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1084393

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Terrorism: Universities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has had with (a) universities and (b) police forces on the safety of universities from terrorist activity.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	230031
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>Work to protect universities as potential targets of attack forms part of the Government’s crowded places strategy, of which universities form part of the higher education sector. As such, relevant high-quality protective security advice and guidance is made available to universities and other higher education institutions through the National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO) and via police Counter Terrorism Security Advisors, who operate in every region of the UK.</p><p>In addition, the Colleges and Higher Education Security Standard (CHESS) project, based at the University of Northampton, is working to identify and share effective practice from the further and higher education sectors to improve security, business continuity and resilience across the sector. This Home Office funded project, supported by the Department for Education and the Office for Students, is due to be completed shortly and will complement NaCTSO advice.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 13/03/2019 14:37:35 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1084388

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2019 to Question 221547, on Voting Rights; EU Nationals,which EU member states have yet to confirm reciprocal voting rights for UK citizens residing in their respective state in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	230023
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK pushed for reciprocal rights to stand and vote in local elections in negotiations on citizens’ rights but they will not form part of the Withdrawal Agreement. Instead we are pursuing bilateral agreements with individual Member States where possible, to apply in a deal or no deal scenario. We are pleased to have secured the first such bilateral agreement on local voting rights with Spain in January and we are continuing our discussions with other Member States.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 13/03/2019 11:16:42 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1084401

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Common Travel Area
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2018 to Question 153188 on Common Travel Area, what further areas of reciprocal rights will be included within the Common Travel area in addition to the six areas listed in that Answer.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	230084
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government is firmly committed to maintaining the Common Travel Area (CTA), ensuring that UK and Irish nationals continue to have the same reciprocal rights when in each other’s state as they do now.</p><p>As noted in the answer to the question 153188 of 19 June 2018 on Common Travel Area, these reciprocal rights include:</p><p>● the right to enter and reside in each others’ state without being subject to a requirement to obtain permission; <br>● the right to work without being subject to a requirement to obtain permission; <br>● the right to study; <br>● access to social welfare entitlements and benefits, including pensions; <br>● access to health services; and <br>● the right to vote in local and parliamentary elections.</p><p>Further information can also be found on the CTA section of gov.uk.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 13/03/2019 11:15:41 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1082117

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2019
	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 Treatments: Prices
	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 steps has he taken to ensure that medicines developed from public research are (a) accessible and (b) affordable.
	tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
	tabling member printed	Laura Smith
	uin	228673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) provides support for the development of new drugs, medical devices, diagnostics and treatments, primarily through its investment in research infrastructure in the National Health Service and through a range of research funding programmes. NIHR-supported research supports the early translational and clinical development of new medicines and generates high quality evidence which is made available to inform decisions about the NHS and patients on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of medicines, including through National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance.</p><p> </p><p>NICE technology appraisal guidance, and the associated funding requirement, play an important role in ensuring that patients have access to cost-effective new medicines, including medicines developed from public research. NICE assesses important new medicines through a robust evaluation process.</p><p> </p><p>The Accelerated Access Review made recommendations to get transformative drugs and treatments to patients faster, while ensuring that the NHS gets value for money and remains at the forefront of innovation.</p><p> </p><p>We have also formed the Accelerated Access Collaborative to accelerate patient access to high performing innovations that meet NHS needs.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS is required by law to ensure that medicines recommended by NICE are routinely funded within three months, ensuring patient access to cost-effective medicines in England. There is no explicit link between the terms of NIHR research grants and the price the NHS pays for medicines.</p><p> </p><p>The Department ensures that branded medicines remain affordable to the NHS through two pricing schemes. One is the 2019 Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access (2019 Voluntary Scheme) and the other is the statutory scheme set out in legislation.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/03/2019 12:28:25 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4648 label Biography information for Laura Smith

1082124

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2019
	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	Horses: Slaughterhouses
	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 10 October 2018 to Question 174614 on Horses: Slaughterhouses, how many soliped and equidae were slaughtered in 2018; and how many of those soliped and equidae carried passports issued by Weatherbys.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	uin	228545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is responsible for the delivery of official controls in approved meat establishments (slaughterhouses, cutting plants and game handling establishments) subject to veterinary control within the United Kingdom. The FSA records the number of soliped and equidae that are slaughtered.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018 2,618 soliped and equidae were slaughtered in FSA approved premises, of which 447 had passports issued by Weatherbys. It should be noted that Weatherbys passport numbers include Weatherbys, Weatherbys Thoroughbred, Weatherbys Ireland and Weatherbys Irish.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/03/2019 12:29:20 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

1082309

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2019
	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	Obesity: Children
	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 children aged (a) four to five and (b) 10 to 11 years were recorded as obese in (i) England, (ii) each English region and (iii) each London borough in each year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	228739
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p><strong></strong>Data on the number of children recorded as obese in England, each region and each London Borough aged four to five years and aged 10 to 11 years, are attached.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine attachment 1 file name Table 1_Number of children aged 4-5 years measured in the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) in the obese category.docx title PQ228739 attached table 2 file name Table 2_Number of children aged 10-11 years measured in the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) in the obese category.docx title PQ228739 attached table question first answered 13/03/2019 12:32:22 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1084391

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2019
	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	Life Expectancy: West Midlands
	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 assessment he has made of trends in the level of life expectancy in (a) Coventry South, (b) Coventry and (c) the West Midlands since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	230029
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics data show that life expectancy at birth for males in Coventry and the West Midlands was higher in 2015-17 than in 2010-12. In Coventry it increased by 0.4 years to 78.3 years, and in the West Midlands it increased by 0.2 years to 78.8 years. Life expectancy at birth for females in Coventry and the West Midlands was also higher in 2015-17 than in 2010-12. In Coventry it increased by 0.4 years to 82.4 years, and in the West Midlands it increased by 0.1 years to 82.7 years.</p><p> </p><p>For both areas, life expectancy was higher in 2015-17 than in 2010-12, but there was some fluctuation in the trend between these two time points. Only male life expectancy at birth in the West Midlands was statistically significantly higher in 2015-17, compared with 2010-12.</p><p> </p><p>The latest life expectancy data can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/healthandlifeexpectancies/datasets/lifeexpectancyatbirthandatage65bylocalareasuk" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/healthandlifeexpectancies/datasets/lifeexpectancyatbirthandatage65bylocalareasuk</a></p><p> </p><p>Life expectancy figures for the parliamentary constituency of Coventry South are not available.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/03/2019 14:18:32 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1084394

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2019
	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 he will report to Parliament annually on the operation of the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access; and whether such reporting will extend to the operation of the statutory pricing scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
	tabling member printed	Anne Marie Morris
	uin	230052
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department has agreed that the 2019 Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access will be subject to regular six-monthly reviews and a mid-scheme review with all parties to the agreement expected to attend.</p><p> </p><p>The Department already produces quarterly reports on the operation of the voluntary and statutory schemes and this is set to continue. The relevant statutory scheme regulations require an annual review of the scheme, which will be made available to Parliament on an annual basis.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/03/2019 14:17:16 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4249 label Biography information for Anne Marie Morris

1084397

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2019
	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, what plans are in place with respect to section 3.54 of the 2019 Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access on UK data infrastructure.
	tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
	tabling member printed	Anne Marie Morris
	uin	230055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the Long Term Plan, the National Health Service in England is committed to improving the data infrastructure and data analytics in the NHS in both primary and secondary care over the next 10 years. This will support the improvement of the quality, safety and efficiency of NHS services, as well as providing a world class environment for clinical research. Higher quality data can also enable the NHS to improve the evidence for clinically and cost-effective medicines and support better value for medicines spend, as demonstrated by the Cancer Drugs Fund.</p><p> </p><p>Implementation of the ambitions set out in the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access, and the NHS Long Term Plan, will build on the work of the Global Digital Exemplars and will be supported by Digital Innovation Hubs.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/03/2019 14:14:15 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4249 label Biography information for Anne Marie Morris

1084398

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2019
	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, what steps he is taking to ensure that payments under the 2019 Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access are used to increase access to medicines that are recognised by NICE as (a) cost and (b) clinically effective.
	tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
	tabling member printed	Anne Marie Morris
	uin	230056
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>Payments made by companies who are members of the 2019 Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access are made to the Department. The Department then allocates the payments across the National Health Service in the United Kingdom. It is for the NHS in England and the devolved administrations to make decisions in the best interest of their patients to ensure access to the medicines they need.</p><p> </p><p>NHS commissioners are legally required to make funding available for drugs and other treatments recommended in National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) technology appraisal and highly specialised technologies guidance, normally within three months of the publication of final guidance. This is reflected in the NHS Constitution as a right to NICE approved treatments.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/03/2019 14:15:54 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4249 label Biography information for Anne Marie Morris