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447240

registered interest
date	25/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS of alcohol misuse in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
uin	23895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>Figures of the cost to the National Health Service of alcohol misuse for each of the past five years is not available. The most recent estimate from 2014 is that alcohol costs the NHS around £3.5 billion per annum(1), just under half of which is due to alcohol related inpatient admissions to hospital.</p><p><br></p><p>(1)<em>Source: </em>“Alcohol and drugs prevention, treatment and recovery: why invest?”, Public Health England, <a href="http://www.nta.nhs.uk/uploads/why-invest-2014-alcohol-and-drugs.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.nta.nhs.uk/uploads/why-invest-2014-alcohol-and-drugs.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 28/01/2016 16:16:04 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

447241

registered interest
date	25/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Consumption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect on public health of rising levels of alcohol consumption in England.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
uin	23896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>There has been a reduction in overall consumption in recent years which is welcome, but there is no room for complacency. Harms such as liver disease remain much too high.</p><br /><p>To help people understand how to keep health risks from alcohol consumption low, the United Kingdom Chief Medical Officers published new low risk alcohol guidelines on 8 January 2016.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 28/01/2016 16:08:49 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

447242

registered interest
date	25/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer Drugs Fund
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 17 December 2015 to Question 20039, on cancer drugs, if he will place in the Library a copy of the draft impact assessment for NHS England's consultation on proposals for a new Cancer Drugs Fund; for what reasons NHS England has not published the draft impact assessment alongside its consultation on those proposals; what guidance his officials have given on whether draft impact assessments should accompany NHS England consultations; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
uin	23840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>NHS England has advised that it will not complete its assessment of the impact of the proposals on the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) until the outcomes from the current consultation on the future of the CDF are known. The formal consultation, as well as the wider engagement activity in progress, will be critical in helping to understand the potential impacts of the proposed changes.</p><br /><p>The Better Regulation requirements, including the preparation of impact assessments, apply to the regulation of business. Where an impact assessment is required to accompany an NHS England consultation, the Department and NHS England work closely to prepare this.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 28/01/2016 15:46:29 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

447246

registered interest
date	25/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Medical Examiners: Death Certificates
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 26 October 2015 to Question 12819, what progress he has made on introducing independent medical examiners to the death certification process.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	23901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>We remain committed to the principle of medical examiners and will be setting out further information in due course.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 28/01/2016 16:03:24 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

447247

registered interest
date	25/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Prime Minister's press release, Prime Minister pledges a revolution in mental health treatment, published on 11 January 2016, whether the liaison psychiatry services in A&E departments funded by the announced £247 million will be expected to meet the standards of the Core Liaison Psychiatry services model as set out in guidance for commissioners of liaison mental health services to acute hospitals, published by the Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health in February 2013.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	23898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>As announced by the Prime Minister on 11 January, NHS England will invest £247 million over the next five years to develop acute hospital liaison mental health services so that services in at least half of England's acute hospitals are delivered in line with the 'Core 24' standard, as set out by the NHS South West Strategic Clinical Network. This standard describes services that are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and can be found at the following link:</p><br /><p><a href="http://mentalhealthpartnerships.com/resource/model-service-specifications-for-liaison-psychiatry-services/" target="_blank">http://mentalhealthpartnerships.com/resource/model-service-specifications-for-liaison-psychiatry-services/</a></p><br /><p>In 2015/16, NHS England asked all clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to put in place service development and improvement plans for liaison mental health services in acute hospitals, and supported this with £30 million pump prime funding which set out the ambition to move services towards a ‘Core 24’ service standard.</p><br /><p>NHS England continues to work closely with the Royal College of Psychiatrists and other stakeholders as this programme progresses.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/01/2016 11:45:10 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

447248

registered interest
date	25/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to support the implementation of the UK Chief Medical Officer's proposed new alcohol guidelines, published in January 2016.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
uin	23897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>The guidelines are currently out for consultation. They are available at:</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/health-risks-from-alcohol-new-guidelines" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/health-risks-from-alcohol-new-guidelines</a></p><br /><p>We will consider any next steps once we have feedback from the public on the guidelines.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 28/01/2016 17:02:24 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

447392

registered interest
date	25/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Transgender People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken to implement the recommendation of Professor Steve Field in his report on how the NHS treats transgender people.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	24054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>Specialised gender identity services are directly commissioned by NHS England.</p><p>NHS England has considered the outcomes of the listening exercise conducted by Professor Field and has put in place a significant programme of work to improve healthcare services for transgender and non-binary people. A dedicated task group has been established to provide leadership and coordination of NHS England’s work to improve transgender and non-binary people’s experience of the National Health Service, and NHS England holds a Transgender Network event twice a year. Regular updates on NHS England’s work to improve gender identity services are given on NHS England’s website by the Regional Director of Specialised Commissioning (London) who chairs the task group.</p><br /><p>A Clinical Reference Group for Gender Identity Services has been established, comprising professional and lay experts. This group makes recommendations to NHS England on clinical matters. Issues around the standardisation of pathways across gender identity services and clinical protocols are being considered as part of the current work to develop a service specification that, it is proposed, will describe how NHS England will commission these services in the future. The process for developing a proposed service specification has included a period of public consultation.</p><br /> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 23936 23937 question first answered 28/01/2016 11:28:31 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

447393

registered interest
date	25/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Self-Harm: Children
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 January 2016 to Question 22945, what steps he plans to take to tackle the increase in the number of people under 18 who have been admitted to hospital as a result of self-harm since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	24077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to delivering the transformation of children and young people’s mental health as outlined in <em>Future in Mind. </em>Local Transformation Plans, which NHS England has now assured, and the £30 million that was released in December 2015 for clinical commissioning groups to deliver their improved local offer, which must cover the whole spectrum of services for children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing, including prevention, early intervention and access as well as support for those who self-harm.</p><br /><p>In the Autumn Statement 2014 increased funding of £150 million over the course of this Parliament was announced to improve eating disorder services for children and young people with mental health problems in England, and any capacity freed up through this investment is to be redeployed to improve services for both crisis and people who self-harm.</p><br /><p>In relation to the increase of young people who have been admitted to hospital as a result of self-harm it is important to note that revised guidance was issued by the Health and Social Care Information Centre to National Health Service trusts to clarify the use of reporting codes from 1 April 2013, which may account for some of the increase in figures from that point onwards.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/01/2016 11:39:28 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

447395

registered interest
date	25/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Illness: Discrimination
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 15 December 2015 to Question 19556, on mental illness: discrimination, if he will provide (a) an update on the discussions with Time to Change, and its other funding partners, about the next phase of the programme and (b) the dates these discussions took place.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	24078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>Departmental officials have regular discussions with colleagues at the Time to Change programme and its funders to monitor progress with the programme and to manage the grant funding that is provided to Time to Change from the Department and other funders. We are currently discussing the next phase of the programme.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/01/2016 11:41:45 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

447396

registered interest
date	25/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the Access to Medical Treatments (Innovation) Bill on reducing the length of time it takes to bring a new drug to market.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	23994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>The purpose of the Access to Medical Treatments (Innovation) Bill is to promote access to innovative medical treatments. It is not specifically designed to reduce the length of time it takes to bring a new drug to market. To which end work is being done in parallel, notably through the Accelerated Access Review, which explores options to speed up access to innovative drugs, devices and diagnostics for National Health Service patients. Sir Hugh Taylor, the independent chair of the review will make his recommendations in the spring.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 28/01/2016 16:12:14 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders