House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 20 Apr 2006 (pt 4)

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Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board

Dr. Murrison: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the range of fees charged by the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board. [62566]

Jane Kennedy: The information requested is shown in the table.

Service provided by the board Fee payable Relevant article of the order

Application for the award of a certificate of completion of training (CCT) in a speciality listed in schedule 3 to the order, including pursuant to the competent authority functions of the board £500
£200 in respect of a re-submitted application or a review Article 8(1), article 8(4) and article 20(3)(a)

Application for the award of a CCT in general practice £500 Article 8(1) and article 8(4)

£200 in respect of a re-submitted application or a review

Application for a determination that training or qualifications, or both when considered together, are equivalent to a CCT in general practice, including issuing a statement of eligibility for registration if so requested £950
£600 in respect of a re-submitted application or a review Article 11(3) and article 11(7)

Application for a certificate of acquired rights to practise as a general practitioner £250
£125 in respect of review Article 12(3)

Application for a determination that an applicant has a particular expertise in a field within a speciality which is not made at the same time as an application referred to in entry 1, 2, 3, 6 or 7 £250 Article 13(4)(b) and (5)

Application for a determination that specialist training or specialist qualifications in a speciality listed in schedule 3 to the order, or both when considered together, are equivalent to a CCT in the speciality in question, including issuing a statement of eligibility for registration if so requested £950
£600 in respect of a re-submitted application or a review Article 14(4) and article 14(11)

Application for a determination that

(a) specialist training undertaken or specialist qualifications awarded outside the United Kingdom in a medical speciality not listed in schedule 3 to the order; or £950
£600 in respect of a re-submitted application or a review Article 14(5) and article 14(11)

(b) knowledge of or experience in a medical speciality derived from academic or research work has given a person a level of knowledge and skill consistent with practice as a consultant in the national health service including issuing a statement of eligibility for registration if so requested

Application for a duplicate copy of any certificate issued by the specialist training authority (STA), the joint committee on postgraduate training in general practice (JCPTGP) or the board £75 Article 24(1)

Application for a certificate relating to training in the UK in certain specialities £150 Article 20(l)(b)

Application for a certificate to a person holding specialist qualifications not satisfying the requirements of the directive, awarded following training begun before the relevant date referred to in article 15(2), by the UK, or where the person holding that qualification has practised that speciality in the UK £250 Article 20(3)(b)

Application for a certificate of fulfilment of directive training requirements in respect of qualifications which do not conform with the designations set out in the directive £150 Article 20(3)(c)

Application to an appeal panel for the determination of an appeal against a decision of the board £1,400 (written appeal)
£2,100 (oral appeal) Article 21(1)

Application for a certificate of completion of specialist training (CCST) in accordance with article 6 of the European Specialist Medical Qualifications Order (ESMQO) 1995 where a person has applied to the STA for a CCST and the application has not been determined before the relevant date (unless the fee prescribed by the STA has previously been paid to the STA in respect of that application) £250 Paragraph 11(a) of schedule 8 to the order

Application for the determination of an appeal against a refusal by the board to award a CCST in accordance with article 13(1) of the ESMQO 1995 £700 (written appeal)
£1,400 (oral appeal) Paragraph 11(b) of schedule 8 to the order

Application for a determination of eligibility for entry to the specialist register in accordance with article 9(2) or (3) of the ESMQO 1995 where a person has applied to the STA and the application has not been determined before the relevant date (unless the fee prescribed by the STA has previously been paid to the STA) £950 Paragraph 12(a) of schedule 8 to the order

Application for the determination of any appeal against a decision of the board under article 9(2) or (3) of the ESMQO 1995 £700 (written appeal)
£1,400 (oral appeal) Paragraph 12(b) of schedule 8 to the order

Application for the determination of an appeal against a decision of the STA, lodged before the relevant date, to be determined in accordance with the relevant article of the ESMQO 1995 (unless the fee prescribed by the STA has previously been paid to the STA in respect of that application) £700 (written appeal)
£1,400 (oral appeal) Paragraph 14 of schedule 8 to the order

Application for a statement of training, qualifications and experience in respect of which a certificate has been issued by the board, the STA or the JCPTGP £150 Article 24(1)

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Service provided by the board	Fee payable	Relevant article of the order
Application for the award of a certificate of completion of training (CCT) in a speciality listed in schedule 3 to the order, including pursuant to the competent authority functions of the board	£500 £200 in respect of a re-submitted application or a review	Article 8(1), article 8(4) and article 20(3)(a)

Application for the award of a CCT in general practice	£500	Article 8(1) and article 8(4)
	£200 in respect of a re-submitted application or a review

Application for a determination that training or qualifications, or both when considered together, are equivalent to a CCT in general practice, including issuing a statement of eligibility for registration if so requested	£950 £600 in respect of a re-submitted application or a review	Article 11(3) and article 11(7)

Application for a certificate of acquired rights to practise as a general practitioner	£250 £125 in respect of review	Article 12(3)

Application for a determination that an applicant has a particular expertise in a field within a speciality which is not made at the same time as an application referred to in entry 1, 2, 3, 6 or 7	£250	Article 13(4)(b) and (5)
Application for a determination that specialist training or specialist qualifications in a speciality listed in schedule 3 to the order, or both when considered together, are equivalent to a CCT in the speciality in question, including issuing a statement of eligibility for registration if so requested	£950 £600 in respect of a re-submitted application or a review	Article 14(4) and article 14(11)

Application for a determination that
(a) specialist training undertaken or specialist qualifications awarded outside the United Kingdom in a medical speciality not listed in schedule 3 to the order; or	£950 £600 in respect of a re-submitted application or a review	Article 14(5) and article 14(11)
(b) knowledge of or experience in a medical speciality derived from academic or research work has given a person a level of knowledge and skill consistent with practice as a consultant in the national health service including issuing a statement of eligibility for registration if so requested
Application for a duplicate copy of any certificate issued by the specialist training authority (STA), the joint committee on postgraduate training in general practice (JCPTGP) or the board	£75	Article 24(1)
Application for a certificate relating to training in the UK in certain specialities	£150	Article 20(l)(b)
Application for a certificate to a person holding specialist qualifications not satisfying the requirements of the directive, awarded following training begun before the relevant date referred to in article 15(2), by the UK, or where the person holding that qualification has practised that speciality in the UK	£250	Article 20(3)(b)
Application for a certificate of fulfilment of directive training requirements in respect of qualifications which do not conform with the designations set out in the directive	£150	Article 20(3)(c)
Application to an appeal panel for the determination of an appeal against a decision of the board	£1,400 (written appeal) £2,100 (oral appeal)	Article 21(1)

Application for a certificate of completion of specialist training (CCST) in accordance with article 6 of the European Specialist Medical Qualifications Order (ESMQO) 1995 where a person has applied to the STA for a CCST and the application has not been determined before the relevant date (unless the fee prescribed by the STA has previously been paid to the STA in respect of that application)	£250	Paragraph 11(a) of schedule 8 to the order
Application for the determination of an appeal against a refusal by the board to award a CCST in accordance with article 13(1) of the ESMQO 1995	£700 (written appeal) £1,400 (oral appeal)	Paragraph 11(b) of schedule 8 to the order

Application for a determination of eligibility for entry to the specialist register in accordance with article 9(2) or (3) of the ESMQO 1995 where a person has applied to the STA and the application has not been determined before the relevant date (unless the fee prescribed by the STA has previously been paid to the STA)	£950	Paragraph 12(a) of schedule 8 to the order
Application for the determination of any appeal against a decision of the board under article 9(2) or (3) of the ESMQO 1995	£700 (written appeal) £1,400 (oral appeal)	Paragraph 12(b) of schedule 8 to the order

Application for the determination of an appeal against a decision of the STA, lodged before the relevant date, to be determined in accordance with the relevant article of the ESMQO 1995 (unless the fee prescribed by the STA has previously been paid to the STA in respect of that application)	£700 (written appeal) £1,400 (oral appeal)	Paragraph 14 of schedule 8 to the order

Application for a statement of training, qualifications and experience in respect of which a certificate has been issued by the board, the STA or the JCPTGP	£150	Article 24(1)

Sexual and Reproductive Health

Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 27 March 2006, Official Report, column 805W on sexual and reproductive health, how many officials provide the secretariat for the advisory group; what the grade is of each is, and what the cost was to her Department in each year since 2003–04. [64206]

Caroline Flint: The secretariat for the Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health and HIV is shared between vice chairs of the group, with support from the Department as required, mainly in facilitation of the quarterly meetings of the group.

The cost of the support from the Department is less that £15,000 per annum.

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TRADE AND INDUSTRY

Citizens Advice Bureaux

Ben Chapman: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the effect of the closure of Citizens Advice Bureaux on local communities. [63275]

Mr. Sutcliffe: The Department is not responsible for local Citizens Advice Bureaux each of which is an independent charity. The DTI provide £23.6 million in grant aid to Citizens Advice in 2005–06. The DTI has made no assessment of the effect of the closure of Citizens Advice Bureaux on local communities.

Energy Pre-Payment (Domestic Customers)

Mr. Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will take steps to address the

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additional charges levied on domestic energy customers using pre-payment meters; and if he will make a statement. [64229]

Malcolm Wicks: The charges applied to pre-payment meters reflect the additional costs of the meter itself and the infrastructure required to support it. Any enforced reduction in the charges applied to pre-payment meters would have to be cross-subsidised by other customers, including pensioners and the fuel poor, the majority of whom do not use pre-payment meters. Pre-payment tariffs of individual suppliers vary, and, where customers prefer to retain a pre-payment meter, they may be able to reduce their expenditure by switching supplier.

Fuel Poverty Initiatives

Mark Lazarowicz: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of social programmes aimed at alleviating fuel poverty offered by the six major domestic energy supply companies; [63600]

(2) what role he expects the six major domestic energy supply companies to play in tackling fuel poverty, beyond their energy Efficiency Commitment Priority Group obligations; and if he will make a statement; [63601]

(3) what criteria are used by an energy supply company to class a tariff as a social tariff. [63602]

Malcolm Wicks: Each of the major domestic energy suppliers offer a number of programmes that assist vulnerable customers in various ways. The actual definition of a social tariff varies from company to company but is generally a lower price tariff directed towards a subset of vulnerable customers. It is for suppliers, not the Government, to design and set such tariffs.

Although information from individual suppliers about take-up of particular schemes is commercially confidential, an annex to the Government's UK Fuel Poverty Strategy Fourth Annual Progress Report, to be published later this year, will include information about the overall impacts of company schemes in 2004 and 2005. This will include information about actions companies have taken in 2004 and 2005 beyond their Energy Efficiency Priority Group obligations.

We continue to encourage energy companies to consider their most vulnerable consumers when considering price or service changes. I therefore welcome the trust funds and social tariffs announced, but continue to urge energy companies to do more.

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