The below Parliamentary question was asked by Wes Streeting on 2015-12-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) MRI scanners and (b) computerised tomography scanners there are in England; where each such scanner is; and how old each such scanner is.
George Freeman
Information on the number, age and location of magnetic resonance imaging scanners and computerised tomography scanners is not collected centrally.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Wes Streeting on 2016-01-27.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of open MRI scanners available to the NHS in each region.
Jane Ellison
We do not hold information centrally about the number of open magnetic resonance imaging scanners in each region and so no estimate has been made.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Wes Streeting on 2016-10-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what estimate he has made of the cost of negotiations with the EU in the two years after Article 50 is invoked.
Mr Robin Walker
Detailed work is underway to establish the budget required to fulfil the department’s responsibilities over the period of the Spending Review. The budget will be set out to the House of Commons and approved as part of the Supplementary Estimates in the new year, as is standard practice.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Wes Streeting on 2015-12-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice (a) Monitor and (b) the Trust Development Authority has issued to NHS trusts in England about postponing elective operations and outpatient appointments during the winter period.
Jane Ellison
As in previous winters Jim Mackey, head of NHS Improvement (which includes both Monitor and the Trust Development Authority) sent a letter to NHS Foundation Trust and NHS Trust Chief Executive Officers on 3 December 2015.
The letter suggested as a guide to aim for 20% unoccupied general and acute bed capacity by Christmas Eve and stated that this might involve rescheduling of elective work. Winter always places extra demand on the NHS and we are working hard with hospitals to ensure they are fully prepared to meet this challenge. Managing planned non-emergency operations and helping patients to get out of hospital more quickly are examples of how hospitals can make sure they have enough free beds to cope with the rising number of patients needing emergency care that the winter period often brings.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Wes Streeting on 2016-01-26.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings he has had with external organisations on Google’s tax arrangements in the last 12 months.
Mr David Gauke
Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available on GOV.UK.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is responsible for the conduct of enquiries, and Ministers are not informed of the progress of enquiries and play no part in agreeing the amount of tax to be paid by any taxpayer. HMRC is transparent about how conducts its enquiries and resolves matters under dispute. HMRC publish a Litigation and Settlement Strategy which prevents them from accepting a smaller settlement than they would expect to get in court.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Wes Streeting on 2015-12-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much (a) NHS England, (b) Public Health England, (c) Monitor and (d) the Care Quality Commission has spent on overseas visits since 2012-13; and what the date, destination and purpose was of each such visit.
Jane Ellison
Using information from central travel systems the Arm’s Length Bodies have advised their costs for the years specified. Costs for 2015-2016 will be available after the end of the financial year.
(a) NHS England
Since 2012-13 NHS England has spent £167,492.78 on overseas travel. See attached spreadsheet for a breakdown of the costs including date, destination and purpose of visit. A summary table of annual costs is included here.
Cost of overseas travel 2012/13 – 2015/16 – NHS England
|
Financial Year |
Total Spend |
|
2012 -2013 |
– |
|
2013 – 2014 |
£97,389.30 |
|
2014 – 2015 |
£70,103.48 |
|
Total |
£167,492.78 |
(b)Public Health England
Since 2012-13 Public Health England has spent £2,991,553.00 20 on overseas travel. See attached table for a breakdown of destination and type of cost. Detail of individual trips can only be supplied at disproportionate cost. PHE is the lead for the UK on International Health Regulations, which extends to playing its part in protecting the UK from international health hazards, most obviously from communicable diseases. PHE’s expert scientific and medical staff are routinely deployed across the world, for example: to respond to public health incidents of international concern, such as with the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN). A summary table of annual costs is included here.
Cost of overseas travel 2012/13 – 2015/16 – Public Health England
|
Financial Year |
Total Spend |
|
2012 -2013 |
– |
|
2013 – 2014 |
£1,565,958 |
|
2014 – 2015 |
£1,425,595 |
|
Total |
£2,991,553.00 |
(c) Monitor
Since 2012-13 Monitor has spent £9,552.96 on overseas travel. See attached table for a breakdown of the costs including the date, destination and purpose of visit. A summary table of annual costs is included here.
Cost of overseas travel 2012/13 – 2015/16 – Monitor°
|
Financial Year |
Total Spend |
|
2012 -2013 |
£994.39 |
|
2013 – 2014 |
£3,833.07 |
|
2014 – 2015 |
£4,725.50 |
|
Total |
£9,552.96 |
°Figures include central travel bookings, expenses and credit cards
(d) Care Quality Commission
Since 2012-13 CQC has spent £16,548.32 on overseas travel. CQC have advised that they do not collect the level of data asked for and to collate it would incur disproportionate cost. They have provided a table of year on year costs of overseas travel.
Cost of overseas travel 2012/13 – 2015/16 – Care Quality Commission°
|
Financial Year |
Total Spend |
|
2012 -2013 |
£3,136.73 |
|
2013 – 2014 |
£5,067.78 |
|
2014 – 2015 |
£8,343.81 |
|
Total |
£16,548.32 |
°Figures include flights and travel expenses
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Wes Streeting on 2016-03-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with examination boards on the provision of ice skating as part of GCSE PE.
Nick Gibb
Following consultation (from July to September 2014), the Department published reformed content for physical education (PE) GCSE and A level in January 2015. The content includes a list of sports and activities in which students could be assessed as part of these qualifications.
The sports and activities in which students may be assessed were proposed by awarding organisations (AOs). Ice skating was not included, as it was not considered to meet all of the criteria for inclusion set out in the PE activity list rationale, which can be found at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/447738/GCSE_activity_list_for_PE.pdf.
Exclusion of ice skating from the list was not raised as an issue during the consultation. The inclusion or otherwise of an activity on the list does not represent a view on the legitimacy of the activity. The activity list will be reviewed at a later stage.
Further details can be found in the Government response to the consultation (https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/gcse-and-a-level-reform) and equality analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-level-subject-content-equality-impact-assessment).
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Wes Streeting on 2016-01-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contingency planning his Department is undertaking to prepare for the possibility of a leave vote in the forthcoming referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU.
Mr Julian Brazier
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister on 14 January 2016 to Question 21931.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Wes Streeting on 2016-03-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many UK-registered patients received treatment in other European Economic Area countries under the European Health Insurance Card scheme in each of the last five years.
Alistair Burt
The United Kingdom European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) means that people living in the UK are able to travel to the European Economic Area (EEA) safe in the knowledge that they will be able to receive free or reduced cost healthcare should they need it.
EEA countries reimburse the UK for the cost of the National Health Service providing treatment to EEA EHIC holders, just as the UK reimburses other EEA countries for the cost of them providing healthcare to UK EHIC holders.
The Department does not hold information on how many people have used their UK EHIC to obtain state provided healthcare in another EEA country in any 12 month period. This is because data on UK EHIC usage is recorded by individual treatment episode rather than the card holder.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Wes Streeting on 2016-01-11.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what contingency planning his Department is undertaking to prepare for the possibility of a leave vote in the forthcoming referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU.
Mr David Gauke
The Government is fighting hard to fix the aspects of our EU membership that cause so much frustration in the United Kingdom – so we can get a better deal for our country and secure our future. We are confident that the right agreement can be reached.