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518232

registered interest
date	09/05/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Yemen: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on the establishment of an independent international investigation into reported violations of international humanitarian law in the conflict in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	36807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>We want to see the Saudi Government investigate allegations of breaches of international humanitarian law (IHL) which are attributed to them; and for their investigations to be timely, thorough and conclusive. Saudi Arabia has publicly stated that it is investigating reports of alleged violations of IHL, and that any lessons learned will be acted upon. We are also concerned by reports of alleged IHL violations by Houthi/Saleh pro-government forces. We have raised our concerns with the Houthis on the importance of compliance with IHL and the need for thorough and conclusive investigations.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 11/05/2016 16:59:13 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

518233

registered interest
date	09/05/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Yemen: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions the Government has had with the Saudi Arabian government on the progress of that country's national commission to investigate violations of international humanitarian law in the conflict in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	36806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>As announced by the Saudis on 29 February, British and other foreign advisors will provide advice to the independent committee that will assess Saudi Arabian military activity in Yemen. We are standing by to assist this activity as required.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 11/05/2016 16:53:59 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

518234

registered interest
date	09/05/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 21 April 2016 to Question 34094, by what deadline clinical commissioning groups will be required to report on whether they have increased investment in mental health services above their overall increase in allocation each year.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	36812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>Spending on mental health is expected to increase to £11.7 billion and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are required to continue to increase their spend on mental health each year.</p><p>NHS England’s published planning guidance for 2015/16 for commissioners made the expectation clear that each CCG’s spend on mental health services in 2015/16 should increase in real terms, and grow by at least the same percentage as each CCG’s allocation increase.</p><p>Detail on planned spend on mental health is captured as part of the National Health Service financial plan returns for 2016/17 with follow up as part of the plan assurance process. This information is being assessed during May by NHS England.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/05/2016 15:20:04 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

518236

registered interest
date	09/05/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dental Services: Ashfield
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dentists have been registered as working in NHS practices in Ashfield constituency in the (a) 2015-16, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2009-10 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	36801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the following table.</p><p> </p><p>Number of dentists with National Health Service activity, for specified years ending 31 March - selected organisations</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Organisation Name</p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottinghamshire County Teaching Primary Care Trust (PCT)</p></td><td><p>331</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Mansfield and Ashfield Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Newark and Sherwood CCG</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Nottingham North and East CCG</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Nottingham West CCG</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Rushcliffe CCG</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>69</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Sources: Health and Social Care Information Centre; NHS Dental Services of the NHS Business Services Authority</p><p><em> </em></p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. Dentists are defined as performers with NHS activity recorded in each financial year by FP17 forms.</p><p>2. Dentists will be counted more than once if they have a contract in more than one CCG or PCT (2009-10).</p><p>Therefore a total for the specified CCGs is not provided in 2012-13 and 2014-15.</p><p>3. Data consists of performers in General Dental Services (GDS), Personal Dental Services (PDS) and Trust-led Dental Services (TDS).</p><p>4. ' .. ' denotes data not applicable</p><p>5. As at 1 April 2013 CCG replaced PCTs. 2009-10 data are not available by CCG.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/05/2016 14:06:19 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

518237

registered interest
date	09/05/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Electronic Cigarettes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on whether there is a link between the number of years of e-cigarette use and those people smoking tobacco in the future.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	36749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data on this.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/05/2016 13:08:59 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

518238

registered interest
date	09/05/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Agency Nurses: East Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much (a) Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and (b) Nottingham University Hospitals spent on agency nurses in the last three financial years.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	36800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>This information is not available centrally. Information about spending on agency nurses by Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust may be obtained from the Trust. As it is a foundation trust, we have written to Sean Lyons, Chair of the Trust, informing him of the hon. Member’s enquiry. He will reply shortly and a copy of the letter will be placed in the Library.</p><p>Information about spending on agency nurses by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust may be held locally by the Trust. The hon. Member may wish to approach them directly with this query.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/05/2016 08:40:08 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

518239

registered interest
date	09/05/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Musculoskeletal Disorders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the effect of early health interventions on reducing work disability in patients with long-term musculoskeletal conditions.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	36810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>Data concerning the number of individuals who have been offered or who have attended patient education programmes is not collected. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance on osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) recommends that patients should be offered patient education programmes, if appropriate. The first annual report of the national clinical audit of rheumatoid and early inflammatory arthritis, published on 22 January 2016, identifies that most services offer prompt educational support.</p><p>Whilst the Department has no specific information in relation to early intervention in musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions reducing work related disability, earlier treatment of RA and OA can help reduce symptoms and improve mobility. The NICE RA Quality Standard specifically recommends that people with suspected RA are assessed in a rheumatology service within three weeks of referral. This is because once an RA diagnosis has been made, patients can be considered for anti-TNF drugs which can significantly reduce progression of disease. The OA Quality Standard states that core treatments for osteoarthritis should include physical activity and exercise, as well as weight loss advice, if appropriate.</p><p>Information concerning the cost to the United Kingdom economy of people with MSK conditions being out of work as a result of their conditions is not collected by the Department, though there are a number of studies that have sought to estimate such costs. The NICE guideline on RA and OA both contain such estimates, with the former stating that the total costs of RA in the UK, including indirect costs and work related disability, have been estimated at between £3.8 billion and £4.75 billion per year, and the latter stating that in 1999-2000, 36 million working days were lost due to OA alone, at an estimated cost of £3.2 billion in lost production. Both sets of NICE guidance can be found at the following links:</p><p><a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg177/resources/osteoarthritis-care-and-management-35109757272517" target="_blank">www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg177/resources/osteoarthritis-care-and-management-35109757272517</a></p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg79/resources/rheumatoid-arthritis-in-adults-management-975636823525" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg79/resources/rheumatoid-arthritis-in-adults-management-975636823525</a></p><p>The Government is working to increase employment for people with long-term conditions, such as MSK conditions, in a number of ways. The Work and Health Unit, now located in the Department for Work and Pensions, has been established to lead the drive for improving work and health outcomes for people with health conditions and disabilities, as well as improving prevention and support for people absent from work through ill health and those at risk of leaving the workforce. The Unit will seek to do this by improving integration across healthcare and employment services as well as supporting employers to recruit and retain more disabled people and people with long term health conditions.</p><p>In 2015 the Government launched the Fit for Work scheme which is free and helps employees stay in or return to work. It provides an occupational health assessment and general health and work advice to employees, employers and general practitioners. Fit for Work complements existing occupational health services provided by employers. More information can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fit-for-work-guidance" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/fit-for-work-guidance</a></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 36760 36761 36762 36763 question first answered 12/05/2016 08:44:23 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

518240

registered interest
date	09/05/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 21 April 2016 to Question 34094, if he will provide examples of what his Department might consider an adequate justification for clinical commissioning groups not investing in mental health services as planned.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	36811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>The Mental Health Taskforce report was published on 15 February 2016. The taskforce marks a big step towards our ambition of parity of esteem for mental and physical health. The spending of clinical commissioning group (CCG) resources on mental health as indicated in proportionate increases to general CCG spending is a priority for the Department.</p><p> </p><p>Mental Health Parity of Esteem is a key plan metric for NHS England and any commissioners not planning to achieve this are being scrutinised locally at regional level and centrally at director level. NHS England’s central and regional teams are working with local commissioners to assure that spend on mental health services increases in line with the growth in each organisations programme allocation other than in exceptional circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>In assessing whether a case is exceptional, consideration is made of the level of medium term investment in mental health services by individual commissioners and instances where individual commissioners are working with other commissioners to increase spend for the wider health economy. But any such instances will require clear evidence that will be scrutinised as part of the assurance process.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/05/2016 17:17:40 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

518241

registered interest
date	09/05/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Babies: Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to encourage mothers and GPs to use the Baby Check app developed by Birmingham Community Healthcare and the Lullaby Trust.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	36872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>The Department has asked NHS England to review the Baby Check app to see if it could potentially make a good case study to highlight it on their Innovation Connect portal for consideration by all National Health Service organisations.</p><p> </p><p>The Innovation Connect portal can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/innovation/innovation-connect/" target="_blank">http://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/innovation/innovation-connect/</a></p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 11/05/2016 15:18:31 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

518242

registered interest
date	09/05/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	HIV Infection: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans NHS England has to conduct a public consultation on the commissioning of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	36814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>NHS England is in the process of reconsidering its decision in relation to the commissioning of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). The outcome of this decision, which is expected at the end of May, will determine whether NHS England will then conduct any form of public consultation on the commissioning of PrEP.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/05/2016 15:36:15 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas