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1603878

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
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	Motor Neurone Disease
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 (a) males and (b) females have been diagnosed with motor neurone disease in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	165251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>The information is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 23/03/2023 12:12:21 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1603976

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
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	Hospitals: Sexual Offences
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 is taking steps to increase the availability of early evidence kits in hospitals for administering tests on sexual assault victims.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	165423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>It is important that early evidence kits are readily available for instances where it is appropriate to offer them. The purpose of the kits is for gathering early forensic evidence and as such, responsibility for their provision sits with policing. Their use is assessed on a case-by-case basis to secure and preserve evidence. The Department is working with the Home Office to consider the availability of early evidence kits in hospitals.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 21/03/2023 17:49:53 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1604014

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
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	Influenza: 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 10 March 2023 on Question 158778, for what reason the service specification for the school aged flu immunisation programme is not published; and if he will consider the potential merits of publishing this information.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	165198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>The School Aged Immunisation Service (SAIS) specification covers all school age immunisations, including flu. It is a template for NHS England regional commissioners to commission SAIS providers that evolves in line with latest policy advice, for example, the addition of flu cohorts. Contracts are held between NHS England regions and SAIS providers and are varied to best meet local need. It is on these grounds NHS England does not publish the specification. This is in contrast to the general practitioner and community pharmacy flu service specifications, which are published as they are part of a national contract. However, each year the annual flu letter is published by the UK Health Security Agency and outlines which groups are eligible for a free vaccine as part of the National Health Service programme, including children.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 21/03/2023 15:21:23 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1604029

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
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	Maternity 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 steps he is taking to ensure safe, sustainable staffing levels across maternity services; and what steps he is taking to ensure families affected by baby loss are offered adequate and specialised bereavement support.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	165449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department is committed to expanding midwifery training places by 3,650 over a four year period. Increases of 626 in 2019/20 and 1,140 in 2020/21 were achieved, and as of January 2023, the student data collection is showing an increase of 1271 in 2021/22. An additional £127 million was also invested in 2022 to go into the maternity system to help increase the National Health Service maternity workforce and improve neonatal care.</p><p>The Government funded the Stillbirths and Neonatal Death charity to work with other baby loss charities and Royal Colleges to produce and support the roll-out of a National Bereavement Care Pathway (NBCP). The pathway covers a range of circumstances of a baby loss including miscarriage, stillbirth, termination of pregnancy for medical reasons, neonatal death and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. As of 1 January 2023, 108 NHS England trusts (84%) have committed to adopting the nine NBCP standards.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 22/03/2023 14:54:16 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1604054

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
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	Hospitals: Construction
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 New Hospital Programme ensures that rest facilities follow the standards set by the (a) Association of Anaesthetists, (b) Royal College of Anaesthetists and (c) Faculty of Intensive Care Medicines Fight Fatigue Campaign.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	165462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2023 answer text <p>The health and wellbeing needs of staff are central elements of our new hospital designs. A particular focus will be on staff spaces, including rest rooms, wellbeing areas and changing facilities. Our stakeholder engagement ensures that diverse representation from staff groups, Royal Colleges, academies, and associations is included in hospital design workshops. Our continuous interactions with members of the workforce are helping to ensure that designs are fit for purpose now and in the future.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 22/03/2023 15:58:13 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1604070

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
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	Dementia: Care Homes
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 his Department has made of the number of care home residents with dementia but without a psychosis diagnosis have been prescribed anti-psychotic drugs in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Wantage
tabling member printed	David Johnston
uin	165464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2023 answer text <p>This information is not held in the format requested. The number of people living with dementia but without a diagnosis of psychosis who have been prescribed antipsychotic medication in the last six weeks was 31,451 at the end of February 2023.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 22/03/2023 14:29:07 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4761 label Biography information for David Johnston

1604106

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
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	Dental Services: Lincolnshire
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 there were for each full-time equivalent NHS dentist in Lincolnshire in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	165199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>The following table summarises the headcount of National Health Service dentists per 100 thousand population including adults and children, which are not available separately.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Headcount of NHS dentists per 100k population in Lincolnshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>39.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>41.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>42.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>38.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>39.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We are taking measures to increase access to NHS dentistry. We are working with Health Education England and NHS England to understand how Centres for Dental Development could be delivered to improve access in areas where there is currently a shortage in provision.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2022, we announced ‘Our plan for patients’ which sets out how we will meet oral health needs and increase access to NHS dental care, including in Lincolnshire, whilst making the NHS dental contract more attractive to dental practices. These changes have been implemented, including through regulations that came into effect on 25 November 2022. NHS England is holding further discussions with the British Dental Association and other stakeholders for additional reforms of the NHS Dental System planned to take place this year.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is responsible for commissioning primary care dentistry to meet the needs of the local population. Many of the dentistry commissioning functions undertaken by NHS England will transfer to integrated care boards from April 2023, supported by an Assurance Framework to provide assurances on commissioning.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 165200 165201 question first answered 20/03/2023 16:19:20 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1604107

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
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	Dental Services: Lincolnshire
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 will take to tackle dentistry shortfalls in Lincolnshire; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	165200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>The following table summarises the headcount of National Health Service dentists per 100 thousand population including adults and children, which are not available separately.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Headcount of NHS dentists per 100k population in Lincolnshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>39.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>41.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>42.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>38.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>39.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We are taking measures to increase access to NHS dentistry. We are working with Health Education England and NHS England to understand how Centres for Dental Development could be delivered to improve access in areas where there is currently a shortage in provision.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2022, we announced ‘Our plan for patients’ which sets out how we will meet oral health needs and increase access to NHS dental care, including in Lincolnshire, whilst making the NHS dental contract more attractive to dental practices. These changes have been implemented, including through regulations that came into effect on 25 November 2022. NHS England is holding further discussions with the British Dental Association and other stakeholders for additional reforms of the NHS Dental System planned to take place this year.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is responsible for commissioning primary care dentistry to meet the needs of the local population. Many of the dentistry commissioning functions undertaken by NHS England will transfer to integrated care boards from April 2023, supported by an Assurance Framework to provide assurances on commissioning.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 165199 165201 question first answered 20/03/2023 16:19:20 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1604108

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
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	Dental Services: Lincolnshire
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 causes of dentistry shortfalls in Lincolnshire.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	165201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>The following table summarises the headcount of National Health Service dentists per 100 thousand population including adults and children, which are not available separately.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Headcount of NHS dentists per 100k population in Lincolnshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>39.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>41.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>42.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>38.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>39.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We are taking measures to increase access to NHS dentistry. We are working with Health Education England and NHS England to understand how Centres for Dental Development could be delivered to improve access in areas where there is currently a shortage in provision.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2022, we announced ‘Our plan for patients’ which sets out how we will meet oral health needs and increase access to NHS dental care, including in Lincolnshire, whilst making the NHS dental contract more attractive to dental practices. These changes have been implemented, including through regulations that came into effect on 25 November 2022. NHS England is holding further discussions with the British Dental Association and other stakeholders for additional reforms of the NHS Dental System planned to take place this year.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is responsible for commissioning primary care dentistry to meet the needs of the local population. Many of the dentistry commissioning functions undertaken by NHS England will transfer to integrated care boards from April 2023, supported by an Assurance Framework to provide assurances on commissioning.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 165199 165200 question first answered 20/03/2023 16:19:20 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1604130

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
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	Drugs: Prices
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 takes to avoid overcharging by suppliers of (a) antibiotics and (b) other drugs; what cases of overcharging have been identified in the last 12 months; what recent discussions he has had with drug manufacturers on overcharging mechanisms; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	165202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department regularly engages with industry regarding medicine pricing. Suppliers of branded medicines need to agree a maximum price with the Department before launching any product or line extension in the United Kingdom. On the very rare occasions where we identify that a supplier has exceeded their maximum allowed price, we work with the company to ensure that prices are restored and where necessary, any excess sales are recovered through standard operational processes.</p><p>The Government relies on competition to drive down prices of generic medicines including most antibiotics. This has led to some of the lowest prices in Europe and allows prices to react to the market. In an international market this ensures that when demand is high and supply is low, prices in the UK can increase to help secure the availability of medicines for UK patients. In secondary care, tendering for antibiotics on a frequent basis ensures best value and supply resilience is optimised.</p><p>Where companies are found to be abusing their dominant position by charging excessive and unfair prices, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) can take action against businesses and individuals engaged in anti-competitive conduct. Specifically with regard to antibiotics, the CMA is working to establish the facts of what is currently happening in the antibiotic market. They stand ready to take action if there is evidence of anti-competitive behaviour that breaks the law.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 20/03/2023 17:41:05 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes