Asked by: Nick Gibb (Conservative - Bognor Regis and Littlehampton)
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 number of available dental appointments for NHS patients in West Sussex.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
The information requested is not held centrally, as appointments for National Health Service treatment are managed directly by dental practices. Between April and June 2022, NHS England and NHS Improvement have asked practices to deliver at least 95% of contracted units of dental activity to safely improve access for patients, including in areas such as West Sussex.
Asked by: Nick Gibb (Conservative - Bognor Regis and Littlehampton)
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 dentists in West Sussex accepting patients for NHS dental services in the latest period for which figures are available.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
In 2020/21, the latest period for which figures are available, there were 527 dentists with National Health Service activity in the NHS West Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group. To improve information on the number of NHS dentists accepting patients, including in West Sussex, we have written to dental practices to ensure that this information is updated via NHS.UK.
Asked by: Nick Gibb (Conservative - Bognor Regis and Littlehampton)
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 dentists in West Sussex offering NHS dental services in the latest period for which figures are available.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
In 2020/21, the latest period for which figures are available, there were 527 dentists with National Health Service activity in the NHS West Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group. To improve information on the number of NHS dentists accepting patients, including in West Sussex, we have written to dental practices to ensure that this information is updated via NHS.UK.
Asked by: Nick Gibb (Conservative - Bognor Regis and Littlehampton)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the (a) effectiveness of money supply figures (i) six-month real, (ii) M1, (iii) M3, (iv) M4 in determining the state of the economy and (b) potential merits of more or less monetary tightening.
Answered by John Glen - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
The Government continually monitors a range of economic indicators and developments to consider the impact of these on businesses and households.
Monetary policy is the responsibility of the independent Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England and this includes decisions on Bank Rate and the assets held in the Asset Purchase Facility (APF). The separation of fiscal and monetary policy is a key feature of the UK’s economic framework, and essential for the effective delivery of monetary policy, so the Government does not comment on the conduct or effectiveness of monetary policy.
Asked by: Nick Gibb (Conservative - Bognor Regis and Littlehampton)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to roll out a fourth covid-19 vaccination to all adults.
Answered by Maggie Throup
On 19 May 2022, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) published interim advice on an autumn COVID-19 booster programme. The JCVI’s current advice suggests that a COVID-19 vaccine should be offered to residents in a care home for older adults and staff; frontline health and social care workers; all those 65 years old and over; and adults aged 16 to 64 years old in a clinical risk group. The JCVI will continue to review the vaccination programme and the epidemiological situation, particularly in relation to the timing and value of doses for less vulnerable older adults and those in clinical risk groups before autumn 2022. The Government will consider the JCVI’s final recommendations later this year.
Asked by: Nick Gibb (Conservative - Bognor Regis and Littlehampton)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of Southern Water on sewage discharges in West Sussex.
Answered by Rebecca Pow - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Water quality is an absolute priority for me. I have been crystal clear with water companies – including Southern Water – that the current frequency of sewage discharges is unacceptable. We are the first government to set out our expectation that water companies must take steps to significantly reduce storm overflows, and Southern Water has recently received a £90 million fine – the largest on record.
Asked by: Nick Gibb (Conservative - Bognor Regis and Littlehampton)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made on the renegotiation of the terms of the dental contract.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
Work to reform the National Health Service dental contract is underway. The Department and NHS England and NHS Improvement are working with stakeholders, including the British Dental Association, on alternative ways of commissioning services. This aims to improve patient access, reduce health inequalities and make the NHS a more attractive place to work for dentists.
Asked by: Nick Gibb (Conservative - Bognor Regis and Littlehampton)
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 eligible adults have had the covid-19 booster vaccination in (a) England, (b) West Sussex and (c) Bognor Regis and Littlehampton.
Answered by Maggie Throup
The following table shows the number and proportion of eligible adults aged 18 years old and over who have received a third or booster dose in the areas requested, as at 16 January 2022.
England | 30,383,259 | 81% |
West Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group | 537,590 | 87% |
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | 65,119 | 86% |
Asked by: Nick Gibb (Conservative - Bognor Regis and Littlehampton)
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 3 December 2021 to Question 80898 on Coronavirus: Vaccination, what proportion of 12 to 15 year olds have had their covid-19 vaccination in (a) Arun District Council area, (b) Bognor Regis, (c) West Sussex and (d) England as of 9 December 2021.
Answered by Maggie Throup
Information on the proportion of 12 to 15 year olds who have had their COVID-19 vaccination administered in England as of 9 December 2021 is not available in the specific format requested. However, the UK Health Security Agency’s weekly COVID-19 and flu surveillance report for the week ending 5 December 2021 showed that the vaccine uptake rate in 12 to 15 year olds with at least one dose was 43.5%.
Information on the proportion of 12 to 15-year olds in West Sussex who have been vaccinated as of 9 December 2021 is not currently available. While vaccination data by Lower Tier Local Authority is published daily on the UK COVID-19 Dashboard, this data is updated daily. Daily vaccination data for Arun District Council and West Sussex is available at the following links:
https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/vaccinations?areaType=utla&areaName=West%20Sussex
https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/vaccinations?areaType=ltla&areaName=Arun
Information on the proportion of those aged 12 to 15 years old in Bognor who have been vaccinated is not held in the format requested.
Asked by: Nick Gibb (Conservative - Bognor Regis and Littlehampton)
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 eligible adults have received their covid-19 booster vaccination in (a) England, (b) West Sussex and (c) Bognor Regis as of 9 December 2021.
Answered by Maggie Throup
Information on the number of booster doses administered in England as of 9 December 2021 is not available in the format requested. However, the UK Health Security Agency’s weekly COVID-19 and flu surveillance report for the week ending 5 December 2021 showed that vaccine uptake rate among adults aged 18 years old and over with at least three doses in England was 34.4% or 17,207,793.
Information on the number and proportion of adults in West Sussex who have received at least three doses as of 9 December 2021 is not currently available. While vaccination data by Lower Tier Local Authority is published on the UK COVID-19 Dashboard, this data is updated daily as booster doses are formally recorded over time. Daily vaccination data for West Sussex is available at the following link:
https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/vaccinations?areaType=utla&areaName=West%20Sussex
Information on the number and proportion of adults in Bognor who have received a third dose is not held in the specific format requested.