Tag: Roger Godsiff

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2015-01-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 2 January 2015 to Question 219648, who the members of the care.data Programme Board are; and (a) by whom and (b) by what process those board members were appointed.

Dr Daniel Poulter

The Programme Board was reconstituted in June 2014 following a Project Validation Review carried out by the Major Project Authority. Programme Board members were formally invited to join by the Senior Responsible Owner, Tim Kelsey, based upon the requirement for a balance of representation from the Department of Health, those arm’s length bodies with involvement in the programme and representation from those involved in the delivery of the programme at a local level.

care.data Programme Board member	Organisation
Eve Roodhouse	Health and Social Care Information Centre
Andy Williams	Health and Social Care Information Centre
Tim Kelsey	NHS England
Dr Geraint Lewis	NHS England, Patients and Information
Prof John Newton	Public Health England
Simon Denegri	National Institute for Health Research
Peter Knight	Department of Health
Mark Davies	Department of Health
David Knight	Department of Health
Tom Ward	Care Quality Commission
Dr Ian Hudson	Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
Neil Stutchbury	Monitor
Sir Bruce Keogh	NHS England
Dr Sarah Schofield	West Hampshire clinical commissioning groups
Donna Braisby (Secretariat)	Health and Social Care Information Centre

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2015-02-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total value of contracts his Department has with private sector providers was in each of the last five years for which records are available.

Mr Shailesh Vara

Noted below are the values for contracts with private sector providers awarded in each of the financial years, the values show the average annual spend for the financial year.

2010 – 11	2011 – 12	2012 – 13	2013 -14	2014 – 15
£256,880,714	£568,924,146	£438,322,765	£276,327,267	£1,086,494,704

The private sector has an important role to play in helping deliver much needed reforms. We remain committed to promoting a diverse market including public, private and voluntary sectors, as well as ensuring rigorous contract management and high standards of behavior.

We have undertaken a major review of contract management to ensure that we have in place robust and accountable systems. We will continue to improve our commercial capability and share this crucial learning across Government.

When buying products and services we always seek best value for taxpayers’ money and find savings were possible.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2015-01-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 5 January 2015 to Question 219706, what estimate he has made of the number of people who went into debt in order to pay for a funeral in the last period for which figures are available.

Steve Webb

My department does not collect this information.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2015-02-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total value of contracts her Department has with private sector providers was in each of the last five years for which records are available.

Mrs Theresa Villiers

My Department receives procurement services from the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) and the Central Procurement Directorate (CPD) of the Northern Ireland Civil Service. All contracts agreed with either Crown Commercial Services or the Central Procurement Directorate are available on their respective websites:

CCS – https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/crown-commercial-service

CPD – http://www.dfpni.gov.uk/cpd

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2015-01-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 2 January 2015 to Question 219648, what criteria will be used by the National Data Guardian to evaluate whether it is right and safe to collect care.data information from GP practices.

Dr Daniel Poulter

In November 2014, my Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State announced the establishment of a new National Data Guardian to be the patient’s champion when it comes to the security of personal medical information. Dame Fiona Caldicott will be the first National Guardian and she has agreed that it will be her responsibility to raise concerns publicly about improper data use.

Dame Fiona Caldicott’s Independent Information Governance Oversight Panel’s report to the care.data Programme was published on 18 December 2014 and is available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/iigop-report-on-caredata

The report outlined the evidence of readiness of the Pathfinder stage Dame Fiona would want to see before she would advise on the next stage of Pathfinder stage of the care.data programme.

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2015-02-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the total value of contracts his Department has with private sector providers was in each of the last five years for which records are available.

David Mundell

Other than minor or bespoke purchases, the Scotland Office does not undertake direct procurement or tendering projects. It utilises existing service contracts between suppliers and the Scottish Government or the Ministry of Justice.

In each of the last five financial years, the total value of the contracts the Scotland Office had with private sector providers is shown below:

2009-10	£88,697.01
2010-11	£88,698.01
2011-12	£91549.26
2012-13	£94,400.51
2013-14	£121,322.30

All of the contracts relate to accommodation services and a proportion of the costs are recharged to other departments which share accommodation with the Scotland Office.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2015-01-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department takes into account reports produced or evidence submitted by non-governmental human rights organisations in deciding on claims for asylum made on the grounds of political persecution or a risk to someone’s life.

James Brokenshire

In reaching decisions on asylum claims, caseworkers have access to a wide range of published country of origin information produced by the Home Office, which includes reference to reports produced or submitted by national or
international human rights organisations.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2015-02-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total value of contracts his Department has with private sector providers was in each of the last five years for which records are available.

Claire Perry

Since January 2011, as part of the Government’s transparency programme, details of procurement opportunities, tender documents and contracts worth over £10,000 are published online on Contracts Finder (https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder). The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) also publishes details of its contracts on its web site (http://ccs.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/).

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2015-02-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2015 to Question 222916, what the total cost to Birmingham City Council will be of funding the Independent Improvement Panel.

Kris Hopkins

As indicated in the Panel’s Terms of Reference agreed with the City Council, it will be supported by a secretariat provided jointly by Birmingham City Council and the Department for Communities and Local Government, and the expenses it incurs will be shared equally by the City Council and the Department.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2015-02-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the total value of contracts his Department has with private sector providers was in each of the last five years for which records are available.

Alun Cairns

As a small Government Department we use the buying power of larger government departments to procure services, primarily the Ministry of Justice, and we do not therefore possess the information requested.