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1046874

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2019
	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	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Research
	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 funding has been made available for research into myalgic encephalomyelitis.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	211844
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), on behalf of the Department, funded £1,495,363 of programme research on myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), over the last three financial years (up to 2017/18). Further information on this research is available through the NIHR Journals Library at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/programmes/" target="_blank">https://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/programmes/</a></p><p>The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including ME/CFS; it is not usual practice to ring-fence funds for particular topics or conditions. Applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 31/01/2019 17:21:07 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1047012

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2019
	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	Haemochromatosis: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding his Department has made available for research into haemochromatosis.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	211845
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including haemochromatosis. Applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality. Information on individual projects funded by the NIHR can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/programmes/" target="_blank">https://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/programmes/</a></p><p> </p><p>NIHR funded infrastructure is currently supporting a clinical trial into haemochromatosis, through the NIHR Clinical Research Network Coordinating Centre. The trial is testing a new formulation of hepcidin as a treatment for haemochromatosis.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 31/01/2019 17:21:56 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1127592

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	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	Gender Dysphoria: Young People
	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 have been taken in the last six months to reduce the waiting time for transsexual youths at the Tavistock Hospital Gender Identity Clinic.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	256374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2019 answer text <p>Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust is working with NHS England to develop and implement measures to reduce waiting times. NHS England has increased funding for the Trust’s Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) by around 150% since 2015/16, but the Trust continues to face challenges in recruiting clinical staff in GIDs with significant experience and expertise.</p><p>The service has trialled several initiatives to provide support to young people who are referred, this includes - but is not limited to:</p><p>- an ongoing recruitment drive;</p><p>- initiatives to actively manage the waiting list offering consultations to local services in complex cases while they wait for specialist input;</p><p>- consultation sessions with local mental health services and group sessions with children under 10 years of age;</p><p>- regularly reviewing communication around the waiting lists to equip young people with information which is as accurate as possible about their wait;</p><p>- reviewing policies and procedures around first appointments, for example looking at Did Not Attend (DNA) policies to ensure those offered appointments to take them up;</p><p>- giving more attention to clinically appropriate timely transitions between the Trust’s gender identity service and adult services; and</p><p>- clinician operated ‘helpline’ for urgent enquiries/concerns from young people, their families and referrers on the waiting list.</p><p>NHS England has also committed to reviewing the service specification for GIDS in 2019/20.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 29/05/2019 14:26:43 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1197499

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2020
	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	Vitamin C: Coronavirus
	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 made an assessment of the efficacy of Vitamin C in boosting immunity to covid-19.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	49802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has not undertaken a specific assessment of vitamin C in relation to COVID-19. However, Public Health England (PHE) is not aware of any robust evidence that vitamin C can “boost” the immune system to prevent us from catching COVID-19 or mitigate its effects.</p><p>PHE is monitoring emerging evidence on nutrition and COVID-19 and assessing its quality, involving the Government’s Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition as appropriate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 05/06/2020 11:33:17 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1199592

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2020
	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, what plans his Department has to publish the covid-19 reproduction (R) number (R) for each local authority area.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	53558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government Office for Science currently publishes the latest estimate of the United Kingdom-wide range for R on a weekly basis. At the time of writing the current range is estimated to be 0.7-0.9 and is based on latest data available to determine infection and transmission rates. We do not calculate the R rate in different regions or local authority areas.</p><p>R is an average number and so can be highly uncertain if based on small quantities of data, for example, the R value for Northern Ireland will be more uncertain than England as the population is smaller and there have been fewer COVID-19 cases to date from which R can be calculated. R is not usually a useful measure on its own and needs to be considered alongside the number of new cases. Because of this uncertainty, The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies’ view is that it is unhelpful to use estimates of R rates to monitor the epidemic in different regions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 53424 53425 53580 question first answered 08/06/2020 15:30:44 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1203911

	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	School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria his Department uses to assess the merits of the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme; and what recent assessment he has made of the effect on children of the suspension of that scheme since March 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	59549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>On 18 March the Government announced that from 23 March 2020, as part of the response to the Covid-19 pandemic, schools would remain open only for a limited number of pupils - vulnerable children and children of key workers, as defined by the Government.</p><p> </p><p>A decision was taken in March that the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme would not operate for the whole of the summer term of 2020, recognising the substantial operational difficulties which would need to be resolved in order to restart a large, national scheme like the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme part-way through a term. This ensures that as little fresh produce goes to waste as possible. The funding for the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme which will not be spent during the summer term is being used to support the NHS and other priorities during the pandemic.</p><p>The School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme will resume in September when all children will return to school. As before, all children in Key Stage 1 in state-funded primary schools will receive a free piece of fruit or vegetable every school day.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 59550 question first answered 21/07/2020 13:28:57 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1203912

	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	School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme
	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 policy is on the reinstatement of funding for the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	59550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>On 18 March the Government announced that from 23 March 2020, as part of the response to the Covid-19 pandemic, schools would remain open only for a limited number of pupils - vulnerable children and children of key workers, as defined by the Government.</p><p> </p><p>A decision was taken in March that the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme would not operate for the whole of the summer term of 2020, recognising the substantial operational difficulties which would need to be resolved in order to restart a large, national scheme like the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme part-way through a term. This ensures that as little fresh produce goes to waste as possible. The funding for the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme which will not be spent during the summer term is being used to support the NHS and other priorities during the pandemic.</p><p>The School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme will resume in September when all children will return to school. As before, all children in Key Stage 1 in state-funded primary schools will receive a free piece of fruit or vegetable every school day.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 59549 question first answered 21/07/2020 13:28:57 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1218922

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2020
	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	Obesity
	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 discussions Public Health England has had with (a) eating disorder professionals and (b) representatives from eating disorder charities on tackling obesity.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	66169
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2020 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) works with appropriate organisations to develop campaigns that promote healthy eating, for example Start4Life, Change4Life and One You.</p><p>PHE has recently met with the Royal College of Psychiatrists and Obesity UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 17/07/2020 13:50:15 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1220642

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2020
	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, what the clinical evidential basis is for (a) a maximum of two households to meet in self-catered accommodation and (b) a group of more than two households to book rooms in the same hotel.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	68762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2020 answer text <p>People can stay overnight with another household – both in their home or away from home, for example at a hotel or in self-catered holiday accommodation, but they should follow social distancing rules and limit their interactions with those outside their household (or support bubble). This means that although more than two households can book into the same hotel, they should stay socially distanced from each other and limit gatherings to two households. The scientific advice is to minimise the number of households you come into contact with, in order to avoid creating chains of transmission</p><p>Venues providing accommodation should follow COVID-19-secure guidance to minimise the risk of infection to customers and staff.</p><p>We continually closely monitor the infection rate and are easing restrictions only when it is safe to do so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 22/07/2020 10:31:15 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1226008

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2020
	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	Overseas Students: Coronavirus
	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 he has made of the potential merits of testing newly arrived international students for covid-19.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	76088
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government continues to consider a range of options to manage the risk of imported cases, including the role COVID-19 virus testing could play as part of measures at the border.</p><p>To keep number of transmissions in the United Kingdom as low as possible, and to protect UK residents and international students in the UK, subject to some exemptions international arrivals are required to supply their contact and accommodation information, and self-isolate in their accommodation for 14 days where they have departed from or transited through a non-exempt country in the 14 days before the date of their arrival. It remains the case that we have the capacity to provide free tests to anyone in the UK who is showing symptoms.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 07/09/2020 14:18:30 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1226309

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2020
	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	Obesity: Eating Disorders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2020 to Question 66169 on obesity, what steps the Government is taking to ensure its work on tackling obesity does not cause harm to people with eating disorders.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	76827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2020 answer text <p>We recognise concerns people with eating disorders may have on measures to reduce obesity and are committed to striking a careful balance between enabling people to make healthier food and drink choices whilst not negatively impacting on those with or recovering from an eating disorder.</p><p> </p><p>Obesity represents a huge cost to the health and wellbeing of the individual, the National Health Service and the wider economy. With over six in 10 adults and more than one in three children aged 10 to 11 years old overweight or obese, it is right we take action.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 11/08/2020 21:49:35 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1226310

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2020
	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	Mental Health Services: Standards
	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 (a) NHS England, (b) NHS Improvement and (c) the British Medical Association’s General Practice Committee have to review the coverage of mental health care in the Quality and Outcomes Framework during 2020-21; and what steps the voluntary sector can take to contribute to that review.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	76828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/08/2020 answer text <p>Changes to the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) are agreed as part of wider amendments to the General Medical Services Contract. These changes are negotiated by NHS England and NHS Improvement and the British Medical Association’s General Practitioners Committee (GPC) England. NHS England and NHS Improvement and GPC England have agreed to an ongoing programme of indicator review in key priority areas, including mental health in 2020/21.</p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is currently developing potential indicators on anxiety and depression suitable for use in the QOF. Indicators are open to consultation with stakeholders. Stakeholders can register their interest with NICE via <a href="mailto:indicators@nice.org.uk" target="_blank">indicators@nice.org.uk</a></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 17/08/2020 23:21:41 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1230411

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2020
	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	Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: Children and Young People
	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 ensure that (a) young people and (b) adults with Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder can access evidence-based treatment.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	83899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2020 answer text <p>In response to concerns about gaps in provision and access to appropriate treatment for children and young people with Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, NHS England and NHS Improvement funded a national pilot in seven community eating disorder services in England which ran from September 2019 to March 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The pilot funded training, delivered by expert academics and clinicians, to support the adaptation of existing care pathways, assessments and treatment interventions to better meet the needs of children and young people with this condition.</p><p> </p><p>This autumn, learning from the pilot will be shared with all other community eating disorder teams to support delivery of appropriate care across England. This learning will also support adult community eating disorder teams in providing quality care to adults with the condition.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 14/09/2020 15:17:11 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1239203

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2020
	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	Contact Tracing: Software
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Apple and Google on the incompatibility of the NHS covid-19 app with operating systems older than iOS 13.5 and Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	97685
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>Officials have on-going discussions with Google and Apple to support app development. The app currently supports Apple iOS versions 13.5 and higher, and Android version Marshmallow (v6.0) and higher. This is because the app needs the Exposure Notification framework developed by Apple and Google, which is only available in these versions.</p><p> </p><p>This is the same in all countries with apps using the Google and Apple exposure notification API for contact tracing.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 09/11/2020 12:17:33 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1239382

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2020
	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	Contact Tracing: Software
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people who are unable to download the NHS covid-19 app as a result of their phones not support operating systems iOS 13.5 and Android 6.0 Marshmallow or newer.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	97686
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>We estimate that around 10% of smartphone users are unable to download the National Health Service COVID-19 app due to their phones not supporting the necessary version of iOS or Android.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 10/11/2020 11:55:10 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1248725

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2020
	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	Eating Disorders: Mental 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, how many adults aged 18 and over at time of referral were referred to specialist secondary mental health services with a primary reason of referral of eating disorders between April and August in (a) 2019 and (b) 2020; and what proportion of those referrals were made to an eating disorders service.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	111591
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2021 answer text <p>The information requested is in the following tables:<br></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Referrals of people aged 18 and over with primary reason for referral as eating disorders</p></td><td><p>Referred to eating disorder service</p></td><td><p>proportion (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2019</p></td><td><p>1,399</p></td><td><p>1,112</p></td><td><p>79.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2019</p></td><td><p>1,524</p></td><td><p>1,201</p></td><td><p>78.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2019</p></td><td><p>1,486</p></td><td><p>1,178</p></td><td><p>79.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2019</p></td><td><p>1,704</p></td><td><p>1,306</p></td><td><p>76.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2019</p></td><td><p>1,556</p></td><td><p>1,228</p></td><td><p>78.9%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Referrals of people aged 18 and over with primary reason for referral as eating disorders</p></td><td><p>Referred to eating disorder service</p></td><td><p>proportion (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2020</p></td><td><p>1,118</p></td><td><p>842</p></td><td><p>75.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2020</p></td><td><p>1,456</p></td><td><p>1,164</p></td><td><p>79.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2020</p></td><td><p>1,931</p></td><td><p>1,575</p></td><td><p>81.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2020</p></td><td><p>2,158</p></td><td><p>1,707</p></td><td><p>79.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2020</p></td><td><p>Not yet available</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> Source: Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS), NHS Digital</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 06/01/2021 12:48:01 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 60004 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1248930

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2020
	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	Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions
	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 respond to Question 97685 on Contact Tracing: Computer Software, tabled on 30 September 2020 by the hon. Member for Bath.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	111592
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answers to Questions <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-09-30/97685" target="_blank">97685</a> and <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-09-30/97686" target="_blank">97686</a> of 9 and 10 November respectively.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 111593 question first answered 30/11/2020 12:48:52 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1248931

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2020
	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	Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions
	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 respond to Question 97686 on Contact Tracing: Computer Software, tabled on 30 September 2020 by the hon. Member for Bath.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	111593
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answers to Questions <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-09-30/97685" target="_blank">97685</a> and <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-09-30/97686" target="_blank">97686</a> of 9 and 10 November respectively.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 111592 question first answered 30/11/2020 12:48:52 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1251826

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2020
	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	5G: Health Hazards
	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 it his policy to (a) publish a plan for the functioning of competent authorities to reconcile the public health and environmental effects of 5G technologies and (b) consult on that plan before the European Electronic Communications Code 2018 is transposed into UK law.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	114988
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has led on this work in the context of the European Electronic Communications Code Directive. The Directive was finalised and published in December 2018 after negotiations and is required to be transposed into domestic legislation by 21 December 2020. A public consultation was launched in July 2019, closing in September 2019 with a Government response published in July 2020. The draft transposition statutory instrument was laid in Parliament via the affirmative procedure on 12 October and passed by Parliament on 10 November. No further body was required to be created or designated as a competent authority as part of transposition as Ofcom acts as the telecommunications regulator in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 30/11/2020 16:10:46 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1251927

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2020
	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	Influenza: Bath
	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 tackle flu vaccine shortages in Bath.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	91993
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2020 answer text <p>General practitioners (GPs) and community pharmacists are responsible for ordering flu vaccine from suppliers which are used to deliver the national flu programme to adults, with deliveries phased through the season. The Department has procured additional doses of seasonal flu vaccine to ensure 30 million flu vaccines are available this winter. GPs, community pharmacists and trusts who have exhausted their own supply are now able to order from this central stock. Guidance has been issued with information on how to do this.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement are working with local areas to ensure that local providers are supported to meet increased demand for the flu vaccination this winter. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has granted dispensation to allow the movement of vaccines locally between practices and other National Health Service provider organisations this season, to help address local shortages.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 27/11/2020 21:42:15 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1252338

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2020
	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	Mental Health: Research
	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 recommendation 4 of the UK framework for mental health research, whether the recommended portfolio review of UK mental health research funders has been published.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	115758
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2020 answer text <p>The 2018 Framework for Mental Health Research recommended a portfolio review of United Kingdom mental health research funders, including the Medical Research Council and the National Institute for Health Research. MQ has subsequently led on a second portfolio review of UK mental health research funders in 2019, building on previous work. The report, ‘UK Mental Health Research Funding 2014-2017’, was published in 2019 by MQ.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 25/11/2020 13:11:13 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1272155

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2020
	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	Eating Disorders: Research
	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 Health Survey for England 2019's finding that 16 per cent of adults aged 16 and over screened positive for a possible eating disorder, whether his Department will commission research to assess the prevalence of eating disorders.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	131379
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2021 answer text <p>The Department through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funds a range of research in mental health to inform national mental health policy, including eating disorders. Since 2011, the NIHR’s research programmes have invested over £7.8 million in eating disorders research.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 23/02/2021 11:46:13 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1272156

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2020
	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	Eating Disorders: Mental 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, with reference to Health Survey for England 2019's finding that 16 per cent of adults aged 16 and over screened positive for a possible eating disorder, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that anyone affected by an eating disorder is able to access specialist treatment at the earliest opportunity.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	131380
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>Improving eating disorder services is a key priority for the Government and a vital part of our work to expand and transform mental health services.</p><p>The National Health Service will invest almost £1 billion extra in community mental health care for adults. Under the NHS Long Term Plan, 12 areas in England have received funding to test new integrated models of primary and community mental health care since 2019/20. Eight sites have also received specific additional funding to transform the eating disorders pathway, including early intervention for young adults with eating disorders.</p><p>Building on this, the NHS has announced the roll out of the first episode rapid early intervention for eating disorders model in 18 sites across the country for young people, aged 16-25 years old, with eating disorders. This model advocates treatment within two to four weeks and aims to contact patients within 48 hours of referral.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 11/01/2021 14:44:29 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1276419

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2021
	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	Eating Disorders: Mental 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, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2021 to Question 131380, what the planned timescale is for testing and evaluating the new integrated models of primary and adult community mental health care, including the eight sites that have received additional funding to improve the adult eating disorders pathway.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	137278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>Due to current pressures on the system as a result of the impact of COVID-19, a number of our assurance and evaluation activities have been paused. Timescales relating to the early implementer phase are under review. Implementation learnings from the eight sites which have received additional funding to improve the adult eating disorders pathway are being shared to ensure that the lessons from these early implementer sites are made available. These include peer support sessions to share learnings with each other, as well as national webinars where lessons from these sites are shared with those starting their expansion and transformation from 2021/22.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 21/01/2021 15:39:36 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1281060

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2021
	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	Eating Disorders: Mental 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, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2021 to Question 137278, what plans he has to publish implementation learnings from the eight sites which have received additional funding to improve the adult eating disorders pathway in 2021-22.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	144791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2021 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement are currently reviewing whether to publish learnings from the early implementer sites.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 17/02/2021 14:48:48 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1287244

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2021
	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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
	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 he has made of the potential merits of prioritising children in residential children's homes for the covid-19 vaccine in the next phase of the vaccine rollout.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	155289
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>At present, there is very limited data on vaccination in adolescents and no data on vaccination in younger children. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation advises that only those children at very high risk of exposure and serious outcomes, such as older children with severe neuro-disabilities that require residential care, should be offered vaccination as part of phase one. Clinicians should discuss the risks and benefits of vaccination with a person with parental responsibility, who should be told about the paucity of safety data for the vaccine in children aged under 16 years. The Green Book also sets out that children under 16 year of age, even if they are clinically extremely vulnerable, are at low risk of serious morbidity and mortality and given the absence of safety and efficacy data on the vaccine, are not recommended for vaccination.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 01/03/2021 11:51:05 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1300958

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2021
	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	Pharmacy: Coronavirus
	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 he has made of the adequacy of levels of funding provided to community pharmacy owners during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	165636
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>Discussions are ongoing with the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee about additional funding for costs incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of its ongoing assessment of COVID-19 costs incurred by the sector the Government will take account of the £370 million increased advance payments paid to community pharmacies.</p><p>The support package for community pharmacy also included general COVID-19 business support, funding for Bank Holiday openings, social distancing measures and the medicine delivery service to shielded patients, free personal protective equipment and non-monetary support including the removal of some administrative tasks, flexibility in opening hours and the delayed introduction of new services.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 23/03/2021 16:33:08 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1306507

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2021
	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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2021 to Question 128169, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that (a) GPs and (b) others administering the covid-19 vaccination programme at the local level are aware that (I) people with an eating disorder may be defined as experiencing severe mental illness and (ii) carers of someone with an eating disorder may meet the definition of an adult carer specified by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation and therefore also require prioritisation for COVID-19 vaccination.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	175970
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has determined that those with severe mental illnesses (SMI) are within cohort 6 for the vaccine rollout, and we are encouraging General Practitioners (GPs) to take a similar approach for this group of people to that being proposed for people with learning disabilities, working in partnership with secondary care mental health services and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise partners to ensure appropriate outreach mechanisms are in place.</p><p>People with SMI (including people who are severely unwell with an eating disorder, who have a high or low body mass index) and their carers should receive an invitation from their GP to get their COVID-19 vaccine. This might be by letter, text message or phone, or a combination of all three. If someone is unsure if they have an SMI which falls within the official definition above, they are encouraged to contact their GP, or mental health team. GP teams are encouraged to keep prioritising people with severe mental illness, applying a flexible approach to defining SMI.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 21/04/2021 09:36:39 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1310194

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2021
	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	Department of Health and Social Care: Disclosure of Information
	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 Government has written guidance on cost limits to the public purse on legal proceedings over whistleblowers.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	183236
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government does not issue any specific written guidance on cost limits on legal proceedings over whistleblowers.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 28/04/2021 14:03:05 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1316399

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2021
	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	Food: Labelling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the evidential basis is for the Government's legislative proposals on introducing calorie labelling on menus as announced on 12 May 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	3986
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>We have been careful to consider the views of a wide range of experts in response to our public consultation on introducing mandatory out-of-home calorie labelling including representatives from eating disorder groups. The Department has also engaged with the eating disorder charity BEAT, as well as others representing the views of people living with eating disorders, on several occasions since the Government published ‘Tackling obesity: empowering adults and children to live healthier lives’ last July.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has published an impact assessment detailing the likely effect the policy will have, including the potential effect of the policy on people living with eating disorders. This and the Government’s response to its public consultation on calorie labelling in the out-of-home sector, set out the evidence used to support the policy. The impact assessment and consultation response are available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/calorie-labelling-for-food-and-drink-served-outside-of-the-home" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/calorie-labelling-for-food-and-drink-served-outside-of-the-home</a></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 3865 3983 question first answered 24/05/2021 13:34:51 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1346765

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2021
	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	School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme
	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 School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme will continue beyond September 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	33296
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>The School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme will continue to be offered from September 2021 to all children in Key Stage 1 at state-funded primary schools.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 22/07/2021 16:09:48 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1348334

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2021
	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	Disability: 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 recent estimate he has made of the average amount of additional (a) therapy and (b) other health support that disabled children will potentially be required to have to help tackle the effect of missed services during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	35838
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2021 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. However, as part of COVID-19 recovery planning we are working with the Department for Education and NHS England and NHS Improvement to improve the provision of health services and support, including therapies, to disabled children. In 2020, NHS England and NHS Improvement published guidance making clear that restoration of essential community services must be prioritised for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities aged up to 25 years old and who have an Education Health and Care Plan in place or are going through an assessment for one.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 29/07/2021 16:40:27 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1352208

	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	Eating Disorders: Mental 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, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2021 to Question 10548 on NHS: Staff, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that eating disorder services can recruit and retain the staff needed to meet rising demand for those services.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	42061
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2021 answer text <p>We are investing approximately £1 billion to improve care for adults with a range of severe mental health problems, including eating disorders, in England by 2023/24. The majority of this funding is to be spent on staffing and contracting the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector, with an ambition to recruit 10,000 new staff in community mental health services, including eating disorder services</p><p> </p><p>The NHS People Plan seeks to improve staff retention, through areas such as flexible working, health and wellbeing and equality, diversity and inclusion. In addition, the NHS Retention Programme supports staff to stay whilst keeping them well to ensure we can retain staff, including those working in eating disorder services.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 28/09/2021 16:21:08 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1352209

	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	Mental Health Services: Vacancies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when NHS England plans to ask NHS (a) trust chief executives, (b) chief operating officers and (c) HR directors to report details of potential staffing shortages in mental health care, in line with the recent similar request from NHS England to acute medical services.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	42062
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement have no plans to do so. All mental health services providers are required to submit their plans, which also outlines measures to recruit and retain staff. In addition, all mental health providers take part in an annual workforce planning process, which captures vacancy rates.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 15/09/2021 08:56:00 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1356216

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2021
	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	Nabiximols
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with Clinical Commissioning Groups in England on the availability of Sativex to patients with MS.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	50740
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2021 answer text <p>The Department has not had any direct discussions. However, the Department has discussed the issue with NHS England which has issued a reminder to clinical commissioning groups in England of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) guidance and their responsibilities and will be monitoring uptake.</p><p>The latest guidelines from NICE recommend Sativex to treat moderate to severe spasticity in adults with multiple sclerosis, if other pharmacological treatments for spasticity are not effective. The decision on whether to prescribe must be taken by a specialist clinician on a case by case basis and funding of this medicine is subject to local National Health Service decisions.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 08/10/2021 12:26:16 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1359529

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	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	Disability: Children
	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 Scope and the Disabled Children’s Partnership’s report 'The gap widens', published in October 2021, which found that there is a £1.5 billion funding gap in disabled children’s NHS spending, what fiscal steps his Department is taking to ensure that the NHS has adequate resources to provide disabled children and young people with the health care services they need.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	56494
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>On 6 September 2021 the Government announced an additional £5.4 billion for the National Health Service to support the COVID-19 response over the next six months, bringing the total Government support for health services to over £34 billion in 2021/22. This includes £2 billion to reduce waiting times for patients, including disabled children. The forthcoming Spending Review will set out the Government’s spending plans for health and social care for future years.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 22/10/2021 10:37:34 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan previous answer version 25561 answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1362539

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2021
	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	Eating Disorders: Children and Young People
	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 children and young people and adults were referred to specialist secondary mental health services with a primary reason of referral of eating disorders in (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21 and (c) 2021-22 to date; and what proportion of those referrals were made to an eating disorder service.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	61184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2021 answer text <p>Information is not held on the number of children and young people and adults referred to specialist secondary mental health services with a primary reason of referral of eating disorders. However, the number of referrals of children and young people, and adults referred to specialist secondary mental health services with a primary reason of referral for eating disorders is shown in the table below.</p><p>Not all referrals of children and young people, and adults to specialist secondary mental health services with a primary reason of referral for eating disorders are recorded as being made to eating disorder services. Some of these referrals are recorded as being made to other service team types, such as community mental health teams, psychiatric liaison services and single point of access services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of referrals of children and young people, and adults to specialist secondary mental health services with a primary reason of referral for eating disorders<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>Referrals with a primary reason of referral for eating disorders referred to eating disorder services<sup>2,3</sup></p></td><td><p>Proportion of referrals with a primary reason of referral for eating disorders referred to eating disorder services (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Children and young people (aged 0 to 18)</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>14,455</p></td><td><p>9,514</p></td><td><p>66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>22,449</p></td><td><p>15,624</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22 (to July 2021)</p></td><td><p>10,880</p></td><td><p>7,726</p></td><td><p>71</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Adults (over 18)</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>20,490</p></td><td><p>15,576</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>24,934</p></td><td><p>19,488</p></td><td><p>78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22 (to July 2021)</p></td><td><p>11,621</p></td><td><p>9,225</p></td><td><p>79</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Mental Health Services Dataset (MHSDS), NHS Digital</p><p><sup>1</sup> Some people may have been referred more than once during a particular time period</p><p><sup>2 </sup>Includes eating disorders/dietetics services, community eating disorder services for children and young people and community eating disorder services</p><p><sup>3</sup> Some referrals may have been referred to multiple service team types</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 11/11/2021 11:34:10 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1364011

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2021
	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	Coronavirus: Screening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason a collect code requirement has been implemented for collecting lateral flow tests from pharmacies.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	64706
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>This code enables the Department to track test kit distribution, send reminders to submit results, identify take up and assist the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency in case of a batch recall. While a collect code is encouraged, people can still pick up test kits from pharmacies without one.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 03/11/2021 15:47:11 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1378170

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2021
	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	Eating Disorders: Research
	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 additional funding for health-related research and development, as outlined in the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021, will be used on improving understanding of the (a) causes, (b) prevention and (c) treatment of eating disorders.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	74024
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2021 answer text <p>The Spending Review settlement provides £5 billion for health-related research and development. The National Institute for Health Research’s budget will be finalised as part of a detailed financial planning process. The distribution across health research areas will be confirmed before funding is made available in April 2022.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 18/11/2021 16:40:49 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1378171

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2021
	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	Eating Disorders: Mental 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, with reference to the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021, how much and what proportion of the £44 billion increased spending on the health service in England will be allocated to eating disorder services.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	74025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2021 answer text <p>National Health Service funding allocations, including provision for different service areas and regions in England, will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 16/12/2021 17:14:03 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1385799

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2021
	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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
	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 he made of the number of housebound people in (a) Bath and (b) England who have yet to be offered their covid-19 booster vaccination.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	88817
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>Every eligible adult in England aged 18 years old and over has been offered a COVID-19 booster vaccination, including those who are housebound in Bath and England. Local arrangements are in place, with general practitioners, community pharmacies and volunteers visiting those who are housebound and eligible for a booster dose.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 12/01/2022 10:00:50 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup previous answer version 38803 answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1386686

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2021
	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	Alcoholic Drinks: 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, how much the Government has spent on alcohol awareness campaigns in (a) 2019, (b) 2020 and (c) 2021 as of 9 December.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	90493
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p>This information is not held in the format requested. While messages around responsible alcohol consumption were communicated throughout this period, no individual awareness campaigns were undertaken.</p><p>The Better Health and One You adult health campaigns have provided information and advice to help adults consume less alcohol in each of these years. Better Health continues to offer tips and online tools to help people drink less including the Drinks Tracker app, ‘How Are You’ health quiz, Better Health website and email programme. We also provide the Drinkline service and a webchat service.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 20/12/2021 16:13:12 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup previous answer version 39493 answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1387268

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2021
	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	Eating Disorders: Mental 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, with reference to the Mental health clinically-led review of standards, if he will introduce a new access standard that measures clinically meaningful contact for adults with eating disorders; and if he will publish data that provides transparency on waiting times from referral to the start of evidence-based treatment for adults with eating disorders.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	92041
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2021 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement have consulted on the potential to introduce five new waiting time standards, as part of its clinically led review of National Health Service access standards<em>.</em> This includes a standard for adults presenting to community-based mental health services, including those with eating disorders, should start to receive help within four weeks from referral. This consultation closed on 1 September 2021 and NHS England and NHS Improvement expect to publish a response in due course. Data will be published on any new waiting time standards when fully implemented and embedded in services.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 21/12/2021 13:26:41 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan previous answer version 39866 answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1416009

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2022
	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: Dentistry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of dentists that have left the NHS in the last twelve months.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	110505
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2022 answer text <p>No estimate has been made of the number of dentists that have left the National Health Service in the last twelve months. Data on NHS dentists is not available by parliamentary constituency or on the specific date requested. However, the number of dentists providing NHS care from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022 is expected to be published in the third quarter of 2022/23.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 110619 question first answered 28/01/2022 13:00:10 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1416010

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2022
	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	Dentistry: Bath
	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 estimate he has made of the number of (a) private and (b) NHS dentists in Bath.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	110506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2022 answer text <p>Data is not held on the number of private dentists by area. Information on the number of National Health Service dentists is held at clinical commissioning group (CCG) level. In the ending 31 March 2021, 405 dentists had delivered NHS activity in NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire CCG.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 28/01/2022 12:34:53 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1416011

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2022
	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	Dental Services: Coronavirus
	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 he has made of the impact of the mandatory covid-19 vaccination programme on staffing levels in the dental industry.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	110507
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell MP) on 18 January 2022 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-01-10/100611" target="_blank">100611</a>.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 27/01/2022 13:43:48 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1418260

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2022
	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 Covid Pass
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 20 January 2022 to Question 105579 on Coronavirus: Travel, when digital covid-19 recovery certificates will be available to people aged 12 and over.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	114867
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2022 answer text <p>From 3 February 2022, children aged 12 years old and over can access a digital NHS COVID Pass for international travel. The travel digital NHS COVID Pass will show evidence of prior infection or recovery for 180 days following a positive National Health Service polymerase chain reaction test and provide a record of COVID-19 vaccinations received. The pass is available via NHS.UK for those aged 12 years old and over and via the NHS App for those aged 13 years old and over.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 03/02/2022 16:11:39 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1435218

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2022
	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	Screening: Medical Equipment
	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 estimate of the volume of plastic waste that has been generated as a result of the use of (a) PCR and (b) lateral flow covid-19 tests.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	129208
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2022 answer text <p>We have no plans to make such an estimate as information on used later flow device and polymerase chain reaction tests is not held. The UK Health Security Agency is committed to reviewing options for minimising testing related wastage.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 03/03/2022 09:36:46 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1435219

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2022
	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	Screening: Medical Equipment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether an assessment was made during the design stage of the covid-19 testing system of the environmental effects of plastic waste generated as a result of (a) PCR and (b) lateral flow covid-19 tests.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	129209
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2022 answer text <p>No assessment was made. However, work on improving the environmental and sustainability aspects of all testing products is continuing.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 03/03/2022 09:34:14 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1453608

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2022
	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	Mental Health Services: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of Monday 14 March 2022 to Question 119826, if he will specify (a) the source and sum of the funds allocated to the care providers and (b) the criteria for selection of the care providers.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	145960
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>The information is not held in the format requested. Specialist care for children and young people from a non-white ethnic background with serious mental health problems is funded by local and national commissioners. Services are provided in the same way for people from all ethnic backgrounds and by a range of providers in England.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 28/03/2022 12:14:47 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse