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1016218

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
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	Dementia: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of spending on research into the causes and treatment of dementia; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	196678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department funds research on health and social care through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The usual practice of NIHR is not to ring-fence funds for expenditure on particular topics such as dementia. Research proposals in all areas compete for the funding available. The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health including dementia. These applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality. In all disease areas, the amount of NIHR funding depends on the volume and quality of scientific activity.</p><p>NIHR funding for dementia research was £43.0 million in 2017/18, having grown from £27 million in 2013/14. Overall public funding for dementia research continues to run well ahead of the Government’s 2020 Dementia Challenge commitment to maintain funding at £60 million a year. The other main public funders of dementia research are the Medical Research Council, which in 2017/18 spent £36.3 million, and the Economic and Social Research Council, which spent £3.2 million, to bring total Government spending on dementia research to £82.5 million.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 03/12/2018 17:33:05 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

1016224

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
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	Primary Health Care: Attendance
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 address the effects of missed appointments on primary care services.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	196776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2018 answer text <p>We recognise that missed appointments are a waste of National Health Service resources. We believe that encouraging patients to use the NHS sensibly and responsibly is the right approach and we are supportive of local schemes to highlight the number of missed appointments to their patients. However, it is ultimately a matter for the local NHS and primary care providers to decide how best to raise awareness and implement measures to reduce missed appointments.</p><p> </p><p>Primary care providers are encouraged to offer patients different ways to book appointments, send appointment reminders by text messages, and make it quick for patients to cancel or re-arrange appointments e.g. through the use of an online service.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 07/12/2018 13:02:06 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1016228

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
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	Mental Health: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the relationship between women’s mental health and experience of violence and abuse.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	196777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2018 answer text <p><strong></strong>The Department recognises the potential effect that experiences of violence and abuse can have on mental health.</p><p> </p><p>I co-chaired the Women’s Mental Health Taskforce which brought together experts on women’s mental health and key national organisations accountable for policy, commissioning and delivery of services. The Taskforce explored the links between mental health and abuse for women.</p><p> </p><p>A key priority for the Taskforce was the promotion of trauma-informed, and gender-informed, approaches to service delivery, including for people with mental health issues who have been affected by violence and abuse. The Taskforce has completed its work and will publish its final report soon.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 07/12/2018 12:45:08 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1016231

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
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	Organs: Donors
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 developed targets to ensure the numbers of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic organ donors more accurately represent the proportion of those ethnic groups in wider society.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	196712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing organ donation among black and Asian people and has commissioned a campaign, with support from the National BAME Transplant Alliance. The campaign aims to increase donation rates by raising awareness and breaking down barriers to donation within these communities. There are no targets published in relation to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic organ donation.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 03/12/2018 18:28:35 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1016238

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
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	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
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 his Department has had with NICE on acceptance of the classification of myalgic encephalomyelitis as a neurological disease as defined by the World Health Organisation; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	196648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department has had no such discussions. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is an independent body and develops its guidance based on a thorough assessment of the available evidence and in consultation with stakeholders. NICE is currently updating its clinical guideline on the diagnosis and management of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis, with expected publication on 14 October 2020.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 03/12/2018 17:04:30 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

1016239

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
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	Smoking: Health 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 take steps to ensure that the tobacco industry is excluded from funding or helping to provide stop smoking services at a local government level.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	196780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2018 answer text <p>The United Kingdom Government is a signatory to the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), Article 5.3 of which commits Parties to protect public health policies with respect to tobacco control from commercial and other vested interests of the tobacco industry. The Government and local authorities take very seriously their obligations under the WHO FCTC, including the commitment under Article 5.3. The Government has endorsed the Local Government Declaration on Tobacco Control, which was launched in 2013.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 07/12/2018 13:00:22 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1016243

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
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	Meningitis: 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 estimate he has made of the number children that have received the meningococcal conjugate vaccine injection in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	196716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2018 answer text <p>There are two meningococcal conjugate vaccines that are used in the United Kingdom. The meningococcal ACWY vaccine (Men ACWY) is given to adolescents and the meningitis C and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine is given between 12 to 13 months of age.</p><p> </p><p>The number of children receiving the Hib/Meningitis C vaccine by age two for the last three fiscal years (2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18) is 1,828,100.</p><p> </p><p>The MenACWY data are not available in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 07/12/2018 13:08:52 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1016256

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
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	Care Homes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of care homes had direct access to clinical advice including appropriate on-site assessment at (a) March 2017 and (b) October 2017.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	196787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>Every care home has direct access to clinical advice, insofar as care homes have access to their local general practices. Information is not held centrally regarding the number of care homes that have direct access to clinical advice including on-site assessments, home visits, and regular or routine visits from doctors to see residents.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 03/12/2018 17:35:04 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1016257

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
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	Urgent Treatment Centres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made on the planned roll-out of urgent treatment centres by Spring 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	196788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>Since the publication of the principles and standards for Urgent Treatment Centres (UTCs) in summer 2017, NHS England has worked with local areas to support the roll out of the UTC model, including the ability to book appointments directly via NHS 111.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 03/12/2018 17:16:18 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1016259

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
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	Ambulance Services: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress the Government has made on the implementation of the recommendations of the Ambulance Response Programme.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	196789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>All ambulance services in England have operationally implemented the response time standards and processes recommended by the Ambulance Response Programme (ARP). The recommendations were accepted in July 2017. NHS England publishes ambulance trust performance against the new Ambulance Quality Indicators (AQIs) on a monthly basis at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ambulance-quality-indicators/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ambulance-quality-indicators/</a></p><p>NHS England is also progressing the ARP recommendations for the development of an expanded set of Clinical Quality Indicators (CQIs) for ambulance services. The CQIs for stroke, heart attack and return of spontaneous circulation following cardiac arrest are published on the same platform as the AQIs. A new measure was introduced in the October 2018 publication for delivery of a care bundle to patients with sepsis. Further CQIs related to patients who have fallen and remain on the floor and callers in mental health crisis are in development.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 03/12/2018 17:07:44 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth