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1216594

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2020
	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: Air Pollution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	Whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the report of the all-party group on air pollution entitled, Air Quality Strategy to Reduce Coronavirus Infection and its reference to Queen Mary University's research on the biological link between air pollution and coronavirus.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	uin	903702
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>Long-term air pollution exposure is the leading environmental risk to human health. We are working with relevant experts to understand the relationship between air quality and increased risks from COVID-19 based on emerging science. This will be supported by the National Institute for Health Research and UK Research and Innovation joint open call for projects on mitigating the health, social, economic, cultural and environmental impacts of COVID-19.</p><p>We note that there is emerging evidence suggesting an association between COVID-19 mortality and exposure to air pollution, but many of the emerging papers are, as yet, generally not peer-reviewed and are of variable quality. Currently, there is no clear evidence to suggest that air pollution has a direct link to the spread or severity of COVID-19 in the United Kingdom.  In April, the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs initiated work to conduct detailed statistical analysis of the United Kingdom data, delivered in collaboration with the Department for Health and Social Care, Public Health England and the Office for National Statistics, and with input from the relevant Air Quality Expert Group and Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollution experts. The work will be published in due course. The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs continues to have extensive discussions with the Department for Health and Social Care and other departments on the relationship between air quality and health.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 24/06/2020 09:26:07 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 31468 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1456312

	registered interest
	date	31/03/2022
	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: Air Conditioning
	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 study by Morris and others entitled, The removal of airborne SARS-COV-2 and other microbial bioaerosols on air filtration on COVID-19 surge units, published on 30 October 2021, if he will hold discussions with relevant stakeholders on the finding of that study on the effectiveness of using mechanical ventilation systems or standalone air filtration with ePM1 80 per cent minimum efficiency to remove some 96 per cent of the airborne covid-19 virus within two air changes.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	uin	150966
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>Representatives of NHS Test and Trace and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) have held discussions with experts in air purification technologies, including representatives from research prior to commissioning research on environmental technologies. The UKHSA will continue to engage with relevant stakeholders. The outcomes of the study by Morris et al have informed the Addenbrookes Air Disinfection Study, which is currently underway. The study’s main authors are members of the working group established by Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to oversee the study.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup grouped question UIN 150965 question first answered 19/04/2022 09:08:47 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1147936

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2019
	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	Speech and Language Therapy: Children
	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 report of the Children's Commissioner entitled We need to talk: Access to speech and language therapy, published in June 2019, what plans he has to require all local areas to have a strategic plan in place which assesses the level of speech, language and communication in their area.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	uin	293420
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises that speech, language and communication skills are a primary indicator of child wellbeing.</p><p>The Prevention Green Paper made clear that the Government will continue to prioritise improving early speech and language outcomes as a preventative measure with strategic leadership across education, health and social care to narrow inequalities. The Government will also continue to work with local areas to support them to put in place joined-up strategies and services at local level that give children and families the support they need. The Prevention Green Paper is currently out for consultation regarding how action can be taken forward.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 08/10/2019 10:34:53 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1156216

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2019
	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	Speech and Language Therapy: Finance
	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 report of the Children's Commissioner entitled We need to talk: Access to speech and language therapy, published in June 2019, what plans he has to ensure that spending on speech and language therapy services can be tracked at the (a) local and (b) national level.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	uin	4912
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>Departmental officials met with representatives of the Children’s Commissioner in October 2019 and will continue work with the Children’s Commissioner’s Office as part of engagement with other statutory bodies to address challenges involved in improving transparency of expenditure data.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 31/10/2019 11:43:02 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1016361

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	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 Illness
	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 report entitled Health at a Glance: Europe 2018, published by the OECD on 22 November 2018, whether he plans to respond to the findings on the estimated direct and indirect costs of mental health.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	uin	196659
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not plan to respond to the report.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 07/12/2018 12:51:18 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1546593

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2022
	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	Children: Coronavirus
	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 report by the First 1001 Movement and the Institute of Health Visiting entitled Casting Long Shadows, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of that report's finding that a higher number of babies and young children born or growing up during the covid-19 outbreak had delayed social skills and were at risk of harm or affected by parental mental health.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	uin	98646
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>In order to address the impact of poor parental health on early child development, we are investing £301.75 million in the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme in England. This includes £100 million for perinatal mental health and parent-infant relationships and commissioning guidance for the Healthy Child Programme led by health visitors. Guidance recommends that local service commissioners use multi-agency risk assessment and the consideration of vulnerabilities to inform recovery planning from COVID-19.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 06/12/2022 16:47:40 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien previous answer version 39308 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1184033

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2020
	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	Speech and Language Therapy: Recruitment
	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 recent We are the NHS recruitment campaign, for what reasons speech and language therapists are not among the roles being recruited.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	uin	27481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2020 answer text <p>The National Health Service recruitment campaign ‘We are the NHS’, targets those allied health Professional roles in England, most in need based on the NHS Long Term Plan and interim NHS People Plan and those in hard to fill roles. It is for the devolved administrations in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland to decide on their recruitment needs and how they go about securing their workforce</p><p>The NHS People Plan, due to be published by the NHS in 2020, will set out a clear framework for growing and sustaining a well-skilled workforce across the whole NHS in England. At November 2019 there were 6,284 full time equivalent speech and language therapists in England, this is a 5% increase since 2016.</p><p>In December 2019 the Government announced additional maintenance grant funding of at least £5,000 per academic year for students studying nursing, midwifery and most allied health professions, including speech and language therapy, which will be available from September 2020 for new and continuing students at English universities. In addition, students with child dependents will benefit from an extra £1,000.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 13/03/2020 12:15:43 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1520449

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2022
	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	Meat: EU Law
	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 proposals contained in the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill 2022 to set a date for the assimilation or repeal of remaining retained EU law, if she will take steps to ensure that standards on the accepted use of contaminants on meat, such as chlorine, in the UK are maintained after that date.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	uin	60901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>Lactic acid on bovine carcases is the only chemical treatment permitted in abattoirs to reduce surface contamination. The conditions of use are set down in retained Commission Regulation (EU) No 101/2013. The use of chlorine wash is not permitted. The United Kingdom will continue to require high animal welfare and health standards on farms. Robust food hygiene practices are applied throughout the food production chain to ensure that no single measure is responsible for the safety of food. This requirement applies to both food produced domestically and for import into the UK.</p> answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson question first answered 18/10/2022 15:02:37 answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson previous answer version 23188 answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1599573

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2023
	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	Air Pollution: Health
	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 paper Associations between air pollution and multimorbidity in the UK Biobank: A cross-sectional study, if he will make an estimate of the costs of air pollution to the (a) NHS and (b) UK.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	uin	153662
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>In 2018, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) published an estimation of the potential health burden and costs to the National Health Service and social care system arising due to diseases related Particulate Matter (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2).</p><p>Between 2017 and 2025, the total cost to the NHS and Social Care from air pollution in England is estimated to be £1.60 billion for PM2.5 and NO2 combined (£1.54 billion for PM2.5 and £60.81 million for NO2), where there is robust evidence for an association between exposure and disease; where the evidence is less robust the cost is £2.81 billion for PM2.5 and £2.75 billion for NO2.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 02/03/2023 09:28:56 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1599574

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2023
	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	Air Pollution: Mental Health
	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 paper Associations between air pollution and multimorbidity in the UK Biobank: A cross-sectional study, if he will make an assessment of the consequences for his policies of links between mental health and air pollution.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	uin	153663
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. However, the developing evidence on this issue is kept under review and this paper will be taken into account as part of the overall evidence base.</p><p>The UK Health Security Agency’s Cleaner Air Programme is working to increase and improve awareness and understanding of the evidence base on the health impacts of air pollution in the United Kingdom, including its links with multimorbidity and mental health. There is ongoing collaborative work across Government to address these health impacts.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 153661 question first answered 06/03/2023 16:27:57 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien previous answer version 59230 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies