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1672654

registered interest
date	23/11/2023
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	Respiratory Diseases: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the reported increase in incidence of respiratory diseases in China.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	3527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2023 answer text <p>The UK Health Security Agency is closely monitoring the situation in China and will continue to work with international partners to assess the emerging information as it becomes available.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 01/12/2023 13:46:17 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1672671

registered interest
date	23/11/2023
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	Special Educational Needs: Neurodiversity
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 she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on ensure that the evidence submitted to an education, health and care plan by a clinician carries appropriate weight when determining resource requirements.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	3505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has regular discussions on a wide range of matters with Cabinet colleagues including the Secretary of State for Education.</p><p>The Department of Health and Social Care is working closely with the Department for Education to ensure that children and young people with special educational needs and disability (SEND), receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time. We are doing this through working together to implement the SEND and Alternative Provision Improvement Plan, which was published 2 March 2023<strong>. </strong>The improvement plan includes actions to reform the education, health and care plan system.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 01/12/2023 13:56:32 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1672704

registered interest
date	23/11/2023
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	Rheumatology: Consultants
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 her Department has made of the number of full time equivalent fully qualified grade one (a) adult rheumatology and (b) pediatric rheumatology consultant vacancies in England.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Sir George Howarth
uin	3423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2023 answer text <p>No specific estimate has been made of adult or paediatric consultant rheumatologist vacancies. There are currently 1,153 full time equivalent doctors working in the specialty of rheumatology. This is 142 or 14% more than in 2019. In 2022/23 and 2023/24, Health Education England, now part of NHS England, increased the number of specialist rheumatology training posts by 12 and five respectively.</p><p> </p><p>The Long Term Workforce Plan (LTWP) published on 30 June 2023 aims to double the number of medical school places in England, taking the total number of places to 10,000 by 2028/29 and 15,000 by 2031/32. The LTWP commits to an adequate growth in foundation placement capacity, as those taking up these new places begin to graduate, and a commensurate increase in specialty training places that meets the demands of the National Health Servuce in the future. This will substantially increase the potential pipeline for rheumatologists and other medical specialties.</p><p>The LTWP also sets out an ambition to almost double the number of adult nursing training places, taking the total number of places to nearly 28,000 by 2028/29 and nearly 38,000 by 2031/32. This will substantially increase the potential pipeline for nurses specialising in rheumatology.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 3424 question first answered 30/11/2023 12:06:55 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1672705

registered interest
date	23/11/2023
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	Rheumatology: Consultants and Nurses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has a plan to increase the number of (a) adult and (b) paediatric full time equivalent (i) fully qualified grade one rheumatology consultants and (ii) rheumatology specialist nurses in England over the next (A) 12 months, (B) five years and (C) 15 years.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Sir George Howarth
uin	3424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2023 answer text <p>No specific estimate has been made of adult or paediatric consultant rheumatologist vacancies. There are currently 1,153 full time equivalent doctors working in the specialty of rheumatology. This is 142 or 14% more than in 2019. In 2022/23 and 2023/24, Health Education England, now part of NHS England, increased the number of specialist rheumatology training posts by 12 and five respectively.</p><p> </p><p>The Long Term Workforce Plan (LTWP) published on 30 June 2023 aims to double the number of medical school places in England, taking the total number of places to 10,000 by 2028/29 and 15,000 by 2031/32. The LTWP commits to an adequate growth in foundation placement capacity, as those taking up these new places begin to graduate, and a commensurate increase in specialty training places that meets the demands of the National Health Servuce in the future. This will substantially increase the potential pipeline for rheumatologists and other medical specialties.</p><p>The LTWP also sets out an ambition to almost double the number of adult nursing training places, taking the total number of places to nearly 28,000 by 2028/29 and nearly 38,000 by 2031/32. This will substantially increase the potential pipeline for nurses specialising in rheumatology.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 3423 question first answered 30/11/2023 12:06:55 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1672706

registered interest
date	23/11/2023
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	Hospices: 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 steps her Department is taking to help financially support children's hospices.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	3417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2023 answer text <p>Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the commissioning of end of life and palliative care services, including for children and young people, to meet the reasonable needs of their local populations. As part of the Health and Care Act 2022, palliative care services were specifically added to the list of services that an ICB must commission. Hospices are largely independent charitable organisations which may receive some funding from ICBs for delivering services in the National Health Service.</p><p>In June 2023, NHS England confirmed that it would be renewing the Children and Young People’s Hospice Grant for 2024/25, once again allocating £25 million grant funding for children’s hospices in England. NHS England will communicate further details regarding the process for the grant allocations later this year.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 30/11/2023 14:43:39 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1672719

registered interest
date	23/11/2023
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	Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what representations she has received on establishing a social care council.
tabling member constituency	Ashford
tabling member printed	Damian Green
uin	3410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2023 answer text <p>My officials and myself enjoy strong engagement with sector representatives and experts as we develop policy and deliver for the social care sector. We receive representations on a number of issues including on ideas for forums to hear from the social care workforce and shape policy, most recently on establishing a social care council, which my officials are following up on.</p><p> </p><p>We already engage workforce representatives on the creation, development, and implementation of our ambitious workforce reforms. Most recently, this includes co-developing a new career structure for care workers so that all staff can build their careers and are recognised for their skills, and one that reflects the realities of providing adult social care.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 30/11/2023 14:45:14 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	76 label Biography information for Damian Green

1672734

registered interest
date	23/11/2023
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	Tobacco: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether adult smokers will be required to present an identification document to retailers after the introduction of the generational ban on smoking.
tabling member constituency	Dartford
tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
uin	3461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2023 answer text <p>Smoking is responsible for around 80,000 deaths a year in the United Kingdom. Smoking causes around one in four cancer deaths in the UK and is responsible for just over 70% of all lung cancer deaths. No other consumer product kills up to two-thirds of its users. Smoking costs our country £17 billion a year and puts a huge burden on the National Health Service. Almost every minute of every day someone is admitted to hospital because of smoking, and up to 75,000 general practitioner appointments attributed to smoking each month, constituting over 100 appointments every hour.</p><p>This is why the Government is planning to create a smokefree generation by bringing forward legislation so that children turning 14 years old or younger this year will never be legally sold tobacco products. As per existing age of sale legislation, smokers will be required to produce identification if retailers are uncertain that they are above the legal smoking age.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 01/12/2023 14:48:12 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

1672735

registered interest
date	23/11/2023
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	Smoking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the implications for her policies of data from New Zealand on a generational ban on smoking.
tabling member constituency	Dartford
tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
uin	3462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>Smoking is responsible for around 80,000 deaths a year in the United Kingdom, causes around one in four cancer deaths and is responsible for just over 70% of all lung cancer deaths. No other consumer product kills up to two-thirds of its users. Smoking costs our country £17 billion a year and puts a huge burden on the National Health Service. Almost every minute of every day someone is admitted to hospital because of smoking, and up to 75,000 General Practice appointments attributed to smoking each month – over 100 appointments every hour.</p><p>This is why the Government is planning to create a smokefree generation by bringing forward legislation so that children turning 14 years old this year or younger will never be legally sold tobacco products.</p><p>Modelling assumptions for the policy outline that one of our four scenarios modelled reflects the assumptions used in modelling from New Zealand. The document is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/651d3fdf6a6955000d78b29e/cp-949-II-stopping-the-start-annex-1-modelling-assumptions.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/651d3fdf6a6955000d78b29e/cp-949-II-stopping-the-start-annex-1-modelling-assumptions.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 14/12/2023 14:52:42 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

1672739

registered interest
date	23/11/2023
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	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
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 paragraph 2.3 of the Government response to the Fifty-fourth report of Session 2022-23 from the Committee of Public Accounts on Alcohol treatment services, HC 1001, published on 21 July 2023, what progress she has made towards updating the estimated cost of alcohol to society; and what her planned timetable is for publishing that estimate.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	3537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2023 answer text <p>The Department updated the previous 2012 estimate to reflect inflation based on the latest available data. In 2021, the cost of alcohol to society was estimated at £25 billion. The Department has also initiated a longer-term piece of work to refine this estimate, beginning with a review of existing evidence of the impact of alcohol consumption on the National Health Service and labour market productivity.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 30/11/2023 12:51:20 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1672740

registered interest
date	23/11/2023
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	Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs: Misuse
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 paragraph 4.5 of the Government response to the Fifty-fourth report of Session 2022-23 from the Committee of Public Accounts on Alcohol treatment services, HC 1001, published on 21 July 2023, what her planned timetable is for publishing the joint action plan with NHS England to address co-occurring mental health and drug/alcohol-related conditions.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	3538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2023 answer text <p>The Department is developing a Joint Action Plan with NHS England to address co-occurring mental health and drug/alcohol-related conditions. This programme of work aims to improve access to mental health services for people with drug and alcohol misuse conditions, as well as improve the links between mental health and substance misuse services.</p><p>The Department is continuing to work with NHS England on this programme, and we aim to publish the Joint Action Plan in 2024.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 30/11/2023 12:52:14 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden