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Nick Gibb

Conservative - Former Member for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton

First elected: 1st May 1997

Left House: 30th May 2024 (Dissolution)


Nick Gibb is not a member of any APPGs
Minister of State (Education)
26th Oct 2022 - 13th Nov 2023
Minister of State (Education)
15th Jul 2014 - 15th Sep 2021
Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill
4th Mar 2013 - 16th Dec 2013
Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill
15th May 2013 - 16th Dec 2013
Minister of State (Education)
13th May 2010 - 6th Sep 2012
Shadow Minister (Education) (Schools)
8th Dec 2005 - 6th May 2010
Shadow Minister (Education)
10th May 2005 - 8th Dec 2005
Education & Skills
8th Dec 2003 - 12th Jul 2005
Public Accounts Committee
5th Nov 2001 - 11th Dec 2003
Shadow Spokesperson (Trade and Industry)
1st Jun 1999 - 1st Jun 2001
Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury)
1st Jun 1998 - 1st Jun 1999
Treasury Committee
15th Jun 1998 - 30th Nov 1998
Treasury Sub-committee
15th Jun 1998 - 30th Nov 1998
Social Security
14th Jul 1997 - 20th Jul 1998


Division Voting information

Nick Gibb has voted in 3354 divisions, and 18 times against the majority of their Party.

27 Mar 2019 - EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes - View Vote Context
Nick Gibb voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 122 Conservative No votes vs 126 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 139 Noes - 422
14 Mar 2019 - UK’s Withdrawal from the European Union - View Vote Context
Nick Gibb voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 112 Conservative Aye votes vs 188 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 412 Noes - 202
13 Mar 2019 - UK’s Withdrawal from the European Union - View Vote Context
Nick Gibb voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 66 Conservative No votes vs 149 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 164 Noes - 374
31 Jan 2018 - Restoration and Renewal (Report of the Joint Committee) - View Vote Context
Nick Gibb voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 66 Conservative Aye votes vs 164 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 236 Noes - 220
31 Jan 2018 - Restoration and Renewal (Report of the Joint Committee) - View Vote Context
Nick Gibb voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 68 Conservative Aye votes vs 166 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 234 Noes - 185
11 Sep 2015 - Assisted Dying (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context
Nick Gibb voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 27 Conservative Aye votes vs 210 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 118 Noes - 330
23 Feb 2015 - Serious Crime Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Nick Gibb voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 78 Conservative No votes vs 151 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 201 Noes - 292
21 May 2013 - Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill - View Vote Context
Nick Gibb voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 124 Conservative Aye votes vs 134 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 366 Noes - 161
20 May 2013 - Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill - View Vote Context
Nick Gibb voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 99 Conservative No votes vs 121 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 150 Noes - 340
20 May 2013 - Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill - View Vote Context
Nick Gibb voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 95 Conservative No votes vs 125 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 148 Noes - 339
20 May 2013 - Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill - View Vote Context
Nick Gibb voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 92 Conservative No votes vs 126 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 163 Noes - 321
5 Feb 2013 - Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill - View Vote Context
Nick Gibb voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 131 Conservative Aye votes vs 139 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 400 Noes - 175
11 Jul 2012 - Sittings of the House - View Vote Context
Nick Gibb voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 87 Conservative No votes vs 142 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 241 Noes - 256
11 Jul 2012 - Sittings of the House - View Vote Context
Nick Gibb voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 93 Conservative Aye votes vs 139 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 267 Noes - 233
19 May 2008 - Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Nick Gibb voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 60 Conservative No votes vs 79 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 163 Noes - 342
7 Mar 2007 - House of Lords Reform - View Vote Context
Nick Gibb voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 80 Conservative Aye votes vs 96 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 196 Noes - 375
7 Mar 2007 - House of Lords Reform - View Vote Context
Nick Gibb voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 25 Conservative Aye votes vs 150 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 155 Noes - 418
7 Mar 2007 - House of Lords Reform - View Vote Context
Nick Gibb voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 42 Conservative Aye votes vs 134 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 178 Noes - 392
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Kevin Brennan (Labour)
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John Bercow (Speaker)
(66 debate interactions)
Mike Kane (Labour)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
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Department for Education
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HM Treasury
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Department for International Trade
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Nick Gibb has not introduced any legislation before Parliament

1 Bill co-sponsored by Nick Gibb

Healthcare (Delayed Discharges) Bill 2021-22
Sponsor - Andrew Murrison (Con)


Latest 50 Written Questions

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3 Other Department Questions
24th Jun 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what current contracts (a) his Department and (b) each of his Department's executive agencies or non-departmental public bodies hold with the Educational Testing Service or any of that organisation's subsidiaries.

Neither (a) The Department of Energy and Climate Change nor (b) its non-Departmental public bodies hold any contracts with the Educational Testing Service or its subsidiaries.

24th Jun 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what current contracts (a) his Department and (b) each of his Department's executive agencies or non-departmental public bodies hold with the Educational Testing Service or any of that organisation's subsidiaries.

The Department does not have any contracts with the Educational Testing Service or any of its subsidiaries.

I have approached the Chief Executives of the Department's Executive Agencies (Insolvency Service, Companies House, National Measurement Office, Intellectual Property Office, UK Space Agency, Ordnance Survey, Met Office, Land Registry and the Skills Funding Agency) and they will respond to my Hon. Friend directly.

Information for non-departmental public bodies is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the student loan default rate is for students and graduates of (a) Bristol, (b) Cambridge, (c) Durham, (d) Exeter, (e) Leeds, (f) Manchester and (g) Oxford Universities.

Information on the repayment status of student loans is available in the Student Loans Company (SLC) publication ‘Income Contingent Repayments by Repayment Cohort and Tax Year', which is availableat the following link: http://www.slc.co.uk/media/589346/slcosp012013.pdf .

Institution-specific information is not published and can only be provided at disproportionate cost.

20th Sep 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many notifiable acquisition applications under the National Security and Investment Act 2021 have been made since 4 January 2022.

The Government published the National Security and Investment Act’s first Annual Report on 16 June 2022. This report covers the first 3 months of the system operating from 4 January 2022 to 31 March 2022. The report states that, in this period, the Investment Security Unit received a total of 196 mandatory notifications. The 2023 Annual Report will provide data on notifications received in the period 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023.

24th Jun 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what current contracts (a) his Department and (b) each of his Department's executive agencies or non-departmental public bodies hold with the Educational Testing Service or any of that organisation's subsidiaries.

The Department does not hold any contracts with the Educational Testing Service or any of its subsidiaries. We do not hold information centrally on our executive agency or non-departmental public bodies.

11th Mar 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will list the free schools that have opened since 2011 by (a) type of school, (b) opening date and (c) closing date.

The department publishes information about open free schools, including the date they opened. This is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-projects-in-development.

On the Get Information about Schools site, it is possible, by using the filter of ‘free schools’ and ‘closed’ in a search function, to bring up a list of all free schools that are now closed. The site is available at: https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Search?SelectedTab=Establishments.

Damian Hinds
Shadow Secretary of State for Education
4th Mar 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) primary mainstream, (b) primary alternative provision, (c) secondary mainstream and (d) secondary alternative provision schools were academies on 4 March 2024.

As of 4 March 2024, there are 7,223 mainstream primary academies and 12 alternative provision primary academies. There are 2,867 mainstream secondary academies and 151 alternative provision secondary academies.

Damian Hinds
Shadow Secretary of State for Education
4th Mar 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools were converted to (a) primary converter, (b) primary sponsored, (c) secondary converter and (d) secondary sponsored academies in each year from 2008 to 2023.

Between January 2008 and December 2023, 9,345 schools opened as primary converter academies, primary sponsored academies, secondary converter academies and secondary sponsored academies. A breakdown of this information by calendar year is given the following table:

Primary

Secondary

Converter

Sponsored

Converter

Sponsored

2008

47

2009

70

2010

25

68

68

2011

309

5

724

48

2012

423

171

366

76

2013

424

291

132

84

2014

393

264

68

56

2015

380

190

51

62

2016

545

148

64

34

2017

621

190

80

47

2018

604

162

64

44

2019

442

98

45

25

2020

198

59

21

17

2021

254

40

28

16

2022

258

44

22

13

2023

272

53

32

10

Table 1: Converter and sponsored academies opened between 2008 and 2023.

Damian Hinds
Shadow Secretary of State for Education
4th Mar 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many free schools were opened in each year from 2011 to 2023.

The department publishes information about open free schools, including the date they opened. This information is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-projects-in-development.

The attached table provides the number of free schools opened each year from 2011 to 2023. This includes primary, secondary, all through and 16-19 age ranges of the following types of free schools: mainstream free schools, alternative provision free schools, special free schools and specialist maths schools. University technical colleges and Studio schools have been listed separately.

Damian Hinds
Shadow Secretary of State for Education
4th Mar 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils were entered for GCSE qualifications in (a) English Literature, (b) French, (c) Spanish, (d) German, (e) Italian, (f) History, (g) Geography, (h) Art & Design, (i) Music, (j) Drama, (k) Religious Education, (l) Combined Science, (m) Chemistry, (n) Physics, (o) Biology, (p) Computer Science in each year from 2008 to 2023.

The number of GCSE entries by pupils at the end of key stage 4 in the requested subjects can be found in the attached spreadsheet.

Damian Hinds
Shadow Secretary of State for Education
5th Jul 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the form entitled Model articles of association for academy trusts, published on 3 January 2013, whether it remains his policy that the maximum aggregate number of votes exercisable by local authority associated persons should not exceed 19.9 per cent of the total number of votes exercisable by Members in general meeting.

The most recent model articles of association for use by mainstream academies, last updated on 30 June 2021 states:

“Notwithstanding the number of Members from time to time, the maximum aggregate number of votes exercisable by Local Authority Associated Persons shall never exceed 19.9% of the total number of votes exercisable by Members in general meeting and the votes of the other Members having a right to vote at the meeting will be increased on a pro-rata basis.”

This remains the department’s policy position, and we have no plans to change this approach for most types of academy trusts.

The department is testing an approach to allow local authorities to establish new multi academy trusts, where there is a need, to which the above limit on local authority Associated Persons shall not apply. We will, however, require at least one member to be independent of any association with the local authority. We will work with a small number of local authorities to test the concept. Local authority-established multi-academy trusts will be subject to the same oversight and, where necessary, intervention as all trusts. More information about this policy can be found in the registration of interest document, here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-established-mats-registration-of-interest.

24th Jun 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what current contracts (a) his Department and (b) each of his Department's executive agencies or non-departmental public bodies hold with the educational testing service or any of that organisation's subsidiaries.

The Department and agencies have no current contracts with the educational testing service or its subsidiaries.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will list all (a) primary and (b) secondary schools which have successfully implemented the School Information (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 to date. [R]

The Secretary of State for Education has not assessed implementation levels centrally and therefore lists of schools are not available. However, Ofsted checks school websites routinely before inspections.

If a parent, or other party, believes that a school is not complying with the requirements, they are entitled to raise this with the governing body. If their complaint is not resolved and they believe that the school has failed to discharge its duty or acted unreasonably, they can raise their complaint with the Secretary of State.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 8 April 2014, Official Report, column 205W, on primary education: admissions, and of 6 March 2014, Official Report, column 904W, on academies, regarding primary school admissions from nursery schools, if he will make it his policy to reject the Chief Schools Adjudicator's recommendation to issue further guidance for admission authorities and instead amend the admissions code to enable primary schools to create all-through primary schools that include the years prior to reception.

The School Admissions Code does not prevent a school from becoming an all-through primary school for children aged 2 or 3 to age 11. It does, however, prevent schools from giving priority for reception places to children who have been admitted to the nursery class unless they can do so fairly and without disadvantaging children whose parents choose other forms of early education.

Ministers are considering the Chief Schools Adjudicator's recommendation that they issue further guidance for admission authorities so that there is fair access to schools for all children.

We take fair access very seriously but also want to explore the incentives for schools to use their expertise to enhance early years education.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will amend the School Admissions Code to allow primary schools' admission arrangements to give priority to pupils attending a primary school's own nursery.

I refer the hon. Member to the response given to hon. Member for Enfield North, Nick de Bois, on 6 March 2014, Official Report Column 905W.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of state-funded primary schools have acquired academy status in each local authority.

A table showing the proportion for each local authority has been placed in the House Library.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether Ofsted's interpretation of closing the attainment gap between pupils eligible and not eligible for free school meals relates to the gap in attainment nationally or in the school being inspected.

This question is a matter for Ofsted. I have asked Her Majesty's Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, to write to the hon. Member. A copy of his reply has been placed in the House Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2014, Official Report, columns 83-4W, on the School Information (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012, if he will make an assessment of the level of compliance with those regulations among state-funded schools and academies.

If a parent, or other party, believes that a school is not complying with the requirements, they are entitled to raise this with the governing body. If their complaint is not resolved and they believe that the school has failed to discharge its duty or acted unreasonably, they can raise their complaint with the Secretary of State.

Ofsted routinely checks school websites ahead of inspection.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of education standards in primary schools in Surrey. [R]

In Surrey local authority, 89%, 85% and 86% of primary pupils achieved level 4 or above in the reading test, writing teacher assessment and mathematics test respectively. The performance of Surrey is higher than all schools nationally where 86%, 83% and 85% achieved level 4 or above in reading, writing and mathematics respectively.

This information is published in table 11 to 16 of the “National curriculum assessments at key stage 2: 2012 to 2013”[1] statistical first release. This is available in the “Local authority and regional tables: SFR51/2013” document. This document also contains information on pupil progress.

[1]https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-assessments-at-key-stage-2-2012-to-2013

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will list all academy sponsors with 10 or more academies. [R]

Sponsors with 10 or more academies are:

· Academies Enterprise Trust (AET)

· Academy Transformation Trust

· ARK Schools

· Cabot Learning Federation

· CfBT Education Trust

· Clifton Diocese

· David Ross Education Trust (DRET)

· Diocese of Salisbury Academies

· Diocese of Wakefield

· E-ACT

· Elliot Foundation

· Greenwood Dale Foundation Trust

· Harris Federation

· Kemnal Academy Trust, The (TKAT)

· Northern Education Trust

· Nottingham Roman Catholic Diocesan Education Service (NRCDES)

· Oasis Community Learning

· Ormiston Academies Trust

· Outwood Grange Academies Trust

· REAch2 Academy Trust

· School Partnership Trust Academies (SPTA)

· The Education Fellowship Trust

· The Griffin Schools Trust

· The Primary Academies Trust

· United Learning

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the implementation of The School Information (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012. [R]

Ofsted routinely checks school websites before inspections. If a parent, or other party, believes that a school is not complying with the requirements, they are entitled to raise this with the governing body. If their complaint is not resolved and they believe that the school has failed to discharge its duty or acted unreasonably, they can raise their complaint with the Secretary of State.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria Ofsted uses when inspecting academies that do not follow the National Curriculum in Key Stage 3 and do not use National Curriculum levels; and how Ofsted judges pupil progress in these circumstances.

This question is a matter for Ofsted. I have asked Her Majesty's Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, to write to the hon. Member. A copy of his reply has been placed in the House Library.

10th Mar 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of Southern Water on sewage discharges in West Sussex.

Water quality is an absolute priority for me. I have been crystal clear with water companies – including Southern Water – that the current frequency of sewage discharges is unacceptable. We are the first government to set out our expectation that water companies must take steps to significantly reduce storm overflows, and Southern Water has recently received a £90 million fine – the largest on record.

24th Jun 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what current contracts (a) his Department and (b) each of his Department's executive agencies or non-departmental public bodies hold with the Educational Testing Service or any of that organisation's subsidiaries.

Neither Core Defra, nor its Executive Agencies or Non-Departmental public bodies hold any contracts with the Educational Testing Service or any of its subsidiaries.

24th Jun 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what current contracts (a) her Department and (b) her Department's non-departmental public body hold with the Educational Testing Service or any of that organisation's subsidiaries.

My Department has no current contracts with the Educational Testing Service or its subsidiaries.

24th Jun 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what current contracts (a) his Department and (b) each of his Department's executive agencies or non-departmental public bodies hold with the Educational Testing Service or any of that organisation's subsidiaries.

The department has no current contracts with Educational Testing Services or its subsidiaries.

24th Jun 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what current contracts (a) his Department and (b) each of his Department's executive agencies or non-departmental public bodies hold with the Educational Testing Service or any of that organisation's subsidiaries.

Neither the Department for Work and Pensions nor any of its non-departmental public bodies have any current contracts with the Educational Testing Service or any of that organisation's subsidiaries.

11th Jul 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what public health advice is being issued regarding the increasing infection rates of Omicron variant BA-5.

Due to the COVID-19 vaccination and booster programme and the availability of antiviral treatments, there is a lower risk to the population of severe illness or hospitalisation. The Government’s guidance has transitioned to encouraging responsible behaviours, while targeting protection towards those individuals most at risk from the virus.

In April 2022, guidance for the public was issued which set out how the risk of infection and transmission of respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19, can be reduced in addition to guidance for people with symptoms of a respiratory illness. Public health principles were also published to reduce the spread of respiratory infections in the workplace.

The UK Health Security Agency and the National Health Service continue to promote safe behaviours and vaccination to the public through the media and local authorities, including Directors of Public Health and their teams. The Government continues to monitor a range of data to ensure the country’s response to COVID-19 remains effective and proportionate and will communicate public health advice through all available channels.

23rd Jun 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to offer a second booster vaccination to all adults, in the context of rising hospitalisations from covid-19.

On 21 February 2022, the Government accepted advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) to offer an additional spring booster dose to all residents in care homes for older adults, individuals aged 12 years old and over who are immunosuppressed, and all adults aged 75 years old and over.

On 19 May 2022, the JCVI published interim advice on an autumn COVID-19 booster programme which states that a COVID-19 vaccine should be offered to residents in a care home for older adults and staff; frontline health and social care workers; all those aged 65 years old and over; and adults aged 16 to 64 years old in a clinical risk group. The JCVI is considering the vaccination of other patient groups and the detail of the definitions of clinical risk groups. The JCVI keeps the current epidemiological data under review and will issue further advice if necessary.

15th Jun 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has provided to help improve access to NHS dental services in West Sussex.

An additional £50 million was provided for National Health Service dentistry in the final quarter of 2021/22 to provide urgent care to patients. Of this funding, £6,887,000 was made available to the South East of England, including West Sussex. NHS England provides regional commissioning teams with a combined allocation for dental services, community pharmacy and primary care ophthalmology. In 2022/23, this allocation is £5,384 million.

15th Jun 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of dentists in West Sussex accepting patients for NHS dental services in the latest period for which figures are available.

In 2020/21, the latest period for which figures are available, there were 527 dentists with National Health Service activity in the NHS West Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group. To improve information on the number of NHS dentists accepting patients, including in West Sussex, we have written to dental practices to ensure that this information is updated via NHS.UK.

15th Jun 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of dentists in West Sussex offering NHS dental services in the latest period for which figures are available.

In 2020/21, the latest period for which figures are available, there were 527 dentists with National Health Service activity in the NHS West Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group. To improve information on the number of NHS dentists accepting patients, including in West Sussex, we have written to dental practices to ensure that this information is updated via NHS.UK.

15th Jun 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that dental practices in West Sussex accept NHS-funded patients.

We provided an additional £50 million for National Health Service dentistry for the final quarter of 2021/22 to provide urgent care to patients. Of this funding, £6,887,000 was made available to the South East region, including West Sussex. NHS England and NHS Improvement have asked practices to deliver 100% of contracted units of dental activity and 100% of units of orthodontic activity to safely improve access for patients.

Dental patients are not registered to a particular practice outside a course of treatment. A dental practice can accept a patient for a course of treatment and there are no geographical restrictions on which practice a patient may attend. In addition, NHS Digital has written to practices to ensure that information on appointment availability via NHS.UK is updated to allow patients to access NHS dental care. Patients can contact NHS England’s Customer Contact Centre for assistance in finding a local dental practice or NHS 111 if seeking urgent dental care.

The Department and NHS England and NHS Improvement are working with stakeholders, including the British Dental Association, to improve NHS dentistry and negotiations are underway on initial measures. This aims to increase access to NHS dentistry, including in West Sussex.

17th May 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to roll out a fourth covid-19 vaccination to all adults.

On 19 May 2022, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) published interim advice on an autumn COVID-19 booster programme. The JCVI’s current advice suggests that a COVID-19 vaccine should be offered to residents in a care home for older adults and staff; frontline health and social care workers; all those 65 years old and over; and adults aged 16 to 64 years old in a clinical risk group. The JCVI will continue to review the vaccination programme and the epidemiological situation, particularly in relation to the timing and value of doses for less vulnerable older adults and those in clinical risk groups before autumn 2022. The Government will consider the JCVI’s final recommendations later this year.

25th Jan 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made on the renegotiation of the terms of the dental contract.

Work to reform the National Health Service dental contract is underway. The Department and NHS England and NHS Improvement are working with stakeholders, including the British Dental Association, on alternative ways of commissioning services. This aims to improve patient access, reduce health inequalities and make the NHS a more attractive place to work for dentists.

9th Dec 2021
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of eligible adults have received their covid-19 booster vaccination in (a) England, (b) West Sussex and (c) Bognor Regis as of 9 December 2021.

Information on the number of booster doses administered in England as of 9 December 2021 is not available in the format requested. However, the UK Health Security Agency’s weekly COVID-19 and flu surveillance report for the week ending 5 December 2021 showed that vaccine uptake rate among adults aged 18 years old and over with at least three doses in England was 34.4% or 17,207,793.

Information on the number and proportion of adults in West Sussex who have received at least three doses as of 9 December 2021 is not currently available. While vaccination data by Lower Tier Local Authority is published on the UK COVID-19 Dashboard, this data is updated daily as booster doses are formally recorded over time. Daily vaccination data for West Sussex is available at the following link:

https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/vaccinations?areaType=utla&areaName=West%20Sussex

Information on the number and proportion of adults in Bognor who have received a third dose is not held in the specific format requested.

9th Dec 2021
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2021 to Question 80898 on Coronavirus: Vaccination, what proportion of 12 to 15 year olds have had their covid-19 vaccination in (a) Arun District Council area, (b) Bognor Regis, (c) West Sussex and (d) England as of 9 December 2021.

Information on the proportion of 12 to 15 year olds who have had their COVID-19 vaccination administered in England as of 9 December 2021 is not available in the specific format requested. However, the UK Health Security Agency’s weekly COVID-19 and flu surveillance report for the week ending 5 December 2021 showed that the vaccine uptake rate in 12 to 15 year olds with at least one dose was 43.5%.

Information on the proportion of 12 to 15-year olds in West Sussex who have been vaccinated as of 9 December 2021 is not currently available. While vaccination data by Lower Tier Local Authority is published daily on the UK COVID-19 Dashboard, this data is updated daily. Daily vaccination data for Arun District Council and West Sussex is available at the following links:

https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/vaccinations?areaType=utla&areaName=West%20Sussex

https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/vaccinations?areaType=ltla&areaName=Arun

Information on the proportion of those aged 12 to 15 years old in Bognor who have been vaccinated is not held in the format requested.

9th Dec 2021
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2021 to Question 80898 on Coronavirus: Vaccination, what steps he is taking to help ensure a higher uptake of vaccinations among the 12 to 15 age group.

As of 11 December, over 1,285,987 12 to 15 year olds in England have now received their first dose. Since the school-based vaccination offer commenced in the autumn, 95% of all schools have either been visited or have a visit planned. NHS England and NHS Improvement are also planning a programme to reach those who were absent on the day of the vaccination visit; those who tested positive for COVID-19 within a 28-day period; and those who now wish to receive the vaccine. This will be at the end of the substantive school offer period.

Parents are also able to book a appointment via the National Booking Service or 119 which offers flexibility and an increasing number of vaccinations sites for 12 to 15 year olds. Parents and guardians will be advised to book an appointment to attend vaccine sites with their children and consent will be sought during the appointment.

30th Nov 2021
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will re-introduce free covid-19 lateral flow test kits for employers.

Vulnerable settings continue to be offered regular asymptomatic testing for staff and for service users, particularly those who are at high risk of severe illness if they were infected with COVID-19. This includes health and social care settings and prisons. Workplace testing has also continued for those who work in operational roles at the United Kingdom border and in education. We have no plans to resume provision of free tests to other types of workplaces. However, employees can continue to access free tests through Pharmacy Collect, online ordering or 119.

24th Nov 2021
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the availability of NHS dentists in (a) England, (b) West Sussex, (c) Bognor Regis and (d) Littlehampton.

In 2020/2021 there were 23,733 National Health Service dentists in England and 527 in West Sussex. Data is not held for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton.

24th Nov 2021
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of 12- to 15-year-olds have had their covid-19 vaccination in (a) England, (b) West Sussex and (c) Bognor Regis and Littlehampton.

As of 25 November, in England, 1,165,483 or 40.5% of 12 to 15 year olds and 19,615 or 46.7% of 12 to 15 year olds in West Sussex have received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

Data is not available for the number of vaccinations given to those aged 12 to 15 years old in Bognor Regis and Littlehampton.

24th Nov 2021
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the number of General Practitioners in (a) West Sussex and (b) Bognor Regis and Littlehampton; and if he will make a statement.

There is no national recommendation for the number of general practitioners required in the general practice workforce therefore no specific assessment has been made. Each general practice is required to provide services to meet the reasonable needs of their registered population, including the range of health professionals available.

24th Nov 2021
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of eligible adults have had the covid-19 booster vaccination in (a) England, (b) West Sussex and (c) Bognor Regis and Littlehampton.

The following table shows the number and proportion of eligible adults aged 18 years old and over who have received a third or booster dose in the areas requested, as at 16 January 2022.

England

30,383,259

81%

West Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group

537,590

87%

Bognor Regis and Littlehampton

65,119

86%

24th Jun 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cancer patients from (a) the coastal West Sussex area and (b) Bognor Regis and Littlehampton constituency received radiotherapy at hospitals in (i) Portsmouth, (ii) Brighton, (iii) Guildford and (iv) elsewhere outside West Sussex in 2013-14.

The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the attached tables.

24th Jun 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the number of cancer patients from (a) West Sussex and (b) Bognor Regis and Littlehampton constituency who received radiotherapy at hospitals in (i) Portsmouth, (ii) Brighton, (iii) Guildford and (iv) elsewhere outside West Sussex since May 2007.

The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the attached tables.

24th Jun 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what radiotherapy services are located within West Sussex.

We understand that Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust is the Cancer Centre in Sussex.

We are informed by NHS England that there are plans to replace existing equipment at Brighton and increase radiotherapy capacity in line with the population's needs. New linear accelerator machines (linacs) are planned on new sites in Eastbourne and West Sussex and will increase total capacity to 10 linacs by the end of 2015.

24th Jun 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what current contracts (a) his Department and (b) each of his Department's executive agencies or non-departmental public bodies hold with the Educational Testing Service or any of that organisation's subsidiaries.

The Department, its executive agencies and non-Departmental public bodies as listed below, hold no contracts with Educational Testing Services or any of that organisation's subsidiaries.

(i) Executive Agencies :

Public Health England, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

(ii) Non Departmental Public Bodies:

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, Human Tissue Authority, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, NHS England, Monitor, Care Quality Commission and Health and Social Care Information Centre

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the waiting time is for new routine referrals to Ophthalmology in each NHS hospital trust area.

Information on the median average waiting time for patients waiting to start consultant-led ophthalmology treatment for all National Health Service trusts and NHS foundation trusts in England is shown in the following table.

Latest data for February 2014 shows that the median average waiting time for patients waiting to start consultant-led ophthalmology treatment in the Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is 8.6 weeks.

Monthly Referral to Treatment (RTT) waiting times for incomplete pathways in ophthalmology, February 2014

Provider Name

Average (Median) Waiting Time (In Weeks)

Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

4.7

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

4.1

Ashford And St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

4.9

Barts Health NHS Trust

6.2

Bedford Hospital NHS Trust

6.0

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

7.3

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

5.5

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

4.9

Brighton And Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust

5.7

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

10.2

Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

5.7

Calderdale And Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

4.9

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

5.2

Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

5.3

Chelsea And Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

5.1

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

6.5

City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

5.1

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust

4.7

Countess Of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

6.4

County Durham And Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

6.8

Coventry And Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust

4.4

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

4.9

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Trust

5.3

Doncaster And Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

5.0

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

6.9

Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust

8.8

East And North Hertfordshire NHS Trust

4.5

East Cheshire NHS Trust

6.1

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

4.9

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

4.2

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

6.0

Epsom And St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

4.9

Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

6.5

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

2.7

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

4.3

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

7.5

Guy's And St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

4.2

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

5.7

Harrogate And District NHS Foundation Trust

5.5

Heart Of England NHS Foundation Trust

5.3

Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust

3.6

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

3.0

Hull And East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust

5.5

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

5.1

Isle Of Wight NHS Trust

5.5

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

4.8

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

5.7

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

6.1

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

4.6

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

5.0

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

4.8

Lewisham And Greenwich NHS Trust

5.1

Luton And Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

5.1

Maidstone And Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

6.3

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

5.6

Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust

5.7

Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust

4.7

Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust

5.4

Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

4.0

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

5.7

Norfolk And Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

6.4

North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust

7.2

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust

6.0

North West London Hospitals NHS Trust

3.8

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust

4.2

Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust

5.5

Northern Lincolnshire And Goole NHS Foundation Trust

5.4

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

5.3

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust

8.5

Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

5.4

Peterborough And Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

5.4

Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust

5.8

Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

5.7

Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust

5.6

Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

8.8

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

6.7

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

5.5

Royal Devon And Exeter NHS Foundation Trust

4.8

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

6.8

Royal Liverpool And Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust

4.6

Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

5.9

Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust

5.2

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

4.0

Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust

4.5

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

5.6

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

5.6

Shrewsbury And Telford Hospital NHS Trust

10.4

South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

4.2

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

6.3

South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust

6.8

South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust

5.8

Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

5.4

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

4.4

Southport And Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust

3.5

St George's Healthcare NHS Trust

7.0

St Helens And Knowsley Hospitals NHS Trust

4.7

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

6.7

Surrey And Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

6.2

Taunton And Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

8.3

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

5.8

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

4.1

The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

4.7

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

5.4

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust

3.2

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

2.1

The Royal Bournemouth And Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

5.2

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

4.5

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

6.2

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

5.9

University Hospital Of North Staffordshire NHS Trust

4.8

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

5.6

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

5.3

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

5.3

University Hospitals Coventry And Warwickshire NHS Trust

5.2

University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust

5.8

University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust

5.2

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

5.5

Warrington And Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

3.4

West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust

10.8

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

3.1

Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

8.6

Weston Area Health NHS Trust

5.6

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

6.0

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

4.7

Worcestershire Health And Care NHS Trust

4.2

Wrightington, Wigan And Leigh NHS Foundation Trust

4.0

Wye Valley NHS Trust

5.6

Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

3.0

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

5.4

Notes:

1. Median waiting times are calculated from aggregate data, rather than patient level data, and therefore are only estimates of the position on average waits.

2. Median waiting times are not calculated for organisations (and treatment functions) with less than 50 pathways in the month.

3. The following trusts did not submit any RTT incomplete pathway data for February 2014:

- Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust;

- Barking, Havering & Redbridge NHS Trust;

- Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust;

- Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust;

- The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust; and

- Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust.