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885218

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
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	Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of people of working age in England with (a) Parkinson’s disease, (b) cystic fibrosis, (c) sickle cell anaemia and (d) Lupus have to pay for their prescriptions.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	136083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information. Extensive arrangements are in place to ensure that people can access affordable prescriptions and almost 90% of prescription items are free on the National Health Service in England. Individuals may be exempted on the basis of medical conditions or may be entitled to exemption on the basis of their age or income. To support those who do not qualify for an exemption, Prescription Prepayment Certificates are available, which allow holders to get all the prescriptions they require for just £2 per week.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 25/04/2018 11:00:17 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

885220

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
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: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the Government's commissioned analysis by Ernst and Young of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the medicines supply chain.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	136085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>Due to the large volume of commercial and sensitive information that has been shared by the pharmaceutical industry throughout this work, the Department will be unable to publish the final report. However, we will consider publication of an executive summary of the work.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 25/04/2018 10:58:31 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

885233

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
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	Sapropterin
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 oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Mental Health and Inequalities on 22 March, Col 488, what recent discussions he has had with BioMarin, the manufacturer of Kuvan, on the pricing of that drug.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	136098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>NHS England has advised that they have, over the last three years, received fewer than 10 Individual Funding Requests applications and therefore there have been fewer than 10 approvals relating to the use of Kuvan.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has not had further recent discussions with the manufacturer (BioMarin) since the oral contribution of my Rt. hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Mental Health and Inequalities (Jackie Doyle-Price).</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 136042 question first answered 24/04/2018 15:36:59 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

885234

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
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	Whittington Hospital
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what services are available for new patients at the Whittington Health NHS Trust clinic specialising in the treatment of chronic urinary tract infections.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	136099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>The Lower Urinary Tract Service (LUTS) at the Whittington Health NHS Trust (WHT) clinic provides treatments to patients with urinary tract infections which includes prescribing antibiotics.</p><p> </p><p>The Trust has been working to address the recommendations of the Royal College of Physicians following a service review of the LUTS, before the clinic is re-opened to new patients. The Trust is currently in negotiations with commissioners to establish the re-opening of the clinic in the 2018/19 contract.</p><p> </p><p>The service specification will be reviewed within 12 months of the clinic re-opening to new referrals. Patients who might previously have been referred to WHT will remain under the care of their own clinicians locally.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 25/04/2018 11:10:11 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

885288

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
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	Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination
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 ensure the adequate availability of the HPV vaccine throughout the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	136153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil is centrally purchased and distributed to the National Health Service across the United Kingdom by Public Health England, for the purposes of both the national HPV vaccination programme for girls, and the recently launched national HPV programme for men who have sex with men. Central stocks of vaccine are monitored and a buffer of stock is maintained, to ensure continuous supply to both programmes.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 25/04/2018 11:08:39 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

885289

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
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	Bowel Cancer
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 reduce incidences of bowel cancer.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	136154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>The bowel scope screening (BSS) test is offered to men and women around the time of their 55th birthday to help prevent bowel cancer. It does this by finding and removing any small growths, called polyps, in the bowel that could eventually develop into cancer. Evidence has shown that men and women aged 55-64 attending a one-off BSS test for bowel cancer can reduce their individual mortality from the disease by 43% and reduce their individual incidence of bowel cancer by 33% (23% on a whole population basis).</p><p> </p><p>Being overweight is the biggest single preventable cause of cancer after smoking and causes 13 types of cancer. This includes two of the most common cancers - bowel and breast - and two of the hardest to treat - pancreatic and oesophageal. The Government’s childhood obesity plan, launched in 2016, is a long term plan that focuses on the actions that are likely to have the biggest impact on tackling obesity and reduce the incidence of cancers and other associated diseases.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 25/04/2018 11:11:26 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

885294

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
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	Glaucoma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed as having glaucoma in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	136159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>A complete set of data is not available to accurately reflect the number of people diagnosed with glaucoma. The recording of a primary diagnosis is not mandatory within the hospital episode statistics outpatient commissioning data set and does not, therefore, provide a reliable estimate of those who have been diagnosed with glaucoma.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 25/04/2018 11:06:40 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

885300

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
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	Sexually Transmitted Infections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed with an STI in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	136164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>The numbers of people in England who have been diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection (STI) in each of the last five years are listed below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of people diagnosed with STI</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>450,430</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>451,948</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>451,948</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>436,928</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>417,584</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In 2017/18, Public Health England (PHE) conducted a social media campaign targeted at young people aged 16-24 years old which aimed to promote condom use by highlighting the risks and consequences of acquiring an STI. The 'Protect Against STIs' campaign will continue throughout 2018/19 subject to the relevant approvals.</p><p> </p><p>PHE’s national HIV Prevention and Sexual Health Promotion Programme issues contracts to HIV Prevention England (HPE) to conduct HIV prevention activities in populations most at risk of HIV infection and to the Family Planning Association to provide sexual and reproductive health information for the general population.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2012 the national human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme has provided quadrivalent vaccines that also protect against HPV types 6 and 11 which are the most common causes of genital warts, to young girls. In April 2018, PHE and NHS England have been tasked to implement a nationwide HPV vaccination programme for men aged 45 years or younger who have sex with other men which will be delivered through sexual health clinics.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 136165 question first answered 25/04/2018 11:20:02 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

885301

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
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	Sexually Transmitted Infections
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 reduce the incidence of STIs.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	136165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>The numbers of people in England who have been diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection (STI) in each of the last five years are listed below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of people diagnosed with STI</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>450,430</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>451,948</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>451,948</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>436,928</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>417,584</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In 2017/18, Public Health England (PHE) conducted a social media campaign targeted at young people aged 16-24 years old which aimed to promote condom use by highlighting the risks and consequences of acquiring an STI. The 'Protect Against STIs' campaign will continue throughout 2018/19 subject to the relevant approvals.</p><p> </p><p>PHE’s national HIV Prevention and Sexual Health Promotion Programme issues contracts to HIV Prevention England (HPE) to conduct HIV prevention activities in populations most at risk of HIV infection and to the Family Planning Association to provide sexual and reproductive health information for the general population.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2012 the national human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme has provided quadrivalent vaccines that also protect against HPV types 6 and 11 which are the most common causes of genital warts, to young girls. In April 2018, PHE and NHS England have been tasked to implement a nationwide HPV vaccination programme for men aged 45 years or younger who have sex with other men which will be delivered through sexual health clinics.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 136164 question first answered 25/04/2018 11:20:02 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

885302

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
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	Benzodiazepines
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 prevent addiction to Xanax.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	136166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities (LAs) are responsible for assessing the need for drug prevention and treatment services in their area and commissioning services to meet that need. Public Health England (PHE) is currently working across Government and with expert networks and other groups to gather information following recent reports about rises in alprazolam (Xanax) use among young people and that benzodiazepines (including alprazolam) are also used in some parts of the country by adults who already misuse other drugs.</p><p> </p><p>PHE also works with LAs, providing data, advice and other bespoke support for the needs assessment and commissioning process.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s drug strategy, published in July 2017, sets out a balanced approach which brings together police, health, community and global partners to tackle the illicit drug trade, protect the most vulnerable and help those with a drug dependency to recover and turn their lives around. Further information is available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/628148/Drug_strategy_2017.PDF" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/628148/Drug_strategy_2017.PDF</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 25/04/2018 16:05:23 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon