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1150840

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
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	Human Papillomavirus: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in Northern Ireland on the introduction of HPV Primary Screening in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has not had any direct discussion with the Department of Health in Northern Ireland on the introduction of human papillomavirus (HPV) primary screening in this jurisdiction.</p><p>The Northern Ireland Screening Committee has agreed a programme of work to be led by the Northern Ireland Public Health Agency during 2019/20 to inform the development of a policy paper on introducing HPV testing in Northern Ireland cervical screening for consideration by the Department of Health in Northern Ireland in 2020.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 2729 question first answered 28/10/2019 15:52:12 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1150841

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
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	Human Papillomavirus: Northern Ireland
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 has he made of the potential merits of the introduction of HPV primary screening in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has not had any direct discussion with the Department of Health in Northern Ireland on the introduction of human papillomavirus (HPV) primary screening in this jurisdiction.</p><p>The Northern Ireland Screening Committee has agreed a programme of work to be led by the Northern Ireland Public Health Agency during 2019/20 to inform the development of a policy paper on introducing HPV testing in Northern Ireland cervical screening for consideration by the Department of Health in Northern Ireland in 2020.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 2728 question first answered 28/10/2019 15:52:12 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1150846

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
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	Measles: Disease Control
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 reinstate the UK's World Health Organisation measles-free status.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>As a first step toward the World Health Organization reinstating the United Kingdom’s measles-free status, Public Health England (PHE) re-convened a multi-stakeholder measles and rubella elimination group, including NHS England, to develop a UK-wide strategy. The purpose of the strategy is to renew stakeholders’ commitment to elimination and re-focus efforts to ensure this will be sustained in the medium- and long-term. A multi-agency implementation board is taking forward the actions of the strategy working with key national and local stakeholders.</p><p>NHS England and General Practitioners Committee England also agreed the introduction of a new measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) catch-up programme for 10 and 11-year olds who have not received a completed course of vaccines via the routine immunisation programme.</p><p>In addition, NHS England is running a catch-up programme for those who missed out on MMR vaccination at the scheduled time to get vaccinated. PHE is also running the Value of Vaccines campaign to help share messages and information on vaccination at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://campaignresources.phe.gov.uk/resources/campaigns/94-value-of-vaccines/overview" target="_blank">https://campaignresources.phe.gov.uk/resources/campaigns/94-value-of-vaccines/overview</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 29/10/2019 12:40:53 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1150847

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
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	Vaccination: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of childhood vaccination rates.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>Public Health England monitors trends in the level of childhood vaccination rates.</p><p>Although vaccination rates remain high, England has seen a small decline in coverage since 2013. The most recent figures, published in September 2019, show vaccine coverage increased slightly or remained the same compared to the last quarter for all vaccines, with the exception of flu vaccine uptake, when measured in children aged one, two and five years old. This data can be viewed at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cover-of-vaccination-evaluated-rapidly-cover-programme-2019-to-2020-quarterly-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cover-of-vaccination-evaluated-rapidly-cover-programme-2019-to-2020-quarterly-data</a></p><p>Yearly flu childhood vaccination rates can be viewed at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/839350/Surveillance_of_influenza_and_other_respiratory_viruses_in_the_UK_2018_to_2019-FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/839350/Surveillance_of_influenza_and_other_respiratory_viruses_in_the_UK_2018_to_2019-FINAL.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 29/10/2019 12:35:54 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1150848

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
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	Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination
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 he has made on extending the HPV vaccine to boys.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>We extended the human papillomavirus vaccination programme to adolescent boys in year 8 from September 2019 and this is currently being rolled out across the country for the 2019-20 academic year.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 28/10/2019 15:46:38 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1150849

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
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	Vaccination
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 levels of access to health services on vaccination rates.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>England has high coverage for most vaccines, with uptake levels for many vaccinations above 90%, but there has been a slow but steady decline in uptake over the past si years, which the Department and partners are working to address.</p><p>The factors that affect uptake of vaccinations are complex and vary over time and by locality. Public Health England, public health organisations and researchers have worked to understand the relative impact of factors that are believed to affect uptake rates at a local level. The issue of access to vaccines features in the National Audit Office investigation into pre-school vaccines report, published on 25 October 2019, and in the Royal Society for Public Health report “Moving the Needle” published in January 2019. Both reports highlight improving access as a key issue for increasing uptake of vaccinations.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 29/10/2019 12:35:15 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1150893

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
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: Health 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 his Department is taking to improve the (a) diagnosis, (b) treatment and (c) support provided to people with secondary breast cancer.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	2689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>In September 2019 we announced funding of £200 million for new equipment to drive earlier diagnosis of cancer and improve survival. More than 300 diagnostic machines will be funded across the country, replacing outdated MRI machines, CT scans and breast screening equipment with cutting edge technology.</p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan sets a clear ambition that where appropriate ever person diagnosed with cancer should have access to personalised care by 2021. Personalised care is made up of four interventions that used to be referred to as the Support Package:</p><p>- Personalised care and support planning based on holistic needs assessments;</p><p>- End of treatment summaries;</p><p>- Health and wellbeing information and support; and</p><p>- A Cancer Care Review with their general practitioner.</p><p>The NHS Cancer Programme aims to improve access to cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) for all cancer patients when they need it, including those with secondary breast cancer. The NHS Long Term Plan commitment is that all patients, including those with secondary cancers, will have access to the right expertise and support, including a CNS or other support worker by 2021.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 28/10/2019 15:45:53 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1150894

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
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	Cancer: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the forthcoming NHS people plan will include a fully costed plan for increasing the cancer workforce.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	2759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>The interim NHS People Plan was published on 3 June 2019 and sets out the type of workforce, and future staff and leadership culture the National Health Service will need to develop, to ensure the successful delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan.</p><p> </p><p>The final NHS People Plan will be informed by the Cancer Workforce Plan for England, published in December 2017 by Health Education England. This set out plans to expand capacity and skills in the cancer workforce, including targeting additional training support for seven priority professions such as clinical radiology, histopathology, oncology and diagnostic and therapeutic radiography. Since 2017 there has been a net increase of 833 full time equivalent staff across the seven priority professions.</p><p> </p><p>The full NHS People Plan will be published in the next few months and will set out a clear framework for collective action on workforce priorities over the next five years.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 29/10/2019 12:38:11 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1150924

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Islam
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 staff in his Department reported their religion as Islam in the latest period for which figures are available; what the reported ethnicity of those staff was; and how many of those staff were employed at each grade.
tabling member constituency	Bradford West
tabling member printed	Naz Shah
uin	2777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>As part of our commitment to achieving a workforce representative of the society we serve and providing equality of opportunity, we monitor representation of all protected characteristics across the department. Providing diversity information relies on employees voluntarily completing their diversity information on our electronic Human Resources system and we continue to encourage staff to complete their self-declaration.</p><p>The declaration rate for faith and belief within the Department is 58%, which is 937 members of Departmental staff as of 23 October 2019 and therefore, it should be noted that the information provided below refers only to staff who have completed their self-declaration. This information refers only to Departmental staff and does not include staff from our executive agencies or arm’s length bodies.</p><p>The number of Departmental staff who have declared their faith and belief as Muslim, which we have grouped into grades to ensure that we do not disclose personally identifiable information, are:</p><p>- Administrative Officer – Grade 7 – 37; and</p><p>- Senior Civil Servant – less than five.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 29/10/2019 17:28:55 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4409 label Biography information for Naz Shah

1150964

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
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	Catheters: Research
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 Answer of 7 October 2019 to Question 291565, whether all catheters used in the proposed Multicath clinical trial comparing single use and reuse of catheters will be CE marked as appropriate specifically for that single or multiple use.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	2804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>Applications to the National Institute for Health Research Programme Grants for Applied Research programme are not published. Further information about the trial can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.southampton.ac.uk/multicath/index.page" target="_blank">https://www.southampton.ac.uk/multicath/index.page</a></p><p>The Heath Research Authority (HRA) does not routinely publish applications for ethical approval or the minutes from Research Ethics Committee meetings, as they are commercially sensitive. A summary of the study is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.hra.nhs.uk/planning-and-improving-research/application-summaries/research-summaries/multicath/" target="_blank">https://www.hra.nhs.uk/planning-and-improving-research/application-summaries/research-summaries/multicath/</a></p><p>The Cliny intermittent catheter was identified as suitable for use in the trial. This catheter is CE-marked for re-use over 28 days provided a cleaning process is followed between uses.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 2805 question first answered 29/10/2019 17:28:12 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper