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754729

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Pharmacy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total number of repeat prescriptions issued by (a) high street and (b) internet pharmacies has been in each year since 2007 in (i) England and (ii) each local authority area.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	6406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The total number of repeat dispensing prescription items issued by wholly distance selling pharmacies, including internet pharmacies, and other community pharmacies, including those on the high street, for each year since April 2013 in England is detailed in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Time Period</p></td><td><p>Repeat Dispensing Prescription Items for Distant Selling Pharmacies</p></td><td><p>Repeat Dispensing Prescription Items for Other Community Pharmacies</p></td><td><p>Yearly Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013 (Apr-Dec 2013)</p></td><td><p>625,157</p></td><td><p>49,222,450</p></td><td><p>49,847,607</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014 (Jan-Dec 2014)</p></td><td><p>1,076,060</p></td><td><p>73,769,909</p></td><td><p>74,845,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 (Jan-Dec 2015)</p></td><td><p>1,482,942</p></td><td><p>84,411,853</p></td><td><p>85,894,795</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016 (Jan-Dec 2016)</p></td><td><p>2,001,326</p></td><td><p>95,730,820</p></td><td><p>97,732,146</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 (Jan-May 2017)</p></td><td><p>930,753</p></td><td><p>42,216,958</p></td><td><p>43,147,711</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>6,116,238</p></td><td><p>345,351,990</p></td><td><p>351,468,228</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The requested data is not provided before 2013 as the NHS Business Services Authority only holds prescription payment data for a period of 60 months, at which point it is destroyed in line with their records management policy. Also this coincides with NHS England becoming responsible for commissioning community pharmacy services from April 2013. As such, data is attached on repeat dispensing prescription items by NHS England local areas, rather than local authority areas.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/09/2017 14:29:46 question first ministerially corrected 12/09/2017 09:25:45 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine attachment 1 file name PQ6406 Repeats appendix FINAL.xlsx title Repeat prescriptions by NHS England area previous answer version 9595 answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

754106

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Smoking: Health Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much of the funding committed by his Department to smoking cessation projects overseas has been spent to date.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	6291
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) 2030 project has entered its second operational year and the Department has spent £3,955,369 to date.</p><p> </p><p>The FCTC Secretariat is required to produce a full evaluation report at the end of the five year life span of the project. The Department has published the following business case for the project. This is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tobacco-control-measures-overseas" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tobacco-control-measures-overseas</a></p><p>The Department of Health’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) spend is reported annually in the United Kingdom Government statistics on international development. The most up to date published information can be found in the 2016 provisional statistics produced by the Department for International Development in April 2017 at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/provisional-uk-official-development-assistance-as-a-proportion-of-gross-national-income-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/provisional-uk-official-development-assistance-as-a-proportion-of-gross-national-income-2016</a></p><p>Table 3 shows a breakdown of UK Net ODA: by Government Department and Other Contributors of UK ODA, 2015 and 2016.</p><p> </p><p>In 2016, for the FCTC 2030 project, the Department spent £124,298 on a staff secondment to the World Health Organization and paid a £870,000 grant to the World Health Organization. The Department of Health’s administration costs are funded from a central ODA admin budget. The Department for International Development will publish final 2016 statistics on ODA in November 2017 which will contain a detailed breakdown of Department of Health’s ODA expenditure.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 6297 6303 question first answered 11/09/2017 14:18:38 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

754114

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Smoking: Health Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much and what proportion of the official development assistance funding managed by his Department for the international stop smoking programme is being spent on (a) staff costs, (b) administration and (c) payments to the World Health Organisation.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	6297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) 2030 project has entered its second operational year and the Department has spent £3,955,369 to date.</p><p> </p><p>The FCTC Secretariat is required to produce a full evaluation report at the end of the five year life span of the project. The Department has published the following business case for the project. This is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tobacco-control-measures-overseas" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tobacco-control-measures-overseas</a></p><p>The Department of Health’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) spend is reported annually in the United Kingdom Government statistics on international development. The most up to date published information can be found in the 2016 provisional statistics produced by the Department for International Development in April 2017 at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/provisional-uk-official-development-assistance-as-a-proportion-of-gross-national-income-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/provisional-uk-official-development-assistance-as-a-proportion-of-gross-national-income-2016</a></p><p>Table 3 shows a breakdown of UK Net ODA: by Government Department and Other Contributors of UK ODA, 2015 and 2016.</p><p> </p><p>In 2016, for the FCTC 2030 project, the Department spent £124,298 on a staff secondment to the World Health Organization and paid a £870,000 grant to the World Health Organization. The Department of Health’s administration costs are funded from a central ODA admin budget. The Department for International Development will publish final 2016 statistics on ODA in November 2017 which will contain a detailed breakdown of Department of Health’s ODA expenditure.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 6291 6303 question first answered 11/09/2017 14:18:38 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

754116

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Smoking: Health Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library a copy of the first year evaluation report of the smoking cessation projects overseas which are managed by his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	6303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) 2030 project has entered its second operational year and the Department has spent £3,955,369 to date.</p><p> </p><p>The FCTC Secretariat is required to produce a full evaluation report at the end of the five year life span of the project. The Department has published the following business case for the project. This is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tobacco-control-measures-overseas" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tobacco-control-measures-overseas</a></p><p>The Department of Health’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) spend is reported annually in the United Kingdom Government statistics on international development. The most up to date published information can be found in the 2016 provisional statistics produced by the Department for International Development in April 2017 at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/provisional-uk-official-development-assistance-as-a-proportion-of-gross-national-income-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/provisional-uk-official-development-assistance-as-a-proportion-of-gross-national-income-2016</a></p><p>Table 3 shows a breakdown of UK Net ODA: by Government Department and Other Contributors of UK ODA, 2015 and 2016.</p><p> </p><p>In 2016, for the FCTC 2030 project, the Department spent £124,298 on a staff secondment to the World Health Organization and paid a £870,000 grant to the World Health Organization. The Department of Health’s administration costs are funded from a central ODA admin budget. The Department for International Development will publish final 2016 statistics on ODA in November 2017 which will contain a detailed breakdown of Department of Health’s ODA expenditure.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 6291 6297 question first answered 11/09/2017 14:18:38 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

754714

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Smoking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding he has allowed for the delivery of the Tobacco Control Plan for England.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	6483
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Councils will receive £16 billion of public health funding over the Spending Review period to deliver local health priorities tailored to the needs of their populations. Tobacco control is within this remit.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/09/2017 12:25:11 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

754717

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Pharmacy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the concentration of high street community pharmacies in different areas of the country; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	6408
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>40% of community pharmacies are in a cluster where there are three or more pharmacies within ten minutes’ walk. As part of community pharmacy reforms, we have introduced a Pharmacy Access Scheme to protect pharmacies in areas where there are fewer pharmacies and higher health needs, and to ensure no residents in areas will be left without good access to a community pharmacy.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/09/2017 13:13:07 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

754718

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Pharmacy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans there are to extend the Pharmacy Access Scheme beyond March 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	6409
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The future of the Pharmacy Access Scheme beyond March 2018 will be considered as part of negotiations with the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee, which represents pharmacy contractors in negotiations relating to pharmaceutical remuneration.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/09/2017 14:18:03 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

754719

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Pharmacy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS pharmacies have delivered (a) essential and (b) advanced services in each year since 2007-08 in (i) England and (ii) each local authority area; and if he will provide details of the advanced services delivered by community pharmacies.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	6407
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Essential services are available from all community pharmacies, which provide National Health Service pharmaceutical services in England. Community pharmacies can provide the following advanced services, if they meet the necessary requirements:</p><p> </p><p>- Medicine Use Review from 2005/06;</p><p>- Appliance Use Review from 2010/11;</p><p>- Stoma Appliance Customisation from 2010/11;</p><p>- New Medicine Service (NMS) from October 2011;</p><p>- Seasonal Influenza Vaccination from 2015/16; and</p><p>- NHS urgent medicine supply pilot scheme from December 2016.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Digital releases an annual General Pharmaceutical Services publication which provides the data requested. As essential and advanced services are commissioned by the NHS, rather than local authorities, local data is based on primary care trusts until 2012/13 and NHS England Regions from April 2013. The latest data available to 2015/16 can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://www.content.digital.nhs.uk/pubs/genphasernov16" target="_blank">http://www.content.digital.nhs.uk/pubs/genphasernov16</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/09/2017 13:59:27 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

754723

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Prescriptions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to support uptake of the Electronic Prescription Service.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	6413
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Uptake is driven by the prescribing and dispensing communities, who realise many of the benefits of electronic prescription service (EPS) within their businesses and have a vested interest in promoting the EPS. They are being supported by the NHS Digital Implementation and Business Change Team who provide support to prescribers and dispensers of the service. The NHS Business Services Authority also have a programme of work to support the uptake of EPS in practices across the country. The other key strand of activity is the future introduction of Phase 4 the point at which all eligible prescriptions can be sent electronically and patients will no longer have to nominate a pharmacy. NHS Digital is also working with other care settings and their system suppliers, e.g. urgent and emergency care, to introduce the benefits of EPS into other areas of the NHS.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/09/2017 15:27:12 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

754724

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Prescriptions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many items have been prescribed by the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) in each year since 2005-06; and what the total spend on the EPS has been in each year since 2005-16.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	6414
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The total number of items prescribed by the electronic prescription service (EPS) by calendar year is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Calendar Year</p></td><td><p>Items Prescribed by EPS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From July 2009</p></td><td><p>1,217</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>84,467</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>483,814</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>6,041,620</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>28,050,691</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>107,964,073</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>300,927,787</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>496,312,923</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Electronic transmission of prescription (ETP) allowances paid to community pharmacies in England by financial year are given in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>ETP allowances paid to community pharmacies (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>25,309,658.85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>24,706,040.96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>29,144,101.71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>31,243,930.18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>27,836,025.45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>27,342,329.35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>27,258,611.10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>192,840,697.60</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The information in both tables is based on NHS Business Services Authority data, which in line with their records management policy is only available from 2009/10.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/09/2017 15:25:00 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth