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1661811

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
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	Heart Diseases: 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 steps he is taking to help tackle the backlog of cardiovascular care in the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	200364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The NHS Long Term Plan has committed to a number of key ambitions to improve care and outcomes for individuals with cardiovascular disease including enhanced diagnostic support in the community, better personalised planning and increasing access to cardiac rehabilitation. These ambitions will support the delivery of the aim to help prevent 150,000 heart attacks, strokes, and dementia cases by 2029.</p><p>To support elective recovery, the Government plans to spend more than £8 billion from 2022/23 to 2024/25 to help drive up and protect elective activity, including cardiovascular disease. Steps taken include rolling out up to 160 Community Diagnostic Centres (CDCs) which will provide echocardiography services by March 2025. In addition, the National Health Service will increase capacity, seeking alternative capacity in other trusts or the independent sector and increasing activity through dedicated and protected surgical hubs.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 16/10/2023 14:22:38 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1661823

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
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	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism: 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 steps his Department is taking to reduce the waiting time for (a) autism and (b) ADHD assessments.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	200376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>We expect integrated care boards (ICBs) to have due regard to relevant National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines on autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) when commissioning services, including assessment services.</p><p> </p><p>On 5 April 2023, NHS England published a national framework and operational guidance for autism assessment services. This guidance will help the National Health Service improve autism assessment services and improve the experience for people referred to an autism assessment service. Additionally, in 2023/24, £4.2 million is available to improve services for autistic children and young people, including autism assessment services.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England publishes data on how many people are waiting for an autism assessment and for how long, which provides useful information nationally and locally to support local areas to improve their performance and to reduce diagnosis waiting times.</p><p> </p><p>NICE guidelines for ADHD diagnosis and management aim to improve the diagnosis of ADHD and the quality of care and support people receive. They do not recommend a maximum waiting time standard from referral for an assessment of ADHD. Data on the number of people on a waiting list for an assessment for ADHD and waiting for a diagnosis is not held centrally but may be held locally by individual NHS trusts. The Department is looking into options for improving data collection and reporting on waiting times for ADHD assessments and diagnoses, to help improve access to ADHD assessments in a timely way and in line with the NICE guidelines. In addition, we are supporting ICBs to expand mental health services through the NHS Long Term Plan, which commits to increasing investment into mental health services by at least £2.3 billion a year by 2023/24 so that an additional two million people can get the support they need.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 19/10/2023 15:30:23 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1661829

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
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	Kidney Diseases: Diagnosis
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 reduce waiting times for kidney disease diagnosis.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	200382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance, Chronic kidney disease: Assessment and management [NG203], updated in November 2021, sets out best practice for clinicians in the diagnosis and management of chronic kidney disease. The guidance covers monitoring for those patients at risk, pharmacological management and referral where appropriate. The guidance is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng203" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng203</a></p><p>In addition to evidence-based guidance to support clinicians to diagnose problems of the kidney, we are also working to detect people at risk of kidney disease through the NHS Health Check Programme. The Programme, which is available to people aged between 40 and 74 years old who are not already on a chronic disease register, assesses people’s health and risk of developing certain health problems. Using this information, patients are supported to make behavioural changes and access treatment which helps to prevent and detect kidney disease earlier.</p><p>We are investing in new delivery models for the NHS Health Check, including nearly £17 million for the development and roll-out of an innovative new national digital NHS Health Check that will give people choice about where and when to have a check.</p><p>The NHS England Renal Services Transformation Programme has recently launched a toolkit which identifies principles and actions that the health care system can take to improve the identification of kidney disease. The principles will encourage integrated care systems to focus on early identification and management of kidney disease but outlines actions developed in collaboration with clinical and operational colleagues that could help them achieve better patient outcomes and experience.</p><p>NHS England is also reviewing renal service specifications. Historically, these specifications have focused on advanced disease. However, future versions will support early diagnosis and intervention.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 16/10/2023 14:52:33 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1661168

registered interest
date	18/09/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Solar Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department have taken to increase solar capacity to 70GW by 2035.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	200026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government incentivises large-scale solar through the Contracts for Difference scheme. Last month, the Government awarded contracts to 56 solar projects, totalling 1.9 gigawatts of capacity, in the fifth, and first annual, allocation round</p><p><br> Rooftop solar is encouraged through various financial and regulatory measures. These include the Smart Export Guarantee, removal of VAT on domestic panels, tax relief, and business rate exemptions. The Government is reviewing permitted development rights to simplify planning for commercial solar projects. <br> <br> The Government has established the Solar Taskforce to drive forward actions needed to achieve the Government's ambition of more than quadrupling solar capacity by 2035.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 20/10/2023 13:34:20 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1661339

registered interest
date	18/09/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Zero Hours Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to reduce the number of people on zero hour contracts in (a) Ealing Central and Acton constituency and (b) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	200056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2023 answer text <p>Zero hours contracts are an important part of the UK’s flexible labour market. They are useful where there is not a constant demand for staff, allowing flexibility for both employers and individuals – like carers, people studying, or retirees. For some, a zero hours contract may be the type of contract which works best for them.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals on zero hours contracts represent a very small proportion of the workforce. The ONS estimates that 155,000 people aged 16 and over were employed on a zero hours contract in London in April – June 2023, representing 3.3% of people in employment in the area.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 17/10/2023 14:58:56 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1661043

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
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	Smoking: 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, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) providing additional funding for services that help people stop smoking and (b) using proceeds from the tobacco industry to fund smoking cessation services.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	199787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2023 answer text <p>The Public Health Grant will increase over the current spending review period, rising to nearly £3.6 billion in 2024/25 and continues to support local authorities to provide a range of public health services, including stop smoking services.</p><p>Latest figures from 2021/22 show that local authorities reported spend of £68 million on local authority led stop smoking services, with further reported spend of nearly £12 million on wider tobacco control.</p><p>Local authorities are best placed to identify the groups within their community where resources should be focused to reduce smoking harms. We continue to work with HM Treasury regarding tobacco taxation and revenue funding, including reviewing options to raise additional funds for smoking cessation services.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 04/10/2023 14:39:47 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1661044

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking Offences: Pedestrian Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to tackle illegal pavement parking.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	199788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>We undertook a consultation on the options to tackle pavement parking outside London. We are currently working through the policy options and the possible legislative opportunities for delivering them and as soon as those matters are certain we will publish our formal response. I can assure you this is a priority for us and that we will announce next steps for policy as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>The formal consultation response will be available to view at: www.gov.uk/government/consultations/managing-pavement-parking.</p><p>Under the Road Traffic Act 1984, councils outside London have the power to prohibit pavement parking by introducing local laws through Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs); and the Department looks to local authorities to use these traffic management powers where problems occur.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 25/09/2023 15:52:07 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1660477

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
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	Diabetes: 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, whether he is taking steps to improve access to (a) technological and (b) psychological support for people with diabetes.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	199435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>The latest technological support for people with diabetes, the hybrid closed loop system (the ‘artificial pancreas’) is currently progressing through the final stages of a Technical Assessment by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Ensuring that these technologies can be provided on the National Health Service at a cost-effective price increases access to these technologies for all eligible people.</p><p>The latest data shows over 60% of people with Type 1 diabetes were prescribed flash glucose monitoring, against an NHS Long Term Plan target of 20%. When the programme commenced, Flash was twice more likely to be prescribed to patients living in the most affluent areas. The current ratio between most and least affluent is now down to less than 1.2 times more likely, with many areas reporting complete parity.</p><p>As of October 2022, 97% of pregnant women living with type 1 diabetes were offered continuous glucose monitoring. The latest figures indicate that there is equitable access to the technology across deciles and ethnicities in the Indices of Multiple Deprivation.</p><p>NHS England has commissioned digital support programmes for people with diabetes. People with type 1 diabetes can self-refer to ‘MyType1 Diabetes’ and people with type 2 diabetes can self-refer to the online Healthy Living Programme.</p><p>Approximately 72% of children and young people living with type 1 diabetes have registered with the Digibete app, a free online service to support children and young people to manage their type 1 diabetes.</p><p>The Spring 2023 Budget contained a package of over £400 million to support the long-term sick, and disabled. This includes approximately £200 million for digital mental health – to modernise NHS Talking Therapies services in England. NHS Talking Therapies services provide evidence-based psychological treatments for people with depression and anxiety disorders, and comorbid long-term physical health conditions such as diabetes.</p><p>Building on Type 1 Disordered Eating (T1DE) pilots the NHS Diabetes Programme approved funding for five additional T1DE sites.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 20/09/2023 09:53:21 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1660228

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
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: 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 steps he is taking to ensure that women are able to access breast screening.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	199175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department has invested £10 million into the NHS Breast Screening Programme for 28 new breast screening units targeted at areas where they are needed most. This will provide extra capacity for services to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, boost uptake of screening in areas where attendance is low, and tackle health disparities.</p><p>Further steps to remove barriers to attending breast screening include promoting the use of text message alerts to remind women of upcoming appointments. National Health Service breast screening providers are also being encouraged to work with their partners to bring together work to make sure as many people as possible can access breast screening services.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 19/09/2023 08:57:58 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1659772

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Rents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation to ban bidding on marketed rental prices.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	198912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>Letting agents and landlords should behave professionally and responsibly in advertising rents and they are not permitted to engage in pricing practices that are false or misleading.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 18/09/2023 16:02:58 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq