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1203884

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2020
	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	Coronavirus: Disease Control
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much money his Department has spent on emergency contracts in respect of the covid-19 outbreak since the covid-19 lockdown began.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	59601
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>Guidance on how contracting authorities should respond to COVID-19 was published on 18 March. Authorities are allowed to procure goods, services and works with extreme urgency in exceptional circumstances using regulation 32(2)(c) under the Public Contract Regulations 2015. We have made it clear that authorities must continue to achieve value for money for taxpayers and use good commercial judgement in the awarding of contracts.</p><p>As of the beginning of June, 636 contracts have been awarded by the Department to private sector companies worth approximately £6.2 billion by the Department. The value is based on Purchase Orders raised which still have to be validated. Final agreed contract values will be published in the individual Contract Award Notices in the Official Journal of the European; and we publish certain information on Contracts Finder about contracts awarded.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 18/06/2020 18:38:14 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1255826

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2020
	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	Manchester Royal Infirmary and Withington Hospital: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what additional financial support his Department will be providing to (a) Manchester Royal Infirmary and (b) Withington hospital as a result of the 2020 Spending Review.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	121353
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2020 answer text <p>We are delivering on our historic long-term settlement for the National Health Service, which will see funding increase by £33.9 billion by 2023-24. We are now confirming an additional £3 billion for the NHS next year, on top of the long-term settlement, to support the recovery from the impact of COVID-19.</p><p>Further funding to help ensure the NHS can continue to meet the ongoing costs of tackling COVID-19 will also be set out in the New Year. This will then allow planning guidance for 2021-22 to be communicated to the system and for individual organisations such as Manchester Royal Infirmary and Withington Hospital to agree financial plans. The Government is working with NHS England and NHS Improvement to ensure the NHS has all it needs to plan effectively ahead of the new financial year in April.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 04/12/2020 11:36:29 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1280754

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2021
	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	Hospitals: Admissions
	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 his Department has made of the potential merits of issuing guidance to allow people admitted to hospital who are (a) vulnerable, (b) suffering mental health deterioration and (c) unable to speak English to be accompanied by a member of their family.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	143896
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2021 answer text <p>The current guidance, published on 13 October 2020, recommends that patients may be accompanied where appropriate and necessary to assist their health and/or communication needs, providing essential support to patients in a COVID-19 secure way.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 29/01/2021 15:17:47 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1309452

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2021
	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	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Minister for Covid Vaccine Deployment plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Manchester Gorton of 12 March 2021 on covid-19 vaccine uptake among Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	181423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2021 answer text <p>We replied to the hon. Member’s letter on 20 April 2021.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 22/04/2021 14:34:42 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 98077 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1327366

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2021
	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	Department of Health and Social Care: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of correspondence sent by hon. Members to his Department received a substantive response within the service standard in each month of (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	6458
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the great importance of the effective and timely handling of correspondence. The Cabinet Office is currently compiling data on the timeliness of responses to hon. Members from Government departments and agencies. This data will be released and made available to Members in due course.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 02/06/2021 08:56:21 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 3357 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1361916

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2021
	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	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to provide a substantive response to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Manchester Gorton dated 17 September 2021 regarding Desmond Manangazira.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	59955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2021 answer text <p>We replied to the hon. Member on 13 December 2021.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 15/12/2021 15:17:27 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 27168 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1379031

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2021
	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	Ophthalmology: Staff
	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 plans to prioritise ophthalmology in future workforce planning.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	76007
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>We are looking at all aspects of eyecare delivery including recovery, digital adoption, workforce transformation, commissioning and business intelligence. As part of the workforce workstream, we are looking at the development of the total optical workforce, including ophthalmologists, in order to develop a sustainable model of care.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 23/11/2021 14:22:42 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1420461

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2022
	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	Protective Clothing: Slavery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the modern slavery statement covering procurement of personal protective equipment since January 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	119810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2022 answer text <p>The Department published its statement on modern slavery in October 2021, which covered the procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) in 2020. A separate statement by the NHS Supply Chain relating to modern slavery in the procurement of PPE is due to be published in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 07/04/2022 09:57:43 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1454787

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2022
	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	Sickle Cell Diseases: Prescriptions
	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 he has to support people with sickle cell disease to access free prescriptions.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	148369
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2022 answer text <p>There are no current plans to review or extend the prescription charge medical exemptions list to include long term conditions such as sickle cell disease. Approximately 89% of prescriptions are dispensed free of charge and there are arrangements in place to help those with the greatest need. Eligibility depends on the patient’s age, whether they are in qualifying full-time education, whether they are pregnant or have recently given birth, or whether they are in receipt of certain benefits or a war pension. Those with sickle cell disease may therefore meet the eligibility criteria for prescription charge exemptions and in receipt of free prescriptions.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 20/04/2022 08:58:15 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1543341

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Legal Profession
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to improve the level of retention of legal aid lawyers.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	89901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2022 answer text <p>Legal aid lawyers play a crucial role in upholding the rule of law and are a fundamental part of our justice system.</p><p>We have already invested up to £74m in criminal legal aid over the last 4 years. This includes up to £51m for both barristers and solicitors in 2020, and £23m for a reformed Advocates’ Graduated Fee Scheme (AGFS) in 2018.</p><p>Following the recommendations of the Criminal Legal Aid Independent Review, we have implemented a 15 per cent fee increase for nearly all criminal legal aid fees worth £63 million annually for solicitors.</p><p>Our proposals to increase legal aid fees will put criminal legal aid on a sound footing and ensure there is a sustainable supply of practitioners. With our further proposals we are increasing expected criminal legal aid spend to £1.2 billion per year.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 25/11/2022 13:57:54 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan