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1141999

registered interest
date	25/07/2019
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	Dental Services: Children
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 assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) level and (b) quality of the provision of NHS dentistry services to children under the age of 12.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	282408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>NHS England is responsible for commissioning primary care dental services to meet the needs of the local population and ensuring where there are shortages these are addressed.</p><p>Latest data from the GP Patient Survey shows that seven million children were seen by a dentist in the 12 month period ending 31 December 2018.</p><p>NHS England has developed two initiatives that are directly targeting children’s oral health. The Starting Well programme was established by NHS England to reach out to children not regularly being seen by a dentist in 13 high needs areas. NHS England has advised that here are currently over 200 practices participating in the programme.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 03/09/2019 16:18:59 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1142089

registered interest
date	25/07/2019
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: Pensions
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 senior staff left the NHS pension scheme in (a) 2015, (b) 2016, (c) 2017, (d) 2018 and (e) 2019; and how people leaving the scheme affects other members of the scheme.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	282449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The NHS Pension Scheme records opt-out data based on staff occupation, for example, doctors or nurses, rather than seniority. It is not possible to identify ‘senior staff’ within the available data.</p><p>The following table presents scheme opt-out data provided by the NHS Business Services Authority, who administer the NHS Pension Scheme for England and Wales.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Scheme year</p></td><td><p>Number of active members electing to opt-out from scheme membership</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>39,805</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>35,538</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>47,943</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>44,890*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>43,309*</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note: *Figures for years 2017-18 and 2018-19 are provisional.</p><p>Over the five-year period ending 31 March 2019, there was a total of 211,485 opt-out elections recorded. Due to auto-enrolment legislation the data will include a member who has opted-out twice within the five years.</p><p>Where a member elects to opt-out, it has no direct effect on the benefit entitlements of other members.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 03/09/2019 11:56:30 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1142090

registered interest
date	25/07/2019
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 Services: Children and Young People
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 waiting times for children and young people's mental health services.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	282450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>We have introduced two waiting time standards for children and young people with particular conditions and the National Health Service is on track to meet both of these.</p><p> </p><p>The first aims for 95% of children (up to 19 years old) with eating disorders to receive treatment within a week for urgent cases and four weeks for routine cases. 80.6% of children and young people’s eating disorder patients started urgent treatment within one week and 82.4% of patients started routine treatment within four weeks in the period January – March 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The second aims for 50% of patients of all ages experiencing a first episode of psychosis to receive treatment within two weeks of referral. Nationally, the National Health Service is exceeding the target with 76.7% of patients starting treatment within two weeks in May 2019.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the NHS Long Term Plan, NHS England is piloting four week waiting times in 12 areas across the country to establish how to achieve a four week waiting time for all children and young people’s community mental health services.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Plan, NHS England will also ensure that specific waiting times targets for emergency mental health services for all, including children and young people, will take effect from 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 03/09/2019 14:22:20 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1142103

registered interest
date	25/07/2019
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	Lumacaftor/ivacaftor
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timescale is for NICE to make a decision on Orkambi.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	282378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>In July 2016 the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published guidance on Orkambi for treating cystic fibrosis in people 12 years and older who are homozygous for the F508del mutation. This guidance is scheduled for review this year (2019). If NICE updates the existing recommendations, and the company participates, updated guidance for these patients is expected late 2020/early 2021.</p><p>In March 2019, NICE received Ministerial referral to appraise Orkambi in people aged between 2 and 11 years old who are homozygous for the F508del mutation. NICE is in the process of inviting the company and other stakeholders to participate in this appraisal. If the company participates, NICE expects to be able to come to a decision on the use of Orkambi for this group of children in the autumn of 2020.</p><p>The Secretary of State for Health wrote to Vertex in August offering a further meeting again with Vertex, as soon as possible, to consider what the barriers are to an agreement and how the situation can be resolved. We continue to urge Vertex to accept NHS England’s generous offer. In the absence of an agreement NHS England and Improvement continue to explore other options.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 03/09/2019 16:47:18 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1142387

registered interest
date	25/07/2019
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	Health Services: Weather
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 tenth special report of the Environmental Audit Committee, published on 24 October 2018 on Heatwaves: adapting to climate change: Government Response to the Committee's ninth report, HC 826, what plans he has in place to introduce a new single adverse weather and health plan and associated resources.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	282256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>Work to develop and introduce the Single Adverse Weather and Health Plan (SAWHP), and associated resources, is underway in line with the 2022 deadline set under the Second National Adaptation Programme (2018-2023).</p><p>Since October 2018, systematic literature reviews to update the evidence base have begun and behavioural insight research has been commissioned to support the development of effective and tailored public messages. Stakeholder workshops are set to be delivered across the country to ensure the SAWHP and its resources are developed in collaboration with end users. Public Health England and the Met Office are working together on the development of a year-round heat and cold alerting system, currently expected later this year.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 03/09/2019 16:46:51 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

1141629

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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	World Conference on Tobacco or Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to attend the next World Health Organization World Conference on Tobacco or Health in the Irish Republic.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	281639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>As a global leader in tobacco control, the Department plans to send representatives to the 18<sup>th</sup> World Health Organization World Conference on Tobacco or Health in March 2021.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 03/09/2019 14:31:47 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1141652

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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 Services: Hospital Beds
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 how many consultant-led NHS acute mental-health beds there were in each year since 2009.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	281697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Answer given by the former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Jackie Doyle-Price MP) on 8 July 2019 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-06-28/270766/" target="_blank">270766</a>.</p><p>Information on whether consultant-led National Health Service acute mental health beds are specifically designated for working age adults is not held.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries grouped question UIN 281698 question first answered 03/09/2019 14:21:15 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

1141653

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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 Services: Hospital Beds
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 how many consultant-led NHS working age adult acute mental-health beds there were in each year since 2009.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	281698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Answer given by the former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Jackie Doyle-Price MP) on 8 July 2019 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-06-28/270766/" target="_blank">270766</a>.</p><p>Information on whether consultant-led National Health Service acute mental health beds are specifically designated for working age adults is not held.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries grouped question UIN 281697 question first answered 03/09/2019 14:21:15 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

1141655

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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	Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients
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 working-age adult mental-health bed admissions took place under the Mental Health Act 1983 in each year since 2009.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	281700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Answer given by the former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Jackie Doyle-Price MP) on 8 July 2019 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-06-28/270778/" target="_blank">270778</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 03/09/2019 14:33:51 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

1141656

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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 Services: Hospital Beds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average length of occupancy was of consultant-led NHS acute mental-health beds in each year since 2009.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	281701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Answer given by the former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Jackie Doyle-Price MP) on 8 July 2019 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-06-28/270767/" target="_blank">270767</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 03/09/2019 14:23:35 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter