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1146765

registered interest
date	27/09/2019
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: Drugs
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 National Audit Office's report, Exiting the EU: supplying the health and social care sectors, published on 27 September 2019, what assessment he has made of the effect on medical supplies in the event that government freight capacity is not adequate by 30 November 2019.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	291520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text <p>On 27 September the National Audit Office published a report on the readiness of the Department’s preparations for the post-European Union exit supply of medicines and medical products. We want to reassure patients we are doing everything we can to help make sure they can access the medicines they need after EU exit, whatever the circumstances.</p><p>We continue to implement a multi-layered approach to minimize any supply disruption on medicines and medical supplies, should the United Kingdom leave the EU without a deal. These plans include:</p><p>- Procuring additional capacity on alternative routes (away from the short straits) for goods to continue to come into the UK ahead EU exit;</p><p>- buffer stocks and stockpiling (where this is practical) or asking industry or the NHS Supply Chain to build up buffer stocks in the UK ahead of EU exit;</p><p>- Arrangements to deal with shortages in addition to normal shortage management routes, enabling ministers to issue serious shortage protocols to pharmacists;</p><p>- additional warehouse space for stockpiled medicines, including ambient, refrigerated and controlled drug storage;</p><p>- working with industry to improve trader readiness in preparation for the new customs procedures that will come into force on day 1 if we leave the EU without a deal; and</p><p>- changing or clarifying regulatory requirements so that companies can continue to sell their products in the UK if the UK leaves without a deal.</p><p>The Department has implemented a multi-layered approach to mitigate potential disruption to supply. No one measure is relied on at any point in time in order to support uninterrupted supply of medicines and medical products.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 02/10/2019 12:15:49 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1146767

registered interest
date	27/09/2019
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: Drugs
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 implications for his policies of the report entitled, Exiting the EU: supplying the health and social care sectors, published by the National Audit Office in September 2019.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	291522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text <p>On 27 September the National Audit Office published a report on the readiness of the Department’s ‘no deal’ European Union exit preparations for the supply of medicines and medical products. The Department is doing everything appropriate to prepare for EU exit. We want to reassure patients that our plans should ensure the supply of medicines and medical products when we leave the EU on 31 October.</p><p> </p><p>As the NAO recognises, the Department, pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers have mounted an unprecedented response in preparing for EU Exit, with substantial stockpiles of medicines, which are increasing by the day. Combined with other measures in the Department’s multi-layered approach, including new transport routes coming online shortly, we are confident that we can help ensure that patients continue to receive the highest quality of care in the same way they do now.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 02/10/2019 14:15:31 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1146773

registered interest
date	27/09/2019
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	Care Homes: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of (a) nursing homes and (b) providers of domiciliary care have made preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal; and what support his Department has provided to those organisation to ensure that preparedness.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	291528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text <p>The primary responsibility for ensuring continuity in the provision of adult social care – and for supporting providers to take the necessary steps to prepare for European Union exit on 31 October - lies with local authorities. The Government recognises the additional pressure that EU exit could place on providers and local authorities. That is why we have taken steps, nationally, to ensure all registered providers have the advice and support they need to make their preparations.</p><p>We are working closely with the Care Providers Alliance, the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services and the Care Quality Commission to support local authorities and care providers to ensure that contingency plans are in place and are as robust as possible, including through regular monitoring of local-level intelligence. We are strengthening further our communication to providers and local authorities about the preparations they need to make. We are also assessing the robustness of the supply chain for non-clinical consumables for the adult social care sector to identify and enable us to act on any particular weaknesses.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 291599 question first answered 02/10/2019 15:57:18 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1146796

registered interest
date	27/09/2019
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: Drugs
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 National Audit Office's report, Exiting the EU: supplying the health and social care sectors, published on 27 October 2019, what discussions he has had with healthcare providers to assess the adequacy of (a) medicines, (b) medical supplies, (c) freight capacity for securing continued supplies in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal on 31 October 2019.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	291598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text <p>On 27 September the National Audit Office published a report on the readiness of the Department’s ‘no deal’ European Union exit preparations for the supply of medicines and medical products. The Department is doing everything appropriate to prepare for EU exit. We want to reassure patients that our plans should ensure the supply of medicines and medical products when we leave the EU on 31 October.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is working hand in hand with NHS England and NHS Improvement to facilitate our plans. We have also been working closely with trade bodies, product suppliers and the wider health and care system in England, and with the devolved administrations who have similarly been working closely with their health and social care systems.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 02/10/2019 14:13:21 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1146798

registered interest
date	27/09/2019
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	Care Homes: Brexit
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 and what proportion of (a) nursing homes and (b) other social care providers have complied with his advice on contingency planning for the UK leaving the EU; and what discussions officials of his Department have had with providers that have not complied with that advice.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	291599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text <p>The primary responsibility for ensuring continuity in the provision of adult social care – and for supporting providers to take the necessary steps to prepare for European Union exit on 31 October - lies with local authorities. The Government recognises the additional pressure that EU exit could place on providers and local authorities. That is why we have taken steps, nationally, to ensure all registered providers have the advice and support they need to make their preparations.</p><p>We are working closely with the Care Providers Alliance, the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services and the Care Quality Commission to support local authorities and care providers to ensure that contingency plans are in place and are as robust as possible, including through regular monitoring of local-level intelligence. We are strengthening further our communication to providers and local authorities about the preparations they need to make. We are also assessing the robustness of the supply chain for non-clinical consumables for the adult social care sector to identify and enable us to act on any particular weaknesses.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 291528 question first answered 02/10/2019 15:57:18 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1146799

registered interest
date	27/09/2019
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	Nurses: 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 discussions he has had with representatives of NHS England on the reintroduction of financial incentives to attract people into nursing careers.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	291600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement, with Health Education England, are leading work on the NHS People Plan, working alongside a wide range of external organisations in its formulation. As part of the development of the plan, arm’s length bodies have periodically updated Departmental Ministers on the scope of the People Plan nursing work strands which are focused on areas such as retaining, supporting the existing nursing workforce, increasing undergraduate supply and making the National Health Service the best place to work.</p><p> </p><p>Options for inclusion in the final People Plan will be a decision for the NHS People Board, ahead of the People Plan publication, planned by the end of this year. It is therefore not possible to make estimates on the impact of options which are not currently NHS or Government policy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 291602 question first answered 02/10/2019 11:16:47 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1146800

registered interest
date	27/09/2019
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	Nurses: 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 discussions he has had with representatives of healthcare providers on nursing vacancies in NHS trusts.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	291601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text <p>Departmental ministers have numerous and wide-ranging discussions on a number of topics when they meet staff from National Health Service trusts this will include, but not limited to staffing levels and vacancies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 02/10/2019 11:21:02 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1146801

registered interest
date	27/09/2019
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	Nurses: Recruitment
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 length of time for nursing applications to reach pre-2015 levels in the event of the reintroduction of financial incentives for people entering the nursing profession.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	291602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement, with Health Education England, are leading work on the NHS People Plan, working alongside a wide range of external organisations in its formulation. As part of the development of the plan, arm’s length bodies have periodically updated Departmental Ministers on the scope of the People Plan nursing work strands which are focused on areas such as retaining, supporting the existing nursing workforce, increasing undergraduate supply and making the National Health Service the best place to work.</p><p> </p><p>Options for inclusion in the final People Plan will be a decision for the NHS People Board, ahead of the People Plan publication, planned by the end of this year. It is therefore not possible to make estimates on the impact of options which are not currently NHS or Government policy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 291600 question first answered 02/10/2019 11:16:47 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1146813

registered interest
date	27/09/2019
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	5G: Health Hazards
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 assessment he has made of the level of risk to health posed by 5G connectivity.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
uin	291574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) has published a webpage about exposure to the radio waves from mobile phone base stations, including those for 5G networks, at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mobile-phone-base-stations-radio-waves-and-health/mobile-phone-base-stations-radio-waves-and-health" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mobile-phone-base-stations-radio-waves-and-health/mobile-phone-base-stations-radio-waves-and-health</a></p><p>This explains the health-related reviews and assessments have been performed, as well as the practical measures that are in place to protect public health.</p><p>PHE continues to monitor the health-related evidence applicable to radio waves, including in relation to base stations, and is committed to updating its advice as required.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 02/10/2019 16:32:21 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

1146482

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
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	Haemophilia: Medical Treatments
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 ensure that the supply of factor concentrates for haemophiliacs will not be affected in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	291412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department is doing everything appropriate to prepare for the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union. We want to reassure patients that our plans should ensure the supply of medicines and medical products, including those used in the treatment of haemophilia, when we leave the EU on 31 October.</p><p> </p><p>The Department, in partnership with the devolved administrations, has been working with trade bodies, product suppliers, and the health and care system across the UK to make detailed plans that should ensure continuation of the supply of medicines, to the whole of the UK and its Crown Dependencies.</p><p> </p><p>On 26 June, we wrote to suppliers of medicines to the UK from or via the EU or European Economic Area setting out our continuing multi-layered approach to support continuity of supply of medicines and medical products from 31 October.</p><p>Further details can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/medicines-and-medical-products-supply-government-updates-no-deal-brexit-plans" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/medicines-and-medical-products-supply-government-updates-no-deal-brexit-plans</a></p><p>Ahead of 31 October, all necessary funding will be made available to support our preparations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 02/10/2019 14:12:28 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery