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1698092

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date	22/03/2024
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: Contracts
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 NHS dental contracts have been handed back 7 February 2024.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	20072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>Monthly data on the Units of Dental Activity (UDA) delivered is published by the NHS Business Services Authority, although this data has an approximate two-month time lag, and therefore we expect data for February 2024 to be published around Mid-May. Otherwise, UDA delivery data is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/english-contractor-monthly-general-dental-activity" target="_blank">https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/english-contractor-monthly-general-dental-activity</a></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 20073 20074 20075 question first answered 28/03/2024 13:58:39 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1698093

registered interest
date	22/03/2024
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: Contracts
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 NHS dental contracts have been changed following a request from dental practices since 7 February 2024.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	20073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>Monthly data on the Units of Dental Activity (UDA) delivered is published by the NHS Business Services Authority, although this data has an approximate two-month time lag, and therefore we expect data for February 2024 to be published around Mid-May. Otherwise, UDA delivery data is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/english-contractor-monthly-general-dental-activity" target="_blank">https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/english-contractor-monthly-general-dental-activity</a></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 20072 20074 20075 question first answered 28/03/2024 13:58:40 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1698094

registered interest
date	22/03/2024
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, how many units of dental activity her Department (a) had estimated would be and (b) have been undertaken between 7 February and 22 March 2024.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	20074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>Monthly data on the Units of Dental Activity (UDA) delivered is published by the NHS Business Services Authority, although this data has an approximate two-month time lag, and therefore we expect data for February 2024 to be published around Mid-May. Otherwise, UDA delivery data is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/english-contractor-monthly-general-dental-activity" target="_blank">https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/english-contractor-monthly-general-dental-activity</a></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 20072 20073 20075 question first answered 28/03/2024 13:58:40 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1698095

registered interest
date	22/03/2024
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: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate of the number of dental practices that have announced that they plan to withdraw from NHS contracts since 7 February 2024.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	20075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>Monthly data on the Units of Dental Activity (UDA) delivered is published by the NHS Business Services Authority, although this data has an approximate two-month time lag, and therefore we expect data for February 2024 to be published around Mid-May. Otherwise, UDA delivery data is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/english-contractor-monthly-general-dental-activity" target="_blank">https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/english-contractor-monthly-general-dental-activity</a></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 20072 20073 20074 question first answered 28/03/2024 13:58:40 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1698096

registered interest
date	22/03/2024
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: Migrant Workers
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 dentists were recruited from overseas by the NHS in the last 12 months; and if she will make an estimate of the number of dentists that will be recruited from overseas by the NHS in the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	20076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>To legally practise dentistry in the United Kingdom, a dentist must be registered with the General Dental Council (GDC), the independent regulator of dentistry. Once registered with the GDC, dentists can choose whether to practise in the National Health Service or privately. To practise in the NHS, dentists must be on the dental performers list.</p><p>The Department does not hold the information requested on the number of overseas-qualified dentists that have joined the performers list in the last 12 months. No estimate has been made of the number of overseas-qualified dentists that will join the performers list in the next 12 months.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 28/03/2024 15:06:11 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1698097

registered interest
date	22/03/2024
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: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether dentists working in dental treatment vans will be offered one-off payments of up to £20,000.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	20077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>We will offer Golden Hellos of £20,000 to up to 240 dentists who join existing National Health Service practices, in areas where recruitment is particularly challenging. Golden Hello payments will be phased over three years, and require a commitment to stay in that area delivering NHS work for at least three years.</p><p>We will also be deploying dental vans offering appointments to patients in need, including targeted rural and coastal communities who have the most limited access to dentistry, starting later this year. We are working with NHS England and the integrated care boards on the precise nature of the contracting and payment model for dental vans.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 28/03/2024 15:00:22 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1697821

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
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: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to develop tools on social media to improve health literacy for (a) men and (b) women.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	19904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2024 answer text <p>The National Health Service website and the NHS App are our main digital tools available to citizens, to support them in accessing services and making decisions about their health.</p><p>These are supported by the Department and NHS social media channels through a range of proactive media campaigns to help citizens make and sustain healthy behaviour changes, as well as receive the care they need by accessing the NHS at the right time, in the right way.</p><p>Clinicians across the NHS also support patients’ health literacy by providing clear information, increasing patients’ knowledge, and sharing decision making on their care.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 04/04/2024 15:16:30 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1697824

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
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	Electronic Cigarettes and Tobacco: Genetics
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 has she made of the potential implications for her policies of the findings of the research article by University College London entitled Cigarette smoking and e-cigarette use induce shared DNA methylation changes linked to carcinogenesis, published on 19 March 2024.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	19905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government’s position on vaping remains unchanged, if you don’t smoke, don’t vape, and children should never vape. Studies are important in helping to better understand the long-term health risks associated with vaping, but the mentioned study, that was carried out by University College London, corroborated by Cancer Research UK, does not demonstrate a causal relationship between vaping and cancer.</p><p> </p><p>Overall, studies on the effects of vaping have so far shown that vapes are less harmful than smoking and can help people quit, although the long-term risks are unknown. Vaping is never recommended for children, and carries potential harms of future addiction while their lungs and brains are still developing. There is a lack of research on the potential long-term harms from vaping, and we are exploring future opportunities with the United Kingdom’s research councils.</p><p> </p><p>Otherwise, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 6 February 2024 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-01/12629" target="_blank">12629</a>, as our position on the advertising of vapes remains unchanged.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 19906 19907 question first answered 03/04/2024 11:35:08 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1697827

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
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	Electronic Cigarettes: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has commissioned research into cellular changes in lung tissue for those who vape to assess the risks of future cancer.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	19906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government’s position on vaping remains unchanged, if you don’t smoke, don’t vape, and children should never vape. Studies are important in helping to better understand the long-term health risks associated with vaping, but the mentioned study, that was carried out by University College London, corroborated by Cancer Research UK, does not demonstrate a causal relationship between vaping and cancer.</p><p> </p><p>Overall, studies on the effects of vaping have so far shown that vapes are less harmful than smoking and can help people quit, although the long-term risks are unknown. Vaping is never recommended for children, and carries potential harms of future addiction while their lungs and brains are still developing. There is a lack of research on the potential long-term harms from vaping, and we are exploring future opportunities with the United Kingdom’s research councils.</p><p> </p><p>Otherwise, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 6 February 2024 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-01/12629" target="_blank">12629</a>, as our position on the advertising of vapes remains unchanged.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 19905 19907 question first answered 03/04/2024 11:35:08 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1697830

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
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	Electronic Cigarettes: Advertising
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 research article by University College London entitled Cigarette smoking and e-cigarette use induce shared DNA methylation changes linked to carcinogenesis, published on 19 March 2024, if she will ban advertising for vapes.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	19907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government’s position on vaping remains unchanged, if you don’t smoke, don’t vape, and children should never vape. Studies are important in helping to better understand the long-term health risks associated with vaping, but the mentioned study, that was carried out by University College London, corroborated by Cancer Research UK, does not demonstrate a causal relationship between vaping and cancer.</p><p> </p><p>Overall, studies on the effects of vaping have so far shown that vapes are less harmful than smoking and can help people quit, although the long-term risks are unknown. Vaping is never recommended for children, and carries potential harms of future addiction while their lungs and brains are still developing. There is a lack of research on the potential long-term harms from vaping, and we are exploring future opportunities with the United Kingdom’s research councils.</p><p> </p><p>Otherwise, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 6 February 2024 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-01/12629" target="_blank">12629</a>, as our position on the advertising of vapes remains unchanged.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 19905 19906 question first answered 03/04/2024 11:35:08 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell