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1023297

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
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	General Practitioners: Insurance
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 his Department has made on implementing a state-backed GP indemnity scheme in England; and whether the scheme will be implemented in April 2019.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	201258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>In October 2017, the former Secretary of State for Health (the Rt. hon. Jeremy Hunt MP) announced the intention of the Department to develop a state-backed indemnity scheme for general practice in England. This announcement recognised that the rising cost of clinical negligence is a great source of concern for general practitioners (GPs).</p><p> </p><p>The state-backed scheme is being designed to meet the needs of current and future GPs, offer affordable cover for GPs, and offer value for money for taxpayers.</p><p> </p><p>Since the announcement, the Government has been developing the design of the scheme. We are engaging with the medical defence organisations and representatives of general practice professionals, and have communicated key proposals on scope, funding and how it will operate.</p><p> </p><p>We currently plan to introduce the scheme next year.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 17/12/2018 12:28:58 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1020801

registered interest
date	07/12/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Indonesia: Demonstrations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Indonesian counterpart on the arrest of West Papuan protesters across the region who were marking independence day on 1 December.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	200156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government follows the situation in Papua with close interest. Officials at our Embassy in Jakarta, including the Ambassador, visit Papua regularly. Officials press the Indonesian authorities to address legitimate human rights concerns, including upholding the right of all citizens to peacefully protest, and ensure the sustainable and equitable development of the province. We have made no specific representations about arrests in December. The UK respects the territorial integrity of Indonesia.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 12/12/2018 16:24:09 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1020602

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	5G
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of the recommendations for spectrum licensing made in the report, High Performance Wireless Broadband: An Opportunity for Rural and Enterprise 5G, published by the Independent Networks Cooperative Association in June 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	199916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>We are clear that spectrum should be used efficiently and effectively, given its importance to the economy. In the Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review, the Government stated its view that the development of a set of innovative 5G services and new investment models may require more flexible approaches to spectrum licensing. We have read the report with interest. Ofcom, as the national regulatory authority, is responsible for managing spectrum and ensuring that radio spectrum is used in the most effective way.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/12/2018 16:44:43 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1011679

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Papua: Measles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Indonesia Government on vaccinations for measles in West Papua after an outbreak in that province killed at least 100 children in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	194240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>Officials at our Embassy in Jakarta, including the Ambassador, visit Papua regularly. During these visits, they consistently press the Indonesian authorities to address legitimate concerns and ensure the sustainable and equitable development of the province. This includes access to healthcare.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 29/11/2018 15:24:17 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1010304

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Postnatal Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England has put forward the inclusion of a maternal six-week postnatal check in negotiations on the General Medical Services contract; and what recent progress has been made in those negotiations.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	192896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The inclusion of a requirement to carry out a six-week postnatal check for all mothers in the general medical services contract would need to be negotiated and agreed, as part of the annual contract negotiations. We have asked for this issue to be considered in the contract negotiations for 2019/20. The details of those negotiations are not generally discussed until an agreement on the way forward has been reached.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 192897 question first answered 22/11/2018 11:40:36 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1010305

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Postnatal Care
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 ensure that a maternal six-week postnatal check is included in the General Medical Services contract; and what funding he plans to allocate for the provision of those checks.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	192897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The inclusion of a requirement to carry out a six-week postnatal check for all mothers in the general medical services contract would need to be negotiated and agreed, as part of the annual contract negotiations. We have asked for this issue to be considered in the contract negotiations for 2019/20. The details of those negotiations are not generally discussed until an agreement on the way forward has been reached.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 192896 question first answered 22/11/2018 11:40:36 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1010306

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Adrenaline Auto-injectors: Shortages
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 shortage of EpiPen 0.3mg Auto-Injectors in (a) Yorkshire and the Humber and (b) England; and what steps he is taking to address that shortage.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	192898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department is working very closely with all the manufacturers of adrenaline auto-injectors, the Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency, and NHS England and the supply situation is improving. Supplies of EpiPen 0.3mg and the alternative adrenaline auto-injectors are currently available across the country in volumes that are sufficient to meet normal United Kingdom requirements and further deliveries of all three brands of adrenaline auto-injectors are expected in the coming weeks. Comprehensive information and guidance, with input from National Health Service allergy experts has been cascaded to all healthcare professionals, schools, patient groups and frontline NHS services, which provides information about the supply issue, clinical management options and advice to share with patients. We have put this process in place to ensure that those patients with the greatest clinical need have been prioritised to receive new supplies of adrenaline auto-injectors.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 192899 question first answered 22/11/2018 15:07:15 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1010307

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Adrenaline Auto-injectors: Children
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 effect on the health of children under 16 of the national shortage of EpiPen 0.3mg Auto-Injectors; and what plans he has in place to reduce that shortage.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	192899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department is working very closely with all the manufacturers of adrenaline auto-injectors, the Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency, and NHS England and the supply situation is improving. Supplies of EpiPen 0.3mg and the alternative adrenaline auto-injectors are currently available across the country in volumes that are sufficient to meet normal United Kingdom requirements and further deliveries of all three brands of adrenaline auto-injectors are expected in the coming weeks. Comprehensive information and guidance, with input from National Health Service allergy experts has been cascaded to all healthcare professionals, schools, patient groups and frontline NHS services, which provides information about the supply issue, clinical management options and advice to share with patients. We have put this process in place to ensure that those patients with the greatest clinical need have been prioritised to receive new supplies of adrenaline auto-injectors.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 192898 question first answered 22/11/2018 15:07:15 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1010308

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Maternity Services: Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether pregnant asylum seekers with no leave to remain are charged different amounts for maternity services in different parts of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	192900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>Asylum seekers and those failed asylum seekers supported by the Home Office under section 4(2) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 or a local authority under section 21 or Part 1 (care and support) of the Care Act 2014 (Regulation 15(d) are exempt from charge under the Charging Regulations. Charges for overseas visitors and migrants are set in accordance with national tariff and rules as laid out in the published guidance: ‘Guidance on implementing the overseas visitor charging regulations’.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold data on the number of pregnant asylum seekers or failed asylum seekers who have been charged for maternity care for the years requested.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 192901 192902 192903 question first answered 22/11/2018 15:25:23 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1010309

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Maternity Services: Asylum
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 pregnant failed asylum seekers have been charged for maternity care between January and November 2018; and what the average amount of that charge was.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	192901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>Asylum seekers and those failed asylum seekers supported by the Home Office under section 4(2) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 or a local authority under section 21 or Part 1 (care and support) of the Care Act 2014 (Regulation 15(d) are exempt from charge under the Charging Regulations. Charges for overseas visitors and migrants are set in accordance with national tariff and rules as laid out in the published guidance: ‘Guidance on implementing the overseas visitor charging regulations’.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold data on the number of pregnant asylum seekers or failed asylum seekers who have been charged for maternity care for the years requested.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 192900 192902 192903 question first answered 22/11/2018 15:25:23 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel