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1023162

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date	11/12/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Access to Work Programme: Autism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Access to Work Hidden Impairment Specialist Team in (a) advising employers on supporting employees diagnosed with autism, (b) offering autistic people an assessment of their needs at work and (c) helping to develop support plans for those people.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	201149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>Last year, the Access to Work Hidden Impairment Specialist team helped 2,150 people, which includes people with Autism. This number has been continually increasing since the team was introduced in 2014/2015, when 1,160 people were helped.</p><p> </p><p>People with hidden impairments are offered an Access to Work holistic workplace assessment to identify the type of help they require in the workplace. Following this assessment, the Access to Work adviser will work with both the employer and customer to develop support plans where appropriate</p><p> </p><p>In November, we published Access to Work: Qualitative research with applicants, employers and delivery staff, which found that workplace assessment experiences tended to be very positive. Although we don’t have separate findings for autistic people, employers and applicants felt that assessments were comprehensive and appropriate, and conducted sensitively. Many applicants talked about how the recommendations and advice given during the assessment alone had enlightened them about the support available for their condition and small changes they could make in the workplace which went a long way in improving their workplace experience. Applicants that were previously too nervous to ask their employer for (even ‘light touch’) adjustments felt the expert ‘stamp of approval’ via the assessment helped them to approach their employer and empowered them to ask for changes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 18/12/2018 15:24:02 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1023163

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Festivals and Special Occasions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps his Department has taken to provide police forces with guidance on the legality of drug safety testing at music festivals.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	201150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>Drugs are controlled where there is scientific and medical evidence that they are harmful to health and society. The possession of any amount of a controlled drug is a criminal offence and the supply of a controlled drug is an even more serious offence. No illegal drug-taking can be assumed to be safe and there is no safe way to take them.</p><p>The Government’s approach remains clear: we must prevent illicit drug use in our communities and help those dependent on drugs to recover while ensuring our drug laws are enforced. In relation to drug testing at events, chief constables are responsible for operational decisions in their local area and we are not standing in their way.</p><p>The National Policing Lead for Drugs provided updated advice in the summer to all Chief Constables to make them aware of matters that they should consider if working with event organisers who may wish to use drug testing services. He is currently considering this issue further in conjunction with forces and will produce further advice for police forces in the spring.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 19/12/2018 17:18:32 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1023164

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the report entitled Taxi and private hire vehicle licensing: recommendations for a safer and more robust system, published on gov.uk on 24 September 2018, what the timetable is for implementing the recommendations of that report.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	201151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>Ministers are considering the recommendations made by the Chair of the Task and Finish Group on Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing. A Government response will be issued in due course.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 18/12/2018 09:29:20 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1023166

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
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	Rare Diseases: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2018 to Question 188234 on Rare Diseases: Drugs, whether NICE can make a conditional recommendation for treatment for rare diseases that do not qualify for conditional recommendation through the cancer drugs fund.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	201214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence can make a conditional recommendation for treatment for rare diseases that do not qualify for conditional recommendation through the cancer drugs fund. For example, it has recommended the use of belimumab for the treatment of lupus subject to the conditions of a managed access agreement.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 19/12/2018 12:03:22 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

1023167

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
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	Rare Diseases: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his policy paper of 5 December 2018 entitled Voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing and access, whether NICE plans to review the suitability of its technology appraisal methods for rare disease treatments that do not qualify for the highly specialised technologies programme.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	201215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is not yet able to advise what will be included in the scope of the review of its technology appraisal methods. NICE will begin scoping the planned review in 2019/20 with the involvement of industry and other relevant stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 19/12/2018 12:04:06 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

1023177

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
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
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 effect on patients of the decommissioning of tier three and tier four weight management services by Clinical Commissioning Groups; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Eleanor Smith
uin	201217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p><strong></strong>The requested information is not held centrally. No assessment has been made of the effect on patients of clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) decommissioning tier 3 and tier 4 weight management services. CCGs have a statutory responsibility to commission services which meet the healthcare needs of their local population.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 200573 200574 200575 200682 question first answered 18/12/2018 17:11:57 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4609 label Biography information for Eleanor Smith

1023179

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to table the increased affordability of alcohol.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	201157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>The price of alcoholic drinks is a matter for businesses and consumers. However policies such as alcohol duty can have an impact, for example to address the issue of overconsumption of cheaper so-called “white cider” the government is legislating in the current Finance Bill for a new, higher, rate of duty.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury keeps all taxes, including alcohol duty, under review.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 19/12/2018 13:33:31 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1023182

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
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	Hospices: Pay
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 effect of the NHS pay award on the (a) retention of staff and (b) number of staff being employed at hospices; and if will he make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	201089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>No assessment has been made. The National Health Service pay award is based on changes to the Agenda for Change (AfC) contract. Where hospice staff are not employed on an AfC contract remuneration levels are a matter for the hospice concerned. Some hospices have local agreements to match the NHS pay award however this is matter for individual decision.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 19/12/2018 12:04:59 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1023183

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
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	Suicide
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 have died as a result of suicide while waiting for an appointment after referral by their GP to a relevant medical professional in each year since 2014.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	201102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not centrally held.</p><p> </p><p>Suicide prevention is a priority for this Government. We are implementing the first access and waiting times for mental health. The National Health Service is meeting these first standards, and introducing more – with waiting times for children and young people’s eating disorder services being introduced from this year.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 17/12/2018 14:52:42 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1023185

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
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	Maternity Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the recent report entitled Audit of Bereavement Care Provision in UK Neonatal Units 2018, published by Sands and Bliss, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of bereavement care provision in neonatal units.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	201219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>NHS England is currently undertaking a review of its specialised neonatal services in order to improve quality of care and ensure there is sufficient capacity for the future. It will consider the National Bereavement Care Pathway (NBCP), referenced in the ‘Audit of Bereavement Care Provision in UK Neonatal Units 2018’, which sets out a comprehensive framework for bereavement support across five stages of pregnancy and baby loss, including neonatal death.</p><p> </p><p>All bereaved parents, following baby loss, should be offered the same high standard of care and support in an appropriate environment. That is why the Government recently announced over £100,000 of funding for Sands, the Stillbirth and Neonatal Death charity, to continue the roll-out of the NBCP for 2018/19. This builds upon £50,000 of start-up funding and is in response to the great strides the project is making.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the Toolkit for High Quality Neonatal Services sets out requirements that all staff have bereavement training; that each unit has a bereavement lead; and that parents are given written information about bereavement services where relevant. Additionally, the British Association of Perinatal Medicine Service Standards require that parents whose baby or babies are receiving care in a neonatal intensive care unit should have access to a trained counsellor from the time their baby is admitted.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 18/12/2018 14:34:27 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft