Written Question
Monday 30th November 2020
Asked by:
Patrick Grady (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of adding nuclear medicine technologists to the list of professions registered with the Health and Care Professional Council.
Answered by Helen Whately
- Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The Government has no plans to extend statutory regulation to nuclear medicine technologists. Therefore, an assessment of the potential merits of bringing nuclear medicine technologists into statutory regulation has not been undertaken.
The statutory regulation of healthcare professionals should only be used where the risks to public and patient protection cannot be addressed in other ways, such as through employer oversight or accredited voluntary registration.
Written Question
Tuesday 10th November 2020
Asked by:
Patrick Grady (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that face coverings sold privately for use by the general public are of a high standard and effective.
Answered by Jo Churchill
In the United Kingdom, face coverings are being sold by a large number of retailers online and in store. Details of a product’s conformance to any standards can be found under the product details section online, or on the packaging or label of the covering itself.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has produced guidance for manufacturers and sellers of face coverings, which is available online.
In June 2020, the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) approved a Workshop Agreement with performance requirements, methods of testing and uses of community face coverings.
The British Retail Consortium has released a specification for Textile Barrier Face Coverings designed for both disposable and reusable coverings. The specification sets out the design, performance and chemical requirements of coverings, as well as labelling instructions.
The British Standards Institution will not be creating a separate standard and intend to adopt the CEN Workshop Agreement. Copies of both the CEN and AFNOR documents are freely available for the public to download.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 06 Oct 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
" The pharmaceutical industry has highlighted supply difficulties due to covid-19 as a challenge to recreating stockpiles before the end of the transition period in December. How will the Secretary of State ensure that there are no drug shortages, particularly of medicines such as insulin, which is not produced in …..."Patrick Grady - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Oct 2020
Covid-19 Update
"The First Minister said on Friday that work was under way to improve the interoperability of the two test and trace apps. As they do not both work at the same time, as I experienced for myself, I wonder whether the Secretary of State can say a little bit more …..."Patrick Grady - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 28 Sep 2020
Covid-19
"I think the fact that the Government have made this time available for scrutiny is welcome. I want to start, as others have done, by thanking all the care workers, NHS staff, support staff and council staff who have responded so courageously to the pandemic in Glasgow North.
I particularly …..."Patrick Grady - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Sep 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
" What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on ensuring that the (a) NHS and (b) social care sector are adequately resourced during winter 2020-21. ..."Patrick Grady - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Sep 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
"That is exactly why there is a need for significant additional funding to prepare for a surge this winter, and that has to include a fully funded pay rise for health and care staff. At the height of the crisis, the Secretary of State was saying, “Now is not the …..."Patrick Grady - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 07 Jul 2020
Coronavirus
"Professor Michael Baker, who formulated New Zealand’s world-leading elimination strategy, has told the UK:
“You have all the tools you need to pursue containment and elimination if you choose to. The alternative is going in and out of lockdown for months, if not years.”
Does the Secretary of State agree …..."Patrick Grady - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 30th June 2020
Asked by:
Patrick Grady (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a response to EDM 521 on the UK law on disability-selective abortion.
Answered by Helen Whately
- Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Abortion is a sensitive area, Where there are strongly held moral and ethical views.
Parliament decided the circumstances under which abortion can legally be undertaken. It would be for Parliament to decide whether to make any changes to the law on abortion. As with other matters of conscience, abortion is an issue on which the Government adopts a neutral stance and allows Members to vote according to their moral, ethical or religious beliefs.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 25 Jun 2020
Health and Social Care Workers: Recognition and Reward
"I congratulate the Petitions Committee and the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne North (Catherine McKinnell) on opening the debate and securing the time for it. I also congratulate the Members who made thoughtful and, in some cases, personal speeches. One hundred and forty five of my constituents signed the …..."Patrick Grady - View Speech
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