Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label previous answer version answering member constituency answering member printed answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1546759

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
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 Novovax vaccine is yet available for use in the UK, and if not, when will it be
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	99829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>On 15 September 2022, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation advised that in exceptional circumstances the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, Nuvaxovid, may be used when no clinically suitable United Kingdom-approved alternative is available. The deployment of Nuvaxovid commenced on 28 September 2022.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 07/12/2022 11:48:47 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 39740 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1546761

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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, whether he has made an assessment of the primary factors driving growth in measured spend covered by the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	99838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>As part of the consultation process undertaken in 2020 and 2022, we updated the Branded medicines: statutory scheme. Impact assessments were conducted to understand the drivers of changes to measured sales in the voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing and access (VPAS).</p><p> </p><p>The 2020 and 2022 assessments are available at the following links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/871361/final-impact-assessment-statutory-scheme-2020.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/871361/final-impact-assessment-statutory-scheme-2020.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1079733/Statutory_Scheme_impact_assessment_medicine_pricing_v3.0_FINALdated_May_2022.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1079733/Statutory_Scheme_impact_assessment_medicine_pricing_v3.0_FINALdated_May_2022.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Under the rules of VPAS, there is no requirement for regular assessment of whether scheme members’ profits exceed the margin of tolerance. Under the 2014 Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme where such a requirement was in place, no companies were found to have exceeded the margin of tolerance in 2017 or 2018.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 99839 question first answered 08/12/2022 17:20:48 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1546762

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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, how many member companies of the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access have reported profits in excess of the margin of tolerance in each of the past five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	99839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>As part of the consultation process undertaken in 2020 and 2022, we updated the Branded medicines: statutory scheme. Impact assessments were conducted to understand the drivers of changes to measured sales in the voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing and access (VPAS).</p><p> </p><p>The 2020 and 2022 assessments are available at the following links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/871361/final-impact-assessment-statutory-scheme-2020.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/871361/final-impact-assessment-statutory-scheme-2020.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1079733/Statutory_Scheme_impact_assessment_medicine_pricing_v3.0_FINALdated_May_2022.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1079733/Statutory_Scheme_impact_assessment_medicine_pricing_v3.0_FINALdated_May_2022.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Under the rules of VPAS, there is no requirement for regular assessment of whether scheme members’ profits exceed the margin of tolerance. Under the 2014 Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme where such a requirement was in place, no companies were found to have exceeded the margin of tolerance in 2017 or 2018.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 99838 question first answered 08/12/2022 17:20:48 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1546764

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	Maternity 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, how many maternity support were working in the NHS, in each of the past five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	99840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2022 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) maternity support staff working in National Health Service (NHS) hospital trusts and commissioning bodies in England over the past five years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>August 2018</p></td><td><p>August 2019</p></td><td><p>August 2020</p></td><td><p>August 2021</p></td><td><p>August 2022</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maternity Support Staff - FTE</p></td><td><p>7,270</p></td><td><p>7,439</p></td><td><p>8,098</p></td><td><p>7,485</p></td><td><p>7,545</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: NHS Digital Workforce Statistics</p><p>Maternity support staff have been defined as all support staff that work in a ‘maternity services’ and ‘neonatal nursing’ care setting. This includes nursing associates, nursery nurses, nursing assistants/auxiliaries, healthcare assistants and support workers.</p><p>NHS England have provided funding to maternity services to support the recruitment of Maternity Support Workers (MSW) and to offer enhanced education support to align them with the Health Education England MSW competency, education, and career development framework.</p><p>To increase the maternity workforce, from 2022, an additional £127 million is being invested by NHS England which will go towards the maternity NHS workforce and improving neonatal care. This is on top of the £95 million invested in 2021, to fund the establishment of posts for 1,200 more midwives and 100 more consultant obstetricians.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 16/12/2022 09:54:33 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1546765

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	Maternity 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 data his Department holds on the age profile of maternity support workers in the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	99841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>NHS Digital publishes Hospital and Community Health Services workforce statistics for England. These include staff working in hospital trusts and integrated care systems but excludes staff working for other providers such as in primary care, general practice or social care. The following table shows the number of maternity support staff, headcount, in National Health Service hospitals and commissioning bodies in England, as of August 2022 by age group.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Under 25 years old</p></td><td><p>25 to 34 years old</p></td><td><p>35 to 44 years old</p></td><td><p>45 to 54 years old</p></td><td><p>55 to 64 years old</p></td><td><p>65 years old and over</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>587</p></td><td><p>2,141</p></td><td><p>2,349</p></td><td><p>2,177</p></td><td><p>2,001</p></td><td><p>292</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS Digital Workforce Statistics</p><p>Note:</p><p>Maternity support staff have been defined as all support staff working in maternity services and neonatal nursing care settings. This includes nursing associates, nursery nurses, nursing assistants/auxiliaries, healthcare assistants and support workers.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 08/12/2022 16:44:03 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1546766

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	Maternity 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, how many NHS maternity support workers there were in each region of England in the most recent period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	99842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) maternity support staff working in National Health Service hospitals and commissioning bodies in each region in England, as of August 2022.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p>Number of FTE Maternity Support Staff</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>865</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>1,271</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Midlands</p></td><td><p>1,488</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East and Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>1,135</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>967</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>1,106</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>713</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: NHS Digital Workforce Statistics</p><p>Note:</p><p>Maternity support staff have been defined as all support staff working in maternity services and neonatal nursing care settings. This includes nursing associates, nursery nurses, nursing assistants/auxiliaries, healthcare assistants and support workers.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 08/12/2022 16:40:48 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1546767

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	Maternity 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 (a) comprehensiveness and (b) adequacy of the figures he holds on the number of maternity support workers in the NHS in England.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	99843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment on the comprehensiveness of data for maternity support workers has been made.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Digital publishes Hospital and Community Health Services workforce statistics for England. These include staff working in hospital trusts and integrated care. This data is drawn from the Electronic Staff Record, the HR system for National Health Services (NHS) providers. Responsibility for data accuracy lies with organisations providing the data.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The data held and published are an accurate summary of the validated data extracted from the NHS HR and Payroll system. Data quality is monitored by NHS Digital, NHS Business Services Authority and NHS trusts themselves. NHS Digital seeks to minimise inaccuracies and the effect of missing and invalid data but responsibility for data accuracy lies with organisations providing the data.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England have provided funding to maternity services to support the recruitment of Maternity Support Workers (MSW) and to offer enhanced education support to align them with the Health Education England MSW competency, education, and career development framework.</p><p> </p><p>To increase the maternity workforce, from 2022, an additional £127 million is being invested by NHS England which will go towards the maternity NHS workforce and improving neonatal care. This is on top of the £95 million invested in 2021, to fund the establishment of posts for 1,200 more midwives and 100 more consultant obstetricians.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 15/12/2022 17:14:18 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1546768

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	Medical Records: Data Protection
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 implications for his policies of the case of Dr S. Shashikanth and the decision not to share patient data with a primary care trust; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of enabling general practitioners to determine at a practice-level whether to share patient data across an integrated care system.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	99713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2022 answer text <p>‘Data saves lives: reshaping health and social care with data’, published in June 2022, prioritises appropriate data sharing across health, social care and public health systems to ensure patient safety. As of March 2022, all integrated care systems in England have implemented a basic shared care record, connecting National Health Service trusts and general practices.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 14/12/2022 16:49:26 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1546775

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	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, how many and what proportion of general practice appointments were carried out by (a) GPs in face-to-face consultations and (b) non-GPs in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	99785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2022 answer text <p>The following table shows the available data from January to October 2022 and August to December 2021 on the number and proportion of appointments conducted face-to-face by general practitioners (GPs), excluding COVID-19 vaccinations.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>January to October 2022</p></td><td><p>August to December 2021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of face-to-face appointments with GPs</p></td><td><p>72,510,020</p></td><td><p>33,609,864</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage of face-to-face appointments with GPs</p></td><td><p>54.5%</p></td><td><p>49.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The following table shows the number and proportion of appointments undertaken by non-GP staff in general practices in England, excluding COVID-19 vaccinations since 2018.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>January to October 2022</p></td><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of appointments</p></td><td><p>128.87 million</p></td><td><p>141.27 million</p></td><td><p>125.31 million</p></td><td><p>138.03 million</p></td><td><p>131.46 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proportion of appointments</p></td><td><p>47.5%</p></td><td><p>45.4%</p></td><td><p>45.3%</p></td><td><p>45.4%</p></td><td><p>45.6%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 15/12/2022 15:38:07 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1546776

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	General Dental Council: 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 implications for his policies of the findings of the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care in its Performance review 2020/21 of the General Dental Council (GDC) on the GDC's timeliness in fitness to practise cases; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	99719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>The General Dental Council (GDC) is the independent regulator of dentists and dental care professionals in the United Kingdom. The GDC is responsible for investigating concerns about treatment or the conduct of its registrants. The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA) is an independent organisation which oversees the work of healthcare regulators for health professionals in the UK and social workers in England. The PSA reports annually on the performance of the regulators, including fitness to practise.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is aware of the PSA’s findings and welcomes the GDC’s actions to expedite its fitness to practise caseload. The Department is reforming the regulatory frameworks of healthcare professional regulators, including the GDC, to enable regulators to respond to changes in the health and care workforce whilst maintaining public protection. Officials are working with the regulators on legislative changes to allow greater flexibility to modernise fitness to practise processes and improve efficiency.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 07/12/2022 14:31:58 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes