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894739

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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	Home Care Services
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 is taking to ensure that (a) elderly and (b) vulnerable people are not discharged from hospital before adequate home care provision is in place.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Laura Smith
uin	139595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>Patients should only be discharged from hospital when there has been an assessment of the support they need to be discharged safely. This requires local health and care organisations to work together to ensure transfers between care settings are centred around patients and their carers.</p><p> </p><p>The requirements for National Health Service bodies and local authorities where patients are likely to have on-going care and support needs, such as elderly and vulnerable people who may need domiciliary support, on discharge from hospital are set out in the Care Act 2014 and the Care and Support (Discharge of Hospital Patients) Regulations 2014.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 09/05/2018 15:12:01 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4648 label Biography information for Laura Smith

894756

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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	Lyme Disease
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 he has to make turmeric available on the NHS to treat Lyme disease.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	139484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department currently has no plans to make turmeric available on the National Health Service for the treatment of Lyme disease and is not aware of any peer reviewed evidence which supports the use of turmeric as a therapy for Lyme disease.</p><p> </p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has recently published its clinical guideline on Lyme disease, which provides the latest information for clinicians in diagnosing and managing Lyme disease. Lyme disease is a bacterial infection and most people recover completely with prompt antibiotic treatment that reduces the risk of further symptoms developing and increases the chance of complete recovery.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 09/05/2018 11:05:56 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

894758

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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	Transplant Surgery: China
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 UK citizens travelled to China for organ transplants in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	139486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for organ donation in the United Kingdom. To monitor the number of patients who have undergone transplant surgery abroad, NHSBT contacts transplant and satellite units annually to request details of patients who have been transplanted abroad and have then come to the UK for follow-up.</p><p> </p><p>NHSBT has no record of any UK citizen travelling to China for an organ transplant in the last 12 months.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 09/05/2018 15:42:24 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

894783

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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	Breast Cancer: Drugs
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 he has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the European Medicines Agency on patients' ability to access breast cancer drugs.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	139528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>From 30 March 2019, the United Kingdom will no longer be a Member of the European Union. However, under the terms of the implementation period agreement regulatory standards and market access for all medicines, will continue on current terms.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding the future relationship, the Prime Minister's Mansion House speech outlined that we will also explore the terms on which the UK could remain part of the European Medicines Agency. While it would not be appropriate to pre-judge the outcome of the negotiations, we will discuss with the EU and Member States how best to continue cooperation in medicines regulation.</p><p> </p><p>Our overall aim is to ensure that patients in the UK and across the EU continue to be able to access the best and most innovative medicines, including breast cancer drugs, and be assured that their safety is protected through the strongest regulatory framework and continued sharing of data.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 09/05/2018 15:41:34 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

894825

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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	Food: Labelling
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 commission a study of the traffic light food labelling system including (a) a study of other countries’ labelling system, (b) consultation with the (i) food and drink industry, (ii) health and (iii) education professionals, (iv) local authorities and (v) representatives of parent’s groups and (c) the publication of that review's findings.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	139467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>We are considering the opportunities offered by exiting the European Union, which include giving us greater flexibility to determine what information should be presented on packaged food and how it should be displayed, and we will work alongside industry and other stakeholders to decide what will be next for labelling. We want to build on the success of our current labelling scheme and ensure we are using the most effective ways to communicate information to families.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 09/05/2018 11:04:29 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

894826

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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	Obesity: 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 amend the 2016 Child Obesity Strategy to ensure that future published stages adopt an approach that is (a) holistic and involves play and physical activity in addition to nutritional advice, (b) inclusive of measures for (i) antenatal (ii) postnatal and (iii) early years in addition to children in primary and secondary education and (c) comprised of a mixture of statutory and voluntary measures.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	139468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>Our childhood obesity plan, launched in August 2016, focuses on the areas that are likely to have the biggest impact on preventing childhood obesity. All reports and data published on progress in delivering our plan will be open to scrutiny. We will use this to determine whether sufficient progress has been made and whether alternative levers need to be considered.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 09/05/2018 11:13:09 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

894833

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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	Clinical Commissioning Groups
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 clinical commissioning groups have levied fines against NHS Trusts for breaches of payment by results contracts in each year for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	139573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 09/05/2018 12:39:40 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

894834

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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	Surgery: Waiting Lists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the estimated he has made of the value (a) in total and (b) by clinical commissioning group of all cancelled operations during last winter.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	139574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>No estimate surrounding the value of cancelled operations during last winter has been made.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 08/05/2018 10:35:07 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

894835

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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	Clinical Commissioning Groups
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 and which clinical commissioning groups operate a shared accountable officer.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	139575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>There are currently 33 joint Accountable Officers across 110 clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in England. Full details of these CCGs are listed in the attached table.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 09/05/2018 11:01:30 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine attachment 1 file name PQ139575 table.docx title PQ139575 attached table
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

894856

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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, whether he plans to undertake a review of the cost of call charges to the Healthy Start voucher helpline.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	139530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>Calls to the Healthy Start Issuing Unit cost no more than calls to standard United Kingdom landline phone numbers. An e-mail contact form is also available.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is currently exploring the options for the digitisation of the Healthy Start scheme. As part of this, we will consider the cost of call charges to the Healthy Start Issuing Unit.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 09/05/2018 15:43:18 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss