Tag: Jamie Reed

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2014-04-30.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much NHS England spent on tendering for clinical services in 2013-14.

Dr Daniel Poulter

NHS England has advised that it does not hold information on spend on tendering for clinical services. Staff payroll costs will form the majority of the cost of any tendering process and it is not possible to determine what proportion of each individual staff member’s time is spent on this work.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2014-04-30.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much (a) NHS England, (b) Clinical Commissioning Groups, (c) Commissioning Support Units and (d) Monitor spent on consultancy workers in the last financial year.

Dr Daniel Poulter

As final year accounts have not yet been produced for Monitor or for NHS England, it is not at this time possible to give actual spend figures for 2013-14.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2014-06-04.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what average number of GP visits was required prior to diagnosis of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis in (a) 2012 and (b) 2013.

Norman Lamb

Information concerning the number of patients diagnosed with either rheumatoid arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis on an annual basis is not collected.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2014-06-04.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis received treatment within three months of symptom onset in (a) 2012 and (b) 2013.

Norman Lamb

Information concerning the number of patients diagnosed with either rheumatoid arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis on an annual basis is not collected.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2014-06-04.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what methodology his Department uses to calculate workforce requirements for (a) community physiotherapists, (b) podiatrists and (c) occupational health therapists; and what future projection he has made of staffing levels in such professions.

Dr Daniel Poulter

Health Education England (HEE) was established to ensure a greater connection between the needs and demands of local employers and education and training commissions.HEE holds information contributing to, and are responsible for, the secure supply of the England NHS funded workforce.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2014-06-04.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations he has received on the reopening of the Keswick to Penrith railway line.

Stephen Hammond

In the last two years the Department for Transport has received four letters on the matter. The Department for Transport is aware of an on-going campaign led by a group called CKP Railways to re-open the Penrith to Keswick line. As any re-opening would primarily address local rather than strategic transport needs, it would be for Cumbria County Council and the Local Enterprise Partnership to determine whether the re-opening of the line is a priority and secure funding from locally allocated funds, such as the Local Growth Fund. We have received no indication that this scheme is a priority for the Council.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2014-06-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications for free schools have been made in (a) Copeland constituency and (b) Cumbria in each of the last two years.

Mr Edward Timpson

The Department has not received any applications for free schools in Copeland. We have received one application from Cumbria within the last two years, which was successful.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2014-06-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teaching assistant training posts have been (a) commissioned and (b) filled in in (i) Copeland and (ii) Cumbria in the latest period for which figures are available.

Mr David Laws

The information requested is not collected centrally.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2014-06-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what correspondence he has received on concerns over the potential closure of GP surgeries in the last year.

Dr Daniel Poulter

A search of the Department’s Ministerial correspondence database has identified 410 items of correspondence received since 1 June 2013 about concerns over the potential closure of general practitioner surgeries. The cost of a more comprehensive search would incur a disproportionate cost to the Department.