Asked by: Lord Walney (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many senior civil servants appointed to positions in his Department since 2010 were previously (a) political appointees within that Department and (b) employed by a political party.
Answered by Dan Poulter
The Department does not keep a central record of its officials' previous employment, but is not aware of any senior civil servants appointed, since 2010, who were previously political appointees within the Department or employed by a political party.
Asked by: Lord Walney (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what records his Department holds on numbers of magnetic resonance imaging scans deing undertaken on behalf of the NHS at zoological or veterinary premises.
Answered by Jane Ellison
The Department holds no information on the numbers of magnetic resonance imaging scans undertaken on behalf of the National Health Service at zoological or veterinary premises.
Arrangements for deciding the most appropriate way for individual patients to access NHS services based on their clinical needs is for local determination.
Asked by: Lord Walney (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what provision is made for the use of non-NHS facilities for MRI scans where the patient's weight precludes the use of an NHS-standard scanner.
Answered by Jane Ellison
Arrangements for deciding the most appropriate way for individual patients to access NHS services based on their clinical needs is for local determination.