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1504241

	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	Doctors: Workplace Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions his Department has had with the British Medical Association on the (a) level of taxation of and (b) annual allowance for doctors' pensions; and whether his Department plans to amend these.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	45806
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>Taxation is a matter for HM Treasury. An individual may choose to claim their pension for a number of reasons and it is not possible to isolate the impact of any single factor, such as the annual allowance on retention. The Department monitors the retirement patterns and hours worked by senior doctors and keeps the NHS Pension Scheme rules under review to ensure it continues to help the National Health Service attract and retain the staff needed to deliver high quality care for patients.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/09/2022 14:47:20 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1504242

	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	Doctors: Workplace Pensions
	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 his Department has made of the impact of inflation on the pension (a) scheme and (b) annual allowance for NHS doctors.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	45807
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>The NHS Pension Scheme protects the value of pensions in payment by an increase through the Consumer Price Index (CPI) each April using the CPI figure from the previous September. The Scheme also re-values accrued career-average pension benefits by CPI plus 1.5% annually for active members. A higher rate of revaluation will increase the size of pensions and may therefore increase annual allowance pension tax liability in a situation where inflation is increasing.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/09/2022 14:44:08 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1504243

	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	Doctors: Workplace Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to remove the annual allowance from the pension scheme for NHS doctors; and if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the existing pension scheme on the retention of doctors in the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	45808
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>Departmental officials have regular discussions with the British Medical Association’s pension committee chair on tax and other pension matters. While the level of taxation and tax allowances are matters for HM Treasury, the Government is reviewing the interaction between taxation and pensions in the National Health Service.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/09/2022 14:36:40 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1504262

	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	Junior Doctors: Pay
	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 merits of awarding NHS junior doctors a higher pay rise than set out in the agreed 2019 four-year pay settlement in the context of the rising cost of living.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	45809
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>Junior doctors have a pre-existing multi-year pay and contract reform deal agreed with the trade union. As well as setting annual pay increases, the deal made improvements to terms and conditions and further strengthened safety and rest limits. Alongside investment in pay, the Government has also invested £90 million to create a new higher pay point for the most experienced junior doctors, increase allowances for those working the most frequently at weekends, enhance eligibility for night shift pay and create a £1,000 a year allowance for junior doctors working less than full time to help with the cost of training. The multi-year deal ends in 2023 and the Government will consider next year’s pay increase with evidence on recruitment and retention.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 45810 question first answered 22/09/2022 14:18:31 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1504263

	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	Junior Doctors: Pay
	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 impact on retention of junior doctors by the NHS of limiting 2022 pay rises to the amount set out in the 2019 four-year pay settlement.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	45810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>Junior doctors have a pre-existing multi-year pay and contract reform deal agreed with the trade union. As well as setting annual pay increases, the deal made improvements to terms and conditions and further strengthened safety and rest limits. Alongside investment in pay, the Government has also invested £90 million to create a new higher pay point for the most experienced junior doctors, increase allowances for those working the most frequently at weekends, enhance eligibility for night shift pay and create a £1,000 a year allowance for junior doctors working less than full time to help with the cost of training. The multi-year deal ends in 2023 and the Government will consider next year’s pay increase with evidence on recruitment and retention.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 45809 question first answered 22/09/2022 14:18:31 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1504387

	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	Junior Doctors: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the 2022-23 salary increase for trainee doctors at levels ST6 and above will commence.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	45811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>Salaries for all trainee doctors, including those at ST6 level and above, were increased from 1 April 2022.</p><p>The pay arrangements applicable from 1 April 2022 for doctors and dentists in training, are detailed in the relevant NHS Employers’ Pay and Conditions Circular at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nhsemployers.org/sites/default/files/2022-03/Pay%20and%20Conditions%20Circular%20%28MD%29%201-2022.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.nhsemployers.org/sites/default/files/2022-03/Pay%20and%20Conditions%20Circular%20%28MD%29%201-2022.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/09/2022 14:34:39 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1537382

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Seasonal Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to loosen visa restrictions for seasonal temporary workers to tackle labour shortages.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	74650
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>The Seasonal Worker route has been extended until 2024, with 40,000 visas available for 2022, consisting of 38,000 for horticulture and 2,000 for the poultry sector. The route has been extended to support our farmers growing fruit and vegetables as they adapt to changes in the UK labour market. The Government is keeping the position under close review.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 09/11/2022 15:46:01 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 32639 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1537955

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has taken steps to plan for the impact on its work of a potential increase in numbers of people seeking asylum in the UK because of the effect of climate change in their countries of origin.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	75900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK recognises the need to better understand the complex links between migration, climate change and environmental degradation to inform our policy and action. Where relevant, all Government departments include climate change impact as part of their policy development and analysis.</p><p>Initial analysis suggests that climate extremes and environmental degradation are often amplifiers of other principal migration drivers.</p><p>Climate change is not covered in the Refugee Convention as grounds for a well-founded fear of persecution and we do not have any plans to broaden this definition. We recognise however, that climate change will increasingly become a significant factor in driving migration. For those who do not qualify for refugee status, we consider whether they are at risk of serious harm and are in need of protection on humanitarian grounds. This ensures that we do not remove anyone who faces persecution or serious harm on return to their country of origin. If protection is not required, we consider if there are any family or private life reasons, medical reasons or other exceptional circumstances that would warrant a grant of leave.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 09/11/2022 15:50:12 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1538214

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she made of the (a) financial and (b) social challenges of redistributing potentially thousands of illegal immigrants in different regions of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	75905
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office does not accommodate illegal migrants, but does have a statutory obligation to provide accommodation and other support to asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute while their application for asylum is being considered.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 09/11/2022 15:52:12 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1538215

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Manston Asylum Processing Centre: Overcrowding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of overcrowding at Manston Processing Centre on people at that facility, including on the spread of infections.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	75906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office has increased the operating capacity of the facility as the number of individuals held on-site has increased.</p><p>The facility provides suitable welfare provisions including hot food, fresh clothing, toilet facilities and sanitary packs. 24/7 medical care is provided and any instances of communicable disease are handled in line with public health guidance.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 09/11/2022 15:45:18 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1586631

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to help reunite family members who have come to the UK under the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	146950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>The government remains committed to providing protection for vulnerable and at-risk people fleeing Afghanistan. The situation is very complex and presents significant challenges, including how those who are eligible for resettlement in the UK can leave Afghanistan. This includes the eligible family members of those being resettled under the ACRS. For those evacuated from Afghanistan under the ACRS without their immediate family members, further information will be made available in due course about options for reuniting with them.</p><p>In line with our existing policy, those resettled under the ACRS may be able to be accompanied by their immediate family members (their spouse or partner, and dependent children under 18).</p><p>Those referred by UNHCR under the ACRS will have refugee status and will therefore be able to access the refugee family reunion route.</p><p>Those without refugee status wishing to bring family members would need to apply through the regular family visa route under Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules.</p><p>Whilst the UK has made a generous resettlement commitment, we must bear in mind the capacity of the UK to resettle people is not unlimited and therefore difficult decisions about who will be prioritised for resettlement have to be made.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 24/02/2023 14:49:11 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1603589

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Radicalism: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	SUGGESTED EDIT: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the rates of small boats crossing the Channel on the radicalisation of children.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	163836
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made of the potential impact of the rates of small boats crossing the Channel on the radicalisation of children. If someone is concerned that an individual is susceptible to radicalisation, they can make a referral to Prevent.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/03/2023 16:39:15 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1651146

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to facilitate family reunions for asylum seekers who are sent to Rwanda.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	192993
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>Everyone considered for relocation to Rwanda will be screened and have access to legal advice. Decisions will be taken on a case-by-case basis and nobody will be removed if it is unsafe for them.</p><p>We will thoroughly consider the circumstances of cases involving families with children according to our policy, statutory and international obligations. A full equality impact assessment has been published on gov.uk.</p><p>Individuals with family in the UK may still be relocated to Rwanda subject to a detailed consideration of their Article 8 rights under the European Convention on Human Rights.</p><p>For those with family links in the UK who want to be considered for entry to the UK, they should seek to do so via safe and legal routes.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 17/07/2023 15:20:58 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1651148

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Rwanda
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that refugees who have used safe and legal routes of entry are not inadvertently deported to Rwanda.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	192994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>As set out in the Home Office’s Inadmissibility guidance, an asylum claimant may be eligible for removal to Rwanda if their claim is inadmissible under this policy and (a) that claimant’s journey to the UK can be described as having been dangerous and (b) was made on or after 1 January 2022. A dangerous journey is one able or likely to cause harm or injury. This would therefore not include those who have arrived in the UK through safe and legal routes of entry.</p><p>A case-by-case assessment will take place for every individual considered for relocation. No one will be relocated if it is unsafe for them.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 17/07/2023 15:19:48 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1651149

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Court of Appeal's decision of 29 June 2023 on the UK’s migration and economic development partnership with Rwanda, whether she has taken recent steps to consider alternative options for housing people arriving in the UK who have crossed the English Channel in small boats.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	192995
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>While we are disappointed with the Court of Appeal’s ruling in relation to deficiencies in Rwanda’s asylum system that risk returning people inappropriately when they have a need for protection, we have been granted permission to appeal this judgement to the Supreme Court.</p><p>We continue to bring forward alternative accommodation options to reduce hotel use. We are standing up alternative accommodation sites including the sites of Scampton and Wethersfield.</p><p>In addition, the government is also seeking to use vessels to provide accommodation in line with the approach taken by countries like the Netherlands.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 17/07/2023 14:41:27 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1504852

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2022
	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	NHS: Locums and Temporary Employment
	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 1 August 2022 to Question 11754 on NHS: Locums and Temporary Employment, for what reason his Department does not collate information on agency staff in the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	47584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>Agency workers are not National Health Service employees and data on these staff is held by the employing agency contracted by the NHS. NHS England holds data on agency shifts in the NHS, including the hours worked and cost. However, data on agency shifts translated into the number of full-time equivalent staff is not centrally validated. Data on the number of headcount agency staff is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 47585 question first answered 13/10/2022 14:36:26 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1504859

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2022
	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	NHS: Locums and Temporary Employment
	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 1 August 2022 to Question 11754 on NHS: Locums and Temporary Employment, what is the most recent validated data his Department holds on the number of agency staff working in the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	47585
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>Agency workers are not National Health Service employees and data on these staff is held by the employing agency contracted by the NHS. NHS England holds data on agency shifts in the NHS, including the hours worked and cost. However, data on agency shifts translated into the number of full-time equivalent staff is not centrally validated. Data on the number of headcount agency staff is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 47584 question first answered 13/10/2022 14:36:27 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1505447

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2022
	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	General Practitioners: Technology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of technology on productivity in general practice; and if she will take steps to help ensure that all practices have access to modern systems.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	48409
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>The potential impact of technology on general practice productivity is assessed by NHS England. Ensuring practices have access to modern systems is a core programme within NHS England and continues to deliver funded infrastructure, technology and systems directly into practices. The associated frameworks to deliver these products are regularly updated as technologies evolve.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 29/09/2022 14:08:51 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1505588

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2022
	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	Health Services: Facilities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will discuss with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities steps to encourage local authorities to use their powers under section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to develop new health facilities such as GP practices.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	48412
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>We are working with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on the proposed reforms in the ‘Planning For The Future’ white paper and how it can support growing demand on the healthcare system, including how the National Health Service can access infrastructure funds and developer contributions.</p><p>We are reviewing the NHS’s capability to navigate the planning system and access funding where available, establishing dedicated expertise in NHS England, the production of guidance for NHS organisations and supporting the sharing of best practice. In addition, integrated care systems will play a role in strategic infrastructure planning to improve facilities, including in primary care, by encouraging collaboration between partners, in particular local authorities, to plan public services, secure available funding and improve health outcomes for communities.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 29/09/2022 14:31:24 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1505589

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2022
	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	NHS and Primary Health Care: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mechanism her Department uses to assess the estate requirements of (a) the NHS and (b) primary care.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	48413
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>The Department and NHS England are responsible for the National Health Service estate, including assessing current requirements and policies. In 2018 we supported the NHS to prepare sustainability and transformation plan (STP) infrastructure strategies, which informed programmes for capital investment.</p><p>In 2019 the Department published ‘Health Infrastructure Plan: A new, strategic approach to improving our hospitals and health infrastructure’ which launched the New Hospital Programme. In addition, NHS England collects data through the Estates Return Information Collection which assesses the safety, quality, efficiency and effectiveness of the NHS estate.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 29/09/2022 14:12:27 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1505590

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2022
	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	Health Professions: Housing
	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 she is taking to help ensure that key worker housing is available for (a) NHS and (b) social care workers.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	48414
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2022 answer text <p>We have regular discussions with NHS England on key worker accommodation. It is for local organisations to determine the best use of National Health Service estate, including surplus land. Key worker accommodation may be able to help maximise the effectiveness of the current estate and we are currently working with NHS England to test delivery models. NHS staff also have access to the national ‘First Homes’ scheme, established in 2021, that enables key workers to purchase homes at a discount to the market value on new housing sites, paid for out of developer contributions.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 30/09/2022 08:57:02 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1506013

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2022
	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	NHS: Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps her Department has taken to help improve the energy efficiency of (a) NHS buildings and (b) other healthcare facilities.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	49190
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>In October 2020, NHS England set out its net zero carbon ambitions in ‘Delivering a ‘Net Zero’ National Health Service’, including improving energy efficiency and reducing energy consumption. In October 2021, NHS England set out how it plans to tackle emissions from the National Health Service estate, including through its energy usage.</p><p>In 2019, NHS England deployed £5 million of light-emitting diode lighting across its estate through the NHS Energy Efficiency Fund to reduce energy demand and costs. Since its launch, the NHS is deploying a further £611 million of funding through the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme to support low carbon heating and energy efficiency projects in England. This includes £329 million from the most recent phase of the scheme, which will be delivered from 2022 to 2025. NHS England aims to publish further technical guidance to supports efforts for achieving energy efficient healthcare buildings across its estates.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/09/2022 15:13:44 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 20064 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1506509

	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	Hospitals: York
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate of the potential timeframe for establishing a new teaching hospital in York.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	51781
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>A process to select the next eight hospitals for the New Hospital Programme was launched in summer 2021, where all interested trusts could submit an expression of interest. No expression of interest was received for a new teaching hospital in York.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 29/09/2022 14:23:34 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1506596

	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	Cystic Fibrosis: Prescriptions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make it her policy to provide free prescriptions to people with cystic fibrosis; and if she will consider the potential merits of ensuring that all people with long-term health conditions have access to free prescriptions.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	51798
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>There are no current plans to review or extend the prescription charge medical exemptions list to include cystic fibrosis or other long-term conditions. Approximately 89% of prescription items are dispensed free of charge in England and there are arrangements in place to help those with the greatest need. Eligibility depends on the patient’s age, whether they are in qualifying full-time education, whether they are pregnant or have recently given birth, or whether they are in receipt of certain benefits or a war pension. Those with cystic fibrosis or another long-term condition may therefore meet the eligibility criteria for prescription charge exemptions and be in receipt of free prescriptions.</p><p>To support those who do not qualify for an exemption of prescription charges, the cost of prescriptions can be capped by purchasing a prescription pre-payment certificate, which can be paid for in instalments. A holder of a 12-month certificate can get all the prescriptions they need for just over £2 per week. Additionally, people on a low income who do not qualify for an exemption from prescription charges can also seek help under the NHS Low Income Service, which provides help with health costs on an income-related basis.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/09/2022 11:02:09 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1507792

	registered interest
	date	22/09/2022
	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	Health Services and Social Services: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Plan for Patients will deliver a workforce plan for the NHS and Social Care.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	54596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department commissioned NHS England to develop a long-term plan for workforce groups and professions in the National Health Service for the next 15 years. The conclusions of this work will be available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/10/2022 11:15:09 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell