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1550358

registered interest
date	09/12/2022
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	Integrated Care Boards: Diabetes
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 integrated care boards in London provide diabetic advice services to members of the South Asian community; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	107055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2022 answer text <p>There are four integrated care boards in London providing diabetes services to all residents, including members of the South Asian communities.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 16/12/2022 13:09:46 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1549989

registered interest
date	08/12/2022
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Trade
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 staff in his Department have been allocated to deal with issues related to international trade in (a) each of the past five years and (b) the next two years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	106299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department has a central coordinating team working directly on issues related to international trade. The following table shows the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) staff in the central coordinating team in each of the last five years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>FTE officials</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>11.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>11.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In the next two years, the number of staff will be dependent on business planning. The central team is supported by advice from Departmental officials on specific policy areas as needed.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 23/12/2022 14:43:08 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1535301

registered interest
date	24/10/2022
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	Healthy Start Scheme
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 22 March 2022 to Question 140359 on Healthy Start Scheme, whether she has made an assessment of the impact of recent trends in inflation on the effectiveness of Healthy Start scheme vouchers; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	69486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 02/11/2022 11:54:07 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1535302

registered interest
date	24/10/2022
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	Healthy Start Scheme
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 22 March 2022 to Question 140359 on Healthy Start Scheme, what plans she has to increase the value of Healthy Start scheme vouchers in line with inflation; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	69487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>While there are no current plans to increase the value of Healthy Start, this is kept under continuous review. In April 2021 the value of the Healthy Start increased from £3.10 to £4.25, providing additional support to pregnant women and families on lower incomes to make healthy food choices. Due to the increase, eligible families with children aged under one year old receive £8.50 compared to £6.20 previously.</p> answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson grouped question UIN 69491 question first answered 27/10/2022 11:51:59 answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1535305

registered interest
date	24/10/2022
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	Healthy Start Scheme
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 beneficiaries who were previously receiving Healthy Start paper vouchers have not yet re-enrolled via the new online registration system.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	69488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>The NHS Business Services Authority estimate that as of 13 November 2022 there were 38,089 households which previously were in receipt of paper vouchers which have not successfully applied to the NHS Healthy Start prepaid card scheme. At the same date there were 131,658 households on the prepaid card scheme which were not previously in receipt of paper vouchers.</p><p>As of March 2022, uptake of the Healthy Start scheme was estimated to be 72%, higher than the 55% uptake in March 2021.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 30/11/2022 12:46:15 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1535306

registered interest
date	24/10/2022
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	Healthy Start Scheme: Migrants
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 applications for the Healthy Start payment have been made from applicants with No Recourse to Public Funds with British children; and how many beneficiaries are currently in receipt of payments.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	69489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department has received 44 fully completed applications for the Healthy Start payment which meet the eligibility criteria for the temporary extension to the Healthy Start scheme. There are currently 31 beneficiaries in receipt of payments from the temporary extension to the Healthy Start scheme.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 02/11/2022 11:53:37 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1535308

registered interest
date	24/10/2022
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	Healthy Start Scheme: Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the consultation on the extension of Healthy Start eligibility to families with No Recourse to Public Funds will take place; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	69490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>We are currently considering options and further information will be available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 19/12/2022 17:04:11 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1535313

registered interest
date	24/10/2022
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	Healthy Start Scheme
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 she has made of the potential merits of increasing the value of Healthy Start payments to keep them in line with the current high levels of food price inflation; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	69491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>While there are no current plans to increase the value of Healthy Start, this is kept under continuous review. In April 2021 the value of the Healthy Start increased from £3.10 to £4.25, providing additional support to pregnant women and families on lower incomes to make healthy food choices. Due to the increase, eligible families with children aged under one year old receive £8.50 compared to £6.20 previously.</p> answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson grouped question UIN 69487 question first answered 27/10/2022 11:51:59 answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1507918

registered interest
date	23/09/2022
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	Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Strategic Outline Case for a new Queen Elizabeth Hospital, published on 7 June 2022, if she will provide the funding to rebuild the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kings Lynn as recommended in the Strategic Outline Case submitted to her Department; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	55110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust has submitted an expression of interest for Queen Elizabeth Hospital to be considered in the next cohort of eight new hospitals. We are currently reviewing these expressions of interest and aim to announce the final decision later in the year. A Strategic Outline Case has not yet been submitted to the Department.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/10/2022 11:16:55 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1507919

registered interest
date	23/09/2022
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	Northwick Park Hospital
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 she had made of the potential merits of providing additional funding for the modernisation of Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	55109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>We are allocating £12 billion of operational capital to the National Health Service in England for 2022/23 to 2024/25, of which £219 million has been allocated to North West London Integrated Care Board (ICB) for 2022/23. Following the national planning guidance, the ICB will determine how this funding is spent locally. London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust has also received targeted national funding for improvement and elective recovery.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/10/2022 11:20:00 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas