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1713701

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	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	Nurses: Pay
	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 she has made of the potential impact of introducing a separate nursing pay spine on trends in the level of pay progression within the nursing profession.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Christian Wakeford
	uin	23663
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>The call for evidence in relation to a separate pay spine for nursing closed on 4 April 2024. A large volume of evidence was submitted, and analysis of this evidence remains underway. The Government will publish its formal response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 26/04/2024 12:16:03 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4871 label Biography information for Christian Wakeford

1713705

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	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	Health Services: Pay
	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 her Department is taking to help ensure parity between (a) clinical and (b) recently insourced nonclinical staff in the one-off covid bonus payment.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Christian Wakeford
	uin	23667
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The non-consolidated payments, agreed as part of the Agenda for Change pay deal, covered staff directly employed by National Health Service organisations, for instance staff on permanent and fixed term contracts, as set out in Annex 1 of the handbook on Agenda for Change terms as of 31 March 2023. Those who joined the NHS after 31 March 2023 were ineligible for the award, regardless of their profession.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 29/04/2024 15:20:44 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4871 label Biography information for Christian Wakeford

1678560

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2023
	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	Epilepsy: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department (a) is taking and (b) plans to take steps to ensure that children with severe epilepsy are able to access cannabis-based medications through the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Christian Wakeford
	uin	7455
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2024 answer text <p>Licensed cannabis-based medicines, that have been proved effective in clinical trials and judged cost-effective by the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE), are routinely available on the National Health Service, including for certain types of epilepsy. However, clinical guidelines from NICE demonstrate a clear need for more evidence to support routine prescribing and funding decisions for unlicensed cannabis-based medicines.</p><p>We continue to call on manufacturers to conduct research to prove if their products are safe and effective and we are working with regulatory, research and NHS partners to establish clinical trials to test the safety and efficacy of these products.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 7313 question first answered 08/01/2024 10:12:27 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4871 label Biography information for Christian Wakeford

1673610

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2023
	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	Electronic Cigarettes: Young People
	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 she is taking to help reduce the number of young people who are vaping.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Christian Wakeford
	uin	4301
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government is concerned about the rise in vaping among children - youth vaping has tripled in the last three years. Vaping is never recommended for children and carries significant risk. The active ingredient in most vapes is nicotine which, when inhaled, is a highly addictive drug. Evidence suggests that in adolescence, the brain is more sensitive to the effects of nicotine, so there could be additional risks for young people.</p><p>The Government is fully committed to bringing forward legislative proposals to tackle youth vaping as part of the Tobacco and Vapes bill which was announced in the King’s Speech on 7 November. The Bill will restrict the sale and marketing of vapes to children – and we have consulted UK-wide on regulating vape flavours, packaging and shop displays. We have also consulted on restricting the sale and supply of disposable vapes.</p><p>The Government will respond to the consultation on these policies shortly.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 19/12/2023 16:41:36 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4871 label Biography information for Christian Wakeford

1673611

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2023
	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	Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to increase access to mental health services.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Christian Wakeford
	uin	4302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2023 answer text <p>We remain committed to the aims of the NHS Long Term Plan, investing at least £2.3 billion of extra funding a year by March 2024 to expand and transform mental health services in England. This extra funding will enable an extra two million people to be treated by mental health services in the National Health Service by March 2024.</p><p>We expect integrated care boards to continue to meet the Mental Health Investment Standard by increasing their investment in mental health services in line with their overall increase in funding for the year.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 01/12/2023 14:16:36 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4871 label Biography information for Christian Wakeford

1673612

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2023
	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	Obesity: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce childhood obesity.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Christian Wakeford
	uin	4303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>Regulations on out of home calorie labelling for food sold in large businesses, including restaurants, cafes, and takeaways, came into force in April 2022. Restrictions on the placement of products high in fat, sugar or salt in key selling locations, came into force on 1 October 2022. We will be implementing restrictions on the sale of less healthy products by volume price such as ‘buy one get one free’ or ‘3 for 2’ and will introduce restrictions on the advertising of less healthy products before 9pm on TV and paid for less healthy product advertising online. We are also working with the food industry to ensure it is easier for the public to make healthier choices and make further progress on reformulation.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we are supporting more than three million children through the Healthy Foods Schemes and helping schools boost physical activity to help children maintain a healthy weight and good overall health through the Primary School PE and Sport Premium and the School Games Organiser Network.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 05/12/2023 13:19:33 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4871 label Biography information for Christian Wakeford

1673628

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2023
	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	Edenfield Centre
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what her planned timeframe is for a decision on whether there will be a public inquiry relating to the Edenfield Centre.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Christian Wakeford
	uin	4304
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2023 answer text <p>In November 2022, NHS England announced an independent review into the unacceptable incidents which took place at the Edenfield Centre at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust last year. The independent review team has met with over 400 people and has submitted its draft report to NHS England, the trust, and other relevant parties. Publication of the investigation’s final report is expected in early January 2024. We will carefully consider the report’s findings before deciding what, if any, next steps may be needed.</p><p>More widely, we are working with the newly established Health Services Safety Investigations Body to prepare for the launch of a series of investigations into mental health inpatient care settings in England to identify where improvements can be made, increase the quality of care and reduce the risk to patient safety.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 07/12/2023 14:46:52 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4871 label Biography information for Christian Wakeford

1669614

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2023
	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	Surgery: Waiting Lists
	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 whilst waiting for an operation in (a) Bury South constituency, (b) Greater Manchester and (c) England since 24 October 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Christian Wakeford
	uin	1751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2023 answer text <p>The data requested is not held.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 21/11/2023 15:27:19 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4871 label Biography information for Christian Wakeford

1612503

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2023
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Nutrition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it is his policy to support mandatory reformulation of foods high in saturated fat, salt and sugar to improve their nutritional profile by reducing those elements.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Christian Wakeford
	uin	181793
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government is delivering mandatory policies which support the reformulation of foods high in saturated fat, salt or sugar. These include the soft drinks industry levy and restrictions on the placement of less healthy products in key selling locations in-store and online. The Government also has a voluntary programme on reduction and reformulation to encourage the food industry to gradually and incrementally lower the levels of sugar, salt and calories in everyday foods and to stimulate the production of healthier products without consumers having to make changes.</p><p>In addition, we will be implementing restrictions on the sale of less healthy products by volume price from 1 October 2023, and restrictions on the advertising of less healthy products before 9pm on television and paid-for advertising of less healthy products online from 1 October 2025, restrictions which are also expected to support the reformulation of foods high in saturated fat, salt or sugar.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 24/04/2023 15:15:38 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	4871 label Biography information for Christian Wakeford

1612504

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2023
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Obesity: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce childhood obesity.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Christian Wakeford
	uin	181794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Denton and Reddish on 20 January 2023 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-01-10/119899" target="_blank">119899</a>.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 24/04/2023 15:11:43 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	4871 label Biography information for Christian Wakeford