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1350543

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2021
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to improve the primary health care estate.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	38223
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>The Department and NHS England and Improvement will discuss the need for improvements in the NHS estate, including primary health care, ahead of the next Spending Review. Further infrastructure funding, and how it will be allocated, will also be confirmed.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 06/09/2021 12:05:42 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1383323

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2021
	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
	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 work with NICE to ensure that NICE committees (a) are accountable and (b) adequately consider patient testimony.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	84360
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2021 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is an independent body and is responsible for the methods and processes it uses in developing its guidance. Patients are represented on NICE’s committees and patient groups and are able to register as stakeholders in the development of guidance and comment on its recommendations.</p><p>NICE is currently reviewing its methods and processes for developing recommendations on new technologies, including its processes for patient involvement.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 23/12/2021 13:55:36 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1471005

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2022
	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
	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 tackle delays in ambulance response times.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	19617
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2022 answer text <p>Ambulance trusts receive continuous central monitoring and support from the NHS England and NHS Improvement-funded National Ambulance Coordination Centre. In 2022/23, NHS England and NHS Improvement have allocated an additional £150 million for ambulance service pressures, supporting improvements to response times through additional call handler recruitment, retention and other measures.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 23/06/2022 16:00:39 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1255370

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2020
	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: Procurement
	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 23 November 2020 to Question 1116638 on Government departments: procurement, what steps he is taking to (a) identify and (b) tackle potential (i) conflicts of interest and (ii) bias in his Department's procurement process.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	120986
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2020 answer text <p>Regulation 24 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 requires contracting authorities to take appropriate measures to effectively prevent, identify and remedy conflicts of interest arising in the conduct of procurement procedures. The Department has robust rules and processes in place to ensure that conflicts of interest do not occur, including declaration from suppliers, publication of ministerial interests and robust departmental guidance.</p><p>At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the critical urgency of the situation and requirement to protect the National Health Service and the country led to specialist consultants and contractors being brought in at extreme pace. This meant that some work was initiated before final contract details were put in place or had been formally awarded. This situation has been addressed. Over 900 contracts have been awarded by the Department and its executive agencies in response to COVID-19. Information on the precise number of such cases has not been centrally collated by the Department.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 120988 question first answered 04/12/2020 11:46:40 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 65370 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1287318

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2021
	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: 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, when he plans to answer Question 137116 tabled by the hon. Member for Harrow West on 13 January 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	154687
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2021 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 23/02/2021 13:27:18 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1505598

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	10 Downing Street
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the lectern used by the Prime Minister at her speech at 10 Downing Street on 6 September 2022, (a) by whom the lectern was supplied, (b) how much from the public purse was spent on its design and production, (c) when the Government decided to commission it and (d) by whom the decision to commission was made.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	48294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>There was no cost to the public purse; the lectern was provided by the governing party. The HM Government badge was an existing one owned by the Government.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 48359 question first answered 21/09/2022 13:34:56 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1520063

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	10 Downing Street
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 September to Question 48294 on 10 Downing Street, (a) who paid for the lectern to be (i) transported to the governing party’s conference in Birmingham for the Prime Minister’s speech on 5 October and (ii) returned to Downing Street following that speech and (b) whether the lectern is now considered to be owned by the Cabinet Office, the governing party, or the Prime Minister herself.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	59545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>As set out in my previous answer, PQ 48294, the use of the lectern has been kindly provided by the Conservative Party, who own the item. The Conservative Party funded its transport to the recent party conference. The Government badge, when used for government events, is owned by HM Government.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 13/10/2022 16:46:09 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1505572

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	10 Downing Street: Furniture
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a breakdown of the full cost of the new Downing Street lectern.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	48359
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>There was no cost to the public purse; the lectern was provided by the governing party. The HM Government badge was an existing one owned by the Government.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 48294 question first answered 21/09/2022 13:34:56 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1402760

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2022
	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	Abbott
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department holds a minute of the meeting between the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Innovation, Lord Feldman and Abbott regarding the Abbott covid-19 test on 7 April 2020; whether officials or special advisers attended the meeting on behalf of his Department; and in what capacity Lord Feldman was attending.
	tabling member constituency	Luton South
	tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
	uin	103702
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2022 answer text <p>The Department does not hold a formal minute of the meeting. Lord Bethell attended the meeting with a Private Secretary, officials from the Department and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority, Lord Feldman of Elstree and representatives from Abbott. Special advisors did not attend the meeting. Lord Feldman of Elstree attended in an advisory capacity.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 22/03/2022 12:03:47 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1402757

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2022
	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	Abingdon Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department holds minutes of the meetings between the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Innovation and Abingdon Health on 1 April 2020, 29 April 2020 and 13 May 2020; and who attended those meetings on behalf of (a) his Department and (b) Abingdon Health.
	tabling member constituency	Luton South
	tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
	uin	103699
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>The Department holds a minute of the telephone call on 1 April 2020. This was attended by the former the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Lord Bethell), a private secretary, officials from the Department and the Office for Life Sciences (OLS) and by Dr Chris Hand and Chris Yates of Abingdon Health.</p><p>The Department holds a minute of the telephone call on 29 April 2020. This was attended by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, a private secretary and Departmental and OLS officials. Dr Chris Hand and Chris Yates attended from Abingdon Health.</p><p>A telephone call took place on 13 May 2020, attended by the former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, a private secretary and Departmental and OLS officials. Chris Yates and Dr Chris Hand attended from Abingdon Health. However, the Department does not hold a note of this telephone call.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 25/04/2022 14:14:15 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins