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1580002

registered interest
date	24/01/2023
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	Pharmacy
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 help prevent the closure of pharmacies.
tabling member constituency	Eastleigh
tabling member printed	Paul Holmes
uin	903232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2023 answer text <p>Pharmacies provide vital and easily accessible healthcare in the heart of our communities. The Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework 2019-24 five-year deal commits £2.592 billion annually to community pharmacy and in September we announced a further one-off investment in the sector of £100 million.</p><p>Access remains good with 80% of the population living within 20 minutes walking from a pharmacy and the Pharmacy Access Scheme financially supports pharmacies in areas where there are fewer pharmacies. `</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 25/01/2023 00:13:11 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4803 label Biography information for Paul Holmes

1580005

registered interest
date	24/01/2023
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	Primary Health Care: General Practitioners
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 contribution of GPs to the delivery of primary care.
tabling member constituency	Bosworth
tabling member printed	Dr Luke Evans
uin	903237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2023 answer text <p>We are hugely grateful to GPs and their teams for the role they play in delivery services to their communities. In November 2022, there were 31.3 million general practice appointments, excluding Covid-19 vaccinations, 14.4 million of which were delivered by general practitioners.</p><p>General practice teams include a range of other health professionals who are able to respond to the needs of their patients, and we are on track to recruit an additional 26,000 primary care staff.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 25/01/2023 00:14:43 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4781 label Biography information for Dr Luke Evans

1579497

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
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	Bipolar Disorder: Diagnosis
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 taken recent steps to help reduce waiting times for the diagnosis of bipolar disorder in people under the age of 21.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	129787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2023 answer text <p>We remain committed to investing in expanding and transforming National Health Service mental health services in England by at least £2.3 billion a year by 2023/24 as set out in the NHS Long Term Plan. This will allow an additional two million people, including 345,000 children and young people, to get the mental health support they need, such as a diagnosis for bipolar disorder. We aim to increase the mental health workforce by an additional 27,000 healthcare professionals by 2023/24 to support this expansion and transformation of services.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has consulted on the potential to introduce five new mental health-related waiting time standards as part of its clinically-led review of NHS access standards. As a first step, NHS England has shared and promoted guidance with its local system partners to consistently report waiting times to support the development of a baseline position.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 25/01/2023 11:56:47 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1579876

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
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	Ambulance Services: Mental 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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing NHS mental health ambulances.
tabling member constituency	Watford
tabling member printed	Dean Russell
uin	130117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2023 answer text <p>On 23 January, the Government announced that, as part of the £150 million capital investment in National Health Service mental health urgent and emergency care, £7 million of the investment has been allocated to procure centrally up to 100 specially designed mental health ambulances over the next two years. The mental health ambulances, designed by patients and clinical experts, will be staffed by both physical and mental health professionals. They will be equipped to respond to and assess people on-scene or take people to the most appropriate place for care, both improving patient experience and reducing the number of people who are taken to accident and emergency by ambulance services.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 25/01/2023 16:21:26 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell

1568935

registered interest
date	20/01/2023
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	Air Pollution
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 recommendation 13 in the Chief Medical Officer’s 2022 annual report on air quality, what steps he has taken with Cabinet colleagues to clarify the ownership of indoor air quality policy.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	128595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2023 answer text <p>There have been no discussions about changes to Departmental responsibility in this area. There is no single Departmental policy lead for indoor air quality. There is ongoing collaborative work across Government on both outdoor and indoor air quality.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 25/01/2023 15:14:49 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1568938

registered interest
date	20/01/2023
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	Food: Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason he has delayed the introduction of a watershed of 9pm for television advertisements for food high in fat, salt and sugar.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	128647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Leeds North West Arfon on 10 January 2023 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-12-20/114808" target="_blank">114808</a>.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 127778 question first answered 25/01/2023 11:36:17 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1568945

registered interest
date	20/01/2023
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	Suicide: Veterans
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 help reduce the suicide rate of male veterans under 25.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Nick Fletcher
uin	128725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2023 answer text <p>All veterans can access bespoke National Health Service mental health support through Op COURAGE, which provides a complete mental health care pathway for veterans, who can benefit from personalised care plans, support and treatment both in and out of hours. Op COURAGE includes the High Intensity Service, which is for veterans in crisis about mental health, including at risk of suicide. We strongly encourage all veterans who need mental health support to contact Op COURAGE.</p><p>Veterans who may not wish to access Op COURAGE can also access the full suite of NHS support available to the public, including via the 24 hours seven days a week single point of access telephone lines for urgent NHS mental health support, which are in place in every area of the country. Alongside this, veterans can also access third sector support via many helplines, including the Samaritans and other suicide prevention helplines.</p><p>Additionally, every local authority has a suicide prevention plan in place, tailored to meet the needs of their local communities. The Government is also investing an additional £57 million in suicide prevention by 2023/24 through the NHS Long Term Plan to support local suicide prevention plans and the development of suicide bereavement services, which will enable more people to access the support they need, including veterans and their families. On 24 January 2023, we announced that we will be publishing a new National Suicide Prevention Strategy this year.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 25/01/2023 16:23:45 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4832 label Biography information for Nick Fletcher

1569046

registered interest
date	20/01/2023
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: Staff
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 introducing a 10-year workforce plan for the social care sector.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	128718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2023 answer text <p>No assessment has been made. We have set out our long-term vision for the social care workforce in the ‘People at the Heart of Care’ white paper, including how Government will invest to support learning and development alongside new frameworks to increase opportunities for career progression and development. In spring 2023, the Government will publish a plan for adult social care system reform which will set out how we will build on the progress so far to implement the vision in the white paper.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 25/01/2023 10:15:08 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1569074

registered interest
date	20/01/2023
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	Medicine: Students
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 plans to take steps to (a) review NHS hospital car parking charges for medical students and (b) provide funding for medical students in financial need.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Simon Lightwood
uin	128739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2023 answer text <p>Currently the Government has no plans to review National Health Service hospital car parking charges for medical students. NHS trusts determine car parking charges locally. All trusts that charge for car parking have implemented free hospital car parking for those with the greatest need. This includes NHS staff working overnight, which extends to students employed by the trust. The Government reviews funding arrangements for all healthcare students before the start of each academic year.</p><p>Whilst we will attempt to address a variety of issues with the finite resources available to us, we must also strike a balance between ensuring students are financially supported during their studies and delivering maximum value for money for the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 25/01/2023 09:12:10 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood

1568597

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
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	Dental Services
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 take steps to prevent dental practices from requiring the registration of family members as private patients before registering other family members as NHS patients.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	127762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2023 answer text <p>Practices are not permitted to require registration of family members as private patients to receive National Health Service care. This is set out both in the General Dental Council’s Standards for the Dental Team, and in the NHS Dental Services contracts regulations.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 25/01/2023 11:17:20 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah