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Written Question
Food: Labelling
Friday 8th March 2024

Asked by: Alexander Stafford (Conservative - Rother Valley)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will commission a review into the effectiveness of the requirement under the Calorie Labelling (Out of Home Sector) (England) Regulations 2021 to display calorie information on menus.

Answered by Andrea Leadsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Department has commissioned independent research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of the regulations, and these findings are expected in mid-2024. The NIHR is also funding research to explore the impact of the regulations on people with lived experience of eating disorders, with findings due in October 2025.


Written Question
Food: Labelling
Friday 8th March 2024

Asked by: Alexander Stafford (Conservative - Rother Valley)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of calorie labelling on menus on (a) obesity levels, (b) people with eating disorders and (c) young people.

Answered by Andrea Leadsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Department has commissioned independent research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of the regulations, and these findings are expected in mid-2024. The NIHR is also funding research to explore the impact of the regulations on people with lived experience of eating disorders, with findings due in October 2025.


Written Question
Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Coronavirus
Wednesday 21st February 2024

Asked by: Alexander Stafford (Conservative - Rother Valley)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of (a) compensation and (b) successful applications of awards given out by the vaccine damage payment scheme related to a covid-19 vaccinations since the addition of the covid-19 vaccines to the vaccine damage payment scheme.

Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)

Between COVID-19 being added to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) on 31 December 2020 and 5 February 2024, 163 claims have received an award that relates to COVID-19. This constitutes 98% of awarded VDPS claims in this period, with four claims receiving an award that relates to other diseases.

It is important to note that the VDPS is not a compensation scheme. £19,560,000 has been awarded for claims relating to COVID-19, including pending payments. This constitutes 98% of VDPS awards in this period, with £480,000 having been paid to awarded claims relating to other diseases.


Written Question
Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Coronavirus
Tuesday 13th February 2024

Asked by: Alexander Stafford (Conservative - Rother Valley)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2024 to Question 9963 on Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Coronavirus, how many and what proportion of those 163 claimants have received an award in relation to a COVID-19 vaccination specifically.

Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)

Of the 163 claims to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme that received an award between 31 December 2020 and 16 January 2024, 160 or 98% were claims related to COVID-19.


Written Question
Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Coronavirus
Thursday 8th February 2024

Asked by: Alexander Stafford (Conservative - Rother Valley)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many claimants to the Vaccine Damage Payment scheme (a) have been and (b) are due to be awarded money for a life-changing disability as a result of a covid-19 vaccine as of 5 February 2024.

Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)

As of 5 February 2024, 163 claims to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme relating to COVID-19 have received an award. 154 of these claimants have received their payment, and in the remaining nine cases, the NHS Business Services Authority is awaiting relevant information from the claimant in order to process the payment. This gives a total of £18,480,000 paid out to successful COVID-19 related claims, with an additional £1,080,000 pending.


Written Question
Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Coronavirus
Thursday 8th February 2024

Asked by: Alexander Stafford (Conservative - Rother Valley)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much money has been awarded by the vaccine damage payment scheme to claimants who suffered disabilities as a result of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)

As of 5 February 2024, 163 claims to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme relating to COVID-19 have received an award. 154 of these claimants have received their payment, and in the remaining nine cases, the NHS Business Services Authority is awaiting relevant information from the claimant in order to process the payment. This gives a total of £18,480,000 paid out to successful COVID-19 related claims, with an additional £1,080,000 pending.


Written Question
Charcot Marie Tooth Disease
Wednesday 7th February 2024

Asked by: Alexander Stafford (Conservative - Rother Valley)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information her Department holds on the number of people with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease in (a) Rother Valley constituency and (b) England.

Answered by Andrew Stephenson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

In January 2021, the Government published the UK Rare Diseases Framework providing a national vision for how to improve the lives of those living with rare diseases, such as Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. The framework lists the following four priorities, collaboratively developed with the rare disease community: helping patients get a final diagnosis faster; increasing awareness of rare diseases among healthcare professionals; better coordination of care; and improving access to specialist care, treatments and drugs.

To support with training for and awareness of rare diseases, National Genomics Education has developed a range of resources, including GeNotes. GeNotes puts innovative educational resources on genomics and rare diseases at the fingertips of healthcare professionals and includes information on Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, which supports healthcare professionals to identify and manage this condition.


Written Question
Charcot Marie Tooth Disease: Health Professions
Wednesday 7th February 2024

Asked by: Alexander Stafford (Conservative - Rother Valley)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what training healthcare professionals receive in (a) diagnosing and (b) supporting people with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.

Answered by Andrew Stephenson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

In January 2021, the Government published the UK Rare Diseases Framework providing a national vision for how to improve the lives of those living with rare diseases, such as Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. The framework lists the following four priorities, collaboratively developed with the rare disease community: helping patients get a final diagnosis faster; increasing awareness of rare diseases among healthcare professionals; better coordination of care; and improving access to specialist care, treatments and drugs.

To support with training for and awareness of rare diseases, National Genomics Education has developed a range of resources, including GeNotes. GeNotes puts innovative educational resources on genomics and rare diseases at the fingertips of healthcare professionals and includes information on Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, which supports healthcare professionals to identify and manage this condition.


Written Question
Charcot Marie Tooth Disease
Wednesday 7th February 2024

Asked by: Alexander Stafford (Conservative - Rother Valley)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of treatment for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.

Answered by Andrew Stephenson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

In January 2021, the Government published the UK Rare Diseases Framework providing a national vision for how to improve the lives of those living with rare diseases, such as Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. The framework lists the following four priorities, collaboratively developed with the rare disease community: helping patients get a final diagnosis faster; increasing awareness of rare diseases among healthcare professionals; better coordination of care; and improving access to specialist care, treatments and drugs.

To support with training for and awareness of rare diseases, National Genomics Education has developed a range of resources, including GeNotes. GeNotes puts innovative educational resources on genomics and rare diseases at the fingertips of healthcare professionals and includes information on Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, which supports healthcare professionals to identify and manage this condition.


Written Question
Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Coronavirus
Tuesday 23rd January 2024

Asked by: Alexander Stafford (Conservative - Rother Valley)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much compensation has been paid out by the vaccine damage payment scheme since Covid-19 was added to the scheme.

Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)

Between COVID-19 being added to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) on 31 December 2020 and 16 January 2024, £18,480,000 has been paid to claimants for claims in relation to an eligible vaccine, including COVID-19. A further £1,080,000 is due to be paid to claimants once we receive relevant documents from them. No claims to the VDPS have received compensation, as the VDPS is not a compensation scheme, and it is not designed to cover all expenses associated with severe disablement.