Asked by: Anneliese Dodds (Labour (Co-op) - Oxford East)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the menopause taskforce last met.
Answered by Maria Caulfield
The Menopause Taskforce last met on 7 June 2022.
Asked by: Anneliese Dodds (Labour (Co-op) - Oxford East)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on tackling hormonal replacement therapy shortages.
Answered by Maria Caulfield
We have accepted and are taking forward the recommendations of the HRT Supply Taskforce, which was temporarily established to explore what could be done to address hormone replacement therapy (HRT) supply issues in the short and long-term. A key recommendation was to continue the dialogue with industry and we are doing that through regular meetings with individual suppliers as well as holding quarterly roundtables with manufacturers, wholesalers and community pharmacist representatives to monitor progress and agree what more needs to be done to boost production.
Access to high-demand products has improved since actions have been taken by industry with our support, as well as the issuance of Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs) for some HRT products facing supply issues, to limit dispensing to three months’ supply to even out distribution and allow specified alternative products to be supplied, as necessary.
21 SSPs for HRT products have been issued since April 2022. The majority of these have been withdrawn as supply issues have been resolved, and only five SSPs remain in place.
Asked by: Anneliese Dodds (Labour (Co-op) - Oxford East)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's planned timescale is for the independent review into the service and experience of LGBT veterans who served between 1967 to 2000.
Answered by Andrew Murrison
Defence and the Office for Veterans’ Affairs jointly commissioned the independent review to better understand the impacts and implications of the pre 2000 policy relating to homosexual people serving in HM Armed Forces. The review underlines Defence’s unwavering commitment to understanding how best to support its veteran and LGBT community.
LGBT veterans who served from 1967 to 2000 were invited to provide testimony of their experience. Testimony was also sought from those who witnessed the treatment of LGBT personnel; those involved in delivering the ban and friends and families of LGBT veterans no longer able to give evidence. The call seeking this testimony and views from individuals and organisations was made on 5 August 2022 and closed on 1 December 2022.
The report and recommendations are expected to be submitted for the Government’s consideration in May 2023. Defence will endeavour to publish the review as quickly as possible.
Asked by: Anneliese Dodds (Labour (Co-op) - Oxford East)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether menopausal and perimenopausal symptoms and their management are covered in the NHS Health Check.
Answered by Maria Caulfield
Menopausal and perimenopausal symptoms and their management are not currently covered in the NHS Health Check.
Asked by: Anneliese Dodds (Labour (Co-op) - Oxford East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of using national insurance numbers to register sex offenders.
Answered by Chris Philp - Shadow Home Secretary
Public protection is a priority for this Government and the notification requirements for registered sex offenders form an invaluable tool in the management of offenders within the community.
Qualifying offenders are required to notify their personal details to the police. This system is often referred to as the ‘sex offenders’ register’ and requires offenders to provide the police with a record of their national insurance number, as well as other personal details such as their name, date of birth, and bank details. This must be done annually and whenever their details change.
Asked by: Anneliese Dodds (Labour (Co-op) - Oxford East)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of Universal Credit upper tariff income rules where a Lifetime ISA is the sole source of the claimant's capital.
Answered by Guy Opperman
No such assessment has been made.
Asked by: Anneliese Dodds (Labour (Co-op) - Oxford East)
Question
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2023 to Question 147169, on Equality Hub: Finance, when she plans to publish the Outcome Delivery Plan for the next period.
Answered by Maria Caulfield
The Equality Hub is part of the Cabinet Office, and as such its priorities are published through their Outcome Delivery Plan. Work on the Cabinet Office Outcome Delivery Plan is underway and it will be published in due course.
Asked by: Anneliese Dodds (Labour (Co-op) - Oxford East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the cost to claimants of applying for compensation under the Windrush compensation scheme; and if she will make a statement.
Answered by Robert Jenrick - Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
We have designed the Windrush Compensation Scheme to be as clear and simple as possible; the Home Office does not charge claimants to apply for compensation under the Scheme.
The claim forms and guidance can either be requested as a hard-copy or downloaded for free from GOV.UK: Windrush Compensation Scheme: claim forms and guidance - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
Once the claim form has been completed, it can either be posted to the Scheme’s freepost address or it can be emailed to the Scheme for free.
Our claimant assistance provider, We Are Digital provides free impartial advice and support with completing a claim form. The Windrush Help Team also assists individuals should they have questions about the claim form or process.
Asked by: Anneliese Dodds (Labour (Co-op) - Oxford East)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will outline the timetable for the next meeting of the Maternal Disparities Taskforce.
Answered by Maria Caulfield
The Maternity Disparities Taskforce was established in February 2022, to tackle disparities for mothers and babies and reduce maternal and neonatal deaths. The Taskforce brings together experts from across the health system, Government departments and the voluntary sector to explore and consider evidence-based interventions to tackle maternal disparities. The Taskforce will be meeting again shortly.
Asked by: Anneliese Dodds (Labour (Co-op) - Oxford East)
Question
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the policy paper entitled Inclusive Britain: government response to the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, published on 17 March 2022, what recent progress the Government has made on action 9.
Answered by Maria Caulfield
When the Minister for Women and Equalities published Inclusive Britain, our ground-breaking strategy for tackling ethnic disparities, she committed to reporting back to Parliament on progress. We will publish the update report shortly, outlining progress against all 74 actions.