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1399145

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
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	Osteoporosis: Females
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 assessment he has made of the potential impact of osteoporosis on women's (a) health, (b) quality of life and (c) economics.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	96955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>We know that osteoporosis disproportionately affects women and can have a significant impact on their health, quality of life and ability to participate in economic activity.</p><p>On 23 December 2021, we published ‘Our Vision for the Women’s Health Strategy for England’, informed by the call for evidence. This sets out our ambitions to improve the health and wellbeing of women in England and reduce disparities. We have committed to explore areas of healthcare in which disparities between men and women are greatest, including long-term conditions such as osteoporosis. We will publish the Women’s Health Strategy in spring 2022.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 10/01/2022 17:05:03 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1399146

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
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	Muscular Dystrophy: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has allocated to research into treatments for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (a) in each of the last and (b) for the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	96836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>The Department funds research on health and social care through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). In the past five financial years, the NIHR has not awarded new programme funding for specific research projects relating to the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). However, the NIHR has supported delivery of 53 studies relating to treatment of DMD via its Clinical Research Network (CRN). The CRN enables high-quality health and care research in England by providing additional staff, facilities, equipment and support services so that research is not subsidised with funding that has been provided for health and care treatments and service.</p><p> </p><p>The NIHR does not usually ring-fence funds for particular topics therefore funding for future years is not available. Awards are made in open competition on the basis of the importance of topics to patients, and heath and care services, value for money, and scientific quality judged through peer review.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 31/01/2022 17:56:45 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 42052 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1399147

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
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	Mental Health
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 he is taking to help ensure that each local NHS area is taking steps towards parity of esteem between mental and physical health.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	97152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>The NHS Mandate states that NHS England must seek to treat mental health with the same urgency as physical health. This is monitored through three metrics:</p><p> </p><p>- Mental health services real terms expenditure growth;</p><p>- Number of people accessing Improving Access to Psychological Therapies services; and</p><p>- Number of children and young people accessing National Health Service-funded mental health services.</p><p> </p><p>In October 2021, NHS England and NHS Improvement published ‘2021/22 priorities and operational planning guidance: October 2021 – March 2022’ which states that local areas must continue to meet the mental health investment standard, continue to increase access to children and young people’s NHS-funded community mental health services and NHS-funded talking therapies for adults.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 10/01/2022 13:20:04 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1399150

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
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	National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
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 his Department has had with NICE on their (a) current and (b) future capacity to deliver final draft guidance on medicines within three months of regulatory approval by the MHRA.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Chris Green
uin	96908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2022 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is committed to publishing draft recommendations on new medicines around the time of licensing, with final guidance within three months of licensing wherever possible. The Department holds regular accountability meetings with NICE on a range of topics, including capacity issues. NICE delivers timely guidance on new medicines in the vast majority of cases and expects to continue to do so.</p><p>Project Orbis has been established to allow participating partners, including the United Kingdom, to review and approve applications for promising cancer treatments efficiently. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, NICE and NHS England and NHS Improvement are ensuring an integrated, timely approach to access new products, including those licensed through Project Orbis. NHS England and NHS Improvement and NICE have agreed principles to allow potential interim access ahead of NICE’s guidance where timely guidance is not anticipated, which has supported early patient access for a number of medicines licensed through Project Orbis.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 96909 96910 question first answered 11/01/2022 09:29:32 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

1388569

registered interest
date	16/12/2021
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
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 housebound patients that require covid-19 vaccinations at home there are in each Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) area; and how many of those patients have received the covid-19 booster vaccination as of 14 December 2021, by CCG.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	94317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2022 answer text <p>The data requested is not held centrally. Identifying and vaccinating those who are housebound is managed at a local level as it requires access to more detailed patient information.</p><p>On 12 December 2021, the Prime Minister announced all eligible adults will now be offered a booster jab before the end of the year. To deliver this offer of boosters to all adults by the end of the year, General Practitioners teams are being asked to prioritise their services to free up capacity to support the COVID-19 vaccination programme, including for housebound patients, alongside delivering critical appointments such as cancer, urgent and emergency care.</p><p>For those completely housebound and unable to leave their homes, Primary Care Networks have established mobile or roving vaccination teams. A standard operating procedure and operational guidance has been provided to local health teams to support their efforts to reach those who are housebound.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 06/01/2022 09:48:51 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1388572

registered interest
date	16/12/2021
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
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 make it his policy not to enact the requirement to have a booster jab in order to be exempted from the requirement to take a lateral flow test before attending major events until the paper version of the covid-19 pass is able to record that a person has had their booster jab.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	94318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>Visitors to settings in scope of mandatory certification are not required to complete testing if they have received two doses of an approved vaccine, one of the single-dose Janssen vaccine or are exempt from requirement to be vaccinated. We intend to change this requirement to include a booster dose once all adults have had an opportunity receive it.</p><p>The Travel NHS COVID Pass letter includes details of an individual's COVID-19 vaccinations, including booster doses. Booster vaccinations are not currently required for the Domestic NHS COVID Pass letter.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 05/01/2022 17:23:53 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1388574

registered interest
date	16/12/2021
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for the paper version of the covid-19 vaccine certificate being capable of recording that a person has received their covid-19 booster vaccination.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	94319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2022 answer text <p>Since 13 December, the Travel NHS COVID Pass letter includes all details about an individual's COVID-19 vaccination events, including booster vaccinations. A letter can be requested through NHS.UK or by calling 119. Booster vaccinations are not currently required for the domestic NHS COVID Pass letter.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 06/01/2022 09:53:53 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1388575

registered interest
date	16/12/2021
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	Immunosuppression: Coronavirus
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 merits of immunosuppressed people being able to have a covid-19 antibody test.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	94320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to implement targeted antibody testing for immunocompromised patients. National Health Service clinicians can arrange antibody testing for patients based on their assessment of clinical need. Those with a cancer diagnosis may also be able to access free antibody tests through the National Cancer COVID Survey, which aims to assess levels of protection conferred by antibodies following vaccination/infection in cancer patients.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup grouped question UIN 94321 question first answered 05/01/2022 17:30:48 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1388576

registered interest
date	16/12/2021
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	Immunosuppression: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it is his policy to make covid-19 antibody tests available to immunosuppressed patients; and when he those tests will be available in each CCG area.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	94321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to implement targeted antibody testing for immunocompromised patients. National Health Service clinicians can arrange antibody testing for patients based on their assessment of clinical need. Those with a cancer diagnosis may also be able to access free antibody tests through the National Cancer COVID Survey, which aims to assess levels of protection conferred by antibodies following vaccination/infection in cancer patients.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup grouped question UIN 94320 question first answered 05/01/2022 17:30:48 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1388583

registered interest
date	16/12/2021
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	Joint Replacements: 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 steps he is taking to (a) reduce joint replacement waiting times within the NHS and (b) improve support for people waiting for joint replacement surgery.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	94446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>Joint replacement is being prioritised through the High Volume, Low Complexity programme. This programme shares best practice to improve and facilitate joint replacement surgeries in the National Health Service, including through new surgical hubs which offer additional capacity for surgery.</p><p>As announced in September, an additional £1 billion has been provided this year as part of the Elective Recovery Fund, which can be accessed by local trusts if they meet the eligibility criteria to tackle the backlog. A further £8 billion was announced to transform elective services and increase activity in the following three years. This funding could deliver the equivalent of approximately nine million more checks, scans and procedures and includes treatment for joint replacements.</p><p>Work is underway to evaluate patient support and to develop regional and system strategies focused on those who are waiting for elective surgery, including patients waiting for joint replacement surgery.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 05/01/2022 13:15:03 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq