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1452500

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2022
	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	Test and Trace Support Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason people who were tested at a covid-19 test site that used LAMP tests and subsequently tested positive are not eligible for Test and Trace Support Payments but people who received a positive result from a PCR test are eligible for those payments.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	142431
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2022 answer text <p>LAMP testing has not been used widely for the general public. However, the UK Health Security Agency informed local authorities that applicants who test positive for COVID-19 via this route should receive the £500 support payment, provided they met the other eligibility criteria. The scheme closed on 24 February 2022.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 23/03/2022 17:42:12 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1358026

	registered interest
	date	23/09/2021
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Vaccination
	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 doses of the AstraZenica covid-19 vaccine have been destroyed in the last three months.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	53834
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2022 answer text <p>Information on vaccine wastage prior to entering the NHS England and NHS Improvement’s supply chain is not yet available. Information on vaccine wastage within NHS England and NHS Improvement’s supply chain is not held centrally.</p><p>Mitigations have been put in place throughout the vaccination programme to reduce wastage. Stock levels have been closely monitored at regional, system and site level with deliveries adjusted accordingly. This includes keeping stock in the supply chain and encouraging sites to reallocate vaccines at a local level. Deliveries have been managed in line with site capacity, population density and available supply to ensure that vaccines can be used within a short timeframe.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 23/02/2022 17:37:43 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup previous answer version 25103 answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1359875

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	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: Local Government 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 many funds are allocated to local authorities by his Department through a process of competitive bidding; and if he will publish the names of those funds.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	56775
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>The five grant funded schemes allocated in 2021-22 which involved a competitive bidding process are as follows:</p><p> </p><p>- Rough Sleepers Drug and Alcohol Treatment Grant Scheme;</p><p>- Children of Alcohol Dependent Parents;</p><p>- Child and Family Weight Management Services;</p><p>- Shared Outcomes Fund – Rough Sleepers; and</p><p>- Self-Isolation Pilots.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 04/11/2021 17:45:52 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1566128

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2023
	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	Immunotherapy
	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 hospitals in England currently have the capability to undertake CAR-T therapy; and what steps he plans to take to increase the availability of this therapy.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	120847
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2023 answer text <p>There are currently 13 National Health Service centres that are able to provide Chimeric Antigen Receptors Cell Therapy (CAR-T) for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia for children and young people up to the age of 25 years old or are able to provide CAR-T for adults with large B-cell lymphoma.</p><p>In October 2021, NHS England wrote to all allogeneic transplant centres in England who were not CAR-T providers to invite them to express an interest in becoming a commissioned provider of CAR-T services in adults.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 23/01/2023 12:22:40 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 48225 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1564141

	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	Meat: Inspections
	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 of the qualified meat inspectors working for the Food Standards Agency are employees; and how many of these are (a) permanent, (b) temporary, (c) casual and (d) agency employees.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	117461
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2023 answer text <p>There is a total of 659, including 57 casuals, qualified meat hygiene inspectors employed by the Food Standards Agency and our contractor. Of the 314 qualified meat hygiene inspectors employed by the Food Standards Agency, 296 are permanent and 18 are casual, paid an hourly rate of between £13.99 to £18.00 per hour. 306 qualified meat hygiene inspectors are employed by a contractor including 39 casuals. The information on the hourly rate of pay is unavailable as it is commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 117462 question first answered 11/01/2023 12:38:35 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1566127

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2023
	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	Immunotherapy
	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 estimate of the number of countries which have currently approved CAR-T therapy, broken down by condition.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	120846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 120845 question first answered 18/01/2023 11:19:48 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1434741

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2022
	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	Immunosuppression: Coronavirus
	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 meet with charities supporting immunocompromised and immunosuppressed groups to discuss what the Government will do to support them to live safely with covid-19.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	128165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2022 answer text <p>We will continue to meet with charities and stakeholders representing those who are immunosuppressed or immunocompromised. The Chief Executive of the UK Health Security Agency, Dr Jenny Harries, is the clinical lead for programmes supporting these patients and has met with charities at stakeholder engagement sessions.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup grouped question UIN 131253 question first answered 15/03/2022 11:24:36 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup previous answer version 54402 answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1607951

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2023
	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	Breast Cancer: Screening
	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 outline the (a) decision-making process and (b) eligibility criteria used to determine which NHS Trusts received funding for Breast Cancer Screening Units in the financial year 2022-23.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	174193
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>All National Health Service Breast Screening services were eligible for the fund, if there was commitment in agreement with NHS England, to increase breast screening activity and improve efficiencies and programme resilience.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 31/03/2023 09:15:41 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 66753 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1437017

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2022
	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	Immunosuppression: Coronavirus
	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 provide free covid-19 testing for asymptomatic close contacts of immunocompromised people.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	132160
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>From 1 April 2022, free lateral flow device testing for the general public in England will no longer be available. There will be some limited testing available for a small number of at-risk groups. The Government will provide further information on eligible groups in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup grouped question UIN 132205 question first answered 07/03/2022 11:39:46 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1384654

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2021
	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	Cardiovascular Diseases: Community Diagnostic Centres
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in what way the 100 community diagnostic centres will focus on (a) diagnosing heart and circulatory diseases and (b) the risk factors for heart and circulatory diseases, such as hypertension.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	86533
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2021 answer text <p>Community diagnostics centres (CDCs) aim to carry out the range of diagnostic tests required for a patient. It is recommended that as a minimum all CDCs will provide cardiorespiratory measurements such as echocardiography, electrocardiogram, ambulatory hypertension monitoring and portable heart monitoring devises, to diagnose heart and circulatory diseases.</p><p>Patients who present to their general practitioner with high blood pressure can be sent directly to a CDC for further testing. These tests can be undertaken efficiently, with IT links to cardiac and respiratory services in acute hospitals for some reporting.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 13/12/2021 14:39:16 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts