Asked by: John Penrose (Conservative - Weston-super-Mare)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whens he plans to reply to the letters of 29 November 2023 and 5 January 2024 from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare on behalf of a constituent about air handling in enclosed public spaces to reduce risks of infection.
Answered by Andrew Stephenson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
We have received the hon. Member’s correspondence of 29 November 2023 and 5 January 2024 and we will respond shortly.
Asked by: John Penrose (Conservative - Weston-super-Mare)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she plans to respond to the letters of 14 November and 13 December 2023 from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare sent on behalf of a constituent on dementia.
Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
I replied to the hon. Member on 25 January 2024.
Asked by: John Penrose (Conservative - Weston-super-Mare)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she plans to respond to the letters of 10 November and 13 December 2023 from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare sent on behalf of a constituent on liver scans.
Answered by Andrew Stephenson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
I replied to the hon. Member on 18 January 2024.
Asked by: John Penrose (Conservative - Weston-super-Mare)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she plans to respond to the letters of 26 September and 3 November 2023 from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare sent on behalf of a constituent regarding the industrial action by junior doctors.
Answered by Andrew Stephenson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Department responded to the hon. Member’s correspondence of 26th September on the 18th December.
Asked by: John Penrose (Conservative - Weston-super-Mare)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to reply to the letters of (a) 21 August and (b) 19 September 2023 from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare on the availability of Ethypharm.
Answered by Will Quince
I replied to the hon. Member on 2 October 2023.
Asked by: John Penrose (Conservative - Weston-super-Mare)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he he plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare of 30 June and 7 August 2023 on health care for older people.
Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
I replied to the hon. Member on 19 September 2023.
Asked by: John Penrose (Conservative - Weston-super-Mare)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care when he plans to respond to correspondence of (a) 26 June and (b) 25 July from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare, on behalf of constituent Clare Cox on infection risks.
Answered by Will Quince
The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Lord Markham) replied to the hon. Member on 5 September 2023.
Asked by: John Penrose (Conservative - Weston-super-Mare)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his speech at the Centre for Policy Studies on 27 June 2023, what plans he has for future healthcare-related funding for the What Works Centre for Wellbeing.
Answered by Will Quince
The Department of Health and Social Care does not have a live funding agreement with the What Works Centre for Wellbeing.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has committed £118,484 of the 2023-24 tackling loneliness budget to the What Works Centre for Wellbeing, for ongoing delivery of the Tackling Loneliness Hub and research, exploring what works to tackle loneliness.
Asked by: John Penrose (Conservative - Weston-super-Mare)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how he will (a) monitor, (b) assess and (c) report on the delivery by Integrated Care Boards of the duty to meet population need for palliative and end of life care under the Health and Care Act 2022.
Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for arranging healthcare services which meet the reasonable needs of the people for whom they are responsible. NHS England formally oversees ICBs and has a legal duty to annually assess and publish the performance of each ICB. In addition, the Care Quality Commission system assessments provide an independent assurance to the public and Parliament.
NHS England has also begun analysis of the recently submitted ICB Joint Forward Plans against the legal statutory duty to commission services that meet the palliative and end of life care needs of local populations through a whole-system approach. This analysis will be used internally to help focus support ICBs in the implementation of their statutory duty under the Health and Care Act 2022. Furthermore, it will enable identification of where more targeted support is required in addition to the system-wide support offered nationally.
Asked by: John Penrose (Conservative - Weston-super-Mare)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to reply to the letters of 18 April and 18 May from the Hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare on behalf of his constituent Clare Cox about ventilation to reduce infection risks.
Answered by Will Quince
The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Lord Markham) replied to the hon. Member on 23 June 2023.