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1440166

registered interest
date	11/03/2022
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: Carbon Emissions
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 published a plan setting out the steps it plans to take to transition to net zero emissions.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	138375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2022 answer text <p>The Department is committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050 and is currently developing a sustainability strategy and undertaking surveys of its estate to understand the changes required to achieve net zero. Between 2009/10 and 2019/20 it reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 64%.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 21/03/2022 17:39:42 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1440181

registered interest
date	11/03/2022
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: Written Questions
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 provide a substantive Answer to Question 80914, tabled on 24 November 2021 by the hon. Member for Halton.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	138271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>The Department received the hon. Member’s letter in November 2021. We replied on 25 March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 80914 99307 question first answered 28/03/2022 10:35:24 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 58002 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1440206

registered interest
date	11/03/2022
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: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the date from which EU-qualified dentists will be required to take additional examinations in order to gain admittance to General Dental Council (GDC) so that students who began studying dentistry prior to the referendum on the UK leaving the EU are able to gain automatic admittance to the GDC as anticipated.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	138360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2022 answer text <p>Automatic recognition arrangements are in place for relevant dental qualifications obtained in the European Economic Area and Switzerland for a period of 24 months from the end of the transition period, or 48 months for Swiss qualifications.</p><p>The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care is required to carry out a statutory review of these arrangements after the 24-month period. This review will be conducted at the start of 2023. Automatic recognition of qualifications will continue until further legislation is introduced to amend or end these arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 16/03/2022 09:17:52 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1439641

registered interest
date	10/03/2022
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	Blood Cancer: Health Professions
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 his Department has made the adequacy of supply within the haematological workforce in the NHS; and whether the Government has plans to increase haematology capacity.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	138119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2022 answer text <p>The Department has made no such estimate.</p><p>Health Education England continues to identify priorities for investment across all medical specialties and the wider workforce. Haematology has seen moderate expansion as part of the investment in cancer and diagnostics in the last two years. Haematology is also one of the specialties under review for investment to support the recovery of services and discussions are ongoing with NHS England and NHS Improvement on possible expansion. If successful, additional training places will be established from August 2022.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 15/03/2022 14:17:48 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1439642

registered interest
date	10/03/2022
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	NHS: Vacancies
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 obtain additional resources to urgently tackle workforce shortages within the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	138120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2022 answer text <p>In February 2022, we published the ‘Delivery plan for tackling the COVID-19 backlog of elective care’. The plan sets out how the Department will support the National Health Service to increase capacity and reduce disruption to patient care by supporting the workforce. The Department is committed to deliver 50,000 more nurses by the end of this Parliament to ensure a sustainable long-term supply for the NHS. In December 2021, the number of nurses had increased by over 27,000 compared to September 2019.</p><p>We have introduced a non-repayable training grant offering at least £5,000 per academic year for three years for nursing, midwifery and allied health professions. Over 30,000 students have accepted a place nursing and midwifery programmes in the 2021 recruitment cycle - an increase of 28% compared to 2019. We have also increased the number of medical school places by 25%. The NHS Retention Programme is also targeting interventions to encourage staff to stay in the NHS whilst support their health and wellbeing.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 07/04/2022 09:17:30 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 57780 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1439643

registered interest
date	10/03/2022
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	Blood Cancer: Health Professions
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 impact of haematological workforce shortages on patient outcome and experience.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	138121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2022 answer text <p>The Department has made no such assessment.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 16/03/2022 10:08:58 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1439661

registered interest
date	10/03/2022
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	NHS: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) financial and (b) other steps his Department is taking to tackle workforce shortages within the NHS in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	138056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2022 answer text <p>In Coventry, NHS England is overseeing a programme to increase the workforce, including further development of the reservist programme; international recruitment for nurses and therapy roles; a partnership with the University of Coventry to expand the number of undergraduate places; primary care initiatives for general practitioners to support retention; and a system-wide needs analysis to support staff wellbeing.</p><p> </p><p>In the West Midlands, NHS England is addressing vacancies in the region through health and wellbeing initiatives, with the emphasis on supporting staff to be able to attend work; reducing pressure on staffing and improving retention; improved opportunities for flexible working including retire and return; supporting the workforce with the addition of the reservists; and international recruitment initiatives in nursing and the allied health professions.</p><p> </p><p>In England, eligible new and continuing nursing students at English universities receive a non-repayable grant of at least £5,000 for three years. In addition, extra grants of up to £3,000 per academic year are available to eligible students with child dependents or those studying specialist subjects. We have also increased the number of funded medical school places by 25% over three years to 2020. The first cohort of these students will enter foundation training from this year. This expansion also delivered five new medical schools in England.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 01/04/2022 13:49:19 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 57779 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

1439744

registered interest
date	10/03/2022
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	General Practitioners: Out-patients
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 impact on general practice of transferring hospital outpatient elective follow-ups to general practice; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
uin	137992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2022 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement launched the National Outpatient Transformation Programme in April 2020. The programme supports patients through improving general practitioners’ access to specialist advice and guidance and empowering patients to initiate follow-up appointments when needed.</p><p>However, its aim is not to transfer hospital outpatient elective follow up appointments to general practice. NHS England and NHS Improvement commissioned an independent evaluation to review primary care experiences of advice and guidance services. While qualitative reports showed that it placed time and resource demands on primary care, it can reduce waiting times for specialist input and unnecessary referrals.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 16/03/2022 09:55:36 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

1439747

registered interest
date	10/03/2022
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 will reply to the letters of 20 December 2021 and 8 February 2022 from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare on behalf of my constituent Rachael Craggs.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	138000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2022 answer text <p>We replied to the hon. Member on 15 March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 16/03/2022 09:52:17 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

1439758

registered interest
date	10/03/2022
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	General Practitioners: Pensions
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 his Department has made of the effectiveness of the delivery of the GP pension scheme administration by PCSE against its key performance indicators, as set out by NHS England.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	138173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2022 answer text <p>The NHS Pension Scheme requires participating employers to perform certain duties, including remittance of scheme contributions and providing information on employment and pension records. NHS England and NHS Improvement are the responsible employers for performing such duties in relation to general practitioner (GP) contractors, surgery based salaried GPs and freelance GP locums in England. In September 2015 Capita was contracted to provide a service administering these functions, which established PCSE to carry out these duties on its behalf. The Department has not made a specific assessment of its performance. NHS England and NHS Improvement have a monthly governance board in place to monitor and assure the delivery of PCSE’s service, which includes an assessment of quality and performance indicators.</p><p>No assessment has been made on the potential merits of moving the pensions administration service to the NHS Business Services Authority. NHS England and NHS Improvement are considering the future requirements and configuration of the PCSE’s services ahead of potential procurement processes at the end of the current contract in 2025.</p><p>Whilst PCSE are reliant on GP practices submitting information promptly, there have been issues relating to the administration of GP pension records. The NHS Business Services Authority advise that there are currently 19,681 pension records in error, of which 7,127 refer to leaver information and 12,554 relate to a year-end update. These errors could relate to any employment on the member’s record and may not be related to their GP posts.</p><p>There are currently 34,662 GP pension records which have at least one GP post awaiting a 2020/21 year-end update. There are several reasons why year-end updates may not have been received, including GPs not having submitted their annual figures, PCSE being unable to process updates due to previous missing years or updates not submitted to the NHS Business Service Authority.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 138174 138175 question first answered 18/03/2022 12:33:58 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark