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1484900

registered interest
date	29/06/2022
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	Platinum Jubilee 2022: Medals
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 emergency service personnel engaged in providing charitable helicopter emergency services are eligible for the Platinum Jubilee Medal; and when the eligibility criteria were changed to include them.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	27507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2022 answer text <p>In consultation with National Health Service ambulance trusts in England, we confirmed earlier this year that emergency service personnel engaged in providing helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) and who met the eligibility criteria for the Platinum Jubilee Medal could receive an award, irrespective of whether they have an employment contract with an NHS organisation. Emergency service personnel who respond to 999 calls and potentially placing themselves in danger are eligible for the Medal. An estimated 630 HEMS staff of both NHS and charitable employment status were eligible.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 05/07/2022 11:14:31 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 10723 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1473100

registered interest
date	24/06/2022
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department spent on external recruitment consultants in (a) 2019, (b) 2020 and (c) 2021; how many full time equivalent posts were filled as a result of that expenditure; and how many of those posts were filled by individuals recruited from outside the civil service.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	24604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally in the format requested and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 30/06/2022 13:26:28 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 9894 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1472648

registered interest
date	22/06/2022
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	Dentistry: Qualifications
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 representations to General Dental Council to request a review of the passporting of dental qualifications of people who arrive in the UK as trained dentists.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	23334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>We have no plans to make such representations. As an independent regulator, the General Dental Council (GDC) assesses the skills, knowledge and experience of healthcare professionals who have qualified outside of the United Kingdom, to ensure that UK standards of practice are met.</p><p>The Department recently consulted on legislative changes which will provide the GDC with greater flexibility to establish alternative routes to registration for international applicants. Officials are currently analysing the responses received to the consultation and we plan to publish the Government’s response later this year.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/06/2022 14:04:32 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 9270 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1472650

registered interest
date	22/06/2022
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	Health Professions: Migrants
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 representations to the higher education sector to encourage them to facilitate fast-track courses for health and social care professionals coming to the UK from overseas.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	23336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>The Department has no plans to make such representations. Healthcare regulators retain the autonomy to set, maintain and assess international qualifications against United Kingdom standards.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/06/2022 14:05:57 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 9276 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1472149

registered interest
date	21/06/2022
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	Drugs: Innovation
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 Answer of 20 June 2022 to Question 19015 on Medical Treatments: Innovation, if his Department will take steps to help ensure that research and data collected by the (a) Innovative Medicines Fund and (b) Cancer Drugs Fund will be shared with NHS bodies in the devolved legislatures.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Rob Roberts
uin	22575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2022 answer text <p>There are existing mechanisms in place where the outcomes of the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) and the Innovative Medicines Fund (IMF) are available to the devolved administrations. Medicines funded through the CDF and subsequently from the IMF are re-appraised by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to determine whether the products can be routinely funded by the National Health Service, including with evidence generated through the CDF and IMF. NICE publishes the papers considered by its appraisal committees online, including the outcomes from data collected through the CDF and IMF on outstanding clinical uncertainties.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 30/06/2022 11:41:19 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 9267 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4810 label Biography information for Mr Rob Roberts

1472191

registered interest
date	21/06/2022
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	Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access
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 14 June 2022 to Question 14494, on Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access, whether the (a) minutes and (b) further details of those meetings are in the public domain.
tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
tabling member printed	Anne Marie Morris
uin	22438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2022 answer text <p>The minutes of Operational Review meetings and the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access’ metrics pack are currently available through an internal Departmental collaboration tool, which is shared with stakeholders in industry. However, we plan to make this information available via GOV.UK in the near future.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 30/06/2022 13:17:37 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 9341 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4249 label Biography information for Anne Marie Morris

1471058

registered interest
date	16/06/2022
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	Joint Replacements: 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 recent estimate he has made of average waiting times for joint replacement surgery in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England; and what steps his Department is taking to (i) clear backlogs and (ii) reduce average waiting times for joint replacement surgery in those areas.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	19625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2022 answer text <p>No specific estimate has been made of waiting times in Coventry and the West Midlands as this information is not collected at city or sub-region level. As of April 2022, the median average waiting time for trauma and orthopaedic treatment across England, which includes joint replacement surgery, was 14.7 weeks. This is a reduction of approximately 39% compared to August 2020.</p><p>We are providing more than £8 billion from 2022/23 to 2024/25, in addition to the £2 billion Elective Recovery Fund and £700 million Targeted Investment Fund, to increase activity in elective services. This could deliver the equivalent of approximately nine million checks, scans and procedures, including for patients awaiting joint replacements.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 30/06/2022 13:51:59 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 8016 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1470639

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Protective Clothing
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 given on 7 June 2022 to Question 8012 on Department of Health and Social Care: Protective Clothing, at what grade each of the 3.5 full time equivalent staff overseeing the storage of personal protective equipment are employed within the civil service.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	18920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>Three full-time equivalent (FTE) staff are employed at the SCS1 pay band and 0.5 FTE at SCS2.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 20/06/2022 17:06:37 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 7516 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1470692

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
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	Protective Clothing: Storage
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 an estimate of the cost of storing personal protective equipment (PPE) in shipping containers during the period from April 2021 to May 2022; and whether his Department has made an estimate of the (a) daily, (b) weekly or (c) monthly costs of storing PPE in shipping containers as of 15 June 2022.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	18923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2022 answer text <p>The estimated cost for the period April 2021 to May 2022 is approximately £90.4 million. The current estimated average daily, weekly and monthly costs of storing personal protective equipment in containers is £0.2 million, £1.5 million and £6.5 million respectively.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 23/06/2022 15:46:41 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 7546 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1470714

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
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 respond to the letter from the hon. Member for West Lancashire of 20 April 2022 regarding continence care, reference ZA59501.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	18852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>We replied to the hon. Member on 21 June 2022.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 22/06/2022 14:39:56 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 7541 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper