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1357843

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
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	NHS: Coronavirus
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 22 September 2021 to Question 49038 on NHS: Coronavirus, what plans he has to make an assessment of the effect on NHS frontline staffing levels of the advice that from 28 weeks all NHS staff who are pregnant should work from home and if that is not possible take sick leave or be suspended on full pay; and if he will remove that provision in response to the ending of shielding guidance.
tabling member constituency	Sutton Coldfield
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Mitchell
uin	53837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to do so. However, the Department is currently reviewing the guidance ‘Coronavirus (COVID-19): advice for pregnant employees’.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 18/10/2021 09:12:51 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell

1357844

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
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	HIV Infection: Disease Control
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 13 July 2021 to Question 33889 on HIV Infection: Disclosure of Information, through what mechanism he will report annually to Parliament from 2022 on the Government’s progress in implementing the HIV Action Plan to end new cases of HIV in England by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	53861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>The HIV Action Plan is currently being developed for publication in December 2021 and will set out our plans for annual reporting to Parliament from 2022.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 18/10/2021 09:27:47 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1357856

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
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: Private Sector
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 will take to ensure that people with a history of the directorship of previously struck-off care companies are prevented from being able to set up new companies in the social care sector.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	53951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>On registration with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), providers are required to submit a statement from an accredited financial specialist which confirms their ability to operate the service to required standards in a way that is financially viable. The Care Act 2014 Statutory Guidance sets out the responsibility of local authorities to facilitate and shape a care market that offers a diverse range of high-quality and appropriate services.</p><p>The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 require that certain people working within a provider meet certain standards and demonstrate that they are appropriate for the role. Providers have a duty to have a ‘fit and proper’ person in director level roles and the CQC assesses a provider’s compliance with this as part of its regulatory role. The CQC confirms that the provider has made the appropriate checks regarding the fitness of director level roles to ensure suitability. The providers’ checks should include their previous regulatory history, Companies House information, financial viability, Disclosure and Barring Service checks and fit and proper persons interviews.</p><p>Providers should identify if a director has been responsible for or contributed to any serious misconduct or mismanagement (whether unlawful or not) in the course of carrying on a regulated activity. The CQC assesses a provider’s compliance with this as part of its regulatory role. No further assessment has been made of amending these restrictions.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan grouped question UIN 53952 53953 question first answered 18/10/2021 16:56:01 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1357857

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
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: Private Sector
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 introduce mandatory guidance for local authorities to prevent commissioning of services from private care companies or owners with a history of moving into administration or being struck off.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	53952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>On registration with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), providers are required to submit a statement from an accredited financial specialist which confirms their ability to operate the service to required standards in a way that is financially viable. The Care Act 2014 Statutory Guidance sets out the responsibility of local authorities to facilitate and shape a care market that offers a diverse range of high-quality and appropriate services.</p><p>The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 require that certain people working within a provider meet certain standards and demonstrate that they are appropriate for the role. Providers have a duty to have a ‘fit and proper’ person in director level roles and the CQC assesses a provider’s compliance with this as part of its regulatory role. The CQC confirms that the provider has made the appropriate checks regarding the fitness of director level roles to ensure suitability. The providers’ checks should include their previous regulatory history, Companies House information, financial viability, Disclosure and Barring Service checks and fit and proper persons interviews.</p><p>Providers should identify if a director has been responsible for or contributed to any serious misconduct or mismanagement (whether unlawful or not) in the course of carrying on a regulated activity. The CQC assesses a provider’s compliance with this as part of its regulatory role. No further assessment has been made of amending these restrictions.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan grouped question UIN 53951 53953 question first answered 18/10/2021 16:56:01 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1357858

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
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: Private Sector
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 mandating tighter application restrictions on operation of commissioning private care providers by local authorities through (a) financial viability assessment and (b) provision of financial history of directors of prospective care service delivery companies.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	53953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>On registration with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), providers are required to submit a statement from an accredited financial specialist which confirms their ability to operate the service to required standards in a way that is financially viable. The Care Act 2014 Statutory Guidance sets out the responsibility of local authorities to facilitate and shape a care market that offers a diverse range of high-quality and appropriate services.</p><p>The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 require that certain people working within a provider meet certain standards and demonstrate that they are appropriate for the role. Providers have a duty to have a ‘fit and proper’ person in director level roles and the CQC assesses a provider’s compliance with this as part of its regulatory role. The CQC confirms that the provider has made the appropriate checks regarding the fitness of director level roles to ensure suitability. The providers’ checks should include their previous regulatory history, Companies House information, financial viability, Disclosure and Barring Service checks and fit and proper persons interviews.</p><p>Providers should identify if a director has been responsible for or contributed to any serious misconduct or mismanagement (whether unlawful or not) in the course of carrying on a regulated activity. The CQC assesses a provider’s compliance with this as part of its regulatory role. No further assessment has been made of amending these restrictions.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan grouped question UIN 53951 53952 question first answered 18/10/2021 16:56:01 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1357860

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
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: Standards
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 establishing an award as a benchmark of quality social care for responsible care providers, which includes consideration of Care Quality Commission reports, a lack of complaints or tribunals in respect of staff payment and the introduction for staff of the living wage.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	53955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>We have no current plans to make this assessment. The quality of adult social care providers is regulated independently by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Local authorities also have a duty under the Care Act 2014 to promote diversity and quality in provision of services. This includes a range of factors, including the CQC’s fundamental standards as a minimum, to ensure services are appropriate for its users and clear criteria on quality are established and met. The vast majority of care workers are employed by private sector providers who ultimately set their pay, independent of central Government.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 18/10/2021 09:33:30 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1357869

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
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	Carer's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, further to the Answer of 16 September 2021 to Question 47013, what recent discussions has he had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the potential merits of increasing carer's allowance in respect of the forthcoming proposals for social care.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	53956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>While there have been no specific discussions, we will ensure that unpaid carers have the support, advice and respite they need, fulfilling the goals of the Care Act 2014. We will work with the sector, including unpaid carers and the Department for Work and Pensions to develop our plans and publish further detail in a white paper for reform later this year.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 18/10/2021 09:34:24 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1357871

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
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	Health Services and Social Services: Private Sector
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 protect patients from (a) private health and (b) social care companies that have been found guilty of neglecting patients.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	53971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>Under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 all providers of regulated activities, including National Health Service and independent providers, must register with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and follow a set of fundamental standards of safety and quality. The CQC uses its enforcement powers to address failings in poor care and to remove organisations that are not meeting the fundamental standards of care from the provider marketplace. The enforcement action can range from issuing cautions, fines to prosecuting cases where people are harmed as a result of neglect or placed in danger of harm.</p><p>In any setting, local authorities have a statutory duty to safeguard adults with care and support needs and should take swift action to investigate where anyone alleges poor care, abuse or neglect. The Health and Care Bill will introduce a new duty for the CQC to assess local authorities’ delivery of their adult social care duties, including safeguarding. The Department is working closely with the CQC and other key stakeholders to design a system to ensure the best possible outcomes for care users.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 18/10/2021 12:33:25 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1357872

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
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	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, whether he has taken steps to introduce mandatory basic training for those working in private healthcare with people with (a) learning disabilities and (b) autism.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	53972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>There is a mandatory requirement under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 for all Care Quality Commission regulated providers, including those in private healthcare, to ensure that their employees have the appropriate support, training, professional development, supervision and appraisal necessary to carry out the duties they are employed to perform.</p><p>As set out in ‘‘Right to be heard’: The Government’s response to the consultation on learning disability and autism training for health and care staff’ published in 2019, we have allocated £1.4 million to develop and trial the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training in learning disability and autism for all health and social care staff. This training is intended to ensure that health and social care staff have the skills and knowledge to provide safe, compassionate and informed care.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 18/10/2021 09:34:55 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1357887

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
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	Terminal Illnesses: Social 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 steps the Government plans to take to help ensure that social care is affordable for people with a terminal illness and their carers.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
uin	53996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>Under the Care Act 2014, charging is based on a several principles including that people should not be charged more than it is reasonably practicable for them to pay and is based on care needs. Those care needs could include increased support for a carer or for someone with a terminal illness. A means tested financial assessment determines what the care recipient can afford to contribute towards care and support costs. The Government has announced a more generous means testing threshold, allowing more people to become eligible for financial support towards meeting care costs from October 2023.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 18/10/2021 09:35:27 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan