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1357924

	registered interest
	date	23/09/2021
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Parking: Fines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to help ensure that private parking industries do not circumvent the removal of false debt recovery charges from the values of Penalty Charge Notices in the event that they proceed to a court claim.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	54024
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>My Department has recently consulted on debt collection fees in Private Parking Charges, Discount Rates, Debt Collection Fees and Appeals Charter: Further Technical Consultation, which closed on 27 August.</p><p>Government recognises that debt collection fees are a sensitive area. Widespread concerns have been raised by motoring organisations about the fees and practices of some parking debt recovery agencies. We will therefore carefully consider all consultation responses before making a final decision. We will publish the consultation response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 18/10/2021 14:36:07 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1507291

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2022
	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	Dementia: Drugs
	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 assessment her department has made of the potential merits of convening a dementia medicines taskforce as proposed by the charity Alzheimer’s Research UK in March 2022; and if she will make it her policy to convene such a taskforce.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53523
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>Officials have met Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) and discussed the proposal for a Dementia Medicines Taskforce and considered the merits of the proposal to accelerate patient access to medicines with NHS England. On 14 August 2022, the Government launched the Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Mission, which meets some of the objectives of ARUK’s proposal.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 11/10/2022 09:27:09 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1519008

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	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	Carers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make it her policy to provide support for unpaid carers in the context of the cost of living crisis, including ensuring (a) access to breaks, (b) respite and care services and (c) support to balance paid work with care.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	59108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The Care Act 2014 requires local authorities to deliver a range of sustainable high-quality care and support services, including for unpaid carers. Local authorities are required to undertake a Carer’s Assessment for any unpaid carer who appears to have a need for support and to meet their eligible needs on request from the carer.</p><p>Funding for respite and short breaks for carers is included in the National Health Service contribution to the Better Care Fund (BCF). In 2022/23, £291.7 million from the BCF is earmarked to provide short breaks and respite services and advice and support for carers under the Care Act. Legislation to introduce one week of leave for unpaid carers will be brought forward when Parliamentary time allows.</p><p>Many carers will be amongst the eight million low-income households in receipt of a means-tested benefit who will receive the £650 Cost of Living payment. Six million people in receipt of an eligible disability benefit will also receive the £150 Disability Cost of Living Payment, which includes carers in receipt of a qualifying benefit. The Pensioner Cost of Living Payment of £300 per household will be paid with the winter fuel payment this winter.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 13/10/2022 12:09:21 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1540536

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2022
	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, what assessment he has made of the Government's progress against its target to make England smoke-free by 2030; and whether the Government will be providing additional investment to stop smoking support services to meet that objective.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	82457
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>We are currently considering the recommendations made in ‘The Khan review: making smoking obsolete’ and how these measures can ensure we meet the 2030 target. Further information on these plans, including on investment, will be available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 14/11/2022 16:20:55 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1540537

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2022
	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	Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in the context of the cost of living crisis, if he will extend eligibility for free prescriptions to (a) those in receipt of tax credits and (b) more widely to protect people’s access to healthcare.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	82458
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to extend eligibility for free prescriptions. The NHS Business Services Authority issues NHS Tax Credit exemption certificates for full help with health costs, including free prescriptions, where the annual family income used to calculate Tax Credits is £15,276 or less and the person receives either Child Tax Credit, Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit paid together or Working Tax Credit including a disability or severe disability element.</p><p>We have also frozen prescription charges this year and approximately 89% of prescription items in England are provided free of charge. To support those who do not qualify for an exemption from prescription charges, the cost of prescriptions can be capped by purchasing a prescription pre-payment certificate, which can be paid for in instalments. A holder of a 12-month certificate can get all the prescriptions they need for just over £2 per week.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 14/11/2022 16:40:32 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1540769

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2022
	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: Disease Control
	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 (a) control the numbers of covid-19 cases, (b) protect people vulnerable to covid-19, (c) support people shielding and (d) ensure that people of all incomes are able to access lateral flow tests in winter 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	82460
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2022 answer text <p>‘COVID-19 Response: Living with COVID-19’, published in February, set out how COVID-19 will be managed in the same way as other respiratory viruses. The vaccination and booster programme and the availability of antiviral treatments has ensured a much lower risk of severe illness or hospitalisation.</p><p> </p><p>We have continued to provide free symptomatic testing to those at highest risk and symptomatic testing during periods of high prevalence. The shielding scheme ended in 2021 and our guidance advises those previously considered as clinically extremely vulnerable to manage their risk as appropriate. Free lateral flow device tests are provided to those at greatest risk of serious illness from COVID-19, while testing kits are also available from retailers.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 16/11/2022 14:39:02 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1546153

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2022
	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: Public Consultation
	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 timetable is for the publication of responses to the consultation entitled Advancing our health: prevention in the 2020s, published on 22 July 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	97622
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>We have no current plans to publish a summary of the responses to the consultation ‘Advancing our health: prevention in the 2020s’ and there are no plans to publish next steps.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 97624 question first answered 06/12/2022 15:53:43 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1546156

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2022
	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: Public Consultation
	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 timetable is for the publication of next steps following the consultation entitled Advancing our health: prevention in the 2020s, published on 22 July 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	97624
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>We have no current plans to publish a summary of the responses to the consultation ‘Advancing our health: prevention in the 2020s’ and there are no plans to publish next steps.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 97622 question first answered 06/12/2022 15:53:43 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1584998

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2023
	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	Insomnia
	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 health outcomes for people with insomnia.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	141452
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>Through ‘Advancing Our Health: Prevention in the 2020s’, the Government committed to review the evidence on sleep and health. That review has been undertaken, and the outcomes will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 14/02/2023 14:56:46 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1584999

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2023
	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	Insomnia: 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 estimate he has made of the annual cost to the NHS of treating patients with insomnia.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	141453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>No assessment has been made by the Department or NHS England of the annual cost to the National Health Service for treating patients with insomnia.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 14/02/2023 14:52:01 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue