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435870

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what comparative assessment he has made of the ability of local authorities in the (a) poorest and (b) richest areas in England to meet their social care spending needs through a two per cent council tax charge.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	18915
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government recognises that councils have varying capacity to raise money through council tax. My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government will shortly publish for consultation the provisional local government finance settlement for 2016-17. This will include proposed changes to rebalance support, including to those authorities with social care responsibilities, by taking into account the main resources available to councils, including council tax.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 10/12/2015 13:21:29 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

435886

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Parents
	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 ensure that all parents with a child admitted to a neonatal unit have access to psychological and bereavement support.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	18858
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>The NHS locally is expected to ensure that appropriate facilities and services are in place to support parents following the illness or death of a newborn baby. NHS England’s Neonatal Critical Care Service Specification states that “the service will deliver the aim to improve both life expectancy and quality of life for newborn babies by:</p><p>- Delivering care in a family-centred way that seeks to minimise the physical and psychological impact of neonatal care on the baby and their family, for example by improving psychological outcomes and breastfeeding rates</p><p>- Providing an environment where parents are enabled to make informed decisions about treatment and become involved in the care of their baby / babies, thereby minimising the psychological trauma of premature or sick term babies.”</p><p>The MBRRACE-UK report on the confidential enquiry into term antepartum stillbirths, published on 19 November 2015, found a good standard of bereavement care documented as being given to parents immediately following birth. However, several areas for improvement were identified including the finding that there was wide variation in the availability of a specialist bereavement midwife, with only one third of case notes showing evidence of their involvement.</p><br /><p>Following that report, and following a debate in the House of Commons on 2 November, (<em>Official Report</em>, columns 844-852) the Department is looking at the number of bereavement suites around the country and will engage with the NHS to reaffirm the importance of putting into practice existing guidance on bereavement including through mandated accountability processes.</p><p>Health Education England is working with partners to ensure that pre and post registration training in perinatal mental health is available to enable specialist staff to be available to every birthing unit by 2017.</p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/12/2015 14:04:39 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

435896

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Eyesight: Surgery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his timetable is for implementing the recommendations of the Keogh Review with regard to the safety and quality of laser eye surgery.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
	uin	19010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>Providers of laser eye surgery are required to register with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), as this is a regulated activity. All providers of regulated activities under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 must be registered with the Care Quality Commission and meet the new fundamental standards of safety and quality that came into force on 1 April this year. The CQC has a range of enforcement actions that it can take if providers do not meet the fundamental standards.</p><br /><p>Doctors performing laser eye surgery in the United Kingdom must also be registered with the General Medical Council (GMC). All registered doctors are expected to be familiar with the GMC’s publication Good medical practice and supporting guidance, which describes what is expected of them. This document makes clear that medical doctors must recognise and work within the limits of their competence.</p><br /><p>It has now been agreed that work to improve the delivery, safety and standards for patient information for laser eye surgery will be taken forward separately from the work to implement the Keogh Review, and that, as the professional body for setting the standards of practice for refractive procedures, the Royal College of Ophthalmologists will lead on this work.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 19011 question first answered 14/12/2015 11:21:16 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

435897

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Eyesight: Surgery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to assure the public of the safety and quality of laser eye surgery.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
	uin	19011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>Providers of laser eye surgery are required to register with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), as this is a regulated activity. All providers of regulated activities under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 must be registered with the Care Quality Commission and meet the new fundamental standards of safety and quality that came into force on 1 April this year. The CQC has a range of enforcement actions that it can take if providers do not meet the fundamental standards.</p><br /><p>Doctors performing laser eye surgery in the United Kingdom must also be registered with the General Medical Council (GMC). All registered doctors are expected to be familiar with the GMC’s publication Good medical practice and supporting guidance, which describes what is expected of them. This document makes clear that medical doctors must recognise and work within the limits of their competence.</p><br /><p>It has now been agreed that work to improve the delivery, safety and standards for patient information for laser eye surgery will be taken forward separately from the work to implement the Keogh Review, and that, as the professional body for setting the standards of practice for refractive procedures, the Royal College of Ophthalmologists will lead on this work.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 19010 question first answered 14/12/2015 11:21:16 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

435880

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Mental Health Task Force
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the reasons are for the change in the publication date of the Mental Health Taskforce report to January 2016.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
	uin	18843
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>The independent Mental Health Taskforce has committed to delivering a costed five year mental health strategy for the NHS. Following the important announcement in the Spending Review that the Government is investing an additional £600m in mental health during this period, in line with the priorities identified in the strategy, the Taskforce is now finalising its recommendations and supporting analysis to ensure these are robust. Their report is due to be ready for publication by NHS England in the New Year.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/12/2015 15:48:32 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

435903

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to exempt people with long-term serious conditions from prescription charges for repeated renewals of their medication.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	19034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>A person is entitled to apply for a medical exemption certificate exempting them from the prescription charge if they suffer from:</p><br /><p>- a permanent fistula (including caecostomy, colostomy, laryngostomy, or ileostomy) requiring continuous surgical dressing or requires an appliance</p><p>- forms of hypoadrenalism (including Addison's disease) for which specific substitution therapy is essential</p><p>- diabetes insipidus or other forms of hypopituitarism</p><p>- diabetes mellitus (except where treatment of the diabetes is by diet alone)</p><p>- hypoparathyroidism</p><p>- myasthenia gravis</p><p>- myxoedema</p><p>- epilepsy requiring continuous anti-convulsive therapy</p><p>- continuing physical disability which prevents the patient from leaving their residence without the help of another person</p><p>- they are undergoing treatment for cancer, the effects of cancer or the effects of cancer treatment.</p><br /><p>There are no plans to change this list.</p><br /><p>Other extensive exemption arrangements are in place, in England, including those based on income, which support those who cannot afford to pay for their prescriptions. For those who need multiple prescriptions and do not qualify for exemption, Prescription Prepayment Certificates (PPC) can be purchased, which allow someone to claim as many prescriptions as needed. A 12 month PPC costs £104 and benefits anyone who needs 13 or more prescriptions a year.</p><br /><p><strong></strong></p><br /> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/12/2015 13:32:13 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

435899

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Mental Health Task Force
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many representatives from the criminal justice system are on the Mental Health Taskforce; and what areas of that sector each represents.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	19042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>Membership of NHS England’s Mental Health Taskforce is drawn from the Department of Health and its arms-length bodies which hold critical responsibilities related to the planning and delivery of care. It also includes representatives from the third sector, providers and professional bodies.</p><p>Senior representatives from other NHS England work programmes may be invited to advise, participate in decision making or contribute resources where there is a common purpose or objective. Kate Davies OBE, Director for Direct Commissioning of Health &amp; Justice Services, NHS England has contributed to the work of the Task force.</p><p>Further details about the organisations represented on the Taskforce can be found at:</p><p>https://www.england.nhs.uk/mentalhealth/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2015/10/mh-tor-fin.pdf</p><p>In recognition of the critical interdependencies with a wide range of services outside the health and care system, the Taskforce was asked to consider the enabling actions required from the wider system, including criminal justice.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 10/12/2015 17:33:41 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

435900

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	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, what proportion of in-patients in each of the last five years have been sectioned under the Mental Health Act 1983.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	19043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>The proportion of in-patients who have been detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 in each of the last five years is detailed on the attached table <em>Detentions under the Mental Health Act 1983 as a proportion of people in hospital.</em></p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 10/12/2015 13:28:13 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt attachment 1 file name In-patients detained under Mental Health Act 1983 in the last five years.xlsx title In-patients detained under Mental Health Act 1983
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

435901

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Suicide
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that friends and family of people who have died by suicide receive a copy of the publication Help is at Hand from Public Health England.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	19044
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>Help is at Hand is available on the ‘Support after Suicide’ website and to order on the Department’s orderline. Public Health England is working with the voluntary sector and local areas to make sure there is effective distribution.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 10/12/2015 13:40:17 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

435874

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) total and (b) per capita expenditure on mental health was in England in each year since 2008.
	tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Dr Poulter
	uin	18984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>We do not have comparable figures for spending on mental health for the years requested as financial reporting systems changed after 2013 with the formation of NHS England.</p><br /><p>The table below shows actual expenditure by clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) on mental health in 2013/14 and 2014/15 and forecast spend in 2015/16. This does not include spending on mental health services directly commissioned by NHS England.</p><br /><p>Total actual expenditure on mental health by CCGs across all providers for 2013/14 and 2014/15 and the total forecast expenditure for 2015/16</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2013/14 actual spend (£ billion)</p></td><td><p>2014/15 actual spend (£ billion)</p></td><td><p>2015/16 forecast spend (£ billion)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9.6</p></td><td><p>10.1</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><em>Source:</em> NHS England</p><p>Published figures are available from the published primary care trust Summarised Accounts (2007/08 to 2010/11) and the Department of Health Annual Report and Accounts (2011/12 and 2012/13).</p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 10/12/2015 17:19:42 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter