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1019943

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	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 Professions: Training
	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 make Autism and Learning Disability Training mandatory for all healthcare professionals.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	198828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>We will formally consult in the new year on options for introducing mandatory learning disability and autism training for health and care staff to improve awareness and understanding of people’s needs. The consultation will enable the public and stakeholders to share their views on how we might best accomplish this.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 10/12/2018 16:57:17 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1019946

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	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	Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
	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 people have faced charges as a result of claiming for free prescriptions to which they were not entitled; and how much money has been accrued to the public purse as a result of those charges.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	198829
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>Information provided by the NHS Business Services Authority (BSA) on the number of penalty charge notices (PCNs) issued in England and the value recovered, in each calendar year since 2014 is provided in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total PCNs issued</p></td><td><p>Value recovered (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>35,812</p></td><td><p>525,666.43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>408,477</p></td><td><p>7,311,485.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>864,360</p></td><td><p>13,832,273.25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>1,052,419</p></td><td><p>18,239,279.25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>1,285,488</p></td><td><p>20,787,780.69</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>NHS BSA assumed responsibility for the Prescription Exemption Checking Service in September 2014, so no data is held prior to this.</li><li>The 2018 data range is from 1 January to 30 November 2018.</li><li>Cleansing of PCN data is responsible for minor variation from previously published figures.</li><li>Value recovered data can change over time.</li></ol> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 10/12/2018 15:38:04 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1020040

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	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: Greater Manchester
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the additional funding for the NHS announced in the budget has been allocated to mental health services in Greater Manchester.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
	uin	HL12015
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government announced its long term financial settlement for the National Health Service in June. This will represent an increase of £20.5 billion in real terms by 2023/24. The Government has asked the NHS to develop a long-term plan which will set out a vision for the health service. The Government has been clear that better access to mental health services, to help achieve the Government’s commitment to parity of esteem between mental and physical health, is one of the principles which must underpin the plan.</p><p>The 2018 Budget set out some aspects of what the long-term plan will contain, and further details on how the long-term plan will be applied in specific areas will follow when the plan is published in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 13/12/2018 15:12:45 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

1020059

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many contracts they have signed for additional cold chain capacity for medicines after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jolly
	uin	HL12033
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>In October, the Department invited wholesalers and pre-wholesalers of pharmaceutical warehouse space to bid for Government funding to secure the additional capacity needed for stockpiled medicines covering ambient, cold chain and controlled drug storage. We had a good response to that invitation and funding for selected organisations has now been agreed. Contracts will be signed shortly.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 13/12/2018 15:17:24 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	4203 label Biography information for Baroness Jolly

1020063

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	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	World Encephalitis Day
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to support World Encephalitis Day on 22 February 2019.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL12037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>There are currently no specific plans.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England works with partners such as voluntary sector organisations to synchronise communications activity in line with many annual awareness days. The NHS England communications team may also provide support to maximise the reach of established campaigns.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 13/12/2018 15:00:19 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1020067

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	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	Clinical Trials: EU Law
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the EU Clinical Trials Regulation, due to come into effect in 2019, will apply to clinical trials in the UK after Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL12041
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government values the strong collaborative partnerships that we have across the European Union in the areas of science, research and innovation, and as part of Exit negotiations is working to ensure that we have the best possible environment in which to support clinical trials and new medicines after we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding the EU’s new Clinical Trials Regulation (CTR), the CTR is expected to be implemented during 2020 and would therefore apply to the United Kingdom under the terms of the time-limited implementation period. If the new regulation does not come into force during the implementation period, or in the unlikely event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal, the Government has confirmed that UK law will remain aligned with parts of the EU’s CTR legislation that are within the UK’s control.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 13/12/2018 15:16:49 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1020069

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	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	Energy Drinks: Labelling
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to introduce statutory requirements on companies who produce energy drinks to use more prominent labelling on such products after Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL12042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>We are considering the opportunities offered by exiting the European Union, which include giving us greater flexibility to determine what information should be presented on packaged food and how it should be displayed, and we will work alongside industry and other stakeholders to decide what will be next for labelling. We want to build on the success of our current labelling scheme and ensure we are using the most effective ways to communicate information to families.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 13/12/2018 15:02:21 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1019776

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	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	World Conference on Tobacco or Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what initiatives the NHS has undertaken as a result of the March 2018 World Conference on Tobacco or Health.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	198743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>We are not aware of any local initiatives launched in the National Health Service as a direct result of the 2018 World Conference on Tobacco or Health. As with previous World Conferences, the United Kingdom Government attended the 2018 World Conference to share our experiences as a world leader on tobacco control, and to inform our thinking on future policy development. NHS England has a number of commitments to tackle smoking, as set out in the 2017 Tobacco Control Plan and associated Delivery Plan.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 10/12/2018 15:26:54 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1019793

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	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	Nurses: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason there has been a reduction in the per-placement funding support for the nursing degree course at the University of Suffolk.
	tabling member constituency	Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
	uin	198929
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>Placement funding for nursing degree courses is paid to placement providers by Health Education England in line with a nationally agreed tariff price. The tariff payment rate has not changed since April 2017 and remains fixed at £3,112 per year for each whole time equivalent placement.</p><p> </p><p>Tariff payments also attract a market forces factor payment, an additional payment to compensate for unavoidable cost differences between healthcare providers, based on their geographical location.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 12/12/2018 11:21:43 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin

1019794

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	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	Clinical Commissioning Groups
	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 his Department has made of the consistency of the (a) procedures and, (b) prescribing practice Clinical Commissioning Groups.
	tabling member constituency	Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
	uin	198930
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>It is important that the National Health Service achieves the greatest value from the money that it spends. In 2017, the cost of prescriptions dispensed in the community was £9.17 billion, and we know that across England there is significant variation in what is being prescribed and to whom.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has partnered with NHS Clinical Commissioners to support clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in ensuring that they use their prescribing resources effectively and deliver the best patient outcomes from the medicines their local population use.</p><p> </p><p>During 2017/18 CCG guidance was published by NHS England and NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC) for:</p><p>- Items that should not be routinely prescribed in primary care (November 2017); and</p><p>- Conditions for which over the counter items should not routinely be prescribed in primary care (March 2018).</p><p> </p><p>The aim of this is to reduce unwarranted variation in prescribing, and introduce a more equitable framework from which CCGs can take individual and local implementation decisions.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/12/2018 14:51:25 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin