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1717864

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
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	Social Services: Migrant Workers
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 her Department has made of the potential impact of the salary threshold for visas for social workers on the recruitment of social workers from overseas.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	26146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>Social workers are recruited under the Health and Care Worker visa, and therefore are exempt from the salary threshold of £38,700 required by the Skilled Worker visa. Social workers recruited from overseas are subject to national pay scales, and therefore must be paid in line with the National Health Service agenda for change pay scales.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 17/05/2024 08:05:42 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1714763

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
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	Mental Capacity: Codes of Practice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will publish the revised Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice before the end of this parliament.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	24037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>We are continuing to discuss revisions to the Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice, consulted on in 2022, with the Ministry of Justice. Further details on next steps will be shared with the sector in due course.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 02/05/2024 08:04:40 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1714765

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
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	Social Services: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of developing a social worker workforce strategy that prioritises (a) recruitment, (b) retention and (c) professional pathways.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	24038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>In December 2021, the Government set out its strategy for the social care workforce in The People at the Heart of Care white paper. This set out our commitment to the continued success of the social work profession, and included plans to develop the domestic care workforce, including the launch of the care workforce pathway and an investment of over £20 million for adult social care nurse and social work apprenticeships.</p><p>On 10 January 2024, the Government announced a new fund to support the recruitment of social work apprentices into adult social care, over the next three years. Nearly £8 million from this fund has already been released to local authorities, and in the summer there will be another opportunity to apply to this fund.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 02/05/2024 09:59:44 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1629025

registered interest
date	19/05/2023
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	Radiology: Paediatrics
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 steps to ensure that paediatric interventional radiology service policies are in place for all hospitals that provide paediatric services.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	185893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2023 answer text <p>The Surgery in Children Clinical Reference Group (CRG) provides clinical leadership and advice to NHS England and the Surgery in Children Operational Delivery Group, including on paediatric imaging and interventional radiology.</p><p>The issues linked to the concerns raised about access to interventional radiology are to be presented to the Women and Children’s Programme of Care Steering Group on the 28 June 2023, discussed at the Surgery in Children Clinical Reference Group meeting on 14 July and will also be presented to the Surgery in Children Operational Delivery Networks to incorporate into their respective network work programmes during 2023/24.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 24/05/2023 16:32:06 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1629152

registered interest
date	18/05/2023
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	Radiology: Children
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 the equality of access to paediatric interventional radiology services; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of those steps on (a) survival rates and (b) life-long health complications for children eligible for this care.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	185996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2023 answer text <p>The Surgery in Children Clinical Reference Group (CRG) provides clinical leadership and advice to NHS England and the Surgery in Children Operational Delivery Group, including on paediatric imaging and interventional radiology.</p><p>The issues linked to the concerns raised about access to interventional radiology are to be presented to the Women and Children’s Programme of Care Steering Group on the 28 June 2023, discussed at the Surgery in Children Clinical Reference Group meeting on 14 July and will also be presented to the Surgery in Children Operational Delivery Networks to incorporate into their respective network work programmes during 2023/24.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 26/05/2023 13:19:50 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 76469 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1625287

registered interest
date	02/05/2023
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	Radiology: Paediatrics
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 plans to take to ensure equal access to paediatric interventional radiology services in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	183407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>The Department will discuss these issues with NHS England.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 183409 183410 question first answered 09/05/2023 14:51:58 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1625289

registered interest
date	02/05/2023
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	Radiology: Paediatrics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on (a) improving access to paediatric interventional radiology services and (b) ensuring all hospitals have a strategy to deal with out-of-hours emergencies requiring paediatric interventional radiologists.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	183409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>The Department will discuss these issues with NHS England.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 183407 183410 question first answered 09/05/2023 14:51:58 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1625291

registered interest
date	02/05/2023
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	Radiology: Paediatrics
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 adequacy of the ratio of the number of paediatric interventional radiologists to the number of children.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	183410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>The Department will discuss these issues with NHS England.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 183407 183409 question first answered 09/05/2023 14:51:58 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1587756

registered interest
date	21/02/2023
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	Cancer: Mortality Rates
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 it his policy to to introduce a cancer-specific plan for increasing cancer survival in England as part of the Major Conditions Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	149468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>The Major Conditions Strategy will look at cancer, covering treatment, prevention and follow-up care. The strategy will look at a wide range of interventions and enablers to improve outcomes and experience for cancer patients.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 149470 question first answered 24/02/2023 16:29:15 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 57491 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1587762

registered interest
date	21/02/2023
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	Cancer: Diagnosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his Department's Major Conditions Strategy will help increase (a) faster and (b) earlier diagnosis of cancer.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	149470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>The Major Conditions Strategy will look at cancer, covering treatment, prevention and follow-up care. The strategy will look at a wide range of interventions and enablers to improve outcomes and experience for cancer patients.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 149468 question first answered 24/02/2023 16:29:15 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 57489 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham