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1601293

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
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	Dental Services
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 take steps to allow dentists carrying out NHS work to trade units of dental activity more flexibly after March 2023.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	158999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>On 29 March 2021, NHS England published a flexible commissioning toolkit for regional commissioners. Flexible commissioning is an element of existing National Health Service dental contracts that enables Units of Dental Activity (UDAs) to be better targeted towards priority and high needs groups of patients. Although we have no current plans for a review of flexible commissioning, NHS England is continuing to monitor the use of the arrangements to meet local needs.</p><p>In September 2022, we announced ‘Our plan for patients’ which sets out how we will meet oral health needs and increase access to NHS dental care whilst making the NHS dental contract more attractive to dental practices. These changes have been implemented, including through regulations that came into effect on 25 November 2022. This includes enabling commissioning of up to 110% of contracted UDAs to increase NHS care from December 2022.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is holding further discussions with the British Dental Association and other stakeholders for additional reforms of the NHS Dental System planned to take place this year.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 09/03/2023 16:06:29 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1601471

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
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	Hospital Wards: Transgender People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Lord Bellamy on 11 October 2022 (HLWS305) regarding their policy not to allow transgender women with male genitalia to be held in mainstream women’s prisons, whether they plan to adopt a similar policy on the placement of transgender women in female wards in hospitals, by way of guidance to all Primary Care Trusts.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL6135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>NHS England is currently reviewing its guidance <em>‘Delivering Same Sex Accommodation’</em>.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 21/03/2023 14:12:01 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1601473

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
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	Public Health: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they will inform local authorities of their provisional public health grant budgets for 2023–24.
tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
uin	HL6136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>We will announce 2023/24 Public Health Grant allocations to local authorities shortly.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 14/03/2023 16:22:05 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

1601474

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
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	Public Health: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the public health grant in (1) 2023–24, and (2) 2024–25, in line with inflation as announced in the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021.
tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
uin	HL6137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>We will announce 2023/24 Public Health Grant allocations to local authorities shortly.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 14/03/2023 16:21:57 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

1601476

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
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	Public Health: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of the level of funding of the public health grant to local authorities.
tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
uin	HL6138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>At the Spending Review 2021, we considered the need for local authority public health funding and confirmed that the public health grant to local authorities would increase over the settlement period.  In 2022/23, the Grant increased by 2.81% to £3.417 billion.  This is in addition to targeted investment through local Government in Start for Life support and drug and alcohol treatment services.</p><p> </p><p>We will announce 2023/24 Public Health Grant allocations to local authorities shortly and in doing so will consider the impact of changes to pay and inflation trends and forecasts since the Spending Review.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 14/03/2023 16:23:47 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

1601499

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
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	Coronavirus: Disease Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 14 February (HL5363), what data they are utilising (1) to monitor emerging COVID-19 variants, and (2) to assess their potential impact; and what specific surveillance arrangements are in place to assist this assessment.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL6154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) undertakes regular monitoring of United Kingdom and international SARS-CoV-2 genomic data to detect and characterise new variants. In the UK, this includes data from routine testing and surveillance studies, with variant evaluation currently based on data from multiple sources. UK genomics surveillance is primarily conducted through healthcare associated sites such as hospitals and Office for National Statistics community sampling, with international data being obtained from the Global Initiative on Sharing Avian Influenza Data which includes genetic sequence and related clinical and epidemiological data.</p><p> </p><p>The potential impact is considered first based on the relative fitness advantage (the lineage growth rate), national and international geographic dispersion, and/or mutation profile in relation to immune response or therapeutic efficacy, using genomic sequence data. Analysis is discussed at multidisciplinary expert meetings where further laboratory virology investigations can be triggered to add confidence to the risk assessment.</p><p> </p><p>UKHSA is utilising strong surveillance capabilities, rooted in the highest-quality data systems, data architecture and analytics to anticipate, prepare for and respond to health risks, including emerging COVID-19 variants. UKHSA is currently working with the Department to consider next steps for the future of surveillance programmes.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 16/03/2023 16:56:03 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1601500

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
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	Coronavirus: Prescriptions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect on patients of the lifting of the prescription waiver on anti-COVID medicines at the end of March; and what steps they will take to prevent health inequalities in COVID-19 medicine provision arising as a result of that.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL6155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2023 answer text <p>Approximately 89% of prescription items are currently dispensed free of charge and there are a range of exemptions from prescription charges for which those in need of COVID-19 medicines may meet the eligibility criteria and be in receipt of free prescriptions. Additionally, those on a low income who do not qualify for an exemption may be eligible for assistance with prescription charges through the NHS Low Income Scheme.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 16/03/2023 16:57:08 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1601503

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
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	Integrated Care Systems: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which Integrated Care Systems are forecast to be in debt at the end of the 2022–23 financial year.
tabling member printed	Baroness Merron
uin	HL6157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>The 2022/23 year-end debt position of each individual organisation in the National Health Service will be confirmed in their individual balance sheets included in their accounts due to be published later this year. The Department does not hold in-year reporting data on debt.</p><p>The 2023/24 forecast surplus/deficit position against budget for individual integrated care systems (ICSs) will be agreed as part of the operational planning process between NHS England and ICSs which is currently ongoing. Draft plans are being resubmitted to NHS England and will be shared with the Department when they are finalised. We therefore do not currently have the information to show whether any ICS is planning to end 2023/24 with a deficit against their agreed budget.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL6158 question first answered 17/04/2023 13:50:05 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron

1601505

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
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	Integrated Care Systems: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which Integrated Care Systems have submitted draft operating plans forecasting that they will have no deficit at the end of the 2023–24 financial year.
tabling member printed	Baroness Merron
uin	HL6158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>The 2022/23 year-end debt position of each individual organisation in the National Health Service will be confirmed in their individual balance sheets included in their accounts due to be published later this year. The Department does not hold in-year reporting data on debt.</p><p>The 2023/24 forecast surplus/deficit position against budget for individual integrated care systems (ICSs) will be agreed as part of the operational planning process between NHS England and ICSs which is currently ongoing. Draft plans are being resubmitted to NHS England and will be shared with the Department when they are finalised. We therefore do not currently have the information to show whether any ICS is planning to end 2023/24 with a deficit against their agreed budget.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL6157 question first answered 17/04/2023 13:50:05 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron

1601081

registered interest
date	03/03/2023
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	Chronic Illnesses: 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 plans he has to ensure that his Department's Major Conditions Strategy takes into account the views and experiences of patients with long term conditions.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	157707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>The Major Conditions Strategy will set out our approach to tackling the biggest causes of mortality and ill-health.</p><p>We will look at the health of people at all stages of life – from prevention through to living well with one or more major conditions. We will also include a focus on geographical differences in health that contribute to variations in health outcomes.</p><p>We will continue to work closely with stakeholders, citizens and the National Health Service in coming weeks to identify actions that will have the most impact. An interim report will be published in the summer, which will set out the timescale for the publication of the Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 157709 157710 157711 question first answered 13/03/2023 14:31:40 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark