a building used by patients;</p><p>- Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is taking steps to remove cladding from one of its buildings following a failed ACM test result. The building is not used for inpatient accommodation and measures are being put in place to ensure the safety of the building while the ACM is removed; and</p><p>- samples from a building at North Middlesex University Hospitals NHS Trust have also failed the ACM combustibility test. The cladded areas do not house any inpatients.</p><p>NHS Improvement have confirmed that patient safety is paramount, and that there will be no disruptions to patient services or continuity of care.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 2937 2941 question first answered 10/07/2017 15:02:10 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

748198

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is required to consult on proposed changes to delivery of acute services in South-West Hertfordshire.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Mike Penning
uin	2702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>All service changes should be based on clear evidence that they will deliver better outcomes for patients. It is right that these decisions are led by local clinicians, who best understand the healthcare needs of their local populations, and in consultation with local people.</p><p> </p><p>Any changes should meet the four Government tests for significant service change: they should have support from general practitioner commissioners, be based on clinical evidence, demonstrate public and patient engagement, and consider patient choice. There is additional NHS England guidance which means that proposed service reconfigurations should be tested for their impact on overall bed numbers in the area.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 10/07/2017 14:57:49 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

748199

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Hertfordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the annual administration costs are for the NHS in Hertfordshire.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Mike Penning
uin	2703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The administration costs for Hertfordshire clinical commissioning groups in 2016-17 was:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Clinical Commissioning Group</p></td><td><p>Administrative Costs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East and North Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>£11.0 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Herts Valleys</p></td><td><p>£13.2 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold administration costs for National Health Service trusts or foundation trusts.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 2704 question first answered 10/07/2017 14:54:40 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

748200

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Clinical Commissioning Groups: Hertfordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the annual administration costs are of each clinical commissioning group in Hertfordshire.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Mike Penning
uin	2704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The administration costs for Hertfordshire clinical commissioning groups in 2016-17 was:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Clinical Commissioning Group</p></td><td><p>Administrative Costs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East and North Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>£11.0 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Herts Valleys</p></td><td><p>£13.2 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold administration costs for National Health Service trusts or foundation trusts.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 2703 question first answered 10/07/2017 14:54:40 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

748210

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Doctors: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many doctors from the EU countries newly registered with the General Medical Council in each month in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	2940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected by the Department.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 10/07/2017 15:42:09 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

748211

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what instructions his Department have provided to NHS bodies related to fire safety checks; and whether all hospitals in England have been fire assessed.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	2941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The National Health Service estate encompasses a huge, varied and complex set of buildings and facilities. Currently annual running costs of the NHS estates are over £8 billion, and NHS providers also spend some £3 billion annually on capital investment, in particular on maintaining and improving their estates and infrastructure. The use of resources to find and remedy fire safety issues remains an absolute priority.</p><p>As part of the response to the tragic events at Grenfell Tower, actions have been implemented across the NHS to assess the risks of similar issues and ensure that the NHS estate is safe.</p><p>Fire safety checks of NHS facilities are regularly undertaken in line with legislation and guidance. Hospitals are well prepared – each one has a tailored fire safety plan, which includes assessment of the provision of fire safety precautions including alarms and evacuation plans. But nothing is more important than the safety of patients and staff, so on a precautionary basis we asked all hospitals to conduct additional checks. Jim Mackey, Chief Executive of NHS Improvement instigated inspections by local fire and rescue services on 24 June 2017.</p><p>All NHS trusts and foundation trusts were asked to carry out urgent fire safety checks following the Grenfell Tower fire. All NHS trusts have provided assurance that they have undertaken a fire risk assessment in the past 12 months.</p><p>NHS Improvement has identified 38 organisations requiring support to carry out urgent checks to ascertain if they had cladding similar to that used on the Grenfell Tower. All 38 of these ‘priority 1’ trusts have started 24-hour fire warden patrols. As of 6 July, of those trusts and foundation trusts:</p><p>- 19 have had fire safety inspections and a review of additional technical information supplied to NHS Improvement and no further action is necessary at this stage;</p><p>- 16 are not required to take further action at this stage as the building material sampled is not aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding;</p><p>- samples of ACM cladding taken from three providers have failed combustibility tests;</p><p>- The three providers that have failed ACM tests are taking all necessary steps to ensure the safety of those buildings and occupants, in line with updated fire safety guidance issued by NHS Improvement. Of these three providers:</p><p>- a test sample taken from an office building at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust failed an ACM fire safety test. The Trust has already removed the cladding as a precautionary measure. This was not a building used by patients;</p><p>- Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is taking steps to remove cladding from one of its buildings following a failed ACM test result. The building is not used for inpatient accommodation and measures are being put in place to ensure the safety of the building while the ACM is removed; and</p><p>- samples from a building at North Middlesex University Hospitals NHS Trust have also failed the ACM combustibility test. The cladded areas do not house any inpatients.</p><p>NHS Improvement have confirmed that patient safety is paramount, and that there will be no disruptions to patient services or continuity of care.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 2936 2937 question first answered 10/07/2017 15:02:10 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

748212

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Piperacillin/tazobactam
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 future supplies of the Tazocin brand of the antibiotic piperacillin-tazobactam.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
uin	2915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department is in direct contact with all suppliers of piperacillin-tazobactam about future supplies coming into the United Kingdom, including Pfizer who market the brand Tazocin. Pfizer currently have supplies available and have confirmed that they are able to bring larger volumes of Tazocin to the UK market from October onwards. Several other suppliers of generic piperacillin-tazobactam injection have also confirmed supplies are available and there is no clinical preference between any given manufacturer’s version of the medicine.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 10/07/2017 15:14:31 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes