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1700131

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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	Learning Disability
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 Appendix 1 of the guidance by NHS England entitled Improving identification of people with a learning disability: guidance for general practice, published on 11 October 2019, what recent estimate she has made of the number of people that have a learning disability; and how many and what proportion of those people are (a) on the learning disability register and (b) not on the register despite having conditions that would automatically entitle them to be on the register.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	21003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>There are approximately 1.3 million people in England with a learning disability, according to Mencap figures. NHS England data shows that, as of March 2023, there were 347,840 people of all ages with a learning disability on the learning disability register in England. However, this learning disability register is voluntary, and not everyone chooses to register.</p><p>It is a statutory requirement under the Equality Act 2010 that public sector agencies make reasonable adjustments to their practice that will make them as accessible and effective as they would be for people without disabilities. NHS England has published guidance aimed at improving the identification of people with a learning disability, which is available at the following link: <br></p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/improving-identification-of-people-with-a-learning-disability-guidance-for-general-practice.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/improving-identification-of-people-with-a-learning-disability-guidance-for-general-practice.pdf</a></p><p>General practices should review this guidance and update their registers at least annually, to ensure that they are accurate.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 17/04/2024 22:45:08 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 28302 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1700133

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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	Autism: Females
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 women with autism were in mental health inpatient care settings in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	21005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of female patients with either autism or autism and a learning disability in mental health care inpatient settings in England, in each of the last five years:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Autism</p></td><td><p>Learning disability and autism</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2020</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2021</p></td><td><p>325</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>430</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2022</p></td><td><p>375</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>485</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2023</p></td><td><p>430</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>545</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2024</p></td><td><p>395</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>490</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: the data is taken from NHS England’s Assuring Transformation dataset, as of 28 February 2024.</p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>The figures for the historical months in this table show the most recent data cut, calculated using submissions as of the end of February 2024.</li><li>The February 2024 counts are expected to rise in subsequent months as some patients are added late to the data set, due to the diagnosis of autism or a learning disability after admission to hospital.</li></ol> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 17/04/2024 22:43:32 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 28304 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1700329

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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	Autism and Learning Disability
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 national strategy for autistic children, young people and adults: 2021 to 2026, published in July 2021, how many additional children have received diagnoses of autism and related support as a result of the expansion of the school-based identification programme.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	21004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>Through the Opportunity Area scheme, in 2021/22 the Department of Health and Social Care and the Department for Education invested £600,000 into a pilot in Bradford through the Born in Bradford programme, which looked to improve early identification of autism and other neurodiverse conditions. This was subsequently adopted by four other Opportunity Areas as Early Identification of Autism Projects.</p><p>Information on how many additional children have received diagnoses of autism, and related support as a result of the programme, is not centrally held. The University of Manchester was commissioned to evaluate the Early Identification of Autism Projects, and their report will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 17/04/2024 22:39:49 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 28301 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1700130

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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	Autism and Learning Disability: Training
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 people have completed part two of the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism programme.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	21002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism is delivered in two tiers of training. Tier 1 is for those that require general awareness for their role, and Tier 2 is for those who may provide care for people with a learning disability or autism. Both tiers consist of two parts, and the first part of both tiers is an e-learning package, which over 1.7 million people have completed.</p><p>The second part of the Tier 1 training is an hour long online interactive session co-delivered by a person with a learning disability or an autistic person. The latest NHS England figures from December 2023 show that 12,741 people have completed the second part of the Tier 1 training.</p><p>The second part of the Tier 2 training is a full day, in-person training session co-delivered by a person with a learning disability or an autistic person. The latest NHS England figures from December 2023 show that 9,012 people have completed the second part of the Tier 2 training.</p><p>The numbers of staff having completed these training programmes is maintained by the NHS England regions, and reported to NHS England on a quarterly basis. These numbers are reported by integrated care boards, and are predominantly National Health Service staff.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 17/04/2024 22:37:44 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 28300 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1700124

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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	Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what weighting her department is giving to (a) individual and (b) organisational stakeholder responses to the Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010 consultation.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	21001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The consultation on the Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010 closed in November 2023. As reflected in the published summary of responses, each response was treated equally during analysis, as is the standard approach for consultation response analysis. The Department and the UK Health Security Agency are considering the responses in total, and are grateful for the stakeholders’ engagement on this complex topic. Confirmation of any changes to the regulations will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 17/04/2024 08:55:02 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1697848

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
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	Sexually Transmitted Infections: Notifiable Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to consult key sector stakeholders before final decisions are taken on proposed sexual health reporting amendments included in her Department's consultation entitled Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010: proposed amendments which closed on 15 November 2023.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	19851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>Patient confidentiality is of vital importance in sexual health to retain patients’ trust in services, and to encourage access to advice, testing, diagnosis, and treatment of sexually transmitted infections. A public consultation seeking views on proposals to amend the Health Protection (Notification) Regulations (HPNR) 2010 was held between 12 July and 15 November 2023. This included a commitment that any decision on adding specific sexually transmitted infections to schedule 2 of the regulations would be shaped by consultation responses and engagement with stakeholders.</p><p>The Department and the UK Health Security Agency are considering the responses to the consultation and are grateful for stakeholders’ continued engagement on this topic.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 26/03/2024 13:36:20 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1697846

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
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	Sexually Transmitted Infections: Notifiable Diseases
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 consultation entitled Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010: proposed amendments which closed on 15 November 2023, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the inclusion of (a) gonorrhoea and (b) syphilis in the list of notifiable diseases on the (i) principle of confidentiality for sexual health service users and (ii) willingness of individuals to access sexual health services.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	19850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>Patient confidentiality is of vital importance to retain patients’ trust in sexual health services, and to encourage access to advice, testing, diagnosis, and treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STIs).</p><p>A public consultation seeking views on proposals to amend the Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010 was held between 12 July and 15 November 2023. This included the proposal to add specific STIs to schedule 2 of the regulations to strengthen surveillance. The consultation asked for views on the consequences of this change, including whether it could negatively impact public trust in the confidentiality of sexual health services and data and risk creating a barrier to accessing sexual services.</p><p>The Department and the UK Health Security Agency are considering the responses to the consultation and are grateful for stakeholders’ continued engagement on this topic.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 26/03/2024 13:28:20 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1690852

registered interest
date	21/02/2024
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	National Physical Activity Taskforce
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many times the National Physical Activity Task Force has met; when those meetings took place; and how many (a) people and (b) women attended each of those meetings.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	15054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The National Physical Activity Taskforce (NPAT) was launched in September 2023 as part of the government sport strategy Get Active, to bring together government departments, the sport sector and independent experts to deliver coordinated and innovative policy that will help encourage people to get active.</p><p>The NPAT meets quarterly and has held two productive meetings since its launch. The inaugural meeting took place on 27 September 2023, the second on 12 December 2023 with the third scheduled for March 2024.</p><p>Each meeting includes standing representatives ex officio, as well as rotating members to ensure diverse representation from across the sport and physical activity landscape. Independent experts are invited on an ad-hoc basis to present key data sets relating to specific meeting topics.</p><p>The number of attendees and gender ratio varies at each meeting. The NPAT terms of reference, minutes, and names of attendees are published on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 26/02/2024 16:39:12 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1687842

registered interest
date	06/02/2024
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	Breast 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, for what reasons the NHS missed its target of 70% of invited women to be screened for breast cancer in 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	13294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department is committed to improving uptake in the NHS Breast Screening Programme. NHS England has commissioned evaluative projects to understand why women are not coming forward for screenings, and ways to improve uptake, these include:</p><p>- actively following up with women who have missed an appointment or not engaged with the service;</p><p>- looking at the reasons why women do not attend screenings, to address any barriers; and</p><p>- assessing the impact on screening uptake using different invitation methodologies with reference to factors such as age, previous screening history including attendance at first invitation and subsequent invites, and deprivation.</p><p>These projects are expected to report by April 2024.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 19/02/2024 17:23:48 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1687844

registered interest
date	06/02/2024
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	Breast Cancer: Health Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to deliver a national awareness campaign on breast cancer screening to help improve uptake.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	13296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department is currently exploring opportunities for national campaigns to support positive outcomes on women’s health.</p><p>Work is underway to scope the feasibility of running a national campaign to support breast screening uptake, and this will be informed by pilot activity due to run in London in 2024/25.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 19/02/2024 17:19:48 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes