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1344599

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date	07/07/2021
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	Rare Diseases: Gene Therapies
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 UK Rare Diseases Framework, what assessment he has made of the implications of the rejection of the first gene therapy that has proceeded through NICE’s Standard Technology Appraisal process.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	29044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2021 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has already recommended a number of cell and gene therapies through its technology appraisal programme and these treatments are now available to National Health Service patients in line with NICE’s recommendations.</p><p>NICE continues to develop guidance on several other gene therapies, including betibeglogene autotemcel for the treatment of transfusion-dependent beta-thalassaemia and published its draft guidance in February this year. The draft recommendations on betibeglogene autotemcel may be subject to change following public consultation. The next committee meeting for this technology appraisal is on 14 July, with an expected final publication date of 15 September 2021.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 23/07/2021 12:42:46 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1344603

registered interest
date	07/07/2021
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	Cancer: 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, what his planned timescale is for delivering the commitment to provide every person with cancer with personalised care.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	29045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2021 answer text <p>Personalised care and support plans based on holistic needs assessments continue to be implemented across all cancer types.</p><p>By December 2020, approximately 80% of cancer multi-disciplinary teams were delivering these plans. The first official data collected in Quarter 4 2021/22 will inform further adoption and delivery.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 21/07/2021 15:00:01 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1344604

registered interest
date	07/07/2021
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	Cancer: 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 support he plans to put in place for cancer patients who have experienced disruption to their treatment during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	29046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2021 answer text <p>The National Health Service is focusing on reducing the number of people waiting over 62 days on cancer pathways, rescheduling diagnostic procedures or treatment for those who have had their care delayed by the pandemic. Cancer services have been prioritised within the £1 billion made available in 2021/22 to support the recovery of elective activity. This funding is being used to support evening and weekend clinics to meet demand for services.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 21/07/2021 14:56:49 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1344609

registered interest
date	07/07/2021
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	Accident and Emergency Departments: 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 assessment his Department has made of the effect of the increase in the number of children presenting at A&E with infections on A&E waiting times.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	29180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>The Department continues to monitor data on accident and emergency (A&amp;E) waiting time standards.</p><p> </p><p>The National Health Service plans for a wide range of scenarios ahead of winter and will continue to adapt plans in line with any further advice from Public Health England.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 12/07/2021 16:39:10 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1344618

registered interest
date	07/07/2021
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	General Practitioners
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 6 July 2021 to Question 24898 on General Practitioners, what information his Department holds on how many GP appointments in April (a) 2019 and (b) 2020 were face-to-face appointments.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	28968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2021 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of appointments in April 2019 and April 2020.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Count of face-to-face appointments</p></td><td><p>Proportion of face-to-face appointments</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2020*</p></td><td><p>7,480,941</p></td><td><p>46.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2019</p></td><td><p>18,879,469</p></td><td><p>79.2%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: <a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/appointments-in-general-practice" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/appointments-in-general-practice</a></p><p>Note:</p><p><strong>*</strong>The appointments in general practice publication is considered experimental statistics due to data quality issues, which impose limitations on what can be inferred from the data. Further information on data quality issues and the impact on data quality of the response to COVID-19 in general practice is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/appointments-in-general-practice/appointments-in-general-practice-supporting-information" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/appointments-in-general-practice/appointments-in-general-practice-supporting-information</a></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 13/07/2021 11:59:10 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 13484 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1344619

registered interest
date	07/07/2021
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	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, whether he has made an assessment of how British nationals studying abroad may add their inoculation records to the NHS App for when they return to the UK after having been vaccinated against covid-19 in the foreign country where they reside.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	29037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2021 answer text <p>The NHS App can only display vaccinations delivered in England. Once a British national returns from abroad, they will need to contact their general practitioner who will have guidance about what can be used to verify that a person has received a vaccine dose and ensure this is represented on their vaccination history.</p><p>There are a large variety of COVID-19 vaccines being administered worldwide. Work is ongoing, including with international partners, to determine which non-United Kingdom vaccines can be recognised.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 15/07/2021 15:33:54 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1344622

registered interest
date	07/07/2021
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	Nurses: Training
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 plans to pay student nurses for the hours they have worked through their student placements during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	28928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2021 answer text <p>The Government worked with the National Health Service to ensure that all nursing students who opted in to paid placements during the COVID-19 pandemic were paid a salary and received automatic NHS pension entitlement at the appropriate band.</p><p> </p><p>Nursing students not on paid placements continued with their academic learning and clinical placements wherever possible. Health Education England worked with health and education providers to minimise disruption to education. Clinical placements allow students to acquire the necessary skills and experience under supervision, to meet education outcomes. Students are not usually paid for their clinical placements. Paid placements were introduced temporarily as part of the Government’s emergency response to the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 02/08/2021 12:51:35 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

1344629

registered interest
date	07/07/2021
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	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, whether people over 40 years old are required to wait up to 12 weeks for their second covid-19 vaccine.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	29079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2021 answer text <p>Since June 2021, second doses for all over 40 year olds have been administered on an eight-week interval after their first dose. All over 40 year olds who received a first dose by mid-May will be offered a second dose by 19 July.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 14/07/2021 16:05:45 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1344630

registered interest
date	07/07/2021
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	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, how many people have contracted covid-19 after (a) one vaccine, (b) at least three weeks after the first vaccine, (c) two vaccines and (d) at least two weeks after the second vaccine.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	29080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2021 answer text <p>Data on how many people have contracted COVID-19 after one vaccine, at least three weeks after the first vaccine, two vaccines and at least two weeks after the second vaccine is not available in the format requested.</p><p>Public Health England monitors the number of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 after they have received one or two doses of the vaccine and these data are used to calculate vaccine effectiveness estimates which are published at regular intervals.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 14/07/2021 11:51:24 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 13481 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1344631

registered interest
date	07/07/2021
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	Coronavirus: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether people who have not received a covid-19 vaccine will still be required to self-isolate for 10 days if they have been in contact with a person who has tested positive when the rules on self-isolation are eased.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	29081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2021 answer text <p>Adults who are not fully vaccinated and therefore at a higher risk of catching and transmitting COVID-19 will still need to self-isolate if they are identified as the contact of someone who has tested positive. Anyone who tests positive will also still need to self-isolate regardless of their vaccination status or age.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 14/07/2021 08:50:48 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell