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900078

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
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: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which cancer helplines have been outsourced to private companies since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	141798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>The current Breast Screening Helpline is the only cancer helpline answering queries from the public outsourced by Public Health England to a private company.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/05/2018 10:28:26 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

900080

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
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: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will place the correspondence between his Department and Serco on the outsourcing of the breast cancer screening helpline in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	141799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>The helpline has not been additionally outsourced to Serco. Serco has been the existing contractor for Public Health England’s (PHE) helplines since 2015/16. A summary of PHE’s existing contract with Serco has been published at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d1aa641f-b315-4787-adb4-091822bee7e1" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d1aa641f-b315-4787-adb4-091822bee7e1</a></p><p> </p><p>The contract allows for expansion according to business need.</p><p> </p><p>To collate the relevant correspondence, review and redact any potentially commercially sensitive information would incur disproportionate cost. The correspondence that are not commercially sensitive will be shared with the independent review team and published as appropriate as part of the review.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/05/2018 15:01:06 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

900081

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
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: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which cancer screening programmes have been run in part or entirely by private companies since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	141800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>NHS England contracts at a local level for cancer screening programmes and therefore related information is held by NHS England local teams.</p><p> </p><p>In relation to the breast screening programme, NHS England has contracted with one independent sector provider – InHealth – which delivers screening services in three areas which are North and East Devon, Outer North East London, and Surrey and North East Hampshire.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/05/2018 15:00:44 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

900082

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
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: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has updated statistics on the number of women affected by the breast cancer screening failure who subsequently died since his oral statement to the House on that matter of 2 May 2018; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	141801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>Work is ongoing between NHS Digital and Public Health England to refine the statistics of the number of women affected by serious issues with the NHS Breast Screening Programme. The Secretary of State will provide an update by the end of May when this work is completed.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/05/2018 10:01:35 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

896325

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
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	NHS: Disclosure of Information
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 Written Ministerial Statement of 20 March 2018 on NHS Planning in 2018-19, HCWS571, when he plans to lay before Parliament the NHS Mandate for 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	140719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s mandate to NHS England for 2018-19 was laid before Parliament and published on gov.uk on 20 March 2018. For the first time, the NHS Improvement remit letter was published in parallel, signalling the importance of these two arm length bodies working increasingly closely to maximise their collective impact.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 09/05/2018 12:41:36 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

896327

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
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	Allergies
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 detection and treatment of (a) food and (b) other allergies.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	140721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>No recent representations have been received.</p><p> </p><p>Allergic diseases are amongst the most common diseases of Western society, affecting up to 30% of the United Kingdom population at some time in their lives.</p><p> </p><p>Most allergy care takes place in primary care. People with a clear diagnosis, and mild but persistent symptoms, are usually managed in general practice. Some people with allergies, and the parents or carers of children and young people with allergies, also buy over-the-counter medicines from community or high-street pharmacies. However, if there is diagnostic doubt or symptoms of a more severe disease, general practitioners often consider referral for a specialist opinion</p><p> </p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) develops evidence based guidance to support clinicians in managing allergy and related disorders. NICE has published clinical guidelines guidance in this area covering food allergy in children and young people (2011); drug allergy (2014), anaphylaxis (2011); eczema (2007) and asthma (2017). In addition, NICE has produced a range of technology appraisals for drugs and interventions to relieve symptoms of the conditions as well as diagnostic assessment tools. All dedicated NICE allergy guidance can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/conditions-and-diseases/blood-and-immune-system-conditions/allergies#pathways" target="_blank">www.nice.org.uk/guidance/conditions-and-diseases/blood-and-immune-system-conditions/allergies#pathways</a></p><p> </p><p>Clinical guidelines for asthma and eczema can be found at the following links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng80" target="_blank">www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng80</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg57" target="_blank">www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg57</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 140722 question first answered 14/05/2018 15:41:27 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

896328

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
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	Allergies
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 representations he has received from (a) charities, (b) medical professionals and (c) patient groups on the (i) detection and (ii) treatment of allergic diseases.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	140722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>No recent representations have been received.</p><p> </p><p>Allergic diseases are amongst the most common diseases of Western society, affecting up to 30% of the United Kingdom population at some time in their lives.</p><p> </p><p>Most allergy care takes place in primary care. People with a clear diagnosis, and mild but persistent symptoms, are usually managed in general practice. Some people with allergies, and the parents or carers of children and young people with allergies, also buy over-the-counter medicines from community or high-street pharmacies. However, if there is diagnostic doubt or symptoms of a more severe disease, general practitioners often consider referral for a specialist opinion</p><p> </p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) develops evidence based guidance to support clinicians in managing allergy and related disorders. NICE has published clinical guidelines guidance in this area covering food allergy in children and young people (2011); drug allergy (2014), anaphylaxis (2011); eczema (2007) and asthma (2017). In addition, NICE has produced a range of technology appraisals for drugs and interventions to relieve symptoms of the conditions as well as diagnostic assessment tools. All dedicated NICE allergy guidance can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/conditions-and-diseases/blood-and-immune-system-conditions/allergies#pathways" target="_blank">www.nice.org.uk/guidance/conditions-and-diseases/blood-and-immune-system-conditions/allergies#pathways</a></p><p> </p><p>Clinical guidelines for asthma and eczema can be found at the following links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng80" target="_blank">www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng80</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg57" target="_blank">www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg57</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 140721 question first answered 14/05/2018 15:41:27 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

896329

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
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	Migraines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of people who have suffered from migraine in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	140723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>Information concerning the number of people diagnosed as suffering from migraine on an annual basis is not collected.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 14/05/2018 15:43:47 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

896330

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
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	Patients: Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what research his Department has (a) undertaken and (b) commissioned on the effect of the length of distance a patient travelled to an A&E Department on the level of fatalities after admission.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	140724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>No such research has been undertaken.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 09/05/2018 11:18:13 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

896331

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
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: Food and Soft Drinks
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 (a) Ministers, (b) special Advisers and (c) senior officials of his Department have had with representatives of (i) the Food and Drink Federation, (ii) Coca-Cola, (iii) PepsiCo and (iv) the British Soft Drinks Association in each of the last 18 months; and what the subject of each of those meetings was.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	140725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>Details of all Ministerial and Special Adviser meetings with external stakeholders are published quarterly in arrears on the GOV.UK website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-overseas-travel-and-meetings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-overseas-travel-and-meetings</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/special-advisers-gifts-hospitality-and-media" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/special-advisers-gifts-hospitality-and-media</a></p><p> </p><p>In addition, details of meetings between officials from the Department and representatives from the Food and Drink Federation, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and the British Soft Drinks Association in the last 18 months are provided in the table below. These dates are not mutually exclusive and a number show meetings at which more than one organisation was in attendance. Discussions, a number of which were led by Public Health England, have included the soft drinks industry levy, sugar reduction and the wider reformulation programme.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Organisation</p></td><td><p>Date</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="14"><p>Food and Drink Federation</p></td><td><p>5 December 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6 March 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17 July 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>24 August 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30 August 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 November 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3 November 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 December 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19 December 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9 February 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5 March 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14 March 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11 April 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>26 April 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Coca Cola</p></td><td><p>17 July 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9 January 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9 February 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="8"><p>PepsiCo</p></td><td><p>17 July 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19 September 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 November 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3 November 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27 November 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9 February 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5 March 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7 March 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="9"><p>British Soft Drinks Association</p></td><td><p>9 December 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22 March 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17 July 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27 July 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7 September 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 November 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18 January 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9 February 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5 March 2018</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 14/05/2018 15:46:37 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth