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1694981

registered interest
date	11/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxis: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 5.81 of the Autumn Statement 2023, published in November 2023, what his planned timetable is to open the consultation on the VAT treatment of private hire vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	17943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>As announced at Spring Budget, the Government will launch the consultation on the impacts of the July 2023 High Court ruling in Uber Britannia Ltd v Sefton MBC in April.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 14/03/2024 15:39:00 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1694987

registered interest
date	11/03/2024
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Football: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with representatives of the football industry on (a) the scale of and (b) tackling Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy suffered by ex-professional football players.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	17944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>The safety, wellbeing and welfare of everyone taking part in sport is absolutely paramount. I welcome work by the football industry to protect players from harm and provide practical support to former players who develop neurodegenerative conditions. One example of this is the Professional Footballers’ Association’s Football Brain Health Fund, supported by the Premier League and announced in September 2023, which aims to assist former players and their families who have been impacted by dementia and other neurodegenerative conditions.</p><p>The Government has no plans to legislate in this area, but will continue to liaise with the football authorities about their work to protect players and provide support, including funding initiatives.</p><p>The Government continues to take the issue of head injuries very seriously. In December 2021 DCMS published its Command Paper report on concussion in sport, outlining the steps the Government is undertaking to help reduce risks associated with head injuries by improving understanding, awareness, prevention and treatment of concussion in sport. As part of this, in April 2023 the Government announced the first UK concussion guidelines for grassroots sport, in conjunction with the Sport and Recreation Alliance. This guidance is intended to be a helpful tool in reducing the risks associated with concussion and marks an important step in making sport safer for thousands of people who enjoy sport at a grassroots level, as well as an aid to professional sports.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 17945 question first answered 19/03/2024 12:09:48 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1694988

registered interest
date	11/03/2024
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Football: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislative proposals to ensure that football clubs donate a proportion of their profits to help ex-professional football players suffering Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy with their health and social care.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	17945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>The safety, wellbeing and welfare of everyone taking part in sport is absolutely paramount. I welcome work by the football industry to protect players from harm and provide practical support to former players who develop neurodegenerative conditions. One example of this is the Professional Footballers’ Association’s Football Brain Health Fund, supported by the Premier League and announced in September 2023, which aims to assist former players and their families who have been impacted by dementia and other neurodegenerative conditions.</p><p>The Government has no plans to legislate in this area, but will continue to liaise with the football authorities about their work to protect players and provide support, including funding initiatives.</p><p>The Government continues to take the issue of head injuries very seriously. In December 2021 DCMS published its Command Paper report on concussion in sport, outlining the steps the Government is undertaking to help reduce risks associated with head injuries by improving understanding, awareness, prevention and treatment of concussion in sport. As part of this, in April 2023 the Government announced the first UK concussion guidelines for grassroots sport, in conjunction with the Sport and Recreation Alliance. This guidance is intended to be a helpful tool in reducing the risks associated with concussion and marks an important step in making sport safer for thousands of people who enjoy sport at a grassroots level, as well as an aid to professional sports.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 17944 question first answered 19/03/2024 12:09:48 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1694769

registered interest
date	08/03/2024
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	Kimberly Liu
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 is taking in response to the Kimberley Liu: Prevention of future deaths report, published on December 29, 2023.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	17750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department takes all prevention of future death reports seriously, including working with healthcare partners where appropriate to develop our responses. We are conscious of the statutory deadline for these reports, and the Department will provide a formal response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 18/03/2024 17:47:29 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1694793

registered interest
date	08/03/2024
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 Low Income Scheme
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 were made to the NHS low income scheme in 2023.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	17759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>In 2023 there were 378,367 applications for the NHS Low Income Scheme, which provides income related help to people who are not automatically exempt from charges but who may be entitled to full or partial help if they have a low income and savings below a defined limit.</p><p>Source: NHS Business Service Authority data warehouse.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 21/03/2024 15:33:23 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 23497 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1694514

registered interest
date	07/03/2024
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	Atorvastatin and Omeprazole
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 is taking to help increase the availability of (a) Atorvastatin and (b) Omeprazole through the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	17635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>We are aware of the supply issues affecting a supplier of atorvastatin tablets. We have worked with alternative suppliers to confirm that their supplies remain available, whilst we continue to work with the affected supplier to ensure that action is taken to resolve the issues they are having as quickly as possible. We are not aware of any supply issues with omeprazole.</p><p>We understand how frustrating and distressing medicine supply issues can be. While we cannot always prevent supply issues from occurring, the Department has a range of well-established processes and tools to manage them when they arise. We work with the pharmaceutical industry, NHS England, the devolved administrations, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, and others operating in the supply chain to help prevent shortages, and ensure that the risks to patients are minimised when supply issues arise. If any patient is concerned about their treatment, they should discuss this with their clinician at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 12/03/2024 10:30:15 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1694515

registered interest
date	07/03/2024
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	Prescription Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what her Department's policy is on maintaining (a) supply of and (b) access to commonly prescribed medicines.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	17636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>There are approximately 14,000 licensed medicines, and the overwhelming majority are in good supply. However, the medicine supply chain is highly regulated, complex, and global, and supply disruption is an issue which affects countries all around the world.</p><p>There are a number of reasons why supply can be disrupted, including manufacturing difficulties, regulatory non-compliance, access to raw materials, sudden demand spikes, or distribution issues. Supply issues are driven by a range of factors, many of which are non-specific to the United Kingdom.</p><p>Whilst we can’t always prevent supply issues from occurring, the Department has a range of well-established processes and tools to manage them when they arise, and help mitigate risks to patients. We work closely with industry, the National Health Service, and others, to develop bespoke mitigation plans, which are tailored to each issue, to help ensure patients continue to have access to the medicines they need.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 18/03/2024 10:06:50 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1693856

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
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	Dentistry
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 (a) dental nurses, (b) dental hygienists, (c) dental technicians, (d) dental therapists, (e) orthodontic therapists and (f) clinical dental technicians were employed in each financial year since 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	17200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Data on how many dental nurses, dental hygienists, dental technicians, dental therapists, orthodontic therapists, and clinical dental technicians are registered with the General Dental Council (GDC) is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gdc-uk.org/about-us/what-we-do/the-registers/registration-reports" target="_blank">https://www.gdc-uk.org/about-us/what-we-do/the-registers/registration-reports</a></p><p>In order to practise in the United Kingdom, all members of the dental team must be registered with the GDC. The Department does not hold data on the number of employed dental nurses, dental hygienists, dental technicians, dental therapists, orthodontic dentists, or clinical technicians.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 18/03/2024 10:25:12 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 22709 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1693924

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
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	Accident and Emergency Departments: Heart Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will publish the average time taken between a 999 call for help and first hospital treatment for patients suffering a severe heart attack in each financial year since 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	17214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally by the Department.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 11/03/2024 17:59:48 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1693948

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
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	Drugs
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 medicine supply issue notifications her Department has received in each month since 2017.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	17245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>There are around 14,000 licensed medicines, and the overwhelming majority are in good supply. However, the medicine supply chain is highly regulated, complex, and global and supply disruption is an issue which affects countries all around the world.</p><p>The Department’s medicines Discontinuations and Shortages (DaSH) portal was established in October 2020 to collect notifications from suppliers of potential supply issues. Data from before October 2020 cannot be provided as this information is not held. The following table shows the number of supply issue notifications added to the DaSH portal, each month since 2020:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month added to DaSH</p></td><td><p>Number of supply issue notifications</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2020</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2020</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2020</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2021</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2021</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2021</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2021</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2021</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2021</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2021</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2021</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2021</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2021</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2021</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2021</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2022</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2022</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2022</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2022</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2022</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2022</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2022</p></td><td><p>210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2022</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2022</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2022</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2022</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2022</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2023</p></td><td><p>170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2023</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2023</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2023</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2023</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2023</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2023</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2023</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2023</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2023</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2023</p></td><td><p>170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2023</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2024</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 21/03/2024 13:57:11 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson previous answer version 22710 answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill