Asked by: Frank Dobson (Labour - Holborn and St Pancras)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the annual costs of the new central institutions established under the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
Answered by Dan Poulter
Two new central institutions were established under the Health and Social Care Act 2012: Public Health England (PHE) and the National Health Service Commissioning Board. In addition, the reforms associated with the Act led to the establishment of Health Education England (HEE) and the National Health Service Trust Development Authority.
Administration costs across the health system in 2014-15 are a third lower than in 2010-11. The reforms as a result of the Health and Social Care Act have delivered annual savings in excess of £1.5 billion.
The annual administration cost of these organisations is set out in Table 1.
ADMINISTRATION COSTS | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 |
| Annual costs | Budget | |
| £ million | £ million | £ million |
NHS Commissioning Board (excluding clinical commissioning groups) | 43.40 | 663.00 | 466.00 |
Public Health England |
| 138.70 | 127.60 |
Health Education England | 2.69 | 80.31 | 81.90 |
NHS Trust Development Authority | 2.40 | 27.19 | 31.88 |
Total | 48.49 | 909.20 | 707.38 |
Full costs associated with these organisations are published in their Statutory Accounts.
Asked by: Frank Dobson (Labour - Holborn and St Pancras)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the chief executive of NHS England is permitted under his contract to publicly welcome financial commitments to the NHS made by the Shadow Secretary of State for Health.
Answered by Jane Ellison
The contract of employment for the Chief Executive of NHS England is held between NHS England and the Chief Executive. The Department of Health does not comment on the terms of individual contracts held between NHS England and its employees.
Asked by: Frank Dobson (Labour - Holborn and St Pancras)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the estimated income included in the business case for phase 1 of High Speed 2 comes from Birmingham to London commuters.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
The Economic Case for HS2 published in October 2013 (which can be found at: http://assets.hs2.org.uk/sites/default/files/inserts/S%26A%201_Economic%20case_0.pdf), estimates that in 2036 and thereafter, 3.6% of the revenue generated by Phase 1 of HS2 originates from commuters travelling between the West Midlands and London.
Asked by: Frank Dobson (Labour - Holborn and St Pancras)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what modelling (a) his Department and (b) the Office for Budget Responsibility has made of the financial effect of a tax levied on financial transactions.
Answered by David Gauke
I refer the right hon. Member to the answer given on 11 March 2013, Hansard, column 38W.
Asked by: Frank Dobson (Labour - Holborn and St Pancras)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 16 December 2013, Official Report, column 524W, on NHS: public appointments, where the data showing the gender of people appointed to the boards of NHS foundation trusts is held.
Answered by Jane Ellison
This information is not collected centrally. Information on the constitution of individual National Health Service foundation trust boards is available in the annual report of each foundation trust.
Asked by: Frank Dobson (Labour - Holborn and St Pancras)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the cost of decking over Euston Station and the cutting approach to the station.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
In his report published on 17 March 2014, Sir David Higgins said that there could be a better solution for Euston than that proposed in the HS2 hybrid Bill. As a result, HS2 Ltd has been asked to work with Network Rail to explore a more comprehensive solution for Euston, working with the rail industry and the local community, with the aim of reaching a decision that would allow introduction of an additional provision to the hybrid Bill by December 2014. This work includes establishing a cost estimate for the scheme.
Asked by: Frank Dobson (Labour - Holborn and St Pancras)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost of Crossrail 2 works required to deal with extra passengers at Euston Station resulting from High Speed 2.
Answered by Stephen Hammond
The Government has provided £2 million for a funding and financing study which is looking at the potential overall costs of Crossrail 2, and whether at least 50 percent of those costs could be met by sources other than central Government. The study is due to report in the autumn. It will take into account in a high-level way the costs of building or upgrading stations along the route, including at Euston.
Asked by: Frank Dobson (Labour - Holborn and St Pancras)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many years the longest serving headteacher on the panel which assessed the Institute of Education proposal to establish a university training school in Holborn and St Pancras had been a school head.
Answered by Edward Timpson
The panel that considered the Holborn University Training School proposal and conducted the interview with the Institute of Education possessed a collective experience in school headship of over 32 years, covering secondary and primary phases.
Asked by: Frank Dobson (Labour - Holborn and St Pancras)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what form he expects the Chinese investment in High Speed 2 to take.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
The 2013 Spending Review provided a long-term funding commitment of £50bn to deliver HS2. We are continuously seeking ways to reduce costs to the taxpayer, and we are very open to proposals around including elements of private financing, including Chinese investment.
Opportunities for external investment might exist in relation to rolling stock and development and regeneration around stations. This could provide benefits to both taxpayers and investors.
Asked by: Frank Dobson (Labour - Holborn and St Pancras)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he expects Chinese workers to be employed in the construction of High Speed 2.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
Contracts let for the construction of HS2 infrastructure and rolling stock will be open to competition irrespective of country of origin, in accordance with EU and UK procurement legislation.
Prospective bidders are welcome to work alongside British based bidders.
It will be for bidders to propose how they can best deliver their proposals and the contribution of British companies and supply chain will be of interest.
HS2 Ltd is undertaking a range of initiatives to ensure businesses are aware of the opportunities and their forthcoming requirements so that they can prepare, so as to compete effectively.
Any non-EU overseas workers would of course be subject to the UK's immigration regime and would be required to comply with whatever regulations were in force at the time.