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1488316

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date	12/07/2022
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	Antimicrobials: Developing Countries
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 UK 5-year action plan for antimicrobial resistance 2019-2024, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on the allocation of funding for (a) clean water, (b) sanitation and (c) hygiene in low and middle income countries to help prevent the spread of infections and the development of antimicrobial resistance.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	34876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>The Department of Health and Social Care continues to engage with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to discuss the Government’s approach to addressing anti-microbial resistance (AMR). This includes the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s international investment of UK Aid into water, sanitation and hygiene programmes in low and middle-income countries to prevent infection, control its spread and reduce the need for antimicrobials. Between 2016 and 2020, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office supported 62.6 million people to gain access to clean water and/or sanitation.</p><p>In addition, international projects such as the Department of Health and Social Care’s Fleming Fund and the Commonwealth Partnerships for Antimicrobial Stewardship Scheme assist pharmacists in low and middle-income countries to participate in improving sanitation in healthcare settings.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 18/07/2022 15:29:11 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup previous answer version 13309 answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1488505

registered interest
date	12/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that her policy of transferring people with asylum applications to Rwanda does not result in the separation of families.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	34877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2022 answer text <p>With the exception of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, any individual who has arrived in the UK through dangerous, illegal and unnecessary methods since 1 January 2022 may be considered for relocation to Rwanda. Decisions will be taken on a case-by-case basis, and nobody will be relocated if it is unsafe or inappropriate for them.</p><p>Everyone considered for relocation will be screened and have access to legal advice.</p><p>We have published our Inadmissibility guidance on GOV.UK to make clearer provisions for removals to a safe third country under a model like the MEDP Partnership.</p><p>Those with family links in the UK, who want to be considered for entry to the UK, should seek to do so via safe and legal routes. Nobody needs to put their lives into the hands of criminal people smuggling gangs by making dangerous and irregular journeys. Individuals with family in the UK may still be relocated to Rwanda subject to a detailed consideration of their Article 8 rights under the Human Rights Act.</p> answering member constituency Clwyd South answering member printed Simon Baynes question first answered 15/07/2022 08:25:27 answering member 4800 label Biography information for Simon Baynes
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1488506

registered interest
date	12/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the findings and recommendations of the Monitoring Committee set out in the Memorandum of Understanding between the UK and Rwanda for the provision of an asylum partnership will be made publicly available.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	34878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2022 answer text <p>An independent Monitoring Committee for the Migration and Economic Development Partnership will monitor the entire relocation process and compliance with assurances in the Memorandum of Understanding, including the processing of asylum claims and provision of support in Rwanda.</p><p>The Monitoring Committee will agree an annual, resourced monitoring plan with the Joint Committee. The terms of reference and membership of the Monitoring Committee for the Migration and Economic Development Partnership are in the process of being developed and will set out how the Monitoring Committee will report its findings.</p><p>The Monitoring Committee is due to become established over the next few weeks. More details on this will be set out in due course.</p> answering member constituency Clwyd South answering member printed Simon Baynes grouped question UIN 34879 34880 question first answered 15/07/2022 11:25:29 answering member 4800 label Biography information for Simon Baynes
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1488507

registered interest
date	12/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what resources will be provided to the Monitoring Committee set out in the Memorandum of Understanding between the UK and Rwanda for the provision of an asylum partnership to enable it to fulfil its functions.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	34879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2022 answer text <p>An independent Monitoring Committee for the Migration and Economic Development Partnership will monitor the entire relocation process and compliance with assurances in the Memorandum of Understanding, including the processing of asylum claims and provision of support in Rwanda.</p><p>The Monitoring Committee will agree an annual, resourced monitoring plan with the Joint Committee. The terms of reference and membership of the Monitoring Committee for the Migration and Economic Development Partnership are in the process of being developed and will set out how the Monitoring Committee will report its findings.</p><p>The Monitoring Committee is due to become established over the next few weeks. More details on this will be set out in due course.</p> answering member constituency Clwyd South answering member printed Simon Baynes grouped question UIN 34878 34880 question first answered 15/07/2022 11:25:29 answering member 4800 label Biography information for Simon Baynes
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1488508

registered interest
date	12/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will ensure that the Monitoring Committee set out in the Memorandum of Understanding between the UK and Rwanda for the provision of an asylum partnership is established before anyone is transferred under that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	34880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2022 answer text <p>An independent Monitoring Committee for the Migration and Economic Development Partnership will monitor the entire relocation process and compliance with assurances in the Memorandum of Understanding, including the processing of asylum claims and provision of support in Rwanda.</p><p>The Monitoring Committee will agree an annual, resourced monitoring plan with the Joint Committee. The terms of reference and membership of the Monitoring Committee for the Migration and Economic Development Partnership are in the process of being developed and will set out how the Monitoring Committee will report its findings.</p><p>The Monitoring Committee is due to become established over the next few weeks. More details on this will be set out in due course.</p> answering member constituency Clwyd South answering member printed Simon Baynes grouped question UIN 34878 34879 question first answered 15/07/2022 11:25:29 answering member 4800 label Biography information for Simon Baynes
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1486467

registered interest
date	05/07/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Offshore Industry: North Sea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to take steps to phase out North Sea oil and gas developments.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	31061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK still needs oil and gas for heating, cooking, transport and electricity generation during the energy transition. In meeting net zero, the UK’s use of both these fuels is set to reduce significantly.</p><p> </p><p>The production of natural gas from the UK Continental Shelf creates under half the greenhouse gas of imported Liquefied Natural Gas. Turning off the UK’s domestic source of oil and gas now would put energy security and British jobs and industries at risk. Therefore, the North Sea Transition Authority plans to launch another licensing round this autumn, taking into account the forthcoming climate compatibility checkpoint.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 11/07/2022 15:38:19 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1486694

registered interest
date	05/07/2022
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	Heart Diseases: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish examples from within the NHS of (a) innovative care and (b) best practice for patients receiving treatment on NHS England’s Cardiology Service; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	31062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>The National Health Service is accelerating the enhanced use of digital technology for cardiac rehabilitation and increasing the use of remote consultations. NHS England and NHS Improvement and Health Education England have developed e-learning to support primary care professionals to recognise the symptoms of heart failure, diagnose, manage and support heart failure patients.</p><p>The online Heart Age Test provided through the Better Health Campaign allows an immediate indication of a user’s potential cardiovascular risk by providing their estimated heart age, compared to their real age.</p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) develops evidence-based guidance for the NHS on best practice for those patients receiving cardiology treatment. NICE’s guidelines should be taken fully into account by healthcare professionals in the care and treatment of individual patients.</p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris question first answered 19/07/2022 09:33:22 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris previous answer version 11939 answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1486695

registered interest
date	05/07/2022
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	Orthopaedics: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish examples from within the NHS of (a) innovative care and (b) best practice for patients receiving treatment on NHS England’s Trauma and Orthopaedic Service; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	31063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>NHS England’s Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme and the Best MSK Health Collaborative have published examples of innovation and best practice in the treatment of orthopaedics, which are available through the Best Practice Library at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gettingitrightfirsttime.co.uk/bpl/" target="_blank">https://www.gettingitrightfirsttime.co.uk/bpl/</a></p><p>GIRFT is designed to improve the treatment and care of patients through an in-depth review of services and benchmarking and presenting an evidence base to support change. The Best MSK Health Collaborative aims to sustain the delivery of personalised, high-quality integrated healthcare in services such as orthopaedics and rheumatology in primary, secondary and community services. The Collaborative works with those with lived experience, patient groups and professional organisations to support integrated care systems to deliver innovative care and best practice. The Best MSK Health Collaborative works with GIRFT across trauma and orthopaedics treatment and surgery.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 20/07/2022 11:17:26 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 11940 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1486696

registered interest
date	05/07/2022
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	Gynaecology: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish examples from within the NHS of (a) innovative care and (b) best practice for patients receiving treatment on NHS England’s Gynaecology Service; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	31064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2022 answer text <p>NHS England’s Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme published a national report for maternity and gynaecology services for National Health Service clinical teams in September 2021. This outlined opportunities for improvement in the provision of gynaecology services for women in England and sharing best practice for providers.</p><p>Gynaecology is also one of six specialties prioritised through GIRFT’s high volume low complexity programme, which supports the establishment of surgical hubs for high-volume procedures and the development of standardised patient pathways to support the recovery of elective services. Standardised pathways of care and best practice for gynaecology patients are available through the Best Practice Library at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gettingitrightfirsttime.co.uk/bpl/" target="_blank">https://www.gettingitrightfirsttime.co.uk/bpl/</a></p><p>Such examples of best practice include a transition to day-case surgery for a number of gynaecological procedures, including hysterectomy where appropriate, which minimises the patient’s time under anaesthetic and ensures a faster recovery.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 28/07/2022 08:40:46 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 11941 answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1486697

registered interest
date	05/07/2022
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	Surgery: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish examples from within the NHS of (a) innovative care and (b) best practice for patients receiving treatment on NHS England’s General Surgery Service; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	31065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2022 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>NHS England’s Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme is designed to improve the treatment and care of patients through reviews of services, benchmarking and developing an evidence base to support change. Through the High Volume Low Complexity programme, the GIRFT team is working with systems and regions to assist the National Health Service recover performance in elective services and reduce the backlog of patients.</p><p>The GIRFT programme has published examples of best practice in treating patients for general surgery and trauma and orthopaedics in its Best Practice Library, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gettingitrightfirsttime.co.uk/bpl/" target="_blank">https://www.gettingitrightfirsttime.co.uk/bpl/</a></p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 11/07/2022 16:16:32 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma