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1697470

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
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	Contraceptives: Anaesthetics
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 NHS guidance webpage entitled Getting an IUD (intrauterine device) or copper coil fitted or removed, last reviewed on 15 February 2024, what the extra pain relief is that can be made available during the fitting of intrauterine devices.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	19606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>This is a clinical matter. The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) has published a statement on pain associated with intrauterine device (IUD) insertion in 2021, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.fsrh.org/standards-and-guidance/documents/fsrh-statement-pain-associated-with-insertion-of-intrauterine/" target="_blank">https://www.fsrh.org/standards-and-guidance/documents/fsrh-statement-pain-associated-with-insertion-of-intrauterine/</a></p><p>The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare expects clinicians who insert IUDs to be able to demonstrate sufficient skills and knowledge in pain relief, and that options are discussed with patients as part of obtaining consent.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 26/03/2024 11:25:50 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1688079

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to help reduce the gender pay gap.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	901451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>The gender pay gap has fallen by approximately a quarter in the last decade.</p><p>It was a Conservative government that introduced gender pay gap reporting, building on the robust equal pay protections we already have in the Equality Act.</p><p>To accelerate progress we have supported legislation to: enhance flexible working, extend redundancy protection for those on maternity leave, and introduce carers leave.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 07/02/2024 16:27:08 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1653879

registered interest
date	18/07/2023
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	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 respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Sefton Central of 25 April 2023 and 14 June 2023.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	194747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2023 answer text <p>I replied to the hon. Member on 14 June 2023.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 24/07/2023 14:48:56 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1627602

registered interest
date	15/05/2023
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	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 email correspondence from the hon. Member for Sefton Central sent on 7 March 2023.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	184953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2023 answer text <p>We have received your letter of 7 March 2023 and will respond shortly.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 23/05/2023 15:54:48 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 75541 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1567264

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
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	Coronavirus: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether covid-19 lateral flow tests issued by (a) the NHS and (b) pharmacies are able to detect current and emergent variants of covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	123919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>The performance of the lateral flow devices used in the National Health Service (NHS) are continually monitored and are subject to further evaluation at Porton Down to ascertain that they are able to detect new COVID-19 variants that may emerge into circulation in the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>Tests sold by pharmacies need to be approved under the Coronavirus Test Devices Approval (CTDA) regulations. As part of the post market surveillance, manufacturers of CTDA approved tests need to provide data to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency showing that performance levels are maintained against new COVID-19 variants that may emerge into circulation in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Both the evaluation conducted at Porton Down and CTDA maintain a highly rigorous testing process and ensure that COVID-19 tests used in the NHS and sold by pharmacies meet strict quality standards. UK consumers can be confident in the tests available, which is vital for managing COVID-19.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 20/01/2023 14:30:23 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 48623 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1539259

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
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
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Sefton Central
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 her Department is taking to help improve access to mental health services in Sefton Central constituency.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	78700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>In September we announced ‘Our plan for patients’, which outlines how we will increase access to National Health Service mental health services, including in Sefton Central. Ensuring easier access to general practice will expand this route to access mental health services.</p><p>Through the NHS Long Term Plan, we are investing an additional £2.3 billion a year by 2023/24 to expand NHS mental health services in England, including in Sefton Central. We will invest approximately £1 billion in community mental health care for adults with severe mental illness by 2023/24.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 08/11/2022 10:38:28 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1490673

registered interest
date	19/07/2022
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
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 answer the correspondence from the hon. Member for Sefton Central dated 16 May on a health facility in Maghull, Sefton.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	39814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>We apologise for the delay in replying to the hon. Member. A reply will be sent as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 05/09/2022 08:03:37 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson