We support ministers in leading the nation’s health and social care to help people live more independent, healthier lives for longer.
Matt Hancock
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Oral Answers to Questions is a regularly scheduled appearance where the Secretary of State and junior minister will answer at the Dispatch Box questions from backbench MPs
Other Commons Chamber appearances can be:Westminster Hall debates are performed in response to backbench MPs or e-petitions asking for a Minister to address a detailed issue
Written Statements are made when a current event is not sufficiently significant to require an Oral Statement, but the House is required to be informed.
| Date | Type | Title |
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| Jan. 12 | Oral Questions | Oral Answers to Questions |
| Dec. 08 | Urgent Questions | Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out |
| Jan. 11 | Written Statements | Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review |
| Dec. 16 | Westminster Hall | Walthamstow Toy Library Eviction: NHS Role |
| Jan. 14 | Adjournment Debate | Vitamin D: Covid-19 |
To make provision regarding the funding of the health service in England in respect of each financial year until the financial year that ends with 31 March 2024.
This Bill received Royal Assent on Monday 16th March 2020 and was enacted into law.
A Bill to make provision in connection with coronavirus; and for connected purposes.
This Bill received Royal Assent on Wednesday 25th March 2020 and was enacted into law.
A Bill to confer power to amend or supplement the law relating to human medicines, veterinary medicines and medical devices; make provision about the enforcement of regulations, and the protection of health and safety, in relation to medical devices; and for connected purposes.
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Laid 13 Jan 2021 In Force 14 Jan 2021 |
Department of Health and Social Care |
National Health Service (Performers Lists, Coronavirus) (England) Amendment Regulations 2021 Parliamentary Status - Text of Legislation |
Made negative procedure |
| These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Performers Lists) (England) Regulations 2013. Any GP offering primary care in an NHS setting is required to be registered on the medical performers list. Regulation 2 amends that requirement so that it does not apply to those who are administering a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine and any primary medical service ancillary to the administration of such a vaccine. | |||
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Laid 5 Jan 2021 In Force 6 Jan 2021 |
Department of Health and Social Care |
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 3) and (All Tiers) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 Parliamentary Status - Text of Legislation |
Made affirmative procedure |
| These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 3) Regulations 2020 to clarify the powers of a police community support officer, and amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 to strengthen the Tier 4 restrictions, and to apply those restrictions to every area in England. In addition, the expiry date for the Regulations is extended in each case. | |||
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334,189 c. 1,433 added daily |
359,954 (Estimated) |
Prevent any restrictions on those who refuse a Covid-19 vaccination Sign this petition Gov Responded - 11 Sep 2020 Debated on - 14 Dec 2020 |
4 Feb 2021 closes in 2 weeks, 3 days |
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I want the Government to prevent any restrictions being placed on those who refuse to have any potential Covid-19 vaccine. This includes restrictions on travel, social events, such as concerts or sports. No restrictions whatsoever. |
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238,769 Petition Closed |
Stop the privatisation of NHS services Gov Responded - 20 Feb 2018 Debated on - 23 Apr 2018 |
17 May 2018 closed 2 years, 8 months ago |
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We call for a ban on the outsourcing (privatisation) of NHS services, and stop the renewal of any outsourcing contracts already signed. Companies should not be profiteering from NHS contracts, when every pound of NHS budgets is desperately needed for more doctors and nurses, and to pay them more. |
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205,359 Petition Closed |
Lower the age for smear tests from 25 to 18 to prevent cervical cancer. Gov Responded - 13 Sep 2018 Debated on - 28 Jan 2019 |
3 Feb 2019 closed 1 year, 11 months ago |
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Hi I'm Natasha, I am making this petition because I want to make a difference to all woman living in the UK. I am 30 years old and I have metastatic cervical cancer. I believe that the age of screening should be lowered to age 18 to enable all woman to detect cell changes and prevent cancer. |
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Department of Health and Social Care Select Committee Home Page
Select Committees are a formally established cross-party group of backbench MPs tasked with holding a Government department to account.
At any time there will be number of ongoing investigations into the work of the Department, or issues which fall within the oversight of the Department. Witnesses can be summoned from within the Government and outside to assist in these inquiries, and the Select Committee will occasionally publish formal reports of their findings.
| Date | Title | Type |
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| Jan. 17 | British public urged to play their part in historic vaccine roll out | News and Communications |
| Jan. 15 | Adult Social Care Rapid Testing Fund | Guidance and Regulation |
| Jan. 15 | Coronavirus antibody test kit: guides in different languages | Guidance and Regulation |
Written Questions are submitted by Members of Parliament and the House of Lords to receive information or updates from a Department.
Departments are required to respond in a timely fashion and provide a response or requested information. Written Questions can compel detailed and specific information to be produced, and are frequently used as the source of news stories about the work of a Department.
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| 15 Jan 2021, 10:29 a.m. | Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour - Life peer) | Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour - Life peer) |
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Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to implement the NHS Redress Act 2006. Answered by Lord Bethell - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The Department is working intensively with the Ministry of Justice, other Government departments and NHS Resolution to address the costs of clinical negligence claims. We will publish a consultation on the next steps in 2021. The Department has no plans to implement the NHS Redress Act 2006 and has not made a recent assessment of the effectiveness of the Act in resolving clinical negligence claims. |
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