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date	10/11/2020
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to remove the annual cap on dentistry places at UK universities.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL10147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2020 answer text <p>The provision of dentistry training places in the United Kingdom is a devolved issue.</p><p>In England, the Government temporarily lifted the cap on dental school places for students who completed A-Levels in 2020 and who had an offer from a university in England to study dentistry subject to their grades. This ensured a place this year or next for every eligible student.</p><p>The Government has no plans outside this change to remove the cap. However, it is committed to ensuring that the number of dental school places are in line with England’s requirements for dentists and continues to monitor the effectiveness of current arrangements.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 26/11/2020 12:49:39 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

1250551

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date	10/11/2020
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Women's Lives, Women's Rights: Strengthening Access to Contraception Beyond the Pandemic, published on 10 September, what plans they have to use primary care networks to provide opportunities to train the workforce in contraceptive care.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jenkin of Kennington
uin	HL10166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2020 answer text <p>The All Party Parliamentary Group on Sexual and Reproductive Health’s report, <em>Women's Lives, Women's Rights: Strengthening Access to Contraception Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic</em>, has raised a number of important issues. The recommendations, including those relating to the workforce, will be considered as part of our upcoming work to develop the sexual and reproductive health strategy.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 26/11/2020 13:09:27 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4229 label Biography information for Baroness Jenkin of Kennington

1250560

registered interest
date	10/11/2020
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: Mink
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to reports of transmission of COVID-19 between minks and humans in Denmark, what steps they are taking to reduce the human and animal health risks posed by mink and other fur farming.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL10175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2020 answer text <p>Fur farming including mink and other animal fur has been banned in the United Kingdom since 2000.</p><p>There are an estimated 120,000 wild mink in Great Britain, that established in the wild following escapes/releases from fur farms in the early twentieth century. As wild mink generally avoids human contact, there is very limited risk of direct contact with mink for the public. Individuals responsible for care of wild or rescued mink are being provided advice by Natural England on practices to reduce infection.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 26/11/2020 12:49:15 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1250571

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date	10/11/2020
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	Gambling: Rehabilitation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by GambleAware Annual Statistics from the National Gambling Treatment Service (Great Britain), published on 29 October, what steps they are taking to encourage those affected by gambling-related harm to seek help.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL10186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to the treatment of gambling-related harms.</p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan announced the creation of an additional 14 specialist problem gambling clinics by 2023/24, three of which are already up and running. The NHS England Northern Gambling Service in Leeds opened last summer and includes satellite sites in Manchester and Sunderland.</p><p>Work continues on the phased expansion of these services, enabling the National Health Service to explore how best to use existing treatment models to reach those in most need of support.</p><p>The Department is working collaboratively with key delivery partners to support the integration and expansion of treatment services and improve public awareness. GambleAware launched a new campaign during February and March to raise awareness of the treatment available through the National Gambling Treatment Service.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 26/11/2020 12:48:24 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans