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48256

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he is satisfied with the current levels of recruitment to midwifery; and what steps he is taking to encourage recruitment of midwives.
tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
uin	196275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Health Education England are working with NHS England to ensure that sufficient midwives and other maternity staff are trained and available to provide every woman with personalised one-to-one care throughout pregnancy, childbirth and during the post natal period.</p><p> </p><p>Since June 2012 there are over 6,000 more midwives in training to qualify over the next three years. The latest figures show there are 21,888 qualified midwives (full time equivalent) working in the NHS in England.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>It is the responsibility of local NHS organisations to assess the health needs of their local communities and ensure they have the right staff, with the rights skills to deliver high quality and safe care.</p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

48538

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has any plans to end the employee trade union membership dues check-off system.
tabling member constituency	Livingston
tabling member printed	Graeme Morrice
uin	196767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>In accordance with a request from the Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Department and its executive agencies (Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and Public Health England) have undertaken a review of the provision of the check-off facility. Upon completion, this review will be submitted to the Secretary of State for consideration.</p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4012 label Biography information for Graeme Morrice

48566

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had on affordability of hospital car parks.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	196611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health has had a number of recent meetings in relation to the affordability of car parking in the National Health Service. He has asked his officials to produce guidance for hospitals to identify which groups should receive concessionary or free parking including disabled patients and visitors, those whose condition demands that they make frequent visits to hospital, and patients and visitors on a low income.</p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

48564

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2014, Official Report, column 356W, on medical records: databases, whether all third parties to which identifiable NHS Patient data has been disclosed under care.data will be routinely audited to ensure that the terms of the agreement are being followed.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	196701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>No data has been collected or provided yet under the care.data programme. The Health and Social Care Information Centre is implementing plans to strengthen its audit capabilities in relation to data sharing.</p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

49356

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on the licensing of e-cigarettes.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	197421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>On 14 March 2014, European Union member states formally adopted the revised Tobacco Products Directive, including the provisions for regulation of electronic cigarettes. Article 18 of the Directive will subject electronic cigarettes to consumer products legislation, with specific additional regulatory requirements unless they fall under the definition of a medicinal product.</p><p> </p><p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is continuing to focus on regulating medicinal nicotine containing products, including electronic cigarettes, to enable licensed products that meet appropriate standards of safety, quality and efficacy to be available. Marketing authorisation applications have been submitted and interest in licensing continues.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 197422 question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

49357

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has given consideration to licensing e-cigarettes as medicines.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	197422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>On 14 March 2014, European Union member states formally adopted the revised Tobacco Products Directive, including the provisions for regulation of electronic cigarettes. Article 18 of the Directive will subject electronic cigarettes to consumer products legislation, with specific additional regulatory requirements unless they fall under the definition of a medicinal product.</p><p> </p><p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is continuing to focus on regulating medicinal nicotine containing products, including electronic cigarettes, to enable licensed products that meet appropriate standards of safety, quality and efficacy to be available. Marketing authorisation applications have been submitted and interest in licensing continues.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 197421 question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

49054

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
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 effect of the number of surgical care practitioners on the training of junior doctors in surgery.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	197050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Government has mandated Health Education England (HEE) to provide national leadership on education, training and workforce development in the National Health Service.</p><p> </p><p>HEE supports the delivery of excellent healthcare and health improvement to the patients and public of England, by ensuring that our workforce has the right numbers, skills, values and behaviours, at the right time and in the right place. A key part of that role is a continuing responsibility for ensuring the provision of an appropriate number of surgical trainees. Assurance of the quality of surgical training is the responsibility of the General Medical Council.</p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

48234

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
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 effectiveness of dementia awareness training in the health and social care sector; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
uin	196253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Government's Mandate to Health Education England (HEE), published in May 2013, included the following deliverables:</p><p> </p><p>- All National Health Service staff who look after patients with dementia can have foundation level dementia training; and</p><p>- 100,000 NHS staff will have received foundation level training by 31 March 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The latest data available from HEE shows that over 108,000 NHS staff had completed Tier 1 dementia awareness training by 14 October 2013.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department has commissioned a number of projects on dementia education and training for health and social care staff and is working closely with its Workforce Advisory Group on dementia to consider the effectiveness of this work.</p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

48560

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what payment the Health and Social Care Information Centre received for allowing PA Consulting to use NHS data.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	196592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Health and Social Care Information Centre's predecessor organisation, the NHS Information Centre, received a not for profit charge for administering the application process and the preparing of data extracts. A charge of £2,155 excluding VAT was made to PA Consulting.</p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

49124

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what specific steps he will take to place the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust on a stable and secure long-term financial footing.
tabling member constituency	Tonbridge and Malling
tabling member printed	Sir John Stanley
uin	197156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The National Health Service Trust Development Authority (TDA) is working with the Trust to determine its financial recovery plans. The Trust's five year sustainability plan is currently being developed, and is due to be submitted on 20 June 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS TDA has also been involved in the recruitment of the Trust's new Finance Director, and is supportive of the appointment of the Trust's Turnaround Director.</p><p> </p><p>NHS West Kent clinical commissioning group is also working with the Trust to ensure its future sustainability.</p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	91 label Biography information for Sir John Stanley