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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-09-05more like thismore than 2023-09-05
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Department of Health and Social Care: Buildings more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department made of the potential prevalence of RAAC in buildings (a) owned and (b) occupied by (i) NHS and (ii) other departmental staff. more like this
tabling member constituency Warley remove filter
tabling member printed
John Spellar more like this
uin 197657 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-10-26more like thismore than 2023-10-26
answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-10-26T10:04:33.083Zmore like thismore than 2023-10-26T10:04:33.083Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince remove filter
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93682
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
tabling member
318
label Biography information for Lord Spellar more like this
1612780
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-04-20more like thismore than 2023-04-20
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Clinical Trials more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the numbers of patients participating in clinical trials; and what steps his Department plans to take to increase participation amongst diverse patient groups. more like this
tabling member constituency Warley remove filter
tabling member printed
John Spellar more like this
uin 181874 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-05-03more like thismore than 2023-05-03
answer text <p>Recruitment of new participants into studies is an important measure of research activity taking place in the United Kingdom. This financial year, on average over 70,000 people are recruited per month.</p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has published a strategy to promote diversity and inclusion in research and clinical trials. The NIHR also published its first randomised controlled trials data report, showing that trial participant diversity is consistent with the 2011 census population.</p><p>The Government has appointed Lord James O’Shaughnessy to conduct an independent review into the UK commercial clinical trials landscape. His review will help us to find new ways to conduct commercial clinical trials that will speed up diagnosis, enhance treatment and enable the National Health Service to deliver world-class care.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-05-03T10:43:58.043Zmore like thismore than 2023-05-03T10:43:58.043Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince remove filter
tabling member
318
label Biography information for Lord Spellar more like this
1612781
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-04-20more like thismore than 2023-04-20
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency: Finance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of (a) staffing and (b) funding for the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency in the context of the agency’s new responsibilities under the Windsor Framework. more like this
tabling member constituency Warley remove filter
tabling member printed
John Spellar more like this
uin 181875 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-04-27more like thismore than 2023-04-27
answer text <p>As part of the Spring Budget, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) will receive £10 million of additional funding for the next two years. This is to support it to accelerate routes for bringing innovative medical products developed in the United Kingdom onto the market, as well as to support the establishment of an international recognition framework, allowing the MHRA to capitalise on the expertise and decision making of trusted regulatory partners. The Government is committed to supporting the MHRA to meet its statutory obligations.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-04-27T11:36:22.713Zmore like thismore than 2023-04-27T11:36:22.713Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince remove filter
tabling member
318
label Biography information for Lord Spellar more like this
1612782
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-04-20more like thismore than 2023-04-20
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency: Recruitment and Training more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will undertake an audit of skills capacity within the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency; and what steps he is taking to ensure that any skills needs are met through appropriate (a) recruitment and (b) training. more like this
tabling member constituency Warley remove filter
tabling member printed
John Spellar more like this
uin 181876 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-04-26more like thismore than 2023-04-26
answer text <p>The Department has no plans to undertake an audit of skills within the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). The MHRA leads responsibility for the recruitment and training of its staff. We receive regular updates on the performance and capacity of the MHRA through established mechanisms, including quarterly and annual accountability reviews.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-04-26T16:41:02.363Zmore like thismore than 2023-04-26T16:41:02.363Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince remove filter
tabling member
318
label Biography information for Lord Spellar more like this
1612783
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-04-20more like thismore than 2023-04-20
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency: Staff more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of staffing levels at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency on (a) the time taken by the agency to conduct clinical studies and (b) patient access to clinical studies in each of the last three years. more like this
tabling member constituency Warley remove filter
tabling member printed
John Spellar more like this
uin 181877 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-04-26more like thismore than 2023-04-26
answer text <p>The average response time for the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to issue its initial written opinion following assessment of a clinical trial authorisation application in each of the last three years was 22.83 days for the financial year 2020/21; 27.45 days for the financial year 2021/22; and 45.94 days for the financial year 2022/23.</p><p>The extended timeline for financial year 2022/23 is the result of increased demand to process applications and respond to queries, in response to which the MHRA is increasing resources and improving processes in this area. Vacancies within the Clinical Trials Unit of the MHRA have been filled, including key leadership posts. The MHRA has also recruited seven new clinical trials assessors over the last 12 months and is currently prioritising their training. Moreover, the MHRA is supplementing new assessor capacity with an additional fixed-term resource of appropriately experienced and qualified specialists to support the training and supervision of new staff. The MHRA does not monitor patient access to clinical trials.</p>
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-04-26T16:35:43.303Zmore like thismore than 2023-04-26T16:35:43.303Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince remove filter
tabling member
318
label Biography information for Lord Spellar more like this
1581878
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-01-30more like thismore than 2023-01-30
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Ambulance Services: Motor Vehicles more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that new ambulances are manufactured in the UK. more like this
tabling member constituency Warley remove filter
tabling member printed
John Spellar more like this
uin 135134 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-02-02more like thismore than 2023-02-02
answer text <p>No such steps are being taken by the Department. The procurement of ambulances is an operational matter for the National Health Service.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-02-02T15:21:20.91Zmore like thismore than 2023-02-02T15:21:20.91Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince remove filter
tabling member
318
label Biography information for Lord Spellar more like this
1566381
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-01-12more like thismore than 2023-01-12
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Medicine: Education more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2023 to Question 117444 on Medicine: Education, for what reason his Department does not monitor the number of medical students currently training in the UK. more like this
tabling member constituency Warley remove filter
tabling member printed
John Spellar more like this
uin 122036 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-01-18more like thismore than 2023-01-18
answer text <p>The Department monitors a number of points across the medical training pipeline for England. This includes, the numbers of applicants, acceptances and entrants. The Department also monitors those entering foundation training in the National Health Service following completion of medical degrees through statistics drawn from the Electronic Staff Record and published by NHS Digital.</p><p>However, there is not a single indicator that shows how many medical students are studying in the United Kingdom across all years and all medical schools at a given point in time. To obtain such information it would require each medical school across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to take on a significant and more detailed reporting burden. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have their own arrangements for managing their education and training pipelines.</p><p>However, the following table shows medical courses applicants, acceptances in England and entrants in the UK from 2011 to 2022.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Academic year</p></td><td><p>Unique applicants to undergraduate medical courses in England</p></td><td><p>Acceptances to undergraduate medical courses in England</p></td><td><p>Entrants to undergraduate medical courses in the United Kingdom</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>21,825</p></td><td><p>6,090</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>21,060</p></td><td><p>6,225</p></td><td><p>7,810</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>21,430</p></td><td><p>5,915</p></td><td><p>7,560</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>21,965</p></td><td><p>6,085</p></td><td><p>7,640</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>19,820</p></td><td><p>6,095</p></td><td><p>7,515</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>19,545</p></td><td><p>6,185</p></td><td><p>7,560</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>18,520</p></td><td><p>6,175</p></td><td><p>7,765</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>19,870</p></td><td><p>6,720</p></td><td><p>8,615</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>21,585</p></td><td><p>7,660</p></td><td><p>9,450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>22,665</p></td><td><p>8,385</p></td><td><p>10,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>27,460</p></td><td><p>8,610</p></td><td><p>10,540</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>10,655</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source:</p><p>University and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) end of cycle 2021 and Office for Students Medical Dental Students Survey (2012-2022), Office for Students</p><p> </p><p>Note:</p><ol><li>The Office for Students (OfS), who report to Parliament through the Department of Education, publishes the number of entrants to undergraduate medical courses for the UK on an annual basis.</li><li>2022 entrants are based on initial figures and are likely to change.</li></ol>
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-01-18T16:35:12.173Zmore like thismore than 2023-01-18T16:35:12.173Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince remove filter
tabling member
318
label Biography information for Lord Spellar more like this
1564761
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-01-09more like thismore than 2023-01-09
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading NHS: Agency Workers more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of firms providing agency labour to the NHS on (a) the amount of profit generated by those agencies, (b) trends in the level of health staff leaving NHS employment and joining those agencies and (c) dependence of the NHS on agency labour. more like this
tabling member constituency Warley remove filter
tabling member printed
John Spellar more like this
uin 118812 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-01-16more like thismore than 2023-01-16
answer text <p>The Department does not collect data on the amount of profit generated by agencies supplying staff to the National Health Service nor the number of health staff leaving NHS employment to work for agencies. Data on agency staff is held by the employing agency and is not shared with NHS England. NHS England holds data for agency shifts in the NHS, including hours worked and cost.</p><p>The deployment of a temporary workforce is an important element of efficiently running the NHS, allowing the NHS to meet demand fluctuations without the need to increase capacity above that which would be required on a sustained basis. Staff can be drawn from internal staff banks or external agencies.</p><p>Our policy is to reduce the use of agency staff and to prioritise the use of in-house staff banks over agency use.  The introduction of the Agency Rules in 2016 helped to reduce agency spend by around £1.2 billion, from a peak of £3.6 billion in 2015/16 to £2.4 billion at the end of 2020/21. Total agency spend as a percentage of total wage bill decreased from 7.9% in 2015/16 to 3.7% in 2020/21. Reducing the use of agency staff must be balanced with providing safe care to patients. Trusts are able to use temporary staffing to respond to situations where they do not have sufficient staff numbers. NHS England has re-established measures in September 2022 to control agency expenditure, including a system agency expenditure limit.</p>
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
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less than 2023-01-16T16:42:13.353Zmore like thismore than 2023-01-16T16:42:13.353Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince remove filter
tabling member
318
label Biography information for Lord Spellar more like this
1564327
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-01-06more like thismore than 2023-01-06
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Medicine: Education more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many medical students are studying in the UK. more like this
tabling member constituency Warley remove filter
tabling member printed
John Spellar more like this
uin 117444 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-01-12more like thismore than 2023-01-12
answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-01-12T11:12:26.697Zmore like thismore than 2023-01-12T11:12:26.697Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince remove filter
tabling member
318
label Biography information for Lord Spellar more like this
1564437
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-01-06more like thismore than 2023-01-06
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Antibiotics more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce the cost of the charge to the NHS for antibiotics. more like this
tabling member constituency Warley remove filter
tabling member printed
John Spellar more like this
uin 117449 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-01-13more like thismore than 2023-01-13
answer text <p>The Government relies on competition to drive down prices of generic medicines such as antibiotics. This has led to some of the lowest prices in Europe. Freedom of pricing enables supplies to put prices up quickly to ensure we maintain continuity of supply despite increasing prices within the global market. In secondary care, tendering for antibiotics on a frequent basis ensures best value and supply resilience is optimised.</p><p>No supplier should use the current situation as an opportunity to exploit the National Health Service. Where companies are found to be abusing their dominant position by charging excessive and unfair prices, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) can take action against businesses and individuals engaged in anti-competitive conduct. The CMA is working to establish the facts of what is currently happening in the antibiotic market. They stand ready to take action if there is evidence of anti-competitive behaviour that breaks the law.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
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less than 2023-01-13T13:26:35.567Zmore like thismore than 2023-01-13T13:26:35.567Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince remove filter
tabling member
318
label Biography information for Lord Spellar more like this