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1383325

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2021
	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
	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 has undertaken or commissioned research on the potential correlation between infant deaths and race and poverty.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	84362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2022 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health Research’s Policy Research Unit is undertaking a research study titled ‘Why are people from Black and minority ethnic groups more likely to die around the time of birth compared to white babies, whose mothers were born in the UK?’</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 03/02/2022 15:07:03 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1471003

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2022
	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
	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 estimate he has made of the number of people diagnosed with orthorexia in the latest period for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	19615
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>No specific estimate has been made, as data on the number of people with orthorexia is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 22/06/2022 16:07:21 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1471004

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2022
	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
	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 adequate funding for care homes.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	19616
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2022 answer text <p>Local authorities are best placed to understand and plan for the care needs of the local population and develop and build local market capacity. The Local Government Finance Settlement provides an additional £3.7 billion compared to 2021/22, including £1 billion specifically for social care. Councils also have access to funding from un-ringfenced grants and council tax.</p><p>We are also committing £1.36 billion for the Market Sustainability and Fair Cost of Care Fund. This will support local authorities to prepare markets for reform and move towards paying providers a fair cost of care.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 23/06/2022 09:53:26 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1471005

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2022
	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
	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 tackle delays in ambulance response times.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	19617
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2022 answer text <p>Ambulance trusts receive continuous central monitoring and support from the NHS England and NHS Improvement-funded National Ambulance Coordination Centre. In 2022/23, NHS England and NHS Improvement have allocated an additional £150 million for ambulance service pressures, supporting improvements to response times through additional call handler recruitment, retention and other measures.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 23/06/2022 16:00:39 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1660130

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2023
	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
	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 plans to take further steps to increase levels of uptake in the breast cancer screening programme.
	tabling member constituency	Halton
	tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
	uin	199029
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department has invested £10 million into the NHS Breast Screening Programme for 28 new breast screening units targeted at areas where they are needed most. This will provide extra capacity for services to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, boost uptake of screening in areas where attendance is low, and tackle health disparities.</p><p>Further steps to remove barriers to attending breast screening include promoting the use of text message alerts to remind women of upcoming appointments. National Health Service breast screening providers are also being encouraged to work with their partners to bring together work to make sure as many people as possible can access breast screening services.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 199030 question first answered 18/09/2023 15:47:49 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1660131

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2023
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to make breast cancer screening more (a) accessible and (b) convenient.
	tabling member constituency	Halton
	tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
	uin	199030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department has invested £10 million into the NHS Breast Screening Programme for 28 new breast screening units targeted at areas where they are needed most. This will provide extra capacity for services to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, boost uptake of screening in areas where attendance is low, and tackle health disparities.</p><p>Further steps to remove barriers to attending breast screening include promoting the use of text message alerts to remind women of upcoming appointments. National Health Service breast screening providers are also being encouraged to work with their partners to bring together work to make sure as many people as possible can access breast screening services.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 199029 question first answered 18/09/2023 15:47:49 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1660135

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2023
	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
	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 with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of extending the electricity grant available to people using medical equipment at home.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	199095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, meets regularly with other Cabinet colleagues on a variety of matters pertaining to health and social care, including support for people using medical equipment at home.</p><p>As set out in the Autumn Statement, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero are exploring the best approach to consumer protection, as part of wider retail market reforms. The Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England are supporting the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in this.</p><p>An NHS England specialised commissioning team is working to support Department of Health and Social Care colleagues with identifying energy-reliant medical devices used in patients' homes, and identifying clinical expert nominees to advise more widely, as part of their operational response.</p><p>The Government continues to monitor the situation and will keep options under review, including with respect to the most vulnerable households.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 20/09/2023 10:00:03 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1660137

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2023
	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
	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 planned timescale is for making Wegovy available on the NHS for people with heart disease.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	199097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for developing evidence-based recommendations for the NHS on whether new medicines represent a clinically and cost-effective use of resources. NICE appraises all new medicines within their licensed indications, and the National Health Service in England is legally required to fund medicines recommended by NICE.</p><p>Wegovy is not licensed for heart disease and has therefore not been appraised by NICE for the condition. If Wegovy were to be licensed for heart disease in the future, it would then be considered for appraisal by NICE.</p><p>NICE has, however, published guidance which recommends Wegovy as an option for treating people who are overweight or obese and who have at least 1 weight-related comorbidity, which may include heart disease, and meet the other criteria specified in the guidance.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 19/09/2023 13:04:19 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1660140

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2023
	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
	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 potential impact of blood sugar levels on heart disease risk.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	199100
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>No assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 19/09/2023 10:01:55 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1660142

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2023
	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
	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 rate of stillbirths in (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	199222
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>Based on Office for National Statistics (ONS) data releases, the stillbirth rate was 4.1 per 1,000 total births in 2021 and 3.9 per 1,000 total births in 2022 for England and Wales.</p><p>Based on ONS data releases, the preterm birth rate for 2021 was 7.7 per 100 total births. The Department does not hold an estimate of the preterm birth rate for 2022.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 199223 question first answered 20/09/2023 14:57:57 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark