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1132763

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	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	Patients: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to ensure NHS patient safety.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	911420
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>Patient safety remains a key priority for the National Health Service. NHS Improvement and NHS England are developing a new National Patient Safety Strategy that will sit alongside the NHS Long Term Plan.</p><p>The strategy will be published this summer and will build on existing work to provide a coherent framework that the whole NHS can recognise and support</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 18/06/2019 15:03:47 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

1132766

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	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	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to improve social care.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
	uin	911424
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>Local authorities have a duty to ensure people receive appropriate care and support. We have given them access to up to £3.9 billion more dedicated funding for adult social care this year, and a further £410 million has been made available for adult and children’s services.</p><p>We will set out our plans to reform the social care system at the earliest opportunity to ensure it is sustainable for the future.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 18/06/2019 15:02:18 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1132500

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	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	Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what impact assessment his Department has conducted of the effect on people with disabilities of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	265545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>No formal impact assessment has been conducted by the Department of the effect on people with disabilities of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union without a deal.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 20/06/2019 09:26:59 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1132563

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	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	Medicine: Research
	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 of the effect on the UK's future participation in future EU Research Programmes in (a) medical research and (b) drugs of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	265405
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>Leaving the European Union with a deal remains the Government’s priority. However, as a responsible Government, we must plan for every eventuality, including ‘no deal’.</p><p>The United Kingdom and the EU have a long record of jointly tackling global challenges, with strong existing links already in place between our research and innovation communities, and we want to continue this important collaboration in science, research and innovation, including in medical research.</p><p>The Government is committed to continuing to back UK researchers and innovators by supporting measures to enable world-class collaborative research, including support for small businesses. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is working with the National Academies, the devolved administrations and UK Research and Innovation to develop ambitious and credible alternatives to association, through which we will enable world class collaborative research.</p><p>In addition, earlier in the year, the Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation (Chris Skidmore MP) commissioned Sir Adrian Smith to provide independent advice on international collaboration – specifically on potential future UK funding schemes in the context of the UK’s future ambitions for European and international collaboration on research and innovation. His advice will help set the direction for the implementation of the Government’s ambition to ensure the UK continues to be a global leader in science, research and innovation, and an attractive country for individuals to study and work.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 20/06/2019 15:30:04 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1132564

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	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	Clinical Trials: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what effect the UK leaving the EU without a deal will have on funding of clinical drug trials; if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	265406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The United Kingdom and the European Union have a long record of jointly tackling global challenges, with strong existing links already in place between our research and innovation communities, and we want to continue this important collaboration in science, research and innovation.</p><p>The UK and the EU have agreed a flexible extension of the Article 50 period to 31 October 2019. During this extension period the UK will remain a member of the EU, with all the relevant rights and obligations. This means that the UK will continue to participate in Horizon 2020, the EU’s flagship research and innovation programme, on a Member State basis. Further, this extension period provides time for the Government to seek a deal which will ensure the smooth and orderly withdrawal from the EU. If ratified, the proposed Withdrawal Agreement would ensure that following exit the UK could continue to participate in EU programmes such as Horizon 2020 for the lifetime of projects. Further updates on Horizon 2020 planning will be provided in due course.</p><p>As a responsible Government, we are continuing to prepare for all scenarios. In the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal at the end of this extension period, the Government has confirmed that the funding commitments made under the guarantee and the extension still stand. Through these commitments, the Government will underwrite funding for all successful competitive eligible UK bids to Horizon 2020 that are submitted before the end of the Programme. This guarantee will apply for the lifetime of projects and will provide funding for UK participation in pioneering Horizon 2020 medical research projects can continue.</p><p>Aside from our preparations for leaving the EU, the Government has demonstrated its commitment to research and innovation, including clinical drug trials, by putting it at the heart of its Industrial Strategy, setting an ambition to increase UK total research and development expenditure to 2.4% of gross domestic product by 2027. As a first step towards that we have invested an extra £7 billion in research and development up to 2021/2022. The Government invests over £1 billion in health research through the National Institute for Health Research. This provides direct funding for clinical trials and also the skills, facilities and infrastructure to undertake clinical trials in the health and care service funded by public, charity and industry funders.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 20/06/2019 15:31:03 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1132282

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2019
	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	Genomics: Health 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 estimate he has made of the number of patients that will benefit from whole genome sequencing in the first year of its introduction; and what steps is he taking to ensure the adequacy of trained professionals to provide that service.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	264725
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>As part of the NHS Long Term Plan, the National Health Service has committed to sequencing 500,000 whole genomes by 2023/24.</p><p>During 2019, the NHS will begin to offer whole genome sequencing (WGS) as part of clinical care for:</p><p>- Seriously ill children likely to have a rare genetic disorder;</p><p>- People with one of 21 rare conditions where current evidence supports early adoption of WGS as a diagnostic test;</p><p>- People with specific types of cancer for which there is likely to be the greatest patient benefit from using WGS – children with cancer, sarcoma and Acute Myeloid Leukaemia.</p><p> </p><p>As the price of whole genome sequencing falls and the evidence improves, we envisage that it will be extended to more conditions and therefore more patients.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 19/06/2019 16:17:13 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1132107

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	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	Hospices: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of children's hospices in England; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of support for hospices provided by his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
	tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
	uin	264389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>Information on the number of hospices which have closed in England since 2010 is not held.</p><p>There are currently around 223 registered independent hospices, and a very small number of public hospices run internally by National Health Service trusts. Around a quarter of these are children’s hospices. The vast majority of hospices are primarily charity-funded but receive some statutory funding from clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and the Government for providing local services. CCGs are responsible for determining the level of NHS-funded hospice care locally and they are responsible for ensuring that the services they commission meet the needs of their local population.</p><p>As part of the NHS Long Term Plan, NHS England committed to increase its investment in children’s palliative care over the next five years by match funding CCGs who commit to increase their investment in local children’s palliative and end of life care services.</p><p>Subject to CCGs increasing investment, NHS England will match this by up to £7 million a year by 2023/24. This increase is in addition to the Children’s Hospice Grant, which provides an annual contribution of £11 million. NHS England is currently establishing financial reporting systems to monitor the baseline investment of CCG in children’s palliative and end of life care services. This will enable match funding payments to be made to CCGs where the investments are increased above the investment baseline in the previous year. As baselining will be ongoing through 2019/20, and therefore match funding will not be available in this year, NHS England will be increasing the children’s hospice grant to £12 million for this period.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 264390 question first answered 18/06/2019 14:49:29 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

1132108

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	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	Hospices: Children
	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 children's hospices have closed in England in each year since 2010; and in which regions of England were those hospices located.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
	tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
	uin	264390
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>Information on the number of hospices which have closed in England since 2010 is not held.</p><p>There are currently around 223 registered independent hospices, and a very small number of public hospices run internally by National Health Service trusts. Around a quarter of these are children’s hospices. The vast majority of hospices are primarily charity-funded but receive some statutory funding from clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and the Government for providing local services. CCGs are responsible for determining the level of NHS-funded hospice care locally and they are responsible for ensuring that the services they commission meet the needs of their local population.</p><p>As part of the NHS Long Term Plan, NHS England committed to increase its investment in children’s palliative care over the next five years by match funding CCGs who commit to increase their investment in local children’s palliative and end of life care services.</p><p>Subject to CCGs increasing investment, NHS England will match this by up to £7 million a year by 2023/24. This increase is in addition to the Children’s Hospice Grant, which provides an annual contribution of £11 million. NHS England is currently establishing financial reporting systems to monitor the baseline investment of CCG in children’s palliative and end of life care services. This will enable match funding payments to be made to CCGs where the investments are increased above the investment baseline in the previous year. As baselining will be ongoing through 2019/20, and therefore match funding will not be available in this year, NHS England will be increasing the children’s hospice grant to £12 million for this period.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 264389 question first answered 18/06/2019 14:49:29 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

1132150

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	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	Dementia: Diagnosis
	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 his Department is taking to improve the diagnosis of dementia.
	tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
	tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
	uin	264467
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The Challenge on Dementia 2020 sets out the ambition for two thirds of people with dementia to receive a formal diagnosis. This has been achieved and exceeded nationally. Our focus now is on reducing the variation in local diagnosis rates and NHS England have published guidance and put programmes in place to further improve the quality and timeliness of diagnosis across the country.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Digital collects data on the number of patients with a recorded dementia diagnosis in their clinical record and report this on a monthly basis, so that the National Health Service (general practitioners and commissioners) can make informed choices about how to plan their services around their patient’s needs. The data is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/recorded-dementia-diagnoses" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/recorded-dementia-diagnoses</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 264469 question first answered 20/06/2019 10:41:15 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1132152

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	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	Dementia: Diagnosis
	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 he has made of trends in the level of older people diagnosed with dementia.
	tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
	tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
	uin	264469
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The Challenge on Dementia 2020 sets out the ambition for two thirds of people with dementia to receive a formal diagnosis. This has been achieved and exceeded nationally. Our focus now is on reducing the variation in local diagnosis rates and NHS England have published guidance and put programmes in place to further improve the quality and timeliness of diagnosis across the country.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Digital collects data on the number of patients with a recorded dementia diagnosis in their clinical record and report this on a monthly basis, so that the National Health Service (general practitioners and commissioners) can make informed choices about how to plan their services around their patient’s needs. The data is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/recorded-dementia-diagnoses" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/recorded-dementia-diagnoses</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 264467 question first answered 20/06/2019 10:41:16 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns