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100022

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Patient Choice Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to promote patient choice.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Neil Carmichael
uin	905559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>We are committed to patients having greater choice and control over their healthcare, as this can help drive up standards and improve patient care.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We believe that patient empowerment is vital to the National Health Service in the 21st century. This Government is committed to continuing to develop digital platforms to enable this to happen, such as My NHS and the NHS e-Referral Service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 21/10/2014 16:00:56 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4104 label Biography information for Neil Carmichael

100186

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Patients: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether missed or inadequate hydrocortisone administration is included in the NHS list of Never Events.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	211233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>Missed or inadequate hydrocortisone administration is not currently included in the list of ‘never events’.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We can confirm that the current list of Never Events is under review and there is a consultation underway which opened online on the 6 October 2014 and closes on 31 October 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 28/10/2014 15:28:25 question first ministerially corrected 28/10/2014 16:30:53 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman previous answer version 24770 answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison answering member 3918
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

100402

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Paralysis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to support University College London in its work to enable people who have been paralysed to regain the ability to walk.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	211576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funds 11 biomedical research centres that conduct translational research to transform scientific breakthroughs into benefits for patients. These centres are formed through partnerships between England’s leading National Health Service organisations and universities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The NIHR is investing £110 million over five years (2012-17) in the NIHR biomedical research centre at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and University College London. The centre is supporting research on the use of cells from the lining of the nose to repair damaged nerves in the spinal cord.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 27/10/2014 16:53:22 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

100411

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cystic Fibrosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to support research into new treatments for people with cystic fibrosis.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	211584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre manages the Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation programme. With funding from the Medical Research Council, this programme is currently supporting a £3.3 million trial of repeated application of gene therapy in patients with cystic fibrosis. The report of this trial is expected to be published in August 2015.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>A range of commercial and researcher-led cystic fibrosis treatment trials and studies are hosted by NIHR research infrastructure including the NIHR Clinical Research Network, NIHR biomedical research centres and units, and NIHR clinical research facilities for experimental medicine.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 27/10/2014 16:52:12 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

100424

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hospitals: Pharmacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS hospital pharmacies have had their dispensary services put out to tender to private companies since the coming into force of the Health and Social Care Act 2012; what the equivalent figure was prior to that date; how many such companies dispense or deliver medication to NHS (a) outpatients and (b) hospital inpatients; and what the total amount of VAT (i) reclaimed by all such companies since that date and (ii) paid by all the incumbent NHS hospital pharmacies whose services have not been put out to tender to private companies since that date was.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	211532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>This information is not collected by either the Department or NHS England.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The decision to put hospital pharmacy services out to tender is a matter for individual trusts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 211526 question first answered 29/10/2014 15:26:43 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

100425

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hospitals: Pharmacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS hospital pharmacies there are.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	211526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>This information is not collected by either the Department or NHS England.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The decision to put hospital pharmacy services out to tender is a matter for individual trusts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 211532 question first answered 29/10/2014 15:26:43 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

100716

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Assistive Technology: Annual Reports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the Risk Assessment for his Department's decision to bring the production of the annual report on Research and Development Work Relating to Assistive Technology in house from 2015.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	211709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>Section 22 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 sets out the following requirement:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>“The Secretary of State shall as respects each year lay before Parliament a report on the progress made during that year in research and development work carried out by or on behalf of any Minister of the Crown in relation to equipment that might increase the range of activities and independence or well-being of disabled persons, and in particular such equipment that might improve the indoor and outdoor mobility of such persons.”</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In recent years the report has been produced by the Foundation for Assistive Technology and this contract expired in June 2014 following production of the report for 2013-14. Future reports will be produced by the Department and it is expected that the report for 2014-15 will be laid before Parliament and published in July 2015.</p><p> </p><p>There has been no specific impact or risk assessment. The Government will continue to meet the requirement set out in section 22.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 211707 211708 211710 question first answered 30/10/2014 16:13:24 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

100717

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Assistive Technology: Annual Reports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the Impact Assessment for his Department's decision to bring the production of the annual report on Research and Development Work Relating to Assistive Technology in house from 2015.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	211710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>Section 22 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 sets out the following requirement:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>“The Secretary of State shall as respects each year lay before Parliament a report on the progress made during that year in research and development work carried out by or on behalf of any Minister of the Crown in relation to equipment that might increase the range of activities and independence or well-being of disabled persons, and in particular such equipment that might improve the indoor and outdoor mobility of such persons.”</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In recent years the report has been produced by the Foundation for Assistive Technology and this contract expired in June 2014 following production of the report for 2013-14. Future reports will be produced by the Department and it is expected that the report for 2014-15 will be laid before Parliament and published in July 2015.</p><p> </p><p>There has been no specific impact or risk assessment. The Government will continue to meet the requirement set out in section 22.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 211707 211708 211709 question first answered 30/10/2014 16:13:24 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

100718

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Assistive Technology: Annual Reports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to publish the next annual report on Research and Development Work Relating to Assistive Technology.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	211707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>Section 22 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 sets out the following requirement:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>“The Secretary of State shall as respects each year lay before Parliament a report on the progress made during that year in research and development work carried out by or on behalf of any Minister of the Crown in relation to equipment that might increase the range of activities and independence or well-being of disabled persons, and in particular such equipment that might improve the indoor and outdoor mobility of such persons.”</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In recent years the report has been produced by the Foundation for Assistive Technology and this contract expired in June 2014 following production of the report for 2013-14. Future reports will be produced by the Department and it is expected that the report for 2014-15 will be laid before Parliament and published in July 2015.</p><p> </p><p>There has been no specific impact or risk assessment. The Government will continue to meet the requirement set out in section 22.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 211708 211709 211710 question first answered 30/10/2014 16:13:23 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

100719

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Assistive Technology: Annual Reports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects the next annual report on Research and Development Work Relating to Assistive Technology to be laid before parliament.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	211708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>Section 22 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 sets out the following requirement:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>“The Secretary of State shall as respects each year lay before Parliament a report on the progress made during that year in research and development work carried out by or on behalf of any Minister of the Crown in relation to equipment that might increase the range of activities and independence or well-being of disabled persons, and in particular such equipment that might improve the indoor and outdoor mobility of such persons.”</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In recent years the report has been produced by the Foundation for Assistive Technology and this contract expired in June 2014 following production of the report for 2013-14. Future reports will be produced by the Department and it is expected that the report for 2014-15 will be laid before Parliament and published in July 2015.</p><p> </p><p>There has been no specific impact or risk assessment. The Government will continue to meet the requirement set out in section 22.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 211707 211709 211710 question first answered 30/10/2014 16:13:24 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne