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1546944

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	NHS: Strikes
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 he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on forthcoming industrial action in the NHS; and what steps the Government is taking to help resolve this dispute.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	99902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues relating to health and social care.</p><p> </p><p>We have accepted the recommendations of the independent NHS Pay Review Body in full. More than one million National Health Service staff, including the majority of nurses, paramedics and midwives, will benefit from a pay increase of at least £1,400, pro-rata for those working part time. We have committed to provide NHS staff a pay increase next year and we have asked the independent Pay Review Bodies for a recommendation for those staff in scope.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 14/12/2022 12:32:44 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1546940

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Children
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 adequacy of the capacity of NHS paediatric care services to deal with an increase in respiratory syncytial virus infections in winter 2022.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	99899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2022 answer text <p>The National Health Service has existing plans in place, which includes mutual aid between hospitals and paediatric specialists. This includes monitoring and managing surges in paediatric respiratory infections such as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Guidance for local trusts and a staffing framework to meet demand for inpatient care was published in 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The monoclonal antibody palivizumab is currently offered by the NHS each winter to high-risk children to prevent RSV, in line with guidance and eligibility issued by the Joint Community on Vaccines and Immunisation.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 14/12/2022 12:37:22 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1546905

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	NHS: Pay
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 had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of increasing public sector pay in line with the increase in inflation.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	99884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues relating to health and social care. We have accepted the recommendations of the independent NHS Pay Review Bodies in full, which saw the lowest earners receive an increase of 9.3%.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 14/12/2022 12:34:40 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1546904

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	Nurses: Pensions
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 is he taking to reduce the number of nurses leaving the NHS pension scheme.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	99883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>Approximately 88% of National Health Service nurses and health visitors are members of the NHS Pension Scheme. NHS England’s retention programme will allow employers to make flexible employment offers to staff and promote the value of the Pension Scheme. NHS England is delivering seminars on the Scheme and how flexible retirement options can encourage staff to stay or retire and return to the NHS.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 08/12/2022 10:40:11 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 40137 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1546767

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	Maternity Services: Staff
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 he has made of the (a) comprehensiveness and (b) adequacy of the figures he holds on the number of maternity support workers in the NHS in England.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	99843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment on the comprehensiveness of data for maternity support workers has been made.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Digital publishes Hospital and Community Health Services workforce statistics for England. These include staff working in hospital trusts and integrated care. This data is drawn from the Electronic Staff Record, the HR system for National Health Services (NHS) providers. Responsibility for data accuracy lies with organisations providing the data.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The data held and published are an accurate summary of the validated data extracted from the NHS HR and Payroll system. Data quality is monitored by NHS Digital, NHS Business Services Authority and NHS trusts themselves. NHS Digital seeks to minimise inaccuracies and the effect of missing and invalid data but responsibility for data accuracy lies with organisations providing the data.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England have provided funding to maternity services to support the recruitment of Maternity Support Workers (MSW) and to offer enhanced education support to align them with the Health Education England MSW competency, education, and career development framework.</p><p> </p><p>To increase the maternity workforce, from 2022, an additional £127 million is being invested by NHS England which will go towards the maternity NHS workforce and improving neonatal care. This is on top of the £95 million invested in 2021, to fund the establishment of posts for 1,200 more midwives and 100 more consultant obstetricians.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 15/12/2022 17:14:18 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1546766

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	Maternity Services: Staff
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 NHS maternity support workers there were in each region of England in the most recent period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	99842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) maternity support staff working in National Health Service hospitals and commissioning bodies in each region in England, as of August 2022.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p>Number of FTE Maternity Support Staff</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>865</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>1,271</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Midlands</p></td><td><p>1,488</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East and Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>1,135</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>967</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>1,106</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>713</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: NHS Digital Workforce Statistics</p><p>Note:</p><p>Maternity support staff have been defined as all support staff working in maternity services and neonatal nursing care settings. This includes nursing associates, nursery nurses, nursing assistants/auxiliaries, healthcare assistants and support workers.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 08/12/2022 16:40:48 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1546765

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	Maternity Services: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the age profile of maternity support workers in the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	99841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>NHS Digital publishes Hospital and Community Health Services workforce statistics for England. These include staff working in hospital trusts and integrated care systems but excludes staff working for other providers such as in primary care, general practice or social care. The following table shows the number of maternity support staff, headcount, in National Health Service hospitals and commissioning bodies in England, as of August 2022 by age group.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Under 25 years old</p></td><td><p>25 to 34 years old</p></td><td><p>35 to 44 years old</p></td><td><p>45 to 54 years old</p></td><td><p>55 to 64 years old</p></td><td><p>65 years old and over</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>587</p></td><td><p>2,141</p></td><td><p>2,349</p></td><td><p>2,177</p></td><td><p>2,001</p></td><td><p>292</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS Digital Workforce Statistics</p><p>Note:</p><p>Maternity support staff have been defined as all support staff working in maternity services and neonatal nursing care settings. This includes nursing associates, nursery nurses, nursing assistants/auxiliaries, healthcare assistants and support workers.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 08/12/2022 16:44:03 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1546764

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	Maternity Services: Staff
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 maternity support were working in the NHS, in each of the past five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	99840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2022 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) maternity support staff working in National Health Service (NHS) hospital trusts and commissioning bodies in England over the past five years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>August 2018</p></td><td><p>August 2019</p></td><td><p>August 2020</p></td><td><p>August 2021</p></td><td><p>August 2022</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maternity Support Staff - FTE</p></td><td><p>7,270</p></td><td><p>7,439</p></td><td><p>8,098</p></td><td><p>7,485</p></td><td><p>7,545</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: NHS Digital Workforce Statistics</p><p>Maternity support staff have been defined as all support staff that work in a ‘maternity services’ and ‘neonatal nursing’ care setting. This includes nursing associates, nursery nurses, nursing assistants/auxiliaries, healthcare assistants and support workers.</p><p>NHS England have provided funding to maternity services to support the recruitment of Maternity Support Workers (MSW) and to offer enhanced education support to align them with the Health Education England MSW competency, education, and career development framework.</p><p>To increase the maternity workforce, from 2022, an additional £127 million is being invested by NHS England which will go towards the maternity NHS workforce and improving neonatal care. This is on top of the £95 million invested in 2021, to fund the establishment of posts for 1,200 more midwives and 100 more consultant obstetricians.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 16/12/2022 09:54:33 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1546762

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	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, how many member companies of the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access have reported profits in excess of the margin of tolerance in each of the past five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	99839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>As part of the consultation process undertaken in 2020 and 2022, we updated the Branded medicines: statutory scheme. Impact assessments were conducted to understand the drivers of changes to measured sales in the voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing and access (VPAS).</p><p> </p><p>The 2020 and 2022 assessments are available at the following links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/871361/final-impact-assessment-statutory-scheme-2020.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/871361/final-impact-assessment-statutory-scheme-2020.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1079733/Statutory_Scheme_impact_assessment_medicine_pricing_v3.0_FINALdated_May_2022.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1079733/Statutory_Scheme_impact_assessment_medicine_pricing_v3.0_FINALdated_May_2022.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Under the rules of VPAS, there is no requirement for regular assessment of whether scheme members’ profits exceed the margin of tolerance. Under the 2014 Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme where such a requirement was in place, no companies were found to have exceeded the margin of tolerance in 2017 or 2018.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 99838 question first answered 08/12/2022 17:20:48 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1546761

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	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 he has made an assessment of the primary factors driving growth in measured spend covered by the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	99838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>As part of the consultation process undertaken in 2020 and 2022, we updated the Branded medicines: statutory scheme. Impact assessments were conducted to understand the drivers of changes to measured sales in the voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing and access (VPAS).</p><p> </p><p>The 2020 and 2022 assessments are available at the following links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/871361/final-impact-assessment-statutory-scheme-2020.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/871361/final-impact-assessment-statutory-scheme-2020.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1079733/Statutory_Scheme_impact_assessment_medicine_pricing_v3.0_FINALdated_May_2022.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1079733/Statutory_Scheme_impact_assessment_medicine_pricing_v3.0_FINALdated_May_2022.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Under the rules of VPAS, there is no requirement for regular assessment of whether scheme members’ profits exceed the margin of tolerance. Under the 2014 Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme where such a requirement was in place, no companies were found to have exceeded the margin of tolerance in 2017 or 2018.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 99839 question first answered 08/12/2022 17:20:48 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon