Asked by: David Evennett (Conservative - Bexleyheath and Crayford)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the Public Health Grant settlement for the London Borough of Bexley compared with other London boroughs.
Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
As for all local authorities, the London Borough of Bexley’s allocation is primarily based on historical National Health Service spend prior to 2013. Since 2019/20, adjustments have been made to the grant to take account of estimated cost pressures arising from an NHS Agenda for Change pay deal and the launch of routine pre-exposure prophylaxis commissioning. Differing levels of need and funding between local authorities has been taken into account when determining allocations. All local authorities received a cash increase in both 2020/21 and 2021/2022.
Asked by: David Evennett (Conservative - Bexleyheath and Crayford)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding has been allocated to the London Borough of Bexley through the Public Heath Grant settlement in each of the last five years.
Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
The information requested is shown in the following table:
2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
£9,951,000 | £9,695,000 | £9,439,000 | £9,861,460 | £9,990,146 |
Asked by: Gareth Johnson (Conservative - Dartford)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people in Dartford constituency who have been tested for covid-19 in the last four weeks.
Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
There are currently a record number of tests available. For those with symptoms of COVID-19 there is a local testing centre at 221 Erith Road, Bexley and a regional testing centre at Curtis Way Coach Park in Rochester.
Demand for testing is increasing and as such test sites in areas with higher prevalence will be prioritised. Areas with lower prevalence will have reductions of testing capacity.
We do not publish data on the number of people tested in the format you have requested. We publish daily statistics on tests cases and deaths down to lower tier local authority level; weekly Test and Trace statistics and Public Health England surveillance reports showing positive cases by various demographics at GOV.UK.
Asked by: Gareth Johnson (Conservative - Dartford)
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 effect on the availability of covid-19 tests for people living in North Kent of the closure of the covid-19 testing site at Ebbsfleet; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of tests available at the covid-19 testing site in Rochester.
Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
There are currently a record number of tests available. For those with symptoms of COVID-19 there is a local testing centre at 221 Erith Road, Bexley and a regional testing centre at Curtis Way Coach Park in Rochester.
Demand for testing is increasing and as such test sites in areas with higher prevalence will be prioritised. Areas with lower prevalence will have reductions of testing capacity.
We do not publish data on the number of people tested in the format you have requested. We publish daily statistics on tests cases and deaths down to lower tier local authority level; weekly Test and Trace statistics and Public Health England surveillance reports showing positive cases by various demographics at GOV.UK.
Asked by: David Evennett (Conservative - Bexleyheath and Crayford)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many suspected covid-19 related school absences there were in (a) Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency, (b) Bexley Borough, (c) London and (d) England in September 2020.
Answered by Nick Gibb
Keeping close track of suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases in schools is a priority for the Government. Public Health England (PHE) leads in holding data on infection, incidence and COVID-19 cases overall. PHE have published data on COVID-19 incidents by institution, including educational institution. This data can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-covid-19-surveillance-reports (page 16).
The Department is currently collecting data from schools on a daily basis, as well as gathering information from local areas and following up with individual settings to confirm that procedures for requiring pupils to isolate are well understood and that necessary decisions are made on the basis of public health advice.
The Department collects data on the number of schools that have indicated that they have either sent children home due to COVID-19 containment measures, or have staff shortages due to COVID-19 related absences. The Department is currently looking at the quality of that data with a view to publishing it as part of the official statistics series. The series includes published data on school openings and attendance, which shows that at a national level approximately 93% of state funded schools were fully open on 1 October. Of all schools that responded to the survey, 7% said they were not fully open due to suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19 on 1 October. Approximately 90% of all children on roll in all state funded schools were in attendance on 1 October. Equivalent estimates have not been made at more local levels, including Bexley, London and Bexleyheath and Crayford. More information is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/attendance-in-education-and-early-years-settings-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak.
Asked by: David Evennett (Conservative - Bexleyheath and Crayford)
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 levels of physical activity among primary school children in (a) Bexley Borough, (b) London and (c) England in each of the last five years.
Answered by Steve Brine
Data for school-age children and young people at local authority level is only available for the 2017/18 academic year. Data split by primary and secondary school age is not available at local authority level. Estimates are published by Sport England, using data from the Active Lives Children and Young People Survey.
Data for adults using the current Chief Medical Officers’ definition at local authority is only available for 2015/16 and 2016/17. Estimates are published by Public Health England, using data from the Active Lives Adult Survey.
The following table shows the estimated percentage of people meeting the aerobic physical activity recommendations among school-age children and adults for Bexley, London and England.
Percentage meeting physical activity recommendations
| Aged 5-16 years | Aged 19 or over years | |
2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 | |
Bexley Borough | 15.4% | 61.5% | 66.5% |
London | 16.8% | 64.6% | 65.8% |
England | 17.5% | 66% | 66.1% |
Notes:
https://www.sportengland.org/media/13698/active-lives-children-survey-academic-year-17-18.pdf
https://www.sportengland.org/media/11498/active-lives-survey-yr-1-report.pdf
Asked by: David Evennett (Conservative - Bexleyheath and Crayford)
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 levels of physical activity among secondary school children in (a) Bexley Borough, (b) London and (c) England in each of the last five years.
Answered by Steve Brine
Data for school-age children and young people at local authority level is only available for the 2017/18 academic year. Data split by primary and secondary school age is not available at local authority level. Estimates are published by Sport England, using data from the Active Lives Children and Young People Survey.
Data for adults using the current Chief Medical Officers’ definition at local authority is only available for 2015/16 and 2016/17. Estimates are published by Public Health England, using data from the Active Lives Adult Survey.
The following table shows the estimated percentage of people meeting the aerobic physical activity recommendations among school-age children and adults for Bexley, London and England.
Percentage meeting physical activity recommendations
| Aged 5-16 years | Aged 19 or over years | |
2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 | |
Bexley Borough | 15.4% | 61.5% | 66.5% |
London | 16.8% | 64.6% | 65.8% |
England | 17.5% | 66% | 66.1% |
Notes:
https://www.sportengland.org/media/13698/active-lives-children-survey-academic-year-17-18.pdf
https://www.sportengland.org/media/11498/active-lives-survey-yr-1-report.pdf
Asked by: David Evennett (Conservative - Bexleyheath and Crayford)
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 levels of physical activity among adults in (a) Bexley Borough, (b) London and (c) England in each of the last five years.
Answered by Steve Brine
Data for school-age children and young people at local authority level is only available for the 2017/18 academic year. Data split by primary and secondary school age is not available at local authority level. Estimates are published by Sport England, using data from the Active Lives Children and Young People Survey.
Data for adults using the current Chief Medical Officers’ definition at local authority is only available for 2015/16 and 2016/17. Estimates are published by Public Health England, using data from the Active Lives Adult Survey.
The following table shows the estimated percentage of people meeting the aerobic physical activity recommendations among school-age children and adults for Bexley, London and England.
Percentage meeting physical activity recommendations
| Aged 5-16 years | Aged 19 or over years | |
2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 | |
Bexley Borough | 15.4% | 61.5% | 66.5% |
London | 16.8% | 64.6% | 65.8% |
England | 17.5% | 66% | 66.1% |
Notes:
https://www.sportengland.org/media/13698/active-lives-children-survey-academic-year-17-18.pdf
https://www.sportengland.org/media/11498/active-lives-survey-yr-1-report.pdf
Asked by: David Evennett (Conservative - Bexleyheath and Crayford)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people have undertaken a nursing apprenticeship in (a) the London Borough of Bexley and (b) London in each of the last five years.
Answered by Anne Milton
There have been 40,650 apprenticeship starts for the Health, Public Services and Care sector subject area reported to date in the first half of the 2017/18 academic year (August 2017 to January 2018) in England: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships.
We want to increase the number of nursing apprenticeships and now have a complete apprentice pathway from entry level to postgraduate advanced clinical practice in nursing. This is a huge achievement in supporting people from all backgrounds to enter a nursing career in the NHS.
The registered nurse (degree) apprenticeship standard was approved for delivery on 9 May 2017. There were 20 total starts on the registered nurse (degree) apprenticeship reported to date in the 2017/18 academic year (August 2017 to January 2018) in England, of which fewer than five were started in London and Bexley.
We have also created a new programme for nursing associate apprentices to broaden the routes into the profession. 5,000 starts are planned in 2018, with a further 7,500 in 2019.
We are working very closely with ministers in the Department of Health and Social Care, along with employers and Health Education England to make sure that the NHS is able to recruit and benefit from apprentices in nursing and a number of other occupations.
Asked by: Wes Streeting (Labour - Ilford North)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding was allocated from the public purse to each clinical commissioning group area in London per head of population in each year since 2015; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Steve Barclay - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
NHS England’s published per capita allocation figures for each London clinical commissioning group (CCG) in the period 2015-16 to 2017-18 are set out in the table below. It should be noted that the published figures do not include any in-year adjustments.
London CCGs | Per capita allocation 2015/16 (£) | Per capita allocation 2016/17 (£) | Per capita allocation 2017/18 (£) |
NHS Barking and Dagenham CCG | 1,182 | 1,202 | 1,215 |
NHS Barnet CCG | 1,072 | 1,123 | 1,135 |
NHS Bexley CCG | 1,164 | 1,239 | 1,260 |
NHS Brent CCG | 1,073 | 1,089 | 1,102 |
NHS Bromley CCG | 1,158 | 1,226 | 1,239 |
NHS Camden CCG | 1,275 | 1,344 | 1,329 |
NHS City and Hackney CCG | 1,222 | 1,224 | 1,237 |
NHS Croydon CCG | 1,091 | 1,154 | 1,171 |
NHS Ealing CCG | 1,065 | 1,104 | 1,116 |
NHS Enfield CCG | 1,110 | 1,173 | 1,189 |
NHS Hounslow CCG | 1,009 | 1,063 | 1,075 |
NHS Greenwich CCG | 1,208 | 1,243 | 1,257 |
NHS Hammersmith and Fulham CCG | 1,236 | 1,231 | 1,235 |
NHS Haringey CCG | 1,091 | 1,125 | 1,137 |
NHS Harrow CCG | 999 | 1,070 | 1,088 |
NHS Havering CCG | 1,198 | 1,269 | 1,293 |
NHS Hillingdon CCG | 1,045 | 1,110 | 1,122 |
NHS Islington CCG | 1,330 | 1,371 | 1,385 |
NHS Kingston CCG | 1,007 | 1,055 | 1,067 |
NHS Lambeth CCG | 1,149 | 1,162 | 1,175 |
NHS Lewisham CCG | 1,239 | 1,277 | 1,291 |
NHS Newham CCG | 1,080 | 1,108 | 1,120 |
NHS Redbridge CCG | 1,050 | 1,096 | 1,108 |
NHS Richmond CCG | 1,018 | 1,063 | 1,075 |
NHS Southwark CCG | 1,191 | 1,243 | 1,257 |
NHS Merton CCG | 997 | 1,062 | 1,074 |
NHS Sutton CCG | 1,154 | 1,211 | 1,224 |
NHS Tower Hamlets CCG | 1,148 | 1,172 | 1,185 |
NHS Waltham Forest CCG | 1,062 | 1,123 | 1,136 |
NHS Wandsworth CCG | 1,030 | 1,057 | 1,069 |
NHS West London (K&C & QPP) CCG | 1,441 | 1,440 | 1,437 |
NHS Central London (Westminster) CCG | 1,280 | 1,251 | 1,238 |