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1271193

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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	Diabetes: Medical Equipment
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 the potential merits of allocating funding for a National Diabetes Technology fund to ensure equitable patient access to diabetes technology.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	130242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2020 answer text <p>The NHS has made substantial progress on digital transformation, both in the digitisation of local services and the use of technology to improve outcomes for patients. The £559 million technology funding for NHSX announced in the Spending Review is not disease specific but covers the infrastructure and whole pathways work for all major diseases, including diabetes. This investment will support the National Health Service frontline, help fast track innovation, and deliver a better experience for patients and staff alike.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 22/12/2020 10:23:44 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1271275

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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	Cervical Cancer: Screening
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 steps his Department has taken to reduce waiting times for smear test results.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	130104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2020 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement, in collaboration with the pathology networks and cervical screening laboratory providers, have implemented a range of measures to ensure laboratory capacity is in place to deliver human papillomavirus (HPV) testing according to the target turnaround time of 14 days.</p><p>These measures include laboratory providers recruiting more staff, improvements to booking in of slides to allow more efficient processing and 24 hours a day, seven days a week testing. NHS England and NHS Improvement continue to liaise regularly with laboratory providers to ensure that they have capacity to deliver HPV primary screening and that any issues that may impact on turnaround times are identified, addressed and mitigated against.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 22/12/2020 10:16:14 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1271293

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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	Brain Cancer: Research
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 trends in the level of funding for research into brain cancer.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	130110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2020 answer text <p>Research is crucial in the fight against cancer. We invest £1 billion per year in health and care research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The NIHR expenditure on cancer research has risen from £101 million in 2010/11 to £132 million in 2018/19, the largest investment in a disease area.</p><p>In 2018 the Government announced £40 million over five years for brain cancer research as part of the Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission. Funding is being invested through the NIHR to support a wide range of research from early translational and experimental medicine research.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 22/12/2020 10:43:17 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1271295

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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	Blood Cancer: Research
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 trends in the level of funding for research into blood cancer.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	130111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2020 answer text <p>Research is crucial in the fight against cancer. We invest £1 billion per year in health and care research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The NIHR expenditure on cancer research has risen from £101 million in 2010/11 to £132 million in 2018/19, the largest investment in a disease area.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 22/12/2020 10:39:57 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1271348

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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: West Yorkshire
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 to increase the number of NHS dental appointments available in West Yorkshire.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	129978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2020 answer text <p>National Health Service dental practices are open for face to face care. The Department is working closely with NHS England and NHS Improvement and the Chief Dental Officer for England to increase levels of service, as fast as is safely possible, taking into account Public Health England guidance and continued infection risks.</p><p>Dental practices are prioritising patients with urgent care needs, irrespective of whether they have been treated previously at the practice. If patients require urgent dental care and cannot get an appointment, they are advised to call NHS 111 who will assist in booking an appointment at one of over 100 designated urgent care centres, which continue to stay open across Yorkshire.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 21/12/2020 15:19:20 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1271365

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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	Pneumococcal Diseases: Vaccination
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 his Department has made of the availability of the pneumococcal vaccine in (a) Scunthorpe and (b) England.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Holly Mumby-Croft
uin	130264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2020 answer text <p>There are two pneumococcal vaccines that are currently recommended for use, pneumococcal polysaccharide 23-valent vaccine (PPV23) and pneumococcal polysaccharide conjugate 13-valent vaccine PCV13 (Prevenar 13).</p><p>We are aware that, due to high demand, supplies of PPV23 are currently out of stock across the country. Further supplies are expected to become available in late January 2021. We are working closely with suppliers and the healthcare system to ensure that patients with the greatest clinical need can access the vaccine. We are continuing to liaise with the supplier to support expedited future deliveries.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 22/12/2020 09:41:18 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4867 label Biography information for Holly Mumby-Croft

1271404

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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: Disadvantaged
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 has taken to coordinate with Cabinet colleagues a cross-Government approach to reducing health inequalities as part of its response to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	130137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2020 answer text <p>We remain committed to levelling up health outcomes so everyone can enjoy a long, healthy life whoever they are, wherever they live and whatever their social circumstances.</p><p>The Minister for Equalities (Kemi Badenoch MP) is already leading work across Government to tackle the disparities highlighted by Public Health England in June. This includes reviewing the effectiveness and impact of current actions, actions to modify existing policy and policy in development to address these disparities. Over the last six months, Ministers have commissioned urgent work across Departments to ensure the response to COVID-19 is fully cognisant of and mitigating, the risk to those groups disproportionately affected by COVID-19 and its accompanying restrictions.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 22/12/2020 10:19:35 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

1271443

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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 System: 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 guidance is in place for primary care on the provision of routine care to respiratory patients.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	130086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2020 answer text <p>The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) for 2020/21 has been revised to release capacity within general practice to focus efforts upon the identification and prioritisation of people at risk of poor health and those who experience health inequalities for proactive review including:</p><p>- Those most vulnerable to harm from COVID-19; evidence suggests that this includes patients from black, Asian and ethnic minority groups and those from the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods nationally;</p><p>- Those at risk of harm from poorly controlled long-term condition parameters; and</p><p>- Those with a history of missing annual reviews.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 22/12/2020 10:12:24 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1271463

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what fiscal steps he is taking to ensure the adequacy of funding for the NHS over winter 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	129956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government announced £3 billion of additional funding in July to support the National Health Service this winter. This includes ensuring Nightingale hospital surge capacity is available during winter, that the NHS has ongoing access to additional independent sector capacity and funding to support the safe discharge of patients from NHS hospitals.</p><p> </p><p>A further £2.7 billion will go directly to Integrated Care Systems and sustainability and transformation partnerships through the rest of the financial year to help manage ongoing COVID-19 pressures and resume routine activity.</p><p> </p><p>To upgrade accident and emergency departments ahead of winter, the Government has also committed £450 million to expand waiting areas, create more treatment cubicles and improve infection control.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 18/12/2020 16:00:39 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1271464

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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 Services
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 people have had treatment for non-covid-related conditions delayed in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	129957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2020 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 18/12/2020 15:57:44 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes