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1465749

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
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	Protective Clothing: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to his Department has been of legal advice given to resolve contractual disputes in regard to personal protective equipment contracts, in particular the cost of (a) external legal advice and (b) consultants.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	8985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>In 2021/22, the costs of external legal advice to support the personal protective equipment (PPE) programme was £2.5 million, which includes advice relating to the resolution of disputed contracts. This excludes the cost of advice provided by the Government Legal Department. The cost of consultants employed in the PPE programme was £15.2 million, including the costs associated with the resolution of disputed contracts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 06/06/2022 09:15:30 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1457729

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
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	Protective Clothing: Waste Disposal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the potential (a) units and (b) purchased cost of personal protective equipment which the Department plans to incinerate in (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	153872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>A specific estimate has not yet been made. The Department has appointed two providers to assess the most cost efficient and environmentally sustainable options for the disposal of personal protective equipment. Where possible we aim to recycle items before considering incineration.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 25/04/2022 11:45:56 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 64588 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1457731

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
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	PPE Medpro
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 his Department has paid to PPE MedPro for the purchase of personal protective equipment; and whether that company has met its contractual obligations for providing adequate personal protective equipment under the contractual terms set by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	153873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>The Department paid £202,850,000 to PPE MedPro for the purchase of personal protective equipment. However, we are unable to provide the information requested on contractual obligations as this commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 25/04/2022 11:55:22 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 64586 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1457732

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
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	Ayanda Capital
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 his Department has paid to Ayanda Capital Ltd for the purchase of personal protective equipment; and whether that company has met its contractual obligations for providing adequate personal protective equipment under the contractual terms set by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	153874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>The Department has paid £252,500,000 to Ayanda Capital for the purchase of personal protective equipment. We are unable to provide the contractual information requested as it is commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 25/04/2022 11:21:42 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 64585 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1457733

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
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	Excalibur Healthcare Services
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 his Department has paid to Excalibur Healthcare for the purchase of personal protective equipment; and whether that company has met its contractual obligations for providing adequate personal protective equipment under the contractual terms set by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	153875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>The Department paid £25,135,000 to Excalibur Healthcare for the purchase of personal protective equipment. However, we are unable to provide the information requested on contractual obligations as this commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 25/04/2022 11:51:11 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 64589 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1457735

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
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	Ventilators
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 ventilators purchased by his Department since 2020 have been found unsuitable for use.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	153876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>Since 2020, the Department purchased approximately 47,000 ventilators of all types in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Of these, approximately 1,500 or 3.2% of purchases have been found to be unfit for use in the National Health Service following clinical and medical engineering testing and evaluation. Approximately 5,000 Philips Respironics Bipap ventilators are currently awaiting repair by the manufacturer following a general product safety recall.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 25/04/2022 14:08:50 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 64590 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1434855

registered interest
date	23/02/2022
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	NHS Covid Pass
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 his Department is taking to work with the devolved Administrations to ensure consistency in how third and booster covid-19 doses are displayed on NHS Covid Passes across the UK while they remain essential for admission to many other countries.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	128232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2022 answer text <p>We continue to ensure agreement between the devolved administrations to maintain consistency in the designs of the digital and non-digital NHS Covid Pass which meet international standards and domestic requirements. This includes working with the Welsh Government, as the digital service through NHS.UK is provided by England to Wales. There is United Kingdom-wide alignment on the display of third doses in the NHS COVID Pass.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 23/03/2022 09:57:21 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1422680

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
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	Protective Clothing: Storage
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 units of personal protective equipment are in storage in shipping containers; and what the cost is to the public purse of that storage.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	125078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2022 answer text <p>As of 14 February 2022, 5.5 billion items of personal protective equipment (PPE) are being held in container storage. The Department does not store PPE in containers at ports. Storage costs for containers in that week were £249,000 per day.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 11/04/2022 09:44:26 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1422681

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
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	Protective Clothing: Storage
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 condition of personal protective equipment in storage as of 18 February 2022.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	125079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>The quality assurance of personal protective equipment (PPE) is ongoing. As of 28 February 2022, the latest available information shows that 34.5 billion items have been received and 18 billion items have been distributed to the frontline. The following table shows categorisation of PPE items by quantity and proportion as of 28 February.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Category</p></td><td><p>Quantity</p></td><td><p>Percentage</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stock cleared for release</p></td><td><p>11.0 billion</p></td><td><p>66.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assessment in progress or not started</p></td><td><p>1.4 billion</p></td><td><p>8.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exit stock (all items not currently suitable for provision to health and social care, for any reason)</p></td><td><p>4.0 billion</p></td><td><p>24.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Of which:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New buy product on hold for stock management purposes</p></td><td><p>1.2 billion</p></td><td><p>7.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Temporary hold – investigating regulatory issues.</p></td><td><p>357 million</p></td><td><p>2.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Potential use in other settings</p></td><td><p>1.2 billion</p></td><td><p>7.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wastage (not fit for any use)</p></td><td><p>1.1 billion</p></td><td><p>6.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total quantity</p></td><td><p>16.4 billion</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 25/04/2022 11:42:29 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1420118

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
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	Hormone Replacement Therapy: Prescriptions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on the consultation between his Department and NHS England on combining the costs for the two hormone replacement therapies, oestrogen and progesterone, into one prescription; and when that policy will be introduced.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	119473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2022 answer text <p>Officials have regular discussions with NHS England and NHS Improvement on a range of issues, including whether the cost of two hormone products can be combined into one prescription charge. Work is currently focused on reducing the cost of hormone replacement therapy for all patients.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 16/03/2022 17:05:17 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 50560 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith