Written questions

3,693 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Dec 2016 · Department of Health

NHS Trusts: Private Patients

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2016 to Question 55033, if he will make an estimate of the level of outstanding fees from private patients.

13 Dec 2016 · Department of Health

Medical Records

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2016 to Question 53369 on Capita, if he will make an estimate of the number of medical records that are currently missing.

13 Dec 2016 · Department of Health

NHS: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2016 to Question 55994, how many sustainability and transformation plans contain proposals to reduce the number of qualified nurses; and what estimate he has made of the number

6 Dec 2016 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Health Services and Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2016 to Question 55030, on health services and social services, if he will publish the findings of his Department's work with the Department for Health prio

6 Dec 2016 · Department of Health

NHS

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that the effect on the NHS of the UK leaving the EU is not adverse.

6 Dec 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Impact on Employment Outcomes of Drug or Alcohol Addiction and Obesity Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to the public purse was of the independent review into drug and alcohol addiction, and obesity; effects on employment outcomes, the report from which was published on 5 December 2016.

6 Dec 2016 · Department of Health

Health Professions: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to abolish student bursaries for degree courses in the nursing, midwifery and allied health professions; and if he will make a statement.

6 Dec 2016 · Department of Health

Surgery: Eligibility

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the extent to which clinical commissioning groups are rationing treatments by restricting access to routine surgery for patients who smoke or are clinically obese.

6 Dec 2016 · Department of Health

Hospital Beds

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate he has made of the average cost to the NHS of each day of delayed discharge.

6 Dec 2016 · Department of Health

NHS Trusts: Private Patients

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2016 to Question 55033, if he will collect and publish figures for outstanding fees from private patients.

6 Dec 2016 · Department of Health

NHS: Inflation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the rate of NHS-specific inflation in each of the last five financial years.

6 Dec 2016 · Department of Health

Paediatrics: Hospital Beds

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of NHS paediatric bed availability.

6 Dec 2016 · Department of Health

NHS: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the annual cost to the public purse of administering exemptions for eligible students from (a) dental charges and (b) prescription charges.

6 Dec 2016 · Department of Health

NHS: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the annual cost to the public purse of exempting undergraduate students from (a) dental charges and (b) prescription charges.

6 Dec 2016 · Department of Health

NHS Professionals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the forecast net profit of NHS Professionals Ltd in each of the next three financial years.

6 Dec 2016 · Department of Health

Medical Records

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2016 to Question 53369, if he will estimate the number of medical records which are missing.

6 Dec 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Drugs: Competition

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many pharmaceutical companies have been referred to the Competition and Markets Authority in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

6 Dec 2016 · Department of Health

Obesity

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which clinical commissioning groups are responsible for commissioning Tier 4 Specialised Complex Obesity Services after the transfer of such services from NHS England.

6 Dec 2016 · Department of Health

Obesity

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the timetable is for all clinical commissioning groups to be responsible for commissioning Tier 4 Specialised Complex Obesity Services after the transfer of such services from NHS England.

6 Dec 2016 · Department of Health

Obesity

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department will take to ensure that clinical commissioning groups follow criteria for surgical interventions in the NICE clinical guideline CG189, on obesity: identification, assessment and manageme

6 Dec 2016 · Department of Health

NHS: Agency Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average cost to the public purse per day is of agency staff employed through (a) NHS Professionals Ltd. and (b) the private sector.

6 Dec 2016 · Department of Health

NHS Trusts: Private Patients

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2016 to Question 55033, what steps his Department takes to recover outstanding fees from private patients.

5 Dec 2016 · Department of Health

NHS: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to fund the expansion of the NHS graduate management scheme; and if he will make a statement.

2 Dec 2016 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Department for Exiting the European Union: Legal Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2016 to Question 53451, what estimate he has made of the amount of those potential legal costs.

2 Dec 2016 · Department of Health

Accidents: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the amount recovered from third party insurers for NHS treatment in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and how much of that amount which is recoverable remain

2 Dec 2016 · Department of Health

NHS: Debts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent forecast his Department has made of the level of deficit in (a) NHS providers and (b) clinical commissioning groups in 2016-17.

2 Dec 2016 · Department of Health

NHS: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to reject any sustainability and transformation plan proposing to reduce the number of qualified nurses.

2 Dec 2016 · Department of Health

NHS: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department plans to make available the full capital requirement set out in each sustainability and transformation plan.

2 Dec 2016 · Department of Health

NHS: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the total cost to the public purse of the sustainability and transformation plan process.

2 Dec 2016 · Department of Health

NHS: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many sustainability and transformation plan leads have requested changes in their governance mechanisms.

Source: official written-questions record.