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1470056

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
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	Health Centres and Hospitals: Capital Investment
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 he is taking to fund capital investment in new hospitals and health centres.
tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
tabling member printed	Luke Hall
uin	900475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government has committed to deliver 40 new hospitals by 2030, backed by an initial £3.7 billion. Together with eight existing schemes, this will mean 48 hospitals by the end of the decade, the biggest hospital building programme in a generation.</p><p>In addition to this, multi-year funding to 2024/25 of £1.7 billion has been secured for over 70 hospital upgrades, including health centres, to improve health infrastructure across the country over the long term. The aim of this investment is to modernise and transform the NHS’s buildings and services by funding physical upgrades across the country. We have already completed 65 upgrade schemes since 2017.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/06/2022 15:31:57 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall

1470057

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
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	Cannabis: Medical Treatments
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 potential merits of prescribing medicinal cannabis on the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Ms Anum Qaisar
uin	900476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2022 answer text <p>Licenced cannabis-based medicines are routinely prescribed and funded on the NHS. However, the latest National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines (written in 2019), demonstrate a clear need for more evidence to support routine prescribing and funding for unlicensed cannabis-based products.</p><p>We are working with regulatory, research and NHS partners to establish clinical trials to prove products safe and effective. We need the cannabis industry to come forward and work with us on this.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 14/06/2022 15:29:31 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4917 label Biography information for Ms Anum Qaisar

1470058

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
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 plans his Department has to further deliver the Covid Pass Programme.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	900477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2022 answer text <p>Domestic certification ended on 12 May and the need for the domestic pass was removed.</p><p>The NHS COVID travel pass remains an important tool, allowing holiday makers and business travellers to demonstrate COVID-19 vaccination status when they travel outside of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 14/06/2022 15:54:32 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1470059

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
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: 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 steps he is taking to support NHS workers with the rising cost of living.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	900478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2022 answer text <p>We are giving NHS workers a pay rise this year, on top of 3% last year when pay was frozen in the wider public sector. The independent pay review bodies will make a recommendation on the uplift’s size, incorporating factors including inflation and the economy.</p><p>Additionally, many NHS workers will benefit from direct government cost of living support. Millions of households will receive a £400 discount on their energy bills from October. Furthermore, this year’s Spring Statement included a £330 tax cut for millions of workers through the National Insurance contributions threshold increase in July and a 5p cut to fuel duty.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/06/2022 15:35:20 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1470060

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
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	Dental Services
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 estimate he has made of the number of available dental appointments for NHS patients.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	900479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2022 answer text <p>This information is not currently collected, however as part of the next phase of our dental system reform work we will be considering all parts of the system and how it operates, including which data is collected where and how it is used, to ensure that we have a reformed and improved system which will deliver better outcomes for patients. NHS Dentists are remunerated for dental activity not by appointment. We provided an extra £50 million for additional activity and patient appointments at the beginning of this year and from April NHS dentists have been asked to deliver at least 95% of contracted activity.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 14/06/2022 15:29:50 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1470061

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
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	Dental Services: Equality
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 reduce inequalities in access to dental services.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
uin	900481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2022 answer text <p>We are aware that some patients find it difficult to access NHS dentistry. Work is underway to better target patients with complex needs. NHS England has provided a flexible commissioning toolkit to commissioners to focus available capacity on reducing oral health inequalities.</p><p>In addition, we provided an extra £50 million earlier this year for additional dental access. The appointments were targeted to vulnerable patients and those in most urgent need.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 14/06/2022 15:29:40 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin

1470062

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
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	Care Workers: Recruitment
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 improve the recruitment, retention and progression of care workers.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Kim Johnson
uin	900482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2022 answer text <p>In the short to medium term we are developing a knowledge and skills framework, providing hundreds and thousands of training places, and delivering initiatives to support wellbeing, as outlined in our People at the Heart of Care White Paper and backed by at least £500 million. This investment will have long term benefits, boosting recruitment and retention of staff, whilst providing opportunities for staff to progress and undertake continuous professional development that demonstrates value to employers.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 14/06/2022 15:30:18 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4824 label Biography information for Kim Johnson

1470063

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
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	Health: Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his timescale is for publishing the White Paper on Health Disparities in England.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	900483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2022 answer text <p>We intend to publish our Health Disparities White Paper later this year.</p><p>The White Paper will be clear that too many people die early and live for too long in ill-health and that these issues are concentrated in particular communities and places. The White Paper will set out a series of impactful measures to address health disparities at each stage at which they arise, building on the Levelling Up health mission.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 14/06/2022 15:53:47 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1470064

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
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: Construction
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 potential merits of the proposals submitted by Queen Elizabeth Hospital Trust King’s Lynn as part of the new hospitals programme.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	900484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2022 answer text <p>Last year the Government received an expression of interest (EOI) from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital to be considered for the next eight new hospitals.</p><p>In the first of the two-stage assessment process, the 128 EOIs are evaluated alongside analysis of existing official datasets, including review from regional NHS leaders.</p><p>A national panel will consider the full breadth of this evidence to identify a longlist to progress to the next stage, and Ministers will announce the longlist in due course. We aim to update trusts soon on the next steps and to announce the final decision later in the year. While the process is ongoing, we cannot comment on individual schemes.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/06/2022 15:42:55 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1470065

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
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	Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department is providing to suicide prevention organisations.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	900485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2022 answer text <p>In the last financial year, we provided £5.4 million to 113 voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations which offer help to people struggling with their mental health or thoughts of suicide.</p><p>We also provided £510,000 towards the Samaritans’ helpline for people experiencing distress.</p><p>This is in addition to the over £10 million we provided to voluntary and charitable mental health organisations in 2020/21.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 14/06/2022 15:30:31 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy