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1471801

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2022
	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	Eating Disorders
	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 adequacy of teaching on eating disorders in medical schools; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure doctors have the training, knowledge and skills required to identify and support people with an eating disorder.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	21300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. However, the Department has engaged with partners through the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s Delivery Group, led by NHS England and NHS Improvement, to improve adult eating disorder services.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement are working with Health Education England to develop and increase the specialist eating disorder workforce and improve the skills of staff in other health settings. This includes working with the General Medical Council to ensure eating disorders are included among outcome measures for newly qualified clinicians and with the Medical Schools Council to increase the coverage of eating disorders in undergraduate study. NHS England and NHS Improvement are also working with the Royal College of Psychiatrists to support the implementation of new guidance on medical emergencies in eating disorders to support healthcare professionals in a range of settings.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 27/06/2022 10:29:08 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan previous answer version 8650 answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1462017

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2022
	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	Coronavirus: Care Homes
	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 he has made of his policy to end free access to lateral flow tests for visiting people in care homes on (a) the distributional impact of the costs of such tests for those visiting loved ones and (b) the rates of covid-19 (i) infection, (ii) illness and (iii) death among care home residents; and whether the Government will consider revising this policy.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2022 answer text <p>We keep the testing policies under review. Current data shows that rates of infection, illness and death among care home residents continue to decline. However, symptomatic testing continues to be available for those in social care settings. While the guidance no longer requires most visitors to test before entering care settings in England, for those who wish to do so a range of tests are available from providers such as high street pharmacies at various price points. For those residents who require support with personal care, these visitors should test in line with the Government’s guidance for care staff using free lateral flow device tests provided by the care setting.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 26/05/2022 08:29:06 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan previous answer version 818 answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1547013

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	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	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, whether his Department is taking steps to help (a) develop treatments for and (b) reduce the level of incidence of Long Covid; and what recent assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the adequacy of disability benefit (i) provision and (ii) eligibility for people with Long Covid.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	100009
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government has invested more than £50 million in 22 research projects for Post COVID-19 Syndrome to improve understanding and treatment of the condition. We are also monitoring research being undertaken internationally. The National Institute for Health and Care Research welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including Post COVID-19 Syndrome.</p><p> </p><p>The reduction of transmission will reduce the prevalence of Post COVID-19 Syndrome, through pharmaceutical interventions such as vaccines and identifying and isolating positive cases and providing advice to the public on how to protect themselves and others. No specific assessment has been made of the adequacy of disability benefit provision and eligibility for those experiencing the long term effects of COVID-19 infection.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 07/12/2022 17:10:45 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 39737 answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien answering member 4679
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1523169

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2022
	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	Food: Labelling
	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 her Department has made of the potential impact of calorie labelling on menus on people with (a) eating disorders and (b) forms of body dysmorphia, and what steps her Department took to limit the potential negative impacts of that policy on those groups.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	64353
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>In response to consultation feedback, we have exempted schools from the requirement to display calorie information and we included provision for businesses to provide a menu without calorie information at the request of the customer. We continue to evaluate the impact of the out of home calorie labelling Regulations, including on people living with eating disorders. We will publish a post-implementation review within five years of implementation, which will consider the implementation and effectiveness of the policy.</p> answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson question first answered 25/10/2022 18:36:08 answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson previous answer version 25605 answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1507118

	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	Miscarriage: 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, what her policy is on providing specialist NHS help to every mother following a miscarriage.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	52016
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2022 answer text <p>It is our ambition that every maternity service should have a bereavement specialist midwife. Mental health services in England have been expanded to include new mental health ‘hubs’ for new, expectant or bereaved mothers. The hubs will offer treatment for a range of mental health issues, such as post-traumatic stress disorder after miscarrying or giving birth and fear of childbirth, to approximately 6,000 women in the first year.</p><p> </p><p>We plan to introduce a pregnancy loss certificate in England, as recommended by the interim update of the independent Pregnancy Loss Review. This will allow a non-statutory, voluntary scheme to enable parents who have experienced a loss before 24 weeks of pregnancy to record and receive a certificate to provide recognition of their loss.</p> answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson question first answered 26/09/2022 09:58:41 answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson previous answer version 20311 answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1354223

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2021
	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	Hospitals: Consultants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has made with the British Medical Association on a pay rise for all NHS consultants.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	45934
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2021 answer text <p>We are in regular contact with the British Medical Association and other National Health Service trade unions to work collaboratively in developing guidance and policy.</p><p>The Government has looked to the independent Review Body for Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB) for a pay recommendation for NHS doctors and dentists not already in multi-year pay and contract reform deals.</p><p>The DDRB recommended a uniform 3% pay uplift for medical staff not already in multi-year pay deals, which includes consultants. The Government has accepted the DDRB’s recommendation in full, meaning once implemented consultants will receive a 3% pay increase, backdated to April 2021.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/09/2021 15:18:16 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 21409 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1361174

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2021
	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	General Practitioners: 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 Royal College of General Practitioners' publication, entitled General Practice in crisis: An action plan for recovery, whether he plans to take steps to implement that plan.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	59082
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>The Royal College of General Practitioners has asked for action in five priority areas, including: more doctors in general practice; reducing unnecessary workload, fit-for-purpose infrastructure; and general practice representation in integrated care systems (ICSs). We are working with NHS England and NHS Improvement to implement the related actions in the NHS Long Term Plan and expand general practice by recruiting 26,000 additional primary care staff by 2024.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement are reviewing of levels of bureaucracy in general practice as part of the 2020/21 GP Contract agreement, working closely with stakeholders including the Royal College of General Practitioners and the British Medical Association.</p><p>Since 2016 we have invested £800 million in improving primary care estate and technology. Further infrastructure funding will be confirmed after the forthcoming Spending Review. The We are clear that primary care should be represented and involved in decision-making at all levels of ICSs, including strategic decision-making forums.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 22/10/2021 13:57:16 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 26304 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1548503

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Public Houses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support pubs and breweries during the cost-of-living crisis; and what steps his Department is taking to provide (a) guidance and (b) support to community groups seeking to have pubs listed as Assets of Community Value.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	103020
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognise that hospitality businesses are facing cost of living pressures.</p><p> </p><p>The Energy Bill Relief Scheme ensures that businesses are protected from excessively high energy bills over the winter period. My Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer recently announced a range of support measures regarding business rates worth £13.6 billion over the next 5 years.</p><p> </p><p>Councils are responsible for the oversight, administration and publication of their local Assets of Community Value scheme. The Government does not hold a central list of this information and does not require Local Authorities in England to submit updates on the number of Assets of Community Value which they have listed or rejected.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 13/12/2022 10:04:41 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake previous answer version 40800 answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1440200

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2022
	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, if she will make an estimate of the (a) number of Afghan nationals resettled under the ACRS who have higher education qualifications and (b) proportion of that number who acquired those qualifications in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	138356
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2022 answer text <p>The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) commenced on 6th January. The ACRS will provide up to 20,000 women, children and others at risk with a safe and legal route to resettle in the UK.</p><p>We do not capture of hold details of individuals qualifications so are unable to provide this information</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 23/03/2022 13:01:58 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 57993 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1361169

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2021
	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	NHS Covid Pass
	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 he is taking to ensure that undocumented migrants who are not registered with a GP are able to provide proof of covid-19 vaccinations.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	59078
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>Individuals who do not have a National Health Service number or are not registered with a general practitioner (GP) are entitled to free COVID-19 vaccinations. A NHS number is required to access proof of vaccination through the NHS COVID Pass or via NHS.uk. Temporary NHS numbers can be created by the administering centre on receiving COVID-19 vaccinations and the site can assist in identifying a temporary NHS number. Individuals can also find their NHS number through the online ‘Find Your NHS Number’ service.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 25/10/2021 10:18:47 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup previous answer version 26300 answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana