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90859

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Abortion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2014, Official Report, column 231W, on abortion, when he expects the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists to update its guidance on the possible consequences of abortion.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	208437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has no immediate plans to update the guideline <em>The Care of Women Requesting Induced Abortion </em>but will take account of any new and significant changes which warrant an update.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 10/09/2014 13:11:02 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

90865

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Abortion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the General Medical Council to release papers relating to the pre-signing of abortion HSA1 certificates by doctors to the police for investigation under the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 and Perjury Act 1911.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	208379
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department considers the pre-signing of forms without any consideration of information relating to the woman to be incompatible with the requirements of the Abortion Act.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The General Medical Council (GMC) is an independent statutory body, and the Secretary of State does not have any express legal powers to direct the GMC.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 12/09/2014 10:19:09 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

91039

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Accident and Emergency Departments: East Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of patients waited more than four hours at accident and emergency wards at (a) Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust and (b) Nottingham University Hospitals Trust in (i) each week since 2013 and (ii) each quarter since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	208540
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the attached tables.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 13/10/2014 15:21:36 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison attachment 1 file name PQ208540 A&E waits Nottingham.xlsx title A&E waits- Nottingham
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

91027

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	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, what proportion of people were estimated to be binge-drinkers in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Burton
	tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
	uin	208551
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Information is not available in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Current government recommendations are that adult men should not regularly drink more than 3-4 units of alcohol a day and adult women should not regularly drink more than 2-3 units a day.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Office of National Statistics class heavy drinkers as those that drink more than six units in a day for women and more than eight units in a day for men (double the current lower risk guidelines) and this definition is often used as a proxy for “binge drinking”.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information is available for the percentage of men who drank more than eight units and women who drank more than six units on at least one day in the last week prior to the interview for the General Lifestyle Survey and the General Household Survey (The Office of National Statistics).</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> The Office of National Statistics (General Lifestyle Survey and the General Household Survey)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/09/2014 14:06:49 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths

91038

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	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, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Government's Public Health Responsibility Deal in reducing alcohol-related harms.
	tabling member constituency	Burton
	tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
	uin	208561
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department is committed to helping people live well for longer. The Responsibility Deal pledge to remove one billion units of alcohol from the market by the end of 2015 (a reduction of around 2%) has a role to play in supporting improvements in reducing alcohol-related harms. In the first year of this four year pledge, 253 million units of alcohol were taken out of the market. A copy of the report showing this analysis has already been placed in the Library.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Because much alcohol-attributable harm occurs in middle or older age groups as a result of years of drinking above the lower-risk guidelines, even a relatively small reduction is likely to have a significant impact upon long-term and chronic illnesses.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Improving consumer awareness can help people make informed choices about when and how much they drink. For advice on alcohol consumption to be meaningful, people need to be able to put it into the context of their own drinking habits. To increase awareness and understanding of alcohol units, the lower-risk drinking guidelines and the Chief Medical Officer’s advice on drinking during pregnancy, 92 companies committed to displaying this information on 80% of bottles and cans by the end of 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>An independent market survey has been carried out which we expect to be published shortly. Subject to publication of the final report:</p><p> </p><p>- On a market share based on the total numbers of bottles and cans (ie a distinct item), 79.3% of bottles and cans have this information.</p><p> </p><p>- On a market share based on alcohol by volume, 69.9% of bottles and cans have this information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to unit and health information on bottles and cans, pub chains and retailers committed to providing unit and health information. This year, Ipsos Mori carried out an independent survey of whether the public saw such information. 27% of the public said they saw a British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) or Wine and Spirits Trade Association (WSTA) unit awareness image; 41% of 18-24 year-olds recalled seeing at least one image; 27% saw something similar and 52% of those also saw BBPA or WSTA materials.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/09/2014 10:25:48 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths

91182

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many times his Department has received applications for (a) additional funding or (b) other support from the funds and trusts which provide support to people with contaminated blood in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	208727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department only provides funding to the five financial support schemes which provide support to people infected with HIV and/or hepatitis C as a result of treatment with contaminated National Health Service supplied blood or blood products.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Macfarlane Trust, the Eileen Trust and the Caxton Foundation are given an annual budget allocation and are required to operate within the budget envelope of that allocation and any reserves they may hold. The Department provides MFET Ltd and the Skipton Fund with sufficient funds to meet all legitimate claims for the payments that they are mandated to make. In the last five years, the Department has received one business case for additional funding from the Macfarlane Trust, and one from the Caxton Foundation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 12/09/2014 10:26:33 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

91454

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Bone Marrow Disorders: Donors
	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 inform people aged 16 and over about joining the bone marrow donor register.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	208837
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>NHS Blood and Transport (NHSBT) manages the British Bone Marrow Registry (BBMR), the NHS Cord Blood Bank and provides specialist services related to the provision of stem cells which can turn into blood cells for the treatment of blood cancers and is responsible for raising awareness of these issues.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHSBT recruits stem cell donors to the BBMR exclusively from the pool of active blood donors (aged 17 years and above), however those wishing to join at age 16, can do so through Anthony Nolan.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All registered stem cell donors are in the UK's aligned Register. Anthony Nolan manages this single UK bone marrow register, which is known as the 'Anthony Nolan &amp; NHS Stem Cell Registry', and is aligned with the NHS British Bone Marrow Registry and the Welsh Bone Marrow Donor Registry.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHSBT has programmes in place to support education about donation and transplantation for children and young adults including Give and Let Live, a national education programme aimed at promoting awareness of bone marrow, blood, tissue, cord blood and organ donation amongst 14-16 year old pupils.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Within the UK strategy ‘Taking Organ Transplantation to 2020’ (published in July 2013 and available at www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/to2020/), the UK Government Health Departments have agreed to explore with Education Departments the possibility of incorporating donation and transplantation into schools’ curricula.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 15/10/2014 16:07:50 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

91463

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Brain: Tumours
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to secure earlier diagnosis of brain tumours in children; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
	tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
	uin	208985
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p><em>Improving Outcomes: A Strategy for Cancer</em>, published on 12 January 2011, committed over £450 million over the four years up to 2014-15 to achieve earlier diagnosis of cancer, including supporting direct general practitioner (GP) access to key diagnostic tests such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging scans to support the diagnosis of brain cancer. The funding also covers subsequent testing and treatment in secondary care.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To increase awareness of brain tumours amongst GPs the Department funded British Medical Journal Learning to provide an e-learning module for GPs on diagnosing osteosarcoma and brain tumours in children. The module helps GPs to understand the main types of brain tumours in children and young people, and their common presentations, and to recognise when patients need urgent referral.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is in the process of updating the <em>Referral Guidelines for Suspected Cancer</em> (2005) to ensure that it reflects latest evidence and can continue to support GPs to identify patients with the symptoms of suspected cancer, including brain tumours, and urgently refer them as appropriate. NICE’s anticipated publication date for the revised guidelines is May 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I have written to all health and wellbeing boards and the Department for Education about awareness-raising materials available for distribution, and Public Health England has written in similar terms to Directors of Public Health.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 13/10/2014 15:16:17 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

91022

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Cancer
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on cancer services per capita in (a) real terms and (b) cash terms in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	208470
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information is shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Estimated expenditure on cancer services<sup>1</sup>, 2008-09 to 2012-13, in 2012-13 prices<sup>2</sup></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Cancers and tumours total (£billions)</p></td><td><p>Per capita (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Real terms</p></td><td><p>Cash Terms</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>5.28</p></td><td><p>4.84</p></td><td><p>94.55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>5.91</p></td><td><p>5.57</p></td><td><p>107.12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>5.69</p></td><td><p>5.50</p></td><td><p>104.95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>5.57</p></td><td><p>5.50</p></td><td><p>104.52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>5.68</p></td><td><p>5.68</p></td><td><p>107.21</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p><em>Sources:</em></p><p> </p><p>Programme budgeting data, NHS England</p><p> </p><p>Reference costs, Department of Health</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup>Continual refinements have been made to the programme budgeting data calculation methodology since the first collection in 2003-04. The underlying data which support programme budgeting data are also subject to yearly changes. Programme budgeting data should therefore not be used to analyse changes in investment in specific service areas between years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><sup>2</sup>These figures have been calculated using published Aggregate Primary Care Trust Programme Budgeting Data and the gross domestic product deflator, as published at 29 March 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/09/2014 14:10:11 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

91037

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Cancer: East Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of suspected cancer patients received first treatment within 62 days of GP referral at (a) Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust and (b) Nottingham University Hospitals Trust in each quarter since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	208539
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is provided in the attached tables.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 13/10/2014 16:02:31 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison attachment 1 file name Cancer patients treatment- Nottingham.doc title Cancer patients treatment- Nottingham
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero