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1489902

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent estimate he has made of the number of armed forces personnel.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	901137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>There are 196,240 service personnel currently serving in the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 19/07/2022 12:24:12 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1490120

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the capacity of the Fire and Rescue Service to manage periods of extreme heat and related fires.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	38712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2022 answer text <p>Fire and rescue authorities in England are required to assess foreseeable fire and rescue related risks (including wildfires) that could affect their area, and how they will respond.</p><p> </p><p>In this period of extreme heat I am monitoring fire and rescue authorities, and their ability to continue to protect the public. I am confident that fire and rescue authorities are continuing to maintain essential services, and that specialist capabilities to fight wildfires, including equipment and expert advisers, are in place.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 26/07/2022 10:48:06 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1490121

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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	Temperature: Health Hazards
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 he is taking to ensure that people in communities have adequate support to deal with periods of extreme heat.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	38713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>The ’Heatwave Plan for England’ is a guide to prepare, alert and prevent the major avoidable effects on health during periods of severe heat in England. It advises the public, health and care providers, local authorities and public agencies on specific measures to protect the general public including vulnerable people and the elderly. The Plan is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/heatwave-plan-for-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/heatwave-plan-for-england</a></p><p>A heat-health alert system operates from 1 June to 15 September. Depending on the level of alert, a response will be triggered to communicate advice and information on general preparation for hot weather and more specific advice when a severe heatwave has been forecast. An agreed lead body, usually the local resilience forum, will co-ordinate multi-agency collaboration, direct the response, work with the media to provide timely advice to the public, work with service providers in health care, education, voluntary organisations and housing providers and engage with local communities to provide additional help to care for those most at risk.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 22/07/2022 11:52:09 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup previous answer version 15026 answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1490122

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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	Temperature: Health Hazards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what contingency plans he has in place to support the health needs of people during periods of extreme heat.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	38714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2022 answer text <p>The health and social care system has well-established contingency plans in place to respond to increasing temperatures, through the ‘Heatwave Plan for England’ and National Health Service hot weather plans. The Heatwave Plan for England outlines how individuals and organisations can reduce health risks and includes specific measures to protect at-risk groups.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 26/07/2022 16:21:10 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1490123

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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	Accident and Emergency Departments: Temperature
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 will be taken at emergency departments to ensure that patients are not waiting in ambulances during periods of extreme heat; and for what reason those measures are not in place permanently.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	38715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The ‘Heatwave Plan for England’ and National Health Service trusts’ hot weather plans set out the existing measures in place. In addition, NHS England wrote to all NHS trusts to set out further action needed to ensure ambulances are not held for longer than 30 minutes during patient handovers. This includes moving patients awaiting an inpatient bed from emergency departments to maintain capacity. Decisions on the specific implementation of these actions are made by individual NHS trusts.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 21/07/2022 11:23:52 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1490124

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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	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, what support he is providing to (a) ambulance crews and (b) other NHS staff who are (i) working and (ii) working in full personal protective equipment during periods of extreme heat.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	38716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>NHS England wrote to all National Health Service trusts on further action to support staff during the extreme hot weather, including ensuring sufficient hydration when wearing personal protective equipment to avoid heat stress.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 21/07/2022 15:52:56 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1490125

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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 Homes: Temperature
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the risks of extreme heat to people living in residential care.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	38717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>No formal assessment of the impacts of extreme heat on those living in residential care has been made. However, the ‘Heatwave Plan for England’ sets out the risks to vulnerable people from extreme temperatures, including older people, those with pre-existing health conditions and care home residents. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has engaged with local resilience forums (LRFs) to ensure awareness of the latest heat wave guidance. All LRFs should respond to Heat Health Alerts using local protocols, including the Heat Health Toolkit which can be adapted from the Heatwave Plan for England.</p><p>Local authorities have plans to respond to adverse weather events and provide guidance and support to adult social care providers to ensure safety and continuity of care. Registered care home providers are also required to have adverse weather contingency plans, reviewed annually by the Care Quality Commission and should monitor residents’ health and provide extra fluids where required.</p><p>For those receiving domiciliary care, local authorities and providers share information on prioritising those most at risk and intervening if needed. The UK Health Security Agency’s guidance for carers and managers in residential care homes and for health and social care professionals has been shared with local authorities and providers. All care providers are expected to support good health and safety practice.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan grouped question UIN 38719 38720 question first answered 21/07/2022 15:31:04 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1490126

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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	Surgery: Temperature
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 has advised for elective procedures to be halted over periods of extreme heat to ensure that there is sufficient bed capacity for people who are medically unwell as a result of the heat.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	38718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>No such advice has been given. NHS England works with local National Health Service organisations to plan and prioritise resources to meet the needs of patients.</p><p>The updated ‘Heatwave Plan for England’ aims to prepare, alert and protect people from the preventable health impacts from severe heat through advice for the NHS, local authorities, social care and other public agencies.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 25/07/2022 14:15:51 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1490127

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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: Temperature
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support he is providing to domiciliary care staff during periods of extreme heat.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	38719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>No formal assessment of the impacts of extreme heat on those living in residential care has been made. However, the ‘Heatwave Plan for England’ sets out the risks to vulnerable people from extreme temperatures, including older people, those with pre-existing health conditions and care home residents. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has engaged with local resilience forums (LRFs) to ensure awareness of the latest heat wave guidance. All LRFs should respond to Heat Health Alerts using local protocols, including the Heat Health Toolkit which can be adapted from the Heatwave Plan for England.</p><p>Local authorities have plans to respond to adverse weather events and provide guidance and support to adult social care providers to ensure safety and continuity of care. Registered care home providers are also required to have adverse weather contingency plans, reviewed annually by the Care Quality Commission and should monitor residents’ health and provide extra fluids where required.</p><p>For those receiving domiciliary care, local authorities and providers share information on prioritising those most at risk and intervening if needed. The UK Health Security Agency’s guidance for carers and managers in residential care homes and for health and social care professionals has been shared with local authorities and providers. All care providers are expected to support good health and safety practice.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan grouped question UIN 38717 38720 question first answered 21/07/2022 15:31:04 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1490128

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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	Community Care: Temperature
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what additional support vulnerable residents living in the community will receive during the period of extreme heat.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	38720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>No formal assessment of the impacts of extreme heat on those living in residential care has been made. However, the ‘Heatwave Plan for England’ sets out the risks to vulnerable people from extreme temperatures, including older people, those with pre-existing health conditions and care home residents. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has engaged with local resilience forums (LRFs) to ensure awareness of the latest heat wave guidance. All LRFs should respond to Heat Health Alerts using local protocols, including the Heat Health Toolkit which can be adapted from the Heatwave Plan for England.</p><p>Local authorities have plans to respond to adverse weather events and provide guidance and support to adult social care providers to ensure safety and continuity of care. Registered care home providers are also required to have adverse weather contingency plans, reviewed annually by the Care Quality Commission and should monitor residents’ health and provide extra fluids where required.</p><p>For those receiving domiciliary care, local authorities and providers share information on prioritising those most at risk and intervening if needed. The UK Health Security Agency’s guidance for carers and managers in residential care homes and for health and social care professionals has been shared with local authorities and providers. All care providers are expected to support good health and safety practice.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan grouped question UIN 38717 38719 question first answered 21/07/2022 15:31:04 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell