Asked by: Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will supply a decision on behalf of the Government on each of the 25 recommendations made by the select committee on Health and Social Care in its Eighth Report, Children and Young People's Mental Health, HC 17, published on 9th December 2021; and if he will make a statement on that matter at the first available opportunity.
Answered by Gillian Keegan - Secretary of State for Education
We welcome the Committee’s report. In our response to the Health and Social Care Committee’s report, we set out where we agreed with its recommendations or where we are taking forward the recommendations in part or in full. We will be considering the recommendations in full during the development of a new long term cross-Government plan for mental health. We are launching a wide-ranging discussion paper and call for evidence to support development of the plan. The Committee’s inquiry and evidence from witnesses will be considered during this process.
Asked by: Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2022 to Question 118613 on Protective Clothing: Xinjiang, what steps his Department took to (a) ensure that and (b) conclude that no personal protective equipment purchased was produced in Xinjiang.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
The respect for human rights is built into all contracts in the Government’s supply chain. This includes all personal protective equipment (PPE) contracts which incorporate include provisions to meet this commitment. The Department’s records and the relevant contract details for all items ordered show that no PPE was purchased from that area.
Asked by: Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon)
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 potential saving to the public purse of suspending the covid-19 testing programme; and how much his Department has spent on that programme in each month since 1 January 2021.
Answered by Maggie Throup
No assessment has been made. From 1 April 2022, free universal access to lateral flow device tests for the public in England will end. We will continue to make free testing available for a small number of at risk groups. Further details on eligible groups will be made available in due course.
Data on actual expenditure for the testing programme will be published as part of the Department’s annual accounts at the end of the financial year.
Asked by: Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to answer Question 119799, tabled on 7 February 2022 by the hon. Member for Oxford West and Abingdon.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
I refer the hon. Member to the answer to Question 119799.
Asked by: Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 January 2022 to Question 97125, how many of the 1.2 billion items of personal protective equipment which are deemed to be not fit for use have been supplied by Supermax.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
None of these items were manufactured by Supermax.
Asked by: Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon)
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 report of the Bilateral Scientific Summit; and if he will provide additional resources to support the UK’s role in any new UK-US shared plan for action resulting from that Summit.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
The organising partners of the Summit are refining its initial recommendations and consulting with stakeholders including patients, policy makers, industry and academia. Once recommendations have been finalised, we will publish a full report and consider if additional resources will be required.
Asked by: Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether any suppliers of PPE items procured by the Government use factories based in Xinjiang as part of their supply chain.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
The United Kingdom did not purchase personal protective equipment made in factories in Xinjiang.
Asked by: Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average cost to the NHS is of (a).one syringe used for delivery of a covid-19 or similar vaccine and (b) one glass vial used for storage of a covid-19 or similar vaccine.
Answered by Maggie Throup
The average price per combined needle and syringe used for COVID-19 vaccines is £0.08, including VAT. There is no specifically identifiable cost for the vials associated with COVID-19 vaccine.
Asked by: Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many items of personal protective equipment the Government has procured from Medwell Medical Products since January 2021.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
The Department does not hold a contract with Medwell Medical Products for the supply of Personal Protection Equipment.
Asked by: Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many day 2 PCR tests included on passenger locator forms have been completed to date.
Answered by Maggie Throup
The data is not held in the format requested.