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454193

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Pharmacy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment has been made by his Department or NHS England of the effect of minor ailments services provided by community pharmacies on demand for the services of GP practices and other parts of the NHS; and what assessment he has made of the effect of planned reductions in funding for pharmacies on those services.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	27895
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>NHS England has taken account of the potential impact of a pharmacy minor ailments service on general practitioner services and other parts of the National Health Service. The findings of the Minor Ailment study (‘MINA’ study), conducted by the University of Aberdeen, in collaboration with NHS Grampian and the University of East Anglia, on behalf of Pharmacy Research UK in 2014, were considered. In addition, evaluations of local minor ailments schemes have continued to inform decision-making about local commissioning of such schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Community pharmacy is a vital part of the NHS and can play an even greater role. In the Spending Review the Government re-affirmed the need for the NHS to deliver £22 billion in efficiency savings by 2020/21 as set out in the NHS’s own plan, the Five Year Forward View. Community pharmacy is a core part of NHS primary care and has an important contribution to make as the NHS rises to these challenges. The Government believes efficiencies can be made without compromising the quality of services or public access to them. Our aim is to ensure that those community pharmacies upon which people depend continue to thrive and so we are consulting on the introduction of a Pharmacy Access Scheme, which will provide more NHS funds to certain pharmacies compared to others, considering factors such as location and the health needs of the local population.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s vision is for a more efficient, modern system that will free up pharmacists to spend more time delivering clinical and public health services to the benefit of patients and the public.</p><p> </p><p>We are consulting the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee, other pharmacy bodies and patient and public representatives on our proposals for community pharmacy in 2016/17 and beyond. An impact assessment will be completed to inform final decisions and published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Local commissioning and funding of services from community pharmacies, such as minor ailment services, will be unaffected by these proposals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 02/03/2016 16:26:00 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1685442

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2024
	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	Electronic Cigarettes: Children
	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 take legislative steps to tackle the promotion of e-cigarettes and disposable vapes to children.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	11834
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government is concerned about the worrying rise in illicit and underage vaping, with rates of youth vaping having tripled in the last three years. Disposable vapes are the most popular device for children, with 69% of current vapers aged 11 to 17 years old in the United Kingdom using them, nearly a ninefold increase in the past two years. Five million disposable vapes are either littered or thrown away in general waste every week, a number which has quadrupled in the last year. <br> <br> The Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 outlines restrictions on the marketing and promotion of vapes. This includes a ban on television, radio and online advertising. We work closely with the Advertising Standards Authority which investigates advertising on social media platforms. The regulations are available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/507/contents/made" target="_blank">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/507/contents/made</a></p><p> </p><p>On 29 January, the Government responded to the consultation Creating a smokefree generation and tackling youth vaping: your views. This set out our plan to introduce legislation to tackle the appeal and availability of vapes to children. The legislation will introduce powers to restrict flavours, point of sale and packaging of vaping products.</p><p> </p><p>In the consultation response, we also announced that we will be banning disposable vapes. The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs are taking forward the ban and are looking to legislate as soon as possible. The full response is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/creating-a-smokefree-generation-and-tackling-youth-vaping/outcome/creating-a-smokefree-generation-and-tackling-youth-vaping-consultation-government-response" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/creating-a-smokefree-generation-and-tackling-youth-vaping/outcome/creating-a-smokefree-generation-and-tackling-youth-vaping-consultation-government-response</a></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/02/2024 09:20:35 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1677539

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2023
	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	Health Services: Migrants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average time taken for eligible applicants to receive an immigration healthcare surcharge refund was in each of the past six months.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	6625
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>The reimbursement scheme covers those working in the health and care sector and those eligible under certain of the United Kingdom’s reciprocal healthcare arrangements. The following table shows the average mean time taken for eligible applicants to receive an Immigration Health Surcharge refund for the last six months, noting that December 2023 data is incomplete accounting for claims up to 13 December 2023:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Average mean time (days)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2023</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2023</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2023</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2023</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2023</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2023</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2023</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 19/12/2023 17:09:35 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1129836

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	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	Audiology
	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 implications for his Department's policies of the recommendation of Action on Hearing Loss in its report on valuing audiology that clinical commissioning groups should be required to collect uniform data in the audiology departments they commission.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	260081
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>Responsibility for audiology data collection rests with individual National Health Service trusts. NHS England’s commissioning framework does however include recommended key performance indicators that can support clinical commissioning groups to incorporate quality management in their contracts. For audiology services this includes recommendations that 90% of service users referred to the service should be assessed within 16 working days of receipt of a referral, and that 90% of service users requiring a hearing aid fitting should be seen within 20 working days of the assessment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 12/06/2019 10:35:10 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1503974

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	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	Hormone Replacement Therapy: Fees and Charges
	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 help reduce the cost of hormone replacement therapy.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	45671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>We have committed to reducing the cost of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) prescriptions through a bespoke pre-payment certificate.  This will be introduced by April 2023 and will enable women to access as many National Health Service prescriptions for HRT medicines licensed for treatment of the menopause as required for an annual cost of two single item prescription charges, which is currently £18.70.</p> answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson question first answered 21/09/2022 15:13:51 answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1506891

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	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	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, which NHS Integrated Care Systems have been issuing the protein-based Nuvaxovid covid-19 vaccine since its approval; and what guidance her Department has issued on access to Nuvaxovid for those people who want to avoid MNRA-based vaccines.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	51867
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2022 answer text <p>On 15 August 2022, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation advised that in exceptional circumstances Nuvaxovid may be used in the autumn booster vaccination programme when no alternative clinically suitable United Kingdom-approved COVID-19 vaccine is available. From the end of September 2022, individuals will be referred to centres able to provide Nuvaxovid where clinicians deem it clinically necessary.</p> answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson question first answered 26/09/2022 10:57:20 answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson previous answer version 20314 answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1518813

	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	Monkeypox: Disease Control
	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 merits of naming a person responsible for the UK response to monkeypox.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	58901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) was established to lead on the planning for, prevention and response to external health threats. As an executive agency of the Department, the UKHSA has leadership of the response to monkeypox, working across Government and the health service, including the devolved administrations and local government.</p> answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson question first answered 26/10/2022 16:23:17 answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson previous answer version 26712 answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1151452

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	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	Intensive Care: Private Sector
	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 implications of his Department’s policy of outsourcing healthcare for patients in need of intense 24 hour care.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	3798
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>This Government is fully committed to the National Health Service as a public service free at the point of need, whether care is provided by NHS organisations or by the private, voluntary or social enterprise sectors.</p><p><br> No assessment has been made by the Department of the implications of outsourcing healthcare for patients, which in this instance we have taken to mean intense 24-hour NHS-Continuing Healthcare care. It is the responsibility of commissioners of NHS healthcare services to ensure that the NHS provides the highest quality of services possible, on a financially and operationally sustainable footing. For that reason, the Department neither bans nor promotes the use of the private, voluntary or social enterprise sectors – the key is whether outcomes for patients improve.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 30/10/2019 11:55:13 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1248771

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2020
	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: Written Questions
	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 answer Question 77729 on Dementia: Coronavirus tabled on 21 July 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	111583
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>We take parliamentary scrutiny incredibly seriously and it is fundamentally important that hon. Members are provided with accurate and timely information to enable them to hold the Government to account. We are working rapidly to provide all Members with accurate answers to their questions, as well as supporting the Government’s response to the unprecedented challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>The hon. Member’s question will be answered as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 30/11/2020 12:55:31 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 60003 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1258810

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2020
	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: Written Questions
	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 holding Answer of 30 November to Question 111583, when he plans to respond to Question 77729 tabled by the hon. Member for Ealing Central and Acton, tabled on 31 July 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	126083
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>We take parliamentary scrutiny incredibly seriously and it is fundamentally important that hon. Members are provided with accurate and timely information to enable them to hold the Government to account. We are working rapidly to provide all Members with accurate answers to their questions, as well as supporting the Government’s response to the unprecedented challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>The hon. Member’s question will be answered as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/12/2020 12:22:52 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 68455 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq