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1011480

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date	21/11/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of employees in his Department identify as (a) male and (b) female; and what the average hourly pay was for staff identifying as (a) male and (b) female in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	194071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales (OSSW) is not an employer in its own right. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) provide employment services on our behalf. Currently the MoJ does not collect data on the way in which staff identify their gender, only data relating to their sex.</p><p> </p><p>As at 31 October 2018, 53% of MoJ employees assigned to OSSW were recorded as being female and 47% as being male.</p><p> </p><p>The average hourly pay for staff recorded as (a) male and (b) female at the end of each of the last 3 financial years, is set out below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Average Hourly Rate</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>(a) </strong><strong>Male</strong></p></td><td><p>£19.55</p></td><td><p>£19.02</p></td><td><p>£20.67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>(b) Female </strong></p></td><td><p>£17.48</p></td><td><p>£17.20</p></td><td><p>£19.51</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 26/11/2018 16:07:41 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1011501

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claimants in employment have had a disputed earnings referral in respect of their claim in each month since April 2017.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	194074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the reply to Question 146120, which contains the information from May 2017 to April 2018. Information from May 2018 onwards can be seen in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>May 2018</p></td><td><p>June 2018</p></td><td><p>July 2018</p></td><td><p>August 2018</p></td><td><p>Sept 2018</p></td><td><p>Oct 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of claimants with disputes</p></td><td><p>3302</p></td><td><p>3348</p></td><td><p>4349</p></td><td><p>4946</p></td><td><p>3805</p></td><td><p>5737</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caseload on Universal Credit</p></td><td><p>921,009</p></td><td><p>982,354</p></td><td><p>1,041,240</p></td><td><p>1,117,206</p></td><td><p>1,217,964</p></td><td><p>1,317,985</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disputes as a proportion of total caseload</p></td><td><p>0.36%</p></td><td><p>0.34%</p></td><td><p>0.42%</p></td><td><p>0.44%</p></td><td><p>0.31%</p></td><td><p>0.44%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p /><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 26/11/2018 16:00:53 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1011510

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	NHS: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what advice he has issued to manufacturers of general sales list medicines on whether to stockpile medicines in preparation for the UK leaving the EU without a deal; whether he plans to update that advice before the end of 2018; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Jenny Chapman
uin	194157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>On 23 August 2018 the Department wrote to all pharmaceutical companies that supply the United Kingdom with pharmacy (P) or prescription-only medicines (POM) from, or via, the European Union/European Economic Area (EEA), asking them to ensure they have a minimum of six weeks’ additional supply in the UK, over and above their business as usual operational buffer stocks, by 29 March 2019 in the event of a no deal EU Exit.</p><p> </p><p>Over-the-counter ‘General Sales List’ (GSL) medicines are not included in the Department’s medicines supply contingency programme. GSLs are not considered in-scope for the programme as there are multiple alternatives available should a single GSL medicine be subject to a short-term supply disruption.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is currently considering how best it may support pharmaceutical companies as part of its medicine supply contingency programme. Part of this support will include funding to provide additional capacity for the storage of P and POM medicines in the UK. A process to apply for such funding has been undertaken in recent weeks and contract agreements are imminent.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 194158 194159 question first answered 26/11/2018 16:08:43 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington

1011511

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	NHS: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people presenting at NHS services because they are unable to purchase general sales list medicines for (a) themselves and (b) their children in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Jenny Chapman
uin	194158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>On 23 August 2018 the Department wrote to all pharmaceutical companies that supply the United Kingdom with pharmacy (P) or prescription-only medicines (POM) from, or via, the European Union/European Economic Area (EEA), asking them to ensure they have a minimum of six weeks’ additional supply in the UK, over and above their business as usual operational buffer stocks, by 29 March 2019 in the event of a no deal EU Exit.</p><p> </p><p>Over-the-counter ‘General Sales List’ (GSL) medicines are not included in the Department’s medicines supply contingency programme. GSLs are not considered in-scope for the programme as there are multiple alternatives available should a single GSL medicine be subject to a short-term supply disruption.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is currently considering how best it may support pharmaceutical companies as part of its medicine supply contingency programme. Part of this support will include funding to provide additional capacity for the storage of P and POM medicines in the UK. A process to apply for such funding has been undertaken in recent weeks and contract agreements are imminent.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 194157 194159 question first answered 26/11/2018 16:08:44 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington

1011512

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	NHS: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to offer financial support to manufacturers of general sales list medicines for the stockpiling of medicines in preparation for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Jenny Chapman
uin	194159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>On 23 August 2018 the Department wrote to all pharmaceutical companies that supply the United Kingdom with pharmacy (P) or prescription-only medicines (POM) from, or via, the European Union/European Economic Area (EEA), asking them to ensure they have a minimum of six weeks’ additional supply in the UK, over and above their business as usual operational buffer stocks, by 29 March 2019 in the event of a no deal EU Exit.</p><p> </p><p>Over-the-counter ‘General Sales List’ (GSL) medicines are not included in the Department’s medicines supply contingency programme. GSLs are not considered in-scope for the programme as there are multiple alternatives available should a single GSL medicine be subject to a short-term supply disruption.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is currently considering how best it may support pharmaceutical companies as part of its medicine supply contingency programme. Part of this support will include funding to provide additional capacity for the storage of P and POM medicines in the UK. A process to apply for such funding has been undertaken in recent weeks and contract agreements are imminent.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 194157 194158 question first answered 26/11/2018 16:08:43 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington

1011524

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Nurses: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the change in funding was for nursing higher education in 2016.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	194168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>There was no change in funding for nursing higher education in 2016.</p><p> </p><p>In the Spending Review 2015 the Government announced that tuition and maintenance costs for new pre-registration nursing, midwifery and allied health degree students would be funded by the student loans system from 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Typically, students on the loan system are at least 25% better off whilst they study than the previous funding system and eligible healthcare students have access to additional non-repayable Government funding of £1,000 for childcare, funding for travel to clinical placements and an exceptional support fund of up to £3,000 per student per academic year.</p><p> </p><p>The latest University and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) data from October 2018 shows that demand for nursing courses remains strong, with applications exceeding available places in 2018. The number of acceptances to nursing and midwifery courses in 2018 is consistent with earlier years, at approximately 22,000.</p><p> </p><p>Final UCAS data will be published in December 2018.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 26/11/2018 16:10:03 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1011558

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Palliative Care: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to include meeting the end of life care choice commitment for babies, children and young people in the new NHS long-term plan; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	194000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>‘Our Commitment to you for end of life care’, published in July 2016, set out what everyone should expect from their care at the end of life and the actions we are taking to make high quality, personalised care a reality for all, both adults and children. Through the Mandate to NHS England, we have asked NHS England to deliver the Choice Commitment, and through its National Programme Board for End of life Care, NHS England is working with all key system partners and stakeholders, including the children’s end of life care charity Together for Short Lives, to achieve this. A copy of the Choice Commitment and the One Year On progress report can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/choice-in-end-of-life-care-government-response" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/choice-in-end-of-life-care-government-response</a></p><p> </p><p>End of life care, including for babies, children and young people, is an important part of the proposals which are helping to shape the long-term plan for the National Health Service. The plan is expected for publication later this year.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 26/11/2018 16:12:26 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1011559

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Pain: Clinics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting times have been for (a) a referral and (b) an urgent referral to a pain clinic in each clinical commissioning group area in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	194181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 26/11/2018 16:06:59 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1011581

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Modernisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish the Modernising Defence Programme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	194084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The Modernising Defence Programme is ongoing. I remain committed to updating Parliament once progress has been made.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 26/11/2018 16:17:13 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

1011615

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Health Services: Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2018 to Question 191946 on Health Services: Immigrants, what the evidential basis was for his Department's conclusion that the surcharge has had no effect on recruitment and retention of NHS staff.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	194214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government publishes quarterly updates on immigration statistics, which include data on visa grants and is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2018/why-do-people-come-to-the-uk-2-to-work" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2018/why-do-people-come-to-the-uk-2-to-work</a></p><p> </p><p>The available evidence suggests that, since its introduction, there has not been any negative impact on the number of applications made to come to the United Kingdom as a result of the surcharge.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 26/11/2018 16:11:10 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens