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1104952

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Speech and Language Therapy: Codes of Practice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what speech and language therapy representation there is on the group working on revision of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	uin	236264
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The Review Working Group is made up of professionals with expertise on mental capacity from across Government, the health, social care, legal and charity sectors. While there is no specialist expertise on speech and language therapy within the group, the Review has received responses from the profession as part of a Call for Evidence. These views are being fully considered as we begin to update the Code of Practice.</p><p> </p><p>There will be further opportunities for all those with an interest in the Code of Practice to provide feedback when we consult on the updated Code of Practice.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 02/04/2019 12:59:06 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1124690

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: Speech and Language Therapy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to develop a consistent pathway for (a) prison staff and (b) Departmental officials to refer young people in the justice system to speech and language therapy.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	uin	250736
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>To ensure consistent referral pathways throughout the youth justice system, the Youth Justice Board have developed a screening tool which provides a holistic assessment and intervention plan that can be used in a variety of settings. In custody, NHS England screen and assess every child for neurodisabilities using the Comprehensive Health Assessment Tool (CHAT) and put in place an individual care plan.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 250737 question first answered 09/05/2019 16:31:40 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1124726

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: Speech and Language Therapy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to develop a consistent pathway for justice professionals to be able to refer a young person to speech and language therapy.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	uin	250737
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>To ensure consistent referral pathways throughout the youth justice system, the Youth Justice Board have developed a screening tool which provides a holistic assessment and intervention plan that can be used in a variety of settings. In custody, NHS England screen and assess every child for neurodisabilities using the Comprehensive Health Assessment Tool (CHAT) and put in place an individual care plan.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 250736 question first answered 09/05/2019 16:31:40 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1188230

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2020
	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	Ventilators
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what procedures his Department is using with (a) skilled academics and (b) engineers to select innovative ventilator designs during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	uin	37382
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>The ventilator challenge work is being undertaken and managed by the Cabinet Office.</p><p>The Prime Minister’s call to manufacturers on 16 March had an overwhelming response, with over 5,000 United Kingdom and international businesses offering to help provide services, including designing and building new devices, manufacturing components or transporting them to National Health Service hospitals.</p><p>Following this, the Government has partnered a number of the UK’s leading technology and engineering firms with smaller manufacturers to rapidly build existing, modified or newly designed ventilators at speed, with seven priority projects underway.</p><p>Officials are currently working with expert clinicians and health regulators to test all new machine designs, as patient safety is of paramount importance. Any new orders are all dependent on machines passing regulatory tests, but the Government, manufacturers and regulators are working at pace to drive this work forward.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 11/05/2020 12:17:26 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1188234

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2020
	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	Ventilators: EU Action
	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 UK did not join the EU scheme for purchasing ventilators.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	uin	37386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has been a signatory to the EU Joint Procurement Agreement since 2014. Owing to an initial communication problem, the UK did not receive an invitation in time to take part in the first four European Joint Procurements in response to COVID-19, including the ventilators scheme. However, participating in those four initial joint procurement schemes would not have allowed us to do anything that we have not been able to do ourselves.</p><p>We currently have over 10,800 mechanical ventilators available to National Health Service patients, with thousands more ventilators on order from manufacturers in the UK and abroad. We are working around the clock to deliver a strategy that provides the best outcome for the whole UK.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 04/05/2020 16:25:42 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1253339

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2020
	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	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 he plans to reply to the letter from the AGP Alliance, dated 25 September 2020, on definitions of aerosol-generating procedures and personal protective equipment for healthcare professionals.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	uin	117163
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>We are working rapidly to provide all Members and external correspondants with accurate answers to their correspondence, as well as supporting the Government’s response to the unprecedented challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>The AGP Alliance’s letter will be answered as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 03/12/2020 17:34:44 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 63542 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1306257

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2021
	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	Health Services and Social Services: 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 his Department's policy paper entitled Integration and Innovation: working together to improve health and social care for all, published on 11 February 2021, what discussions officials in his Department have had with the (a) Allied Health Professions Federation, (b) Royal College of Podiatry, (c) Society and College of Radiographers, (d) Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, (e) College of Paramedics, (f) Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, (g) British and Irish Orthoptic Society, (h) Royal College of Occupational Therapists, (i) British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists, (k) British Dietetic Association, (l) British Association of Drama therapists, (m) British Association of Art Therapists and (n) British Association for Music Therapy on the (i) themes and (ii) proposals contained in that paper.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	uin	175685
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>The recommendations in this paper build on engagement with stakeholders representing different parts of the health and care system, with more than 100 organisations engaged on the White Paper’s themes to date. This includes engagement with the Social Partnership Forum, of which several members of the Allied Health Professions Federation are also members. Officials will continue to have discussions with stakeholders accordingly.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 13/04/2021 08:56:10 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1308699

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2021
	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 respond to Question 151588, on Speech and Language Therapy, tabled on 9 February 2021 by the hon. Member for Swansea West.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	uin	180387
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2021 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-09/151588" target="_blank">151588</a>.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 16/04/2021 10:47:27 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1309509

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2021
	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	Health Services and Social Services: 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 his Department's policy paper entitled Integration and Innovation: working together to improve health and social care for all, published on 11 February 2021, what discussions officials in his Department have had with (a) representatives of professional organisations working with children and young people, (b) charities and voluntary organisations working with children and young people, and (c) children and young people and their families and carers on the (i) themes and (ii) proposals contained in that paper.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	uin	181177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>The recommendations in this paper build on close engagement with more than 100 stakeholders representing all parts of the health and care system. Officials have recently met with the National Children’s Bureau to discuss the paper’s proposals for integrating care and will continue to have discussions with a range of stakeholders representing children and young people, their families and carers and other patient groups.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 20/04/2021 14:25:27 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1417706

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2022
	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	Health Services: Coronavirus
	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 allocation by the Government of £270 million to private hospitals to help tackle an Omicron surge, if he will publish the contracts between NHS and private hospitals in respect of the allocation of that funding.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	uin	113674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>We are unable to provide the information requested as it is commercially sensitive. However, NHS England plans to publish the contract award notices in line with the deadlines set out in the Public Contract Regulations 2015.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/04/2022 10:50:43 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 48426 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies