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1285202

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
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	Mental 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 recent assessment he has made of the prevalence of (a) speech, language and communication needs and (b) dysphagia among adults accessing (i) community mental health services and (ii) secure mental health services.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	151589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2021 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 17/02/2021 14:45:15 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1285247

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
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	Alcoholism and Drugs: Rehabilitation
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 statistics on alcohol and drug treatment in secure settings 2019 to 2020, published on 28 January 2021, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the (a) decrease in the proportion of young people completing substance misuse treatment in secure settings and( b) increase in the proportion of young people declining substance misuse treatment.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	151650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2021 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement are responsible for the commissioning of substance misuse services within secure and detained settings. In addition to structured treatment, unstructured treatment is also provided which can include harm reduction advice, brief interventions, mutual aid groups and signposting and information. This is not reported in National Drug Treatment Monitoring System data.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 17/02/2021 14:48:03 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1284820

registered interest
date	08/02/2021
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	Alarms: Telephone Systems
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 made an estimate of the number of personal alarm pendants used by elderly and vulnerable people that will be affected by the switch off of the Public Switched Telephone Network.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	150862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2021 answer text <p>We are working closely with affected industries to support preparations for the switch off of the Public Switched Telephone Network. Through NHSX, this includes collaboration with sector representative bodies including the Technology Enabled Care Services Association (TSA). The TSA’s work in this area indicates there are approximately 1.7 million users of telecare who may be impacted.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 17/02/2021 14:41:59 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1284402

registered interest
date	05/02/2021
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: 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 the Government is taking support the (a) Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Authority and (b) other relevant regulatory authorities in the (i) EU and (ii) US to collaborate with those developing New Approach Methodologies in support of decisions on (A) the progression of drugs into clinical trials, (B) drug licensing and labelling and (c) providing evidence demonstrating the scientific validity and human clinical relevance of NAM data to regulatory scientists.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	149742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government encourages the development of in vitro methods in place of animal testing and the development and use of new tests and alternative methods to the use of animal tests.</p><p>In accordance the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, the principle of the ‘3Rs’ - Replacement, Refinement and Reduction - needs to be considered when selecting testing approaches to be used for regulatory testing of human and veterinary medicinal products. The challenge to academia, industry and regulatory scientists is to remain focused on designing nonclinical studies in relevant models, including New Approach Methodologies (NAM), to answer specific questions in time to support clinical decision making and communication of potential risks.</p><p>Maintaining effective dialogue among scientists in academia, industry and regulatory agencies during model development, qualification and validation will be essential to address this challenge. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency works closely with the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research and other regulatory agencies to identify opportunities for the ‘3Rs’.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 17/02/2021 14:45:25 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 82084 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1284006

registered interest
date	04/02/2021
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	Health Professions: Misconduct
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman has the authority to investigate matters of sexual misconduct where the (a) General Medical Council or (b) NHS Trust Disciplinary routes have been exhausted.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	149342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2021 answer text <p>The Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman (PHSO) investigates complaints about National Health Service care or service where a complainant believes that they have suffered an injustice or hardship.</p><p>Where a complaint has not been resolved by the NHS complaints procedure, the complainant can raise it with the PHSO. It is for the PHSO to decide which complaints they investigate.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 10/02/2021 18:03:34 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 81556 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1284179

registered interest
date	04/02/2021
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 and Medical Equipment: Safety
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 July 2020 Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review report entitled First Do No Harm, what plans he has to create a new independent redress agency for people harmed by medicines and medical devices.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	149176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to do so.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 10/02/2021 18:00:10 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 81558 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1283395

registered interest
date	03/02/2021
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	Mental Health Services: Nurses
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 Mental Health Nurses there were in Yorkshire and the Humber region in (a) 2010 and (b) 2020.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	148688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2021 answer text <p>NHS Digital publishes Hospital and Community Health Services workforce statistics. These include staff working in hospital trusts and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), but not staff working in primary care, local authorities or private sector providers commissioned by the National Health Service.</p><p>In the Yorkshire and the Humber region, there were 3,983 full-time equivalent mental health nurses employed in October 2010 and 3,291 in October 2020.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 10/02/2021 11:21:17 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 81185 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1283479

registered interest
date	03/02/2021
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	Asylum: Napier Barracks
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 place a copy in the Library of the report produced by Public Health England on the safety of Napier Barracks as a site for housing asylum seekers in light of the covid-19 outbreak in that accommodation in January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	148931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2021 answer text <p>Public Health England has not produced a report on the safety of Napier Barracks as a site for housing asylum seekers.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 10/02/2021 17:57:16 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 81180 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1283616

registered interest
date	03/02/2021
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	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 steps he is taking to support the wellbeing of clinically extremely vulnerable children who are not yet eligible for a covid-19 vaccine.
tabling member constituency	Wirral West
tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
uin	148821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2021 answer text <p>Our current knowledge suggests that very few children are at highest risk of severe illness due to the virus.</p><p>There are a number of options available to support the wellbeing of clinically extremely vulnerable children and young people. The Every Mind Matters website is available to everyone, including children, with advice and practical steps for people to take to support their wellbeing and manage their mental health during this pandemic. In addition, all mental health trusts have established 24 hours a day, seven days a week urgent mental health helplines for all ages.</p><p>Anyone concerned about their mental health should speak to their general practitioner or existing care team or can access further advice via NHS.UK. Online self-referral options are commonly available for some services including children and young people’s mental health services.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 10/02/2021 17:55:59 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 81173 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1283647

registered interest
date	03/02/2021
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	Coronavirus: Babies and Parents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether parent and baby groups are permitted to meet during the January 2021 covid-19 lockdown restrictions; and what guidance his Department has published on such groups meeting.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	148815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2021 answer text <p>Support groups, such as baby and toddler groups, for the provision of support for parents and their children, that are necessary to deliver in person, can continue with up to 15 participants where formally organised to provide mutual aid, therapy or any other form of support. This includes where parents and carers meet other parents and carers with or without their young children. Children under five years old are not included in the 15-person limit.</p><p>Guidance on such group meetings is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/national-lockdown-stay-at-home" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/national-lockdown-stay-at-home</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 10/02/2021 11:19:49 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey