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1652726

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
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	Carers: Government Assistance
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 his Department is taking to help support unpaid carers with increases in the cost of living.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Claudia Webbe
uin	193962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises that the rising cost of living has presented additional financial challenges for many people, including unpaid carers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to provide financial support to unpaid carers through Carer’s Allowance, the Carer Element in Universal Credit and through other benefits.</p><p>Unpaid carers in receipt of eligible benefits may receive additional support through the new Cost of Living Payments in 2023-24. These will help more than eight million United Kingdom households on eligible means tested benefits, eight million pensioner households and six million people across the UK on eligible disability benefits.</p><p>We want unpaid carers to live healthy and fulfilling lives alongside their caring role. This is why this Government is fully committed to the 10-year vision for Adult Social Care that we re-affirmed in the Next Steps to put People at the Heart of Care (2023).</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 24/07/2023 16:28:37 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4848 label Biography information for Claudia Webbe

1652729

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
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	Maternity Services: Leicester East
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 his Department is taking to (a) ensure that staffing levels in maternity services are sustainable in Leicester East constituency and (b) help support families affected by (i) miscarriage and (ii) stillbirth.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Claudia Webbe
uin	193965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government has added £165 million of recurring investment to the annual maternity budget, beginning in 2021, to grow and support the maternity workforce and improve neonatal care, including in Leicester East.</p><p>Additionally, the NHS People Plan has been developed to focus on improving the retention of National Health Service staff by prioritising staff health and wellbeing. £45 million has been invested in 2022/23 to support the continuation of 40 mental health hubs across the country, the Professional Nurse Advocates (PNAs) programme, and expanding the NHS Practitioner Health service.</p><p>Mental health services around England are being expanded to include new mental health “hubs” for new, expectant or bereaved mothers. The 33 new maternal mental health services will provide psychological therapy, maternity services and reproductive health for women with mental health needs following trauma or loss related to their maternity experience. These will be available across England by March 2024.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 20/07/2023 10:17:08 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4848 label Biography information for Claudia Webbe

1652735

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
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	Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients: Leicester East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been sectioned under mental health legislation in Leicester East constituency in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Claudia Webbe
uin	194089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>The information requested has been provided for Leicester City Council, as the nearest equivalent to the Leicester East constituency for which data is held.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of detentions under the Mental Health Act</p></td><td><p>Number of people subject to detention</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>380</p></td><td><p>335</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>425</p></td><td><p>385</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>470</p></td><td><p>420</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td><p>375</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS England</p><p> </p><p>The difference between the number of detentions and the number of people subject to detention is due to patients who have been repeatedly detained.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>The number of detentions under the Mental Health Act does not include uses of section 136 where the place of safety was a police station.</li><li>Data after March 2022 were impacted by a cyber incident, so have not been included.</li></ol> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 20/07/2023 10:21:33 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4848 label Biography information for Claudia Webbe

1652761

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to ensure that staff in his Department who are under investigation for alleged misconduct are not named before those allegations are proven.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	193906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>The Department's policies follow Civil Service HR's wider model discipline policy. This makes clear that all disciplinary matters are strictly confidential, with all parties pertaining to an investigation process required to always maintain confidentiality, including once the process has concluded.</p><p>This sits alongside a separate 'raising a concern' policy, which is sometimes referred to as whistleblowing, in line with the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 20/07/2023 16:58:43 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1652772

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
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	Health Services: Waiting Lists
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 he has made of the potential impact of industrial action on patient waiting lists.
tabling member constituency	North Somerset
tabling member printed	Dr Liam Fox
uin	193830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>Following any period of strike action, NHS England publish data on their website on the impact of industrial action. This sets out the number of staff absent as a result of industrial action, and the number of procedures and appointments rescheduled. The data do not include the impact on waiting lists. The data is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/preparedness-for-potential-industrial-action-in-the-nhs/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/preparedness-for-potential-industrial-action-in-the-nhs/</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 193738 question first answered 19/07/2023 16:24:53 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox

1652789

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
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	Electronic Cigarettes
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 he has made of how many (a) non-smokers and (b) ex-smokers have taken up vaping in the last year.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	193920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>Using the latest Office for National Statistics data from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, the Department estimates that in England in 2021 there were around 1.6 million ex-smokers that currently vaped, an increase from around 1.4 million in 2020.</p><p>There were around 495,000 non-smokers that currently vaped in England in 2021, an increase from around 375,000 in 2020.</p><p>The full data set is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/drugusealcoholandsmoking/datasets/ecigaretteuseingreatbritain" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/drugusealcoholandsmoking/datasets/ecigaretteuseingreatbritain</a></p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 19/07/2023 16:12:23 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1652790

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
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	Electronic Cigarettes: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to create stop vaping programmes for (a) adults and (b) children and young people.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	193921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2023 answer text <p>As part of the national Swap to Stop scheme, we will be developing a stop vaping programme to help support adult vapers to be nicotine free. This component of the programme will be commissioned later this year.</p><p>Local stop smoking services can also provide resources to support children and adult vapers to quit, through funding from the public health grant.</p><p>We also launched a call for evidence to identify opportunities to reduce the number of under 18s accessing and using vape products. The call for evidence has now closed, and the government will be considering a range of options based on the evidence provided.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 193922 question first answered 24/07/2023 15:00:42 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1652791

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
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	Electronic Cigarettes: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide additional resources to local public health teams to support stop vaping programmes.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	193922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2023 answer text <p>As part of the national Swap to Stop scheme, we will be developing a stop vaping programme to help support adult vapers to be nicotine free. This component of the programme will be commissioned later this year.</p><p>Local stop smoking services can also provide resources to support children and adult vapers to quit, through funding from the public health grant.</p><p>We also launched a call for evidence to identify opportunities to reduce the number of under 18s accessing and using vape products. The call for evidence has now closed, and the government will be considering a range of options based on the evidence provided.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 193921 question first answered 24/07/2023 15:00:43 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1652792

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
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	Electronic Cigarettes: Public Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to ensure that public health messages on vaping are targeted at adults.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	193923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government’s public health messaging on vaping is clear, that vapes should only be recommended to support adult smokers quitting. They are not recommended for under-18s or non-smokers.</p><p>For example, on the Better Health website, we state that: “While vaping can help smokers quit, it is not harmless and is not for young people under 18. It is especially important to protect young lungs and brains.” The full page can be viewed at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/better-health/quit-smoking/vaping-to-quit-smoking/" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/better-health/quit-smoking/vaping-to-quit-smoking/</a></p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 24/07/2023 15:08:17 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1652802

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
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	Electronic Cigarettes: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is monitoring the number of hospital admissions of young people related to vaping.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	193930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>The number of hospital admissions in England for the past three years can be viewed through recently reported National Health Service data, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/supplementary-information/2023/hospital-admissions-for-vaping-related-disorders" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/supplementary-information/2023/hospital-admissions-for-vaping-related-disorders</a></p><p>Between 2022 and 2023, there were 40 instances of primary or secondary diagnoses for children from 0-19 years, up from 37 between 2021 and 2022.</p><p>Please note that admissions do not represent the number of patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the period, and figures from 2022 to 2023 are provisional.</p><p>Additionally, the ICD-10 code for a vaping related disorder can also be used in combination with other codes to indicate the type of condition being treated at the time.</p><p>We will continue to monitor this and other adverse drug reactions reports, including through the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency Yellow Card reporting system.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 19/07/2023 16:25:10 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell