Joe Robertson MP: written questions
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Pharmacy: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19799More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the delay to community pharmacy funding negotiations on community pharmacies.
Answer: As identified by Lord Darzi’s review, primary care is under pressure and in crisis. The Government inherited a system that has been neglected for too long, and it remains very difficult for pharmacists to deliver for patients at a local level. I am commit...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18800More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support community pharmacies to ensure (a) financial sustainability, (b) consistency in the provision of services, and (c) dispensing of prescriptions.
Answer: Pharmacies play a vital role in our healthcare system. We are committed to expanding the role of pharmacies and better utilising the skills of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. That includes making prescribing part of the services delivered by communi...
Answered 13 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18799More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2024 on community pharmacies.
Answer: We have taken necessary decisions to fix the foundations in the public finances at the Autumn Budget, and this enabled the Spending Review settlement of a £22.6 billion increase in resource spending for the Department from 2023/24 outturn to 2025/26. Now ...
Answered 13 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Public ConsultationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2024 to Question 16662 on NHS: Public Consultation, what the budget is for deliberative engagement by type of spend in the 2024-25 financial year.
Answer: The public and staff must be at the centre of the development of the plan to make the National Health Service fit for the future, so that it makes a positive impact on their day-to-day lives. That is why we are running as series of in-depth deliberative e...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHospices: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to employer National Insurance contributions at the Autumn Budget 2024 on children's hospices.
Answer: We have taken necessary decisions to fix the foundations in the public finances at the Autumn Budget, which enabled the Spending Review settlement of a £22.6 billion increase in resource spending for the Department from 2023/24 outturn to 2025/26. The ris...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLearning Disability: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17701More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a learning disability strategy that includes measures on (a) health, (b) housing, (c) social care and (d) employment.
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan will set the vision for what good joined-up care looks like for people with a combination of complex health and care needs, such as people with a learning disability. It will set out how to support and enable health and social care...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17700More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential risks of omitting people with learning disabilities from the (a) 2025 and (b) spring 2026 covid-19 booster vaccination programme.
Answer: The Government is committed to protecting those most vulnerable to COVID-19 through vaccination, as guided by the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). On 13 November 2024, the JCVI published advice on the COVID-19 vaccinatio...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: PublicationsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will have discussions with representatives of (a) NHS England and (b) other departmental bodies on the use of the term global majority in departmental (i) publications and (ii) internal docum
Answer: This is not a term the Department, NHS England, or other departmental bodies would use officially.
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFood: Sales PromotionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17414More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the guidance on meal deals in his Department’s publication entitled Restricting promotions of products high in fat, sugar or salt by location and by volume price: implementation guidance, u
Answer: The Government has committed to tackling the childhood obesity crisis and raising the healthiest generation of children ever. Under the Food (Promotion and Placement) (England) Regulations 2021 laid during the previous Parliament, restrictions on the prom...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFlood ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of flood defence agencies in other countries; and what account his Department takes of such an assessment in conside
Answer: Protecting communities from flooding is a key priority for this Government. Defra has recently established a Flood Resilience Taskforce which brings together local, regional and national government and organisations including from the voluntary and insura...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFlood ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16851More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential (a) merits of establishing a Flood Defence Agency as a standalone arms-length body and (b) implications for (i) budget alloca
Answer: Protecting communities from flooding is a key priority for this Government. Defra has recently established a Flood Resilience Taskforce which brings together local, regional and national government and organisations including from the voluntary and insura...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFlood ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16850More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Environment Agency in managing flood defences in the last five years; and if he will make made an assessment of the potential me
Answer: Protecting communities from flooding is a key priority for this Government. Defra has recently established a Flood Resilience Taskforce which brings together local, regional and national government and organisations including from the voluntary and insura...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care and NHS England: ConsultantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16848More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many contracts with management consultants have been awarded by (a) his Department and (b) NHS England since 4 July 2024.
Answer: The Department categorises its contracts based on the products and/or services supplied, not the type of supplier. Since 4 July 2024, the Department has awarded two contracts for ‘management consultancy’ services, providing expert advice in the areas of M...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSmoking: Nightclubs and Public HousesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) Ministers, (b) officials and (c) special advisers from his Department have had discussions with the Mayor of London on smoking outside (i) nightclubs and (ii) pubs since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill was introduced to Parliament on 5 November 2024, and passed its second reading in the House of Commons on 25 November 2024. The bill will put us on track to a smoke-free United Kingdom, helping to reduce 80,000 preventable death...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Appointments and Special Advisers: EqualityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16846More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 September 2024 to Question 2316 on Public Appointments and Special Advisers: Equality, what discussions he has had with the Minister for Women and Equalities on whether
Answer: There have been no meetings to date between my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, and the Minister for Women and Equalities on the socio-economic duty. The Government will enact the duty which will require public bodies, wh...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLow Alcohol Drinks: LabellingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16845More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 18 November 2024, to Question 13469, on Low Alcoholic Drinks: Labelling, if his Department will publish a formal response to the consultation.
Answer: The Government is committed to building a National Health Service fit for the future, with a greater emphasis on the prevention of avoidable health harms, supporting people to live well for longer. The Government is currently considering how best to addre...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFood: NutritionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16844More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the guidance on free refills in his Department’s publication entitled Restricting promotions of products high in fat, sugar or salt by location and by volume price: implementation guidance,
Answer: The Government has committed to tackling the childhood obesity crisis and raising the healthiest generation of children ever.Under the Food (Promotion and Placement) (England) Regulations 2021 laid during the previous Parliament, restrictions on the promo...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: ReformDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16665More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what process his Department plans to use for incorporating feedback from its public engagement roadshow on the future of the NHS into NHS (a) planning and (b) reforms.
Answer: The promise that the National Health Service will be there for you when you need it has been broken for too many people. That is why we have launched the biggest ever national conversation on the future of the NHS.Despite consensus from health experts and...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Public ConsultationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16664More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what objectives his Department has identified for its public engagement roadshow on the future of the NHS; and if he will make an assessment of the value for money provided by the programme.
Answer: The promise that the National Health Service will be there for you when you need it has been broken for too many people. That is why we have launched the biggest ever national conversation on the future of the NHS.Despite consensus from health experts and...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Public ConsultationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16663More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's budget is for NHS public engagement roadshows in the 2024-25 financial year; and what steps his Department is taking to help prevent over-spends on roadshows.
Answer: The promise that the National Health Service will be there for you when you need it has been broken for too many people. That is why we have launched the biggest ever national conversation on the future of the NHS.Despite consensus from health experts and...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Public ConsultationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16662More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse has been of NHS public engagement roadshows by (a) attendee payments, (b) travel costs, (c) accommodation costs, (d) staff overtime costs and (e) administrative ex
Answer: The promise that the National Health Service will be there for you when you need it has been broken for too many people. That is why we have launched the biggest ever national conversation on the future of the NHS.Despite consensus from health experts and...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordInheritance Tax: Public ConsultationTreasuryTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16376More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will launch a public consultation on the proposed changes to business property relief.
Answer: The Government published information about the reforms to business property relief at www.gov.uk/government/publications/agricultural-property-relief-and-business-property-relief-reforms. The Government will publish a technical consultation in early 2025....
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAmbulance Services: Private SectorDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15630More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of people employed by private ambulance services that have provided services to the NHS in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Department does not hold information on the number of people employed by private ambulance services.
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAmbulance Services: Private SectorDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15629More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of people employed by private ambulance services.
Answer: The Department does not hold information on the number of people employed by private ambulance services.
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMedical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that medical treatment is only provided in appropriate medical settings.
Answer: The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and social care provision in England.Providers carrying on regulated activities must provide information about the locations from which these regulated activities will be managed fro...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
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