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385001

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he next plans to update the National Suicide Prevention Strategy; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	3700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>Whilst the National Suicide Prevention Strategy for England is under constant review, there are no immediate plans for its update. However, the Department works with partners across Government and other expert stakeholders to monitor and implement the Strategy. A copy of the Strategy can be found on the gov.uk website at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/suicide-prevention-strategy-for-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/suicide-prevention-strategy-for-england</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department publishes an annual report on the Strategy which summarises the latest trends, evidence and developments in suicide prevention in England. The second annual report on the Strategy was published in February 2015. A copy of the annual report can be found on the gov.uk website at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/%60suicide-prevention-second-annual-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/`suicide-prevention-second-annual-report</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 30/06/2015 13:38:56 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

385002

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will review his current policy on prescription charging for patients with long-term health conditions.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	3693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>There are no plans to change the existing list of medical conditions which provide eligibility to exemption from the prescription charge.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Other extensive exemption arrangements are in place, in England, based on age and income, to support those who cannot afford to pay for their prescriptions. Additionally, for those who need multiple prescriptions and do not qualify for exemption, Prescription Prepayment Certificates (PPC) can be purchased, which allow someone to claim as many prescriptions as needed. A 12 month PPC costs £104 and benefits anyone who needs 13 or more prescriptions a year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Around 90% of prescription items are dispensed without a charge, a further 5% against PPCs and 5% are paid for at the point of dispensing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 01/07/2015 11:54:29 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

385016

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hearing Aids: North Staffordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of whether North Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group's (a) evaluation of clinical evidence and (b) patient engagement relating to its decision to restrict the provision of NHS hearing aids from 1 October 2015 is compliant with (i) the NHS constitution and (ii) the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
uin	3819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>A search of Departmental records has confirmed there have been no discussions with North Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) on its decision to restrict the provision of National Health Service hearing aids from 1 October 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The provision of hearing aids is a matter for local commissioners and is based on the needs of the local population.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As such it would be for NHS England, within its routine assurance processes, to assess whether North Staffordshire CCG was in breach of its duties, or was considered likely to breach its duties in this matter.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 3820 question first answered 30/06/2015 16:13:56 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

385021

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hearing Aids: North Staffordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with North Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group on that Group's decision to restrict the provision of NHS hearing aids from 1 October 2015.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
uin	3820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>A search of Departmental records has confirmed there have been no discussions with North Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) on its decision to restrict the provision of National Health Service hearing aids from 1 October 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The provision of hearing aids is a matter for local commissioners and is based on the needs of the local population.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As such it would be for NHS England, within its routine assurance processes, to assess whether North Staffordshire CCG was in breach of its duties, or was considered likely to breach its duties in this matter.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 3819 question first answered 30/06/2015 16:13:56 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

385025

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Continuing Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support his Department offers to commissioning support units to manage backlogs in applications for Continuing Healthcare Retrospective Review claims.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	3822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not offer support to commissioning support units (CSUs) in relation to NHS Continuing Healthcare.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Support for CSUs is a matter for NHS England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 30/06/2015 13:46:33 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

385026

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Continuing Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many applications for Continuing Healthcare Retrospective Review claims made in each of the last four years have not yet been processed.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	3823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not collect this information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England has a role to be assured of clinical commissioning groups’ duties in respect of NHS Continuing Healthcare.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 3824 question first answered 30/06/2015 14:39:45 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

385027

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Continuing Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of applications for Continuing Healthcare Retrospective Review claims made in each of the last four years have been approved.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	3824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not collect this information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England has a role to be assured of clinical commissioning groups’ duties in respect of NHS Continuing Healthcare.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 3823 question first answered 30/06/2015 14:39:45 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

384573

registered interest
date	22/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Royal Sussex County Hospital: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what approvals are outstanding for new building works at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	3412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>An Outline Business Case for the ‘Teaching, Trauma and Tertiary care’ (‘3Ts’) redevelopment at the Royal Sussex County Hospital was approved in May 2014. The Trust has subsequently prepared a Full Business Case (FBC) which needs to be approved before new building works can commence. The FBC requires approval from the NHS Trust Development Authority, the Department and HM Treasury.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 25/06/2015 14:09:06 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

384711

registered interest
date	22/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to his speech of 19 June 2015, A New Deal for General Practice, and the announcement of a £10 million fund to support struggling GP practices, (a) whether such funding represents a new investment or the diversion of existing funds from elsewhere, (b) from where the £10 million will be sourced, (c) how eligibility for financial support under that programme will be determined, (d) whether such support will be contingent upon efforts on the part of qualifying practices to extend access to their services to seven days a week and (e) when he expects the first instalments of that fund to be paid to qualifying practices.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	3540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>NHS England will be investing up to £10 million to develop a programme of support for general practitioner practices where the Care Quality Commission has identified quality concerns in need of improvement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The funding will be drawn from this year’s Primary Care Infrastructure Fund, a £1 billion investment over four years, announced as part of the 2014 autumn statement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The programme of support will be developed with NHS Clinical Commissioners and will take learning from a pilot scheme which is being currently being delivered by the Royal College of General Practitioners.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Further details of the programme will be released by NHS England in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 25/06/2015 14:04:04 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry