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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

1546776

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	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	General Dental Council: Standards
	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 implications for his policies of the findings of the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care in its Performance review 2020/21 of the General Dental Council (GDC) on the GDC's timeliness in fitness to practise cases; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	99719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>The General Dental Council (GDC) is the independent regulator of dentists and dental care professionals in the United Kingdom. The GDC is responsible for investigating concerns about treatment or the conduct of its registrants. The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA) is an independent organisation which oversees the work of healthcare regulators for health professionals in the UK and social workers in England. The PSA reports annually on the performance of the regulators, including fitness to practise.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is aware of the PSA’s findings and welcomes the GDC’s actions to expedite its fitness to practise caseload. The Department is reforming the regulatory frameworks of healthcare professional regulators, including the GDC, to enable regulators to respond to changes in the health and care workforce whilst maintaining public protection. Officials are working with the regulators on legislative changes to allow greater flexibility to modernise fitness to practise processes and improve efficiency.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 07/12/2022 14:31:58 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1604130

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2023
	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	Drugs: Prices
	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 takes to avoid overcharging by suppliers of (a) antibiotics and (b) other drugs; what cases of overcharging have been identified in the last 12 months; what recent discussions he has had with drug manufacturers on overcharging mechanisms; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	165202
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department regularly engages with industry regarding medicine pricing. Suppliers of branded medicines need to agree a maximum price with the Department before launching any product or line extension in the United Kingdom. On the very rare occasions where we identify that a supplier has exceeded their maximum allowed price, we work with the company to ensure that prices are restored and where necessary, any excess sales are recovered through standard operational processes.</p><p>The Government relies on competition to drive down prices of generic medicines including most antibiotics. This has led to some of the lowest prices in Europe and allows prices to react to the market. In an international market this ensures that when demand is high and supply is low, prices in the UK can increase to help secure the availability of medicines for UK patients. In secondary care, tendering for antibiotics on a frequent basis ensures best value and supply resilience is optimised.</p><p>Where companies are found to be abusing their dominant position by charging excessive and unfair prices, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) can take action against businesses and individuals engaged in anti-competitive conduct. Specifically with regard to antibiotics, the CMA is working to establish the facts of what is currently happening in the antibiotic market. They stand ready to take action if there is evidence of anti-competitive behaviour that breaks the law.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 20/03/2023 17:41:05 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1604132

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2023
	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	Antibiotics
	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 has made an assessment of the potential impact of hoarding in the global manufacturing supply chain of antibiotics on the prices of antibiotics in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	165203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>No assessment has been made. Since 2019, the Government has restricted the export and hoarding of some medicines already placed on the United Kingdom market where there is evidence of a critical shortage, or a risk of a critical shortage, which could adversely impact UK patients.</p><p>For unbranded generic medicines the Department relies on competition to keep prices down. This has led to some of the lowest prices in Europe and allows prices to react to the market. In an international market this ensures that when demand is high and supply is low, prices in the UK can increase to help secure the availability of medicines for UK patients. Branded medicines spend is controlled through the Branded Health Service Medicines (Costs) Regulations 2018 and the 2019 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing and access.</p><p>In the UK, anti-competitive behaviour, including hoarding, is a matter for the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The Department asks the CMA to investigate where it has concerns about abuses of competition law for generic medicines and where companies are found by the CMA to be in breach of the legislation, the Department will seek damages and invest that money back into the National Health Service.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 21/03/2023 17:00:39 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1623306

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2023
	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	Department of Health and Social Care: Training
	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 his Department spent on staff training related to diversity and inclusion in 2022.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	182221
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>During the calendar year of 2022 the Department spent £4,650 inclusive of VAT on diversity and inclusion related training.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides a breakdown of this spend:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Training</p></td><td><p>Spend</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Let’s Talk about Race</p></td><td><p>£3000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Power of Staff Networks training</p></td><td><p>£1650</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 15/05/2023 12:22:50 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1640446

	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	Department of Health and Social Care: 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 were employed by his Department to work on matters relating to 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	186812
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>As of 31 December 2021, the Department employed five full-time equivalent (FTE) on a permanent basis working on matters relating to equality, diversity and inclusivity, supplemented by 6.8 FTE on a temporary basis, 11.8 FTE in total. These roles ensured that the Department’s statutory obligations were met and supported direct delivery of the Civil Service and departmental inclusion strategy.</p><p>In 2022, to reflect both the evolving agenda and as part of seeking efficiencies, the Department reviewed its overall resource requirements. Therefore, as of 31 December 2022, two FTE were employed on a permanent basis working on matters relating to equality, diversity and inclusivity, supported by four FTE on a temporary basis, (six FTE in total). These roles ensure that the Department’s statutory obligations are met, support direct delivery of the Civil Service and departmental inclusion strategy and now have wider responsibilities delivering organisational development, engagement and leadership activities.</p><p>The figures exclude employees of executive agencies and non-ministerial departments, as that data is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 14/06/2023 17:27:43 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

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

1653856

	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	Haemochromatosis: Screening
	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 recommendation 17 of the UK National Screening Committee's recommendations on screening for genetic haemochromatosis in adults, published 5 March 2021, when the UK National Screening Committee plans to arrange a stakeholder workshop focusing on potential research questions for reviews of screening for haemochromatosis; and whether he plans to invite patient stakeholder groups to this workshop.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	194663
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) has a new expert research and methodology group (RMG) which offers support and advice to researchers and patient stakeholder groups on how best to influence screening recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>The RMG and the UK NSC Secretariat will organise a stakeholder research meeting as soon as practicable to discuss screening for haemochromatosis.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 21/07/2023 13:21:28 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1655783

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	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	Drag Queen Story Hour UK
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England has provided money to Drag Queen Story Hour UK since 2019.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	195643
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2023 answer text <p>NHS England has not provided money to Drag Queen Story Hour UK since 2019.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 07/09/2023 16:24:17 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes