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1648068

registered interest
date	27/06/2023
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	Health Services: Waiting Lists
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 is taking to reduce NHS waiting times.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	191306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2023 answer text <p>Cutting National Health Service waiting lists is one of this Government’s top priorities. We are making good progress on tackling the longest waits, to ensure patients get the care they need when they need it.</p><p>To tackle waiting lists and reduce waiting times in England, the Government plans to spend more than £8 billion from 2022/23 to 2024/25 to help drive up and protect elective activity. This is supported further by £5.9 billion investment in capital for new beds, equipment and technology.</p><p>The NHS is also rolling out new and expanded surgical hubs to increase capacity and activity, focusing on providing high volume low complexity surgery. This is backed by £1.5 billion capital funding. There are currently 93 elective surgical hubs that are operational across England.</p><p>We have now moved our focus to cutting waits of 65 weeks or more to as near zero as possible, by March 2024. Capacity is being sought across the NHS and the independent sector locally, regionally and across the country to support efforts in hitting this target.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 29/06/2023 11:07:40 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1648070

registered interest
date	27/06/2023
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	Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access
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 support small businesses through the voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing and access.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	191307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>The voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing and access (VPAS) includes strong commercial incentives in the form of freedom of list pricing and exemptions from payments for medicines containing a new active substance. Smaller companies are specifically supported through payment exemptions for those with under £5 million sales and a taper for companies between £5 million and £25 million sales.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 03/07/2023 12:08:34 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1648072

registered interest
date	27/06/2023
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	Death
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 is taking to reduce excess deaths.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	191309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2023 answer text <p>We are taking a number of steps to help reduce excess deaths, including those which involve COVID-19. Vaccines remain the first line of defence. Antivirals and other treatments provide a necessary additional defence by protecting patients who become infected with COVID-19, particularly those for whom the vaccine may be less effective such as the immunosuppressed. We are preparing for variants of COVID-19 and seasonal flu infections with an integrated COVID-19 booster and flu vaccination programme, minimising hospital admissions from both viruses.</p><p>The NHS has published a delivery plan setting out a clear vision for how the NHS will recover and expand elective services over the next three years. The plan commits the NHS to deliver 9 million additional treatments and diagnostic procedures over the next three years and around 30 per cent more elective activity than it was doing before the pandemic by 2024-25.</p><p>We are making progress in restoring NHS Health Check delivery, a core part of our cardiovascular disease prevention pathway. Delivery is expected to return to pre-pandemic levels by June 2023 and we are creating a national digital NHS Health Check so we can go even further.</p><p>On 24 January 2023, the Government announced that it will publish a Major Conditions Strategy. The strategy will tackle conditions that contribute most to morbidity and mortality across the population in England including, cancers, cardiovascular disease, including stroke and diabetes, chronic respiratory diseases, dementia, mental ill health and musculoskeletal conditions.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 30/06/2023 10:56:55 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1648073

registered interest
date	27/06/2023
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	Health Services: Per Capita Costs
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 a comparative estimate of the funding for healthcare per person in (a) the UK and (b) other similar countries.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	191310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2023 answer text <p>The latest available identifiable expenditure on health per head in the United Kingdom was £3,271 per person in 2020/21. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) publish a comprehensive set of indicators on health system performance across OECD countries which includes health expenditure. In their latest Health at a Glance publication covering the OECD area, the UK’s expenditure on health per capita was above the OECD average. The UK was also above the OECD average in the publications based on 2018 and on 2016 data.</p><p>To compare spending levels across countries, per capita spending levels are converted to a common currency (US dollars) and adjusted to take account of differences in purchasing power of the national currencies by the OECD.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 05/07/2023 14:24:56 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1648081

registered interest
date	27/06/2023
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	Diabetes
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 are diagnosed as being diabetic; and what estimate he has made of the number of such people in 2030.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	191251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>The below table shows the most recent data on the number of people in England with a diabetes diagnosis.</p><p>In 2016, Public Health England published the estimated number of people aged 16 years old or older, who would have diabetes in England in 2030, would be 4.8 million, a prevalence of 9.3%</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Diabetes type</p></td><td><p>England</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Type 1</p></td><td><p>270,935</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Type 2 and other</p></td><td><p>3,336,980</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>3,607,920</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><br> Notes:</p><p> </p><ol><li>Disclosure control has been applied to all figures, as per the National Diabetes Audit publication – all numbers are rounded to the nearest 5, unless the number is 1 to 7, in which case it is rounded to ‘5’. Consequently, totals may not sum.</li><li>Diabetes type is reported as ‘Type 1’ and ‘Type 2 and other’ within the National Diabetes Audit.</li><li>‘Type 1’ includes where a person is recorded as having Type 1 diabetes in the National Diabetes Audit .</li><li>‘Type 2 and other’ includes where a person is recorded as having Type 2 diabetes, Maturity-onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY), other or non-specified diabetes in the NDA.</li><li>Country (England or Wales) was mapped from the organisation that submitted the person’s National Diabetes Audit record.</li><li>The National Diabetes Audit audit year 2021-22 ran from 1 January 2021 to 31 March 2022.</li></ol> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 03/07/2023 16:42:30 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1648097

registered interest
date	27/06/2023
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	Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination
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 is taking to monitor inequalities in HPV vaccination uptake.
tabling member constituency	Gosport
tabling member printed	Dame Caroline Dinenage
uin	191276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2023 answer text <p>The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) monitor HPV vaccine coverage and publish annual data which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/human-papillomavirus-hpv-vaccine-coverage-estimates-in-england-2021-to-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/human-papillomavirus-hpv-vaccine-coverage-estimates-in-england-2021-to-2022</a></p><p>In order to track inequalities these data are available by gender at the local authority, NHS and UKSHA Regional levels. School-based HPV immunisation delivery has successfully achieved high coverage in England and reduced inequalities at area level since the start of the programme in 2008.</p><p>In addition, the UKHSA also conducts undertakes research to understand how knowledge, beliefs and attitudes towards immunisation, vaccine safety and disease severity, influence vaccine uptake decision-making, including for the HPV vaccine. This includes working with partners in the NIHR Health Protection Research Unit (HPRU) for Vaccines exploring issues within specific minority communities and monitoring inequalities.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 05/07/2023 16:13:40 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage

1648098

registered interest
date	27/06/2023
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	Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination
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 is taking to ensure that HPV vaccination reaches 90 per cent uptake in (a) girls and (b) boys.
tabling member constituency	Gosport
tabling member printed	Dame Caroline Dinenage
uin	191277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2023 answer text <p>Ease of access is key to ensure high uptake of vaccines. For this reason, the HPV programme is primarily delivered through schools, with alternative provision for those not in mainstream education and catch-up programmes offered through general practitioner (GP) practices for both girls and boys who are eligible but missed their initial offer.</p><p>Additionally, NHS England and the UK Health Security Agency deliver annual communication campaigns to promote the HPV vaccine via GPs and universities, emphasising the benefits of the HPV vaccine for both girls and boys.</p><p>It is vitally important that everyone takes up the vaccinations to which they are entitled; for themselves, their families, and wider society. Anyone unsure about their eligibility or vaccination status should contact their GP for advice.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 05/07/2023 16:11:19 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage

1648099

registered interest
date	27/06/2023
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	Human Papillomavirus
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 is taking to increase awareness and education on HPV and HPV-related cancers among children and teenagers.
tabling member constituency	Gosport
tabling member printed	Dame Caroline Dinenage
uin	191278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2023 answer text <p>UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) works closely with several charities such as Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust and the Teenage Cancer Trust to develop lesson plans for schools and other resources that can be used to raise awareness and educate young people about the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine and related cancers.</p><p> </p><p>UKHSA has also helped develop resources for schools on the HPV vaccination and other adolescent immunisation programmes available at the following links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adolescent-vaccination-programme-in-secondary-schools/adolescent-vaccination-programme-briefing-for-secondary-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adolescent-vaccination-programme-in-secondary-schools/adolescent-vaccination-programme-briefing-for-secondary-schools</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.jostrust.org.uk/information-healthcare-professionals/information-teachers" target="_blank">https://www.jostrust.org.uk/information-healthcare-professionals/information-teachers</a>;</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.teenagecancertrust.org/about-us/what-we-do/cancer-awareness/resources#cervicalcancer" target="_blank">https://www.teenagecancertrust.org/about-us/what-we-do/cancer-awareness/resources#cervicalcancer</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://pshe-association.org.uk/resource/educate-hpv-vaccine" target="_blank">https://pshe-association.org.uk/resource/educate-hpv-vaccine</a></p><p> </p><p>UKHSA HPV resources are available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hpv-vaccination-programme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hpv-vaccination-programme</a></p><p>Also available to order in print on the UKHSA Health Publications website in a range of language and accessible formats available at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.healthpublications.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.healthpublications.gov.uk</a></p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 05/07/2023 16:10:16 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage

1648108

registered interest
date	27/06/2023
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	Processed Food
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 impact of ultra processed foods on people's health.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	191279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government encourages everyone to have a healthy balanced diet in line with the United Kingdom’s healthy eating model, the Eatwell Guide, which shows that foods high in fat, salt or sugar should be eaten less often or in small amounts.</p><p> </p><p>UK Government dietary guidelines are based on recommendations from the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN). SACN is currently carrying out a scoping review of the evidence on processed foods and health and aims to publish its position statement in the summer of 2023.</p><p> </p><p>There is currently no universally agreed definition of ultra-processed foods. However, a diet high in foods classified as processed is often high in calories, salt, saturated fat and sugar and low in fibre, fruit and vegetables, which is associated with an increased risk of obesity and developing chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and some cancers.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 03/07/2023 09:32:43 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1648126

registered interest
date	27/06/2023
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	Paramedical Staff: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has provided to the West Midlands Ambulance Service Student's Paramedic Apprenticeship Programme in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Wyre Forest
tabling member printed	Mark Garnier
uin	191338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>The Department does not provide levy funding for apprenticeships. HM Revenue &amp; Customs collect Apprenticeship Levy payments and funding is allocated and drawn down by employers via the Department for Education.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 03/07/2023 16:08:05 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier