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1126557

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2019
	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	Department of Health and Social Care: Sick Leave
	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 and what proportion of officials in his Department took sick leave for reasons relating to stress in the last 12 months; what proportion that leave was of total sick leave taken in his Department; and what the cost was to his Department of officials taking sick leave over that period.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	254066
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2019 answer text <p>The number of employees in the Department from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 who were absent due to mental health reasons, including stress was 46, this represented 3% of the total workforce. The proportion of sickness absence related to mental health reasons, including stress, was 22% of the overall sickness absence for the Department for the same time period.</p><p> </p><p>The estimated cost to the Department from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 for employees taking sickness absence, is estimated at £936,927.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 22/05/2019 10:28:23 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1126132

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	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	Department of Health and Social Care: Brexit
	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 staff in his Department who were transferred or seconded to work (a) in other departments or (b) on other departmental briefs on preparations for the UK to leave the EU, have since returned to his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	253461
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The number of individuals who have been transferred or seconded to work in preparations for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union in other government departments is not recorded. Though we keep a record of Department of Health and Social Care members of staff who are out on loan or secondment, we do not record whether they are going to work on EU Exit. As of 23 April 2019, the Department has a total of 80 employees who are either out on loan or on secondment.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 21/05/2019 11:16:04 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1125623

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	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	Cannabis: Medical Treatments
	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 (a) increase public consultation on the creation of interim guidance for medicinal cannabis and (b) ensure patient and health professional organisations are engaged in the Department’s working group on medicinal cannabis.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	252465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not have a standing working group on medicinal cannabis. It has, however, held a number of engagement events with representatives of patients and health professionals in relation to this policy.</p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has been commissioned to update and replace interim clinical guidelines on the prescribing of cannabis-based products for medicinal use by October 2019. NICE has consulted with a wide range of stakeholders on the draft scope of the guidelines, including a stakeholder workshop held on 6 November 2018, which was attended by patient and health professional organisations. NICE is expected to issue a public consultation on draft guidelines, which will commence in summer 2019. Anyone interested in this topic, who wants to be involved in the consultation process, can register as a stakeholder at www.nice.org.uk by searching “GID-NG10124”.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 14/05/2019 15:25:08 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1125739

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	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	Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access
	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 plans to involve patient organisations in setting the success factors for the 2019 Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access as part of the first operational review meeting.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	252468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department has engaged with patient organisations on multiple occasions as part of the negotiation and implementation of the voluntary scheme. The Department is currently working closely with NHS England and the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry to develop success factors for the 2019 voluntary scheme and will keep patient groups informed on progress.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 17/05/2019 12:34:07 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1125740

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	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: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 1 May to Question 246433, which products purchased in preparation for the UK leaving the EU without a deal his Department had to dispose of as a result of expiry dates being before 29 March 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	252469
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>There are no products purchased by the Department in preparation for leaving the European Union without a deal that have had to be disposed of as a result of expiry dates before 29 March 2019.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 14/05/2019 11:16:30 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1125429

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2019
	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	Medical Records: Databases
	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 2 May 2019 to Question 247544, if the Government will conduct a review of its policy of charging commercial, public sector and charitable organisations to access patient data.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	251878
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>As stated in response to Question 247544, organisations may seek to recover the costs of processing and providing data. This position remains under review.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 13/05/2019 16:32:44 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1123157

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2019
	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	Cannabis: Medical Treatments
	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 ensure that patient and health professional organisations are engaged in the Department's working group on medicinal cannabis.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	247543
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department has held a number of engagement events with representatives of patients and health professionals in relation to this policy.</p><p>The Department has also arranged three meetings with stakeholders, ahead of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence publishing its guidelines on the prescribing of cannabis-based products for medicinal use in October 2019. These meetings are attended by relevant Government departments, public bodies including advisory committees and professional clinical organisations. The purpose of these meetings is to make sure work, already commissioned to implement policy on medicinal cannabis, continues to align in the interim period before the guidelines are issued.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 03/05/2019 13:02:14 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1123159

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2019
	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	Medical Records: Databases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to allow patient-led and third sector organisations to obtain patient data free of charge in order to populate data registries.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	247544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>Commercial, public sector and charitable organisations access patient data from a range of organisations and link it for research purposes. Data are provided for free but a charge may be made to cover the costs of processing and providing the data in a format ready for use.</p><p>We are keeping this position under review.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 02/05/2019 11:19:59 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1123173

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2019
	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	Department of Health and Social Care: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	247555
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury has allocated over £4.2 billion of additional funding to departments and the devolved administrations for European Union Exit preparations so far.</p><p>£21.1 million was allocated to the Department of Health and Social Care preparations for EU Exit in 2018/19, including planning for the United Kingdom leaving the EU without a deal. Spend against this allocation will be included in the 2018/19 financial accounts in due course.</p><p>Preparations for the United Kingdom’s departure from the EU will continue through 2019/20 and £50 million of additional funding from HM Treasury has been made available for this purpose, as set out in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-12-18/HCWS1205/" target="_blank">HCWS1205</a>) laid before Parliament on 18 December 2018.</p><p>This Government funding is to cover all exit scenarios and is in addition to departmental efforts to reprioritise from business as usual toward preparations for the UK’s departure from the EU.</p><p>The Department is preparing for all eventualities and we will continue to review resources required as events develop. We will seek to mitigate costs to the taxpayer wherever possible.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 02/05/2019 14:55:35 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1122391

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2019
	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	NHS: 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, whether the healthcare equipment that NHS England stockpiled for use in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal has expiry dates which will be surpassed by the 31 October 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	246433
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>NHS England has not stockpiled healthcare equipment for use in the event of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union without a deal. The Department increased stockholding through its national procurement and logistics operation, NHS Supply Chain, as part of its contingency arrangements for the UK leaving the EU without a deal. The majority of the stockpiled medical devices and clinical consumables products have shelf lives that extend beyond 31 October 2019; however, as part of good inventory management practice, products are routinely rotated to ensure they are used ahead of expiry.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 01/05/2019 12:45:15 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake