Ministerial Corrections

Tuesday 14th March 2023

(1 year, 8 months ago)

Ministerial Corrections
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Tuesday 14 March 2023

Health and Social Care

Tuesday 14th March 2023

(1 year, 8 months ago)

Ministerial Corrections
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NHS Workforce Expansion
The following is an extract from the Opposition day debate on NHS Workforce Expansion on 28 February 2023.
Helen Whately Portrait Helen Whately
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I was talking about some of the things that we have done to vastly increase the number of healthcare professionals in the NHS. As part of our ambitions for the future, more than 26,000 students were accepted on to nursing and midwifery courses in England last year—a 28% increase on 2019.

[Official Report, 28 February 2023, Vol. 728, c. 678.]

Letter of correction from the Minister for Social Care, the hon. Member for Faversham and Mid Kent (Helen Whately):

An error has been identified in the speech I gave in the Opposition day debate on NHS Workforce Expansion.

The correct statement should have been:

Helen Whately Portrait Helen Whately
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I was talking about some of the things that we have done to vastly increase the number of healthcare professionals in the NHS. As part of our ambitions for the future, more than 26,000 students were accepted on to nursing and midwifery courses in England last year—a 16% increase on 2019.

Health and Social Care

Tuesday 14th March 2023

(1 year, 8 months ago)

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Autism and ADHD Assessments
The following are extracts from the debate on Autism and ADHD Assessments in Westminster Hall on 6 February 2023.
Maria Caulfield Portrait Maria Caulfield
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NICE has a recommendation that autism assessments should be done within 13 weeks of referral and we know that in many cases that recommendation is not being met.

[Official Report, 6 February 2023, Vol. 727, c. 242WH.]

Letter of correction from the Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the hon. Member for Lewes (Maria Caulfield):

An error has been identified in the speech I gave.

The correct statement should have been:

Maria Caulfield Portrait Maria Caulfield
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NICE has a recommendation that autism assessments should begin within 13 weeks of referral and we know that in many cases that recommendation is not being met.

Maria Caulfield Portrait Maria Caulfield
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NHS England has developed a framework that is transforming learning from autism and ADHD pilot schemes into scalable action, which will improve support and care for people across the country.

[Official Report, 6 February 2023, Vol. 727, c. 243WH.]

Letter of correction from the Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the hon. Member for Lewes (Maria Caulfield):

An error has been identified in the speech I gave.

The correct statement should have been:

Maria Caulfield Portrait Maria Caulfield
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NHS England has developed a framework that is transforming learning from autism pilot schemes into scalable action, which will improve support and care for people across the country.

Maria Caulfield Portrait Maria Caulfield
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That is making a difference by supporting young people with mental health issues, but it is also about identifying whether they could have an ADHD or autism diagnosis and getting them into the system much more quickly.

[Official Report, 6 February 2023, Vol. 727, c. 243WH.]

Letter of correction from the Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the hon. Member for Lewes (Maria Caulfield):

An error has been identified in the speech I gave.

The correct statement should have been:

Maria Caulfield Portrait Maria Caulfield
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That is making a difference by supporting young people with mental health issues, but might also include identifying whether they could have an ADHD or autism diagnosis and working as part of an integrated referral system by getting them into the system much more quickly.

Maria Caulfield Portrait Maria Caulfield
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I will touch on a final point, raised by the hon. Member for Rutherglen and Hamilton West (Margaret Ferrier), which was that ADHD is under-diagnosed in women and girls. She is absolutely right, and that is because the symptoms and signs are very different in girls as opposed to boys and men. We are looking at that in the women’s health strategy.

[Official Report, 6 February 2023, Vol. 727, c. 244WH.]

Letter of correction from the Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the hon. Member for Lewes (Maria Caulfield):

An error has been identified in the speech I gave.

The correct statement should have been:

Maria Caulfield Portrait Maria Caulfield
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I will touch on a final point, raised by the hon. Member for Rutherglen and Hamilton West (Margaret Ferrier), which was that ADHD is under-diagnosed in women and girls. She is absolutely right, and that is because the symptoms and signs are very different in girls as opposed to boys and men. We are looking at sex-differences in health conditions in the women’s health strategy.

Science, Innovation and Technology

Tuesday 14th March 2023

(1 year, 8 months ago)

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Genomics and National Security
The following is an extract from the debate on Genomics and National Security in Westminster Hall on 8 March 2023.
George Freeman Portrait George Freeman
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We have set up RCAT as a specialist advisory group in the Cabinet Office, connected to our intelligence agencies, so that it can check quickly whether a partner is benign, hostile or dangerous.

[Official Report, 8 March 2023, Vol. 729, c. 119WH.]

Letter of correction from the Minister of State, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, the hon. Member for Mid Norfolk (George Freeman):

An error has been identified in my response to the debate.

The correct response should have been:

George Freeman Portrait George Freeman
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We have set up RCAT as a specialist advisory group in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, connected to our intelligence agencies, so that it can check quickly whether a partner is benign, hostile or dangerous.