Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 21 Oct 2014
Oral Answers to Questions
"Will the Minister confirm that unlike the PFI agreements for my neighbouring hospitals in north Middlesex and Barnet, which were negotiated badly and ineffectively, the rebuild of Chase Farm hospital will be funded by proceeds from its own land sale and Treasury money, not PFI?..."Nick de Bois - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 1st July 2014
Asked by:
Nick de Bois (Conservative - Enfield North)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2014, Official Report, column 241W, on billing, what the value was of all outstanding legacy creditors on 1 June 2014.
Answered by Dan Poulter
As at 1 June 2014, the value of outstanding legacy creditors was £3,237,153.15.
Following the abolition of primary care trusts (PCTs) and strategic health authorities (SHAs) on 31 March 2013, legacy PCT and SHA finance teams remained in place until 31 August 2013 to process creditor payments relating to pre 1 April 2013. Creditor payments outstanding at 31 August 2013 were transferred to successor organisations, including the Department. The above amount remains outstanding because of due diligence taking place on creditor payments in order to mitigate the risk of making fraudulent or duplicate payments.
Written Question
Wednesday 25th June 2014
Asked by:
Nick de Bois (Conservative - Enfield North)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many creditors had remained unpaid by his Department on 1 June 2014 for (a) 45, (b) 60, (c) 75 and (d) 76 days and over.
Answered by Norman Lamb
As at 1 June 2014, the Department had three creditors that remained unpaid for between 45-59 days.
The Department had no creditors that remained unpaid for between 60-74 days.
The Department had no creditors that remained unpaid for 75 days.
Following the abolition of primary care trusts (PCTs) and strategic health authorities (SHAs) on 31 March 2013, the Department took over responsibility for ensuring that legacy invoice payments were made correctly. Legacy PCT and SHA teams remained in place, to process creditor payments for prior to 1 April 2013, until 31 August 2013. Those outstanding at that point were transferred to successor organisations, including the Department. As at 1 June 2014, there were 270 creditors that remained unpaid. This is due to the careful diligence taking place in order to mitigate the risk of making fraudulent or duplicate payments.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 11 Mar 2014
Care Bill [Lords]
"I am grateful for the opportunity to discuss amendment 30 and new clause 16. I realise that it will come as a disappointment to Government Members but I will support amendment 30 and new clause 16. Let me explain why, and I hope that I can avoid drifting into the …..."Nick de Bois - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 11 Mar 2014
Care Bill [Lords]
"I am grateful for my hon. Friend’s intervention and I understand where he is coming from. Certainly in the early days under the tenure of the predecessor of the shadow Health Secretary, we were presented with consultations that listed 10 options for the reconfiguration of Chase Farm, one of which …..."Nick de Bois - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 11 Mar 2014
Care Bill [Lords]
"And the answer is not just with consultations. The issue facing us today, and why I cannot support clause 119, is simply this: the argument on reconfigurations, with the greatest respect to all hon. Members, will not be won by politicians or even by senior managers in the NHS. There …..."Nick de Bois - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 11 Mar 2014
Care Bill [Lords]
"Yes, indeed. Again, I am trying to be as balanced as I can. I recognise that no single institution can stand in isolation, and I think that that is broadly accepted. However, to make decisions within 40 days on institutions, when we do not know which institutions will be affected …..."Nick de Bois - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 11 Mar 2014
Care Bill [Lords]
"Indeed. My hon. Friend makes his point very well and I bow to his superior judgment.
I am also concerned about a point that was raised earlier. As everyone knows, I have absolutely no clinical or medical background, and it has always come as a surprise to me that I …..."Nick de Bois - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 26 Nov 2013
Oral Answers to Questions
"17. What progress his Department has made on improving out-of-hospital care for frail elderly people...."Nick de Bois - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 26 Nov 2013
Oral Answers to Questions
"Enfield CCG is working closely with Enfield council to try to deliver integrated health and social care, particularly for the elderly and the frail. Noting our higher-than-average elderly age demographic in the borough, will the Secretary of State take steps to ensure that those efforts are supported with extra funding?..."Nick de Bois - View Speech
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