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89677

	registered interest
	date	29/08/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Health Services: Foreign Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps he has taken to ensure that foreign nationals pay for healthcare they receive in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	207406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department is working to support the National Health Service to increase the recovery of costs from overseas visitors and migrants. We aim to recover £500 million annually by the middle of the next Parliament, which will be reinvested into the NHS to support the sustainability of NHS frontline services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department published its Implementation Plan on 14 July 2014 at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>www.gov.uk/government/publications/recovering-costs-of-nhs-healthcare-from-visitors-and-migrants</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This sets out how the Department will improve the recovery rates from overseas visitors and migrants over the next year. It announced a number of measures to support these efforts but also laid the foundations for additional areas to be looked at as the programme progresses.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As part of the programme the Department is starting a programme of financial incentives to support the NHS in identifying chargeable visitors and migrants using the NHS. These incentives recognise the administrative and financial burdens that can face NHS trusts in the recovery process and aim to counter balance these. The implementation plan provides the full detail of these schemes.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 05/09/2014 13:16:37 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

65722

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Smoking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2014, Official Report, column 504W, on tobacco packaging, whether he plans to publish draft regulations to outlaw smoking in cars with children present in time for them to be made law before the end of March 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	203950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>As set out in my previous answer of 30 June 2014, <em>Official Report</em>, column 504W, regulations for making it an offence to smoke in private vehicles carrying children are being drafted at present.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 08/07/2014 15:54:31 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

49202

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to bring forward draft regulations for the introduction of standard packaging for tobacco products.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	197385
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>Before reaching a final decision on standardised packaging of tobacco products, and in order to ensure that the decision is properly and fully informed, we intend to publish the draft regulations to make sure that intentions are clear, alongside a final short consultation.</p><p> </p><p>This consultation will ask, in particular, for views on anything new since the last full public consultation that is relevant to a final decision. The content and timing of the consultation will be announced shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

78189

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Cancer: Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research (a) his Department and (b) NHS England is undertaking into comparative cancer survival rates for older people in the UK and other European countries.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	205945
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>NHS England has undertaken some initial analysis of the causes of poorer survival rates in older people. This suggests that several issues contribute to poorer survival in older adults. These include the fact that the chances of diagnosis at emergency presentation increase with age and that older patients are more likely to have co-morbidity which may impact on survival during and after surgery. There is also some evidence that access to surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy for older patients has historically been worse than for younger patients. Previous work by the National Cancer Equality Initiative and the National Cancer Information Network has identified that cancer treatment rates decline with age.</p><p> </p><p>The International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership has sought to understand how and why cancer survival varies between countries, including among older people. The partnership has generated insight and understanding that will help all partners improve cancer survival outcomes by optimising cancer policies and services.</p><p> </p><p>Evidence from this initiative suggests that late diagnosis and treatment are crucial factors in England having lower survival rates than other comparable countries (i.e. countries with good data collection systems and similar levels of development). We also know that the most important reasons for late diagnosis are low awareness of the signs and symptoms of cancer; and delays in patients presenting to their doctors.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 21/07/2014 16:25:08 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

77416

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
	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 reduce deaths from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	205399
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>Reducing mortality and improving outcomes for people with respiratory disease is a key priority for this Government. It is specifically covered in both the Public Health and NHS Outcome Frameworks. NHS England is working to improve the quality of NHS services, and will be held to account through the Mandate.</p><p> </p><p>The responsibility for the commissioning of services for interstitial lung disease (ILD) sits under the umbrella of specialised commissioning within NHS England. It has published a service specification for ILD at:</p><p> </p><p>www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/a14-respiratory-inters-lung.pdf</p><p> </p><p>Pages 3 and 4 of this specification set out the overall aim of the specialist service and how a standardised approach to treatment across the country should be delivered.</p><p> </p><p>In line with the implementation of all specialised commissioning specifications, NHS England is undertaking a compliance programme assessing all current providers of ILD services against a set of key requirements from the specification.</p><p> </p><p>Area Teams are now working with providers to commission the services and once arrangements have been agreed then the list of ILD centres will be made public. We expect this exercise to be completed later in the year.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2013, the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published a technology appraisal advising on the use of Pirfenidone as a treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). In June 2013, NICE published its first clinical guideline on the diagnosis and management of IPF. The use of other treatments for the management of ILD are also covered by the NICE guidelines. We expect commissioners to have regard to NICE guidelines when commissioning services.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England funds the treatment of patients with Pirfenidone, in line with the NICE appraisal, from centres that are contracted to provide specialised services for patients with ILD.</p><p> </p><p>There were no awareness raising campaigns specifically targeted at IFP in the specified timeframe. Though IPF was not directly referenced, Public Health England recently ran a local pilot campaign in Oldham and Rochdale to raise awareness amongst the public about the importance of visiting their general practitioner with symptoms of breathlessness.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 205400 205401 205402 question first answered 21/07/2014 16:13:34 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

77418

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that the 2013 idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis guidelines, drawn up by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, are fully implemented.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	205400
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>Reducing mortality and improving outcomes for people with respiratory disease is a key priority for this Government. It is specifically covered in both the Public Health and NHS Outcome Frameworks. NHS England is working to improve the quality of NHS services, and will be held to account through the Mandate.</p><p> </p><p>The responsibility for the commissioning of services for interstitial lung disease (ILD) sits under the umbrella of specialised commissioning within NHS England. It has published a service specification for ILD at:</p><p> </p><p>www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/a14-respiratory-inters-lung.pdf</p><p> </p><p>Pages 3 and 4 of this specification set out the overall aim of the specialist service and how a standardised approach to treatment across the country should be delivered.</p><p> </p><p>In line with the implementation of all specialised commissioning specifications, NHS England is undertaking a compliance programme assessing all current providers of ILD services against a set of key requirements from the specification.</p><p> </p><p>Area Teams are now working with providers to commission the services and once arrangements have been agreed then the list of ILD centres will be made public. We expect this exercise to be completed later in the year.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2013, the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published a technology appraisal advising on the use of Pirfenidone as a treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). In June 2013, NICE published its first clinical guideline on the diagnosis and management of IPF. The use of other treatments for the management of ILD are also covered by the NICE guidelines. We expect commissioners to have regard to NICE guidelines when commissioning services.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England funds the treatment of patients with Pirfenidone, in line with the NICE appraisal, from centres that are contracted to provide specialised services for patients with ILD.</p><p> </p><p>There were no awareness raising campaigns specifically targeted at IFP in the specified timeframe. Though IPF was not directly referenced, Public Health England recently ran a local pilot campaign in Oldham and Rochdale to raise awareness amongst the public about the importance of visiting their general practitioner with symptoms of breathlessness.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 205399 205401 205402 question first answered 21/07/2014 16:13:34 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

77419

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding his Department provided for awareness-raising work for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in (a) 2011, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	205401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>Reducing mortality and improving outcomes for people with respiratory disease is a key priority for this Government. It is specifically covered in both the Public Health and NHS Outcome Frameworks. NHS England is working to improve the quality of NHS services, and will be held to account through the Mandate.</p><p> </p><p>The responsibility for the commissioning of services for interstitial lung disease (ILD) sits under the umbrella of specialised commissioning within NHS England. It has published a service specification for ILD at:</p><p> </p><p>www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/a14-respiratory-inters-lung.pdf</p><p> </p><p>Pages 3 and 4 of this specification set out the overall aim of the specialist service and how a standardised approach to treatment across the country should be delivered.</p><p> </p><p>In line with the implementation of all specialised commissioning specifications, NHS England is undertaking a compliance programme assessing all current providers of ILD services against a set of key requirements from the specification.</p><p> </p><p>Area Teams are now working with providers to commission the services and once arrangements have been agreed then the list of ILD centres will be made public. We expect this exercise to be completed later in the year.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2013, the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published a technology appraisal advising on the use of Pirfenidone as a treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). In June 2013, NICE published its first clinical guideline on the diagnosis and management of IPF. The use of other treatments for the management of ILD are also covered by the NICE guidelines. We expect commissioners to have regard to NICE guidelines when commissioning services.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England funds the treatment of patients with Pirfenidone, in line with the NICE appraisal, from centres that are contracted to provide specialised services for patients with ILD.</p><p> </p><p>There were no awareness raising campaigns specifically targeted at IFP in the specified timeframe. Though IPF was not directly referenced, Public Health England recently ran a local pilot campaign in Oldham and Rochdale to raise awareness amongst the public about the importance of visiting their general practitioner with symptoms of breathlessness.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 205399 205400 205402 question first answered 21/07/2014 16:13:34 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

77421

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the allocation of interstitial lung disease specialist centres will be completed; and when his Department will publish the location of these centres.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	205402
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>Reducing mortality and improving outcomes for people with respiratory disease is a key priority for this Government. It is specifically covered in both the Public Health and NHS Outcome Frameworks. NHS England is working to improve the quality of NHS services, and will be held to account through the Mandate.</p><p> </p><p>The responsibility for the commissioning of services for interstitial lung disease (ILD) sits under the umbrella of specialised commissioning within NHS England. It has published a service specification for ILD at:</p><p> </p><p>www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/a14-respiratory-inters-lung.pdf</p><p> </p><p>Pages 3 and 4 of this specification set out the overall aim of the specialist service and how a standardised approach to treatment across the country should be delivered.</p><p> </p><p>In line with the implementation of all specialised commissioning specifications, NHS England is undertaking a compliance programme assessing all current providers of ILD services against a set of key requirements from the specification.</p><p> </p><p>Area Teams are now working with providers to commission the services and once arrangements have been agreed then the list of ILD centres will be made public. We expect this exercise to be completed later in the year.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2013, the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published a technology appraisal advising on the use of Pirfenidone as a treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). In June 2013, NICE published its first clinical guideline on the diagnosis and management of IPF. The use of other treatments for the management of ILD are also covered by the NICE guidelines. We expect commissioners to have regard to NICE guidelines when commissioning services.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England funds the treatment of patients with Pirfenidone, in line with the NICE appraisal, from centres that are contracted to provide specialised services for patients with ILD.</p><p> </p><p>There were no awareness raising campaigns specifically targeted at IFP in the specified timeframe. Though IPF was not directly referenced, Public Health England recently ran a local pilot campaign in Oldham and Rochdale to raise awareness amongst the public about the importance of visiting their general practitioner with symptoms of breathlessness.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 205399 205400 205401 question first answered 21/07/2014 16:13:34 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

62915

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Smoking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will publish draft regulations on banning smoking in cars with children present.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	201431
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>Regulations for making it an offence to smoke in private vehicles carrying children are being drafted at present.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/06/2014 14:04:56 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

49201

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to bring forward regulations for the introduction of the ban on smoking in cars with children present.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	197384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>The Children and Families Act 2014 contains regulation making powers to prohibit smoking in private vehicles carrying children. The Department is currently drawing up proposals for how this could be achieved, which we will consult on. We plan to introduce these regulations during the lifetime of this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham