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1547013

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	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	Long Covid
	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 is taking steps to help (a) develop treatments for and (b) reduce the level of incidence of Long Covid; and what recent assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the adequacy of disability benefit (i) provision and (ii) eligibility for people with Long Covid.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	100009
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government has invested more than £50 million in 22 research projects for Post COVID-19 Syndrome to improve understanding and treatment of the condition. We are also monitoring research being undertaken internationally. The National Institute for Health and Care Research welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including Post COVID-19 Syndrome.</p><p> </p><p>The reduction of transmission will reduce the prevalence of Post COVID-19 Syndrome, through pharmaceutical interventions such as vaccines and identifying and isolating positive cases and providing advice to the public on how to protect themselves and others. No specific assessment has been made of the adequacy of disability benefit provision and eligibility for those experiencing the long term effects of COVID-19 infection.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 07/12/2022 17:10:45 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 39737 answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1546768

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	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	Medical Records: Data Protection
	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 implications for his policies of the case of Dr S. Shashikanth and the decision not to share patient data with a primary care trust; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of enabling general practitioners to determine at a practice-level whether to share patient data across an integrated care system.
	tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
	tabling member printed	John McDonnell
	uin	99713
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2022 answer text <p>‘Data saves lives: reshaping health and social care with data’, published in June 2022, prioritises appropriate data sharing across health, social care and public health systems to ensure patient safety. As of March 2022, all integrated care systems in England have implemented a basic shared care record, connecting National Health Service trusts and general practices.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 14/12/2022 16:49:26 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1547025

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	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	Department of Health and Social Care: Accountancy
	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 (a) nature and (b) value was of all contracts, consultancies or other services placed with the accountancy firms (i) Deloitte & Touche, (ii) Ernst & Young, (iii) KPMG and (iv) PricewaterhouseCoopers in each year since 2010-11 by her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Leyton and Wanstead
	tabling member printed	John Cryer
	uin	99715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>Details for all Government contracts above £10,000 post 2016 are published on Contracts Finder: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a></p><p>Information on the value and nature of individual contracts pre 2016 is on archived database systems and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. Historic expenditure above £25,000 against individual suppliers since 2010 is available on GOV.UK:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/spending-over-25-000--2#2010-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/spending-over-25-000--2#2010-to-2018</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 08/12/2022 14:48:08 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 40430 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	181 label Biography information for John Cryer

1546776

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	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	General Dental Council: Standards
	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 implications for his policies of the findings of the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care in its Performance review 2020/21 of the General Dental Council (GDC) on the GDC's timeliness in fitness to practise cases; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	99719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>The General Dental Council (GDC) is the independent regulator of dentists and dental care professionals in the United Kingdom. The GDC is responsible for investigating concerns about treatment or the conduct of its registrants. The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA) is an independent organisation which oversees the work of healthcare regulators for health professionals in the UK and social workers in England. The PSA reports annually on the performance of the regulators, including fitness to practise.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is aware of the PSA’s findings and welcomes the GDC’s actions to expedite its fitness to practise caseload. The Department is reforming the regulatory frameworks of healthcare professional regulators, including the GDC, to enable regulators to respond to changes in the health and care workforce whilst maintaining public protection. Officials are working with the regulators on legislative changes to allow greater flexibility to modernise fitness to practise processes and improve efficiency.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 07/12/2022 14:31:58 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1547060

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	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	Gambling: Rehabilitation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the estimated cost to the NHS of treating gambling addictions in each of the 5 years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
	uin	99750
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>NHS England has funded specialist gambling treatment clinics since 2019. Expenditure on the specialist clinics was £1 million in 2019/20, £1 million in 2020/21, £3 million in 2021/22 and is projected at £4 million in 2022/23.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 05/12/2022 16:50:32 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1546877

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to respond to the Second Report of the Health and Social Care Committee entitled The impact of body image on mental and physical health, published on 2 August 2022, HC 114.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	99757
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>We are finalising the Government’s response to the Committee’s report and we expect it to be published in early 2023.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 05/12/2022 09:17:49 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1546947

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	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	HIV Infection: Drugs
	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 the Government is taking to improve access to PrEP for women.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	99761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2022 answer text <p>We are considering how equitable access to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) can continue to be improved for all groups, including women and in settings outside specialist sexual health services.</p><p> </p><p>We are gathering evidence to understand why some population groups which would benefit from PrEP are under-represented and to identify potential barriers to access. This evidence will be considered by the PrEP Access and Equity Task and Finish group and will inform the development of a plan to improve PrEP access and equity.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 14/12/2022 17:58:54 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien previous answer version 39738 answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1546952

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	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	Obesity
	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 24 November to Question 87788 on Obesity, why no such meetings have taken place.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	99762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2022 answer text <p>Ministers hold meetings on a range of issues relating to health and social care, including health prevention.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 15/12/2022 14:29:48 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien previous answer version 39739 answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1546954

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	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	Smoking
	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 22 November to Question 87789, how the Government will monitor its progress against the Smokefree 2030 target without a formal assessment.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	99763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>We monitor progress through reviewing adult smoking prevalence estimates, based on data from the Annual Population Survey. Smoking prevalence estimates for 2021 are due to be published on 6 December 2022 by the Office for National Statistics in ‘Adult smoking habits in the UK’.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 05/12/2022 16:45:06 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1546961

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	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	IVF: HIV Infection
	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 is taking steps to remove legal restrictions on allowing people with HIV top access fertility treatment.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	99764
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>The Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs has established a working group to review the current guidelines on gamete donation. This includes consideration of the position on gamete donors with HIV. The Department will consider any advice which may result from this review.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 07/12/2022 17:54:46 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne