Asked by: Andy Slaughter (Labour - Hammersmith and Chiswick)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to extend the mpox vaccination programme, in the context of case numbers in London in summer 2023.
Answered by Maria Caulfield
In December 2022, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) led the four public health bodies of the United Kingdom in publishing a joint strategy for Mpox control which is available at the following link:
This stated the ambition to work towards elimination of person-to-person Mpox transmission in the UK. The strategy made clear that vaccination was one of eight key areas of public health intervention, and that the vaccination programme would continue to be reviewed, drawing on the best available evidence, to ensure it delivers as efficiently as possible to protect those most at risk from Mpox.
The Government remain committed to delivering on this strategy. UKHSA continues to monitor the epidemiology of the Mpox outbreak very closely, including the recent, small cluster of cases in London, and are ready to scale up a response as required.
Asked by: Andy Slaughter (Labour - Hammersmith and Chiswick)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she will answer Question 61785 from the hon. Member for Hammersmith constituency as previously requested.
Answered by Will Quince
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 18 October to Question 61785.
Asked by: Andy Slaughter (Labour - Hammersmith and Chiswick)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were diagnosed with HIV in Hammersmith constituency in each of the last 5 five years.
Answered by Caroline Johnson - Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care)
This information is not collected in the format requested.
Asked by: Andy Slaughter (Labour - Hammersmith and Chiswick)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children under the age of (a) four and (b) 11 were admitted to hospital for a tooth extraction due to decay in Hammersmith constituency in each of the last five years.
Answered by Will Quince
This information is not held in the format requested.
Asked by: Andy Slaughter (Labour - Hammersmith and Chiswick)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of GP practices open in Hammersmith constituency. today and what the number was in 2013.
Answered by Will Quince
In September 2013, there were 21 practices registered in Hammersmith and 20 practices are registered in October 2022.
Practices close for a variety of reasons, including practice mergers or retirement and a reduction in practice numbers does not represent a reduction in the quality of care. When a practice does close, patients are informed and advised to register at another local practice of their choice. Practices and commissioners must put in place appropriate measures to ensure that the affected patients have access to general practitioner services.
Asked by: Andy Slaughter (Labour - Hammersmith and Chiswick)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of GP surgeries were rated as good by the Care Quality Commission in Hammersmith constituency as of September 2022.
Answered by Will Quince
As of 12 October 2022, 16 or 84.2% of general practitioner practices in Hammersmith are currently rated by the Care Quality Commission as ‘Good’.
Asked by: Andy Slaughter (Labour - Hammersmith and Chiswick)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were diagnosed with diabetes in Hammersmith constituency. in each of the last five years.
Answered by Will Quince
The following table shows the number of people diagnosed with diabetes in Hammersmith constituency in each year from 2016 to 2020, by diabetes type.
| Type 1 | Type 2 and other |
2016 | 20 | 420 |
2017 | 30 | 360 |
2018 | 25 | 375 |
2019 | 20 | 510 |
2020 | 15 | 320 |
The following table shows the number of people diagnosed with diabetes in Weaver Vale constituency in each year from 2016 to 2020, by diabetes type.
| Type 1 | Type 2 and other |
2016 | 10 | 315 |
2017 | 20 | 290 |
2018 | 15 | 365 |
2019 | 15 | 300 |
2020 | 15 | 265 |
The following table shows the number of people diagnosed with diabetes in Liverpool Wavertree constituency in each year from 2016 to 2020, by diabetes type.
| Type 1 | Type 2 and other |
2016 | 15 | 385 |
2017 | 30 | 330 |
2018 | 15 | 430 |
2019 | 20 | 530 |
2020 | 15 | 275 |
Source: National Diabetes Audit
Asked by: Andy Slaughter (Labour - Hammersmith and Chiswick)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS of each covid-19 PCR test (a) administered at a testing centre or other NHS setting, (b) self-administered at home and (c) overall.
Answered by Jo Churchill
The cost to the NHS Test and Trace (NHSTT) of each COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test varies with a few factors including which lab the sample is processed at and releasing this information would disadvantage us in contract negotiations with current and new suppliers.
The National Health Service budget has not funded PCR testing. PCR testing is provided by the NHS Test and Trace team using a separate budget administered through the Department. The breakdown of the audited NHS Test and Trace expenditure for the 2020/2021 financial year will be published as part of the Department’s 2020-21 Annual Report and Accounts.
Asked by: Andy Slaughter (Labour - Hammersmith and Chiswick)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish all the consultancies contracted by his Department for any period between 1 March 2020 and 19 January 2021 to undertake work for the Joint Biosecurity Centre, identifying the (a) total spend per consultancy and (b) number of consultants supplied by each firm.
Answered by Helen Whately - Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Tables showing the consultancies procured by the Department for the Joint Biosecurity Centre and NHS Test and Trace are attached. Audited figures on the total spend for each consultancy is not currently available.
We are unable to provide the number of consultants supplied by each company as this information is commercially sensitive, as it could impact the competitive nature of future bids.
Asked by: Andy Slaughter (Labour - Hammersmith and Chiswick)
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 list of consultancies hired by his Department for any period from 1 March 2020 to the present day to undertake work on the NHS Test and Trace programme; and if he will publish the (a) total expenditure by his Department on each of those consultancies and (b) the number of consultants supplied by each of those consultancies.
Answered by Helen Whately - Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Tables showing the consultancies procured by the Department for the Joint Biosecurity Centre and NHS Test and Trace are attached. Audited figures on the total spend for each consultancy is not currently available.
We are unable to provide the number of consultants supplied by each company as this information is commercially sensitive, as it could impact the competitive nature of future bids.