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595489

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Dyslexia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government plans to give people with dyslexia in the armed forces protection under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Kevin Foster
uin	47440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>There are no plans to extend the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 to cover Service personnel who have dyslexia. The Defence Direction for Specific Learning Difficulties (contained within Joint Service Publication 898 'Defence Direction and Guidance on Training, Education and Skills') provides direction to all Service personnel who have dyslexia, and line managers, trainers and commanders who are required to manage Service personnel with dyslexia. It provides a learning support framework for those identified with dyslexia, ensuring that the Ministry of Defence meets its obligations as a responsible employer.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 12/10/2016 15:13:13 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster

595493

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Military Decorations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Legion d'Honneur applications are outstanding in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Kevin Foster
uin	46977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has received approximately 5,300 applications from veterans for the French award of the Legion d'Honneur. We have passed the majority of these to the French in accordance with the maximum permitted rate of 100 per week. We now only have 85 remaining applications to pass to the French, which will be submitted next week, and 130 applications with missing information which, therefore, cannot be processed - the Department is working to resolve these.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 12/10/2016 15:21:21 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster

595777

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Junior Doctors: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, based on today's values, what the expected lifetime earnings are for a junior doctor starting in training in August 2016 if they become (a) a consultant, (b) a GP and (c) remain a junior doctor; and what assessment his Department has made of how those earnings compare to other (i) public and (ii) private sector professionals.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Kevin Foster
uin	46829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The career earnings of a doctor will depend on many factors and are therefore highly specific to individual circumstances. They will depend on decisions around gap years and career breaks, part-time working, the choice between general practice and other specialties, when they leave the National Health Service or retire and on the speed of progression through training. However, indications can be provided by constructing a hypothetical career based on reasonable assumptions in-line with current data.</p><p> </p><p>It is estimated that assuming a 40 year full time career from Foundation Programme up to consultant or partner in General Practice, a junior doctor starting training in August 2016 could expect to earn around £4 million or an average of around £100,000 per year in 2016/17 prices.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Comparisons of pay across industries and sectors are notoriously difficult, capturing differences in pressures and working patterns is particularly complicated. Comparison of recent earnings growth for doctors compared with other high-earning occupations shows that doctors remain one of the very highest-earning occupations in the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 17/10/2016 16:04:13 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster

582530

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Junior Doctors: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a comparative estimate of the level of proposed average pay under the new junior doctor's contract for a junior doctor working (a) part-time, (b) full-time and (c) as a full-time trainee.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Kevin Foster
uin	46140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2016 answer text <p>Under the new contract, which is based on the principle of equal pay for work of equal value and pay for hours worked, full time trainees working at the same level of responsibility will receive the same basic pay and will be paid the same unsocial hours and weekend allowances depending on how many they work. Less than full time trainees working at the same level of responsibility will receive equal pay to full timers pro-rated to the number of hours that they work. Weekend and on-call allowances are also pro–rated.</p><p> </p><p>Those trainees working at ST4 and above will continue to be paid under the terms of the old contract, under transitional arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>At the British Medical Association’s request, it was agreed that there would be four levels of responsibility within the junior doctor training path for pay purposes.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 21/09/2016 08:19:24 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster

582590

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Mobility Scooters: Vehicle Number Plates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make plans to introduce number plates for all mobility scooters to ensure that such scooters could be traced in the event of a collision with a pedestrian.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Kevin Foster
uin	46139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2016 answer text <p>Mobility scooters have to comply with the prescribed conditions and requirements set out in the ‘Use of Invalid Carriages on Highways Regulations 1988’ which divides them into two main categories.</p><p> </p><p>The Class 2 type can travel at 4mph and is primarily intended for use on the footway or footpath. 4 mph is considered appropriate for pavement use as it is akin to a brisk walking pace.</p><p> </p><p>The Class 3 type can travel on the road at up to 8 mph, but must have the facility via a limiter to be driven at no more than 4 mph when used on the footpath.</p><p> </p><p>Users of new or second hand Class 3 vehicles are required to register their vehicles with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) for use on public roads. However, there is currently no requirement to display the vehicle registration number on the scooter and I have no plans to change this.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 20/09/2016 14:26:23 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster

579500

registered interest
date	09/09/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Junior Doctors: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a comparative assessment of the level of proposed weekend pay under the new junior doctors' contract with weekend pay for (a) prison officers, (b) fire fighters, (c) police officers, (d) call centre workers, (e) consultants and (f) nurses, midwives and physios.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Kevin Foster
uin	45817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2016 answer text <p>Junior doctors already work weekends, and they will continue to be fairly rewarded for work undertaken at the weekend using the weekend allowance proposed by the British Medical Association negotiators. Comparative rates are set out in the <ins class="ministerial">attached</ins> table<del class="ministerial"> below</del>.</p><p> </p><p>Because of the allowance based approach to weekend working, the effective hourly rate juniors are paid will vary depending on how many hours they work over how many weekends. In almost all cases junior doctors will receive weekend pay better than other National Health Service professional staff.</p><p> </p><p>A typical rota for a junior doctor involves an average of 6.5 hours a week being worked at weekends. (i.e. they work two long shifts of 13 hours every four weekends). This is split evenly over Saturdays and Sundays and includes night work.</p><p> </p><p>For working those weekend hours the percentage hourly supplement across all the hours worked for different groups of NHS staff would be</p><p>- 66% for a junior doctor (37% for night work plus an additional 7.5% weekend allowance set as a percentage of basic pay)</p><p>- 56% for a band 3 Health Care Assistant (37% for Saturday, 74% for Sunday)</p><p>- 45% for a nurse (30% for Saturday, 60% for Sunday)</p><p>- 33% for a consultant</p><p> </p><p><strong><br /> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Payment</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Junior doctors</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Weekend night shifts ending by 10am. Time plus 37%. Weekend allowance - + 10% 1in2 - + 7.5% - + 6% - + 4% - + 3% - No allowance</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Consultants</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4hour Programmed Activity is reduced to 3 hours, effectively Time + 33%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Nurses</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Time + 30% Saturday time +60% Sunday</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Prison officers *</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Time + 17%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Firefighters *</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Shift duty covers shifts 24 hours, 7 days. No premia</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Police Officers *</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Time plus 10% for nights only (8pm-6am)</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Call centre workers *</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Between Time + 5% and Time + 40%</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">*Income Data Services study</del></p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 19/09/2016 17:00:01 question first ministerially corrected 20/09/2016 09:51:13 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne attachment 1 file name Comparative weekend pay rates PQ45817.docx title Comparative Pay Rates PQ45817 previous answer version 12257 answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster

579501

registered interest
date	09/09/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Junior Doctors: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a comparative assessment of the level of the proposed night time premium under the new junior doctors' contract with the night time premium for (a) airline pilots, (b) fire fighters, (c) police officers, (d) consultants and (e) nurses, midwives and physios.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Kevin Foster
uin	45818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2016 answer text <p>Under the new contract the night time premium proposed for junior doctors means that they will be paid a higher supplement rate than consultants and nurses in the National Health Service and significantly more than other public sector employees.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Night Window</p></td><td><p>Payment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Junior doctors</p></td><td><p>9pm-7am or until the end of the night shift up to 10am</p></td><td><p>Time + 37%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Consultants</p></td><td><p>7pm-7am</p></td><td><p>4 hour Programmed Activity is reduced to 3 hours, effectively time + 33%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nurses</p></td><td><p>8pm-6am</p></td><td><p>Time + 30%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Airline Pilots*</p></td><td><p>1am-7am</p></td><td><p>Time + 14-17% for captain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Police Officers*</p></td><td><p>8pm-6am</p></td><td><p>Time + 10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Firefighters *</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>Shift duty covers shifts 24 hours, 7 days. No premia</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*Income Data Services study</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 19/09/2016 16:21:37 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster

579503

registered interest
date	09/09/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Consultants: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate how many consultants earn more than the Prime Minister.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Kevin Foster
uin	45802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2016 answer text <p>It is estimated that 8,000 consultants earn more than £142,500. This figure relates to the earnings of consultants employed by the NHS Hospital and Community Health Service (HCHS) in England, and is based on NHS Earnings Estimates and Workforce Statistics published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC).</p><p> </p><p>Sources: HCHS Consultants earnings figures based on statistics published by the HSCIC, from NHS Electronic Staff Record data, in NHS Staff Earnings Estimates to December 2015. The NHS Electronic Staff Record is the HR and Payroll system used by almost all National Health Service trusts and foundation trusts in England. HCHS Consultant numbers published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre in NHS Workforce Statistics.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 19/09/2016 15:04:33 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster

579514

registered interest
date	09/09/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Junior Doctors: Working Hours
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 potential effect of the proposed new junior doctors' contract on reducing rota gaps.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Kevin Foster
uin	45805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2016 answer text <p>The new contract is part of the solution to rota gaps. It contains protections that mean that safe working hours will be enforced and light will be shone on rota gaps by the Guardian of Safe Working Hours reporting to the Board of each trust. Where action is not taken, this will be escalated to the Care Quality Commission, the General Medical Council and Health Education England. These protections simply do not exist in the current contract. In terms of covering rota gaps, no junior doctor can be asked to work more than an average of 48 hours a week and cannot work more than an average of 56 hours a week if they opt out from the Working Time Directive. The new contract rules for instance on rest periods and consecutive night shifts also apply to any additional work done.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 19/09/2016 15:36:34 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster

579515

registered interest
date	09/09/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Junior Doctors: Working Hours
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 potential effect of the proposed new junior doctors' contract on ensuring safe working hours.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Kevin Foster
uin	45806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2016 answer text <p>The new contract includes stronger limits on working hours and patterns of work and a robust oversight mechanism to ensure that prompt action is taken if needed. This will be an integral part of how trusts meet their statutory obligations to keep staff and patients safe. Required action includes a review of work schedules to ensure safe working, payment for additional work done and fines where the limits in the contract are breached. There are no such protections under the current contract. For instance, at present, junior doctors can be asked to work up to 91 hours a week, up to seven night shifts in a row and every weekend under the current contract. The Guardian of Safe Working Hours will be tasked with ensuring that rotas reflect the hours that juniors work and they are within the new contractual limits.</p><p> </p><p>These limits under the new contract are a maximum of 72 hours per week (compared to 91 currently), and the limit on average weekly hours will remain 48 hours (and be limited to 56 hours where a doctor opts out of the Working Time Regulations).</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 19/09/2016 16:31:27 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster