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902168

registered interest
date	11/05/2018
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	Glioblastoma
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 his Department has made of the causes of changes in the number of cases of (a) brain and (b) glioblastoma multiforme tumours since 1995.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	143213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>The changing incidence of cancer is caused primarily by changes in the age of the population. This can be accounted for using an age-standardised rate. Between 2006 and 2015, the age-standardised rate for brain tumours increased from 8.7 per 100,000 to 9.1 per 100,000. However, with a relatively low number of cases it is difficult to be certain that this increase is statistically significant.</p><p> </p><p>Cancer Research UK says that, so far, the scientific evidence shows it is unlikely that mobile phones could increase the risk of brain tumours, or any other type of cancer.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 143214 question first answered 16/05/2018 11:27:00 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

902171

registered interest
date	11/05/2018
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	Glioblastoma: Mobile Phones
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 his Department has made of whether there is a link between mobile phone usage and the increase in number of cases of glioblastoma multiforme tumours since 1995.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	143214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>The changing incidence of cancer is caused primarily by changes in the age of the population. This can be accounted for using an age-standardised rate. Between 2006 and 2015, the age-standardised rate for brain tumours increased from 8.7 per 100,000 to 9.1 per 100,000. However, with a relatively low number of cases it is difficult to be certain that this increase is statistically significant.</p><p> </p><p>Cancer Research UK says that, so far, the scientific evidence shows it is unlikely that mobile phones could increase the risk of brain tumours, or any other type of cancer.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 143213 question first answered 16/05/2018 11:27:00 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

902198

registered interest
date	11/05/2018
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, pursuant to his oral statement of 2 May 2018, Official Report, column 315, on Breast Cancer Screening, what training was given to Serco staff responsible for responding to queries on the PHE phone helpline before the helpline number was made public.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	143157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>Helpline staff received a package of training which is normal practice for such calls. This included face to face and written briefings so that information could be provided to callers with empathy. The helpline staff have been supported with a comprehensive triage process so that more complex calls could be escalated, including to a nurse call back service.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 16/05/2018 11:24:46 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

901215

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
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	Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships: South East
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 he is taking to ensure that progress is made on the Sussex and East Surrey Sustainability and Transformation Partnership's move to integrated care systems; and what the timetable is for that move.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	142741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>All sustainability and transformation partnerships (STPs) are at different stages with many not yet ready to apply to become integrated care systems (ICS). Although the requirements for ICS are recognised, and Sussex and East Surrey STP is working on all the desired characteristics in 2018/19, the STP is currently focusing on the key areas of improving system financial and service delivery performance in 2018/19 before making any decision about whether or not to apply to become an ICS.</p><p> </p><p>There is no defined timescale for this as it is a voluntary decision for each STP depending on their own circumstances.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 15/05/2018 10:17:41 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

901311

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
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 he has plans to facilitate the use of private clinics to carry out mammograms as a result of the failures in the breast cancer screening process for women aged 68 to 71.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	142850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>NHS England is taking major steps to put in place additional capacity of screening services to respond to the breast screening incident working with existing staff, including over evenings and weekends, and advise that they are also working closely with all local services and commissioners to ensure that they can co-ordinate any extra screening required across the programme.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, NHS England is confident that all areas of the country will have the capacity to absorb any increase in demand on diagnostic services for those women who require follow up tests. Private capacity will only be used if necessary and where it meets national standards.</p><p> </p><p>The Department, Public Health England and NHS England are working closely to ensure timelines agreed are met as a result of the failure of the breast cancer screening programme.</p><p> </p><p>All women affected who wish to have a breast screen will receive an appointment to take place before the end of October 2018, but the vast majority will be seen sooner.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 142852 142853 question first answered 15/05/2018 16:27:55 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

901312

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
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, pursuant to oral statement of 2 May 2018, Official Report, column 315, on Breast Cancer Screening, what steps his Department are taking to ensure that the additional screenings offered to women affected by the failure will not affect the (a) speed and (b) quality of the provision of screening to women aged between 50 and 70 years of age.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	142851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>Any additional capacity being provided in response to this incident is being delivered in addition to existing capacity. The screening service for women aged 50-70 will continue to be delivered in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/05/2018 16:25:44 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

901313

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
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, how many (a) mammographers and (b) radiologists his Department plans to recruited to provide the additional capacity required for the breast screening programme as a result of the failures of the breast cancer screening programme.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	142852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>NHS England is taking major steps to put in place additional capacity of screening services to respond to the breast screening incident working with existing staff, including over evenings and weekends, and advise that they are also working closely with all local services and commissioners to ensure that they can co-ordinate any extra screening required across the programme.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, NHS England is confident that all areas of the country will have the capacity to absorb any increase in demand on diagnostic services for those women who require follow up tests. Private capacity will only be used if necessary and where it meets national standards.</p><p> </p><p>The Department, Public Health England and NHS England are working closely to ensure timelines agreed are met as a result of the failure of the breast cancer screening programme.</p><p> </p><p>All women affected who wish to have a breast screen will receive an appointment to take place before the end of October 2018, but the vast majority will be seen sooner.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 142850 142853 question first answered 15/05/2018 16:27:55 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

901314

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
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, what assessment (a) his Department, (b) Public Health England and (c) other organisations made of the timetable to clear the backlog in the screening programme as a resulted of the failure of the breast cancer screening programme.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	142853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>NHS England is taking major steps to put in place additional capacity of screening services to respond to the breast screening incident working with existing staff, including over evenings and weekends, and advise that they are also working closely with all local services and commissioners to ensure that they can co-ordinate any extra screening required across the programme.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, NHS England is confident that all areas of the country will have the capacity to absorb any increase in demand on diagnostic services for those women who require follow up tests. Private capacity will only be used if necessary and where it meets national standards.</p><p> </p><p>The Department, Public Health England and NHS England are working closely to ensure timelines agreed are met as a result of the failure of the breast cancer screening programme.</p><p> </p><p>All women affected who wish to have a breast screen will receive an appointment to take place before the end of October 2018, but the vast majority will be seen sooner.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 142850 142852 question first answered 15/05/2018 16:27:55 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

901329

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
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	Ambulance Services
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 performance criteria are against which 999 ambulance call handlers are assessed.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	142861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 18 April 2018 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=135015" target="_blank">135015</a>.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 15/05/2018 10:21:26 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

901371

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
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	Dental Health
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 regional distribution of dental gum disease specialists is.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	142841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/05/2018 16:24:55 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah