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1546587

registered interest
date	29/11/2022
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	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, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of having representatives of dentists on integrated care boards.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	98878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>The Health and Care Act 2022 sets out minimum membership requirement of integrated care boards (ICBs), which includes representatives of National Health Service trusts, primary care and local authorities. However, by local agreement ICBs can supplement the legislative minimum requirements in order to address local needs.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 13/12/2022 11:04:14 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1546591

registered interest
date	29/11/2022
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	Dental 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 his Department plans to (a) move towards a preventative model of care for dentistry and (b) bring forward a public awareness campaign on oral health.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	98881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>NHS England will engage with stakeholder representatives from dental professional groups on potential solutions to the challenges facing National Health Service dentistry and how these could be implemented. This engagement will be focused on improving urgent care access; supporting access for new patients; re-orientating the system towards prevention; and dental team recruitment and retention and assisting dental teams to feel part of the NHS.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities has published ‘Delivering Better Oral Health - an evidence-based toolkit for prevention’ to support dental teams to deliver preventive advice and treatment for patients, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/delivering-better-oral-health-an-evidence-based-toolkit-for-prevention" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/delivering-better-oral-health-an-evidence-based-toolkit-for-prevention</a></p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 13/12/2022 11:03:18 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1546596

registered interest
date	29/11/2022
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	Dentistry: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department is taking steps to increase the number of dentists from the EU coming to the UK to help fill dentist vacancies.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	98882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department has worked with the General Dental Council (GDC) to develop and consult on legislative proposals to allow GDC greater flexibility to amend its existing international registration processes and explore alternative pathways. Subject to Parliamentary approval, the Department aims to introduce the legislative changes in early 2023. As the independent regulator, the GDC will determine how these flexibilities can be used.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 98883 question first answered 13/12/2022 11:02:01 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1546597

registered interest
date	29/11/2022
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	Dentistry: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to increase the number of dentists from overseas to help fill gaps in dentistry in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	98883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department has worked with the General Dental Council (GDC) to develop and consult on legislative proposals to allow GDC greater flexibility to amend its existing international registration processes and explore alternative pathways. Subject to Parliamentary approval, the Department aims to introduce the legislative changes in early 2023. As the independent regulator, the GDC will determine how these flexibilities can be used.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 98882 question first answered 13/12/2022 11:02:02 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1458179

registered interest
date	19/04/2022
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	Ambulance Services: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to help ensure that ambulance services meet their response time targets.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	906531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting the ambulance service to manage the pressures it is facing.</p><p>Investments in the ambulance workforce have increased the number of NHS ambulance and support staff by 38% since July 2010, and boosted 999 call handler numbers to over 2,400 at the end of March, 500 more than in September.</p><p>Ambulance trusts receive continuous central monitoring and support through NHS England’s National Ambulance Coordination Centre and there is targeted, intensive support to the most challenged hospitals to improve patient handovers, helping ambulances get swiftly back on the road.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 19/04/2022 15:43:25 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1418260

registered interest
date	31/01/2022
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	NHS Covid Pass
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 20 January 2022 to Question 105579 on Coronavirus: Travel, when digital covid-19 recovery certificates will be available to people aged 12 and over.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	114867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2022 answer text <p>From 3 February 2022, children aged 12 years old and over can access a digital NHS COVID Pass for international travel. The travel digital NHS COVID Pass will show evidence of prior infection or recovery for 180 days following a positive National Health Service polymerase chain reaction test and provide a record of COVID-19 vaccinations received. The pass is available via NHS.UK for those aged 12 years old and over and via the NHS App for those aged 13 years old and over.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 03/02/2022 16:11:39 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1387268

registered interest
date	13/12/2021
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	Eating Disorders: Mental 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, with reference to the Mental health clinically-led review of standards, if he will introduce a new access standard that measures clinically meaningful contact for adults with eating disorders; and if he will publish data that provides transparency on waiting times from referral to the start of evidence-based treatment for adults with eating disorders.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	92041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2021 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement have consulted on the potential to introduce five new waiting time standards, as part of its clinically led review of National Health Service access standards<em>.</em> This includes a standard for adults presenting to community-based mental health services, including those with eating disorders, should start to receive help within four weeks from referral. This consultation closed on 1 September 2021 and NHS England and NHS Improvement expect to publish a response in due course. Data will be published on any new waiting time standards when fully implemented and embedded in services.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 21/12/2021 13:26:41 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan previous answer version 39866 answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1386686

registered interest
date	09/12/2021
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	Alcoholic Drinks: Health Education
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 the Government has spent on alcohol awareness campaigns in (a) 2019, (b) 2020 and (c) 2021 as of 9 December.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	90493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p>This information is not held in the format requested. While messages around responsible alcohol consumption were communicated throughout this period, no individual awareness campaigns were undertaken.</p><p>The Better Health and One You adult health campaigns have provided information and advice to help adults consume less alcohol in each of these years. Better Health continues to offer tips and online tools to help people drink less including the Drinks Tracker app, ‘How Are You’ health quiz, Better Health website and email programme. We also provide the Drinkline service and a webchat service.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 20/12/2021 16:13:12 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup previous answer version 39493 answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1385799

registered interest
date	07/12/2021
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 assessment he made of the number of housebound people in (a) Bath and (b) England who have yet to be offered their covid-19 booster vaccination.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	88817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>Every eligible adult in England aged 18 years old and over has been offered a COVID-19 booster vaccination, including those who are housebound in Bath and England. Local arrangements are in place, with general practitioners, community pharmacies and volunteers visiting those who are housebound and eligible for a booster dose.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 12/01/2022 10:00:50 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup previous answer version 38803 answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1359529

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
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	Disability: Children
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 Scope and the Disabled Children’s Partnership’s report 'The gap widens', published in October 2021, which found that there is a £1.5 billion funding gap in disabled children’s NHS spending, what fiscal steps his Department is taking to ensure that the NHS has adequate resources to provide disabled children and young people with the health care services they need.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	56494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>On 6 September 2021 the Government announced an additional £5.4 billion for the National Health Service to support the COVID-19 response over the next six months, bringing the total Government support for health services to over £34 billion in 2021/22. This includes £2 billion to reduce waiting times for patients, including disabled children. The forthcoming Spending Review will set out the Government’s spending plans for health and social care for future years.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 22/10/2021 10:37:34 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan previous answer version 25561 answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse