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1041493

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2019
	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: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to secure the long-term future of the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
	tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
	uin	908576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The National Health Service published its Long Term Plan last week, backed by £20.5 billion a year of taxpayers money, ensuring patients will be supported with world-class care at every stage of their life.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 15/01/2019 16:35:03 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

1037067

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2019
	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, with reference to the voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing and access: heads of agreement, published on 23 November 2018, whether NHS England’s commissioning support programme will be discontinued.
	tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
	tabling member printed	Anne Marie Morris
	uin	205950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>It is expected that the commissioning support programme, which provides support for service development relating to medicines, as well as medical devices or other sorts of intervention, will continue for 2019/20. The new voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing and access includes new commitments to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) appraisals for medicines; any implications will be considered through implementation of the new scheme.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/01/2019 16:01:48 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4249 label Biography information for Anne Marie Morris

1037215

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2019
	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: Private Sector
	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 letter entitled, Patient safety: letter to independent healthcare providers, published by his Department on 8 May 2018, what steps his Department is taking to improve patient safety in the private sector.
	tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
	uin	205841
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>Under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 all providers of regulated activities, including National Health Service and independent providers, have to register with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and meet a set of fundamental standards of safety and quality below which care should never fall.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the useful role of the independent sector in adding capacity, promoting innovation and offering patient choice.</p><p> </p><p>The CQC raised important patient safety concerns in its ‘State of Care in Independent Acute Hospitals’ report, which the former Secretary of State (Rt. hon. Jeremy Hunt MP) committed to address in his letter of 8 May 2018 to chief executives of independent healthcare providers.</p><p> </p><p>The CQC continues to work with independent health care providers to improve the quality of care and safety including the Independent Healthcare Providers Network, formerly NHS Partners, and the Private Health Information Network.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, in its response to the Joint Committee on the Draft Health Service Safety Investigations Bill, the Government agreed to consult on extending the remit of the new body to investigate independently-funded health care.</p><p> </p><p>The CQC has now completed its programme of comprehensive inspections for all independent acute hospitals in England.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 15/01/2019 12:17:29 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

1039044

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2019
	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: Fire Prevention
	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 Weybridge fire incident report, published by NHS Property Services in May 2018, whether recommendations 4a. and 5a. have been implemented.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	207241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>NHS Property Services advised that in response to recommendation 4a, NHS Property Services should review their portfolio of properties to identify the construction type, with particular reference to timber frame buildings, NHS Property Services already holds a lot of information on the construction of its properties. There is however a programme underway to allow NHS Property Services to comprehensively document the construction types across the whole portfolio and manage the fire risks accordingly. NHS Property Services is working closely with the Department and NHS Improvement on these projects and on fire safety in general with other National Health Service partners.</p><p> </p><p>Recommendation 5a was that NHS Property Services should ensure learning from Weybridge Hospital is shared with the wider NHS and other stakeholders. In response to this recommendation and following the publication of the report, meetings were held with both NHS England and NHS Improvement to discuss the recommendations to ensure any wider lessons for the NHS could be shared. These discussions are ongoing as fire safety within NHS Property Services buildings continues to be a focus for the organisation.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 15/01/2019 15:55:21 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1037063

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2019
	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	Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
	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 Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency consultation on EU exit no-deal legislative proposals, published on 4 October 2018, which stakeholders did his Department approach for a response to that consultation.
	tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
	tabling member printed	Anne Marie Morris
	uin	205948
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) public consultation on European Union exit 'no deal' legislative proposals ran from 4 October to 1 November 2018 and invited views from the life sciences sector, industry, allied healthcare professionals, medical charities and the public. The MHRA received 168 responses through the online portal and nine responses via email – none of which raised concerns about the consultation process.</p><p> </p><p>The MHRA has now published updated 'no deal' guidance, which includes changes based on the responses received to the consultation in October. This can be accessed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-guidance-note-on-the-regulation-of-medicines-medical-devices-and-clinical-trials-if-theres-no-brexit-deal" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-guidance-note-on-the-regulation-of-medicines-medical-devices-and-clinical-trials-if-theres-no-brexit-deal</a></p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 205949 question first answered 15/01/2019 12:32:37 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4249 label Biography information for Anne Marie Morris

1037065

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2019
	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	Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
	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 Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency consultation on EU exit no-deal legislative proposals, published on 4 October 2018, how many responses to that consultation raised concern about the consultation process; and if his Department will publish the responses to that consultation.
	tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
	tabling member printed	Anne Marie Morris
	uin	205949
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) public consultation on European Union exit 'no deal' legislative proposals ran from 4 October to 1 November 2018 and invited views from the life sciences sector, industry, allied healthcare professionals, medical charities and the public. The MHRA received 168 responses through the online portal and nine responses via email – none of which raised concerns about the consultation process.</p><p> </p><p>The MHRA has now published updated 'no deal' guidance, which includes changes based on the responses received to the consultation in October. This can be accessed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-guidance-note-on-the-regulation-of-medicines-medical-devices-and-clinical-trials-if-theres-no-brexit-deal" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-guidance-note-on-the-regulation-of-medicines-medical-devices-and-clinical-trials-if-theres-no-brexit-deal</a></p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 205948 question first answered 15/01/2019 12:32:37 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4249 label Biography information for Anne Marie Morris

1039093

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2019
	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	Food: Hygiene
	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 plans to extend the requirement for food vendors to prominently display food hygiene ratings on their premises to online third party food ordering (a) websites and (b) apps at the point at which the customer orders food.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	207264
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The Food Hygiene Rating scheme is operated by local authorities across England, Wales and Northern Ireland in partnership with the Food Standards Agency (FSA). The scheme has a statutory basis in Wales and Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Food businesses covered by the scheme are given stickers showing their rating. Those in Wales and Northern Ireland are required by law to display the stickers at their premises and those in England are encouraged to do so. The FSA considers that mandatory display should extend to England and is currently finalising an evidence-based case for a statutory scheme.</p><p> </p><p>For businesses offering online ordering of food, legislation requiring provision of the rating at the point of choice is expected to be introduced in Northern Ireland once the Assembly is back in operation.</p><p> </p><p>In Wales, the FSA and Welsh Government are working to address an FSA recommendation to the National Assembly for Wales to explore the introduction of a similar requirement for businesses in Wales that use online food ordering platforms. Proposals will be presented to Welsh Ministers in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The FSA considers that provision of ratings online would be a key element of a statutory scheme for England.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/01/2019 16:10:25 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1039003

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2019
	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	Epilepsy: 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 he plans to exclude epilepsy medications from the Serious Shortage Protocol for medicines; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
	uin	207181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>Any serious shortage protocol would be developed with and signed off by clinicians. Only if clinicians deem it appropriate, an alternative quantity, strength, pharmaceutical form or medicine can be dispensed in line with the protocol. Each protocol would clearly set out what action can be taken by the retail pharmacy, under what circumstances, for which patients and during which period.</p><p> </p><p>Protocols for therapeutic or generic equivalents will not be suitable for all medicines and patients. For example, they would not be suitable for treatments where the medicines that are prescribed need to be prescribed by brand for clinical reasons, for example anti-epilepsy medicines. In these cases, patients would always be referred back to the prescriber for any decision about their treatment before any therapeutic or generic alternative is supplied.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/01/2019 16:16:17 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1037186

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2019
	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	Helen and Douglas House: Finance
	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 made an assessment of the potential increase in funding to Helen and Douglas House Hospice following NHS England's decision of 27 December 2019 to increase funding for the hospice grant programme.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	206041
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>No assessment has yet been made of the potential increase in funding for individual hospices, including Helen and Douglas House, which will follow from the overall planned increase in central funding.</p><p> </p><p>Children’s palliative and end of life care is an important priority for the National Health Service. Currently NHS England’s children’s hospice grant provides an annual contribution of £11 million. Over the next five years it will increase its contribution by match funding clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) which commit to increase their investment in local children’s palliative and end of life care services, including children’s hospices.</p><p> </p><p>Increases for individual hospices will be decided as part of this match funded process. However at national level the increase in the central grant is expected to more than double the NHS existing NHS funding from £11 million to a combined total of £25 million a year by 2023/24.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 15/01/2019 12:14:09 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1038946

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2019
	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	Pancreatic Cancer
	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 a target for increasing the early stage diagnosis rate for pancreatic cancer in the lifetime of this Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	207163
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The NHS Long Term Plan sets an ambition for three out of four cancers to be diagnosed at an early stage by 2028, compared to around one in two currently. This ambition applies to all cancers, including pancreatic cancer, not just the 10 currently in the Public Health Outcomes Framework early diagnosis metric. NHS England is keen to work with the charities representing some of the cancers not currently included in this metric on how best to measure progress towards the ambition moving forwards.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/01/2019 16:00:59 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell