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1693549

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2024
	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	Hypnosis and Psychiatry: Registration and Regulation
	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 her Department is taking to ensure that any person operating as a (a) hypnotherapist and (b) psychotherapist is (i) registered and (ii) regulated.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	16939
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>Hypnotherapists and psychotherapists are not statutorily regulated. The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care operates a voluntary registry programme, and provides a proportionate means of assurance for unregulated professions which sit between employer controls and statutory regulation, by setting standards for organisations holding voluntary registration for unregulated health and social care occupations.</p><p>There are currently two accredited registers related to hypnotherapy, and 12 accredited registers related to psychotherapy. The Government regularly reviews which professions are subject to statutory regulation, and in 2022 published the consultation, Healthcare regulation: deciding when statutory regulation is appropriate. This consultation sought views on the criteria used to decide when regulation is necessary, and whether there are any unregulated professions that should be brought into statutory regulation. The Government will publish its response to the consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 11/03/2024 17:53:41 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1693543

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2024
	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	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, what steps she is taking to support people who have long covid.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	16933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>NHS England has invested £314 million to expand National Health Service long COVID treatment and rehabilitation services, establishing 100 long COVID services for adults, and 13 specialist paediatric hubs for children and young people. These assess people with long COVID and direct them into appropriate care pathways, which provide appropriate support and treatment. Commissioning of post-COVID-19 services will transition from the long COVID national programme to integrated care boards by the end of March 2024. Funding for long COVID services in 2024/25 is expected to be allocated based on the current, 2023/24 distribution.</p><p>The Government has invested over £50 million into long COVID research. The projects aim to improve our understanding of the diagnosis and underlying mechanisms of the disease and the effectiveness of both pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies and interventions, and to evaluate clinical care.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 11/03/2024 17:40:34 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1687058

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2024
	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	Caesarean Sections
	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 and what proportion of hospital births in 2023 were via caesarean sections.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	12841
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested, as data is only available from January 2023 to November 2023. Provisional data from NHS England indicates that there were 509,647 birth episodes in total during this period, of which there was a valid delivery method recorded for 402,571 episodes. 158,562, or 39%, of these births were recorded by delivery method of caesarean.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 08/02/2024 17:29:36 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1679529

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2024
	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	Bedbugs
	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 her Department is taking to help prevent the spread of bedbugs.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	8055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department does not have responsibility for reducing the spread of bedbugs. Bedbugs are not an invasive species and are not known to spread diseases, although any individuals who think they have bedbugs should contact their local council or pest control service. Some further information on bedbugs is available at the following link: <br> <br> <a href="https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/bedbugs/" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/bedbugs/</a></p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 07/02/2024 17:10:00 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1663510

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
	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 he has made of the potential merits of prioritising the covid-19 vaccine booster programme for people diagnosed with long-covid.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	201364
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) is an independent group of experts who advise the Government health departments in the four nations of the United Kingdom on immunisations and the prevention of infectious disease. On 8 August 2023, the Government accepted advice from the JCVI on who should be offered COVID-19 vaccination in autumn 2023.</p><p>The primary aim of the COVID-19 vaccination programme remains the prevention of severe illness, namely hospitalisations and deaths, arising from COVID-19. The JCVI advice is to focus the offer of vaccination on those at greatest risk of serious disease or at high risk of transmitting the disease to vulnerable individuals. For this autumn the eligible groups for vaccination are residents and staff in a care home for older adults, all adults aged 65 years old and over, persons aged 6 months to 64 years old in a clinical risk group, frontline health and social care workers, persons aged 12 to 64 years old who are household contacts and persons aged 16 to 64 years old who are carers.</p><p>The clinical risk groups for COVID-19 vaccination are defined in the UK Health Security Agency’s ‘Green Book’ on vaccines and immunisation Chapter 14a tables 3 and 4. Post-COVID Syndrome (long COVID) is not currently identified by the JCVI as one of these conditions. The JCVI considered post-COVID syndromes when developing advice for autumn 2023 and concluded that there is not currently sufficient evidence to support making individuals experiencing post-COVID syndrome an eligible group for vaccination.</p><p>To support individuals with long COVID, NHS England has set out a long COVID action plan, including establishing a nationwide network of specialist clinics. Anyone who is concerned about ongoing symptoms following COVID-19 can find information and advice on the ‘NHS Your COVID Recovery’ website. The JCVI will continue to review evidence and will provide further advice regarding future vaccination programmes in due course.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 20/10/2023 11:04:10 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1623764

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2023
	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	Surrogacy
	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 to prevent the commodification of surrogacy.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	182656
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>The Surrogacy Arrangements Act (1985) sets out provisions to ensure that surrogacy arrangements and surrogacy organisations are not-for-profit and prohibits the advertising of anyone willing to be a surrogate or anyone seeking a surrogate in the United Kingdom.</p><p>The Law Commissions of England &amp; Wales and Scotland published a report and draft bill of their review of the surrogacy legislation on 29 March 2023. The report’s recommendations reiterate that surrogacy should continue to operate in the UK on an altruistic, rather than a commercial, basis. The Government is considering the report and will publish a response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 09/05/2023 10:49:43 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1585882

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2023
	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, what estimate he has made of the number of people in the UK under the age of 40 who have been diagnosed with Long Covid.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	143794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>No specific estimate has been made. The Department uses estimates provided by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on the prevalence of ongoing symptoms following COVID-19 infection in the United Kingdom. Estimates are based on the self-reporting of ongoing symptoms by study participants rather than a clinical diagnosis. It is not possible to provide ONS estimates in the age group requested.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 20/02/2023 10:43:16 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1585885

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2023
	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	Mental Health Services
	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 has plans to expand existing Government (a) schemes and (b) incentives such as salary sacrifice or employment assistance programmes in order to make (i) psychotherapy and (ii) other mental health support services more affordable.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	143797
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government already supports employers to provide a number of health and wellbeing initiatives for their employees which are tax exempt. This includes up to £500 towards recommended medical treatments to help employees return to work, as well as eye tests, annual health checks and welfare counselling. In March 2020 this was expanded, to include under the exemption for welfare counselling, counselling services which are also medical treatments, such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or Interpersonal Therapy. The Government keeps all taxes under review.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 20/02/2023 10:41:55 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1585884

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2023
	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	Mental Health Services: Low Incomes
	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 increase access to (a) psychotherapy and (b) other long-term mental health support for low and middle-income earners affected by rises in the cost of living.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	143796
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>We continue to drive progress on delivering the aims of the NHS Long Term Plan to enhance the availability of National Health Service funded and commissioned mental health support and transformation of mental health services. Through the Long Term Plan, an additional two million people will be able to access NHS-funded mental health support by 2023/24.</p><p>On 9 October we launched our Every Mind Matters campaign, which urges people to be kind to their mind. The campaign empowers people to look after their mental health by directing them to free, practical tips and advice, through the Every Mind Matters website. Every Mind Matters includes practical advice on coping with money worries and job uncertainty, and it provides links to a range of voluntary organisations that provide mental health support, such as CALM and Hub of Hope, and to organisations such as Mental Health and Money Advice, a United Kingdom-wide service that combines support for both mental health and financial problems.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 143795 question first answered 20/02/2023 10:05:04 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1585883

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2023
	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	Mental Health Services: Low Incomes
	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 extend support for low- and middle income earners who rely on private counselling or therapy in the context of the rising cost of living.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	143795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>We continue to drive progress on delivering the aims of the NHS Long Term Plan to enhance the availability of National Health Service funded and commissioned mental health support and transformation of mental health services. Through the Long Term Plan, an additional two million people will be able to access NHS-funded mental health support by 2023/24.</p><p>On 9 October we launched our Every Mind Matters campaign, which urges people to be kind to their mind. The campaign empowers people to look after their mental health by directing them to free, practical tips and advice, through the Every Mind Matters website. Every Mind Matters includes practical advice on coping with money worries and job uncertainty, and it provides links to a range of voluntary organisations that provide mental health support, such as CALM and Hub of Hope, and to organisations such as Mental Health and Money Advice, a United Kingdom-wide service that combines support for both mental health and financial problems.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 143796 question first answered 20/02/2023 10:05:04 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq