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1233680

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2020
	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
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps her Department has taken to ensure that new universal credit claimants are paid on time.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	88815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>Processing Universal Credit claims and ensuring people are paid quickly is a key priority for the Department; our latest data shows over 90% of new claimants have received their payments on time and in full.</p><p>There have been over 3 million Universal Credit claims made since mid-March and there are currently 5.6 million people on Universal Credit. Universal Credit has clearly stood up to the challenges associated with the surge in claims following the outbreak of COVID-19, demonstrating scalability and resilience are part of its design. Millions more are able to access welfare which is fairer and more generous than the legacy benefit system.</p><p>The Department will continue to closely monitor its services across the country as we double the number of work coaches in Jobcentres before the end of the financial year, to strengthen our employment support offer through our ‘Plan for Jobs’.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 21/09/2020 16:56:26 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1455345

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: South Holland and the Deepings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many requests for Education and Health Care Plans were (a) requested by parents in the South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) signed off by Lincolnshire Council for students in the South Holland the Deepings constituency, in the latest period for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	149143
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2022 answer text <p>The department does not hold figures on education, health and care (EHC) plan assessments requested or EHC plans put in place for students living in South Holland and the Deepings constituency. The department does hold figures on EHC plan workload at local authority level. The most recently published figures for Lincolnshire local authority can be found here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-health-and-care-plans" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-health-and-care-plans</a>.</p><p>There were 3 permanent exclusions and 231 suspensions of pupils with special educational needs (SEN) from schools in South Holland and the Deepings parliamentary constituency during the 2019/20 academic year. 33% of permanent exclusions and 40% of suspensions in 2019/20 were of pupils with SEN. SEN includes pupils with and without EHC plans.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 149144 question first answered 06/04/2022 09:01:49 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1455346

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: South Holland and the Deepings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of exclusions from school in South Holland and the Deepings constituency were of pupils with SEN, in the latest period for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	149144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2022 answer text <p>The department does not hold figures on education, health and care (EHC) plan assessments requested or EHC plans put in place for students living in South Holland and the Deepings constituency. The department does hold figures on EHC plan workload at local authority level. The most recently published figures for Lincolnshire local authority can be found here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-health-and-care-plans" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-health-and-care-plans</a>.</p><p>There were 3 permanent exclusions and 231 suspensions of pupils with special educational needs (SEN) from schools in South Holland and the Deepings parliamentary constituency during the 2019/20 academic year. 33% of permanent exclusions and 40% of suspensions in 2019/20 were of pupils with SEN. SEN includes pupils with and without EHC plans.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 149143 question first answered 06/04/2022 09:01:49 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1662113

	registered interest
	date	19/09/2023
	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
	hansard heading	Pharmacy: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the cost of medicines bought by community pharmacies in the context of the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework and the retained medicine margin in each year since 2014.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	200193
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The retained medicine margin as allowed under the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) funding for years 2014/15 to 2021/22 was £800 million per year; for 2022/23 and 2023/24 it is £850 million.</p><p>We undertake what is known as the medicine margin survey which samples independent pharmacy contractors’ invoices to compare what they paid for products with what they were reimbursed by the National Health Service. This data is used to calculate the average amount of medicine margin retained by pharmacy contractors during the year. Where the survey shows that there has been an over or under delivery of medicine margin allowed as part of CPCF funding, adjustments are made to Category M reimbursement prices with the aim of balancing the margin to that allowed within 12 months.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 200192 question first answered 16/10/2023 13:25:32 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1662112

	registered interest
	date	19/09/2023
	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
	hansard heading	Pharamcy: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding on a real term basis his Department has provided to community pharmacies through a retained margin under the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework in each year since 2014.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	200192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The retained medicine margin as allowed under the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) funding for years 2014/15 to 2021/22 was £800 million per year; for 2022/23 and 2023/24 it is £850 million.</p><p>We undertake what is known as the medicine margin survey which samples independent pharmacy contractors’ invoices to compare what they paid for products with what they were reimbursed by the National Health Service. This data is used to calculate the average amount of medicine margin retained by pharmacy contractors during the year. Where the survey shows that there has been an over or under delivery of medicine margin allowed as part of CPCF funding, adjustments are made to Category M reimbursement prices with the aim of balancing the margin to that allowed within 12 months.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 200193 question first answered 16/10/2023 13:25:32 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1661934

	registered interest
	date	19/09/2023
	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
	hansard heading	Pain: Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help people living with chronic pain.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	200189
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published its guideline on primary and secondary chronic pain for people aged over 16 years old in April 2021. The guideline makes recommendations on pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments of chronic primary pain. The full recommendations are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng193/resources/chronic-pain-primary-and-secondary-in-over-16s-assessment-of-all-chronic-pain-and-management-of-chronic-primary-pain-pdf-66142080468421" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng193/resources/chronic-pain-primary-and-secondary-in-over-16s-assessment-of-all-chronic-pain-and-management-of-chronic-primary-pain-pdf-66142080468421</a></p><p>NICE guidelines represent best practice and health professionals, including general practitioners, are expected to take them fully into account. Guidelines published by NICE are not mandatory and do not replace the judgement of clinicians in determining the most appropriate treatment for individual patients.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 16/10/2023 14:19:33 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1660378

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2023
	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
	hansard heading	NHS: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been hired in NHS roles relating to equality, diversity and inclusion since 2020.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	199270
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 20/09/2023 09:50:37 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1661222

	registered interest
	date	18/09/2023
	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
	hansard heading	NHS: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the estimated cost to the public purse is of creating the (a) Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, (b) People and Culture and (c) People and Communities departments in the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	199863
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>NHS England, Health Education England and NHS Digital have legally merged into the new NHS England. NHS England is still in the process of completing the merger but is on track to achieve approximately a reduction of over 8,500 Working Time Equivalents (35%). As the Change Programme is not yet complete, costs of individual teams are not yet available.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 16/10/2023 13:07:15 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1653846

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2023
	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	NHS England: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much NHS England spent on training for equality, diversity and inclusivity in (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	194653
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2023 answer text <p>The total spend on training for equality, diversity and inclusivity as part of NHS England’s wider organisational development offer for 2021 and 2022 is displayed in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total spend</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>£158,520</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>£88,200</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures are inclusive of VAT.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 24/07/2023 16:30:05 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1644108

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2023
	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	Hospitals: Asbestos
	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 remove asbestos from hospitals.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	189146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government provided £4.2 billion capital last financial year for the National Health Service to support local priorities, including to maintain and refurbish their premises, and a further £8.4 billion will be available over this financial year and next.</p><p>NHS England continues to work with trusts to ensure their estates are a safe environment for patients and staff. Where asbestos may pose a safety risk, such as when disturbed during building works, experts are brought in to safely dispose of it.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 23/06/2023 11:30:09 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes