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1019373

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2018
	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	Clinical Waste
	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 estimate how much (a) anatomical and (b) cytotoxic waste the NHS (i) produced in (A) 2017 and (B) 2018 and (ii) will produce in (A) 2025 and (B) 2030.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	198202
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The following table shows the information that NHS Improvement hold for the waste produced by the National Health Service in 2017 and 2018. NHS Improvement does not currently hold a breakdown of waste into anatomical and cytotoxic.</p><p> </p><p>The data contained within this table relates only to England. As waste disposal is a devolved matter, devolved administrations should be contacted for figures in those nations.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Improvement and the Environment Agency are not in a position to estimate anatomical and cytotoxic waste figures in 2025 and 2030.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sum of Landfill disposal volume (Tonnes)</p></td><td><p>Sum of Incineration disposal volume (Tonnes)</p></td><td><p>Sum of Waste recycling volume (Tonnes)</p></td><td><p>Sum of Other recovery volume (Tonnes)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>58,152</p></td><td><p>74,730</p></td><td><p>107,848</p></td><td><p>183,502</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>88,594</p></td><td><p>148,424</p></td><td><p>137,442</p></td><td><p>216,495</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 11/12/2018 16:42:46 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1054823

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	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: Working Hours
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to support the Fight Fatigue campaign which aims to raise awareness of the effect of fatigue and shift working on the NHS workforce.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	216340
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department welcomes campaigns that highlight issues of staff fatigue and shift working in the National Health Service. The Department continues to commission NHS Employers to provide resources, materials and good practice for the NHS including the importance of sleep.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Employers are currently in the process of updating and restructuring their best practice webpages and will be signposting the Fight Fatigue Campaign on their website<sup>1</sup>.</p><p> </p><p>Note:</p><p><sup>1</sup><a href="https://www.nhsemployers.org/blog/2018/10/the-importance-of-sleep" target="_blank">https://www.nhsemployers.org/blog/2018/10/the-importance-of-sleep</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 12/02/2019 15:14:44 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1054824

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	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: Working Hours
	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 hospitals in England have rest facilities for staff working night shifts; and whether those facilities are available (a) before, (b) during and (c) after those shifts.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	216341
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>Data on the number of hospitals in England that have rest facilities is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>For medical and non-medical staff, the provision of rest facilities is a local matter. However, it is vital that employers deliver on their responsibility to provide support and opportunities for staff to maintain their health, wellbeing and safety as required under health and safety.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the importance of improving the working environment of doctors and dentists in training. We have made £10 million available for trusts to be spent by their Guardians of Safe Working, in agreement with doctors locally, to improve working conditions.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 12/02/2019 15:10:34 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

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

1010310

	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, what the cost to the public purse of invoicing pregnant asylum seekers with no leave to remain for maternity care in 2017-2018 was.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	192902
	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 192901 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

1010311

	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, what the proportion was of pregnant asylum seekers who paid in full their invoices for maternity care in (a) 2016 and (b) 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	192903
	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 192901 192902 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

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

1035142

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	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	Naproxen
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of supplies of naproxen.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	205406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>Supplies of naproxen tablets are currently available but are limited due to a manufacturing issue that has affected the availability of the active pharmaceutical ingredient. The Department is working closely with all suppliers to resolve the situation and expedite further deliveries as soon as possible. Additional deliveries of naproxen are expected throughout January and February.</p><p> </p><p>As a responsible Government, we continue to prepare proportionately for all scenarios following our exit from the European Union in March 2019, including a ‘no-deal’ scenario. This includes asking pharmaceutical companies to have six weeks additional supply of all pharmacy and prescription-only medicines which enter the United Kingdom from, or via, the European Union or European Economic Area over and above their business as usual stocks.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 205407 question first answered 09/01/2019 16:31:57 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1035143

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	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	Naproxen
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has taken steps to stockpile Naproxen.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	205407
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>Supplies of naproxen tablets are currently available but are limited due to a manufacturing issue that has affected the availability of the active pharmaceutical ingredient. The Department is working closely with all suppliers to resolve the situation and expedite further deliveries as soon as possible. Additional deliveries of naproxen are expected throughout January and February.</p><p> </p><p>As a responsible Government, we continue to prepare proportionately for all scenarios following our exit from the European Union in March 2019, including a ‘no-deal’ scenario. This includes asking pharmaceutical companies to have six weeks additional supply of all pharmacy and prescription-only medicines which enter the United Kingdom from, or via, the European Union or European Economic Area over and above their business as usual stocks.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 205406 question first answered 09/01/2019 16:31:57 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel