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1687356

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2024
	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	Dementia: 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, what steps her Department is taking to help support people with early onset dementia.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	12951
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>NHS England is committed to delivering high quality care and support for every person with dementia at every age, and central to this is the provision of personalised care. Provision of dementia health care services is the responsibility of local integrated care boards (ICBs). NHS England would expect ICBs to commission services based on local population needs.</p><p> </p><p>The Dementia Well Pathway includes diagnosing well, living well, supporting well, and dying well, and highlights that services need to be integrated, commissioned, monitored, and aligned with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) standards for each component of the pathway. It makes it clear that individual needs, wishes and preferences should be taken into account in planning and providing care.</p><p> </p><p>In January 2023 the Government announced that it will publish a Major Conditions Strategy early 2024. By bringing dementia and other conditions strategies together, we will be able to focus on where there are similarities in approach and ensure care is better centred around the patient.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 27/02/2024 14:20:12 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1687357

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2024
	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	Care Homes: Dementia and Learning Disability
	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 her Department is taking to help care homes to improve the support they provide to people with (a) learning difficulties and (b) dementia.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	12952
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2024 answer text <p>From July 2022, under the Health and Care Act 2022, Care Quality Commission registered health and care providers are required to ensure that staff receive training on learning disability and autism appropriate to their role. This will help to ensure that staff have the right knowledge and skills to provide safe and compassionate care for people with a learning disability.</p><p>We are taking steps to help care homes improve the support they provide through the Care Workforce Pathway that sets clear expectations about training at different stages of a career. This includes learning disability and dementia as specific areas of practice. We are also introducing a new Level 2 Adult Social Care Certificate available to the sector with content that has been underpinned by the Dementia Training Standards and the Core Capabilities Framework on learning disability.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 16/02/2024 12:56:07 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1611685

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2023
	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	Multiple Sclerosis
	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 his Department is taking to help increase public understanding of multiple sclerosis .
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	181229
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published specific guidance to improve awareness and understanding about multiple sclerosis, as well as guidance on suspected neurological conditions more broadly.</p><p>NICE promotes its guidance via its website, newsletters and other media.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 26/04/2023 09:08:23 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1608607

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2023
	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	Carers: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department provides to people who (a) fall ill and (b) have an accident and are a primary carer for a vulnerable child.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	176630
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>The Care Act 2014 requires local authorities to deliver a wide range of sustainable high-quality care and support services, including support for unpaid carers. Local authorities are required to undertake a Carer’s Assessment for any unpaid carer who appears to have a need for support and to meet their eligible needs on request from the carer.</p><p>Under the Children Act 1989 and Children and Families’ Act 2014 local authorities are required to assess and support the needs of parents of and carers for children as well as those with Special Educational Needs or a disability. Since April 2015, every young carer is also entitled to an assessment to ensure they get the support they need.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 17/04/2023 08:27:36 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1603483

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2023
	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	Carers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of support provided to people who give up employment to become home carers.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	163784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>No recent assessment has been made of the adequacy of support for people who give up employment to become home carers. Under the Care Act 2014, local authorities are required to undertake a Carer’s Assessment for any unpaid carer who appears to have a need for support and to meet their eligible needs on request from the carer.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 21/03/2023 15:37:37 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1547430

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2022
	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	Pancreatic Cancer
	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 providing additional funding to help decrease mortality rates for those diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	100939
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>We have allocated more than £8 billion from 2022/23 to 2024/25, in addition to the £2 billion Elective Recovery Fund and £700 million Targeted Investment Fund already made available in 2021/2022 to increase elective activity, including in cancer services. In addition, the autumn statement provided an additional £3.3 billion in 2023/24 and 2024/25 to increase capacity in the National Health Service.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 13/12/2022 14:25:29 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1545408

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2022
	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	Social Services: 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 steps he is taking to help minimise waste in social care funding spending.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	95835
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for planning for the care and support needs of the local population and assuring spending on care services. All local authorities have a statutory duty to make arrangements to secure continuous improvement, having regard to efficiency, economy and effectiveness. We continue to work with local authorities and other Government departments to ensure the cost-effective delivery of adult social care.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 05/12/2022 13:41:08 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1420242

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Leisure: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support is available to those in the events, leisure, hospitality and sports sector who have been impacted by the omicron variant but do not qualify for existing support as they do not operate from rateable business premises.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	119538
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>Businesses which do not operate from a rate-paying premises have always been eligible for the £2.1 billion Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG).</p><p>In December 2021, over £100 million of additional ARG funding was made available to support businesses impacted by the Omicron variant. This was on top of the £250 million left over from previous allocations, meaning local authorities had over £350 million of discretionary grants to support businesses with.</p><p>As of 30 January, there remained £294 million of ARG yet to be disbursed to businesses. The Business Secretary has already written to those local authorities instructing them to disburse their remaining funding. And we encourage Local Authorities to distribute this funding to those businesses affected by the Omicron variant, and this includes those in the Events, Leisure, Hospitality, and Sports Sector.</p><p>We urge those qualifying businesses to apply for these generous grant schemes which are available until the end of March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 15/02/2022 11:38:30 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1420243

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans the Government has to extend eligibility for the Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant to allow unclaimed funds to be claimed by affected businesses that do not operate from rateable business premises.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	119539
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>As a result of the Omicron variant, hospitality and leisure businesses saw significant numbers of cancellations and reduced footfall throughout their peak trading period around Christmas. The aim of the Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant (OHLG) is to support businesses offering in-person services, where social mixing is the primary motivation for their customers.</p><p>However, the Government recognises that some businesses impacted by the Omicron variant will fall outside of the scope of the OHLG. That is why government has made £2.1 billion of discretionary grant funding available to them through the Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG). As of 30 January, there remains £294 million yet to be paid out to businesses and we encourage those impacted by Omicron to contact their local authority.</p><p>Both the OHLG and the ARG are available until the end of March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 15/02/2022 11:36:50 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1352253

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2021
	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	NHS: Pay
	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 plans to take steps to reward NHS staff who have served on covid-19 wards beyond the 3 per cent pay rise announced in July 2021.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	41855
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government looked to the independent Pay Review Bodies for a pay recommendation for National Health Service staff. The Government has accepted the NHS Pay Review Body and Review Body for Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration’s recommendations in full.</p><p>Once implemented, all NHS staff within the two Review Bodies’ remit groups for this year will receive a 3% pay uplift, backdated to April 2021. Additional payments are not being considered.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 41856 41857 41858 question first answered 13/09/2021 16:24:34 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy