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1737432

registered interest
date	28/10/2024
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	Menopause: 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 make an assessment of the potential merits of a permanent national menopause network supported by specialist nurses to (a) support and (b) offer advice on (i) diet, (ii) exercise, (iii) the workplace and (iv) other issues to people going through the menopause.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central and Headingley
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	11311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. The Government sympathises with the difficulties women experiencing menopausal symptoms face, and we are committed to prioritising women’s health as we reform the National Health Service.</p><p>The NHS website provides information and advice for women on menopause symptoms, healthcare support, including treatment options, and advice on lifestyles changes, including diet and exercise. NHS England has also developed a self-care fact sheet. This fact sheet is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.selfcareforum.org/menopause/" target="_blank">https://www.selfcareforum.org/menopause/</a></p><p>Women should not have to suffer in silence and anyone needing advice on managing symptoms should seek advice from their general practitioner or other healthcare professional. In addition, the Department has invested £25 million over 2023/24 and 2024/25 to support the establishment of at least one pilot women’s health hub in every integrated care system. Menopause care is a core service for the pilot women’s health hubs.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth question first answered 31/10/2024 17:38:00 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1736967

registered interest
date	24/10/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when his Department plans to publish the debarment list.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central and Headingley
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	11029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>The Procurement Act 2023 (the Act), which received Royal Assent in October 2023, creates a new debarment regime, including a public debarment list.</p><p>As of the 24th February 2025 the Act comes into force, at which point debarment investigations can be started and the debarment list can be created.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Queen's Park and Maida Vale answering member printed Georgia Gould question first answered 31/10/2024 16:32:37 answering member 5305
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1736188

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Hydrogen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of using hydrogen to power glass factories.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central and Headingley
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	10464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2024 answer text <p>Low carbon hydrogen is a leading option to decarbonise industrial processes that are harder or more expensive to electrify.</p><p> </p><p>Hydrogen could therefore be important for processes that require high temperatures or direct firing such as in the glass or ceramics industry.</p><p> </p><p>Government has an ambitious range of policies in place to incentivise and support industry to invest in innovative, clean technologies, including low carbon hydrogen.</p> answering member constituency Croydon West answering member printed Sarah Jones question first answered 30/10/2024 16:25:28 answering member 4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1735389

registered interest
date	18/10/2024
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	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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 (a) is taking and (b) plans to take steps to support increased capacity for adult ADHD assessments in (i) Leeds and (ii) England.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central and Headingley
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	9935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2024 answer text <p>The Department is currently considering next steps to improve access to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) services. It is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) to make appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including ADHD care pathways, in line with relevant National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines.</p><p>We are supporting a taskforce that NHS England is establishing to look at ADHD service provision and its impact on patient experience. The taskforce will bring together expertise from across a broad range of sectors, including the National Health Service, education, and justice, to better understand the challenges affecting people with ADHD and help provide a joined-up approach in response to concerns around rising demand.</p><p>The West Yorkshire ICB advises that the Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is taking steps to assess and respond to the impact of the suspension of non-urgent referrals. This includes working to redesign the adult ADHD pathway in Leeds and setting up a new care navigator service for people on the waiting list who would like to discuss what support they need and their options under the NHS Choice Framework.</p><p>The ICB will be working with the ADHD patient support groups for Leeds and West Yorkshire on what they can do collectively to support patients during the pause to referrals, as well as involving them in the redesign of the local service.</p><p>A quality impact assessment and an equality impact assessment have been completed by the LYPFT, which will continue to be updated as the local NHS learns more about the impact of the suspension.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock grouped question UIN 9936 9937 question first answered 24/10/2024 12:57:03 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1735390

registered interest
date	18/10/2024
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	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Leeds
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 (a) is taking steps and (b) plans to take steps to support the adult ADHD service in Leeds to reopen their referrals.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central and Headingley
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	9936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2024 answer text <p>The Department is currently considering next steps to improve access to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) services. It is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) to make appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including ADHD care pathways, in line with relevant National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines.</p><p>We are supporting a taskforce that NHS England is establishing to look at ADHD service provision and its impact on patient experience. The taskforce will bring together expertise from across a broad range of sectors, including the National Health Service, education, and justice, to better understand the challenges affecting people with ADHD and help provide a joined-up approach in response to concerns around rising demand.</p><p>The West Yorkshire ICB advises that the Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is taking steps to assess and respond to the impact of the suspension of non-urgent referrals. This includes working to redesign the adult ADHD pathway in Leeds and setting up a new care navigator service for people on the waiting list who would like to discuss what support they need and their options under the NHS Choice Framework.</p><p>The ICB will be working with the ADHD patient support groups for Leeds and West Yorkshire on what they can do collectively to support patients during the pause to referrals, as well as involving them in the redesign of the local service.</p><p>A quality impact assessment and an equality impact assessment have been completed by the LYPFT, which will continue to be updated as the local NHS learns more about the impact of the suspension.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock grouped question UIN 9935 9937 question first answered 24/10/2024 12:57:03 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1735393

registered interest
date	18/10/2024
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	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Leeds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the temporary suspension of non-urgent adult referrals by the adult ADHD service in Leeds on people with ADHD in that area.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central and Headingley
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	9937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2024 answer text <p>The Department is currently considering next steps to improve access to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) services. It is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) to make appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including ADHD care pathways, in line with relevant National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines.</p><p>We are supporting a taskforce that NHS England is establishing to look at ADHD service provision and its impact on patient experience. The taskforce will bring together expertise from across a broad range of sectors, including the National Health Service, education, and justice, to better understand the challenges affecting people with ADHD and help provide a joined-up approach in response to concerns around rising demand.</p><p>The West Yorkshire ICB advises that the Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is taking steps to assess and respond to the impact of the suspension of non-urgent referrals. This includes working to redesign the adult ADHD pathway in Leeds and setting up a new care navigator service for people on the waiting list who would like to discuss what support they need and their options under the NHS Choice Framework.</p><p>The ICB will be working with the ADHD patient support groups for Leeds and West Yorkshire on what they can do collectively to support patients during the pause to referrals, as well as involving them in the redesign of the local service.</p><p>A quality impact assessment and an equality impact assessment have been completed by the LYPFT, which will continue to be updated as the local NHS learns more about the impact of the suspension.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock grouped question UIN 9935 9936 question first answered 24/10/2024 12:57:03 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1735077

registered interest
date	17/10/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of off-road vehicles imported from the USA on pedestrian safety.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central and Headingley
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	9755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2024 answer text <p>Any imported car or light goods vehicle up to 10 years old will require approval before it can be registered for use on the roads of Great Britian to ensure it meets prescribed environmental and safety requirements. There are several different approval schemes available, and the process will vary depending on the specific scheme and type of vehicle, but each contains provisions to minimise, as far as practicable, tailpipe emissions and risk to pedestrians. Imported vehicles over 10 years old are required to pass an annual roadworthiness test to assess their tailpipe emissions and ensure that they are safe.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood grouped question UIN 9756 question first answered 22/10/2024 11:29:42 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1735078

registered interest
date	17/10/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential environmental impact of off-road vehicles imported from the USA.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central and Headingley
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	9756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2024 answer text <p>Any imported car or light goods vehicle up to 10 years old will require approval before it can be registered for use on the roads of Great Britian to ensure it meets prescribed environmental and safety requirements. There are several different approval schemes available, and the process will vary depending on the specific scheme and type of vehicle, but each contains provisions to minimise, as far as practicable, tailpipe emissions and risk to pedestrians. Imported vehicles over 10 years old are required to pass an annual roadworthiness test to assess their tailpipe emissions and ensure that they are safe.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood grouped question UIN 9755 question first answered 22/10/2024 11:29:42 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1735204

registered interest
date	17/10/2024
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	Leeds General Infirmary: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's latest estimate is of the total cost of the rebuild of Leeds General Infirmary.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central and Headingley
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	9757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2024 answer text <p>The standard process confirming the total funding amount for major infrastructure projects involves review and approval of a Full Business Case. All trusts in the Programme have previously received indicative funding allocations to support planning, however these are commercially sensitive. The New Hospital Programme had confirmed £3.7 billion in funding up to the end of 2024/25.</p><p>Up to the end of 2023/24, the total amount received by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in funding for their new hospital schemes is £32.8 million.</p><p>The breakdown of how much the Trust received for its new hospital scheme is published annually as part of the Department’s Annual Reports and Accounts, with Public Dividend Capital to individual Trusts included in the Financial Assistance Report under section 40 of the National Health Service Act 2006. The 2022/23 report is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dhsc-annual-report-and-accounts-2022-to-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dhsc-annual-report-and-accounts-2022-to-2023</a></p><p>The Trust is currently developing its Outline Business Case for the new Leeds General Infirmary scheme and is at Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) stage 2.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth grouped question UIN 9758 9759 9760 question first answered 22/10/2024 12:36:27 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1735205

registered interest
date	17/10/2024
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	Leeds General Infirmary: Construction
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 funding the Leeds General Infirmary scheme received up to the end of the 2023-24 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central and Headingley
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	9758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2024 answer text <p>The standard process confirming the total funding amount for major infrastructure projects involves review and approval of a Full Business Case. All trusts in the Programme have previously received indicative funding allocations to support planning, however these are commercially sensitive. The New Hospital Programme had confirmed £3.7 billion in funding up to the end of 2024/25.</p><p>Up to the end of 2023/24, the total amount received by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in funding for their new hospital schemes is £32.8 million.</p><p>The breakdown of how much the Trust received for its new hospital scheme is published annually as part of the Department’s Annual Reports and Accounts, with Public Dividend Capital to individual Trusts included in the Financial Assistance Report under section 40 of the National Health Service Act 2006. The 2022/23 report is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dhsc-annual-report-and-accounts-2022-to-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dhsc-annual-report-and-accounts-2022-to-2023</a></p><p>The Trust is currently developing its Outline Business Case for the new Leeds General Infirmary scheme and is at Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) stage 2.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth grouped question UIN 9757 9759 9760 question first answered 22/10/2024 12:36:27 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel