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1623959

registered interest
date	26/04/2023
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	Mobocertinib
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 drug Mobocertinib will be available on the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	182854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for developing evidence-based recommendations on whether drugs represent a clinically and cost-effective use of National Health Service resources. The NHS in England is legally required to fund all medicines NICE recommends, usually within three months of final guidance, and cancer drugs are eligible for funding through the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) immediately after NICE issues positive draft guidance.</p><p>NICE published final draft guidance recommending mobocertinib for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer after platinum-based chemotherapy in adults whose tumours have epidermal growth factor receptor exon 20 insertion mutations on 16 November 2022. It is therefore routinely available for clinicians to prescribe to eligible NHS patients in line with NICE’s recommendations, having been previously funded through the CDF.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 09/05/2023 12:45:32 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1623960

registered interest
date	26/04/2023
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	Cancer: Artificial Sweeteners
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 has made an assessment of the potential link between artificial sweeteners and cancer.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	182855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2023 answer text <p>The safety of sweeteners is the responsibility of the Food Standards Agency (FSA). As with other food additives, sweeteners are regulated, and safe use levels are established in legislation. Although occasional studies published in the scientific literature have attributed adverse health effects, including cancer, to sweeteners, this has not been substantiated. There is currently no credible evidence linking exposure to sweeteners in humans to cancer. The FSA will continue to assess new scientific data on food additives, to ensure that consumers are safe.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 05/05/2023 09:13:26 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1623985

registered interest
date	26/04/2023
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	Warm Home Prescription
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2023 to Question 179881 on Warm Home Prescription, whether his Department plans to take steps to extend the Warm Home Prescription pilot.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	182899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>The establishment, scope and duration of Warm Home Prescription pilot schemes is determined locally. We will monitor the emerging evidence from these pilots.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 03/05/2023 09:54:34 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1623991

registered interest
date	26/04/2023
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	Emergency Services: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how applications for 111 and 999 call handler roles there were in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	182905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 10/05/2023 13:14:23 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 72934 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1623992

registered interest
date	26/04/2023
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	NHS: 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 applications there were to NHS reservist roles in each of the last five years; and how many active NHS reservists there were in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	182906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2023 answer text <p>At the end of 2021, my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, tasked NHS England with rolling out the NHS Reserve across England as an additional flexible workforce model to support the National Health Service in times of emergency, surge and in times of need. The NHS Reserve was a new model which went live to all integrated care boards (ICBs) across England in April 2022. This is an ICB-led workforce model in which individuals can support the NHS with a variety of paid roles dependant on local need.</p><p>Applications were not monitored in the first year, due to programme setup. The headcount for 2022/23 was 5,826. Applications for 2023/24 currently are 2,105. The total NHS Reserve headcount is 7,838 currently. Since the launch of the programme, the NHS Reserve has delivered over 235,000 care hours to support patients.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 04/05/2023 11:04:48 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 72935 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1623997

registered interest
date	26/04/2023
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	Home Care Services: Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 26 April 2023 to Question 181658 on Home Care Services: Pay, whether his Department plans to introduce an action plan on enforcement of the National Minimum Wage for the home care workforce.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	182866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs enforces the National Minimum and Living Wage (NMW) in line with the law and policy set out by the Department for Business and Trade. All businesses, irrespective of their size or business sector, are responsible for paying the correct National Living Wage (NLW) and NMW to their staff.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 02/05/2023 14:27:44 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1624004

registered interest
date	26/04/2023
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: Screening
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 free covid-19 rapid lateral flow tests provided by the NHS for people who work in healthcare or adult social care costed in each month since 1 April 2022.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	182890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>We are unable to provide the information requested as it is commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 03/05/2023 14:27:15 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1624005

registered interest
date	26/04/2023
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	NHS: Protective Clothing
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 Government's PPE strategy will be published.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	182891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>Imported personal protective equipment (PPE) is now provided by suppliers appointed to NHS Supply Chain’s Single Use PPE framework agreement. Suppliers are appointed following a competitive tender process to ensure value for money. Every product on this framework is assessed, involving work with regulators, safety standards agencies and national experts who agree the safety standards and requirements that products must meet in order to be used in the National Health Service.</p><p>From April 2022, responsibility for the operational management for retaining a pandemic stockpile of PPE transferred to NHS Supply Chain. Providers of PPE will be invited to become part of the procurement frameworks which NHS Supply Chain manages, and the current framework agreement includes a number of United Kingdom-based companies.</p><p>The Government welcomes commitment from UK-based companies to produce high-quality PPE. UK-based manufacturers are likely to be crucial in the event of another pandemic, particularly in the face of any global supply chain issues.</p><p> </p><p>As of 31 March 2023, there were 12 million items of PPE remaining in storage in China. The remaining stock held in China is in categories of PPE for which the Department has sufficient stock in the UK to meet current demand, and the items were therefore surplus to requirements. In managing down the stock held in China we have made donations to other countries, but selling on surplus stock has not been financially viable for the Department. The remaining items now held in China are therefore being disposed of through incineration, with the aim of enabling an exit from this facility as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>The Department wrote to the Public Accounts Committee on 16 March 2023 setting out strategic aims for the Department in relation to PPE, including future supply. <br> The letter is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/34476/documents/189909/default/" target="_blank">https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/34476/documents/189909/default/</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 182893 182894 182895 question first answered 09/05/2023 16:38:46 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1624006

registered interest
date	26/04/2023
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: Screening
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 free covid-19 rapid lateral flow tests were provided by the NHS for people who work in healthcare or adult social care in each month since 1 April 2022.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	182892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>The following table shows the monthly breakdown of how many free COVID-19 lateral flow tests were provided in England only for National Health Service workers and adult social care.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>LFD test volume</p></td><td><p>Adult social care workers (millions)</p></td><td><p>NHS workers (millions)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2022</p></td><td><p>9.8</p></td><td><p>4.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2022</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2022</p></td><td><p>3.0</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2022</p></td><td><p>4.8</p></td><td><p>3.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2022</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2022</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2022</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2022</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2022</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2023</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2023</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2023</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial year 22/23</p></td><td><p>33.7</p></td><td><p>23.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 03/05/2023 14:35:07 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1624007

registered interest
date	26/04/2023
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	Protective Clothing: China
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 his Department has for the (a) disposal and (b) continued storage of PPE purchased for the UK and stored in China.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	182893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>Imported personal protective equipment (PPE) is now provided by suppliers appointed to NHS Supply Chain’s Single Use PPE framework agreement. Suppliers are appointed following a competitive tender process to ensure value for money. Every product on this framework is assessed, involving work with regulators, safety standards agencies and national experts who agree the safety standards and requirements that products must meet in order to be used in the National Health Service.</p><p>From April 2022, responsibility for the operational management for retaining a pandemic stockpile of PPE transferred to NHS Supply Chain. Providers of PPE will be invited to become part of the procurement frameworks which NHS Supply Chain manages, and the current framework agreement includes a number of United Kingdom-based companies.</p><p>The Government welcomes commitment from UK-based companies to produce high-quality PPE. UK-based manufacturers are likely to be crucial in the event of another pandemic, particularly in the face of any global supply chain issues.</p><p> </p><p>As of 31 March 2023, there were 12 million items of PPE remaining in storage in China. The remaining stock held in China is in categories of PPE for which the Department has sufficient stock in the UK to meet current demand, and the items were therefore surplus to requirements. In managing down the stock held in China we have made donations to other countries, but selling on surplus stock has not been financially viable for the Department. The remaining items now held in China are therefore being disposed of through incineration, with the aim of enabling an exit from this facility as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>The Department wrote to the Public Accounts Committee on 16 March 2023 setting out strategic aims for the Department in relation to PPE, including future supply. <br> The letter is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/34476/documents/189909/default/" target="_blank">https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/34476/documents/189909/default/</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 182891 182894 182895 question first answered 09/05/2023 16:38:46 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith