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1582468

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
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	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 steps his Department is taking to ensure that the public have access to NHS prescription medicines in a timely manner.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	136822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>The Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework 2019-24 five-year deal commits £2.592 billion each year to the sector. In September 2022, following negotiation with the sector, we announced a one-off £100million investment into pharmacy for the remainder of the five-year deal.</p><p>The Department closely monitors the market and is working in partnership with NHS England and local authorities to evaluate the effect of closures on patient access. In England, access to NHS pharmaceutical services is good with 80 per cent of the population living within 20 minutes walking distance of a community pharmacy. The Pharmacy Access Scheme supports patient access and provision in areas where there are fewer community pharmacies by providing additional payments to pharmacies whose closure would have the greatest impact on patient access.</p><p>As part of the agreement announced in September, NHS England committed to working with the sector to undertake an independent economic analysis of NHS pharmaceutical services. This review will help inform the negotiation of the future contractual framework for community pharmacy.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 136823 136824 136825 question first answered 07/02/2023 14:35:51 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1582469

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
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	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, if he will make an assessment of the impact of pharmacy closures on the (a) access to and (b) availability of prescription medicine.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	136823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>The Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework 2019-24 five-year deal commits £2.592 billion each year to the sector. In September 2022, following negotiation with the sector, we announced a one-off £100million investment into pharmacy for the remainder of the five-year deal.</p><p>The Department closely monitors the market and is working in partnership with NHS England and local authorities to evaluate the effect of closures on patient access. In England, access to NHS pharmaceutical services is good with 80 per cent of the population living within 20 minutes walking distance of a community pharmacy. The Pharmacy Access Scheme supports patient access and provision in areas where there are fewer community pharmacies by providing additional payments to pharmacies whose closure would have the greatest impact on patient access.</p><p>As part of the agreement announced in September, NHS England committed to working with the sector to undertake an independent economic analysis of NHS pharmaceutical services. This review will help inform the negotiation of the future contractual framework for community pharmacy.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 136822 136824 136825 question first answered 07/02/2023 14:35:51 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1582470

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
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	Pharmacy: 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 assessment he has made of the potential implications of funding cuts to NHS pharmacies.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	136824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>The Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework 2019-24 five-year deal commits £2.592 billion each year to the sector. In September 2022, following negotiation with the sector, we announced a one-off £100million investment into pharmacy for the remainder of the five-year deal.</p><p>The Department closely monitors the market and is working in partnership with NHS England and local authorities to evaluate the effect of closures on patient access. In England, access to NHS pharmaceutical services is good with 80 per cent of the population living within 20 minutes walking distance of a community pharmacy. The Pharmacy Access Scheme supports patient access and provision in areas where there are fewer community pharmacies by providing additional payments to pharmacies whose closure would have the greatest impact on patient access.</p><p>As part of the agreement announced in September, NHS England committed to working with the sector to undertake an independent economic analysis of NHS pharmaceutical services. This review will help inform the negotiation of the future contractual framework for community pharmacy.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 136822 136823 136825 question first answered 07/02/2023 14:35:51 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1582472

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
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	Pharmacy: 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 recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of Government funding provided to community pharmacies.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	136825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>The Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework 2019-24 five-year deal commits £2.592 billion each year to the sector. In September 2022, following negotiation with the sector, we announced a one-off £100million investment into pharmacy for the remainder of the five-year deal.</p><p>The Department closely monitors the market and is working in partnership with NHS England and local authorities to evaluate the effect of closures on patient access. In England, access to NHS pharmaceutical services is good with 80 per cent of the population living within 20 minutes walking distance of a community pharmacy. The Pharmacy Access Scheme supports patient access and provision in areas where there are fewer community pharmacies by providing additional payments to pharmacies whose closure would have the greatest impact on patient access.</p><p>As part of the agreement announced in September, NHS England committed to working with the sector to undertake an independent economic analysis of NHS pharmaceutical services. This review will help inform the negotiation of the future contractual framework for community pharmacy.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 136822 136823 136824 question first answered 07/02/2023 14:35:51 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1582473

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
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	Radiotherapy
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 ensure there are sufficient numbers of trained radiologists to deliver interventional oncology therapies.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	136826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>As of October 2022, there were 3,608 full-time equivalent (FTE) consultants in the clinical radiology specialty in the National Health Service in England. This is an increase of 415 (13%) since 2019.</p><p>As of October 2022, there were 1,588 FTE doctors in training in the clinical radiology specialty in the NHS in England. This is an increase of 252 (18.9%) since 2019.</p><p>The Government has funded an additional 20 places for Specialty Training year 6 for Interventional Radiologists in 2021/22 and 2022/23, and Health Education England has started training into Interventional Radiology at Specialty Training year 1.</p><p>The Government has funded 1,500 (25%) more medical school places each year for domestic students in England since 2020.</p><p>Increasing the overall radiology workforce will increase the pool of radiologists who can train to deliver interventional oncology therapies.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 07/02/2023 14:36:17 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1582474

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
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	Radiotherapy: South East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of trained radiologists in (a) Slough constituency and (b) the south-east of England as of December 2022.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	136827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on National Health Service (NHS) staff by constituency. Data on staff working across hospital and community health services is published monthly based on the hospital trust that employs staff. The latest data currently available is for October 2022.</p><p>As of October 2022, there were 50 full-time equivalent (FTE) doctors working in the specialty of clinical radiology at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. Of these, 40 FTE were consultant, associate specialist or specialty doctor grades.</p><p>At the same point in time there were 723 FTE doctors, working in the specialty of clinical radiology across NHS trusts and commissioning bodies in the South East of England. Of these, 518 FTE were consultant, associate specialist or specialty doctor grades.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 07/02/2023 14:33:42 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1582475

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
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	Breast Cancer: Radiotherapy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the average time in England between NHS patient referral for breast cancer radiotherapy treatment and the first radiotherapy appointment.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	136828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2023 answer text <p>This data is not held centrally in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 13/02/2023 17:12:59 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1582500

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
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	Ambulance Services: Emergency Calls
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 provided additional support to emergency control rooms to respond to changes in ambulance call volumes.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	136837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>The management of ambulance 999 call demand is an operational matter for the National Health Service.</p><p>To improve call handling performance, the NHS is boosting the number of 999 call handlers to 2,500 nationally, and has established a new digital intelligent routing platform that seamlessly shares call handling demand across ambulance trusts so they can support each other during the busiest periods.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 08/02/2023 17:43:34 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1582555

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the enforcement powers of the Child Maintenance Service for ensuring that parents receive the money they are owed.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	136860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) continues to take rigorous action to collect maintenance, combining robust negotiation activity with the highly effective use of its extensive range of Enforcement Powers. This approach is driven by the Payment Compliance strategy increasing CMS compliance influencing activities to tackle non-paying cases and challenge non-compliant behaviours. CMS applies a Continuous Improvement focus to Enforcement strategy and processes.</p><p> </p><p>The UK went into its first lockdown on the 23rd March 2020, its second on the 5th November 2020 and its third on the 6th January 2021. The Child Maintenance Service was affected by the COVID-19 outbreak and the resultant changes to the Department’s operational priorities and staffing resources. CMS have worked in partnership with Courts and Enforcement Agents following the restrictions on Enforcement activity during this period to quickly return to normal operating practice and pursue non-compliant parents.</p><p> </p><p>Total child maintenance collected using Enforcement Actions amounted to £36.1 million in the quarter to September 2022 compared with £33.8 in September 2021 and £28.4 in September 2020. This rise in collections is linked directly to increased collections through Deductions from Earnings Orders, lump sum and regular deductions taken directly from paying parents’ bank accounts, Liability Order and Bailiff actions and making full use of all available sanctions.</p><p> </p><p><em>(Source – Child Maintenance Service published Statistics : National Tables – table 7.1 ‘Enforcement Actions’, April 2015 to September 2022).</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p>As a result of a focussed effort to increase enforcement activity £49.4 million was paid through the Collect &amp; Pay service in the quarter to June 2022 compared to the quarter ending December 2019 where £44.1 million was paid before the impact of the pandemic took effect.</p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>(Source – Child Maintenance Service published Statistics : National Tables – table 5 ‘Money Due and Paid each quarter’ January 2015 to September 2022).</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p>There has been a consistent downward trend in the proportion of unpaid maintenance as a proportion of maintenance arranged since 2017, falling from 12.5% in 2017 to 8.2% in September 2022.</p><p> </p><p><em>(Source – Child Maintenance Service published Statistics : National Tables - table 6 ‘ how much maintenance CMS has arranged March 2015 to September 2022).</em></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 07/02/2023 16:13:41 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1582556

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the covid-19 outbreak on the ability of the Child Maintenance Service to carry out enforcement activity with non-compliant parents.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	136861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>During COVID-19 pandemic the CMS ability to recover arrears via enforcement activity was affected as Enforcement Agents and the Courts were operating at a reduced capacity. Temporary changes were made to the Child Maintenance Service to ensure it could continue to deliver its priorities supporting separated parents.</p><p>The CMS worked with His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service to establish alternatives to face to face court hearings by setting up video / phone hearings where outcomes were received digitally.</p><p>The CMS has now reinstated a full service and is committed to making sure that over time everyone pays or receives the right amount of child maintenance.</p><p> </p><p>In 2021-22 we made more referrals to enforcement agents than in any other year and the number of liability orders applied for each year is back to pre-pandemic levels.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 08/02/2023 16:33:55 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi