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1177064

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2020
	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: Offshore Funds
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) members of his Departmental Board and (b) senior executives are required to disclose their offshore bank accounts and holdings.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	14006
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>Ministers and Civil Servants must uphold the standards of conduct as set out in the Ministerial and Civil Service Code respectively, as well as the seven principles of public life.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 13/02/2020 10:25:12 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1176779

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2020
	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	Air Pollution: Health Hazards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what research his Department has undertaken of the effect of air pollution on health in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	13503
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>The Department invests over £1 billion a year in health research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The NIHR supports a broad spectrum of research on the health effects of air pollution through the Health Protection Research Unit (HPRU) in the Health Impact of Environmental Hazards at King’s College London and the HPRU in Environmental Change and Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The NIHR also funds relevant research through its Public Health Research Programme, including an investigation on the impact of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone on children’s respiratory health.</p><p>The Department identifies priorities for research into air pollution using recommendations from the Committee on Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP) and Public Health England (PHE). It also commissions PHE and COMEAP to review and conduct such research.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 11/02/2020 16:06:15 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1176846

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2020
	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	Autism: Diagnosis
	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 29 January 2020 to Question 6150 on autism: diagnosis, how his Department monitors the autism diagnosis process in the absence of data relating to waiting times for diagnosis.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
	uin	13602
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>The Department recognises the importance of timely and effective diagnosis processes and that is why we have introduced the first ever collection and reporting of autism waiting times data.</p><p>On 14 November 2019, NHS Digital published statistics that present the number of new referrals to mental health services for which the referral reason was suspected autism, as well as their waiting times to first appointment. These are experimental statistics and have been published by NHS Digital to involve users and stakeholders in the future development of the data, including work to improve the quality of the data. The data is intended to give average time to diagnosis, but it will take some time before that information is ready for publication. The data is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/autism-statistics/autism-statistics" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/autism-statistics/autism-statistics</a></p><p>In addition, the NHS Long Term Plan has set out that over the next three years, autism diagnosis will be included alongside work with children and young people’s mental health services to test and implement the most effective ways to reduce waiting times for specialist services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 11/02/2020 16:10:50 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1176333

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2020
	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	Carers
	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 effectiveness of the Carers' Action Plan 2018-20; and what plans he has to extend that plan.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	12875
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) on 4 February 2020 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-01-27/8279/" target="_blank">8279</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 10/02/2020 14:08:19 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1176334

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2020
	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	Carers: 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 recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the care for young carers package delivered by GP practices.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	12876
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) on 4 February 2020 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-01-27/8280/" target="_blank">8280</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 10/02/2020 14:13:38 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1176401

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2020
	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	Carer's Assessment
	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 (a) reduce waiting times for carer's assessments and (b) improve the tailoring of support for carers after an assessment.
	tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
	tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
	uin	12991
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>Information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 11/02/2020 16:07:21 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1176402

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2020
	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	Carers: 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 steps he is taking to improve support for the health and wellbeing of (a) young and (b) other carers.
	tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
	tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
	uin	12992
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting carers to provide care as they would wish, and to do so in a way that supports their own health and wellbeing and other life chances.</p><p>In June 2018 we published the cross-Government Carers Action Plan (CAP) 2018-2020 which includes commitments from across Government to support the health and wellbeing of all carers. The CAP includes a chapter containing actions specifically relating to young carers.</p><p>In July 2019 we published the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/carers-action-plan-2018-to-2020-1-year-progress-review" target="_blank">Carers action plan 2018 to 2020: 1-year progress review’</a> to demonstrate the progress the CAP had made so far and plan to publish a final report this summer following the conclusion of the CAP.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 11/02/2020 16:11:31 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1176020

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2020
	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	Eating Disorders: Research
	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 plans to increase funding for research into eating disorders.
	tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
	tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
	uin	12276
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The Department funds health and care research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health. It is not usual practice to ring-fence funds for particular topics or conditions. 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.</p><p>The latest spend figures available for research on physical health and mental health in each of the last three complete financial years are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>-</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Financial expenditure</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Physical health*</p></td><td><p>£743,063,571</p></td><td><p>£803,718,845</p></td><td><p>£823,680,671</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mental health*</p></td><td><p>£76,627,407</p></td><td><p>£80,318,055</p></td><td><p>£93,377,813</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*It should be noted that the figures provided on both physical health and mental health cover a broad range of research including studies focused on health service provision, public health etc as well as those looking at specific treatments.</p><p>The NIHR’s research programmes provide a flexible source of funding. The latest spend figures available for research on eating disorders within NIHR’s research programmes in each of the last three complete financial years is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>-</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Financial expenditure (NIHR research programmes)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eating disorders**</p></td><td><p>£506,187</p></td><td><p>£333,030</p></td><td><p>£862,753</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>**It should be noted that the figures provided above on mental health include studies related to eating disorders.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 12277 12281 question first answered 10/02/2020 14:16:54 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

1176022

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2020
	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	Eating Disorders: Research
	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 plans to allocate equivalent funding to research into (a) mental health and eating disorders and (b) physical health and eating disorders; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
	tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
	uin	12277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The Department funds health and care research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health. It is not usual practice to ring-fence funds for particular topics or conditions. 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.</p><p>The latest spend figures available for research on physical health and mental health in each of the last three complete financial years are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>-</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Financial expenditure</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Physical health*</p></td><td><p>£743,063,571</p></td><td><p>£803,718,845</p></td><td><p>£823,680,671</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mental health*</p></td><td><p>£76,627,407</p></td><td><p>£80,318,055</p></td><td><p>£93,377,813</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*It should be noted that the figures provided on both physical health and mental health cover a broad range of research including studies focused on health service provision, public health etc as well as those looking at specific treatments.</p><p>The NIHR’s research programmes provide a flexible source of funding. The latest spend figures available for research on eating disorders within NIHR’s research programmes in each of the last three complete financial years is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>-</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Financial expenditure (NIHR research programmes)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eating disorders**</p></td><td><p>£506,187</p></td><td><p>£333,030</p></td><td><p>£862,753</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>**It should be noted that the figures provided above on mental health include studies related to eating disorders.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 12276 12281 question first answered 10/02/2020 14:16:54 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

1176031

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2020
	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: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding he has allocated to the research of (a) physical health, (b) mental health and (c) eating disorders in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
	tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
	uin	12281
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The Department funds health and care research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health. It is not usual practice to ring-fence funds for particular topics or conditions. 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.</p><p>The latest spend figures available for research on physical health and mental health in each of the last three complete financial years are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>-</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Financial expenditure</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Physical health*</p></td><td><p>£743,063,571</p></td><td><p>£803,718,845</p></td><td><p>£823,680,671</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mental health*</p></td><td><p>£76,627,407</p></td><td><p>£80,318,055</p></td><td><p>£93,377,813</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*It should be noted that the figures provided on both physical health and mental health cover a broad range of research including studies focused on health service provision, public health etc as well as those looking at specific treatments.</p><p>The NIHR’s research programmes provide a flexible source of funding. The latest spend figures available for research on eating disorders within NIHR’s research programmes in each of the last three complete financial years is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>-</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Financial expenditure (NIHR research programmes)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eating disorders**</p></td><td><p>£506,187</p></td><td><p>£333,030</p></td><td><p>£862,753</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>**It should be noted that the figures provided above on mental health include studies related to eating disorders.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 12276 12277 question first answered 10/02/2020 14:16:54 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott