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156793

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Drugs: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consultation with GPs he undertook when developing his position on the Off-patent Drugs Bill.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	215338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>In developing our response, we have taken advice from clinicians and officials at NHS England, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, and taken account of views expressed by other stakeholder organisations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 24/11/2014 17:36:53 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

156794

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Drugs: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS patients were prescribed off-patent drugs outside their licensed indications in (a) 2013, (b) 2012 and (c) 2011.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	215214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>It is not possible to determine if a drug is prescribed within its licensed indication as information on the condition for which a drug is prescribed by a clinician to his/her patient is not recorded.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 24/11/2014 17:40:37 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

99869

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
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 his future policy towards the National Cancer Peer Review programme is.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	211052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>NHS England is currently reviewing the National Cancer Peer Review programme with a view to considering how its success might be extended into other new areas of specialised commissioning. Regardless of the outcome of this review, cancer peer review will continue to play a critical part of any broader peer review programme that the NHS may look to introduce.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 23/10/2014 15:42:50 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

99875

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Dental Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations his Department has received on the General Dental Council's annual retention fee.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	211166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>Since 1 July 2014, the Department has received a number of representations regarding the General Dental Council’s (GDC) proposed increase to the annual retention fee. As at 22 October 2014, these representations included seven items of correspondence: one from the Chair of the GDC, one from the British Dental Association and five from Members of Parliament. The Department has received three related Parliamentary Questions and has responded to an e-petition opposing an increase in the GDC’s annual retention fee.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 3 September 2014, I met with the GDC where, amongst other things, concerns about the proposal fee rise were discussed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 23/10/2014 11:30:41 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

99876

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hearing Impairment: Babies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken in respect of paediatric audiology services which do not meet the standards set out in the quality assurance newborn hearing screening programme.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	211168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>Between September 2012 and March 2013 the NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP) provided each individual hearing screening programme with an individual detailed quality assurance (QA) report and action plan. These QA reports are available directly from the screening programmes or via the NHSP website at</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://hearing.screening.nhs.uk/qualityassurance" target="_blank">http://hearing.screening.nhs.uk/qualityassurance</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is up to local NHS paediatric services as to how they implement these action plans.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 23/10/2014 15:34:21 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

99886

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hearing Impairment: Children
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 in respect of audiology services that have not been accredited to provide paediatric audiology services under the Improving Quality in Physiological Services programme.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	211192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>NHS England have stated that the Improving Quality in Physiological Services programme run jointly by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service and Royal College of Physicians is raising the profile of accreditation schemes for physiological diagnostic services. A mapping exercise is underway to identify those services which are accredited or working towards accreditation which is an integral improvement step on the pathway to full accreditation. To date, audiology services are making good progress towards accreditation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 23/10/2014 11:24:56 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

93837

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Plastic Surgery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that regulations regarding invasive cosmetic procedures provide the same level of protection as those concerning cosmetic surgery.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	210880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>On 24 April 2013, the independent <em>Review of the Regulation of Cosmetic Interventions</em>, chaired by Sir Bruce Keogh, was published. A copy has already been placed in the Library.</p><p> </p><p>The <em>Government Response to the Review of the Regulation of Cosmetic Interventions </em>was published on 13 February. A copy of the response has already been placed in the Library. We fully accept the principles of the Keogh review and the overwhelming majority of the recommendations. The response looks to protect the public through clear standards, better training and robust qualifications, and explores how far supervision from regulated professionals might support self-regulation of the sector.</p><p> </p><p>Officials are working with key delivery partners such as the Royal College of Surgeons who have set up an inter-specialty committee to ensure standards for cosmetic surgery and they are working with the General Medical Council on a code of ethical conduct. Health Education England (HEE) is leading on a review of training and qualifications for providers of non-surgical cosmetic interventions and those required to be responsible prescribers. On 11 September, HEE published a phase 1 report <em>Review of qualifications required for delivery of non-surgical cosmetic </em>interventions. A copy of the report is attached. Work is also underway on a pilot breast implant registry to reassure women that if problems arise they can be contacted, kept informed and called in for treatment if necessary.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this programme of work to ensure proper training and oversight of both non-surgical and surgical cosmetic interventions, we are looking at the need for legislation to ensure public protection and will consider bringing forward proposals.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 21/10/2014 15:16:47 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter attachment 1 file name Non-surgical cosmetic interventions - Report on Phase 1 - final.pdf title Non-surgical cosmetic interventions Report
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

60801

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cervical Cancer
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 (a) support cervical Screening Awareness Week and (b) promote awareness by other means of the importance of cervical cancer screening for cervical abnormalities and cancer; and if he will make it his policy to set a target of 85 per cent for screening uptake.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	199664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>We welcome the Demos report <em>Behind the screen: “Revealing the true cost of cervical cancer…”</em>, which we have discussed in detail with Public Health England (PHE). On the specific recommendations in the report:</p><p> </p><p>- it is NHS Cervical Screening Programme policy that general practitioners should offer ‘on the spot' cervical screening tests to women during other appointments, as long as they are overdue. In 2012-13, more than 500,000 were taken without an immediate invitation;</p><p>- on awareness campaigns, PHE is looking at a number of other cancers for potential local pilot tests within the Be Clear on Cancer programme, and a decision will be made later in the summer;</p><p>- a strategy on using celebrities or religious leaders to improve coverage would need to be tied in with any overall marketing campaign, but previous experience shows that this only has a short term effect and needs frequent repetition. The publicity around Jade Goody, diagnosis, illness and subsequent death, brought in many under-screened women, but this dissipated within months following Jade's death at the end of March 2009; and</p><p>- PHE has funded research on the effects of mother/daughter relationships on uptake of screening and vaccination, including in lower socio-economic groups. PHE would be very happy to discuss this with Demos and Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust.</p><p> </p><p>We know that for a number of reasons coverage rates amongst women have fallen slightly over the last decade, as highlighted further in the report, and a considerable amount of work is underway to tackle this decline. The third annual report of our Cancer Outcomes Strategy said that a priority for 2014-15 will be to improve screening uptake amongst disadvantaged groups. PHE is undertaking analysis on local screening programmes with poor coverage, and will work with them to develop action plans to increase coverage in their local areas.</p><p> </p><p>Specifically on younger women, the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment programme has commissioned a £1 million study to determine which interventions are effective at increasing screening uptake amongst women who are receiving their first invitation from the programme. We also know that coverage rates are lower in certain communities. NHS Cancer Screening Programmes have worked with Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust to host two events looking at challenges to screening uptake among black and minority ethnic communities, and a third event is due to be held in Birmingham in July 2014. NHS Cancer Screening Programmes has also funded an award winning Lesbian and Gay Foundation's <em>Are You Ready for Your Screen Test?</em> campaign targeting lesbian and bisexual women to raise awareness about the need to attend for regular cervical screening tests.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding costs discussed in the report, we will ensure that the report is sent to colleagues in NHS England who are responsible for commissioning the cervical screening service. The report will also be discussed at the next meeting of the Advisory Committee on Cervical Screening in the autumn.</p><p> </p><p>Acceptable and achievable standards for cervical screening coverage rates are being discussed as part of the update of the cervical screening service specification attached to the NHS public health functions agreement: Public health functions to be exercised by NHS England (Section 7a agreement) for 2015-16.</p><p> </p><p>We are fully supportive of Cervical Screening Awareness Week (CSA Week) and the work Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust does, who I met recently.</p><p> </p><p>I wrote to all Members of Parliament on 11 June to draw their attention to CSA Week, update them on national and local screening statistics and ask for their support in promoting take-up of screening. In addition, the Department and PHE promoted CSA Week on social media.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 199629 199630 question first answered 12/06/2014 14:46:21 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

60802

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cervical 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 implement the recommendations of the Demos report, Behind the Screen, to increase uptake of cervical screening.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	199629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>We welcome the Demos report <em>Behind the screen: “Revealing the true cost of cervical cancer…”</em>, which we have discussed in detail with Public Health England (PHE). On the specific recommendations in the report:</p><p> </p><p>- it is NHS Cervical Screening Programme policy that general practitioners should offer ‘on the spot' cervical screening tests to women during other appointments, as long as they are overdue. In 2012-13, more than 500,000 were taken without an immediate invitation;</p><p>- on awareness campaigns, PHE is looking at a number of other cancers for potential local pilot tests within the Be Clear on Cancer programme, and a decision will be made later in the summer;</p><p>- a strategy on using celebrities or religious leaders to improve coverage would need to be tied in with any overall marketing campaign, but previous experience shows that this only has a short term effect and needs frequent repetition. The publicity around Jade Goody, diagnosis, illness and subsequent death, brought in many under-screened women, but this dissipated within months following Jade's death at the end of March 2009; and</p><p>- PHE has funded research on the effects of mother/daughter relationships on uptake of screening and vaccination, including in lower socio-economic groups. PHE would be very happy to discuss this with Demos and Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust.</p><p> </p><p>We know that for a number of reasons coverage rates amongst women have fallen slightly over the last decade, as highlighted further in the report, and a considerable amount of work is underway to tackle this decline. The third annual report of our Cancer Outcomes Strategy said that a priority for 2014-15 will be to improve screening uptake amongst disadvantaged groups. PHE is undertaking analysis on local screening programmes with poor coverage, and will work with them to develop action plans to increase coverage in their local areas.</p><p> </p><p>Specifically on younger women, the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment programme has commissioned a £1 million study to determine which interventions are effective at increasing screening uptake amongst women who are receiving their first invitation from the programme. We also know that coverage rates are lower in certain communities. NHS Cancer Screening Programmes have worked with Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust to host two events looking at challenges to screening uptake among black and minority ethnic communities, and a third event is due to be held in Birmingham in July 2014. NHS Cancer Screening Programmes has also funded an award winning Lesbian and Gay Foundation's <em>Are You Ready for Your Screen Test?</em> campaign targeting lesbian and bisexual women to raise awareness about the need to attend for regular cervical screening tests.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding costs discussed in the report, we will ensure that the report is sent to colleagues in NHS England who are responsible for commissioning the cervical screening service. The report will also be discussed at the next meeting of the Advisory Committee on Cervical Screening in the autumn.</p><p> </p><p>Acceptable and achievable standards for cervical screening coverage rates are being discussed as part of the update of the cervical screening service specification attached to the NHS public health functions agreement: Public health functions to be exercised by NHS England (Section 7a agreement) for 2015-16.</p><p> </p><p>We are fully supportive of Cervical Screening Awareness Week (CSA Week) and the work Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust does, who I met recently.</p><p> </p><p>I wrote to all Members of Parliament on 11 June to draw their attention to CSA Week, update them on national and local screening statistics and ask for their support in promoting take-up of screening. In addition, the Department and PHE promoted CSA Week on social media.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 199630 199664 question first answered 12/06/2014 14:46:20 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

60803

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cervical Cancer
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 conclusions of the Demos report, Behind the Screen on (a) the decline in screening rates for all age groups and (b) the costs to both the NHS and individual women of screening uptake levels.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	199630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>We welcome the Demos report <em>Behind the screen: “Revealing the true cost of cervical cancer…”</em>, which we have discussed in detail with Public Health England (PHE). On the specific recommendations in the report:</p><p> </p><p>- it is NHS Cervical Screening Programme policy that general practitioners should offer ‘on the spot' cervical screening tests to women during other appointments, as long as they are overdue. In 2012-13, more than 500,000 were taken without an immediate invitation;</p><p>- on awareness campaigns, PHE is looking at a number of other cancers for potential local pilot tests within the Be Clear on Cancer programme, and a decision will be made later in the summer;</p><p>- a strategy on using celebrities or religious leaders to improve coverage would need to be tied in with any overall marketing campaign, but previous experience shows that this only has a short term effect and needs frequent repetition. The publicity around Jade Goody, diagnosis, illness and subsequent death, brought in many under-screened women, but this dissipated within months following Jade's death at the end of March 2009; and</p><p>- PHE has funded research on the effects of mother/daughter relationships on uptake of screening and vaccination, including in lower socio-economic groups. PHE would be very happy to discuss this with Demos and Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust.</p><p> </p><p>We know that for a number of reasons coverage rates amongst women have fallen slightly over the last decade, as highlighted further in the report, and a considerable amount of work is underway to tackle this decline. The third annual report of our Cancer Outcomes Strategy said that a priority for 2014-15 will be to improve screening uptake amongst disadvantaged groups. PHE is undertaking analysis on local screening programmes with poor coverage, and will work with them to develop action plans to increase coverage in their local areas.</p><p> </p><p>Specifically on younger women, the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment programme has commissioned a £1 million study to determine which interventions are effective at increasing screening uptake amongst women who are receiving their first invitation from the programme. We also know that coverage rates are lower in certain communities. NHS Cancer Screening Programmes have worked with Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust to host two events looking at challenges to screening uptake among black and minority ethnic communities, and a third event is due to be held in Birmingham in July 2014. NHS Cancer Screening Programmes has also funded an award winning Lesbian and Gay Foundation's <em>Are You Ready for Your Screen Test?</em> campaign targeting lesbian and bisexual women to raise awareness about the need to attend for regular cervical screening tests.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding costs discussed in the report, we will ensure that the report is sent to colleagues in NHS England who are responsible for commissioning the cervical screening service. The report will also be discussed at the next meeting of the Advisory Committee on Cervical Screening in the autumn.</p><p> </p><p>Acceptable and achievable standards for cervical screening coverage rates are being discussed as part of the update of the cervical screening service specification attached to the NHS public health functions agreement: Public health functions to be exercised by NHS England (Section 7a agreement) for 2015-16.</p><p> </p><p>We are fully supportive of Cervical Screening Awareness Week (CSA Week) and the work Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust does, who I met recently.</p><p> </p><p>I wrote to all Members of Parliament on 11 June to draw their attention to CSA Week, update them on national and local screening statistics and ask for their support in promoting take-up of screening. In addition, the Department and PHE promoted CSA Week on social media.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 199629 199664 question first answered 12/06/2014 14:46:21 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke