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1111033

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of the 192 shared accommodation rates of local housing allowance have been uprated as a result of the targeted affordability fund in each year since this was introduced.
	tabling member constituency	Westminster North
	tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
	uin	243316
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p><strong>The information requested is in the table below.</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Shared Accommodation Rates</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>22 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018/2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>60</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019/2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>87</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>45%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 15/04/2019 14:47:10 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

1111043

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Impact Assessment for the extension of the Shared Accommodation Rate to 25-34 year-olds, how many claimants were affected; and what assessment she has made of the effect of that extension on the average weekly income since January 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Westminster North
	tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
	uin	243318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>The number of households aged 25-34 who are entitled to the Shared Accommodation Rate is available on Stat-Xplore from January 2013 onwards.</p><p> </p><p>An independent evaluation of the 2011/12 Local Housing Allowance reforms including the changes to the Shared Accommodation Rate was published in 2014 - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-housing-allowance-monitoring-the-impact-of-changes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-housing-allowance-monitoring-the-impact-of-changes</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 23/04/2019 12:13:52 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

1463475

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the proposal in the SEND Review to provide a tailored list of settings for parents of children with disabilities, what steps the Government plans to take to help ensure that that proposal does not affect choice of support for children, particularly those with complex disabilities.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	3590
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>The SEND and AP green paper sets out the government's proposals to improve the outcomes and experiences of children and young people with SEND and their families. The proposals aim to drive national consistency in how needs are assessed, identified, and met across education, health and care through the introduction of national standards. These standards are intended to set out the full range of support for meeting all needs, including those of children and young people with more complex needs. The standards will also include guidance and best practice on reasonable adjustments for disabled children.</p><p>As part of our proposals, our aim is to provide parents and carers with a clearer understanding of the support that should be available to meet their child’s needs and support them to make an informed choice about which education provider they would like their child to attend. Where specialist provision is required, the department is consulting on proposals for a simplified process where parents and carers will be supported to express an informed preference for a suitable placement from a tailored list of providers that are appropriate to meet their child’s needs. The expectation is that all schools on the list will be able to meet the child’s special educational needs as identified in their education health and care needs assessments. This aims to give parents and carers clarity on what is available locally which may still include mainstream, special, independent or out of borough provision where appropriate in order to meet the child’s needs. Our intention is that this will lead to greater transparency about what is available for children and young people in their local school and greater clarity about how it can be provided. The department also aims for this to improve the choice offered to parents and carers by suggesting options they may not have otherwise considered.</p><p>All of the proposals within the green paper are currently open to a full public consultation and the department will be listening carefully to all views expressed to ensure policies secure the departments ambitions to improve outcomes and parental confidence in the system. The department is committed to ensuring everyone has the opportunity to take part in the consultation and encourages everyone to do so.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 3592 3795 question first answered 24/05/2022 12:52:03 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1660130

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2023
	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
	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 plans to take further steps to increase levels of uptake in the breast cancer screening programme.
	tabling member constituency	Halton
	tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
	uin	199029
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department has invested £10 million into the NHS Breast Screening Programme for 28 new breast screening units targeted at areas where they are needed most. This will provide extra capacity for services to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, boost uptake of screening in areas where attendance is low, and tackle health disparities.</p><p>Further steps to remove barriers to attending breast screening include promoting the use of text message alerts to remind women of upcoming appointments. National Health Service breast screening providers are also being encouraged to work with their partners to bring together work to make sure as many people as possible can access breast screening services.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 199030 question first answered 18/09/2023 15:47:49 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1660131

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2023
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to make breast cancer screening more (a) accessible and (b) convenient.
	tabling member constituency	Halton
	tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
	uin	199030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department has invested £10 million into the NHS Breast Screening Programme for 28 new breast screening units targeted at areas where they are needed most. This will provide extra capacity for services to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, boost uptake of screening in areas where attendance is low, and tackle health disparities.</p><p>Further steps to remove barriers to attending breast screening include promoting the use of text message alerts to remind women of upcoming appointments. National Health Service breast screening providers are also being encouraged to work with their partners to bring together work to make sure as many people as possible can access breast screening services.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 199029 question first answered 18/09/2023 15:47:49 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1660135

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2023
	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
	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 an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of extending the electricity grant available to people using medical equipment at home.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	199095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, meets regularly with other Cabinet colleagues on a variety of matters pertaining to health and social care, including support for people using medical equipment at home.</p><p>As set out in the Autumn Statement, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero are exploring the best approach to consumer protection, as part of wider retail market reforms. The Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England are supporting the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in this.</p><p>An NHS England specialised commissioning team is working to support Department of Health and Social Care colleagues with identifying energy-reliant medical devices used in patients' homes, and identifying clinical expert nominees to advise more widely, as part of their operational response.</p><p>The Government continues to monitor the situation and will keep options under review, including with respect to the most vulnerable households.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 20/09/2023 10:00:03 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1660137

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2023
	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
	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 timescale is for making Wegovy available on the NHS for people with heart disease.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	199097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for developing evidence-based recommendations for the NHS on whether new medicines represent a clinically and cost-effective use of resources. NICE appraises all new medicines within their licensed indications, and the National Health Service in England is legally required to fund medicines recommended by NICE.</p><p>Wegovy is not licensed for heart disease and has therefore not been appraised by NICE for the condition. If Wegovy were to be licensed for heart disease in the future, it would then be considered for appraisal by NICE.</p><p>NICE has, however, published guidance which recommends Wegovy as an option for treating people who are overweight or obese and who have at least 1 weight-related comorbidity, which may include heart disease, and meet the other criteria specified in the guidance.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 19/09/2023 13:04:19 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1660144

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2023
	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
	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 adequacy of the (a) funding and (b) amount of research undertaken on pregnancy.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	199224
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department commissions research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Since 2018, approximately £68 million has been invested into research on pregnancy across NIHR’s research programmes. No assessment of the adequacy has been made and it is not usual practice for the NIHR to ringfence funds for particular topics or conditions. The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including pregnancy.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 20/09/2023 09:42:22 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1660147

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2023
	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
	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 an assessment of the potential merits of commissioning research into the impact of haemochromatosis-related symptoms on people living with the condition.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	199103
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department commissions research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR is not currently supporting research specifically on the impact of haemochromatosis-related symptoms on people living with this condition. However, the NIHR has funded a study on diagnostic strategies for haemochromatosis and is supporting research to improve diagnosis of haemochromatosis. The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including the impact of haemochromatosis-related symptoms on individuals.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 20/09/2023 10:00:49 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1660154

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2023
	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
	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 his Department have made of the adequacy of resources for podiatric care in the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	199110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>No assessment has been made. Integrated care boards are responsible for ensuring that the services they commission meet the needs of their local population with the resources they are allocated, including in respect of podiatry services.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 18/09/2023 09:22:20 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1668018

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2023
	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	Abiraterone
	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 review the decision to reject the use of the drug Abiraterone to tackle prostate cancer.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
	uin	377
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2023 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body that guides the National Health Service on funding new medicines, based on clinical and cost-effectiveness.. The NHS is legally required to fund medicines recommended by NICE, usually within 3 months of final guidance.</p><p>NICE has recommended abiraterone for the treatment of metastatic hormone-relapsed prostate cancer before chemotherapy is indicated and for castration-resistant metastatic prostate cancer previously treated with a docetaxel-containing regimen. NHS England funds abiraterone in line with NICE’s recommendations, ensuring access for eligible patients.</p><p>Abiraterone is not licensed for the treatment of non-metastatic prostate cancer and has therefore not been appraised by NICE for such use. NHS England is currently considering a clinical policy proposal for abiraterone as a treatment option for potential use in specific cases. The proposal is due to be discussed later this month, with potential stakeholder testing by January 2024, if supported.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 09/11/2023 11:00:41 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1486482

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the form entitled Model articles of association for academy trusts, published on 3 January 2013, whether it remains his policy that the maximum aggregate number of votes exercisable by local authority associated persons should not exceed 19.9 per cent of the total number of votes exercisable by Members in general meeting.
	tabling member constituency	Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
	tabling member printed	Nick Gibb
	uin	30971
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>The most recent model articles of association for use by mainstream academies, last updated on 30 June 2021 states:</p><p> </p><p>“Notwithstanding the number of Members from time to time, the maximum aggregate number of votes exercisable by Local Authority Associated Persons shall never exceed 19.9% of the total number of votes exercisable by Members in general meeting and the votes of the other Members having a right to vote at the meeting will be increased on a pro-rata basis.”</p><p> </p><p>This remains the department’s policy position, and we have no plans to change this approach for most types of academy trusts.</p><p> </p><p>The department is testing an approach to allow local authorities to establish new multi academy trusts, where there is a need, to which the above limit on local authority Associated Persons shall not apply. We will, however, require at least one member to be independent of any association with the local authority. We will work with a small number of local authorities to test the concept. Local authority-established multi-academy trusts will be subject to the same oversight and, where necessary, intervention as all trusts. More information about this policy can be found in the registration of interest document, here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-established-mats-registration-of-interest" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-established-mats-registration-of-interest</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 13/07/2022 16:55:04 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb

1491644

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies and Maintained Schools: Health and Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will lay a report before Parliament on the physical condition and safety of (a) maintained schools and (b) academies in England.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	uin	42001
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>The department published a report on the condition of the school estate in England in May 2021, entitled ‘Condition of School Buildings Survey – Key Findings’. The report can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/989912/Condition_of_School_Buildings_Survey_CDC1_-_key_findings_report.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/989912/Condition_of_School_Buildings_Survey_CDC1_-_key_findings_report.pdf</a>. We plan to publish the underlying school level building condition data, collected in the Condition Data Collection programme, later this year.</p><p>Local authorities, academy trusts and governing bodies are responsible for the management of the physical condition and building safety in schools, using their local knowledge, and understanding of their school estate. This includes carrying out the appropriate surveys, condition checks and fire safety inspections on an on-going basis.</p><p>Last year, the department wrote to all responsible bodies in England to remind them of their responsibilities to manage their school estate effectively, maintain it in a safe working condition, and to comply with all relevant regulations. The department supports responsible bodies to keep school buildings safe and fit for purpose with an extensive range of guidance. This guidance can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/good-estate-management-for-schools/good-estate-management-for-schools-gems-what-s-new" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/good-estate-management-for-schools/good-estate-management-for-schools-gems-what-s-new</a>.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 05/09/2022 08:39:57 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1483523

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies: Community Schools
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an estimate of the cost of converting all remaining community schools to academy status.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	25985
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>The current academisation rate is 46.2% of all state-funded schools, which represents 9,990 academies and free schools compared to 11,623 local authority maintained schools. Of these academies, 54% are in trusts with fewer than ten schools and fewer than 7,500 pupils.</p><p> </p><p>The average costs of converting community schools to academy status, and of forming trusts of at least ten schools or 7,500 pupils, will vary significantly. This is because the cost depends on the circumstances of each school and trust at the time, such as whether the school is converting via the sponsored or converter route.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 25986 question first answered 19/07/2022 17:02:55 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1490306

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of primary schools under the control of a multi-academy trust that are judged outstanding by Ofsted that retain that status once they have been moved to the control of another multi-academy trust.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	38809
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The department has not made an estimate of this number. Schools rated outstanding by Ofsted very rarely move between multi-academy trusts, meaning there would be too few schools from which to make such an estimate.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 21/07/2022 16:13:50 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1541286

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2022
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments
	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 and what proportion of A&E consultations were (a) face to face consultations and (b) carried out by GPs, in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	83572
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>This information is not collected in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 21/11/2022 10:40:34 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1551558

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2022
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments
	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 safety of the use of the Bristol Push Model in NHS hospitals.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	110782
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 20/12/2022 16:27:01 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1564137

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2023
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments
	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 statement made by Daren Mochrie of the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives in oral evidence to the Health and Social Care Select Committee on 20 December 2022 that NHS England is working on a revised or a new urgent and emergency care strategy, when he expects to publish that strategy.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	117693
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>NHS England will publish its urgent and emergency care recovery plan in early 2023. These plans will set out detailed ambitions for recovery to deliver improved ambulance response times for Category 2 incidents to 30 minutes on average over 2023/24, with further improvement towards pre-pandemic levels in 2024/25 and year-on-year improvements in Accident and Emergency waiting times over 2023/24 and 2024/25.</p><p>The Recovery Plan is the focus of NHS England’s strategy work at the current time. We will continue to consider the longer-term strategy for Urgent and Emergency Care in the light of this document and progress in delivering against it.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 117694 question first answered 16/01/2023 14:46:32 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1564138

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2023
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments
	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 statement made by Daren Mochrie of the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives in oral evidence to the Health and Social Care Select Committee on 20 December 2022 that NHS England is working on a revised or a new urgent and emergency care strategy, what the scope of that strategy is; and what he expects it will achieve.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	117694
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>NHS England will publish its urgent and emergency care recovery plan in early 2023. These plans will set out detailed ambitions for recovery to deliver improved ambulance response times for Category 2 incidents to 30 minutes on average over 2023/24, with further improvement towards pre-pandemic levels in 2024/25 and year-on-year improvements in Accident and Emergency waiting times over 2023/24 and 2024/25.</p><p>The Recovery Plan is the focus of NHS England’s strategy work at the current time. We will continue to consider the longer-term strategy for Urgent and Emergency Care in the light of this document and progress in delivering against it.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 117693 question first answered 16/01/2023 14:46:32 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1564566

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2023
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which NHS (a) Trusts and (b) Integrated Care Boards have declared a Critical Incident or Operational Pressures Escalation Level 4 status since 21 December.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	117709
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not held by the Department. Decisions on operational pressures escalation levels and critical incidents are taken locally in response to demand and capacity pressures. Ministers have met regularly with National Health Service (NHS) leadership to discuss pressure across NHS organisations during the winter period and will continue to do so.</p><p> </p><p>On the 9th of January the Government announced £250 million of funding for the NHS to support capacity and patient flow this winter.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 12/01/2023 11:46:28 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 46075 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1565572

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2023
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments
	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 list the (a) hospital trusts and (b) individual hospitals that lost their accident and emergency departments but have subsequently had them reinstated as a result of Government action in the last 10 years; and if he will publish the criteria used to determine when a hospital should have its accident and emergency department reinstated after closure.
	tabling member constituency	Rochdale
	tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
	uin	119916
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>This information is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 31/01/2023 12:03:46 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 48233 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd

1567997

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2023
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments
	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 the Answer of 12 January 2023 to Question 117709 on Accident and Emergency Departments, what information NHS England holds on which NHS (a) Trusts and (b) Integrated Care Boards have declared a (i) critical incident and (ii) Operational Pressures Escalation Level 4 status since 21 December 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	126740
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>NHS England holds National Health Service operational management information on Operational Pressures Escalation Levels (OPEL) status and critical incidents for NHS trusts and integrated care boards. Information on OPEL status is not validated or routinely published and is a once daily snapshot and therefore subject to change.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 31/01/2023 12:29:48 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 50223 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1582753

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2023
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments
	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 the Answer of 31 January 2023 to Question 126740 and according to information held by NHS England, which NHS (a) trusts and (b) integrated care boards have declared either (i) critical incident status and/or (ii) Operational Pressures Escalation Level (OPEL) 4 status since 21 December 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	137846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>NHS England holds National Health Service operational management information on Operating Pressure Escalation Level (OPEL) status and critical incidents for NHS trusts and integrated care boards. However, this information is not validated or published and is a snapshot and therefore subject to change.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England publishes an increased range of data on NHS pressures and performance during the winter period. This includes data on accident and emergency (A&amp;E) closures, A&amp;E diverts, hospital bed occupancy, and ambulance handover times. This approach, including the standardisation and inclusion of any new data, such as OPEL levels or critical incidents, will be kept under review and will inform the approach taken for future winters.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 07/03/2023 14:50:42 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 53899 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1612220

	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	Accident and Emergency Departments
	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 support A&E departments in delivering essential services.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	181512
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>To support accident and emergency (A&amp;E) departments in delivering essential services, NHS England has published the Delivery Plan for Recovering Urgent and Emergency Care Services, which aims to deliver one of the fastest and longest-sustained improvements in emergency waiting times in the National Health Service’s history. This includes bringing down A&amp;E wait times significantly over the next year, and down towards pre-pandemic levels within two years.</p><p>This plan will deliver 5,000 more staffed, permanent beds this year compared to 2022/23 plans, alongside 800 new ambulances, backed by £1 billion of dedicated funding.</p><p>The plan also sets out making greater use of virtual wards, with an extra 3,000 virtual ward beds, to provide over 10,000 in total by this autumn.</p><p>Same Day Emergency Care services will also be in place across every hospital with a major emergency department. This is alongside expanding and better joining up health and care outside hospital, including by scaling urgent community response, frailty and falls services across the whole country, helping to reduce attendances at A&amp;E.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 25/04/2023 10:40:35 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1612348

	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	Accident and Emergency Departments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on the rollout of high intensity use services as recommended in the Urgent and Emergency Care Recovery Plan.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	181638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2023 answer text <p>NHS England has now established governance overseeing the implementation of the Urgent and Emergency Care Recovery plan and will monitor the delivery of commitments in it, including the continuing rollout of high intensity user services (HIU).</p><p>We have established an implementation group with regional and local representation, and are offering wider support to systems that are rolling out or expanding HIU services by using data to provide personalised contact.</p><p>We have also put key operational processes and guidance in place to support systems implementing HIU services. These are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/high-intensity-user-service-resource-pack-%20supporting-documents/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/high-intensity-user-service-resource-pack- supporting-documents/</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 24/05/2023 09:48:21 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1628831

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2023
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on the delivery plan for recovering urgent and emergency care services.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	185802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2023 answer text <p>Since the delivery plan for recovering urgent and emergency care services was published in January 2023, a detailed demand and capacity planning exercise has been undertaken with all 42 integrated care boards to ensure the commitment of an additional 5,000 general and acute beds will be delivered in addition to other interventions, including same day emergency care, virtual wards and intermediate care. Plans have also been agreed with Ambulance Trusts to increase ambulance capacity across England.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 26/05/2023 13:13:06 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1642041

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2023
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on delivering the Urgent and Emergency Care Recovery Plan.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
	uin	905231
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p>We are continuing to make progress to deliver the 800 ambulances, 5,000 beds, and 3,000 additional virtual ward beds set out in our Urgent and Emergency Care Recovery Plan.</p><p>This plan is backed by £1 billion of additional funding.</p><p>NHS England is working with Integrated Care Boards and Ambulance Trusts to review local demand and capacity and ensure plans are put in place to deliver these commitments.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 06/06/2023 16:46:23 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1644642

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2023
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments
	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 plans to take steps to ensure that all Major Towns have both minor injury and emergency care units.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	189558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>The commissioning of local services is a matter for the National Health Service, allocating funding to best meet patient needs locally. Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the commissioning of both full type one emergency departments and type three accident and emergency services, including those badged as Minor Injuries Units.</p><p>As set out in the Delivery Plan for Recovering Urgent and Emergency Care, ICBs should determine where type three services will be most effectively located. We expect that decisions about all existing services should be concluded through 2023/24.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 23/06/2023 13:25:48 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1565635

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2023
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments and Ambulance Services: 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 steps his Department is taking to improve (a) ambulance handover times outside NHS hospitals and (b) A&E waiting times.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
	tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
	uin	120173
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>A range of measures are in place. The National Health Service has set out a plan to substantially increase capacity and resilience this winter. NHS bed capacity will be increased by the equivalent of at least 7,000 general and acute beds, helping reduce waits for admission from accident and emergency.</p><p>On 9 January, the Government announced £200 million to improve patient discharge and free up hospital beds, on top of the £500 million Adult Social Care Discharge Fund announced in December 2022. An additional £50 million in capital funding is being made to expand hospital discharge lounges and ambulance hubs to improve patient flow through hospitals, freeing up space in accident and emergency, and allowing ambulances to swiftly get back on the roads.</p><p>The Autumn Statement provides an additional £3.3 billion of NHS funding in both 2023/24 and 2024/25, enabling rapid action to improve urgent and emergency care performance toward pre-pandemic levels. The NHS will set out detailed recovery plans in the coming weeks, including ambitions to improve ambulance response times for Category 2 incidents and deliver year-on-year improvements in accident and emergency waiting times.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 16/01/2023 16:08:28 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1588115

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2023
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments: Admissions
	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 and what proportion of visits to accident and emergency departments were for Type 3 services in (a) England, (b) each NHS England region and (c) each former Clinical Commissioning Group, in each year since 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Knowsley
	tabling member printed	Sir George Howarth
	uin	150402
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2023 answer text <p>This information is not collected in the format requested. NHS England’s Weekly and Monthly A&amp;E Attendances and Emergency Admissions collection collects the total number of attendances in the specified period for all accident and emergency types. Data is published down to provider level for each month separately and is not directly available by NHS England region or by former Clinical Commissioning Group area.</p><p>The following table shows the data for the proportion of visits to Type 3 accident and emergency departments in England in each year since 2013.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total attendances</p></td><td><p>Percentage of Type 3 Departments - Other accident and emergency / Minor Injury Unit attendances (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>21,738,637</p></td><td><p>31.56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>21,778,657</p></td><td><p>31.85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>22,354,781</p></td><td><p>31.94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>22,920,435</p></td><td><p>32.09</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>23,362,301</p></td><td><p>32.07</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>23,830,120</p></td><td><p>33.08</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>24,826,981</p></td><td><p>34.52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>25,017,116</p></td><td><p>34.53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>17,429,559</p></td><td><p>27.44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>24,374,967</p></td><td><p>31.89</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS England</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 01/03/2023 17:54:01 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1603122

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2023
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments: Admissions
	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 the Answer of 1 March 2023 to Question 150402 on Accident and Emergency Departments, how many and what proportion of visits to accident and emergency departments were for Type 3 services in England per service provider, in each month since 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Knowsley
	tabling member printed	Sir George Howarth
	uin	162488
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>Data on National Health Service attendances at accident and emergency (A&amp;E) is collected and published by NHS England. The proportion of attendances at type 3 departments, by provider and month and the number of attendances at Type 3 departments, by provider and month is attached.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 20/03/2023 17:54:50 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince attachment 1 file name Type 3 Data by Provider.xlsx title Attendance of type 3 departments
	tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1564595

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2023
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments: 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 following delays in emergency care in each week of 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	117936
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>This information is not held in the format requested. Information on patient safety incidents is published by NHS England as part of the National Reporting and Learning System and is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/patient-safety/national-patient-safety-incident-reports/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/patient-safety/national-patient-safety-incident-reports/</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 117937 question first answered 12/01/2023 11:18:01 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1627115

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2023
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments: Enfield North
	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 adequacy of accident and emergency provision in Enfield North constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	184763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2023 answer text <p>No specific assessments have been made as the configuration of local urgent care services including opening hours are a decision for local providers and commissioners.</p><p>The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust has set out that there is a temporary change to opening hours at the Chase Farm Urgent Care Centre while staff recruitment is completed.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 184762 184764 question first answered 19/05/2023 13:52:08 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1640555

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2023
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments: Hospital Beds
	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 his Department's Delivery plan for recovering urgent and emergency care services, published on 30 January 2023, what progress his Department has made on its target to create 5,000 emergency care beds.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
	uin	186963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>We are continuing to make progress to deliver the 5,000 staffed, permanent beds set out in our Urgent and Emergency Care Recovery Plan, supported by £1 billion of additional funding. NHS England has worked with integrated care boards to review local demand and capacity and ensure plans are put in place to deliver the increases to National Health Service capacity needed to deliver this ambition.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 20/06/2023 16:32:30 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1641099

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2023
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments: Hospital Beds
	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 Delivery plan for the recovery of urgent and emergency care services, how many additional staffed hospital beds have been opened since January 2023.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	187036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>Good progress is being made in the delivery of 5,000 additional beds as part of the permanent bed base for next winter, as committed to in the Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) recovery plan. NHS England has worked with integrated care boards to review local demand and capacity plans for 2023/24 and ensure local plans are in place to deliver this commitment. This is being supported by the £1 billion of funding for National Health Service capacity announced in the recovery plan.</p><p>No specific estimate has been made. As part of the implementation of the UEC recovery plan, NHS England is working with all systems so that all hospitals with type one emergency departments provide appropriate Same Day Emergency Care seven days a week with minimum opening hours of 12 hours per day.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 187037 187038 question first answered 08/06/2023 14:15:45 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1641100

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2023
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments: Hospital Beds
	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 estimate his Department has made of the number of same day emergency care services available in each hospital with a major emergency department.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	187037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>Good progress is being made in the delivery of 5,000 additional beds as part of the permanent bed base for next winter, as committed to in the Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) recovery plan. NHS England has worked with integrated care boards to review local demand and capacity plans for 2023/24 and ensure local plans are in place to deliver this commitment. This is being supported by the £1 billion of funding for National Health Service capacity announced in the recovery plan.</p><p>No specific estimate has been made. As part of the implementation of the UEC recovery plan, NHS England is working with all systems so that all hospitals with type one emergency departments provide appropriate Same Day Emergency Care seven days a week with minimum opening hours of 12 hours per day.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 187036 187038 question first answered 08/06/2023 14:15:45 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1567512

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2023
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments: North West
	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 reduce A&E waiting times in (a) Lancashire and( b) Merseyside.
	tabling member constituency	Southport
	tabling member printed	Damien Moore
	uin	125479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>A range of measures are in place to reduce accident and emergency waiting times, including in Lancashire and Merseyside. The National Health Service winter resilience plan will increase NHS bed capacity by the equivalent of at least 7,000 general and acute beds, helping reduce crowding and long waits for admission from accident and emergency. Our plan for patients announced a £500 million Adult Social Care Discharge Fund, helping people get out of hospitals quickly, freeing up beds and reducing long accident and emergency waits. We are now investing a further £200 million to speed up patient discharge, through direct support to local areas buying thousands of extra beds in care homes and other settings.</p><p>The Autumn Statement provides an additional £3.3 billion of NHS funding in both 2023/24 and 2024/25 to enable rapid action to improve urgent and emergency, elective, and primary care performance towards pre-pandemic levels. In the coming weeks the NHS will set out detailed recovery plans to deliver year-on-year improvements in accident and emergency waiting times.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 24/01/2023 10:29:53 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1642627

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2023
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments: Paediatrics
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what were the average paediatric accident and emergency waiting times on 31 March (a) 2015, (b) 2019 and (c) 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Halton
	tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
	uin	188200
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 13/06/2023 11:53:14 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 80616 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1604960

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2023
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments: Shropshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to begin construction work for the modernisation of A&E services in Shropshire.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	167071
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>If approved nationally, plans will see the creation of a dedicated planned care site at the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford and an emergency care site at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, supported with an enhanced accident and emergency Local in Telford.</p><p>The Hospitals Transformation Programme remains on track, with the intention for the Trust to submit the Outline Business Case for national assurance during summer 2023.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 23/03/2023 15:57:38 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 64056 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1668183

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2023
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments: Sotrovimab
	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 and what proportion of hospitals with accident and emergency units have supplies of Sotrovimab.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
	uin	500
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends sotrovimab as an option for the treatment of patients with COVID-19 meeting specified clinical criteria and subject to a commercial arrangement agreed with the company. The National Health Service in England is legally required to make funding available for sotrovimab in line with NICE’s recommendations.</p><p>The Government secured stocks of sotrovimab on behalf of all nations in the United Kingdom. At current levels of use, driven by the existing access policies, there is sufficient stock held to last until the latter half of 2024. Discussions are ongoing with the manufacturer to ensure that stock is available through normal commercial channels when this Government-owned stock is consumed.</p><p>Information on the proportion of hospitals with accident and emergency units that have supplies of Sotrovimab is not held.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 501 question first answered 13/11/2023 10:39:40 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1564409

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2023
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments: Staff
	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 increase staffing levels in A&E departments.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	117501
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>Decisions on individual staffing levels in accident and emergency are a matter for local National Health Service trusts to take in responding to patient demand and capacity pressures. We have commissioned NHS England to develop a long term plan for the NHS workforce for the next 15 years. This plan will help ensure that we have the right numbers of staff, with the right skills to transform and deliver high quality services fit for the future.</p><p>As of September 2022, there were almost 9,400 FTE doctors specialising in Emergency medicine. This is an increase of over 400 compared to a year ago. The Government is supporting accident and emergency services with £250 million announced on 9 January to support patient flow.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 16/01/2023 13:21:44 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1537834

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments: 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 recent steps he has taken to support the reduction of Accident and Emergency waiting times.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	74862
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The National Health Service is increasing bed capacity for winter 2022/23 by the equivalent of at least 7,000 general and acute beds to reduce waiting times for admission from accident and emergency (A&amp;E).</p><p>We have established a £500 million Adult Social Care Discharge Fund to assist medically fit patients to leave hospitals quickly, increase bed capacity and reduce waiting times in A&amp;E. This is in addition to the National Discharge Taskforce which aims to reduce delayed discharge across acute, mental health and community care settings by working with social care partners to implement best practice. We are also preparing for variants of COVID-19 and seasonal respiratory illnesses through an integrated COVID-19 booster and flu vaccination programme.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 08/11/2022 15:48:04 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1545596

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2022
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments: 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 recent assessment he has made of the impact of increased waiting times in accident and emergency departments on patient safety.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	96642
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>With NHS England, we are increasing bed capacity and operational resilience with the equivalent of 7,000 additional beds and a £500 million Adult Social Care Discharge Fund to ensure medically fit patients can safely return home and reducing waiting times in accident and emergency.</p><p>We are also investing an additional £3.3 billion in 2023/24 and 2024/25 to return urgent and emergency, elective and primary care services to pre-pandemic levels. The National Health Service will publish recovery plans for urgent and emergency care in the new year.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 05/12/2022 15:47:16 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1564420

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2023
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments: 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 recent discussion he has had with NHS hospital leaders on (a) ambulance queues outside NHS hospitals and (b) long A&E waiting times.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	117754
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2023 answer text <p>My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care regularly meets with a range of stakeholders to discuss ambulance and Accident and Emergency performance, including senior NHS England leadership, integrated care board and NHS trust leaders.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 13/01/2023 13:13:18 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1564426

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2023
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments: 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 steps his Department is taking to reduce A&E waiting times in NHS hospitals.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	117760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2023 answer text <p>A range of measures are in place to reduce accident and emergency waiting times in National Health Service hospitals. NHS England has set out a plan to substantially increase capacity and resilience this winter. NHS bed capacity will be increased by the equivalent of at least 7,000 general and acute beds, including a mix of new physical beds and expanding the use of innovative virtual wards to treat patients safely at home.</p><p> </p><p>Our plan for patients set out further urgent action, including £500 million for an Adult Social Care Discharge Fund, helping people get out of hospitals quickly, freeing up beds and reducing long waits in accident and emergency. The Government has also announced an additional £200 million to enable the NHS to immediately buy up beds in the community to safely discharge thousands of patients from hospital and free up hospital capacity helping free up hospital beds so people can be admitted more quickly from accident and emergency to wards, reducing pressure on emergency departments.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 11/01/2023 14:14:17 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1582357

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2023
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments: 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 steps he is taking to ensure that Accident and Emergency departments in hospitals can meet waiting time targets.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	136687
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The Delivery Plan for Recovering Urgent and Emergency Care Services was published on 30 January. The plan aims to deliver one of the fastest and longest sustained improvements in emergency waiting times in the National Health Service's history, including bringing down accident and emergency (A&amp;E) wait times significantly over the next year and down towards pre-pandemic levels within two years.</p><p>This is supported by additional funding as was announced in the Autumn Statement which provides an additional £3.3 billion in each of 2023/24 and 2024/25.</p><p>The NHS is also building its bed capacity to be more resilient, expanding by the equivalent of 7,000 general and acute beds, helping reduce crowding and long waits for admission from A&amp;E. This is supported by work to get patients out of beds faster, including a £500 million discharge fund.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 03/02/2023 11:43:26 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1651145

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2023
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments: 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 recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effect on productivity of NHS waiting times in A&E.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	192992
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2023 answer text <p>My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, holds regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the work to improve accident and emergency (A&amp;E) waiting times, including at health stocktakes.</p><p>The Government’s aim is to make it easier for people to access a range of urgent care services and avoid needing to make unnecessary visits to A&amp;E departments. When people do need to attend A&amp;E, our aim is that this care is provide more quickly, with 76% of patients admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours by March 2024.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 13/07/2023 09:21:43 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1564594

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2023
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
	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 and what proportion of patients waited for 12 hours or longer from their arrival at an accident and emergency department in each month of the past three years for which data are available.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	117935
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2023 answer text <p>This information is not held in the format requested. Data on the proportion of patients spending more than 12 hours in an emergency department is available for operational use by trusts to understand patient flows through emergency departments. The data is published annually by NHS Digital with no monthly breakdown available and NHS England is considering arrangements for further publication of this data.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 13/01/2023 11:23:55 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1643461

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2023
	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	Acute Beds
	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 has he made of the average occupancy rate of acute beds in (a) Slough, (b) the Southeast and (c) the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	188777
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>Wexham Park Hospital offers acute services in Slough and is operated by Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. The Department does not hold hospital site level data on bed occupancy. The latest official statistics published by NHS England for May 2023 show that the general and acute bed occupancy rate at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust was 97.7%.</p><p>For the same period, general and acute bed occupancy in the South East was 94.3%, while the general and acute bed occupancy rate in England was 93.0%. Health is a devolved matter, and the Department does not report bed occupancy in the devolved nations.</p><p>As set out in the delivery plan for recovering urgent and emergency care services, there will be 5,000 more staffed beds this year, alongside an extra 3,000 virtual ward beds. This is backed by £1 billion of dedicated funding.</p><p>We are also investing £1.6 billion over the next two years to reduce the numbers of beds occupied by patients ready to be discharged, and Same Day Emergency Care services will be in place across every hospital with a major emergency department, helping avoid unnecessary overnight stays.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 188778 question first answered 19/06/2023 16:29:36 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1643462

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2023
	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	Acute Beds
	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 reduce the average occupancy rate of acute beds.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	188778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>Wexham Park Hospital offers acute services in Slough and is operated by Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. The Department does not hold hospital site level data on bed occupancy. The latest official statistics published by NHS England for May 2023 show that the general and acute bed occupancy rate at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust was 97.7%.</p><p>For the same period, general and acute bed occupancy in the South East was 94.3%, while the general and acute bed occupancy rate in England was 93.0%. Health is a devolved matter, and the Department does not report bed occupancy in the devolved nations.</p><p>As set out in the delivery plan for recovering urgent and emergency care services, there will be 5,000 more staffed beds this year, alongside an extra 3,000 virtual ward beds. This is backed by £1 billion of dedicated funding.</p><p>We are also investing £1.6 billion over the next two years to reduce the numbers of beds occupied by patients ready to be discharged, and Same Day Emergency Care services will be in place across every hospital with a major emergency department, helping avoid unnecessary overnight stays.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 188777 question first answered 19/06/2023 16:29:36 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi