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759123

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date	11/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cataracts: Surgery
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adverse consequences for patients of restricting the use of blue-light filtering intraocular lenses, as laid out in the NICE draft guideline Cataracts in adults: management.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government has made no such assessment. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has not yet issued its final clinical guideline on the management of cataracts and it would not be appropriate to pre-empt its final recommendations. NICE recently consulted on the draft clinical guideline and will take the comments it received in response to the consultation fully into account in developing its final guidance, due for publication in October 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 20/09/2017 13:30:19 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

759124

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cataracts: Surgery
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the exceptional circumstances that led to the addition of a review question on blue-light filtering intraocular lenses in the final scope of the NICE guideline Cataracts in adults: management.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has advised that there were no exceptional circumstances that led to the addition of a review question on blue-light filtering intraocular lenses in the development of its guideline on the management of cataracts. The draft review questions in the scope for the guideline referred to various aspects of lens design and, during the NICE Guideline Committee’s work on this area, the question relating to blue-light filtering intraocular lenses was added and subsequently signed off through all the normal processes. This is consistent with the normal way in which questions are refined by committees during guidance development.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 20/09/2017 13:37:43 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

759125

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cataracts: Surgery
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what investigation they have conducted into evidence reporting lower incidence of age-related macular degeneration in patients with blue-light filtering intraocular lenses; and what account was taken of that evidence in the preparation of the NICE draft guideline Cataracts in adults: management.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government has not conducted any such investigation. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for developing authoritative, evidence-based guidance for the National Health Service. NICE will consider all the evidence fully in developing its final guidance on the management of cataracts due for publication in October 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 20/09/2017 13:24:10 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

759134

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Oral Tobacco
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish (1) the assessments, and (2) the correspondence, held by Public Health England regarding the toxicology of the smoking substitute snus, including any communication with government scientists.
tabling member printed	Viscount Ridley
uin	HL1503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>There are no current plans to publish any assessments or correspondence on the toxicology of snus.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 20/09/2017 13:22:02 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4272 label Biography information for Viscount Ridley

759340

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many detentions there were under the Mental Health Act 1983 by each section of that Act in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	10013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the following table. The Department of Health, with the Home Office, has led the Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat, which brings together both nationally, and in each locality in England, the services and agencies involved in the care and support of people in crisis. These partnerships have worked to reduce the use of police cells for detentions under section 136 of the Mental Health Act. In 2011/12 there were 8,667 such detentions, by 2015-16 this had been reduced by over 80 per cent., to 1,764 detentions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Detentions under The Mental Health Act 1983 by legal status 2010/11 to 2015/16</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p>All providers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All detentions</p></td><td><p>46,348</p></td><td><p>48,631</p></td><td><p>50,408</p></td><td><p>53,176</p></td><td><p>58,399</p></td><td><p>63,622</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Detentions on admission to hospital</p></td><td><p>29,557</p></td><td><p>30,900</p></td><td><p>32,224</p></td><td><p>34,806</p></td><td><p>37,709</p></td><td><p>40,785</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Detentions under Part II of the Mental Health Act</p></td><td><p>27,337</p></td><td><p>28,632</p></td><td><p>30,253</p></td><td><p>32,781</p></td><td><p>35,444</p></td><td><p>38,873</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Section 2</p></td><td><p>19,163</p></td><td><p>20,931</p></td><td><p>22,477</p></td><td><p>25,300</p></td><td><p>27,754</p></td><td><p>30,627</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Section 3</p></td><td><p>8,174</p></td><td><p>7,701</p></td><td><p>7,776</p></td><td><p>7,481</p></td><td><p>7,690</p></td><td><p>8,246</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Detentions under Part III of the Mental Health Act</p></td><td><p>2,138</p></td><td><p>2,130</p></td><td><p>1,788</p></td><td><p>1,847</p></td><td><p>1,930</p></td><td><p>1,696</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>37 (with S41 restrictions)</p></td><td><p>508</p></td><td><p>522</p></td><td><p>435</p></td><td><p>448</p></td><td><p>486</p></td><td><p>415</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>37 (without S41 restrictions)</p></td><td><p>493</p></td><td><p>459</p></td><td><p>326</p></td><td><p>315</p></td><td><p>307</p></td><td><p>223</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>45A</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>47 (with S49 restrictions)</p></td><td><p>430</p></td><td><p>427</p></td><td><p>404</p></td><td><p>414</p></td><td><p>429</p></td><td><p>385</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>47 (without S49 restrictions)</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>48 (with S49 restrictions)</p></td><td><p>403</p></td><td><p>398</p></td><td><p>371</p></td><td><p>394</p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p>465</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>48 (without S49 restrictions)</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other sections - 38, 44 and 46</p></td><td><p>152</p></td><td><p>143</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Under previous legislation (Fifth Schedule) and other Acts</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>183</p></td><td><p>178</p></td><td><p>335</p></td><td><p>216</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Detentions subsequent to admission</p></td><td><p>13,397</p></td><td><p>13,680</p></td><td><p>14,249</p></td><td><p>14,087</p></td><td><p>16,078</p></td><td><p>17,181</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Informal to 2</p></td><td><p>3,347</p></td><td><p>3,398</p></td><td><p>3,974</p></td><td><p>4,097</p></td><td><p>5,079</p></td><td><p>5,678</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Informal to 3</p></td><td><p>4,199</p></td><td><p>4,114</p></td><td><p>3,895</p></td><td><p>3,483</p></td><td><p>4,077</p></td><td><p>4,303</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5(2) to 2</p></td><td><p>2,973</p></td><td><p>3,264</p></td><td><p>3,601</p></td><td><p>3,707</p></td><td><p>4,015</p></td><td><p>4,121</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5(2) to 3</p></td><td><p>2,309</p></td><td><p>2,437</p></td><td><p>2,361</p></td><td><p>2,414</p></td><td><p>2,489</p></td><td><p>2,631</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5(4) to 2</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5(4) to 3</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4 to 2</p></td><td><p>401</p></td><td><p>344</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>277</p></td><td><p>331</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4 to 3</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Detentions following use of Section 136</p></td><td><p>2,376</p></td><td><p>2,582</p></td><td><p>2,426</p></td><td><p>2,882</p></td><td><p>3,185</p></td><td><p>4,099</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>136 to 2</p></td><td><p>1,948</p></td><td><p>2,142</p></td><td><p>2,135</p></td><td><p>2,587</p></td><td><p>2,882</p></td><td><p>3,660</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>136 to 3</p></td><td><p>428</p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p>291</p></td><td><p>295</p></td><td><p>303</p></td><td><p>439</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Detentions following revocation of Community Treatment orders</p></td><td><p>1,018</p></td><td><p>1,469</p></td><td><p>1,509</p></td><td><p>1,401</p></td><td><p>1,427</p></td><td><p>1,557</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>The 'all detentions' figure excludes:</p><p>Short term detention orders under Sections 4, 5(2) &amp; 5(4) or 135 &amp; 136;</p><p>Detentions following the use of Section 135 (the KP90 form does not collect changes from Section 135 to 2, or Section 135 to 3); and</p><p>Detentions following recalls from conditional discharge (these are out of scope of the current KP90 collection).</p><p> </p><p>Section 136 uses in police custody suites (the KP90 collection is from healthcare providers only).</p><p> </p><p>Source: KP90 - NHS Digital</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 19/09/2017 09:52:12 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

759341

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many formal complaints (a) mental health services and (b) the NHS received in 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	10016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The total number of complaints in respect of National Health Service mental health services for 2016/17 is 14,106.</p><p> </p><p>The total written complaints in 2016/17 that the NHS received was 208,400.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 18/09/2017 11:19:20 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

759342

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Joint Replacements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) knee, (b) hip and (c) shoulder replacements have been undertaken by the NHS in each of the last five years; and how many people aged (i) 30 to 40, (ii) 41 to 50, (iii) 51 and 60 and (iv) over 60 had such replacements.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	10007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>A count of finished consultant episodes (FCEs)<sup>1</sup> with a main or secondary procedure<sup>2</sup> for 'joint replacement surgery'<sup>3</sup> which includes shoulder, hip and knee<sup>4</sup> in total and for selected age groups in England from 2011/12 to 2015/16<sup>5</sup> is provided in the tables below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p>Knee replacements</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>30-40 years</p></td><td><p>41-50 years</p></td><td><p>51-60 years</p></td><td><p>Over 60 years</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>83,312</p></td><td><p>263</p></td><td><p>2,713</p></td><td><p>12,155</p></td><td><p>68,089</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>82,976</p></td><td><p>271</p></td><td><p>2,838</p></td><td><p>12,558</p></td><td><p>67,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>85,934</p></td><td><p>237</p></td><td><p>2,894</p></td><td><p>13,199</p></td><td><p>69,493</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>91,542</p></td><td><p>228</p></td><td><p>2,964</p></td><td><p>14,076</p></td><td><p>74,148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>92,735</p></td><td><p>229</p></td><td><p>2,964</p></td><td><p>14,157</p></td><td><p>75,272</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p>Hip replacements</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>30-40 years</p></td><td><p>41-50 years</p></td><td><p>51-60 years</p></td><td><p>Over 60 years</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>104,434</p></td><td><p>1,126</p></td><td><p>3,895</p></td><td><p>11,245</p></td><td><p>87,683</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>105,499</p></td><td><p>1,145</p></td><td><p>4,239</p></td><td><p>11,369</p></td><td><p>88,249</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>110,635</p></td><td><p>1,099</p></td><td><p>4,228</p></td><td><p>12,113</p></td><td><p>92,686</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>113,111</p></td><td><p>1,157</p></td><td><p>4,386</p></td><td><p>12,796</p></td><td><p>94,227</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>112,625</p></td><td><p>1,075</p></td><td><p>4,339</p></td><td><p>12,669</p></td><td><p>94,010</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Year</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>Shoulder replacements</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>30-40 years</p></td><td><p>41-50 years</p></td><td><p>51-60 years</p></td><td><p>Over 60 years</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>5,852</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>222</p></td><td><p>518</p></td><td><p>5,010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>6,210</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>216</p></td><td><p>624</p></td><td><p>5,281</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>6,827</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>219</p></td><td><p>676</p></td><td><p>5,809</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>7,174</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>617</p></td><td><p>6,252</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>7,343</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>229</p></td><td><p>687</p></td><td><p>6,326</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p><sup>1 </sup>A FCE is a continuous period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FCEs are counted against the year in which they end. Figures do not represent the number of different patients, as a person may have more than one episode of care within the same stay in hospital or in different stays in the same year.</p><p><sup>2 </sup>The number of episodes where the procedure (or intervention) was recorded in any of the 24 (12 from 2002-03 to 2006-07 and 4 prior to 2002-03) procedure fields in a HES record. A record is only included once in each count, even if the procedure is recorded in more than one procedure field of the record. It should be noted that more procedures are carried out than episodes with a main or secondary procedure. For example, patients undergoing a ‘cataract operation’ would tend to have at least two procedures – removal of the faulty lens and the fitting of a new one – counted in a single episode.</p><p><sup>3 </sup>Included in the codes are for both partial and total joint replacements as well as conversion and revision codes. The ‘Conversion to’ codes provided in this resolution (e.g. W40.2) are assigned when the procedure has converted to the specified type of joint replacement from a different type of joint replacement. Examples could include conversion to a cemented total shoulder replacement following previous partial shoulder replacement or conversion to a total shoulder replacement following a previous uncemented shoulder replacement. This principle would apply to all ‘Conversion to’ prosthetic joint procedures provided. The ‘Conversion to’ codes could be considered ‘revisions’ in clinical terms, and you may wish to include these codes in your data search.</p><p><sup>4 </sup>A range of OPCS codes covering knee replacements, hemiarthroplasty knees, unicomparmental knee replacements, hip replacements, hemiarthroplasty hips, shoulder replacements and hemiarthroplasty shoulder have been included.</p><p><sup>5 </sup>HES figures are available from 1989-90 onwards. Changes to the figures over time need to be interpreted in the context of improvements in data quality and coverage (particularly in earlier years), improvements in coverage of independent sector activity (particularly from 2006-07) and changes in National Health Service practice. For example, apparent reductions in activity may be due to a number of procedures which may now be undertaken in outpatient settings and so no longer include in admitted patient HES data. Conversely, apparent increases in activity may be due to improved recording of diagnosis or procedure information. It should be noted that HES include activity ending in the year in question and run from April to March, e.g. 2012-13 includes activity ending between 1 April 2012 and 31 March 2013.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 18/09/2017 13:01:41 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

759343

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to improve the (a) diagnosis, (b) early intervention and (c) treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and attention deficit disorder (i) in general and (ii) specifically for girls.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	9775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department has asked the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to update its clinical guideline on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The draft guideline, which was published for consultation on 6 September, provides evidence based recommendations on the diagnosis and management of ADHD in children, young people and adults.</p><p> </p><p>The draft guideline recognises that this condition is less likely to be diagnosed in girls and women or that they may be given an incorrect diagnosis as they are more likely to present with symptoms other than hyperactivity. The guideline advises practitioners to be alert in such circumstances to the possibility of ADHD.</p><p> </p><p>We expect clinical commissioning groups to take account of clinical guidelines published by NICE when commissioning services for their local populations. Whilst clinical guidelines are not mandatory, adherence to them will support improvements in the quality of care and services.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 19/09/2017 09:53:22 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

759344

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Department of Health: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many of his Department's staff had a pay increase (a) above, (b) at and (c) less than one per cent in each of the last three years for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	9761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The annual pay award for the delegated grades is subject to HM Treasury Civil Service Pay Guidance. The annual pay arrangements for the senior civil service are based on the outcomes of the Senior Salaries Review Body Report and the Government’s response to its recommendations. The arrangements are applied centrally by Cabinet Office. Both groups of staff are covered by the public sector pay policy of average annual awards of 1%. During the three years, the Department implemented pay awards for each group of staff as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Awards for delegated grades for each of the three years were based on 1% of the median salary in each pay grade. This had the effect of applying a slightly higher pay award to those whose salary was below the median compared to those whose salary was above the median, of their respective grade. Overall, an average award of 1% was applied to this group of staff, in each year.</p><p> </p><p>For each of the three years, pay awards for senior civil servants were based on an individual’s position in range, with the establishment of break points in each pay band. A higher award was applied to those whose salary was below the respective break point of their pay band. For years 2015/2016 and 2016/2017 a lower award was applied to those whose salary exceeded the break point. For 2017/2018 no award was applied to those whose salary exceeded the respective break point. Overall, an average award of 1% as applied to this group of staff, in each year.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 14/09/2017 10:54:49 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

759345

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure cancer waiting time targets are met.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	9750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The National Health Service is meeting six out of eight cancer waiting times standards (June 2017) including ensuring that 93% of patients are seen within two weeks of an urgent general practitioner referral and that 96% of patients receive their first treatment for cancer within 31 days of diagnosis. This is despite 970,000 more people being urgently referred in 2016/17 compared to 2009/10 - an increase of 108%.</p><p> </p><p>Achieving the 62-day cancer standard is a key objective in the Government’s Mandate to NHS England for 2017-18 and Next Steps on the NHS Five Year Forward View. NHS England and NHS Improvement are providing support and challenge to those trusts that need to improve their performance against this standard.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has confirmed £200 million of transformation funding to improve cancer services over the next two years. This includes encouraging local areas to find new and innovative ways to diagnose cancer earlier.</p><p> </p><p>Cancer survival rates are at a record high and the NHS has estimated 7,000 more people are surviving cancer after successful NHS cancer treatment compared to three years ago.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 14/09/2017 14:32:03 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin