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1518941

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	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	Hospital Beds: Social 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 recent assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of (a) increasing ambulance delays and (b) the occupation of hospital beds by patients who are medically fit to leave but who cannot be accommodated by social and community care services; what recent assessment she has made of the level of pressure under which the NHS is operating; and if she will take steps to increase the social care workforce in order to ensure vulnerable people get the support they need.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	59012
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>‘Our plan for patients’ sets out action on ambulance handover delays and supporting National Health Service capacity with the equivalent of 7,000 additional beds. The Government announced £500 million for social care this winter to accelerate the safe discharge of patients from hospital and recruit and retain care workers to support people who no longer need to be in hospital.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 18/10/2022 11:38:58 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1507864

	registered interest
	date	23/09/2022
	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	NHS: Standards
	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 her Department's policy paper our plan for patients, published on 22 September 2022, what steps they are taking to measure progress on that paper's targets for ambulances, backlogs, care, doctors and dentists; and when she plans to deliver those targets.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	55068
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>‘Our plan for patients’ commits to increase the number of 999 and NHS 111 call handlers by December 2022 and launch a £500 million Adult Social Care Discharge Fund. This aligns with previous commitments, such as the ‘Delivery plan for tackling the COVID-19 backlog of elective care’. This will be monitored through the relevant national statistics and performance data.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/10/2022 11:33:05 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1519388

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	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	NHS: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the measures in the Government’s Our plan for patients plan announced in September 2022 will be implemented.
	tabling member constituency	Reading East
	tabling member printed	Matt Rodda
	uin	60026
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>‘Our plan for patients’ commits to increase the number of 999 and 111 call handlers by December 2022, launch a £500 million Adult Social Care Discharge Fund for winter 2022/23, and open an additional 7,000 National Health Service beds. The relevant national statistics and published performance data will allow progress to be assessed and further information will be available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 18/10/2022 13:31:29 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4654 label Biography information for Matt Rodda

1507772

	registered interest
	date	22/09/2022
	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	Congenital Abnormalities: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding her Department has made available for research into treatments for Venous Vascular Malformation.
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Holly Mumby-Croft
	uin	54703
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>While the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has not funded specific research projects for venous vascular malformation in the last five years, it has provided support to studies through its infrastructure. The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including research into treatments for venous vascular malformation. However, it is not usual practice to ring-fence funds for particular topics or conditions. Applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/10/2022 11:43:16 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4867 label Biography information for Holly Mumby-Croft

1521801

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2022
	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	Midwives: Bristol East
	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 support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of midwives in Bristol East constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	62732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>While NHS England retain oversight of local workforce plans and are updated on vacancy rates, recruitment and retention is undertaken at trust level.</p><p>In 2022, NHS England has invested a further £127 million in the National Health Service maternity workforce and improving neonatal care, including in Bristol East. This is in addition to £95 million invested in 2021 to fund the establishment of posts for a further 1,200 midwives and 100 consultant obstetricians.</p><p>The NHS People Plan has been developed to focus on improving the retention of NHS staff by prioritising staff health and wellbeing. In 2022/23, £45 million has been invested in to support the continuation of 40 mental health hubs, the Professional Nurse Advocates programme and expanding the NHS Practitioner Health service.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 24/10/2022 11:10:01 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 25044 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1519397

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	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	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she will respond to the email sent to her predecessor by the Hon. Member for Chipping Barnet on 1 June 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
	tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
	uin	59511
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>We replied to the Rt hon. Member on 18 June 2021.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 17/10/2022 10:02:34 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 22423 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1505590

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2022
	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	Health Professions: Housing
	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 ensure that key worker housing is available for (a) NHS and (b) social care workers.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	48414
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2022 answer text <p>We have regular discussions with NHS England on key worker accommodation. It is for local organisations to determine the best use of National Health Service estate, including surplus land. Key worker accommodation may be able to help maximise the effectiveness of the current estate and we are currently working with NHS England to test delivery models. NHS staff also have access to the national ‘First Homes’ scheme, established in 2021, that enables key workers to purchase homes at a discount to the market value on new housing sites, paid for out of developer contributions.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 30/09/2022 08:57:02 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1519557

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	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	Health Services: Females
	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 the Women's Health Strategy published on 30 August 2022, what discussions she has had with NHS England on increasing the representation of women from a wide range of backgrounds at senior levels across the health and care system.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	60147
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>We have regular discussions with NHS England on a range of issues. The Government accepted the seven recommendations made in ‘Leadership for a collaborative and inclusive future’, published June 2022, This includes positive equality, diversity and inclusion action in health and social care to enforce existing equal opportunity and fairness measures, such as increasing the representation of under-represented groups in training and development opportunities and in senior roles.</p><p>The NHS Confederation’s Health and Care Women Leaders Network aims to empower women working in health and care to secure senior and board level positions and challenge bias against women in the workplace. The NHS Confederation report that the proportion of women on National Health Service boards has increased to 44.7%.</p><p>The NHS People Plan sets out targeted action to promote equality, including reforming recruitment and promotion practices to increase under-represented groups at senior levels. NHS England has established six regional talent boards in England to improve the diversity of leadership at senior levels. In addition, NHS England is increasing representation of women at senior levels, through tackling the gender pay gap.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 19/10/2022 13:40:01 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1521787

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2022
	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	NHS: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make it her policy to publish data comparing the voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing and access repayments against leading European countries with similar access or rebate schemes in each year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	62791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>We have no plans to do so.</p><p>Prices paid for medicines internationally are generally confidential. It is therefore not possible to make an accurate comparison of the net price of medicines between the UK and other countries, with or without rebate rates.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 25/10/2022 14:51:43 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1505588

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2022
	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	Health Services: Facilities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will discuss with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities steps to encourage local authorities to use their powers under section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to develop new health facilities such as GP practices.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	48412
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>We are working with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on the proposed reforms in the ‘Planning For The Future’ white paper and how it can support growing demand on the healthcare system, including how the National Health Service can access infrastructure funds and developer contributions.</p><p>We are reviewing the NHS’s capability to navigate the planning system and access funding where available, establishing dedicated expertise in NHS England, the production of guidance for NHS organisations and supporting the sharing of best practice. In addition, integrated care systems will play a role in strategic infrastructure planning to improve facilities, including in primary care, by encouraging collaboration between partners, in particular local authorities, to plan public services, secure available funding and improve health outcomes for communities.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 29/09/2022 14:31:24 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell