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866993

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Eating Disorders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to reduce the average waiting time for treatment for an eating disorder.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	133111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone with an eating disorder has access to timely treatment. We have established a waiting time standard to improve access to eating disorders services for children and young people so that by 2020/21 95% of children with an eating disorder will receive treatment within one week for urgent cases and within four weeks for routine cases.</p><p> </p><p>Latest figures published in the Mental Health Five Year Forward View Dashboard indicate that NHS England is on track to meet that standard with 76.9% of all patients starting urgent treatment within one week and 83.1% of patients starting routine treatment within four weeks. This information is for the third quarter of 2017-18.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is investing £150 million to expand eating disorder community-based care and as a result 70 dedicated new or extended services are now either open or in development. This means at least 3,350 children and young people a year will receive swift, effective eating disorder treatment in the community.</p><p> </p><p>To further improve adult eating disorder care a pathway, the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health in partnership with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is developing a pathway and detailed implementation guidance for providers. The pathway will be fully informed by the available evidence and the views of experts and will increase healthcare professionals’ awareness of the early signs and symptoms of eating disorders so that they are able to refer without delay.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 27/03/2018 12:03:43 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

867043

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Diabetes: Podiatry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding will be made available for multidisciplinary foot care teams through the Diabetes Transformation Fund in each of the next financial years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Williams
uin	133161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>NHS England plans to make £9.93 million from the Diabetes Transformation Fund available for multidisciplinary footcare teams in the financial year 2018-19. Figures for later financial years are not available.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 27/03/2018 11:50:03 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4666 label Biography information for Dr Paul Williams

867044

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on negotiating a new Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	133162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>Informal discussions have already begun with industry regarding future medicines pricing arrangements. Formal negotiations will begin during 2018.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 27/03/2018 11:48:24 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

867068

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Analgesics: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people under the age of 18 have been admitted to hospital as a result of overdosing on (a) paracetamol and (b) ibuprofenin in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
tabling member printed	Helen Whately
uin	133186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The data requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 27/03/2018 11:57:24 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately

867091

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Infant Mortality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to tackle the increase in infant mortality identified by the Office for National Statistics from 2.6 neonatal deaths per 1,000 births in 2015 to 2.7 neonatal deaths per 1,000 births in 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	133209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>MBRRACE-UK is currently undergoing detailed analysis of the recent neonatal death statistics; this includes mortality adjusted in relation to important risk factors e.g. premature birth, congenital anomaly. NHS England will await the results of MBRRACE-UK’s analysis prior to making any new strategic plans relating specifically to the 0.1% increase in neonatal deaths in 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The Department remains committed to our ambition to halve the rates of neonatal and maternal deaths, stillbirths and brain injuries that occur during or soon after birth by 2025. Further information about the measures in place to achieve the ambition can be found here in the National Maternity Safety Strategy:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/662969/Safer_maternity_care_-_progress_and_next_steps.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/662969/Safer_maternity_care_-_progress_and_next_steps.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 27/03/2018 12:04:51 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

867092

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Health: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his Department's policies of the recommendations of the Nuffield Trust report International comparisons of health and wellbeing in early childhood, published in March 2018.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	133210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>We welcome the findings of this report, which acknowledges the genuine progress that England has made in many areas in recent years. We are committed to giving children the best start in life, and we will look closely at the report’s recommendations.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 27/03/2018 16:24:51 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

867098

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Health Start Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department plans to make of the effect of the Healthy Start scheme on the nutrition of pregnant women and young children; and if he will increase the value of the vouchers to meet the increasing cost of food.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	133216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The Healthy Start Scheme helps to encourage a nutritious healthy diet for more than 326,000 pregnant women, families and children under four from low income households. The Government recommitted to the Healthy Start scheme in the 2016 plan ‘Childhood Obesity: A plan for Action’.</p><p> </p><p>The scheme has also been developed in other ways. For example, the addition of frozen fruit and vegetables in 2011 allows families to get more with their vouchers.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 27/03/2018 12:05:50 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

867099

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Healthy Start Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will remove the necessity for mothers to contact the Healthy Start Unit to inform them of the birth of their baby in order to receive Healthy Start vouchers and vitamins.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	133217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>In order to determine continued eligibility for Healthy Start vouchers and vitamins, it is necessary for beneficiaries to contact the Healthy Start Issuing Unit (HSIU) to confirm their eligibility status. This is to ensure that beneficiaries are receiving the correct amount of vouchers per the number of children in the household.</p><p> </p><p>Calls to the HSIU cost no more than calls to standard United Kingdom landline phone numbers. An e-mail contact form is also available.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 133218 question first answered 27/03/2018 12:07:15 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

867100

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Healthy Start Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will introduce a free telephone number for Healthy Start recipients to contact the Healthy Start Issuing Unit.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	133218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>In order to determine continued eligibility for Healthy Start vouchers and vitamins, it is necessary for beneficiaries to contact the Healthy Start Issuing Unit (HSIU) to confirm their eligibility status. This is to ensure that beneficiaries are receiving the correct amount of vouchers per the number of children in the household.</p><p> </p><p>Calls to the HSIU cost no more than calls to standard United Kingdom landline phone numbers. An e-mail contact form is also available.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 133217 question first answered 27/03/2018 12:07:15 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

867141

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Dental Services: Bradford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of dental practices in Bradford achieved 96 percent or more of their contracted units of dental activity in (a) 2015-16 and (b) 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	133259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 133260 133262 133263 question first answered 27/03/2018 11:58:58 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain