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1357843

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
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: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 September 2021 to Question 49038 on NHS: Coronavirus, what plans he has to make an assessment of the effect on NHS frontline staffing levels of the advice that from 28 weeks all NHS staff who are pregnant should work from home and if that is not possible take sick leave or be suspended on full pay; and if he will remove that provision in response to the ending of shielding guidance.
tabling member constituency	Sutton Coldfield
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Mitchell
uin	53837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to do so. However, the Department is currently reviewing the guidance ‘Coronavirus (COVID-19): advice for pregnant employees’.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 18/10/2021 09:12:51 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell

1357889

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
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 and Social 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 steps his Department is taking to integrate health and care services.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	53875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>The Health and Care Bill encourages joint planning, decision making and commissioning in the National Health Service and local government. A white paper will be published this year setting out a national plan for further integrating health and care systems.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 18/10/2021 09:29:12 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1357891

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
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	Surgery: Waiting Lists
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 reduce NHS backlogs in elective procedures.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	53876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>An additional £1 billion has been announced for elective recovery this year, further to £1 billion previously committed. The Government has also allocated £8 billion across the next three years to increase activity in elective procedures, which could deliver approximately nine million more checks, scans and procedures. We will establish a new £250 million Elective Recovery Technology Fund to enable cutting-edge technologies increase operating theatre capacity and improve productivity in hospitals.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 18/10/2021 09:29:42 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1357895

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
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 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 steps his Department has taken to increase NHS capacity.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	53879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>The National Health Service will receive an extra £5.4 billion over the next six months to support its response to COVID-19. This includes £478 million to continue the enhanced hospital discharge programme and increasing bed capacity. This includes an extra £1 billion to tackle the elective care backlog and more than £8 billion will be allocated for recovery in the next three years. This additional investment could provide approximately nine million additional checks, scans and procedures.</p><p>The NHS 10-point plan to manage emergency care demand and capacity includes providing ambulance trusts an extra £55 million to increase staff numbers ahead of the winter. The seasonal flu vaccination programme and COVID-19 booster vaccines for priority groups will also reduce pressure on NHS services by limiting the number of admissions to hospital services.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 18/10/2021 09:31:37 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1357933

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
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 and Social Services
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 publish the (a) individuals and (b) organisations that attended the reform summit held on 21 September 2021.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	53849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>The following table shows the external attendees at the summit.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Name</p></td><td><p>Role</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Richard Murray</p></td><td><p>Chief Executive, The King’s Fund</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nigel Edwards</p></td><td><p>Chief Executive, The Nuffield Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jennifer Dixon</p></td><td><p>Chief Executive, The Health Foundation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sir Muir Gray</p></td><td><p>Director, Optimal Ageing Programme for Living Longer Better</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rebecca Steinfeld</p></td><td><p>Head of Policy, National Voices</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>David Halpern</p></td><td><p>Chief Executive, Behavioural Insights Team</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Richard Sloggett</p></td><td><p>Director, Future Health Research</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robert Ede</p></td><td><p>Health and Social Care, Policy Exchange</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Amanda Pritchard</p></td><td><p>Chief Executive, NHS England and NHS Improvement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alastair Henderson</p></td><td><p>Chief Executive, Academy of Medical Royal Colleges</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Matthew Taylor</p></td><td><p>Chief Executive, NHS Confederation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saffron Cordery</p></td><td><p>Deputy Chief Executive, NHS Providers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Miriam Deakin</p></td><td><p>Director of Policy and Strategy, NHS Providers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tim Mitchell</p></td><td><p>Vice President, Royal College of Surgeons</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Roland Sinker</p></td><td><p>Co-chair of the Shelford Group and Chief Executive, Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rob Webster</p></td><td><p>Chief Executive, West Yorkshire Integrated Care System</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Darzi</p></td><td><p>Director of the Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London and Chair of Imperial College Health Partners</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sir Chris Ham</p></td><td><p>Co-Chair of the NHS Assembly, Chair of the Coventry and Warwickshire Health and Care Partnership</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sir Jim Mackey</p></td><td><p>Chief Executive, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pauline Philip</p></td><td><p>National Director for Emergency and Elective Care, NHS England &amp; Improvement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Habib Naqvi</p></td><td><p>Director, NHS Race and Health Observatory</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sarah Pickup</p></td><td><p>Deputy Chief Executive, Local Government Association</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jim McManus</p></td><td><p>Director of Public Health, Hertfordshire (and Acting President of the Association of Directors of Public Health)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maggie Rae</p></td><td><p>President, Faculty of Public Health</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Christina Marriott</p></td><td><p>Chief Executive, Royal Society for Public Health</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jason Strelitz</p></td><td><p>Director of Public Health, Newham</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tom Riordan</p></td><td><p>Chief Executive, Leeds City Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vic Rayner</p></td><td><p>Chief Executive, National Care Forum</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nadra Ahmed</p></td><td><p>Chairman, National Care Association</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stephen Chandler</p></td><td><p>Director of Adult Social Care, Oxfordshire (and President of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Emily Holzhausen</p></td><td><p>Director of Policy and Public Affairs, Carers UK</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sir David Behan</p></td><td><p>Chair, Health Education England</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jane Townson</p></td><td><p>Executive Director, United Kingdom Homecare Association</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Martin Green</p></td><td><p>Chief Executive, Care England</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caroline Abrahams</p></td><td><p>Chair Director, Age UK</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carolyn Wilkins</p></td><td><p>Former Oldham Accountable Officer &amp; local authority chief executive</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>James Sanderson</p></td><td><p>Director of Personalised Budgets, NHS England &amp; Improvement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Susan Jebb</p></td><td><p>Professor of Diet and Population Health, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, Oxford University</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nick Harding</p></td><td><p>CMO Operose Health. Primary Care &amp; Ex Clinical lead for ICS at NHSE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edel Harris</p></td><td><p>Mencap CEO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>James White</p></td><td><p>Alzheimer's society</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kate Lee</p></td><td><p>Alzheimer's society CEO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ian McCreath</p></td><td><p>Head of Think Local Act Personal</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 18/10/2021 09:23:54 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1357958

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
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	Doctors: Recruitment
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 potential merits of extending the Medical Support Worker scheme for (a) international medical graduates, (b) out-of-practice doctors and (c) refugee doctors indefinitely.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	54026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>The Medical Support Worker Scheme is already available to international medical graduates, including refugees, as well as doctors returning to practice to assist during the pandemic. During 2021, 423 medical support workers have been employed in the National Health Service in England. Discussions around the future of the scheme are ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 18/10/2021 08:58:03 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1358031

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
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: Northern Ireland
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 indefinite extension of the grace period in respect of medicines announced on 6 September 2021, what additional steps are required to ensure that imported medicines used in Northern Ireland after 1 January 2022 are fully recognised as compliant under EU law by the European Commission.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	54033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>The Government will continue to operate the Northern Ireland Protocol on its current basis until further notice. The existing arrangements will continue, including the current grace period for medicines which means there are no additional steps after 1 January 2022. The Government will ensure that reasonable notice is provided in the event that any of these arrangements are to change, to enable businesses and citizens to make appropriate preparations.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 18/10/2021 09:37:06 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1357407

registered interest
date	22/09/2021
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: Radioisotopes
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 potential the number of nuclear medicine physicians required to provide adequate care for NHS patients in the next year; and if he will make it his policy to increase the number of nuclear medicine physicians in training.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	53264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>No assessment has been made. However, Health Education England is providing additional funding to support an increase of five nuclear medicine physician training posts in the National Health Service in England in 2021/22. The next Spending Review will set out further details of the Government’s spending plans including the NHS workforce.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 18/10/2021 09:14:08 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1357443

registered interest
date	22/09/2021
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	Hospitals: Waiting Lists
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 people are on waiting lists for non-urgent treatment in (a) England and (b) Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust by clinical specialty.
tabling member constituency	Winchester
tabling member printed	Steve Brine
uin	53229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>The total number of people on waiting lists for non-urgent treatment in England and Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is shown in the following table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5,606,724</p></td><td><p>44,166</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 18/10/2021 09:11:39 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine

1357503

registered interest
date	22/09/2021
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the letter dated 11 August 2021 from the hon. Member for West Lancashire reference on mandatory covid-19 tests and travel, reference ZA57293.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	53199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>We replied to the hon. Member on 12 October 2021.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 18/10/2021 10:02:19 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper