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168664

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date	08/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many abortions were refused on the grounds on coercion in the last year for which records are available.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	217766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department does <ins class="ministerial">not </ins>hold this information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We take the issue of coercion seriously and staff working in abortion clinics are experienced and highly skilled in discussing sensitive issues with women and identifying whether there is any coercion or other risks to the woman.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Women who present for an abortion will always have the opportunity to speak to a health professional on their own at some point during the consultation. Pathways should be in place to refer women to specialised services if coercion is identified.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 15/12/2014 16:55:05 question first ministerially corrected 15/12/2014 17:10:17 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison previous answer version 33589 answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

168665

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Congenital Abnormalities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's most recent policy framework is concerning the entitlement of women undergoing screening and diagnosis testing for foetal anomaly during pregnancy to full and informed consent, to proper support in the event of a positive result, and to their right to refuse screening or testing if they so wish.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	217767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme (FASP) recommends that screening is offered to all pregnant women in England to assess the risk of the baby being born with Down’s syndrome or a number of fetal anomalies (structural abnormalities with how the fetus has developed).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Where a screening test result suggests there is a higher risk of a baby being born with Down’s syndrome, or a structural fetal anomaly is suspected, a further discussion with an experienced and knowledgeable health professional is recommended to discuss the offer of diagnostic testing. When the woman wishes to take up diagnostic testing, either a chorionic villus sampling or an amniocentesis (dependant on the gestation of the pregnancy) will be performed. Where a fetal abnormality is confirmed following diagnostic testing, the programme recommends referral to an appropriate health professional for further discussion regarding the options for pregnancy management.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>FASP aims to ensure that there is equal access to uniform and quality-assured screening across England and that women are provided with high quality information so they can make an informed choice about their screening options and pregnancy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK National Screening Committee and FASP produce a number of leaflets and resources for both women and health professionals that clearly explain the screening options available and support the opportunity for women to make an informed choice as to whether to accept or decline the screening offered.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 15/12/2014 17:07:22 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

64055

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dementia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make available additional funding to improve care for people with dementia.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	202449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p>Improving dementia care is a priority for the Government, and the Prime Minister. On the 28 February, my Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health announced his ambition for improving dementia care and support for people with dementia, their family and carers.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has identified around £90 million annually that is available nationally to the National Health Service to support timely diagnosis of dementia and to ensure that by 2015, two-thirds of people with dementia have a diagnosis and receive appropriate support following diagnosis.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has committed to double funding for research for dementia by 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has also provided major funding to improve dementia care for the following:</p><p> </p><p>- Dementia Friends programme, £2.4 million funded by Cabinet Office and the Department;</p><p>- Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) £54 million in April 2012 and £108 million in April 2013;</p><p>- Dementia Friendly Environments Capital Fund £50 million, October 2012;</p><p>- Dementia Awareness Campaign £3.2 million, September 2012;</p><p>- Dementia Workforce Development Fund for Social Care Staff (administered by Skills for Care) £2.4 million July 2012. In addition to this we have funded further Workforce Projects to the value of £1,640,000 since 2012-13 (£540,000 in 2012-13, £700,000 in 2013-14 and £400,000 planned for 2014-15);</p><p>- Breakthrough Innovation Challenge Prize £1 million announced, June 2012; and</p><p>- Social Services support to Memory Services £10 million, September 2011.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 02/07/2014 15:50:49 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

50619

registered interest
date	12/05/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Older People
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 tackle the impact of loneliness on the quality of life of elderly people.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	198384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>The Department is working with a number of organisations including the Campaign to End Loneliness and the Royal Voluntary Service to promote ways to tackle loneliness and the Silverline who provide a helpline offering support to older people.</p><p>A measure of social isolation will be published this year as part of the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework to raise visibility and to support local authorities to address the issue of social isolation in their local communities. This measure will be shared with the Public Health Outcomes Framework.</p><p>We are reforming social care and the Care Bill places more emphasis on prevention – preventing, reducing and delaying crisis, tackling loneliness and isolation is a key part of prevention.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

50620

registered interest
date	12/05/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to improve the early intervention in and treatment for rheumatoid arthritis.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	198399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>Through the Mandate we have asked NHS England to make measurable progress towards making our health service among the best in Europe at supporting people with ongoing health problems, such as rheumatoid arthritis, to live healthily and independently, with much better control over the care they receive.</p><p> </p><p>In 2009, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published clinical guidance on the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in adults, which set outs best practice on the diagnosis, care, treatment and support of patients. The guidance makes clear the importance of early diagnosis and is explicit that</p><p>suspected cases should be referred as an urgent priority for specialist assessment and that early initiation of treatment can prevent irreversible damage to joints.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, information on the diagnosis and treatment of RA can also be accessed via the NICE Clinical Knowledge summaries website at:</p><p> </p><p>http://cks.nice.org.uk/rheumatoid-arthritis</p><p> </p><p>More general information for the public can be found on the NHS Choices website at:</p><p> </p><p>www.nhs.uk/conditions/rheumatoid-arthritis</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

50621

registered interest
date	12/05/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding his Department has made available in Lancashire to improve the early diagnosis of breast cancer.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	198388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p><em>Improving Outcomes: A Strategy for Cancer</em>, published in January 2011, committed over £450 million over the four years up to 2014/15 to achieve earlier diagnosis of cancer. The earlier diagnosis money also included central funding for Be Clear on Cancer campaigns.</p><p> </p><p>The Department provided £2.5 million in 2010/11 to support 18 local awareness campaigns, including seven intended to raise awareness of breast cancer in women over 70. Lancashire and South Cumbria Cancer Network area was one of the pilot areas. In 2014, we funded a national campaign on breast cancer in women over 70 at a cost of around £2.2 million.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

48591

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
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 in Lancashire to help provide greater care for people with dementia.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	196506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>Improving the quality of care for people with dementia and their carers is a priority for this Government and we continue to support the National Health Service, who make decisions locally on spending on dementia care.</p><p> </p><p>In 2010-11, £90 million was made available nationally for dementia to the NHS through central allocations to support timely diagnosis of the condition and to ensure that by 2015, two-thirds of people with dementia have a diagnosis and receive appropriate support following diagnosis.</p><p> </p><p>NHS organisations in Lancashire also received capital funding from the Department through a programme to improve environments of care for people with dementia. In 2013-14, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust received £950,000 and Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust received £1,014,288.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 196511 question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

48593

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding has been made available in Lancashire to help diagnose the early onset of dementia since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	196511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>Improving the quality of care for people with dementia and their carers is a priority for this Government and we continue to support the National Health Service, who make decisions locally on spending on dementia care.</p><p> </p><p>In 2010-11, £90 million was made available nationally for dementia to the NHS through central allocations to support timely diagnosis of the condition and to ensure that by 2015, two-thirds of people with dementia have a diagnosis and receive appropriate support following diagnosis.</p><p> </p><p>NHS organisations in Lancashire also received capital funding from the Department through a programme to improve environments of care for people with dementia. In 2013-14, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust received £950,000 and Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust received £1,014,288.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 196506 question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies