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1562815

registered interest
date	19/12/2022
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	Dentistry: Training
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 steps his Department has taken to train new dentists; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Loughborough
tabling member printed	Jane Hunt
uin	113404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2023 answer text <p>Approximately 800 dentists are trained each year. However, the cap on dental school places was temporarily lifted for students who completed A-Levels in 2020 and in 2021 and who had an offer from a university in England to study dentistry, subject to their grades. As a result, 895 dental students entered training in 2020 and 980 dental students entered training in 2021.</p><p>The Government has committed to publishing a workforce plan next year, which will include independently verified forecasts for the number of healthcare professionals required in future years, taking account of improvements in retention and productivity. This will include dental care professionals.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 09/01/2023 09:15:28 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt

1562816

registered interest
date	19/12/2022
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	Dental 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, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the data available on the trends in the levels of practitioners in the dental workforce.
tabling member constituency	Loughborough
tabling member printed	Jane Hunt
uin	113405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department and it’s arms length bodies utilise data collected by NHS Digital on the dental workforce, including on levels of practitioners in the dental workforce, which are available via the following links:</p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-dental-statistics" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-dental-statistics</a></p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/dental-working-hours" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/dental-working-hours</a></p><p>This data is adequate for the role of informing policy in relation to National Health Service dentistry.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 09/01/2023 09:20:01 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt

1562821

registered interest
date	19/12/2022
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	Community Care: 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, how much the Government has spent on developing community services for autistic people and people with learning disabilities since (a) the publication of the Building the Right Support National Plan in 2015 and (b) the Care Quality Commission’s report on Winterbourne View in 2011.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	113218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows NHS England’s national investment since 2019/20 to support the NHS Long Term Plan commitments for people with a learning disability and autistic people. These include the development of community health services which will help people to live in the community, help prevent people going into mental health hospitals and support timely discharge.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2019/20 budget</p></td><td><p>2020/21 budget</p></td><td><p>2021/22 budget</p></td><td><p>2022/23 budget</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Community services</p></td><td><p>£17 million</p></td><td><p>£20 million</p></td><td><p>£62 million</p></td><td><p>£51 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Children and young people keyworkers</p></td><td><p>£0 million</p></td><td><p>£3 million</p></td><td><p>£14 million</p></td><td><p>£29 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> Source: NHS England</p><p>Note: Community Services includes:</p><p>- Community development Care (Education);</p><p>- Treatment Reviews Learning from Lives and Deaths – people with a learning disability and autistic people (LeDeR); and</p><p>- Diagnostic pathway for autistic children and young people.</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the national Funding Transfer Agreement (FTA) funding which supports the discharge of long stay patients into the community.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2019/20 budget</p></td><td><p>2020/21 budget</p></td><td><p>2021/22 budget</p></td><td><p>2022/23 budget</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FTA funding</p></td><td><p>£80 million</p></td><td><p>£83 million</p></td><td><p>£84 million</p></td><td><p>£84 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> Source: NHS England</p><p>The Building the Right Support Delivery Board has set up a task and finish group to look at how to improve national oversight of NHS and local authority spend related to Building the Right Support.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 09/01/2023 09:10:08 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1562826

registered interest
date	19/12/2022
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	Endometriosis and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
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 estimate he has made of the average waiting time for a consultancy appointment for women suffering with (a) polycystic ovary syndrome and (b) endometriosis.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	113222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2023 answer text <p>No specific estimate has been made.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 09/01/2023 09:11:42 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1562828

registered interest
date	19/12/2022
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
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 ensure that a greater number of surgeries for UK patients take place in the UK rather than overseas.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	113224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department continues to invest in capacity in the National Health Service, to allow patients to receive the high-quality surgery and treatment they need, as quickly as possible. 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. 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 times of eighteen months or more by April 2023. They also include encouraging innovation, with a new approach to building capacity which includes elective surgical hubs. The 89 surgical hubs already operational across England are separate from urgent and emergency care, meaning more activity, including planned surgery, can continue to take place.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 09/01/2023 09:07:27 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1562831

registered interest
date	19/12/2022
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	Alprazolam and Temazepam: Shortages
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 impact of shortages in prescription drugs (a) Temazepam and (b) Alprazolam on patients who are regularly prescribed those drugs; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	113278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department has well-established procedures to deal with medicine supply issues and works closely with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, the pharmaceutical industry, NHS England and others within the supply chain to help prevent shortages and to ensure that the risks to patients are minimised when they do arise.</p><p> </p><p>We are not aware of any shortages of temazepam. Pharmacies can order stock through their usual wholesaler routes. Alprazolam is not permitted for prescribing in National Health Service primary care. We are aware of limited supplies of alprazolam 250 microgram and 500 microgram tablets for use in hospitals and private healthcare. This issue is expected to fully resolve by mid-January 2023.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 09/01/2023 09:16:29 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1562832

registered interest
date	19/12/2022
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	Health: Research
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 implications for his Department's policies of the signing of the UK-South Africa health partnership; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	113181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2023 answer text <p>The agreement signed on an enhanced health partnership with South Africa contributes to the Department’s strategic priorities to protect the public’s health and improve healthcare outcomes.</p><p>Implications of the partnership will help to identify solutions to national health challenges through collaborative research projects between United Kingdom and South African scientists and support preparedness for future epidemics by building capability for disease surveillance. The agreement also commits to increase the exchange of knowledge and expertise in areas of shared interest, which will enable the partnership to continue aligning with the Department’s priorities.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 09/01/2023 09:30:47 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1562835

registered interest
date	19/12/2022
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	Surgical Mesh Implants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will take steps to financially support women who have been negatively affected by polypropylene vaginal mesh implants.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	113226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2023 answer text <p>Last year, we worked with NHS Resolution to launch a claims gateway on its website to provide further support to patients who may wish to bring a clinical negligence claim in relation to polypropylene vaginal mesh implants. We are also taking a range of action to improve the future safety of medicines and medical devices, setting high standards for industry to market and manufacture products, with the aim of reducing harm in the future.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 09/01/2023 09:12:36 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1562861

registered interest
date	19/12/2022
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	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, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation on healthier food advertising before October 2025.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	113282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2023 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 113386 question first answered 09/01/2023 09:02:09 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1562882

registered interest
date	19/12/2022
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	Dentistry: Qualifications
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 implications of proposed changes to the General Dental Council (Overseas Registration Examination Regulations) on dental staffing numbers.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	113284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department has worked with the General Dental Council (GDC) to develop and consult on legislative proposals to allow the regulator greater flexibility to amend its existing international registration processes and explore alternative registration pathways as appropriate. The resulting draft Order was debated in the House of Commons on 6 December 2022. It is scheduled for debate in the House of Lords on 9 January 2023. Subject to the completion of the Parliamentary approvals process, we aim to introduce the legislative changes in February 2023.</p><p>The Department has not made any assessment of the implications of the proposed changes on dental staffing numbers. It will be for the GDC, as an independent regulator, to decide how best to use the flexibility that these proposals allow. Following the legislative changes, we understand the GDC will consult on changes to how its Overseas Registration Exam operates, which would enable it to increase the number of dentists it can assess, potentially allowing overseas dentists to join its register more quickly.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 09/01/2023 09:17:33 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald