Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2024 to Question 23378 on Ambulance Services: Databases, which directive issued under section 254 of the Health and Social Care 2012 Act NHS England is using to process de-identified data for use in the ambulance data services dashboard in the federated data platform product.

Answered by Andrew Stephenson

The Federated Data Platform will bring together information on services, waiting times, equipment, and medicines, allowing the National Health Service to use data to improve outcomes for patients. The directions used to process de-identified data for use in the ambulance data services dashboard in the Federated Data Platform, is NHS England’s De-Identified Data Analytics and Publication Directions 2023, which is available at the following link:

https://digital.nhs.uk/about-nhs-digital/corporate-information-and-documents/directions-and-data-provision-notices/secretary-of-state-directions/nhs-england-de-identified-data-analytics-and-publication-directions-2023

These are directions given by my Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to establish arrangements for the governance of the ongoing processing of de-identified data, and to act as a framework for the future analysis, linkage, and de-identification of data for analysis by NHS England. The Ambulance Data Services Dashboard in the Federated Data Platform also aligns to the Ambulance Data Set Directions 2022, which is available at the following link:

https://digital.nhs.uk/about-nhs-digital/corporate-information-and-documents/directions-and-data-provision-notices/nhs-england-directions/ambulance-data-set-directions-2022

These are directions originally given by NHS England to NHS Digital, to establish and operate a system for the collection and analysis of nationally consistent operational and clinical data from all ambulance services in England.

The legal bases for these specific directions are s261(5)(d) and s13Z3 (e) and (f), of the Health and Social Care Act 2012. Further information on the legal grounds for data processing in relation to the Ambulance Data Services Dashboard can be found in the privacy notice. This is available at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/contact-us/privacy-notice/how-we-use-your-information/nhs-federated-data-platform-privacy-notice/fdp-products-and-product-privacy-notices/ambulance-data-services-ads-dashboard-fdp-product-privacy-notice/

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Government's proposed welfare bank surveillance powers on the right to privacy.

Answered by Paul Maynard

DWP has no plans to create welfare bank surveillance powers.

If referring to DWP’s data gathering powers in the Data Protection Digital Information Bill the power has been assessed and is deemed to be compatible with Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The power has been carefully assessed during the drafting process for compliance with Article 8 (respect for private life) and any exercise of the power would also be carefully assessed for compliance with the law.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many newborns died at the Countess of Chester hospital's maternity unit in (a) 2013, (b) 2014, (c) 2015, (d) 2016, (e) 2017 and (f) 2018, broken down by month.

Answered by Maria Caulfield

This information is not held in the format requested.

The number of neonatal deaths at the Countess of Chester Hospital is available publicly at the following link:

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/neonatal_deaths_and_fois#incoming-1255362

Additionally, data published by the Mothers and Babies: Reducing Risk through Audits and Confidential Enquiries across the UK (MBRRACE-UK) programme can be filtered by Trust, including the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Data published by MBRRACE-UK which shows the neonatal mortality rate for the Countess of Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for the years 2013 to 2018 can be found at the following link:

https://www.npeu.ox.ac.uk/mbrrace-uk/reports/perinatal-mortality-surveillance

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many newborns died at the Countess of Chester hospital's neonatal unit in (a) 2013, (b) 2014, (c) 2015, (d) 2016, (e) 2017 and (f) 2018, broken down by month.

Answered by Maria Caulfield

This information is not held in the format requested.

The number of neonatal deaths at the Countess of Chester Hospital is available publicly at the following link:

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/neonatal_deaths_and_fois#incoming-1255362

Additionally, data published by the Mothers and Babies: Reducing Risk through Audits and Confidential Enquiries across the UK (MBRRACE-UK) programme can be filtered by Trust, including the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Data published by MBRRACE-UK which shows the neonatal mortality rate for the Countess of Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for the years 2013 to 2018 can be found at the following link:

https://www.npeu.ox.ac.uk/mbrrace-uk/reports/perinatal-mortality-surveillance

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of how much monies his Department expects to recover via the powers in Clause 128 of the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill for fraud related to (a) the Attendance Allowance, (b) Universal Credit, (c) the State Pension, (d) the Personal Independence Payment, (e) the Disability Living Allowance, (f) carers allowance, (g) housing benefit, (h) child benefit and (i) pension credit as (i) an annual sum and (ii) as a proportion of overall estimated fraud for each of those.

Answered by Paul Maynard

Whilst the power covers all benefits to ensure we are empowered to address fraud and error wherever it arises, the Impact Assessment makes clear that we initially intend to use the power for Universal Credit, Employment Support Allowance, Pension Credit and Housing Benefit (passported from Pension Credit). DWP can also only exercise this power in relation to benefits for which DWP is responsible.

The Third-Party Data Measure is estimated to save up to £600m by 2028/29. This was certified by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) during the Autumn Statement 2023 and updated for the Spring Budget 2024. This is based on the initial use of the power which includes savings from the four benefits outlined above and the pilot period. Further information about the methodology can be found in the published impact assessment (DWP_third_party_data_impact_assessment_november_2023.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk)).

The table below shows savings are split by each of benefit and that we are testing the measure. Estimates of these savings as a proportion of overall estimated fraud for each of these benefits is not available as the AME savings modelled are not directly comparable to the Monetary Value of Fraud and Error.

Note: figures may not sum due to rounding

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