The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2016-03-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2016 to Question 26284, on NHS England: Deloitte, what the overall value of the contract is.
Ben Gummer
Due to the need to safeguard commercial-in-confidence information, we are unable to provide this information, as to do so risks materially affecting NHS England’s ability to secure value for money in any subsequent procurement.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2016-03-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many paramedics have moved from that role to that of a hospital-based practitioner in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
Ben Gummer
Information on the number of paramedics who moved to the role of hospital based practitioner is not collected by the Department.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2016-04-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether public consultation was undertaken prior to the formation of Sustainability and Transformation Plan footprints.
George Freeman
The NHS Shared Planning Guidance (December 2015) asked each area to develop a proposed Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) footprint, engaging with local authorities and other partners on what this should look like.
The footprints were reviewed by the national bodies with regard to: geography (including patient flow); scale; fit with footprints of existing change programmes; financial sustainability; and leadership capacity.
STPs are not statutory entities but collective discussion fora which aim to bring together health and care leaders to support the delivery of improved health and care based on the needs of local populations.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2016-05-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much in interest was paid on legal aid repayments in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
Mr Shailesh Vara
The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) has received the following in interest repayments on outstanding civil interest bearing debt over the last ten years:
|
Financial year |
Interest Repayments (£000s) |
|
2014-15 |
6,236 |
|
2013-14 |
6,624 |
|
2012-13 |
5,985 |
|
2011-12 |
7,052 |
|
2010-11 |
5,212 |
|
2009-10 |
5,709 |
|
2008-09 |
5,615 |
|
2007-08 |
7,760 |
|
2006-07 |
9,450 |
|
2005-06 |
9,182 |
There is no interest charged on criminal debt.
The statutory charge has existed since the inception of the legal aid scheme and the Government believes it is right for those who are funded through legal aid and recover property to repay their costs. The current level of simple interest is appropriate in discouraging vexatious or unnecessary legal action and encourages early repayment.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2016-05-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average length is of nursing, midwifery and allied healthcare students’ clinical placements taken in each year of their degree.
Ben Gummer
The information about the average length of clinical placements for nursing, midwifery and allied healthcare students taken in each year of their degree is not collected by the Department.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2016-06-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2016 to Question 39429, if he will publish a copy of all communications his Department has had with the Vote Leave Campaign on its use of the NHS logo.
George Freeman
The communications between the Department and Vote Leave are considered prejudicial to the interests of the Department and the National Health Service and as such, it is not appropriate to publish the correspondence.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2016-07-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on workforce numbers in the NHS of the UK withdrawing from the EU.
Mr Philip Dunne
No immediate assessment has been made of the potential effect on workforce numbers in the National Health Service of the United Kingdom withdrawing from the European Union.
As we plan a new relationship with the EU, this Government will continue to ensure the NHS is able to recruit and retain the workforce required to provide high quality care.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2016-09-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many social houses were (a) built and (b) sold under the Right to Buy scheme in (i) Ellesmere Port and Neston constituency, (ii) Cheshire West and Chester and (iii) England in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
Gavin Barwell
The 2012 reinvigorated Right to Buy scheme increased maximum discounts and, for the first time ever, introduced a requirement to replace every additional sale (i.e. one that has come about as a result of the increased discounts) nationally with another property through acquisition or new supply. There is a rolling 3 years deadline for local authorities to use the receipts from additional Right to Buy sales for new affordable housing – and councils are delivering, replacing more than one for one within the deadline.
Right to Buy sales by local authority (Table 691) and local authority starts and acquisitions (Table 693) can be accessed at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-social-housingsales
Figures are not available at a constituency level.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2016-10-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) key stakeholders on ensuring that researchers who are EU nationals and who are in the UK or due to arrive in the UK to work at leading research institutions are supported through any changes to their ability to remain and work in the UK when the UK leaves the EU.
Mr Robert Goodwill
The Prime Minister has been clear that she wants to protect the status of EU nationals already living and working in the UK, and the only circumstances in which that wouldn’t be possible is if British citizens’ rights in other EU Member States were not protected in return.
As part of this process, the Home Secretary will continue to work closely with colleagues across Whitehall and the Government will engage with relevant stakeholders.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2016-10-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions Ministers of his Department have had with Ministers of the Department for Justice on the investigation of stillbirths and neonatal deaths.
Mr Philip Dunne
No recent meetings have been held with colleagues at the Ministry of Justice to discuss this subject.
By law coroners can only investigate deaths of a baby when they have lived independently of their mother. Coroners have no role in investigating stillbirths, and there are no plans to change this. If there is doubt as to whether a baby was stillborn or lived independently of their mother the loss should be reported to the coroner to consider whether an investigation should be carried out.
We are providing £500,000 of funding, via the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership, for the development of a new system – the Standardised Perinatal Mortality Review Tool – which once complete will be used across the National Health Service to enable maternity services to review and learn from every stillbirth and neonatal death. We have also asked the new independent Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch, established in April 2016, to consider a particular focus on maternity services in its first year.
On 17 October my Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health announced a comprehensive package of measures designed dramatically to improve the safety of maternity care in the NHS, with a particular focus on learning and supporting the NHS to become the world’s largest learning organisation. The announcement introduced the commitment to consult on a new voluntary alternative to litigation for families affected by severe birth injury (Rapid Resolution and Redress (RRR)).
RRR will provide an independent and thorough investigation of all instances of severe avoidable birth injury (around 500 cases per year), and for eligible cases the option to join an alternative system of compensation that offers support and regular payments without the need to bring a claim through the courts. We will be consulting to ensure the policy design best meets the needs of families.