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1737793

registered interest
date	29/10/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus: 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, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of running a public awareness campaign to remove all COVID signs.
tabling member constituency	Great Yarmouth
tabling member printed	Rupert Lowe
uin	11724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>No assessment of the merits of running a public awareness campaign to remove all COVID-19 signs has been made.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 31/10/2024 14:49:55 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	5158

1737301

registered interest
date	28/10/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	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 14 October 2024 to Question 6194 on Coronavirus: Vaccination, whether the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has made an assessment of the potential implications for future medical decisions of the Pfizer study abstract entitled, Post Conditional Approval Active Surveillance Study Among Individuals in Europe Receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccine, dated 12 March 2024; and when he plans to publish the full study.
tabling member constituency	Tatton
tabling member printed	Esther McVey
uin	11248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>The study abstract has been reviewed by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), as part of its continuous post approval safety monitoring procedures for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine (Comirnaty). The abstract is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://catalogues.ema.europa.eu/system/files/2024-06/C4591021%20Interim%205%20Study%20Report%20Abstract%20_0.pdf" target="_blank">https://catalogues.ema.europa.eu/system/files/2024-06/C4591021%20Interim%205%20Study%20Report%20Abstract%20_0.pdf</a></p><p>The MHRA does not consider that any regulatory action is warranted at this time and will review the final study report, when it’s made available by Pfizer, as part of safety monitoring procedures.</p><p>The MHRA does not publish study reports for company studies, and further publications of results are the responsibility of Pfizer-BioNTech. The MHRA continues to closely monitor the safety of all COVID-19 vaccines and will take any regulatory action necessary should any new safety concerns be identified.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 31/10/2024 12:59:08 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey

1737432

registered interest
date	28/10/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Menopause: 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, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a permanent national menopause network supported by specialist nurses to (a) support and (b) offer advice on (i) diet, (ii) exercise, (iii) the workplace and (iv) other issues to people going through the menopause.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central and Headingley
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	11311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. The Government sympathises with the difficulties women experiencing menopausal symptoms face, and we are committed to prioritising women’s health as we reform the National Health Service.</p><p>The NHS website provides information and advice for women on menopause symptoms, healthcare support, including treatment options, and advice on lifestyles changes, including diet and exercise. NHS England has also developed a self-care fact sheet. This fact sheet is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.selfcareforum.org/menopause/" target="_blank">https://www.selfcareforum.org/menopause/</a></p><p>Women should not have to suffer in silence and anyone needing advice on managing symptoms should seek advice from their general practitioner or other healthcare professional. In addition, the Department has invested £25 million over 2023/24 and 2024/25 to support the establishment of at least one pilot women’s health hub in every integrated care system. Menopause care is a core service for the pilot women’s health hubs.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth question first answered 31/10/2024 17:38:00 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1737465

registered interest
date	28/10/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Community Diagnostic Centres
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) checks, (b) tests and (c) scans were carried out at community diagnostic centres opened since the 2021 Spending Review, as of 4 July 2024.
tabling member constituency	Louth and Horncastle
tabling member printed	Victoria Atkins
uin	11317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>As of the end of June 2024, community diagnostics centres (CDCs) had delivered 9,292,578 tests, checks and scans since the 2021 Spending Review at the end of October. Over this period, the diagnostic waiting list has increased from 1,428,415 as at the end of October 2021 where 356,784 (25.0%) people were waiting over six weeks, to 1,639,813 at the end of June 2024 where 375,416 (23.9%) people were waiting over 6-weeks for a diagnostic test. 2024/25 NHS Operational Planning Guidance set an objective for just 5% to be waiting six weeks. Due to seasonal effects, some care should be exercised when comparing six week wait percentages figures in different months of the year.</p><p>CDC activity data is published monthly and cannot be provided up to a specific date within that month. Published CDC activity data details activity from July 2021 to August 2024. This is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/diagnostics-waiting-times-and-activity/cdc-management-information/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/diagnostics-waiting-times-and-activity/cdc-management-information/</a></p><p>Monthly activity and waiting list data for diagnostics is published monthly and is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/diagnostics-waiting-times-and-activity/monthly-diagnostics-waiting-times-and-activity/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/diagnostics-waiting-times-and-activity/monthly-diagnostics-waiting-times-and-activity/</a></p><p>The following table lists the number of checks, tests and scans delivered in each of the requested months across 2024:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>CDC activity delivered since Oct-21 Spending Review</p></td><td><p>CDC activity delivered in each month</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-24</p></td><td><p>6,841,026</p></td><td><p>393,742</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-24</p></td><td><p>7,279,148</p></td><td><p>438,122</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-24</p></td><td><p>7,826,454</p></td><td><p>547,306</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-24</p></td><td><p>8,263,510</p></td><td><p>437,056</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-24</p></td><td><p>8,718,759</p></td><td><p>455,249</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-24</p></td><td><p>9,292,578</p></td><td><p>573,819</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-24</p></td><td><p>9,771,674</p></td><td><p>479,096</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS England</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth grouped question UIN 11318 question first answered 31/10/2024 17:52:16 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
tabling member	4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins

1737466

registered interest
date	28/10/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Community Diagnostic Centres
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) checks, (b) tests and (c) scans were carried out at community diagnostic centres opened since the 2021 Spending Review in (i) January 2024, (ii) February 2024, (iii) March 2024, (iv) April 2024, (v) May 2024, (vi) June 2024 and (vii) July 2024.
tabling member constituency	Louth and Horncastle
tabling member printed	Victoria Atkins
uin	11318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>As of the end of June 2024, community diagnostics centres (CDCs) had delivered 9,292,578 tests, checks and scans since the 2021 Spending Review at the end of October. Over this period, the diagnostic waiting list has increased from 1,428,415 as at the end of October 2021 where 356,784 (25.0%) people were waiting over six weeks, to 1,639,813 at the end of June 2024 where 375,416 (23.9%) people were waiting over 6-weeks for a diagnostic test. 2024/25 NHS Operational Planning Guidance set an objective for just 5% to be waiting six weeks. Due to seasonal effects, some care should be exercised when comparing six week wait percentages figures in different months of the year.</p><p>CDC activity data is published monthly and cannot be provided up to a specific date within that month. Published CDC activity data details activity from July 2021 to August 2024. This is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/diagnostics-waiting-times-and-activity/cdc-management-information/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/diagnostics-waiting-times-and-activity/cdc-management-information/</a></p><p>Monthly activity and waiting list data for diagnostics is published monthly and is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/diagnostics-waiting-times-and-activity/monthly-diagnostics-waiting-times-and-activity/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/diagnostics-waiting-times-and-activity/monthly-diagnostics-waiting-times-and-activity/</a></p><p>The following table lists the number of checks, tests and scans delivered in each of the requested months across 2024:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>CDC activity delivered since Oct-21 Spending Review</p></td><td><p>CDC activity delivered in each month</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-24</p></td><td><p>6,841,026</p></td><td><p>393,742</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-24</p></td><td><p>7,279,148</p></td><td><p>438,122</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-24</p></td><td><p>7,826,454</p></td><td><p>547,306</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-24</p></td><td><p>8,263,510</p></td><td><p>437,056</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-24</p></td><td><p>8,718,759</p></td><td><p>455,249</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-24</p></td><td><p>9,292,578</p></td><td><p>573,819</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-24</p></td><td><p>9,771,674</p></td><td><p>479,096</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS England</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth grouped question UIN 11317 question first answered 31/10/2024 17:52:16 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
tabling member	4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins

1737467

registered interest
date	28/10/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Community Diagnostic Centres
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) first stage and (b) second stage cancer patients received a diagnosis following an appointment at a community diagnostic centre opened since the 2021 Spending Review.
tabling member constituency	Louth and Horncastle
tabling member printed	Victoria Atkins
uin	11319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>Data on the routes to diagnosis for cancer, which is collated and published by the National Disease Registration Service (NDRS) does not specify the setting where the diagnostic test took place, so we do not hold the information on diagnoses following appointments in CDCs.</p><p>As of the end of August 2024, the diagnostic waiting list was 1,559,284, where 373,126 (23.9%) patients were waiting over six weeks. This compares to 1,428,415 as at the end of October 2021, following the 2021 Spending Review, where 356,784 (25%) patients were waiting over 6-weeks for a diagnostic test. 2024/25 NHS Operational Planning Guidance set an objective for just 5% to be waiting six weeks. Due to seasonal effects, some care should be exercised when comparing six week wait percentages figures in different months of the year.</p><p>In August 2024, performance against the Faster Diagnosis Standard was 75.5%, 0.5 percentage points above the operational standard. Due to the impact of working days per month and seasonality, impacting the amount of activity per month, we cannot directly compare performance to October 2021.</p><p>Monthly activity and waiting list data for diagnostics is published monthly and is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/diagnostics-waiting-times-and-activity/monthly-diagnostics-waiting-times-and-activity/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/diagnostics-waiting-times-and-activity/monthly-diagnostics-waiting-times-and-activity/</a></p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth question first answered 31/10/2024 17:54:45 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
tabling member	4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins

1737468

registered interest
date	28/10/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Surgical Hubs
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 procedures were delivered by surgical hubs opened since the 2021 Spending Review, as of 4 July 2024.
tabling member constituency	Louth and Horncastle
tabling member printed	Victoria Atkins
uin	11320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>Between the 2021 Spending Review and 4 July 2024, 18 new Targeted Investment Fund (TIF2) funded surgical hubs have opened. Elective Hub data is only available from April 2024, when the Elective Hub dashboard was established.</p><p>Of the 18 new TIF2 funded surgical hubs, only 11 surgical hubs are reporting data. This data shows that between 1 April 2024 and 1 July 2024 the 11 reporting surgical hubs have delivered 18,403 procedures.</p><p>Between 30 April 2021 and 30 June 2024, the elective waiting list increased by 2,499,232 from 5,123,717 to 7,622,949.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth question first answered 31/10/2024 17:56:44 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
tabling member	4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins

1737469

registered interest
date	28/10/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Surgical Hubs
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 procedures were delivered by surgical hubs opened since 27 October 2021 in (a) January, (b) February, (c) March, (d) April, (e) May, (f) June and (g) July 2024.
tabling member constituency	Louth and Horncastle
tabling member printed	Victoria Atkins
uin	11321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>Between October 2021 and 4 July 2024, 18 new Targeted Investment Fund (TIF2) funded surgical hubs have opened. Elective Hub data is only available from April 2024, when the Elective Hub dashboard was established.</p><p>Of the 18 new TIF2 funded surgical hubs, only 11 surgical hubs are reporting data. The data shows that 6,302 surgical procedures were delivered by the 11 reporting hubs in April 2024; 6,142 in May 2024, and; 5,959 in June 2024. There were 7,572,563 pathways on the elective waiting list in April 2024; 7,603,812 in May 2024; 7,622,949 in June 2024 and 7,624,600 in July 2024.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth question first answered 31/10/2024 17:58:30 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
tabling member	4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins

1737138

registered interest
date	25/10/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Brain: Tumours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to include brain tumours in personalised mRNA-based cancer immunotherapies research.
tabling member constituency	Harpenden and Berkhamsted
tabling member printed	Victoria Collins
uin	11185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>Between 2018 and 2023, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has directly invested £11.3 million in research projects and programmes focused on brain tumours. This has enabled 227 brain cancer research studies to take place. Brain cancer remains one of the hardest to treat cancers, which is why in September, the NIHR announced new research funding opportunities for brain cancer research.</p><p>The Government is supporting the development of personalised mRNA-based cancer immunotherapies through our partnership with BioNTech, which aims to provide up to 10,000 United Kingdom based patients with mRNA-based immunotherapies by 2030. The NHS England Cancer Vaccine Launchpad has been established to accelerate the development of cancer vaccines. We are not able to comment at this stage on the pipeline of clinical trials that BioNTech will launch in the UK over the coming years.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 31/10/2024 17:16:37 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	5201

1737147

registered interest
date	25/10/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Radiotherapy: 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, what steps he is taking to increase the number of radiotherapy treatment machines in England.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	11155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government knows that cancer patients are waiting too long for a diagnosis and treatment. We will get the National Health Service diagnosing cancer on time, diagnosing it earlier, and treating it faster, so that more patients survive this horrible set of diseases, and we will improve patients’ experience across the system. As part of this, we are committed to bringing down waits for cancer appointments with a Fit for the Future fund, providing investment for the number of computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and other tests that are needed to reduce elective and cancer waiting times, thereby saving lives.</p><p>The Government will continue to support the provision of radiotherapy machines, however, since April 2022 the responsibility for investing in new radiotherapy machines has been with local systems.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth question first answered 31/10/2024 16:08:52 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes