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1524686

registered interest
date	20/10/2022
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	Midwives: Walsall South
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 her Department is taking to help support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of midwives in Walsall South constituency.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	67892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>NHS England retains oversight of local workforce plans and is updated on vacancy rates. However, recruitment and retention is undertaken at trust level.</p><p>In 2022, an additional £127 million has been invested in the National Health Service maternity workforce and improving neonatal care, including in Walsall South. This is in addition to the £95 million invested in 2021 to fund a further 1,200 midwives and 100 consultant obstetricians. The NHS People Plan focuses on improving the retention of NHS staff by prioritising staff health and wellbeing. In 2022/23, £45 million has been allocated to support the continuation of 40 mental health hubs, the Professional Nurse Advocates programme and expanding the NHS Practitioner Health service.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 02/11/2022 16:23:22 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 27491 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

1524687

registered interest
date	20/10/2022
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: Walsall South
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) financial and (b) other steps her Department is taking to help tackle NHS workforce shortages in Walsall South constituency.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	67893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department has commissioned NHS England to develop a long-term workforce plan. The plan will consider the number of staff and the roles required and will set out the actions and reforms needed to improve workforce supply and retention, including in Walsall South.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 27/10/2022 13:25:47 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 27493 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

1524730

registered interest
date	20/10/2022
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	Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access
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 potential impact of changes in the 2019 Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access rebate rate on foreign direct investment into UK life science R&D.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	67898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>No recent assessment has been made. Changes to payment percentages reflects the Scheme working as intended to adjust for increased sales of branded medicines to the National Health Service. This will result in payment percentages at rates projected when the Scheme was agreed with industry.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 27/10/2022 11:58:40 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 27495 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1524731

registered interest
date	20/10/2022
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	Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access
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 discussions she has with representatives of (a) pharmaceutical and (b) life science companies on changes in the 2019 Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access rebate rate.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	67899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department’s Ministerial meetings are published on GOV.UK at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-overseas-travel-and-meetings#2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-overseas-travel-and-meetings#2022</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 01/11/2022 12:01:27 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 27496 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1524032

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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	Midwives: Worsley and Eccles South
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 her Department is taking to help support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of midwives in Worsley and Eccles South constituency.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	66930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2022 answer text <p>NHS England retains oversight of local workforce plans and is updated on vacancy rates. However, recruitment and retention is undertaken at trust level.</p><p>In 2022, an additional £127 million has been invested in the National Health Service maternity workforce and improving neonatal care, including in Worsley and Eccles South. This is in addition to the £95 million invested in 2021 to fund a further 1,200 midwives and 100 consultant obstetricians. The NHS People Plan focuses on improving the retention of NHS staff by prioritising staff health and wellbeing. In 2022/23, £45 million has been allocated to support the continuation of 40 mental health hubs, the Professional Nurse Advocates programme and expanding the NHS Practitioner Health service.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 28/10/2022 11:47:25 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 26771 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1524038

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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	Surgery: Garston and Halewood
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 her Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for elective surgeries in Garston and Halewood.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	66909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2022 answer text <p>The ‘Delivery plan for tackling the COVID-19 backlog of elective care’ sets out how the National Health Service will recover and expand elective services over the next three years, including in Garston and Halewood. We have allocated more than £8 billion from 2022/23 to 2024/25, in addition to the £2 billion Elective Recovery Fund and £700 million Targeted Investment Fund already made available in 2021/2022 to increase elective activity. This funding aims to deliver the equivalent of approximately nine million additional checks and procedures and 30% further elective activity by 2024/25 than pre-pandemic levels. A proportion of this funding will be invested in workforce capacity and training and we have committed to invest £5.9 billion for new beds, equipment and technology.</p><p>The target to eliminate waiting times of two years or more for elective procedures was met in July 2022 and we aim to eliminate waiting time of eighteen months or more by April 2023. This will be achieved through increasing capacity, seeking alternate capacity in other trusts or the independent sector and engaging with patients to understand choices made regarding their care.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 28/10/2022 11:53:40 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 26758 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1524042

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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: Garston and Halewood
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) financial and (b) other steps her Department is taking to help tackle NHS workforce shortages in Garston and Halewood constituency.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	66913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department has commissioned NHS England to develop a long-term workforce plan. The plan will consider the number of staff and the roles required and will set out the actions and reforms needed to improve workforce supply and retention, including in Garston and Halewood.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 27/10/2022 13:04:09 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 26765 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1524046

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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	Tixagevimab/cilgavimab
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 (a) sought and (b) received advice from immunologists on the effectiveness of Evusheld.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	67224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government’s decision not to procure Evusheld at this time was based on independent clinical advice by the multi-agency RAPID C-19 <del class="ministerial">and a United Kingdom national expert policy working group. RAPID C-19</del> <ins class="ministerial">. </ins><ins class="ministerial">DHSC also </ins>sought advice from <del class="ministerial">the</del> <ins class="ministerial">a United Kingdom national </ins>expert <ins class="ministerial">policy </ins>working group, which includes a range of expertise including immunology, virology and relevant specialisms such as oncology. The membership of these groups also included experts in interpreting and analysing complex data, including clinicians and pharmacists, evidence assessors, and researchers.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince previous answer version 26776 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 29371 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince question first answered 01/11/2022 12:26:19 question first ministerially corrected 21/02/2023 14:40:12 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1524083

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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	Surgery: York
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 her Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for elective surgeries in (a) York and (b) York Central constituency.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	67080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>The ‘Delivery plan for tackling the COVID-19 backlog of elective care’ outlines how the National Health Service will recover and expand elective services over the next three years, including in York. We have allocated more than £8 billion from 2022/23 to 2024/25, in addition to the £2 billion Elective Recovery Fund and £700 million Targeted Investment Fund already made available in 2021/2022 to increase elective activity. This funding aims to deliver the equivalent of approximately nine million additional checks and procedures and 30% further elective activity by 2024/25 than pre-pandemic levels. A proportion of this funding will be invested in workforce capacity and training and we have committed to invest £5.9 billion for new beds, equipment and technology.</p><p>The target to eliminate waiting times of two years or more for elective procedures was met in July 2022 and we aim to eliminate waiting time of eighteen months or more by April 2023. This will be achieved through increasing capacity, seeking alternate capacity in other trusts or the independent sector and engaging with patients to understand choices made regarding their care.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 26/10/2022 16:06:31 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 26767 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1524170

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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	Midwives: Nottingham South
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 her Department is taking to help support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of midwives in Nottingham South constituency.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	66954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>NHS England retains oversight of local workforce plans and is updated on vacancy rates. However, recruitment and retention is undertaken at trust level.</p><p>In 2022, an additional £127 million has been invested in the National Health Service maternity workforce and improving neonatal care, including in Nottingham South. This is in addition to the £95 million invested in 2021 to fund a further 1,200 midwives and 100 consultant obstetricians. The NHS People Plan focuses on improving the retention of NHS staff by prioritising staff health and wellbeing. In 2022/23, £45 million has been allocated to support the continuation of 40 mental health hubs, the Professional Nurse Advocates programme and expanding the NHS Practitioner Health service.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 03/11/2022 12:25:18 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 26711 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood