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1728037

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2024
	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	Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination
	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 reason the respiratory syncytial virus vaccination programme does not include people who are 80 or older.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	4583
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination programme for adults turning 75 years old began on 1 September 2024 in England, alongside a one-off catch-up programme to rapidly vaccinate all those already aged 75 to 79 years old. Older adults will remain eligible until the day before their 80th birthday, except for people who turn 80 years old in the first year, who have until 31 August 2025 to get vaccinated.</p><p>When a new vaccination programme is introduced, the Government must make difficult decisions on who to offer the vaccine to. These decisions are based on advice the Department receives from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), which includes evidence of the impact a vaccination has in different groups, as well as the capacity of the system to deliver the programme alongside all other healthcare priorities.</p><p>The structure of an immunisation programme is dynamic and the JCVI will continue to review the data available on who should be offered an RSV immunisation. It was noted in the JCVI’s advice from June 2023 that ‘an extension to the initial programme would be considered when there is more certainty about protection in the very elderly and the real-world impact of the programme in the 75- to 80-year-olds’. The JCVI’s statement on the introduction of an RSV vaccination programme is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rsv-immunisation-programme-jcvi-advice-7-june-2023/respiratory-syncytial-virus-rsv-immunisation-programme-for-infants-and-older-adults-jcvi-full-statement-11-september-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rsv-immunisation-programme-jcvi-advice-7-june-2023/respiratory-syncytial-virus-rsv-immunisation-programme-for-infants-and-older-adults-jcvi-full-statement-11-september-2023</a></p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 12/09/2024 15:07:24 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1727344

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2024
	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	Heart Diseases: Screening
	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 impact of providing annual ECGs to young people on the number of victims of sudden cardiac death; and if he will hold discussions with his Italian counterpart on lessons that could be learned from that country.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	4168
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The UK National Screening Committee reviewed screening young people for sudden cardiac death in 2019. They found there was insufficient evidence to support the introduction of whole population screening in the United Kingdom. However, this issue is kept under review.</p><p>The review found that there continued to be uncertainty regarding the number of people affected, that there is not a good predictive test, and that there is no agreement about who to treat and how people should be treated. There are currently no plans to talk with the Italian Minister of Health on the matter of sudden cardiac death.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 09/09/2024 15:02:05 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1727345

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Help to Buy Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many Help to Buy loan repayment applications are being processed; and how many and what proportion of these applications have been outstanding for more than (a) three and (b) six months.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	4169
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>Data is publicly available in the Homes England annual report on the total redemptions for each year:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F66a76e080808eaf43b50d887%2FHomes_England_Annual_Report_and_Financial_Statements_2023_to_2024.pdf&amp;data=05|02|Lisa.Binns-Sykes%40communities.gov.uk|8f778450c3bc45c436f808dcce71794c|bf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8|0|0|638612233962482566|Unknown|TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D|0|||&amp;sdata=uvRcOAVsG9RvbWN0ZxIB9L6KUwZgYy8xZ2X5Re2%2FOnc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66a76e080808eaf43b50d887/Homes_England_Annual_Report_and_Financial_Statements_2023_to_2024.pdf</a> pg 79</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 09/09/2024 12:51:03 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1722802

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2024
	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	Covid-19 Inquiry
	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 Prime Minister's Written Statement of 18 July 2024 on the UK Covid-19 Inquiry Module 1 Report, HCWS11, whether the Prime Minister's personal commitment to each and every family who lost loved ones includes those who lost loved ones as a result of a Covid-19 vaccine.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	1179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2024 answer text <p>In the Prime Minister’s written ministerial statement to Parliament, he said that ensuring that the United Kingdom is prepared for a future pandemic is a “top priority” for his government and that the Government is determined to learn the lessons from this Inquiry.</p><p>Further to this, on the 19 July, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster made an oral statement in the House of Commons in response to the Module 1 report where he said “this government’s first responsibility is to keep the public safe. We cannot rebuild our national resilience overnight. But we will learn the lessons from this Inquiry – from this Module and every Module that follows”.</p><p>The issue of Covid-19 vaccines will be discussed in Module 4 of the Covid-19 Inquiry, where the hearings are planned to start from 14 January 2025 to 30 January 2025.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 02/08/2024 15:10:57 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne previous answer version 1114 answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1722832

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2024
	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	Hospices: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much grant funding each Integrated Care Board in England is providing for hospice funding for (a) children's and (b) other hospices over the 2024-25 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	1180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the commissioning of palliative and end of life care services, to meet the needs of their local populations. The hospice sector is an important part of the range of providers and services needed.2023/24 was the final year of the Children’s Hospice Grant, which commenced in 2007. In 2024/25, however, NHS England provided an additional £25 million of funding for children and young people’s hospices, maintaining the level of grant funding from 2023/24. This funding was distributed, for the first time, via ICBs, in line with National Health Service devolution. The Department does not hold data on how much funding each ICB has provided to children’s hospices and other hospices over 2024/25.</p><p>To support ICBs in their duty to commission palliative and end of life care services, NHS England has published statutory guidance, as well as service specifications for adults, and children and young people, all of which are available, respectively, at the following three links:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/palliative-and-end-of-life-care-statutory-guidance-for-integrated-care-boards-icbs/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/palliative-and-end-of-life-care-statutory-guidance-for-integrated-care-boards-icbs/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/service-specifications-for-palliative-and-end-of-life-care-adults/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/service-specifications-for-palliative-and-end-of-life-care-adults/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/service-specifications-for-palliative-and-end-of-life-care-children-and-young-people-cyp/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/service-specifications-for-palliative-and-end-of-life-care-children-and-young-people-cyp/</a></p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock grouped question UIN 1181 question first answered 30/07/2024 08:57:58 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock previous answer version 1112 answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1722864

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2024
	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	Palliative Care: Integrated Care Boards
	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 performance of Integrated Care Boards in England in fulfilling their duty to commission palliative and end of life care.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	1181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the commissioning of palliative and end of life care services, to meet the needs of their local populations. The hospice sector is an important part of the range of providers and services needed.2023/24 was the final year of the Children’s Hospice Grant, which commenced in 2007. In 2024/25, however, NHS England provided an additional £25 million of funding for children and young people’s hospices, maintaining the level of grant funding from 2023/24. This funding was distributed, for the first time, via ICBs, in line with National Health Service devolution. The Department does not hold data on how much funding each ICB has provided to children’s hospices and other hospices over 2024/25.</p><p>To support ICBs in their duty to commission palliative and end of life care services, NHS England has published statutory guidance, as well as service specifications for adults, and children and young people, all of which are available, respectively, at the following three links:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/palliative-and-end-of-life-care-statutory-guidance-for-integrated-care-boards-icbs/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/palliative-and-end-of-life-care-statutory-guidance-for-integrated-care-boards-icbs/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/service-specifications-for-palliative-and-end-of-life-care-adults/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/service-specifications-for-palliative-and-end-of-life-care-adults/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/service-specifications-for-palliative-and-end-of-life-care-children-and-young-people-cyp/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/service-specifications-for-palliative-and-end-of-life-care-children-and-young-people-cyp/</a></p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock grouped question UIN 1180 question first answered 30/07/2024 08:57:58 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock previous answer version 1113 answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1722865

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Action Fraud and the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau: Criminal Investigation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will hold discussions with Action Fraud and the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau on the potential merits of opening a criminal investigation into crimes with reference numbers NFRC240606737247 and NFRC240606733631.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	1182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2024 answer text <p>Due to the operational independence of law enforcement partners, the government is not able to comment on any specific case that is currently under review.</p><p>Action Fraud and the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau will ensure that any case is dealt with appropriately with the necessary action taken.</p> answering member constituency Barnsley North answering member printed Dan Jarvis question first answered 26/07/2024 12:51:39 answering member 4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1722976

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2024
	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 Insurance: Private Sector
	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 impact of fee setting and de-recognition procedures on the (a) cost and (b) availability of private medical insurance.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	1183
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2024 answer text <p>Insurers make commercial decisions about pricing and the terms of cover they offer based on their assessment of the relevant risks. This is usually informed by the insurer’s claims experience and other industry-wide statistics. The respective capabilities of insurers to assess risk is a key element on which they compete, and the Government does not intend to intervene in these commercial decisions, as this could damage competition in the market. This competition is important and should lead to better products and lower prices for consumers overall.</p><p>Price is an important factor on which insurers compete to win customers, and that competition should push insurers to continuously improve their assessment of risks in order to lower prices and create better products for consumers. The Government intervening in insurance markets could damage that competition and, therefore, we do not generally intervene in the commercial pricing decisions of insurers.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth question first answered 26/07/2024 08:18:15 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1722522

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Graffiti
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to require local highway authorities to remove (a) racist and (b) other offensive graffiti from structures adjacent to the public highway without the authority of the owner.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	865
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>Local highway authorities are responsible for maintaining the highway. This includes the removal of graffiti from publicly owned highway assets, such as bridges, traffic signs, and street furniture, as well as council-owned and other public buildings. The Department has no plans to extend this requirement to privately owned structures adjacent to the highway.</p><p> </p><p>However, we do expect private owners of structures to act to remove offensive graffiti. If graffiti or flyposting is on private property, councils can issue a Defacement Removal Notice to the property owner, which requires them to remove the graffiti within 28 days.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 25/07/2024 11:45:06 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1721933

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2024
	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	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 recent assessment his Department has made of the potential risk of people with partial trisomy experiencing heart complications following an mRNA vaccine; and if his Department will take steps to ensure that the decision of Mr Justice Hayden in the Court of Protection is communicated to all health service professionals.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	594
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/08/2024 answer text <p>There has been no formal review of the potential risk of people with partial trisomy experiencing heart complications following an mRNA vaccine, although the safety of vaccines is continually monitored by the independent Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). The MHRA conducted detailed analysis of all Yellow Card reports of heart inflammation, specifically myocarditis and pericarditis, which occurred following an mRNA vaccine. Details of these analyses were published weekly in the MHRA’s Coronavirus Vaccine - Summary of Yellow Card Reporting, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-vaccine-adverse-reactions/coronavirus-vaccine-summary-of-yellow-card-reporting" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-vaccine-adverse-reactions/coronavirus-vaccine-summary-of-yellow-card-reporting</a></p><p>These analyses did not identify a specific safety concern in relation to patients with congenital conditions, such as trisomy, who received an mRNA vaccine.</p><p>In relation to the judgement of the Hon. Mr Justice Hayden, there are currently no plans to communicate the decision from this specific case to all healthcare professionals. As with all vaccines, should any information indicate a possible new safety concern, the system is well placed to rapidly and thoroughly investigate this, with advice for healthcare professionals and patients updated where appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 21/08/2024 09:21:38 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne previous answer version 305 answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope