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1104947

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	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	Speech and Language Disorders: 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 plans Public Health England has to align the Healthy Child Programme service specification with the Speech, Language and Communication pathway for children under five.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	uin	236261
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>To support the speech, language and communication elements of the Healthy Child Programme (HCP), Public Health England (PHE) is partnering with the Department for Education to develop a model speech, language and communication pathway for services for children aged zero to five years. The pathway is built on the best evidence and good practice and will be published by September 2019. This will support local joint commissioning and service provision.</p><p> </p><p>The ‘Healthy Child Programme 0-19 (HCP): the health visitor and school nurses commissioning guidance’ was refreshed in March 2018 and is available to view at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/healthy-child-programme-0-to-19-health-visitor-and-school-nurse-commissioning" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/healthy-child-programme-0-to-19-health-visitor-and-school-nurse-commissioning</a></p><p> </p><p>The guidance supports local commissioning and delivery of the HCP and the delivery of the HCP, including the speech, language and communication elements.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 02/04/2019 11:35:23 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1124009

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2019
	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	School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme
	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 any plans to make the Free Fruit and Vegetable Scheme available to all school children in England.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	249307
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>The School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme provides children in Key Stage 1 attending state-funded primary schools with one free portion of fruit or vegetable every school day. There are no current plans to extend the Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 07/05/2019 16:05:57 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1135585

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2019
	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	Healthy Start Scheme: Yorkshire and the Humber
	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 families are in receipt of Healthy Start vouchers in (a) Barnsley Central, (b) Sheffield City Region Mayoral Combined Authority and (c) Yorkshire and the Humber region.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	270797
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The information is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 08/07/2019 14:58:15 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1109198

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	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	General Practitioners: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2019 to Question 234719 on Primary Health Care, if his Department will develop a mandatory national Inclusion Health training and communication strategy to ensure that all GP receptionists and practice managers are aware of their responsibilities to patients with no fixed address, no identification or no proof of immigration status.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	239958
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The Primary Medical Care Policy and Guidance Manual for local commissioners managing general practitioner (GP) services is clear on inclusion in registration for GP services. People do not need to provide proof of address to register with a general practice.</p><p> </p><p>We are aware, via Refugee Action, of instances where individual practices may have excluded patients with no documentation from registering with a GP. NHS England are raising these issues with local commissioners to ensure appropriate and targeted action, including training/education, reinforced if required by contractual action, to prevent a recurrence.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 09/04/2019 15:20:40 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1107832

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2019
	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	Diabetes: Medical Equipment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the criteria are for people with diabetes to be eligible for insulin pump therapy on prescription through the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	238602
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>NHS England has published information on the criteria for patients eligible for insulin pump therapy, which includes supporting guidance for clinical commissioning groups. This can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/flash-glucose-monitoring-national-arrangements-funding.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/flash-glucose-monitoring-national-arrangements-funding.pdf</a></p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence also published guidance that should be used by prescribers to inform decisions on achieving the most relevant treatment for their patient. This can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/advice/mib110" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/advice/mib110</a></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 05/04/2019 11:18:25 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1107834

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2019
	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	Diabetes: Medical Equipment
	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 people with diabetes were not eligible for insulin pump therapy through the NHS in (a) 2016-7, (b) 2017-8 and (c) 2018-9 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	238604
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>Information is not held centrally on the number of people assessed and deemed not eligible for insulin pump therapy.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 05/04/2019 11:56:08 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1107835

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2019
	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	Diabetes: Medical Equipment
	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 insulin pump therapy devices were prescribed by CCGs in (a) 2016-7, (b) 2017-8 and (c) 2018-9 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	238605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>NHS Digital conducts the National Diabetes Insulin Pump Audit as a part of the National Diabetes Audit Programme. This element of the programme is conducted on the basis of specialist diabetes services that operate out of hospital trusts, so the data is not published at clinical commissioning group level.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 05/04/2019 11:19:15 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1105868

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2019
	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	World Health Assembly: Taiwan
	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 support Taiwan's participation in the World Health Assembly as an observer; and whether his Department has encouraged Taiwan to participate in technical meetings of the World Health Organisation.
	tabling member constituency	Cleethorpes
	tabling member printed	Martin Vickers
	uin	238323
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department continues to support the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on this topic. The Government is working with likeminded countries to lobby the World Health Organization (WHO) at official level to issue an invitation to Taiwan to observe the World Health Assembly (WHA) in May.</p><p> </p><p>The United Kingdom continues to support Taiwan’s meaningful participation in international organisations where statehood is not a prerequisite and where Taiwan can make a valuable contribution. The UK believes the WHA and related technical meetings of the WHO meet these criteria.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 05/04/2019 11:17:08 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	3957 label Biography information for Martin Vickers

1105859

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2019
	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	Vaccination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to respond to the consultation on the cost effectiveness methodology for vaccination programmes.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	238303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department will publish its response to the Committee on Cost Effectiveness Methodology for Immunisation Programmes and Procurement (CEMIPP) report, alongside a summary of consultation responses, in the coming weeks. It is important to ensure that rules for immunisation are fair, transparent and justifiable.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 04/04/2019 13:05:15 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1105861

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2019
	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	Vaccination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to tackle antimicrobial resistance using vaccines.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	238305
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>One of the nine ambitions for change set out in ‘Contained and controlled: The UK’s 20-year vision for antimicrobial resistance’, published on 24 January 2019, is to minimise infections in humans and animals. Optimising the use of effective vaccines will be critical in achieving this ambition.</p><p> </p><p>The United Kingdom’s five-year national action plan for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) includes commitments to stimulate more research into vaccines and promote broader access to vaccines for humans and animals.</p><p> </p><p>A new Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) Healthcare Associated Infections Working Group, set up to review and provide preliminary advice to JCVI on the potential use of appropriate vaccines in the UK, will provide advice on the development of better tools to estimate and quantify the potential impact of vaccines in reducing the long-term burden of AMR.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the UK supports the delivery and uptake of vaccines overseas through UK Aid programmes, including the Global AMR Innovation Fund, the Fleming Fund and the UK Vaccine Network.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 04/04/2019 13:02:55 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper