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1612232

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
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	Mental Health Services: Bristol
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 reduce waiting times for child and adolescent mental health services in Bristol.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	181523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board to make available appropriate provision to meet the mental health and other care needs of the local population in Bristol.</p><p> </p><p>Nationally, we are supporting the expansion and transformation of mental health services for children and young people through the NHS Long Term Plan. As part of the accompanying investment of at least an extra £2.3 billion a year by March 2024, an additional 345,000 children and young people will be able to get the mental health support they need.</p><p> </p><p>We also provided an additional £79 million for 2021/22 to allow around 22,500 more children and young people to access community mental health services and around 2,000 more to access eating disorder services.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to roll out mental health support teams in schools and colleges across the country, offering early support to children experiencing anxiety, depression, and other common mental health issues. As of May 2022, eight mental health support teams were in place or planned in the area covered by the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire integrated care system.</p><p /><p>NHS England has consulted on the potential to introduce five new waiting time standards as part of its clinically-led review of National Health Service access standards, including that children, young people and their families presenting to community-based mental health services should start to receive care within four weeks from referral. As a first step, NHS England has shared and promoted guidance with its local system partners to consistently report waiting times to support the development of a baseline position.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 24/04/2023 15:33:27 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1612349

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
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	Coronavirus: Disease Control
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 in (a) Walsall and (b) England and Wales tested positive for covid-19 in (i) October 2022, (ii) January 2023 and (iii) the most recent 30-day period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	181639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>To provide more accurate data on COVID-19 infections and avoid double counting cases, if a person tests positive multiple times within a certain time period, these are all counted as a single case of COVID-19. In England this period is 90 days, and in Wales 42 days.</p><p>For Walsall, in October 2022 there were 952 cases of COVID-19 detected. In January 2023 there were 468 cases of COVID-19 detected. In the 30-day period between 14 March 2023 and 12 April 2023 there were 404 new cases of COVID-19 detected.</p><p>For England and Wales, in October 2022 there were 217,044 cases of COVID-19 detected. In January 2023 there were 83,659 new cases of COVID-19 detected. In the 30-day period between 14 March 2023 and 12 April 2023 there were 92,736 new cases of COVID-19 detected.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 24/04/2023 08:18:42 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

1612354

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
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	Hospitals: Coronavirus
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 in (a) Walsall and (b) England and Wales were admitted to hospital as a result of covid-19 infection or associated complications in (i) October 2022, (ii) January 2023 and (iii) the most recent 30-day period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	181644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>We do not hold the data in the format requested for people in Walsall being admitted to hospital, however we do hold the data by National Health Service trust. The most relevant trust for the question asked would be Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust and this data is provided below.</p><p>For Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, in October 2022, 187 people were admitted to hospital with or for COVID-19. In January 2023, 77 people were admitted to hospital with or for COVID-19. In the 30-day period from 12 March to 10 April 2023, 144 people were admitted to hospital with or for COVID-19</p><p>For England and Wales, in October 2022, 31,613 people were admitted to hospital with or for COVID-19. In January 2023, 21,033 people were admitted to hospital with or for COVID-19. In the 30-day period from 12 March to 10 April 2023, 24,989 people were admitted to hospital with or for COVID-19.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 24/04/2023 08:17:32 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

1612355

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
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	Coronavirus: Death
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 deaths recorded in (a) England and Wales and (b) Walsall were attributed to covid-19 in (i) October 2022, (ii) January 2023 and (iii) the most recent 30-day period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	181645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>It should be noted that UK Health Security Agency have two measures of death associated with COVID-19, any death that has a positive COVID-19 test in the preceding 28 days, and deaths which have COVID-19 recorded on their death registration.</p><p>For England and Wales, in October 2022 there were 4,223 deaths recorded within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test and 2,573 deaths were recorded with COVID-19 on the death registration. In January 2023 there were 4,063 deaths recorded within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test and 3,380 deaths were recorded with COVID-19 on the death registration. In the 30 day period between 12 March 2023 and 10 April 2023 there were 3,366 deaths were recorded within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test and 1,704 deaths were recorded with COVID-19 on the death registration</p><p>For Walsall, in October 2022 20 deaths were recorded within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test and 17 deaths were recorded with COVID-19 on the death registration. In January 2023, 27 deaths were recorded within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test and 14 deaths were recorded with COVID-19 on the death registration. In the 30 day period between 12 March 2023 and 10 April 2023, 22 deaths were recorded within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test and four deaths were recorded with COVID-19 on the death registration.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 24/04/2023 08:15:55 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

1612356

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
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	Coronavirus: Death
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 implications for his policies of trends in the level of (a) covid-19 infection, (b) admissions to hospital as a result of covid-19 infection or related complications and (c) deaths attributed to covid-19 in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	181646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>UK Health Security Agency are continually monitoring trends in COVID-19, to inform the Government on the spread, severity and impact of COVID-19. Long term trends must be interpreted with caution, as they can be affected by changes in dominant variant, timing of vaccine booster campaigns, seasonality, and changes to testing policy.</p><p>Over the last six months, trends have shown that cases of COVID-19 are seen to increase approximately every three months before returning to a baseline. This was seen over the Christmas period, and there has been a slow increase over March that has returned to baseline. Overall, the peaks are smaller than those seen in previous waves, peaking at 8,236 cases per day in December 2022 compared to a peak of 30,388 in July 2022.</p><p>Hospital admission due to COVID-19 tend to mirror cases of COVID-19. Over the last six months there have been peaks in hospital admissions over the Christmas period and a slow increase over March that has begun to decrease. Admissions peaks are similar or smaller than those seen previously, peaking at 1,376 admissions per day in December 2022, 1,418, in October 2022 and 2,005 in July 2022.</p><p>For deaths attributed to COVID-19, where COVID-19 is recorded on the death certificate/registration, over the last six months there has been an increase in deaths over the early January period, and a slow increase in April 2023. Peaks in deaths have been similar or lower to those seen previously, peaking at 126 per day in Jan 2023, 111 in Oct 2022, and 189 in July 2022.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 24/04/2023 08:14:52 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

1612503

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
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	Nutrition
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 support mandatory reformulation of foods high in saturated fat, salt and sugar to improve their nutritional profile by reducing those elements.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Christian Wakeford
uin	181793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government is delivering mandatory policies which support the reformulation of foods high in saturated fat, salt or sugar. These include the soft drinks industry levy and restrictions on the placement of less healthy products in key selling locations in-store and online. The Government also has a voluntary programme on reduction and reformulation to encourage the food industry to gradually and incrementally lower the levels of sugar, salt and calories in everyday foods and to stimulate the production of healthier products without consumers having to make changes.</p><p>In addition, we will be implementing restrictions on the sale of less healthy products by volume price from 1 October 2023, and restrictions on the advertising of less healthy products before 9pm on television and paid-for advertising of less healthy products online from 1 October 2025, restrictions which are also expected to support the reformulation of foods high in saturated fat, salt or sugar.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 24/04/2023 15:15:38 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4871 label Biography information for Christian Wakeford

1612504

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
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	Obesity: Children
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 reduce childhood obesity.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Christian Wakeford
uin	181794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Denton and Reddish on 20 January 2023 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-01-10/119899" target="_blank">119899</a>.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 24/04/2023 15:11:43 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4871 label Biography information for Christian Wakeford

1612522

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
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	Smoking: Death
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 died from smoking in (a) England and (b) North Ireland in each year since 2017.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	181812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>Data for the number of deaths from smoking in England is estimated in the local tobacco profiles and is produced for three-year periods. The latest data shows that between 2017 and 2019, 191,903 deaths were estimated to be attributable to smoking, or roughly 64,000 a year. Data from 2020 onwards is not yet published.</p><p>The Department is not aware of annual data from Northern Ireland regarding smoking deaths per year. However, as stated in Northern Ireland’s Mid Term Review Tobacco Control Strategy, “Smoking is the single greatest cause of preventable illness and premature death in Northern Ireland, killing round 2,300 people each year.” More information is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/publications/health-survey-northern-ireland-smoking-trends" target="_blank">https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/publications/health-survey-northern-ireland-smoking-trends</a></p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 24/04/2023 14:22:24 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1612539

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
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	Pharmacy: Closures
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 impact of the closure of pharmacy practices on health inequalities in (a) South East London, (b) London and (c) England.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	181829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Department closely monitors the market to ensure people in England have good access to National Health Service pharmaceutical services. Despite the increase in pharmacy closures seen in recent years, there remains a similar number of pharmacies to ten years ago. 80% of the population live within 20 minutes’ walking distance of a pharmacy. There are relatively more pharmacies in areas of higher deprivation than in areas with lower levels of deprivation within South East London, London and England according to the latest (December 2022) data.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 24/04/2023 15:20:21 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1611633

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
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: Bureaucracy
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 reduce bureaucracy affecting the work of GPs.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	181177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>As part of the 2020/21 GP contract, to help maximise the time available for clinical tasks, the Government committed to a thorough review of levels of bureaucracy in general practice. As part of this work, in August 2022, a cross-Government concordat was published agreeing to seven co-designed principles to reduce unnecessary bureaucracy in general practice. Additionally, the Government has also worked to reduce administrative burdens on general practitioners by reforming who can provide medical evidence and certificates such as fit notes and Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency medical checks, freeing up time for more appointments. The Department is continuing to work across Government and with the National Health Service to implement the solutions that emerge.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 24/04/2023 15:15:32 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore