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1674583

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date	01/12/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Naloxone
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress her Department has made on implementing recommendation (a) five, (b) six and (c) seven in the report by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs entitled Review of the UK Naloxone Implementation: Availability and Use of Naloxone to Prevent Opioid-Related Deaths, published on 17 June 2022.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	4848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government has responded to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) and agrees with recommendations five, six and seven in the report entitled Review of the UK Naloxone Implementation. As part of the Government’s ambition to reduce drug-related deaths, we recognise the benefits of more services and professionals being able to supply naloxone without a prescription. The Department in partnership with the devolved administrations consulted on this issue in 2021. Following this, the Department is working closely with the devolved administrations on options to increase availability of naloxone without a prescription. This includes possible amendments to the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 to enable more services and professionals to be able to supply take-home naloxone, under powers in the Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021. The department will provide a full response to the consultation in due course.</p><p>The Department cannot make an estimate of the number and proportion of overdoses that were successfully and unsuccessfully reversed with Naloxone in each year since 2010 as this data is not held centrally. There are currently no plans to make an assessment of the cost-effectiveness of supplying Naloxone to the National Health Service.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 4849 4850 question first answered 07/12/2023 14:28:40 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 5843 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1674584

registered interest
date	01/12/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Naloxone
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of overdoses that were (a) successfully and (b) unsuccessfully reversed with Naloxone in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	4849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government has responded to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) and agrees with recommendations five, six and seven in the report entitled Review of the UK Naloxone Implementation. As part of the Government’s ambition to reduce drug-related deaths, we recognise the benefits of more services and professionals being able to supply naloxone without a prescription. The Department in partnership with the devolved administrations consulted on this issue in 2021. Following this, the Department is working closely with the devolved administrations on options to increase availability of naloxone without a prescription. This includes possible amendments to the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 to enable more services and professionals to be able to supply take-home naloxone, under powers in the Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021. The department will provide a full response to the consultation in due course.</p><p>The Department cannot make an estimate of the number and proportion of overdoses that were successfully and unsuccessfully reversed with Naloxone in each year since 2010 as this data is not held centrally. There are currently no plans to make an assessment of the cost-effectiveness of supplying Naloxone to the National Health Service.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 4848 4850 question first answered 07/12/2023 14:28:40 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 5845 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1674585

registered interest
date	01/12/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Naloxone
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the cost-effectiveness of supplying Naloxone to the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	4850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government has responded to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) and agrees with recommendations five, six and seven in the report entitled Review of the UK Naloxone Implementation. As part of the Government’s ambition to reduce drug-related deaths, we recognise the benefits of more services and professionals being able to supply naloxone without a prescription. The Department in partnership with the devolved administrations consulted on this issue in 2021. Following this, the Department is working closely with the devolved administrations on options to increase availability of naloxone without a prescription. This includes possible amendments to the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 to enable more services and professionals to be able to supply take-home naloxone, under powers in the Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021. The department will provide a full response to the consultation in due course.</p><p>The Department cannot make an estimate of the number and proportion of overdoses that were successfully and unsuccessfully reversed with Naloxone in each year since 2010 as this data is not held centrally. There are currently no plans to make an assessment of the cost-effectiveness of supplying Naloxone to the National Health Service.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 4848 4849 question first answered 07/12/2023 14:28:40 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 5847 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1674020

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the average waiting times for GP appointments in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	4445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>Information on the approximate length of time between appointments being booked and taking place is not held at constituency or city level. The following table shows the percentage of appointments taking place on the same day as booking and within two weeks of booking for England and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Midlands region in each of the last three years:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Appointments - 12 months from November to October</p></td><td><p>National - Percentage of appointments occuring on the same day of booking</p></td><td><p>ONS Midlands Region - Percentage of appointments occuring on the same day of booking</p></td><td><p>National - Appointments occuring within two weeks of booking</p></td><td><p>ONS Midlands Region - Appointments occuring within two weeks of booking</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2020 - October 2021</p></td><td><p>45.2%</p></td><td><p>47.2%</p></td><td><p>88.6%</p></td><td><p>88.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2021 - October 2022</p></td><td><p>43.8%</p></td><td><p>45.8%</p></td><td><p>85.1%</p></td><td><p>85.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2022 - October 2023</p></td><td><p>43.1%</p></td><td><p>44.7%</p></td><td><p>82.5%</p></td><td><p>82.6%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 04/12/2023 16:10:23 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1674140

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Dental Services: Warwick and Leamington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the ratio of NHS dentists to adults is in Warwick and Leamington constituency.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	4503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally at constituency level. There were 48.4 dentists delivering National Health Service activity per 100,000 persons in Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board in 2022/23, which equates to one dentist per 2,067 persons.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 05/12/2023 13:10:48 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1674184

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Integrated Care Boards: Dentistry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of representation of dentists on regional Integrated Care Boards.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	4606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2023 answer text <p>Information is not held centrally on the members of integrated care boards (ICBs), including the level of representation by dentists.</p><p>From 1 April 2023, the responsibility for commissioning primary care dentistry to meet the needs of the local population has been delegated to all ICBs across England. This included the transfer of all funding, Units of Dental Activity and the management responsibility for National Health Service dentistry. ICBs are responsible for having local processes in place to involve patient groups, and for undertaking oral health needs assessments, to identify areas of need and determine the priorities for investment.</p><p>NHS England has published implementation guidance on effective clinical and care professional leadership within ICBs, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/B0664-ics-clinical-and-care-professional-leadership.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/B0664-ics-clinical-and-care-professional-leadership.pdf</a></p><p>As part of the development of local frameworks and wider governance arrangements, system leaders were asked to commit that they ensured that the full range of clinical and professional leaders from diverse backgrounds are integrated into system decision-making at all levels.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 07/12/2023 14:38:30 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1675314

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Dental Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to increase the availability of NHS dentistry services.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	900480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <ul><li><p>Our dental reforms of last July aimed to make NHS work more attractive to dental practices and improve access for patients.</p></li><li><p>We have seen improvements to access. We have seen 23% more Courses of Treatment delivered to patients in 2022-23 compared to the previous year, and the number seen by an NHS dentist has also increased from 2021-22.</p></li><li><p>I held a roundtable with MPs last week and am aware of the challenges still being faced by many. We will publish the dental recovery plan as soon as possible.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 05/12/2023 17:02:51 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1675322

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Dental Services: North Devon
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the NHS dentistry backlog in North Devon constituency.
tabling member constituency	North Devon
tabling member printed	Selaine Saxby
uin	900490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <ul><li><p>In the South-West, NHS England have commissioned additional urgent dental care appointments that people can access via NHS 111.</p></li><li><p>They have also implemented a new pathway called stabilisation dental care to support those who do not have access to a regular dentist but require non-urgent dental care.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 05/12/2023 17:04:32 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4863 label Biography information for Selaine Saxby

1673501

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Dental Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care during the Westminster Hall debate on Healthcare Services: Carshalton and Wallington on 23 May 2023, Official Report, Column 71WH, what progress her Department has made on producing a radical dentistry plan.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Elliot Colburn
uin	4278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2023 answer text <p>We are working on our Dentistry Recovery Plan which will address how we continue to improve access, particularly for new patients; and how we make National Health Service work more attractive to ensure NHS dentists are incentivised to deliver more NHS care.</p><p>Our Dentistry Recovery Plan will build upon the first package of reforms agreed in July 2022, which included changes to banding and the introduction of a minimum Units of Dental Activity value. Our plan will include addressing how we continue to improve access, particularly for new patients; and how we make NHS work more attractive to ensure NHS dentists are incentivised to deliver NHS care.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 07/12/2023 14:26:49 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4775 label Biography information for Elliot Colburn

1673583

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Tobacco: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions the Government has had with Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers on the introduction of a generational ban on the sale of cigarettes.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	4086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>Smoking is responsible for approximately 80,000 deaths a year in the United Kingdom and causes around one in four cancer deaths in the UK. It also costs our country £17 billion a year and puts a huge burden on the National Health Service.</p><p>This is why the Government is planning to create a smokefree generation by bringing forward legislation so that children turning 14 years old or younger this year will never be legally sold tobacco products. On 12 October 2023, we launched a UK-wide consultation to gather views on these proposals and their implementation.</p><p>Whilst we have not met specifically with the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers, we have, and will continue to, speak to the retail sector and their associations to help develop our policies.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 05/12/2023 13:04:07 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones