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1305251

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2021
	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	Dental Services
	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 dental practices are open to new (a) adult and (b) child NHS patients in (i) Bolton and (ii) England as at 23 March 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	174074
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p>Over 6,000 National Health Service dental practices in England have been able to see patients face to face since 8 June 2020.</p><p>In Bolton there are currently 30 NHS dental practices, of which six are operating as urgent dental providers, receiving referrals for any patients who require urgent treatment as well as referrals for looked after children.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 30/03/2021 15:24:16 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1305195

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2021
	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	Public Health England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, (a) how many and (b) on what topics Ministerial Directions have been issued by his Department to Public Health England.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	174051
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2021 answer text <p>Public Health England has not received any ministerial directions since its inception in April 2013.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 29/03/2021 10:10:29 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1305306

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2021
	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	Prostate 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 make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a screening programme for prostate cancer for people over 50.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
	uin	174340
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p>The United Kingdom National Screening Committee UK NSC) reviewed the evidence during the consultation of prostate cancer screening in men over the age of 50 years old in 2020 and recommended that a population screening programme should not be introduced.</p><p>The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is not accurate enough to detect the aggressive prostate cancers that need treatment. It can identify men as having prostate cancer when in fact they do not and miss some aggressive cancers. Many men may then undergo unnecessary tests and treatments and risk long term health problems. It is still not clear whether other tests such as a magnetic resonance imaging scan, with or without the PSA, are accurate enough.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 30/03/2021 16:00:42 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1305145

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2021
	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: Protective Clothing
	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 publish guidance advising shop keepers against excluding customers who are exempt from the requirement to wear face coverings during the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	174002
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has published specific guidance for shops and branches on working safely during the pandemic, which is available on GOV.UK. While any business has the right to an entry policy, the Government’s regulations and guidance make clear that the law does not require a person to wear a face covering if they are exempt or have a reasonable excuse.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 13/04/2021 08:45:43 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1305111

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2021
	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	Crown Salvage: Contracts
	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 publish the details of the contract for personal protective equipment supplies awarded to Crown Salvage on 13 April 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Putney
	tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
	uin	174283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>The contract is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://atamis-1928.cloudforce.com/sfc/p/#0O000000rwim/a/4J000000kHkx/O0SzPUcLh0QLRGRyvlsW0.Hwrcy4A4Zjp_Dr.A9HYDM" target="_blank">https://atamis-1928.cloudforce.com/sfc/p/#0O000000rwim/a/4J000000kHkx/O0SzPUcLh0QLRGRyvlsW0.Hwrcy4A4Zjp_Dr.A9HYDM</a></p><p>Some information concerning pricing and the precise amounts of personal protective equipment ordered has been redacted as this is considered commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 13/04/2021 08:49:42 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1305022

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2021
	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	Baroness Harding of Winscombe
	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 publish the diary of Baroness Harding of Winscombe, in her role as Executive Chair of Test and Trace from the date of her appointment.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	174153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>To obtain the information requested and publish Baroness Harding's complete diary would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 29/04/2021 11:01:47 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1305325

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2021
	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: Medical Treatments
	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 21 January 2021 to Question 135939, on Coronavirus: Medical Treatments, if he will ask the relevant bodies to examine the results of the trial by East Kent Hospitals into possible benefits for covid-19 sufferers of Sambucol Black Elderberry liquid; and if he will consult representatives of the National Institute of Medicinal Herbalists on the potential merits of herbal medicines for that illness.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	uin	174122
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>The Department continues to monitor any new, high quality evidence from clinical trials on the effectiveness of different therapeutics for COVID-19 and works to ensure that any identified as credible or plausible are rapidly considered for entry into a United Kingdom priority platform clinical trial. Additionally, the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) secretariats are monitoring the evidence around nutrition and COVID-19 and are due to update the SACN at their next meeting in June 2021.</p><p>The Department does not maintain a position on any complementary or alternative medicine treatments. It is the responsibility of local National Health Service organisations to make decisions on the commissioning and funding of any healthcare treatments for NHS patients, taking into account issues around safety and clinical and cost-effectiveness. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence does not currently recommend that homeopathy should be used in the treatment of any health condition.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 13/04/2021 08:46:56 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1305044

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2021
	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	Gambling: Internet
	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 potential effect on public health of limiting the speed of play on online gambling products.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	174159
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made. The Department continues to work collaboratively with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport supporting their comprehensive review of the Gambling Act 2005, ensuring the regulatory framework is fit for purpose and protecting children and vulnerable people from gambling-related harms.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 30/03/2021 15:44:08 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1305185

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2021
	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	HIV Infection: 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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of undertaking a review of the provision of mental health support services for people living with HIV as part of the HIV Action Plan.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
	uin	174215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2021 answer text <p>We would expect treatment services, such as HIV clinics, to take patients’ mental health needs into account as part of their overall care. Evidence related to people living with HIV and mental health will be considered as we develop our Sexual and Reproductive Health Strategy and the HIV Action Plan, which we plan to publish in 2021.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 174216 question first answered 01/04/2021 09:17:48 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1305189

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2021
	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	HIV Infection: Drugs and 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 assessment his Department has made of the (a) availability of mental health services and (b) adherence to HIV medication among people living with HIV.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
	uin	174217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2021 answer text <p>We would expect treatment services, such as HIV clinics, to take patients’ mental health needs into account as part of their overall care. Evidence related to people living with HIV and mental health will be considered as we develop our Sexual and Reproductive Health Strategy and the HIV Action Plan, which we plan to publish in 2021.</p><p>Adherence of HIV medication among people living with HIV is captured and reviewed by the clinical teams supporting patients through their ongoing care. Clinical care is further supported through the capturing of data by the HARS database. This system enables clinical teams to record treatment and prescribing information as well as collecting markers on viral load, which can also be an indicator of a patient’s adherence to their HIV medication.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 01/04/2021 09:09:53 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan