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1041248

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
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	NHS: Drugs
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's plans to ensure the supply of medicines in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal (a) have been or (b) will be subjected to an independent evaluation.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	208297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department’s plans to ensure the supply of medicines in the event of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union without a deal have been subject to scrutiny by a number of Parliamentary Committees, including the Public Accounts Committee, the Health and Social Care Committee, the EU Exit Committee and the House of Lords EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee. The Department is also working closely with suppliers, their supply chains, health services and devolved administrations to maintain the continuity of medicines supply in a ‘no deal’ EU exit scenario.</p><p> </p><p>We are unable to publish the list of medicines requested. To reassure participating companies, we have committed to treating all information received confidentially, securely and to using it only for the purposes of the Department’s contingency programme. That means not introducing information about a specific company, medicine or supply route into the public domain.</p><p> </p><p>On 23 August 2018, the Department wrote to all pharmaceutical companies that supply prescription-only and pharmacy medicines to the UK that come from, or via, the EU or European Economic Area (EEA), asking them to ensure a minimum of six weeks’ additional supply in the UK, over and above existing business-as-usual buffer stocks, by 29 March 2019. We recognise, however, that certain medicines with short shelf lives, including medical radioisotopes, cannot be reasonably stockpiled. Where these medicines are imported from the EU or EEA, we have asked that suppliers ensure in advance plans to air freight these medicines from the EU in the event of a ‘no deal’ exit.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, on 7 December 2018, the Department wrote to pharmaceutical companies that supply licensed medicines to the UK from or via the EU/EEA and/or manufacture medicines in the UK, informing them of the updated reasonable worst-case scenario border disruption planning assumptions and asking them about their current transportation routes and their ability to re-route their supply chains if they currently rely on Dover and/or Folkestone.</p><p> </p><p>We have received very good engagement from industry who share our aims of ensuring continuity of medicines supply for patients is maintained and that suppliers are able to cope with any potential delays at the border that may arise in the short term in the event of a ‘no deal’ exit.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 208298 question first answered 17/01/2019 16:27:06 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1041249

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
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	NHS: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish (a) a list of medicines for which there is a supply risk in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal and (b) a plan to mitigate those supply risks.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	208298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department’s plans to ensure the supply of medicines in the event of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union without a deal have been subject to scrutiny by a number of Parliamentary Committees, including the Public Accounts Committee, the Health and Social Care Committee, the EU Exit Committee and the House of Lords EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee. The Department is also working closely with suppliers, their supply chains, health services and devolved administrations to maintain the continuity of medicines supply in a ‘no deal’ EU exit scenario.</p><p> </p><p>We are unable to publish the list of medicines requested. To reassure participating companies, we have committed to treating all information received confidentially, securely and to using it only for the purposes of the Department’s contingency programme. That means not introducing information about a specific company, medicine or supply route into the public domain.</p><p> </p><p>On 23 August 2018, the Department wrote to all pharmaceutical companies that supply prescription-only and pharmacy medicines to the UK that come from, or via, the EU or European Economic Area (EEA), asking them to ensure a minimum of six weeks’ additional supply in the UK, over and above existing business-as-usual buffer stocks, by 29 March 2019. We recognise, however, that certain medicines with short shelf lives, including medical radioisotopes, cannot be reasonably stockpiled. Where these medicines are imported from the EU or EEA, we have asked that suppliers ensure in advance plans to air freight these medicines from the EU in the event of a ‘no deal’ exit.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, on 7 December 2018, the Department wrote to pharmaceutical companies that supply licensed medicines to the UK from or via the EU/EEA and/or manufacture medicines in the UK, informing them of the updated reasonable worst-case scenario border disruption planning assumptions and asking them about their current transportation routes and their ability to re-route their supply chains if they currently rely on Dover and/or Folkestone.</p><p> </p><p>We have received very good engagement from industry who share our aims of ensuring continuity of medicines supply for patients is maintained and that suppliers are able to cope with any potential delays at the border that may arise in the short term in the event of a ‘no deal’ exit.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 208297 question first answered 17/01/2019 16:27:06 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1041336

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
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	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 and Social Care, how many child and adolescent mental health in-patient beds there were in England in each year from 2009 to 2018 inclusive.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	208252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>Information on the number of child and adolescent mental health inpatient beds is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 208253 208254 question first answered 17/01/2019 17:19:54 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

1041337

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
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	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 and Social Care, how many child and adolescent mental health in-patient beds there were in London in each year from 2009 to 2018 inclusive.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	208253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>Information on the number of child and adolescent mental health inpatient beds is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 208252 208254 question first answered 17/01/2019 17:19:55 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

1041338

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
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	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 and Social Care, how many child and adolescent mental health in-patient beds there have been in Norfolk and Suffolk in each year from 2009 to 2018 inclusive.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	208254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>Information on the number of child and adolescent mental health inpatient beds is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 208252 208253 question first answered 17/01/2019 17:19:55 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

1041339

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
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	Drugs: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on reducing rates of drug dependency among homeless people; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	208255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that anyone with a drug and / or alcohol problem can access the help and support they need to overcome their problem and to help them rebuild their lives and sustain their recovery.</p><p> </p><p>We know that many rough sleepers have substance misuse needs, and that rough sleepers can struggle to access the support they need to tackle substance dependency. In London in 2017-18, 43% of rough sleepers were recorded as having an alcohol-related need, and 40% as having a drug-related need.</p><p> </p><p>We made a number of commitments in the Rough Sleeping Strategy to address this issue, including a rapid audit of health service provision to rough sleepers, including mental health and substance misuse treatment; and the provision of up to £2 million in health funding to test models of community-based health and support services for people who are rough sleepers.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England is taking action to improve access to drug and alcohol treatment services for homeless people with drug and alcohol problems so that they get the help that they need and will be issuing commissioning guidance to local authorities in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also committed in the 2017 Drug Strategy to take action on drug misuse among homeless people, including to work with treatment providers, the homelessness sector and housing support services to identify and share best practice to support local authorities in identifying routes into appropriate accommodation for those recovering from a drug dependency.</p><p> </p><p>A Rough Sleeping and Homelessness Reduction Ministerial Taskforce involving all Government Departments with a responsibility for those sleeping rough was set up on 7 March 2018 to develop the Rough Sleeping Strategy and oversee its implementation. It’s membership involves Secretaries of State from five Government Departments, including the Department of Health and Social Care and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government as well as a number of other junior ministers where the portfolio is more suited to rough sleeping.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 208256 question first answered 17/01/2019 17:24:38 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

1041340

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
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	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on reducing rates of alcohol dependency among homeless people; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	208256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that anyone with a drug and / or alcohol problem can access the help and support they need to overcome their problem and to help them rebuild their lives and sustain their recovery.</p><p> </p><p>We know that many rough sleepers have substance misuse needs, and that rough sleepers can struggle to access the support they need to tackle substance dependency. In London in 2017-18, 43% of rough sleepers were recorded as having an alcohol-related need, and 40% as having a drug-related need.</p><p> </p><p>We made a number of commitments in the Rough Sleeping Strategy to address this issue, including a rapid audit of health service provision to rough sleepers, including mental health and substance misuse treatment; and the provision of up to £2 million in health funding to test models of community-based health and support services for people who are rough sleepers.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England is taking action to improve access to drug and alcohol treatment services for homeless people with drug and alcohol problems so that they get the help that they need and will be issuing commissioning guidance to local authorities in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also committed in the 2017 Drug Strategy to take action on drug misuse among homeless people, including to work with treatment providers, the homelessness sector and housing support services to identify and share best practice to support local authorities in identifying routes into appropriate accommodation for those recovering from a drug dependency.</p><p> </p><p>A Rough Sleeping and Homelessness Reduction Ministerial Taskforce involving all Government Departments with a responsibility for those sleeping rough was set up on 7 March 2018 to develop the Rough Sleeping Strategy and oversee its implementation. It’s membership involves Secretaries of State from five Government Departments, including the Department of Health and Social Care and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government as well as a number of other junior ministers where the portfolio is more suited to rough sleeping.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 208255 question first answered 17/01/2019 17:24:38 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

1041370

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
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	NHS: Food
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 he has taken to ensure the continued supply of medical food in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	208261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government is working to ensure that the United Kingdom is able to cope with any potential delays at borders that may arise in the short term in the event we leave the European Union without a deal. Our planning will ensure that from the day the UK leaves the EU, we will have the necessary resources and contingencies in place to ensure uninterrupted supplies of medical foods.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 208262 question first answered 17/01/2019 16:28:16 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1041372

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
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	NHS: Food
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 the adequacy of medical food supplies in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	208262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government is working to ensure that the United Kingdom is able to cope with any potential delays at borders that may arise in the short term in the event we leave the European Union without a deal. Our planning will ensure that from the day the UK leaves the EU, we will have the necessary resources and contingencies in place to ensure uninterrupted supplies of medical foods.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 208261 question first answered 17/01/2019 16:28:16 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1041378

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
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	Mental Illness: Equality
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 plans to review the 2010 Equality Act to ensure that there are sufficient protections for people who have mental ill health.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	208266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government is aware of concerns that some people with mental health conditions have experienced problems in accessing the Equality Act 2010’s protections. The Government is therefore exploring legislative options to extend protections from discrimination in the workplace for people with mental health conditions, including through the Equality Act 2010.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 17/01/2019 17:13:06 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis