The Department has been working hard with industry to help resolve supply issues with some attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medicines, which are affecting the United Kingdom and other countries around the world. This has involved asking that suppliers expedite deliveries to boost supplies of these important medicines, and address regulatory issues to ensure continuity of supply. As a result of our ongoing activity and intensive work, some issues have been resolved. Many strengths of lisdexamphetamine and all strengths of atomoxetine capsules and guanfacine are now available, although medicine supply issues remain for some strengths of lisdexamphetamine and methylphenidate. We continue to escalate these issues with manufacturers to ensure that they are taking responsibility for resolving them as quickly as possible, and to drive and monitor progress.

We monitor and manage medicine supply at a national level so that stocks remain available to meet regional and local demand. The Department does not hold information on stockholdings at a local level.

By the end of this month, we will have successfully closed 100 hotels. We continue to work with accommodation providers on closing further hotels across the estate and will write to local authorities and MPs when a decision to close a site has been made.

In July 2022 we announced a package of reforms to improve access to National Health Service dentistry, which outlined the steps we are taking to meet oral health needs and increase access to dental care, including in Weaver Vale. The changes that have been implemented include improvements to ensure dentists are remunerated more fairly for more complex work and the introduction of a minimum Units of Dental Activity value.

From 1 April 2023, responsibility for commissioning primary care dentistry to meet the needs of the local population has been delegated to all integrated care boards (ICBs) across England. ICBs are responsible for having local processes in place to identify areas of need and determine the priorities for investment.

The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, published on 30 June 2023, sets out the steps the NHS and its partners need to take to deliver an NHS workforce that meets the changing needs of the population over the next 15 years. These include a 40% increase to dentistry undergraduate training places by 2031/32.

But we know we need to do more, and that there are some areas where access is particularly problematic. We are working on our Dentistry Recovery Plan which will address how we continue to improve access, particularly for new patients, and how we make NHS work more attractive to ensure NHS dentists are incentivised to deliver more NHS care.

Full details of the decision-making process for the Levelling Up Fund round 3 can be found in an explanatory note on gov.uk.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) publish quarterly and annual vaccine coverage data to track the performance of all national immunisation programmes including protection against tetanus, polio, diphtheria and meningococcal disease. Vaccine coverage data shows national as well as regional levels and is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/vaccine-uptake#cover-of-vaccination-evaluated-rapidly-programme

NHS England, the Department and UKHSA are committed to increase coverage across all immunisation programmes with efforts including national news coverage raising awareness of continued availability of routine immunisations, and the importance of taking up vaccination offers.

It is vitally important that everyone takes up the vaccinations to which they are entitled; for themselves, their families, and wider society. Anyone unsure about their eligibility or vaccination status should contact their general practitioner for advice.

The following table shows the number of people diagnosed with diabetes in Weaver Vale constituency in each year since 2020.

Footnotes

1. A person may have more than one diabetes diagnosis within the National Diabetes Audit. In this case, an algorithm is used to derive the best diagnosis date and diabetes type for each person. This is used in the analysis above.
2. Disclosure control has been applied to all figures, as per the National Diabetes Audit publication – all numbers are rounded to the nearest five, unless the number is one to seven, in which case it is rounded to ‘5’.
3. Locations are represented in the National Diabetes Audit dataset using the Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA) of the person in the audit year. A direct mapping of these geographies to a specific Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies does not exist, meaning while the figures provided for Weaver Vale are likely close to the true value, they should not be considered exact.

Homes England are currently assessing the impact of Land End Developments Construction Ltd entering administration on schemes in which they were involved.

The Weaver Vale constituency straddles two local authority areas, namely Cheshire West and Chester and Halton Borough Council.

Over the three-year period between 2022/23 - 2024/25, the Government is providing over £31.5 million to Cheshire West and Chester Council towards the maintenance of the local highway network in their area through the highways maintenance block (HMB) and the Potholes Fund.

It is up to Cheshire West and Chester how best to spend this funding to fulfil their statutory duty under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980. The Department encourages good practice in highway maintenance through channels such as the Well Managed Highway Infrastructure Code of Practice produced by the UK Roads Leadership Group (UKRLG).

Halton Borough Council are a constituent member of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA). During the five-year period between 2022/23 - 2026/27, the Government is providing LCRCA with £710 million through their City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS). The funding settlement is for investment in the local transport networks in the Liverpool City Region, as outlined in LCRCA’s business case and delivery plan.

LCRCA received an additional £3.75 million as part of the share of the £200 million announced at Budget 2023.

Over 85% of eligible households have received the payment automatically via their electricity supplier during February. Most households did not need to take any action to receive the support. A small proportion of households will need to apply for the AFP, for example because they do not have a relationship with an electricity supplier. Applications for this Alternative Fund opened on 6 March through a GOV.UK portal which includes an overview of eligibility and what steps households need to take to apply for support.

Regional data, such as for Weaver Vale, is not yet available. Electricity suppliers, who delivered the automatic enrolment element of the scheme, are providing MPAN-level delivery data to Government, and further details will be published in due course. The Alternative Fund for the Alternative Fuel Payment, the element which requires an application, launched recently on 6 March and early data is still being collected. Transparency data also will be published in due course.

On 27 March we published the ASB Action Plan. The ASB Action Plan commits to tackling ASB across five key themes: stronger punishment, making communities safer, building local pride, prevention and early intervention, improving data, reporting and accountability for action.

This plan is backed by £160m of funding. This includes up to £60m to fund an increased police and other uniformed presence to clamp down on anti-social behaviour, targeting hotspots. Initially we will work with 10 police force areas, but from 2024 will support a hotspot approach across every police force area in England and Wales.

We are also providing up to £50m to support the provision of Immediate Justice, by issuing out of court disposals with conditions to swiftly repair any damage – the aim being for them to start within 48 hours of the offence. This will start in 10 initial trailblazer police force areas and be rolled out nationally in 2024.

As at 31 December 2022, Cheshire Constabulary has recruited 316 additional uplift officers against a total three year allocation of 300 officers. The force has been allocated 120 additional uplift officers in the final year of the Uplift. Cheshire Constabulary’s funding will be up to £242.6m in 2023/24, an increase of £9.8m when compared to 2022/23

Local authorities are responsible for ensuring there is sufficient care capacity to meet the care needs of the local population.

We have made £500 million available to support discharge from hospital into the community. We are launching a £15 million international recruitment fund and a new domestic campaign shortly.

‘Our plan for patients’, published on 22 September, sets out the immediate priorities to support individuals to live healthier lives, including improving access to health and care services in all areas and preventing ill-health. Further information on measures to address health disparities will be available in due course.

The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities works with local system partners in Weaver Vale to support programmes to reduce health inequalities, including providing evidence and intelligence.

The Department has commissioned NHS England to develop a long-term workforce plan. The plan will consider the number of staff and the roles required and will set out the actions and reforms needed to improve workforce supply and retention, including in Weaver Vale.

The Department has commissioned NHS England to develop a long-term workforce plan. The plan will consider the number of staff and the roles required and will set out the actions and reforms needed to improve workforce supply and retention, including in Weaver Vale.

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We have committed a further £8 billion from 2022/23 to 2024/25, in addition to the £2 billion Elective Recovery Fund and £700 million targeted Investment Fund made available in 2021/22 to increase capacity in elective services, including for cancer diagnosis and treatment. The ‘Delivery plan for tackling the COVID-19 backlog of elective care’ targets returning the number of people waiting more than 62 days to start treatment following an urgent referral due to suspected cancer to pre-pandemic levels by March 2023 and to meet the Faster Diagnosis Standard by March 2024.

Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance (CMCA) is committed to reducing backlogs in cancer diagnosis, treatment and care; raising awareness of the need for early detection of cancer; reducing inequalities in access to cancer services; and championing innovations in finding cancer at the earliest stages.

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In September we announced ‘Our plan for patients’, which outlines how we will increase access to National Health Service mental health services, including in Weaver Vale. Through the NHS Long Term Plan, we are investing an additional £2.3 billion a year by 2023/24 to expand NHS mental health services for adults, children and young people in England, including in Weaver Vale.

No specific assessment has been made. The Government’s national maternity safety ambition aims to halve the 2010 rates of stillbirths, neonatal and maternal deaths and brain injuries in babies occurring during or soon after birth, by 2025. Since 2010, the rate of stillbirths has reduced by 19.3%, the rate of neonatal mortality for babies born over 24 weeks gestational age of viability has reduced by 36% and maternal mortality has reduced by 17%.

We have introduced targeted interventions to accelerate progress, such as the Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle and the Brain Injury Reduction Programme. NHS England has also invested £127 million in National Health Service maternity workforce and improving neonatal care. This is in addition to the £95 million investment made in 2021 to fund the establishment of a further 1,200 midwifery and 100 consultant obstetrician posts. NHS England is offering funding and support to trusts to recruit an additional 300 to 500 overseas midwives in the next 12 months.