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1685919

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2024
	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	Drugs
	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 secure supplies of medicines for (a) diabetes, (b) cancer and (c) mental health treatments.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	12108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department has well-established tools and processes to manage supply issues whenever they arise, helping to prevent shortages and mitigate risks to patients. We work with industry, NHS England, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, devolved administrations and other stakeholders to help ensure patients continue to have access to the treatments they need.</p><p>The Department has been working with industry to help boost supplies of medicines for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, and the position is improving as a result. Some supply issues remain, but we are continuing to work hard to resolve these as quickly as possible. We have issued guidance to all healthcare professionals on how to manage patients requiring these medicines whilst supply is disrupted. Our guidance is clear that medicines licensed for the treatment of type 2 diabetes should only be used for this purpose.</p><p>Regarding cancer medicines, we are aware of an issue with the supply of letrozole tablets from one supplier. We have been working with alternative suppliers, who have confirmed that they have the stock available to meet demand. A supplier of tamoxifen tablets is also experiencing supply issues, but again we have worked with alternative suppliers to help ensure they can support the market at this time.</p><p>Regarding medicines for mental health treatments, the Department has been working with manufacturers of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder medicines and a number of issues have now been resolved. Work continues to resolve the remaining supply issues by April 2024. We have issued a National Patient Safety Alert and worked with clinicians to develop helpful guidance on how to manage patients during this time.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 05/02/2024 15:34:52 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1329731

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2021
	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	Drugs: Misuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his timescale is for publishing the findings of the second phase of independent review into drug misuse by Professor Dame Carol Black, announced by his Department on 2 July 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	10652
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2021 answer text <p>Publication is expected in summer 2021.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 10/06/2021 11:39:51 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1253495

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Protective Clothing: Procurement
	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 National Audit Office report entitled Investigation into government procurement during the covid-19 pandemic, published 18 November 2020, what the names are of the 144 companies that were introduced by the private offices of Ministers and processed via the high priority lane for the procurement of personal protective equipment.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	117371
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government issued a public call to action to support the increased requirements of personal protective equipment (PPE). This resulted in over 15,000 suppliers offering their help and support.</p><p> </p><p>The cross-Government PPE team considered that leads referred by Government officials, Ministerial private offices, Parliamentarians, senior National Health Service staff and other health professionals were possibly the more credible and needed to be initially reviewed with more urgency. This was commonly referred to as a ‘priority’ or ‘VIP’ channel.</p><p> </p><p>At the point of being prioritised these offers went into the same due diligence, technical assurance, closing or contract negotiation and contract award process as all the other offers. About one in ten suppliers were processed through this channel - 47 out of 493 - obtained contracts. We do not intend to publish the list of these suppliers as there may be associated commercial implications.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 08/12/2020 10:30:46 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 63563 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1247305

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	NHS Test and Trace: Consultants
	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 the Government has spent on external consultants on the NHS Test and Trace programme to date.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	109652
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2021 answer text <p>For the 2020/21 financial year, the NHS Test and Trace programme has budgeted £438 million for professional services, which includes external consultants. Actual expenditure on professional services will be published when annual accounts have been audited.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 29/03/2021 15:57:14 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 58881 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1247309

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	NHS Test and Trace: 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 the tendering process is for recruiting consultants to the NHS Test and Trace programme.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	109653
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2020 answer text <p>Call off contracts from the Crown Commercial Framework which contain a preselected list of suppliers with standard terms and conditions have been used in the majority of awards.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 11/12/2020 14:20:55 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 58882 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1247311

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Department of Health and Social Care: Contracts
	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 contracts his Department has awarded to companies without a tendering process in the last 12 months; which companies those contracts were with; and what services those contracts were for.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	109654
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2020 answer text <p>Contracting authorities are allowed to procure goods, services and works with extreme urgency in exceptional circumstances under the Public Contract Regulations 2015. These include a direct award under which authorities may enter into contracts without competing or advertising the requirement. The great majority of contracts placed by the Department were awarded under this route.</p><p>As of the beginning of November 2020, 937 contracts worth an estimated £17.8 billion have been awarded by the Department and its executive agencies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic for a wide range of products and services including personal protective equipment (PPE), the Test and Trace initiative, ventilators, IT, logistics and medicines etc.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 109660 question first answered 04/12/2020 11:43:54 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1247532

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Department of Health and Social Care: TAEG 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 the (a) value and (b) purpose is of his Department's contracts with TAEG Energy Ltd to date.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	109657
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>The Department has two contracts with TAEG Energy Ltd for the delivery of hand sanitiser products. The first has a value of £5 million; the second £53 million.</p><p>TAEG Energy Ltd were evaluated by Departmental officials on their financial standing; compliance with minimum product and technical specifications; and ability to perform the contract. Contracts are awarded by the appropriate Departmental accounting officer in line with Departmental terms and conditions.</p><p>The Department’s procurement records show that the Department has had no contracts with TAEG Energy Ltd over the last five years prior to the award of the contracts for hand sanitiser.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 109658 109659 question first answered 17/11/2020 21:22:59 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 58883 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1247533

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Department of Health and Social Care: TAEG 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 due diligence was undertaken by his Department before the award of contracts to TAEG Energy Ltd.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	109658
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>The Department has two contracts with TAEG Energy Ltd for the delivery of hand sanitiser products. The first has a value of £5 million; the second £53 million.</p><p>TAEG Energy Ltd were evaluated by Departmental officials on their financial standing; compliance with minimum product and technical specifications; and ability to perform the contract. Contracts are awarded by the appropriate Departmental accounting officer in line with Departmental terms and conditions.</p><p>The Department’s procurement records show that the Department has had no contracts with TAEG Energy Ltd over the last five years prior to the award of the contracts for hand sanitiser.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 109657 109659 question first answered 17/11/2020 21:22:59 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 58884 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1247536

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Department of Health and Social Care: TAEG Energy
	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 had a contractual relationship with TAEG Energy Ltd before the awarding of a contract to provide hand sanitiser in April 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	109659
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>The Department has two contracts with TAEG Energy Ltd for the delivery of hand sanitiser products. The first has a value of £5 million; the second £53 million.</p><p>TAEG Energy Ltd were evaluated by Departmental officials on their financial standing; compliance with minimum product and technical specifications; and ability to perform the contract. Contracts are awarded by the appropriate Departmental accounting officer in line with Departmental terms and conditions.</p><p>The Department’s procurement records show that the Department has had no contracts with TAEG Energy Ltd over the last five years prior to the award of the contracts for hand sanitiser.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 109657 109658 question first answered 17/11/2020 21:22:59 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1247545

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Protective Clothing: Procurement
	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 his Department has made of the total value of personal protective equipment public procurement contracts in the financial year 2020-21 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	109660
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2020 answer text <p>Contracting authorities are allowed to procure goods, services and works with extreme urgency in exceptional circumstances under the Public Contract Regulations 2015. These include a direct award under which authorities may enter into contracts without competing or advertising the requirement. The great majority of contracts placed by the Department were awarded under this route.</p><p>As of the beginning of November 2020, 937 contracts worth an estimated £17.8 billion have been awarded by the Department and its executive agencies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic for a wide range of products and services including personal protective equipment (PPE), the Test and Trace initiative, ventilators, IT, logistics and medicines etc.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 109654 question first answered 04/12/2020 11:43:54 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith