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1166959

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	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	Radiotherapy: Stevenage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	Whether he plans to increase access to radiotherapy in Hertfordshire by introducing a satellite radiotherapy service in Stevenage.
	tabling member constituency	Stevenage
	tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
	uin	900211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>A review conducted by NHS England and published in July 2019, concluded that expanded access to radiotherapy services for patients in the Hertfordshire area was desirable through the provision of a satellite service in the north part of the Mount Vernon catchment area, but recommended that the core service issues should be addressed prior to this. The review of Mount Vernon Cancer Centre is ongoing to ensure the service is able to respond to the significant advances in cancer treatment over recent decades which includes identifying a specialist cancer provider to run the centre.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 29/10/2019 17:48:43 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1166956

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	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	Cancer: Diagnosis
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to increase the rate of early cancer diagnosis.
	tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
	tabling member printed	Mr John Baron
	uin	900207
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>We have committed within the NHS Long Term Plan to have 75% of cancers diagnosed within the first two stages. In September 2019 we announced funding of £200 million for new equipment to drive earlier diagnosis of cancer and improve survival.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 29/10/2019 16:53:33 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1390 label Biography information for Mr John Baron

1166960

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	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	Pharmacy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to improve community pharmacies.
	tabling member constituency	South Basildon and East Thurrock
	tabling member printed	Stephen Metcalfe
	uin	900215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>In July, we set out plans in our landmark five-year Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework deal. This outlined our ambition for community pharmacies to be fully integrated in to the National Health Service, support patients get the best from their medicines and provide advice to the public to help them stay healthy for longer.</p><p>As part of this, today we have launched a new national service referring patients suffering from minor illness to our highly-skilled community pharmacists through NHS 111.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 29/10/2019 16:59:54 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4092 label Biography information for Stephen Metcalfe

1166955

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	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: Facilities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to improve NHS facilities.
	tabling member constituency	Fylde
	tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
	uin	900206
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>Government is committed to improving the quality of National Health Service premises including hospitals, primary and community estate and facilities. That is why we have announced the Health Infrastructure Plan – a new, long-term programme of investment in NHS buildings, estates and equipment.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 29/10/2019 16:28:52 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1166962

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to improve GP services.
	tabling member constituency	Redditch
	tabling member printed	Rachel Maclean
	uin	900217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>General Practitioner (GP) services are critically important to support our ambition for people to live independent, healthier lives for longer. Our NHS Long Term Plan commits at least £4.5billion a year more for primary and community care by 2023, and we remain committed to delivering an additional 5,000 GPs.</p><p>Our landmark five-year GP contract will better integrate care through Primary Care Networks and see an extra 20,000 primary care staff, so every patient has faster access to the most appropriate primary care professional.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 29/10/2019 16:44:56 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean

1166958

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	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: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent progress he has made on recruiting additional GPs; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
	uin	900209
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>We know we need more General Practitioners (GPs) and we remain committed to delivering 5,000 more doctors in general practice as soon as possible.</p><p>It is encouraging to see, as of June, there are over 250 more doctors working in general practice than there were last year.</p><p>As the Secretary of State announced to the House last Wednesday, we have built on the record numbers entering training last year with a record 3,538 trainees accepting a GP specialty training place this year.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 29/10/2019 16:35:29 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1166957

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	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	Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on vaccine research to tackle antimicrobial resistance.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	900208
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>My Right Honourable friend and I recognise the importance of vaccination in tackling antimicrobial resistance (or AMR). Our AMR national action plan, developed across Government, includes commitments to optimise use of vaccines in humans and animals, and stimulate vaccine research and development.</p><p>A cross-departmental Delivery Board, co-chaired by my Department and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, will drive and oversee delivery of this work and met for the first time this month.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 29/10/2019 16:46:31 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

1167115

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	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	Diagnostic Services Independent Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Statement of 16 September 2019, Official Report, HCWS11, when Professor Sir Mike Richards plans to publish his follow-up report on diagnostic capacity.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	7219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>As outlined in the published Terms of Reference for Professor Sir Mike Richards’ review of national adult screening programmes, the follow-up report on diagnostic capacity will be published by the end of the year. A copy of the related Terms of Reference can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/review-of-national-cancer-screening-programmes-tor-20191016.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/review-of-national-cancer-screening-programmes-tor-20191016.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 05/11/2019 10:34:40 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1167119

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	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	Health: Screening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Statement of 16 October 2019, Publication of Professor Sir Mike Richards’ Review of National Adult Screening Programmes, HCWS 11, which recommendations of Professor Sir Mike Richards’ Review of National Adult Screening Programmes he accepts and plans to implement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	7035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>We are currently reviewing the recommendations made in Professor Sir Mike Richards’ report and are working closely with NHS England and NHS Improvement, Public Health England and other partners across the health system to develop an implementation plan, which we expect to publish early next year.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 04/11/2019 17:40:29 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1167118

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	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	Health: Screening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Statement of 16 October 2019, Publication of Professor Sir Mike Richards’ Review of National Adult Screening Programmes, HCWS 11, when his Department plans to publish the implementation plan relating to Professor Sir Mike Richards’ Review of National Adult Screening Programmes.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	7034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>We are currently reviewing the recommendations made in Professor Sir Mike Richards’ report and are working closely with NHS England and NHS Improvement, Public Health England and other partners across the health system to develop an implementation plan, which we expect to publish early next year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 04/11/2019 17:41:43 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms