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1646674

registered interest
date	22/06/2023
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	NHS: Pay
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 19 June 2023 to Question 189024 on NHS: Pay, for what reason no assessment was made of the full cost of passing on the non-consolidated awards for 2022/23 to all staff employed by NHS contractors.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	190759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>The pay deal that was accepted by the NHS Staff Council on 2 May 2023 covered staff directly employed by NHS organisations. Independent providers, including not-for-profit organisations and social enterprises, are free to develop and adapt their own terms and conditions of employment. If they choose to utilise the terms and conditions of NHS staff on the Agenda for Change contract, it is for them to determine what is affordable within the financial model they operate and how to recoup any additional costs they face.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 26/06/2023 16:07:34 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1646278

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
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	Mental Health: Emergency 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 discussions he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and (b) the event organisers to help enable the Gratitude Games to go ahead this year.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	190530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>No specific discussions have been held with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport or the event organisers. Officials from the Department of Health and Social Care held discussions with UK Emergency Services Games Ltd (UKESG) throughout 2021. At the time, UKESG were referred to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport own Live Events Reinsurance Scheme launched in September 2021.</p><p>The NHS workforce continues to demonstrate unwavering compassion and dedication and it is something we should all be immensely proud of. This was recognised in 2021 when Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II awarded the George Cross to the NHS across all four nations.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 26/06/2023 17:05:52 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1646287

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	MV P&O Pioneer: Crew
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on the certification of crewing arrangements on the P&O Pioneer; and when he expects that vessel to enter service on the Dover-Calais route.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	190533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>The P&amp;O Pioneer is a Cyprus flagged vessel and the certification of the vessel is the responsibility of that flag state. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) had carried out an inspection on board the vessel on 9 June 2023 and found the vessel to be in compliance with all the international conventions, including the Maritime &amp; Labour convention, which deals with the working and living conditions and the minimum certification and crewing levels on board. The vessel is already in service on the Dover-Calais route.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 26/06/2023 11:01:03 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1646293

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: VAT Exemptions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he has made an assessment of the potential merits of applying a VAT exemption to services provided by (a) counsellors and (b) psychotherapists.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
uin	190627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>The standard rate of VAT applies to most goods and services. Exceptions have always been strictly limited by legal and fiscal considerations.</p><p> </p><p>Many services provided directly or supervised by registered health professionals are exempt from VAT. Registered professionals are those who are enrolled or registered on the appropriate statutory register. This includes registered practitioner psychologists, but means the relief does not apply to professionals who do not have statutory registers, such as counsellors and psychotherapists.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s approach of linking exemption to statutory registration is a clear and objective criterion for defining ‘health professionals’ for VAT purposes. While we keep all taxes under review, there are no current plans to make changes to these rules.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 26/06/2023 12:45:37 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1646295

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
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	NHS: 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, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of NHS Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Hubs remaining open.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
uin	190629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>The staff mental health hubs were established in October 2020 with funding subsequently extended to March 2023. They were funded on a non-recurrent basis using additional funding from Government as a short-term response to the pressure on the workforce from COVID-19.</p><p>To ensure that specialist support for staff remains available, we have worked with NHS England to ensure a regional roll out with one or more mental health hub per region during 2023/24. This will ensure access to a clinical psychologist, assistant psychologists and support line staff, and ensure suitable administrative support for managing caseloads and supporting outreach to identify staff in need of support. Regions and integrated care boards will have the ability to target funding where it is most needed and to invest additional monies in the hubs where they feel this is needed.</p><p>NHS England has developed a range of health and wellbeing support for staff, and earlier this year published a strategy to grow and strengthen occupational health and wellbeing services across the National Health Service. NHS staff can continue to access NHS Practitioner Health, a national support service for staff with more complex mental health needs brough about by serious issues such as trauma or addiction.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 26/06/2023 15:18:29 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1646297

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
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	Pyridostigmine Bromide
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 made an assessment of the adequacy of the availability of the prescription drug Pyridostigmine Bromide.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	190630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>Supplies of pyridostigmine 60mg tablets are currently available. There was a recent short-term issue with supply of these products and we issued a National Patient Safety Alert advising the National Health Service on how to manage patients who required pyridostigmine 60mg tablets during this time. Supply of pyridostigmine oral solution remained available to meet additional demand. Currently one supplier is in stock and is available to meet national demand of this product. Alternative suppliers are currently out of stock but anticipate resupply in mid-July.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 26/06/2023 15:29:48 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1646302

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Postal Services: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department has had recent discussions with Ofcom on the affordability of 1st class postal products.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	190536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>Ministers and officials meet with Ofcom regularly to discuss a range of issues in relation to its role as the regulatory authority for the postal sector, including the overall provision of the universal service obligation.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake grouped question UIN 190537 question first answered 26/06/2023 14:14:32 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1646303

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Royal Mail: Universal Service Obligation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has had discussions with Ofcom on monitoring whether Royal Mail is meeting its universal service obligation.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	190537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>Ministers and officials meet with Ofcom regularly to discuss a range of issues in relation to its role as the regulatory authority for the postal sector, including the overall provision of the universal service obligation.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake grouped question UIN 190536 question first answered 26/06/2023 14:14:32 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1646304

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Royal Mail: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will hold discussions with Royal Mail on offering a letter delivery service six days a week.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	190538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>Ministers and officials meet with Royal Mail regularly to discuss a range of issues in relation to its role as the universal service provider.</p><p> </p><p>The Government currently has no plans to change the minimum requirements of the universal postal service which are set out in the Postal Services Act 2011, including the provision of a letter delivery service six days a week.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 26/06/2023 14:18:11 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1646313

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
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	Maternity Services: Bereavement Counselling
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 publish a list of maternity hospitals in England which (a) have, (b) do not have and (c) are planning to create Bereavement Suites.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	190633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>This information is not held by NHS England. We previously funded SANDs, the Stillbirth and Neonatal Death charity to work with other baby loss charities and Royal Colleges to produce and support the roll-out of a National Bereavement Care Pathway (NBCP) to reduce the variation in the quality of bereavement care provided by the National Health Service.</p><p>The pathway covers a range of circumstances of a baby loss including miscarriage, stillbirth, termination of pregnancy for medical reasons, neonatal death, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). As of 1 January 2023, 84% or 108 NHS England trusts have committed to adopting the nine NBCP standards. One of the nine standards is that bereavement rooms are available in every healthcare setting where a pregnancy or baby loss may occur.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 26/06/2023 16:35:30 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn