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1308265

registered interest
date	13/04/2021
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 Hospitals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has for the future role of community hospitals.
tabling member constituency	Tiverton and Honiton
tabling member printed	Neil Parish
uin	914210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>Community hospitals are a hugely valuable and valued part of our health and care system. As we have seen during the pandemic, they have played a vital role in providing intermediate care for patients not yet well enough to return home and play a much broader role year-in year-out to the communities they serve. While it is for local communities to make decisions on specific local services, we are clear that our community hospitals should continue to play a central role in healthcare provision for many years to come.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 13/04/2021 15:00:39 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4072 label Biography information for Neil Parish

1308266

registered interest
date	13/04/2021
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	What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on NHS pay.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	914211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>The independent Pay Review Bodies (PRBs) will make a recommendation on pay for National Health Service staff in the spring. In reaching their recommendations the PRBs will take into account the cost of living and inflation, recruitment and retention, morale and motivation, affordability and value for the taxpayer.  The Department works closely with HM Treasury when submitting evidence to the PRBs.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 13/04/2021 15:42:52 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1308267

registered interest
date	13/04/2021
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	Housing: Overcrowding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the public health impact of household overcrowding during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	914212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>Throughout the pandemic, the Government has continuously monitored emerging evidence to understand the effect of household overcrowding on public health. The Government has carefully considered robust advice from medical advisers and the scientific community to ensure we are taking the right action at the right time. We have published a range of guidance to minimise the risk of COVID-19 transmission, including for those living in overcrowded housing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 13/04/2021 15:17:52 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1308268

registered interest
date	13/04/2021
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 and Social Services: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to ensure his Department adequately supports the health and social care workforce during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	914214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>We have done our utmost to support health and social care workers throughout the pandemic. This support includes refreshments for National Health Service staff, funding for social care providers to pay full pay when staff are isolating and a comprehensive package of mental health support across health and social care.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 13/04/2021 15:16:09 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1308269

registered interest
date	13/04/2021
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: Oxfordshire County Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of adult social care funding allocated to Oxfordshire County Council.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	914215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>Our priority is ensuring that councils have the resources to manage the immediate and long-term impacts of the pandemic.</p><p>In 2020-21, Oxfordshire County Council received £16.5 million specifically for adult social care, to support its COVID-19 response.</p><p>This year, alongside the ability to raise funding through the precept, it will receive £12.6 million through the Social Care Grant and £4.1 million through the Infection Control and Testing Fund.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 13/04/2021 15:17:02 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1308270

registered interest
date	13/04/2021
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to reform mental health legislation.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd South
tabling member printed	Simon Baynes
uin	914217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>On 13 January we published our White Paper on reforming the Mental Health Act 1983. Our public consultation is open for a further week in which we are inviting views to ensure we develop the right proposals.</p><p>We will respond to this with a formal report which will inform the development of our planned Mental Health Bill.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 13/04/2021 15:18:43 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4800 label Biography information for Simon Baynes

1308271

registered interest
date	13/04/2021
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	Cancer: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to tackle the cancer care and treatment backlog.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	914218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>Cancer is a priority. As well as a £325 million investment in diagnostic machines, we have provided an additional £1 billion to the National Health Service to tackle the elective backlog,and ensure there is sufficient capacity in place to diagnose and treat the additional people coming into the system. To encourage patients to come forward to their general practitioner if they have symptoms, we launched the successful ‘Help us Help you’ campaign. NHS England also recently published Priorities and Operational Planning Guidance, highlighting that cancer recovery remains a priority for the NHS as a whole. Systems should meet the increased level of referrals and treatment required to address the shortfall in number of first treatments by March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 13/04/2021 15:40:52 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1308454

registered interest
date	13/04/2021
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, whether certain variants of covid-19 are less susceptible to vaccines.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	180499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>All currently deployed COVID-19 vaccines in the United Kingdom are effective against the prevalent strains in the country.</p><p>Public Health England has published early estimates of vaccine effectiveness which includes the United Kingdom variant of concern VOC202012/01 and has shown no substantial change in vaccine effectiveness against this variant, which is now the dominant strain of COVID-19 in the UK. If other emerging variants do reduce vaccine efficacy, it would still be anticipated that the vaccines currently in deployment would continue to provide protection to some extent.</p><p>The Government are already taking several steps to understand the efficacy of the current UK vaccine portfolio against new and emerging virus variants. This includes a partnership with CureVac to develop a variation of an existing vaccine tailored to the most appropriate variant target.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 20/04/2021 15:31:12 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1308457

registered interest
date	13/04/2021
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	Palliative Care: Finance
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 adequacy of statutory funding for palliative care services provided by independent hospices.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	180456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of palliative and end of life care services, including hospices. The hospice sector has played a vital role in the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic which is reflected by the provision of up to £280 million of additional funding from March 2020 to March 2021.</p><p>The Department and NHS England and NHS Improvement proactively engage with the whole sector on an ongoing basis to understand the issues they face and their views of upcoming needs and challenges. Most hospices are independent, charitable organisations that receive some statutory funding, mainly from clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) for providing local services. CCGs are responsible for the planning and commissioning of high-quality, cost-effective services that meet the needs of their local population.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement have developed Palliative and End of Life Care Strategic Clinical Networks, working closely with local commissioners, to develop and implement sustainable commissioning models for palliative and end of life care including hospice services that respond to the needs of their local population. This work includes the development of service specifications and an investment framework.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 179430 179431 179432 179433 180457 180458 180459 question first answered 29/04/2021 09:36:10 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 97393 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1308458

registered interest
date	13/04/2021
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	Palliative Care: Finance
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 value to the public purse of palliative care services provided by independent hospices.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	180457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of palliative and end of life care services, including hospices. The hospice sector has played a vital role in the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic which is reflected by the provision of up to £280 million of additional funding from March 2020 to March 2021.</p><p>The Department and NHS England and NHS Improvement proactively engage with the whole sector on an ongoing basis to understand the issues they face and their views of upcoming needs and challenges. Most hospices are independent, charitable organisations that receive some statutory funding, mainly from clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) for providing local services. CCGs are responsible for the planning and commissioning of high-quality, cost-effective services that meet the needs of their local population.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement have developed Palliative and End of Life Care Strategic Clinical Networks, working closely with local commissioners, to develop and implement sustainable commissioning models for palliative and end of life care including hospice services that respond to the needs of their local population. This work includes the development of service specifications and an investment framework.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 179430 179431 179432 179433 180456 180458 180459 question first answered 29/04/2021 09:36:10 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 97394 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley