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1693563

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2024
	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	Midwives: Training
	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 and what proportion of the cost of training a student midwife is paid by (a) the student, (b) the public purse and (c) other sources; and what the cost to the public purse was for training student midwives in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	16783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>Student loan outlay and Office for Students Strategic Priorities Grant data is not collected by the Department of Health and Social Care, and is the responsibility of the Department for Education and the Office for Students. NHS England supports the provision of clinical placements for student midwives, through the Education and Training Tariff, which is paid to placement providers. The following table shows the tariff provided for midwifery students in each of the last five years: <br></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>2022/23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tariff</p></td><td><p>£11,336,867</p></td><td><p>£13,856,454</p></td><td><p>£17,428,079</p></td><td><p>£21,234,754</p></td><td><p>£23,104,117</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>From 2017 all eligible midwifery students have received non-repayable supplementary funding support through the NHS Learning Support Fund (LSF), which since 2020 has included a non-repayable training grant of £5,000 per academic year, with further financial support available to students for childcare, dual accommodation costs, and travel. Prior to 2017, healthcare education funding for midwifery students was centrally funded by the Government. This included payment of tuition fees and an NHS Bursary. The following table shows all support paid to students undertaking education and training which would enable them to register as a midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Council, in each of the last five years:<br></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>2022/23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LSF and legacy bursary</p></td><td><p>£15,800,691</p></td><td><p>£9,436,016</p></td><td><p>£31,225,575</p></td><td><p>£49,035,130</p></td><td><p>£53,841,543</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 07/03/2024 16:15:14 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1693564

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2024
	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	Midwives: Training
	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 people enrolled onto midwifery (a) undergraduate and (b) postgraduate courses in each year of study in each of the last five academic years.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	16784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>Data published by the Office for Students in the Higher Education Students Early Statistics Survey (HESES), collates figures submitted by individual higher education providers to give an indication of the number of students studying in each academic year. HESES data includes figures on undergraduate and postgraduate midwifery courses in England. The latest published data is for those starting courses in 2022. The table below gives the number of undergraduate and postgraduate starters on midwifery courses in England, each year from 2018 to 2022:<br></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>2022</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Undergraduate Starters</p></td><td><p>2,550</p></td><td><p>2,930</p></td><td><p>3,460</p></td><td><p>3,565</p></td><td><p>3,305</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Postgraduate Starters</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>190</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: The Higher Education Students Early Statistics Survey (HESES) 2018 to 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The table below presents the latest available data published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), for the number of qualifiers from undergraduate midwifery courses in England, for the years 2019/20 to 2021/22:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Undergraduate Midwifery Qualifiers</p></td><td><p>2,055</p></td><td><p>1,945</p></td><td><p>2,445</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) qualifier data 2022</p><p>Note: A qualifier is defined by the HESA as a student who gained a qualification during the academic year in question.</p><p><br> The Department does not hold information on the proportion of student midwives who left university courses, in each of the last five years.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 16785 16786 question first answered 07/03/2024 16:04:56 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1693565

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2024
	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	Midwives: Training
	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 student midwives graduated from pre-registration midwifery courses in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	16785
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>Data published by the Office for Students in the Higher Education Students Early Statistics Survey (HESES), collates figures submitted by individual higher education providers to give an indication of the number of students studying in each academic year. HESES data includes figures on undergraduate and postgraduate midwifery courses in England. The latest published data is for those starting courses in 2022. The table below gives the number of undergraduate and postgraduate starters on midwifery courses in England, each year from 2018 to 2022:<br></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>2022</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Undergraduate Starters</p></td><td><p>2,550</p></td><td><p>2,930</p></td><td><p>3,460</p></td><td><p>3,565</p></td><td><p>3,305</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Postgraduate Starters</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>190</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: The Higher Education Students Early Statistics Survey (HESES) 2018 to 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The table below presents the latest available data published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), for the number of qualifiers from undergraduate midwifery courses in England, for the years 2019/20 to 2021/22:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Undergraduate Midwifery Qualifiers</p></td><td><p>2,055</p></td><td><p>1,945</p></td><td><p>2,445</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) qualifier data 2022</p><p>Note: A qualifier is defined by the HESA as a student who gained a qualification during the academic year in question.</p><p><br> The Department does not hold information on the proportion of student midwives who left university courses, in each of the last five years.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 16784 16786 question first answered 07/03/2024 16:04:56 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1693566

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2024
	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	Midwives: Higher Education
	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 and what proportion of student midwives left their university courses in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	16786
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>Data published by the Office for Students in the Higher Education Students Early Statistics Survey (HESES), collates figures submitted by individual higher education providers to give an indication of the number of students studying in each academic year. HESES data includes figures on undergraduate and postgraduate midwifery courses in England. The latest published data is for those starting courses in 2022. The table below gives the number of undergraduate and postgraduate starters on midwifery courses in England, each year from 2018 to 2022:<br></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>2022</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Undergraduate Starters</p></td><td><p>2,550</p></td><td><p>2,930</p></td><td><p>3,460</p></td><td><p>3,565</p></td><td><p>3,305</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Postgraduate Starters</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>190</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: The Higher Education Students Early Statistics Survey (HESES) 2018 to 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The table below presents the latest available data published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), for the number of qualifiers from undergraduate midwifery courses in England, for the years 2019/20 to 2021/22:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Undergraduate Midwifery Qualifiers</p></td><td><p>2,055</p></td><td><p>1,945</p></td><td><p>2,445</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) qualifier data 2022</p><p>Note: A qualifier is defined by the HESA as a student who gained a qualification during the academic year in question.</p><p><br> The Department does not hold information on the proportion of student midwives who left university courses, in each of the last five years.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 16784 16785 question first answered 07/03/2024 16:04:56 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1691634

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2024
	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	Health Services: Postal 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 she will make an assessment of the cost to the NHS caused by Royal Mail (a) delays and (b) failures to deliver appointment letters.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	15620
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>NHS England sends communications and invitations to patients using a digital first approach, for environmental reasons and to efficiently reduce costs. If an individual has provided a mobile phone number and email address through their general practice, NHS England will, in the first instance, send most invitations for appointments via mobile phone text and email.</p><p>Letters are typically sent to patients when NHS England does not have alternative contact details on record, such as a phone number or email address. This ensures all patients receive notification of an appointment, including elderly and other vulnerable patients, where a digital first approach may not be possible or appropriate. Letters may also be sent occasionally as reminders.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 29/02/2024 11:13:05 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1684763

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2024
	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	Public Health: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS public health functions agreement 2023 to 2024 will include a ring-fence in financial directions.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	11309
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care’s financial directions to NHS England in respect of the financial year ending on 31 March 2024, do not include a ring-fence for services covered by the annual NHS public health functions agreement. The Government does not intend to set such a ring-fence for the remainder of this period.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 29/01/2024 13:15:02 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1684764

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2024
	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	Public Health: 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 assessment her Department has made of the impact of the removal of NHS public health functions agreement ring-fence funding on cancer screening programmes.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	11310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government does not believe that, since 2020/21, removal of a ring-fence in respect of NHS England’s funding for services covered by the annual NHS Public Health Functions Agreement has had any specific impact on delivery of the relevant programmes including cancer screening programmes.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is committed to delivering maximum levels of screening uptake and coverage across the whole population, both within and between communities. A range of initiatives are underway within individual programmes to, as appropriate, expand eligibility and trial innovative technologies as well as to improve the underpinning service delivery, including alignment with symptomatic services and digital infrastructure.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 30/01/2024 16:41:51 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1684765

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2024
	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	Breast Cancer: Health Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department plans to launch a national awareness campaign on breast screening.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	11311
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department is currently exploring opportunities for national campaigns to support positive outcomes on women’s health. Work is underway to scope the feasibility of running a national campaign to support breast screening uptake, and this will be informed by pilot activity due to run in London in 2024/25.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 01/02/2024 10:32:13 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1684503

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2024
	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	Prostate Cancer: Screening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department is taking to steps to use (a) screening and (b) enhanced testing to increase early diagnosis rates for prostate cancer.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	11061
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) does not currently recommend screening for prostate cancer as the current test, the Prostate Specific Antigen test, does not meet the required accuracy for use in a national screening programme. Current methods offer insufficient benefit in relation to harms caused by overdiagnosis, which could result in invasive investigative procedures and unnecessary treatment, to warrant roll out as an organised screening programme. The UK NSC is due to review prostate cancer again in 2024 and will consider new evidence published between the two reviews.</p><p>In November 2023 we announced that we will be funding a £42 million screening trial with Prostate Cancer UK, to find ways of detecting country’s most common male cancer earlier. The first-of-its-kind trial called TRANSFORM will use innovative screening methods like magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning to detect prostate cancer, and it will see hundreds of thousands of men across the country participating.</p><p>Steps have been taken to use enhanced testing to increase early diagnosis rates for prostate cancer; NHS England have streamlined cancer pathways, including implementing a best timed prostate cancer diagnostic pathway so that those suspected of prostate cancer receive a multi-parametric MRI scan first, which ensures only those men most at-risk undergo an invasive biopsy. Furthermore, to boost early diagnosis NHS England is supporting three pilots, including the Man Van as part of the COVID-19 catch up cancer initiative. The Man Van was launched in March 2022 to provide free health checks for men and boost early diagnosis of prostate cancer.</p><p>In addition, backed by £2.3 billion capital funding, the Department is expanding diagnostic capacity across the National Health Service by rolling out more community diagnostic centres (CDCs), delivering vital tests, scans and checks. With 150 CDCs open already and up to 160 set to open by March 2025, these offer millions of patients the chance to access quicker, more convenient checks outside of hospitals, with capacity prioritised for cancer. This is contributing to the elective recovery delivery plan ambition for 75% of patients urgently referred by their general practice for suspected cancer, to receive a diagnosis or have cancer ruled out within 28 days.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 26/01/2024 09:57:38 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1684528

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2024
	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	Breast Cancer: Screening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 29 November 2022 to Question 94900 on Breast Cancer: Screening, what progress has been made on a new breast screening IT system.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	11062
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>Work on the Digital Transformation of Screening (DToS) programme is ongoing. When introduced, it will start to give breast screening offices across the country a single consolidated England-wide view of participants and improvements to appointment booking, which will allow the option for online booking and self-serve appointment. These changes to data monitoring and appointments will be delivered incrementally over the next 24 months, subject to funding. Longer term, the current breast screening IT system will be completely replaced by the DToS.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 26/01/2024 09:54:58 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris