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1506923

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	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	NHS: Staff
	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 she has made of the potential merits of increasing investment for mental health support for NHS staff.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	51868
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>In 2022/23, £45 million funding has been allocated to support the continuation of the national mental health and wellbeing support offer, which includes the 40 mental health and wellbeing hubs for health and social care staff in England. These hubs provide proactive outreach and clinical assessment and enable rapid access to evidence based mental health services and support.</p><p>The Professional Nurse Advocacy programme is delivering staff training and restorative supervision in England and the NHS Practitioner Health service provides a national support service for staff with more complex needs, such as trauma or addictions. The national health and wellbeing offer also includes a role for Wellbeing Guardians at board level. We are strengthening the role for occupational health services to a more integrated, preventative partner in supporting health and wellbeing.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/09/2022 10:42:22 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1506924

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	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	NHS: Locums
	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 she has made of the potential merits of (a) removing locum caps and (b) ringfencing a new budget for NHS locum staff.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	51869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2022 answer text <p>In 2015, the Government introduced measures to reduce National Health Service spending on agency staff, including price caps, procurement frameworks and expenditure ceilings. These have contributed to a decrease in expenditure from £3.6 billion in 2015/16 to £2.4 billion in 2020/21. Removing such caps is therefore likely to increase the cost of temporary staffing and is not supported.</p><p>We are urging a reduction in the use of agency staff and prioritising the use of in-house staff banks, as this ensures value for money for the healthcare system. However, this includes a provision to allow trusts to override rules on agency staffing on exceptional patient safety grounds. Trust boards have primary responsibility for monitoring the local impact of the agency rules and ensuring patient safety.</p><p>While no specific assessment of ringfencing a new budget for NHS locum staff has been made, up to £120,000 per integrated care system or sustainability and transformation partnership has been made available in general practice for flexible pools to aid the process of recruiting and deploying general practitioners (GPs). GPs supported through the pool arrangement could have access to the flexibility of a locuming role, with the additional benefits of a salaried position. Locum caps on pay rates, used in secondary care, do not extend to primary care.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 06/10/2022 14:31:01 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1506926

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	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	Doctors: Pensions
	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 she has made of the potential merits of abolishing the cap on NHS doctors’ pensions.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	51871
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>There is no cap on doctors’ pensions. Pension saving is tax free up to the annual and lifetime allowances. ‘Our plan for patients’ announced flexibilities for doctor's pensions to encourage retention within the profession.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 28/09/2022 11:09:46 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1506927

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	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	Health Services: Energy
	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 she is taking to ensure that the rising cost of energy bills do not negatively impact (a) patient safety and (b) services in NHS (i) hospitals and (ii) community services.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	51872
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2022 answer text <p>Through the Energy Bill Relief Scheme, the Government will provide a discount on wholesale gas and electricity prices for all non-domestic customers, including public sector organisations in the National Health Service. This will be equivalent to the Energy Price Guarantee in place for households.</p><p>NHS England have released a further £1.5 billion to NHS integrated care systems to manage the rising costs of energy and inflation. Local integrated care boards will determine how this funding will be used in hospitals and community services.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 10/10/2022 14:43:04 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1491169

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2022
	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	Evusheld
	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 his Department has to facilitate the availability of Evusheld over the counter at pharmacies rather than by prescription from a GP.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	40863
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The decision not to procure Evusheld at this time for prevention through emergency routes is based on independent clinical advice by the multi-agency RAPID C-19 and a national expert policy working group. The decision is based on a range of evidence, including clinical trial data, in vitro analysis and emerging observational studies. RAPID C-19 monitors activity in clinical trials for emerging evidence and where treatments are proven to be clinically effective, enables access for National Health Service patients. The Chief Medical Officer for England is content that the correct process for providing clinical advice has been followed and it should now be referred to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence for further evaluation. The Antivirals and Therapeutics Taskforce has published this analysis of evidence, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rapid-c-19-oversight-group-report-to-chief-medical-officer-review-of-evusheld" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rapid-c-19-oversight-group-report-to-chief-medical-officer-review-of-evusheld</a></p><p>A letter was issued to patient groups on 5 September on the evidence and expert analysis for the decision, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/decision-on-evusheld-as-a-coronavirus-covid-19-treatment-letter-to-patient-groups" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/decision-on-evusheld-as-a-coronavirus-covid-19-treatment-letter-to-patient-groups</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 13/10/2022 14:51:31 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1663093

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the (a) safety of asylum seekers aged under 18 and (b) adequacy of detention facilities for asylum seekers aged under 18.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	200947
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 26/10/2023 11:08:21 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1642389

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the time it takes for passport checks at the border.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	188075
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>Border Force have robust plans in place to deploy officers flexibly to support passenger flow and to help minimise wait times and queues at the UK border.</p><p> </p><p>Border Force’s number one priority is to keep our borders safe and secure for all passengers, and we will not compromise on this. <br> <br> We are working closely with all UK ports and airports to ensure passengers have the smoothest possible journey.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 12/06/2023 16:28:48 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1610537

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Biometric Residence Permits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that errors on biometric residence permits are not replicated on (a) travel documents and (b) driving licences.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	180670
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>We strive to continuously improve our decision-making quality across all Immigration routes to minimise any potential errors. Where we are notified of an error on a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) we aim to correct the BRP within 5 working days to minimise inconvenience to the customer and prevent errors being replicated on a) travel documents and b) driving licences.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 24/04/2023 16:34:04 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1608802

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress the Government has made on the appointment of an Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	176705
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>The role of the Anti-Slavery Commissioner (IASC) as set out in the 2015 Modern Slavery Act is to encourage good practice in the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of slavery and human trafficking offences and the identification of victims.</p><p>The Home Secretary recognises the importance of the role of Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner and had launched a new open competition to recruit for this role.</p><p>The role went live on 23 February 2023 and applications have now closed. For further information and the estimated timeline for this appointment please see the public appointment section on gov.uk.</p><p>The competition will be conducted as quickly as possible, whilst ensuring we take the necessary steps to recruit the best person for the role.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 17/04/2023 16:58:46 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1606446

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Rwanda
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the list of news organisations that attended to report on her recent trip Rwanda was drawn up; and what assessment she has made of the compatibility of that list with the Government Communications Service Propriety Guidance on the need for media officers to establish their impartiality and neutrality with the news media by dealing with all news media evenhandedly.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	171495
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>Due consideration of the GCS guidelines is undertaken in Home Office communications.</p><p>All news organisations were kept informed of the progress of the visit regardless of whether they attended or not.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 29/03/2023 15:42:56 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq