Asked by: Markus Campbell-Savours (Labour - Penrith and Solway)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department uses to monitor endometriosis diagnosis waiting times.
Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
It is unacceptable that women can wait up to 10 years for an endometriosis diagnosis.Asked by: Markus Campbell-Savours (Labour - Penrith and Solway)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which local authorities claimed emergency financial assistance money under the Bellwin scheme of emergency financial assistance to local authorities in each of the last 15 years; and how much money was received in each case.
Answered by Jim McMahon - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
The table below sets out the Bellwin payments made to local authorities by financial year in each of the last 15 financial years.
2010-11 | Authority | Grant Paid (£) |
| South Lakeland District Council | 30,348 |
| Allerdale Borough Council | 302,847 |
| Cumbria County Council | 408,297 |
| Cumbria Police Authority | 148,049 |
Total for year | 4 | 889,541 |
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2011-12 | Authority | Grant Paid (£) |
Total for year | 0 | 0 |
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2012-13 | Authority | Grant Paid (£) |
| City of Lincoln Council | 24,870 |
| Royal Berkshire Fire Authority | 404,640 |
| Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 76,668 |
| Gateshead Council | 393,939 |
| Herefordshire Council | 218,499 |
Total for year | 5 | 1,118,616 |
2013-14 | Authority | Grant Paid £ |
| Devon County Council | 3,023,598 |
| Richmondshire District Council | 915 |
| Herefordshire Council | 2,048,963 |
| Teignbridge District Council | 38,234 |
| Newark & Sherwood District Council | 3,407 |
| Uttlesford District Council | 16,643 |
Total for year | 6 | 5,131,760 |
2014-15 | Authority | Grant Paid £ |
| Arun District Council | 44,134 |
| Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council | 563,383 |
| Boston Borough Council | 123,230 |
| Bournemouth Borough Council | 50,736 |
| Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire Authority | 36,964 |
| Christchurch Borough Council | 39,867 |
| Copeland Borough Council | 130,350 |
| Croydon Council | 2,006,683 |
| Dartford Borough Council | 22,054 |
| Devon and Somerset Fire & Rescue Service | 509,936 |
| Devon County Council | 789,567 |
| Dorset County Council | 413,400 |
| Dorset County Council | 332,315 |
| Dover District Council | 6,602 |
| Elmbridge Borough Council | 66,692 |
| Exeter City Council | 8,339 |
| Fareham Borough Council | 5,888 |
| Great Yarmouth Borough Council | 172,466 |
| Guildford Borough Council | 50,424 |
| Hampshire County Council | 3,612,261 |
| Havant Borough Council | 25,865 |
| Herefordshire Council | 3,090,340 |
| Isle of Wight | 58,167 |
| Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service | 12,492 |
| Kent County Council | 982,732 |
| Lewes District Council | 5,737 |
| Maidstone Borough Council | 130,373 |
| Malvern Hills District Council | 19,249 |
| New Forest District Council | 151,514 |
| Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service | 23,166 |
| Norfolk Police (OPCC) | 3,745 |
| North Devon Council | 24,987 |
| North Norfolk District Council | 47,262 |
| Oxford City Council | 210,142 |
| Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service | 9,017 |
| Royal Berkshire Fire Authority | 2,101,673 |
| Runnymede Borough Council | 216,144 |
| Scarborough Borough Council | 164,189 |
| Sedgemoor District Council | 87,326 |
| Somerset County Council | 778,411 |
| Somerset County Council | 615,006 |
| South Hams District Council | 100,510 |
| South Oxfordshire District Council | 60,029 |
| South Somerset District Council | 39,481 |
| Spelthorne Borough Council | 68,491 |
| Suffolk Fire & Rescue Service | 1,373 |
| Surrey County Council | 2,382,887 |
| Tandridge District Council | 82,294 |
| Taunton Deane Borough Council | 36,176 |
| Teignbridge District Council | 260,896 |
| Test Valley Borough Council | 194,824 |
| Tewkesbury Borough Council | 23,614 |
| Thanet Council | 36,162 |
| Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 99,177 |
| Torbay Borough Council | 102,912 |
| Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 18,407 |
| Waveney District Council | 19,638 |
| Waveney District Council | 31,694 |
| Waverley Borough Council | 43,736 |
| Waverley Borough Council | 55,975 |
| West Berkshire Council | 652,396 |
| West Dorset District Council | 47,240 |
| West Oxfordshire District Council | 7,959 |
| West Somerset District Council | 5,175 |
| West Sussex County Council | 37,510 |
| Weymouth and Portland Borough Council | 23,412 |
| Wiltshire Council | 745,588 |
| Winchester City Council | 75,715 |
| Windsor & Maidenhead Royal Borough | 406,373 |
| Worcester City Council | 51,701 |
| Wycombe District Council | 27,634 |
| Wyre Borough Council | 31,784 |
| Wyre Forest District Council | 62,001 |
Total for year | 73 | 23,575,593 |
2015-16 |
| Grant Paid (£) |
Total for year | 0 | 0 |
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2016-17 | Authority | Grant Paid £ |
| Allerdale Borough Council | 218,274 |
| Bury Council | 111,490 |
| Calderdale Council | 1,029,731 |
| Carlisle City Council | 377,912 |
| Chorley Council | 74,238 |
| City of York Council | 170,700 |
| Cumbria County Council | 2,185,838 |
| Eden District Council | 23,077 |
| Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service | 63,123 |
| North Yorkshire County Council | 176,449 |
| North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority | 302,982 |
| Northumberland County Council | 1,082,555 |
| Ribble Valley Borough Council | 50,903 |
| Rochdale Borough Council | 139,674 |
| Salford City Council | 80,485 |
| Selby District Council | 13,740 |
| South Lakeland District Council | 177,581 |
| Wyre Council | 15,701 |
Total for year | 18 | 6,294,453 |
2017-18 | Authority | Grant Paid (£) |
| Kensington and Chelsea RB | 7,045,389 |
Total for year | 1 | 7,045,389 |
2018-19 | Authority | Grant Paid (£) |
| North Norfolk District Council | 8,825 |
| Scarborough Borough Council | 171,471 |
| Waveney District Council | 88,280 |
Total for year | 3 | 268,576 |
2019-20 | Authority | Grant Paid (£) |
| Leicestershire Combined Fire and Rescue | 243,832 |
| East Lindsey District Council | 149,905 |
| Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service | 418,293 |
| Richmondshire District Council | 180,762 |
| Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service | 376,177 |
| High Peak Borough Council | 30,370 |
| Mansfield District Council | 197,639 |
Total for year | 7 | 1,596,978 |
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2020-21 | Authority | Grant Paid (£) |
| South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority | 497,260 |
| Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 535,997 |
| Calderdale Council | 265,762 |
| Rossendale Borough Council | 9,217 |
| Herefordshire Council | 1,112,310 |
| Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service | 33,086 |
| Malvern Hills District Council | 24,827 |
| Newark and Sherwood District Council | 17,718 |
| Shropshire Council | 58,567 |
| Telford & Wrekin Council | 53,324 |
| Worcester City Council | 6,279 |
| Worcestershire County Council | 63,060 |
| Wyre Forest District Council | 10,156 |
Total for year | 13 | 2,687,564 |
2021-22 |
| Grant Paid (£) |
Total for year | 0 | 0 |
2022-23 |
| Grant Paid (£) |
Total for year | 0 | 0 |
2023-24 |
| Grant Paid (£) |
| Canterbury City Council | 133,485 |
Total for year | 1 | 133,485 |
2024-25 |
| Grant Paid (£) |
| Merton Council | 653,124 |
| Northumberland County Council | 166,007 |
Total for year | 2 | 819,131 |
Link to the Bellwin guidance:
Asked by: Markus Campbell-Savours (Labour - Penrith and Solway)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to end single-word ratings for Care Quality Commission assessments.
Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is currently focussing on making the improvements recommended in the reviews carried out by Dr Penny Dash, Sir Professor Mike Richards, and Professor Vic Raynor. This includes work to develop new ratings characteristics, make changes to how the CQC uses scoring in assessments, and develop a new handbook for providers, which will explain clearly how assessments are carried out.
A specific review of one-or two- word ratings for health and social care providers is therefore not a priority currently, but will be kept under review.
Asked by: Markus Campbell-Savours (Labour - Penrith and Solway)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce waiting lists for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder assessments in Penrith and Solway constituency.
Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
It is the responsibility of the integrated care boards in England to make available the appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessments, in line with relevant National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines.
We are supporting a taskforce that NHS England has established to look at ADHD service provision and support across sectors, and their impact on patient experience. The taskforce is bringing together expertise from across a broad range of sectors, including the National Health Service, education, and justice, to better understand the challenges affecting people with ADHD, including timely access to services and support.
Alongside the work of the taskforce, NHS England will continue to develop a national ADHD data improvement plan, carry out more detailed work to understand the provider and commissioning landscape, and capture examples from local health systems which are trialling innovative ways of delivering ADHD services to ensure best practice is captured and shared across the system.
Asked by: Markus Campbell-Savours (Labour - Penrith and Solway)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to reduce diagnosis times for people with endometriosis.
Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
Endometriosis is a common gynaecological condition, estimated to affect one in 10 women of reproductive age. Endometriosis can significantly impact women and girls’ physical and mental health, and anyone with symptoms of endometriosis should contact their general practice.
Cutting waiting lists is a key priority for the Government, and we are committed to prioritising women’s health as we build a National Health Service fit for the future. We will deliver an extra 40,000 operations, scans, and appointments per week, as a first step in our commitment to ensuring that patients can expect to be treated within 18 weeks.
Asked by: Markus Campbell-Savours (Labour - Penrith and Solway)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the average length of time between patients first presenting to a GP with relevant symptoms and receiving a diagnosis of endometriosis in each of the last 15 years.
Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The data requested is not held centrally.