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1641764

registered interest
date	05/06/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Pensions: Advisory Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce the average time taken by the Future Pensions Centre to answer calls.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	187687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>Due to the unprecedented high demand of calls, DWP have moved additional staff into this area to help reduce the average time taken to answer calls.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 12/06/2023 16:23:47 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1642036

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
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	Cancer: Diagnosis
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 increase the early diagnosis of cancer.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr John Baron
uin	905222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p>The earlier we diagnose cancer, the better the outcomes for patients.</p><p>That’s why we’re speeding up diagnosis of the most common cancers e.g., skin cancer with tele-dermatology, bowel cancer through Faecal Immunochemical Testing, and prostate cancer through multiparametric MRI; increasing targeted screening for breast cancer and lung cancer; investing in 160 new community diagnostic centres; and tackling variation in cancer waiting times around the country.</p><p>Thanks to the hard work of so many people in cancer services around the country, the NHS hit the ‘faster diagnosis standard’ for the first time in February.</p><p>And – looking ahead - we’re investing in innovations like the Galleri blood test which may be able to detect cancer before people even have symptoms.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 06/06/2023 16:46:02 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1390 label Biography information for Mr John Baron

1642037

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
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	Primary Health Care
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 improve patient access to primary care.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Simon Lightwood
uin	905225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p>We are investing at least £1.5 billion to create an additional 50 million general practice appointments by 2024 by growing and diversifying the workforce.</p><p>We have recruited over 29,000 additional primary care staff, and there are nearly 2,000 more doctors in general practice compared to 2019.</p><p>Our Recovery Plan for Primary Care supports practices to address access challenges by tackling the 8am rush for appointments, cutting bureaucracy for GPs and expanding community pharmacy services.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 06/06/2023 16:46:06 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood

1642038

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
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	Blood: Contamination
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 with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that people affected by the infected blood scandal receive compensation.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	905226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government accepts there is a moral case for compensation. Interim payments were made last year to recognise the urgent need of infected people and bereaved partners enrolled on the existing support schemes.</p><p> </p><p>We are now considering Sir Brian Langstaff’s second interim report. As my Right Hon. Friend, Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office (Jeremy Quin) said on 19 April, we are very focused on responding as soon as possible after the Inquiry concludes this autumn.</p><p> </p><p>This does not preclude earlier announcements as we progress our work.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 06/06/2023 16:46:12 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1642039

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
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	Vaccination: Safety
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 last met the Chief Executive of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency to discuss vaccine safety.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	905229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p>Our Covid-19 and flu vaccination programmes have saved tens of thousands of lives across the country and helped to ease pressure on the NHS during a challenging winter.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has some of the highest safety standards in the world and the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is globally recognised for requiring high standards of quality, safety and effectiveness.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials correspond frequently with the Chief Executive and MHRA officials, including on the safety of medicinal products.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 06/06/2023 16:46:14 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1642040

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
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, if he will take steps to reduce the processing time of business case approvals for New Hospitals Programme bids.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	905230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to building 40 new hospitals by 2030 - backed by an expected over £20 billion of investment in hospital infrastructure</p><p><br>We are working with all trusts, including Kettering, on what the certainty this funding confirmation represents and how it will benefit staff and patients</p><p><br>Our new standardisation approach to hospital design and construction, Hospital 2.0, means the process to review and agree business cases will be more streamlined, delivering results more quickly and almost halving the average time to develop and build hospitals.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 07/06/2023 16:01:39 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

1642041

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
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	Accident and Emergency Departments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on delivering the Urgent and Emergency Care Recovery Plan.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	905231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p>We are continuing to make progress to deliver the 800 ambulances, 5,000 beds, and 3,000 additional virtual ward beds set out in our Urgent and Emergency Care Recovery Plan.</p><p>This plan is backed by £1 billion of additional funding.</p><p>NHS England is working with Integrated Care Boards and Ambulance Trusts to review local demand and capacity and ensure plans are put in place to deliver these commitments.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 06/06/2023 16:46:23 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell