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1125429

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
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	Medical Records: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 May 2019 to Question 247544, if the Government will conduct a review of its policy of charging commercial, public sector and charitable organisations to access patient data.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	251878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>As stated in response to Question 247544, organisations may seek to recover the costs of processing and providing data. This position remains under review.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 13/05/2019 16:32:44 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1123157

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
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	Cannabis: Medical Treatments
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 that patient and health professional organisations are engaged in the Department's working group on medicinal cannabis.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	247543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department has held a number of engagement events with representatives of patients and health professionals in relation to this policy.</p><p>The Department has also arranged three meetings with stakeholders, ahead of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence publishing its guidelines on the prescribing of cannabis-based products for medicinal use in October 2019. These meetings are attended by relevant Government departments, public bodies including advisory committees and professional clinical organisations. The purpose of these meetings is to make sure work, already commissioned to implement policy on medicinal cannabis, continues to align in the interim period before the guidelines are issued.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 03/05/2019 13:02:14 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1123159

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
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	Medical Records: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to allow patient-led and third sector organisations to obtain patient data free of charge in order to populate data registries.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	247544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>Commercial, public sector and charitable organisations access patient data from a range of organisations and link it for research purposes. Data are provided for free but a charge may be made to cover the costs of processing and providing the data in a format ready for use.</p><p>We are keeping this position under review.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 02/05/2019 11:19:59 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1123173

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Brexit
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 estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	247555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury has allocated over £4.2 billion of additional funding to departments and the devolved administrations for European Union Exit preparations so far.</p><p>£21.1 million was allocated to the Department of Health and Social Care preparations for EU Exit in 2018/19, including planning for the United Kingdom leaving the EU without a deal. Spend against this allocation will be included in the 2018/19 financial accounts in due course.</p><p>Preparations for the United Kingdom’s departure from the EU will continue through 2019/20 and £50 million of additional funding from HM Treasury has been made available for this purpose, as set out in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-12-18/HCWS1205/" target="_blank">HCWS1205</a>) laid before Parliament on 18 December 2018.</p><p>This Government funding is to cover all exit scenarios and is in addition to departmental efforts to reprioritise from business as usual toward preparations for the UK’s departure from the EU.</p><p>The Department is preparing for all eventualities and we will continue to review resources required as events develop. We will seek to mitigate costs to the taxpayer wherever possible.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 02/05/2019 14:55:35 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1122391

registered interest
date	23/04/2019
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: Medical Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the healthcare equipment that NHS England stockpiled for use in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal has expiry dates which will be surpassed by the 31 October 2019.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	246433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>NHS England has not stockpiled healthcare equipment for use in the event of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union without a deal. The Department increased stockholding through its national procurement and logistics operation, NHS Supply Chain, as part of its contingency arrangements for the UK leaving the EU without a deal. The majority of the stockpiled medical devices and clinical consumables products have shelf lives that extend beyond 31 October 2019; however, as part of good inventory management practice, products are routinely rotated to ensure they are used ahead of expiry.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 01/05/2019 12:45:15 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1110546

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
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	Breast Cancer: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there are breast cancer medicines that are not expected to have a six-week supply stockpiled by 12 April 2018.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	242661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>Leaving the European Union with a deal remains the Government’s top priority. However, as a responsible Government we must plan for every possible outcome including ‘no deal’.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has been working closely with industry to ensure the supply of medicines, including medical radioisotopes, can continue uninterrupted in the event of a ‘no deal’ EU exit.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is unable to discuss specific companies and medicines because, to reassure participating companies, we have committed to treating all information received confidentially, securely and to use it only for the purposes of the Department’s programme. However, we continue to work with all suppliers to ensure their plans remain on track.</p><p> </p><p>We are confident that, if everyone does what they need to do, the supply of medicines and medical products will be uninterrupted.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 15/04/2019 12:50:14 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1087228

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
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	Eyesight: Diseases
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 British Ophthalmological Surveillance Unit report of February 2017 on sight loss caused by delayed or cancelled hospital appointments, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the Government's Green Paper on prevention includes measures to tackle changes in the incidence of eye disease.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	231351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>We are considering a number of policy options for the prevention green paper and will be mindful of changes in the incidence of eye disease.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 20/03/2019 16:35:04 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1064731

registered interest
date	21/02/2019
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: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to Clinical Commissioning Groups on the provision of medicines in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal; and what the responsibility is of Clinical Commissioning Groups ensure adequate supplies of medicines in that event.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	224290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department’s contingency plans aim to ensure that the supply of medicines to patients is not disrupted in all European Union exit scenarios, including in the event we exit the EU without a deal. We are confident that, if everyone does what they need to do, the supply of medicines will be uninterrupted in the event of exiting the EU without a deal.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is working closely with trade bodies, product suppliers, the health and care system in England, the devolved administrations and Crown Dependencies, to make detailed plans to ensure the continuation of the supply of medicines to the whole of the United Kingdom in the event of a no deal EU exit.</p><p> </p><p>On 23 August 2018, the Department sent a letter to all healthcare providers to advise of our ‘no deal’ EU exit medicines supply contingency plans. That letter highlighted the need for maintaining existing practices and that hospitals, general practitioners and community pharmacies throughout the UK do not need to take any steps to stockpile additional medicines, beyond their business as usual buffer stocks.</p><p> </p><p>A letter from Dr Keith Ridge CBE, the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer at NHS England, outlining the steps taken thus far to protect the continuity of supply for medicines was then sent out NHS services, including clinical commissioning groups, on 17 January 2019.</p><p> </p><p>More recently, on 4 February 2019, a further letter was sent out by Professor Keith Willett, EU Exit Strategic Commander and Medical Director for Acute Care and Emergency Preparedness, to clinical commissioning groups and trust Chief Executives reiterating the Department’s messaging and outlining the operational response that NHS England and NHS Improvement are undertaking at a national and regional level in preparation for a ‘no deal’ EU exit. This latest letter also includes links to previous correspondence and operational guidance.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 26/02/2019 16:19:54 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1064481

registered interest
date	20/02/2019
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: British Nationals Abroad
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 publicised the potential changes to accessing and paying for (a) dialysis and (b) other medical treatment in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	224033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government has published updated advice for United Kingdom persons resident in countries in the European Economic Area as well as for those wishing to travel to such countries after exit day with specific information on potential changes to access to reciprocal healthcare and precautions they may wish to take in a ‘no deal’ scenario.</p><p> </p><p>General information is available on the GOV.UK website and country-specific advice can be found under the relevant sections of NHS.UK as well. This includes guidance for those with pre-existing health conditions, including dialysis users, and suggestions on alternative arrangements they may wish to make, should existing arrangements such as the European Health Insurance Card scheme cease, which appears as a section under the profile of each individual country.</p><p> </p><p>The information provided on these pages will be updated in light of new developments and changing circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 25/02/2019 14:44:49 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1064041

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
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	Respite Care
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 criteria is for bids to access (a) support and (b) funding from the Government’s Carer Innovations Fund.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	223239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>In June 2018 the Government published the Carers’ Action Plan, setting out a cross-Government programme of targeted work to support carers over the next two years. Through this, we announced that we would be investing £0.5 million in the Carer Innovations Fund to develop innovative and creative ideas, supported by technology, to improve carers’ everyday experiences.</p><p> </p><p>In November, I announced that the budget for the Fund would be significantly increased to £5 million. We will be launching the Fund in the coming weeks and will set out the criteria as part of the application pack.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 25/02/2019 15:01:35 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake