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1352223

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
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	Social Services: Disability
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 consult (a) disabled people and (b) representatives of disability rights organisations to obtain their views on reforming adult social care.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	42179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>‘Build Back Better: Our Plan for Health and Social Care’, was published on 7 September, committing to investing an additional £5.4 billion over three years.</p><p> </p><p>In developing the proposals set out in the Plan, we discussed priorities for reform with a wide range of stakeholders, including people with disabilities. We will continue to work with care users, providers and other partners, including disabled people and disability-led organisations, to co-develop more detail on our plans for reform of adult social care. Further detail will be published in a white paper later this year.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 13/09/2021 16:01:42 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1352429

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
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	Dentistry: Workplace Pensions
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 assessment of the potential merits of extending eligibility to NHS pensions for dental nurses working in dental practices that offer both private and NHS dental treatment.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	42184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>The NHS Pension Scheme is an occupational pension scheme designed for staff engaged primarily in the delivery of NHS services.</p><p>The majority of National Health Service dental services are contracted via a provider-performer dentist, with dental practices operating as private businesses. As a result, practices will engage dental nurses and other dental care professionals as required for both their private and NHS business needs. As a result, it is difficult to identify staff as being primarily engaged in the delivery of NHS services and for this reason dental practice staff are unable to join the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 13/09/2021 15:58:12 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1338099

registered interest
date	18/06/2021
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	Respite Care: Finance
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 increase funding for (a) paid and (b) unpaid carers to have access to breaks from their caring responsibilities.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	18606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2021 answer text <p>The Care Act 2014 introduced rights for carers which includes an assessment of and support for, their needs where eligible. During the pandemic, we have provided £1.35 billion via the Infection Control Fund, part of which has been used to support the safe reopening of day and respite services. In addition, we have committed at least £6.9 billion in 2021-2022 to the Better Care Fund, which includes funding that can be used on social care support, including respite services.</p><p>We have also taken steps to support the social care sector workforce during the pandemic. To support the wellbeing of social care workers, the Department, the National Health Service and other organisations have provided a package of emotional, psychological and practical resources. This includes support helplines, guidance, bereavement resources and a bespoke package of support for registered managers.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 24/06/2021 14:17:36 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 8875 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1337940

registered interest
date	17/06/2021
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: Autism and Learning Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Government plans to publish its cross-government action plan to transform care and provide community support for people with a learning disability and/or autism.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	17858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2021 answer text <p>We remain committed to publishing a clear action plan for implementing the ‘Building the right support’ national plan as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 23/06/2021 10:52:26 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1337941

registered interest
date	17/06/2021
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	Community Care: Learning Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will make it its policy to make community support available to prevent people with learning disabilities from being admitted to inpatient units.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	17859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2021 answer text <p>‘Building the right support’, published in October 2015, is our national plan to improve the quality of care, reduce avoidable admissions and reduce reliance on specialist inpatient care for people with a learning disability and autistic people. The NHS Long Term Plan commits to increased investment in intensive, crisis and forensic community support for people with a learning disability and autistic people by 2023/24, which will enable more people to receive personalised care in the community and reduce preventable admissions to inpatient services.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 24/06/2021 14:21:41 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1316884

registered interest
date	20/05/2021
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	Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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 the Government is taking to (a) recognise inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) care as a priority for the NHS and (b) develop a clear Government strategy on IBD care.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	4719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2021 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement are working closely with front-line clinical experts, patient representative groups and leading charities, including Crohn’s and Colitis UK, to develop evidence-based improvement tools to help improve and prioritise inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) care. This work includes a new IBD RightCare scenario, which will set out high-quality joined-up care at every point of the patient journey, as well as IBD data packs for local commissioners. These packs present data from different parts of the care pathway to help local systems identify the factors driving unwarranted variations in treatment, as well as narrative on how outcomes can be optimised.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 17/06/2021 10:17:53 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1313873

registered interest
date	12/05/2021
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	Dementia: 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 plans he has to help improve care for people affected by dementia.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2021 answer text <p>During the pandemic we have worked with stakeholders and health and care system partners to identify and implement actions to support people with dementia and their carers, including modifying the diagnosis and care pathways to ensure people continue to be diagnosed and can access care and support. We will be setting out our future plans on dementia for England in due course.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 18/05/2021 08:56:20 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1300146

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
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: Older People
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 tackle the long term funding of care for the elderly after the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	164647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>We are committed to bringing forward a proposal for social care this year to ensure that everyone is treated with dignity and respect and to find long term solutions for one of the biggest challenges we face as a society.</p><p>At present, the equity in an individual’s home is only taken into consideration as part of means testing their contribution towards their social care costs if they were the only adult living in it and they are entering residential care. Currently, Deferred Payment Agreements are available to allow eligible individuals to access the equity in their home to pay for their residential care, without having to sell it.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 164648 question first answered 12/03/2021 14:26:56 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1300147

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
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	Social Services: Home Ownership
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 support homeowners wanting to access permanent social care.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	164648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>We are committed to bringing forward a proposal for social care this year to ensure that everyone is treated with dignity and respect and to find long term solutions for one of the biggest challenges we face as a society.</p><p>At present, the equity in an individual’s home is only taken into consideration as part of means testing their contribution towards their social care costs if they were the only adult living in it and they are entering residential care. Currently, Deferred Payment Agreements are available to allow eligible individuals to access the equity in their home to pay for their residential care, without having to sell it.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 164647 question first answered 12/03/2021 14:26:56 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1300148

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
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	Social Services: Finance
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 Government's announcement on 16 January 2021 of additional £120 million of funding for local authorities to boost staffing levels in the care sector during the covid-19 outbreak, whether he plans to take steps to (a) allocate the funding across local authorities, (b) ensure that funding is allocated according to level of need and (c) make that funding available on a permanent footing for local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	164649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p>The £120 million Workforce Capacity Fund for adult social care is available until 31 March and was created to address critical staffing shortages caused by COVID-19. The Government announced local authority allocations on 16 January. These were calculated using the Adult Social Care Relative Needs Formula and are available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/workforce-capacity-fund-for-adult-social-care" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/workforce-capacity-fund-for-adult-social-care</a></p><p> </p><p>In 2021-22 we expect to provide local authorities with estimated funding of £3 billion to help manage the impact of COVID-19. Of this, £1.55 billion is being provided as grant funding directly for spending pressures on local authority services, including adult social care. We are actively reviewing the need for further funding for adult social care and decisions will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 30/03/2021 10:22:44 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana