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1542528

registered interest
date	15/11/2022
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	Global Tobacco Regulators Forum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the 2022 Global Tobacco Regulators Forum will take place.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	87970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p>The Sixth meeting of the Global Tobacco Regulators Forum took place virtually from the 14 to 17 June 2022.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 22/11/2022 10:42:27 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1537713

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
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	Food: Advertising
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 press notice by his Department entitled Government delays restrictions on multibuy deals and advertising on TV and online, published on 14 May 2022, what steps his Department is taking to bring forward legislative proposals to amend the implementation date for the introduction of TV and online restrictions for paid advertising of foods high in fat, salt and sugar.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	74892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2022 answer text <p>We will provide further information on how the delay to the legislation will be implemented in due course.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 10/11/2022 12:59:25 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1536436

registered interest
date	26/10/2022
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	Social Services: Finance
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 plans to delay the charging reforms for social care in order to help Local Authorities to manage the costs and pressures of care delivery.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	72448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2022 answer text <p>We have listened to the concerns of local government and have taken the difficult decision to delay the planned adult social care charging reforms from October 2023 to October 2025. The funding intended for implementation will be retained in local authority budgets to meet current pressures.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 72449 question first answered 24/11/2022 12:41:57 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1536437

registered interest
date	26/10/2022
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	Social Services: Finance
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 will provide funding to fully cover the additional costs of (a) changing the social care charging regime and (b) increasing the number of people eligible for local authority care.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	72449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2022 answer text <p>We have listened to the concerns of local government and have taken the difficult decision to delay the planned adult social care charging reforms from October 2023 to October 2025. The funding intended for implementation will be retained in local authority budgets to meet current pressures.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 72448 question first answered 24/11/2022 12:41:57 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1536455

registered interest
date	26/10/2022
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	Social 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, whether he plans to intervene in the agency market of social care recruitment to (a) prevent money going out of the system to recruitment agencies and (b) support with staffing levels in that sector.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	72450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>Most care workers are employed by private sector providers who make their own recruitment decisions, independent of central government. It is, therefore, the responsibility of individual providers to make decisions on the use of recruitment agencies to support with capacity.</p><p>To support the sector with workforce capacity, we are supporting recruitment at home and at abroad - investing £15 million to boost the international recruitment of care workers and launching our domestic National Recruitment Campaign in early November.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 07/11/2022 14:28:54 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1520710

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
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	Care Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans her Department has to (a) intervene in the market for agency care workers and (b) reduce the cost of employing care staff.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	61325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>There are no plans to do so. The majority of care workers, including agency care workers, are employed by private sector providers who set their pay, independently of central Government. Local authorities work with care providers to determine fee rates, which should take account of wage costs based on local market conditions.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 26/10/2022 14:45:39 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1519384

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	Food: Marketing
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 her Department will take to help ensure that the Food (Promotion and Placement) (England) Regulation 2021 does not have a negative impact on businesses.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	60038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>We recognise the need to balance implications costs and benefits to businesses individuals, society and the National Health Service. Following consultation, a number of exemptions were made to ease the impact on businesses where appropriate. The restrictions only apply to products that are high in fat, salt or sugar and are assessed as ‘less healthy’, retailers are free to promote products that are healthier and that are not deemed in scope of the policy.</p><p>The location restrictions on promotions which came into force on 1 October are expected to accrue health benefits of over £57 billion and provide NHS savings of over £4 billion, over the next 25 years. In light of the unprecedented global economic situation, we have delayed the implementation of the volume price promotions by 12-months. These restrictions will come into force in October 2023.</p> answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson grouped question UIN 60039 question first answered 26/10/2022 12:17:40 answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1519385

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	Food: Marketing
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 she will take to ensure restrictions on placement promotions for foods high in fat, salt and sugar do not increase the cost of goods for consumers experiencing the rising cost of living.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	60039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>We recognise the need to balance implications costs and benefits to businesses individuals, society and the National Health Service. Following consultation, a number of exemptions were made to ease the impact on businesses where appropriate. The restrictions only apply to products that are high in fat, salt or sugar and are assessed as ‘less healthy’, retailers are free to promote products that are healthier and that are not deemed in scope of the policy.</p><p>The location restrictions on promotions which came into force on 1 October are expected to accrue health benefits of over £57 billion and provide NHS savings of over £4 billion, over the next 25 years. In light of the unprecedented global economic situation, we have delayed the implementation of the volume price promotions by 12-months. These restrictions will come into force in October 2023.</p> answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson grouped question UIN 60038 question first answered 26/10/2022 12:17:40 answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1519615

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	Adult Social Care Discharge Fund
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 £500 million Adult Social Care Discharge Fund she announced on 22 September 2022, which organisations will receive this funding, and what proportion of the funding local authorities will receive.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	60041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department is finalising the details of the Adult Social Care Discharge Fund. Further information will be available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 60182 question first answered 18/10/2022 13:08:32 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1505502

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
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	Supported Housing: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the £300 million for supported housing will be made available; and how (a) local authorities and (b) housing providers will be able to access that funding.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	48490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>The ‘People at the Heart of Care: adult social care reform’ white paper, published on 1 December 2021, announced a £300 million investment in housing over the next three years to connect housing with health and care and increase the stock of new supported housing. We are currently developing this work with local authorities, housing providers and others and further information will be available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 29/09/2022 09:49:13 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley