Asked by: Gareth Snell (Labour (Co-op) - Stoke-on-Trent Central)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether a central register of back-up generators at NHS hospitals is maintained by his Department.
Answered by Stephen Hammond
A central register of back-up generators at National Health Service hospitals is not maintained centrally.
NHS trusts are responsible for ensuring their estate and services are resilient against emergencies, hazards and threats and their impacts and consequences.
Asked by: Gareth Snell (Labour (Co-op) - Stoke-on-Trent Central)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what back-up power generation systems are in place for NHS Digital; and when they were last tested under load.
Answered by Jackie Doyle-Price
NHS Digital has advised that back-up power generation systems are in place at the following locations:
- Leeds - last load bank test carried out on 6 March 2019; and
- Exeter - last load bank test carried out on 25 June 2018.
Asked by: Gareth Snell (Labour (Co-op) - Stoke-on-Trent Central)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the rate of remuneration for (a) cleaners, (b) security guards and (c) catering staff in his Department in (i) Greater London and (ii) outside Greater London.
Answered by Caroline Dinenage
The Department does not directly employ cleaners, security staff or catering staff. Specific rates of pay are a matter for each individual contractor, as the employer, but assurances are provided to ensure full compliance with the requirements of the National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage.
The rates of pay for staff varies according to role, region and experience and have the following ranges:
- Catering staff from £7.83 to £11.12
- Cleaning staff from £8.75 to £9.95
- Security staff from £9.22 to £9.98
Asked by: Gareth Snell (Labour (Co-op) - Stoke-on-Trent Central)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many babies were born in (a) an obstetric unit, (b) a midwifery unit situated alongside an obstetric unit, (c) a standalone midwifery unit, (d) at home, (e) in another setting in the most recent period for which information is available.
Answered by Jackie Doyle-Price
The most recent relevant data available are from the ‘Maternity Services Monthly Statistics - September 2018 Experimental Statistics’, published on 3 January 2019. This is a report on National Health Service-funded maternity services in England for September 2018, using data submitted to the Maternity Services Data Set. The totals in the following table reflect data received from 127 NHS-funded maternity providers in England who submitted data and reflect responses to questions on the place of birth of babies born in September 2018.
Place of birth | Total number of babies born (September 2018) |
Midwifery unit, co-located with consultant obstetric unit | 3,342 |
Midwifery unit, co-located with other non-obstetric consultant unit | 107 |
Midwifery unit, stand alone | 651 |
Midwifery unit, type not known | 1,923 |
At a domestic address | 822 |
Consultant ward | 15,339 |
General medical practitioner (GMP) ward | 5 |
Consultant/GMP/midwife ward | 24,600 |
Other hospital or institution | 5 |
Ward/unit without delivery facilities | 138 |
None of the above | 132 |
Not known | 299 |
Missing Value / Value outside reporting parameters | 1,065 |
Of the 132 NHS-funded maternity providers in England, 127 submitted data relating to births in September 2018. NHS Digital is continuing to work closely with providers who did not respond or did not provide complete data and expects coverage and data quality to increase over time. Further details can be found at the following link: