The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2016-05-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to publish his review of employment tribunal fees.
Dominic Raab
We will announce the conclusions of our review of fees in the Employment Tribunals in due course.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2016-05-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department’s policy is on media appearances of officials of his Department; and if he will make a statement.
Jane Ellison
All officials working in the Department are expected to adhere to the Civil Service code, which sets out the values and behaviours expected of civil servants, including integrity, honesty, and objectivity. Where it is appropriate for very senior officials to undertake media activity, they must at all times uphold these values, as well as taking account of the ethical standards governing particular professions.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2016-06-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received from Sustainability and Transformation Plan leadership teams on the deadline for delivery of Sustainability and Transformation Plans.
George Freeman
Footprints were asked to make a submission by 15 April focusing on the critical decisions needed to drive sustainability and transformation. The next checkpoint will be on 30 June, when each footprint will submit the next draft of their plans. These will form the basis of a conversation with each of the 44 footprints. We are not aware of any representations on this deadline.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2016-07-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employment tribunal claims have been made under the Exclusivity Terms in Zero Hours Contracts (Redress) Regulations 2015 since those regulations came into force.
Sir Oliver Heald
There have been no claims made under the Exclusivity Terms in Zero Hours Contracts (Redress) Regulations 2015 since its introduction on 11 January 2016 to 31 March 2016. Data from April 2016 onwards will be published in due course at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2016-10-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department plans to publish a consultation on proposals to introduce fixed recoverable costs for clinical negligence cases.
Mr Philip Dunne
The Department plans to publish our consultation on fixed recoverable costs in lower value clinical negligence claims shortly. Following the consultation period we plan to provide a Government response and implement the scheme as soon as practically possible, in line with procedures for drafting and laying the Civil Procedure Rules.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2016-10-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent from the public purse on rail services per head of population in (a) Ellesmere Port & Neston constituency, (b) the North West, (c) the Northern Powerhouse area, (d) London and (e) England in (i) 2014-15 and (ii) 2015-16.
Andrew Jones
Figures on public sector spend on railways per head of population are produced for England and the regions as part of the HM Treasury Country and Regional Analysis (CRA).
In 2014/15, the latest year for which data are available, public sector spend per head on railways was £93 in the North West, £353 in London and £113 in England.
Defining the Northern Powerhouse area as the three regions in the north of England (North West, North East and Yorkshire and the Humber), spend on railways per head was £88 in 2014/15.
Data on spend per head on railways is not available for Ellesmere Port and Neston.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2016-10-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the NHS plans to publish Sustainability and Transformation Plans in full or summary form.
David Mowat
It is for each Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) area to fully update their local communities. We expect that areas will publish a version of their STPs between late October and the end of the year. We would also expect that most areas will undertake public engagement during this period.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2015-12-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many consultants have opted out of routine weekend working through the schedule 3 paragraph 6 of the NHS consultant contract in the last year.
Ben Gummer
This information is not held centrally.
Schedule 3 Paragraph 6 of the 2003 NHS consultant contract allows consultants to refuse non-emergency work after 7pm and before 7am during weekdays and weekends. The definitions section clarifies that this also applies to emergency work for those consultants whose specialty by its nature involves dealing routinely with emergency cases, e.g. accident and emergency consultants.
NHS trusts hold information on consultant working patterns. However, this information would not reveal how many individuals have relied on the clause to not participate in weekend work as part of their contract, or to work them at expensive locally negotiated rates.
In its 2013 report ‘Managing NHS hospital Consultants’ the National Audit Office (NAO) reported that 91% of trusts who responded to its survey paid for additional work using locally agreed rates, with rates of up £200 per hour reported. The NAO expressed the view that “This is likely to be linked to the fact that the contract allows consultants to refuse to work outside 7am to 7pm Monday to Friday.”
A subsequent report by the House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts concluded that as a result of the opt out, hospitals struggle to provide the appropriate level of consultant-led care for patients.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2016-01-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nationals of members state of the European Economic Area have registered with the (a) Health and Care Professions Council, (b) General Optical Council, (c) General Osteopathic Council and (d) General Chiropractic Council since June 2014.
Ben Gummer
The information requested about the numbers of nationals of member states of the European Economic Area (EEA) that have registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), the General Optical Council (GOC), the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) and the General Chiropractic Council (GCC) since June 2014 is not collected or held centrally.
However, information provided by the relevant regulatory bodies to enable this parliamentary question to be answered regarding EEA registrations since 1 June 2014 to date, is shown in the table below.
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Regulatory body |
Data provided by the regulatory body* |
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(GOsC) |
15 nationals of member states of the EEA have been registered by the GOsC since June 2014. |
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(GCC) |
11 nationals of member states of the EEA have been registered by the GCC since June 2014. |
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(GOC) |
65 nationals of member states of the EEA have been registered by the GOC since June 2014. |
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(HCPC) |
1,934 individuals. |
*The individuals in question are all EEA nationals who gained their qualifications in another member state and who applied under the Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications European Directive. This is with the exception of the figures provided by the HCPC where the figure may also include third country nationals (non-EEA nationals) who have become established in their profession in their home member state and have subsequently exercised their Treaty rights under the Directive.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2016-01-27.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the financial monitoring and accounts returns submitted to his Department, what the planned agency costs are forecast to be as a proportion of the total nursing costs in each NHS (a) trust and (b) foundation trust in 2015-16.
Alistair Burt
Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority have confirmed that they plan to publish data on the implementation of the agency caps in coming months.