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837679

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	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	Life Sciences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What progress the Government has made on implementing the recent life sciences strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Sutton and Cheam
	tabling member printed	Paul Scully
	uin	903789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>In December 2017, Government and the life sciences sector agreed a landmark sector deal that follows on from, and starts to implement, the sector-led Life Sciences Industrial Strategy.</p><p>An Implementation Board for this will convene in the coming weeks to discuss implementation of the Deal and wider Strategy, with working sub-groups to lead on specific aspects of the Deal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 06/02/2018 14:17:22 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully

805258

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	British Pregnancy Advisory Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the report of the Care Quality Commission into the Merseyside British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), what steps he is taking to ensure that BPAS clinics operate good health and safety practices; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	uin	118930
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>Since publication of the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) inspection report into the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) Merseyside clinic, BPAS Merseyside, the CQC and Halton Clinical Commissioning Group have developed a local action plan to address the concerns identified. The CQC is monitoring implementation of the action plan through ongoing engagement with BPAS Merseyside.</p><p> </p><p>All independent sector clinics wishing to perform termination of pregnancy, including clinics run by BPAS, must be approved by the Secretary of State for Health and registered with the CQC to undertake that regulated activity. Once registered, the CQC monitors a provider’s compliance with the relevant requirements of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and regulations made under that Act.</p><p> </p><p>Failure to comply with the requirements of the Abortion Act 1967 (and associated regulations), the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (and associated regulations) and/or the Department’s Required Standard Operating Procedures for independent sector abortion providers may lead to withdrawal of Secretary of State’s approval. The Reviewed Standard Operating Procedures can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/313443/final_updated_RSOPs_21_May_2014.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/313443/final_updated_RSOPs_21_May_2014.pdf</a></p><p>The CQC may also take independent enforcement action under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 which includes the power to suspend or cancel registration and pursue prosecution.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 20/12/2017 17:35:33 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

805262

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Abortion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the report from the Care Quality Commission on an inspection of Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, published in November 2016, what steps he is taking to ensure that Registered Medical Practitioners signing HSA1 abortion forms have (a) first seen the woman they are treating and (b) complete the HSA1 form accurately; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	uin	118934
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>Birmingham Women's and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has taken action to address the concerns raised about completion of HSA1 certificates in the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) inspection report. The Trust has advised the CQC that education sessions covering appropriate completion of the HSA1 certificate are delivered to all clinicians and junior doctors involved in the service, and that these sessions are delivered at induction and on an on-going basis. In addition, HSA1 certificates are audited quarterly to ensure that there is 100% compliance with the Abortion Regulations 1991. The Regulations can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/499/contents/made" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/499/contents/made</a></p><p>The Department issued guidance to all Registered Medical Practitioners in July 2013 outlining their responsibilities under the Abortion Act 1967, in relation to completing the HSA1 form. The guidance is available to be viewed here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/226928/2013_C_Guidance_note_for_completing_the_HSA1_and_HSA2_abortion_forms.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/226928/2013_C_Guidance_note_for_completing_the_HSA1_and_HSA2_abortion_forms.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 19/12/2017 11:57:52 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

806719

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Abortion: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the extension of the Government's Northern Ireland abortion scheme, whether the Government plans to cover the costs of minors resident in Northern Ireland to travel and procure abortions in England.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	119795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government plans to ensure that arrangements for free travel for women, including minors, travelling to England from Northern Ireland to undergo an abortion will reflect the system which applies in England. Therefore, the arrangements to provide abortions in England for women from Northern Ireland will include travel and, where appropriate, accommodation for all those who meet the appropriate eligibility criteria. Under 16s can access sexual health care without parental consent, provided the criteria as set out in Gillick v West Norfolk and Wisbech Area Health Authority (1985) are met.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 119790 question first answered 21/12/2017 16:00:18 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

806718

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Marie Stopes International: Maidstone
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Care Quality Commission report on the Marie Stopes International clinic in Maidstone, whether he plans to exercise his right to withdraw the licence to perform abortions from that abortion provider.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	119794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>Marie Stopes International’s (MSI) Maidstone centre continues to be approved to perform abortions by the Secretary of State for Health and is also registered by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to perform the regulated activity of termination of pregnancy. The CQC’s October 2017 report relates to an inspection undertaken in 2016. Since then, MSI’s Maidstone centre has been re-inspected and another report will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>MSI is continuing to take a range of actions to address the issues identified in the CQC’s report and the CQC has made clear that it will not hesitate to take further action, if necessary, in order to guarantee MSI meets the appropriate standards of care.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 20/12/2017 11:44:41 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

805257

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Marie Stopes International: Maidstone
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Care Quality Commission report into the Marie Stopes International Maidstone, Centre published in October 2017, if he plans to withdraw that Centre's licence to perform abortions: and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	uin	118929
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>Marie Stopes International’s (MSI) Maidstone centre continues to be approved to perform abortions by the Secretary of State for Health and is also registered by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to perform the regulated activity of termination of pregnancy. The CQC’s October 2017 report relates to an inspection undertaken in 2016. Since then, MSI’s Maidstone Centre has been re-inspected and another report will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>MSI is continuing to take a range of actions to address the issues identified in the CQC’s report and the CQC has made clear that it will not hesitate to take further action, if necessary, in order to guarantee MSI meets the appropriate standards of care.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 20/12/2017 17:32:46 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

806219

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Cookham Wood Young Offender Institution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Annual Report of the Independent Monitoring Board at HM YOI Cookham Wood published in December 2017, what the reasons were for the instances of (a) no available beds and (b) delayed transfers.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	119411
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>Due to the complexity and challenge that many children and young people held in the youth justice estate present with, it is often necessary to undertake a more detailed assessment of need, so the most suitable placement can be secured. This can cause delays in the transfer process.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 18/12/2017 17:12:02 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

805246

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to recommendation 38 from the Independent Mental Health Taskforce's Five Year Forward View for Mental Health, whether Health Education England plans to work with the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges to develop standards for prescribing professionals.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	uin	118918
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>Health Education England has met with the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and other partners, to discuss this issue and the development of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society‘s comprehensive national competency framework for all prescribers, which underwent wide consultation and is due for review in 2020.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 18/12/2017 18:14:04 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

809848

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to oral evidence given by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health to the Health Committee's inquiry Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services on 21 November 2017, what the evidential basis is for ring-fences ultimately to become ceilings.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	120468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>At a local level, ring fencing has been seen to distort spending, and in line with the Health and Social Care Act 2012 this approach has been replaced by clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) having the autonomy to make decisions about the health services that best meet the health needs of their local population.</p><p>However, the mental health investment standard and NHS England Mental Health Dashboard have been introduced to ensure transparency and accountability and set a requirement for CCGs and specialised commissioning hubs to increase their spend on mental health services by a greater amount than the growth in their programme allocation.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 08/01/2018 17:12:39 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

806162

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to his Department's publication Future in Mind, published in March 2015, whether his Department has plans to review the target for 35 per cent of children with diagnosable mental health conditions to receive treatment by 2020-21 as a result of the publication of the green paper, Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	119363
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to meeting the goals set out in NHS England’s Five Year Forward View for Mental Health and accompanying implementation plan. However, as set out in Implementing the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health, the target of 35% of children with a diagnosable mental health condition receiving treatment by 2020/21 will be reviewed in 2018 following publication of a new national prevalence study.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 18/12/2017 17:08:29 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth