Mr Archie Norman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hospitals were (a) put on special measures and (b) offered additional support following inspection by a Patient Environment and Assessment Team (PEAT) in each year since inspections began; and what the overall (i) PEAT score and (ii) star rating were in each case.
Mr Archie Norman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many (a) house officers, (b) senior house officers, (c) specialist registrars, (d) general practitioners, (e) consultants, (f) associate specialists, (g) staff grades and (h) clinical assistants have signed a formal opt-out from the Working Time Directive; (2) how many (a) primary care trusts, (b) acute hospital trusts and (c) social care...
Mr Archie Norman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what evidence he has collated following the results from the Working Time Directive Pilots Programme on whether the NHS will be compliant with the European Working Time Directive on 1 August; (2) what recent representations he has received on the ability of (a) anaesthetic, (b) maternity, (c) paediatric, (d) general surgical and (e) general...
Mr Archie Norman: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many technology business start-ups there were in each year since 1995.
Mr Archie Norman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what plans he has to improve and update the hospital cleanliness rating system; (2) what proposals he has to amend hospital cleanliness inspections to reflect the disparity between inspection outcomes and patient experience noted in the Healthcare Commission State of Healthcare Report 2004.
Mr Archie Norman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what evidence he has collected on whether the results of hospital cleanliness inspections differ depending on whether they are pre-announced.
Mr Archie Norman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what data he collects on the (a) cleanliness and (b) hygiene of NHS operating theatres; and if he will publish them.
Mr Archie Norman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what (a) research he has commissioned and (b) evidence he has collected on the influence of the control of laundering of nurse and medical staff uniforms on hospital-acquired infection rates.
Mr Archie Norman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average salary for NHS (a) chief executives and (b) chairmen was in each year since 1997.
Mr Archie Norman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to his Written Statement of 20 May 2004, Official Report, columns 61–4WS, on bureaucracy, (1) what the budget of each arm's length body is in this financial year; and how many staff in each body are (a) providing duplicated functions and (b) involved in unnecessary regulatory and policy activities; (2) if he will list the arm's length...
Mr Archie Norman: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many new business start-ups there were in each year since 1995, broken down by industry.
Mr Archie Norman: If the Minister is sincere about the better regulation agenda, why does he not look at the problem of regulatory impact assessments? Even he would acknowledge that they are often published far too late, and that hindsight often proves them to be wildly inaccurate. Is not there a compelling case for looking again at a system that allows officials to assess their own legislation without having...
Mr Archie Norman: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what data his Department has collected on the comparative performance of emergency services and other Government agencies in reducing transport delays after road traffic incidents.
Mr Archie Norman: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what data the Department has collated on the performance of (a) emergency services and (b) other Government agencies in reducing transport delays after road traffic incidents.
Mr Archie Norman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average salary of NHS (a) managers and (b) senior managers has been in each year since 1997.
Mr Archie Norman: What proposals she has to encourage technology start-up businesses.
Mr Archie Norman: Would the Minister like to comment on the report in today's edition of The Times that the Chancellor plans to cut £300 million from the DTI's business support division? Can he also confirm that flagship support for technology start-up schemes—the grant for research and development—has already been cut, that the number of grants will be reduced this year from 900 to 300, and that the...
Mr Archie Norman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many modern matrons there were in each of the last four years, broken down by (a) region and (b) grade.
Mr Archie Norman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health which hospital functions are directly accountable to modern matrons.
Mr Archie Norman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the likely effects on numbers of (a) managerial and (b) clerical and administrative staff resulting from the full implementation of the National Programme for Information Technology.