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598256

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Smoking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 3 May 2016 to Question 35653, how much Public Health England plans to spend on campaigns promoting the cessation of smoking in 2016-17.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	47621
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>Public Health England took over all the public health campaigns formerly run by the Department on 1 April 2013, including smoking cessation.</p><p> </p><p>Campaigns for 2016-17 promoting the cessation of smoking are currently ongoing. Final media costs will be available only after the 2016-17 financial year end, when spend has been confirmed and completed.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 18/10/2016 15:49:08 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

426806

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Health Education
	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 support and promote Self Care Week; and what promotional materials he is disseminating in the NHS to support that campaign.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	15253
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>Self-care week is managed and promoted by the Self-Care Forum, an organisation which seeks to embed approaches to self-care it into everyday life and to educate and empower people to manage their own health and wellbeing. The Self Care Forum has been running its annual awareness campaign since 2011. This year, self-care week is taking place from 16-22 of November and the theme is ‘self-care for life’.</p><br /><p>The Self Care Forum has produced a range of promotional literature including posters, leaflets and a communication pack to help NHS services and other organisations raise awareness of self-care week locally. These materials are freely available from its website and can be found at the following link:</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.selfcareforum.org/events/self-care-week-resources/" target="_blank">www.selfcareforum.org/events/self-care-week-resources/</a></p><br /><p>As in previous years, NHS England is promoting Self Care Week and the ‘self-care for life’. Further information can be found at the following link:</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/2015/09/09/self-care-week/" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/2015/09/09/self-care-week/</a></p><br /> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 16/11/2015 17:49:22 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

681203

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Mental Health Services
	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 improve access to emotional and psychological support for people with (a) muscle-wasting conditions and (b) other rare diseases.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	62148
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2017 answer text <p>Patients and their families affected by rare diseases and muscle-wasting conditions often require emotional and psychological support. NHS England has committed to a number of national priorities to improve the support available including the Improved Access to Psychological Therapies programme and the Government’s choice commitment to end of life care. Teams within NHS England’s medical directorate are working with a wide range of stakeholders and patient representatives to embed person-centred care for all patients with long-term life limiting conditions.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 07/02/2017 10:06:53 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

636341

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Tobacco
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress his Department has made on developing a tobacco control strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	907219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2016 answer text <p>The United Kingdom is a world leader in tobacco control and the government has a proven track record in reducing harm caused by tobacco, through the introduction of standardised packaging, the display ban on tobacco in small shops, and ending smoking in cars with children.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is developing a new tobacco control plan which will build on our success in reducing smoking rates to date.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 15/11/2016 16:51:25 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

483352

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made on the rebuilding of the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	904268
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>A Full Business Case for the redevelopment of the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital will go to the trust board later this month and the approved version will be submitted to NHS Improvement for review. This is now very much a priority project for the Department and NHS Improvement.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 22/03/2016 14:38:59 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

518354

	registered interest
	date	04/05/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made on approving the business case for rebuilding the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	904956
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>A Full Business Case for the new inpatient ward at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital was submitted to NHS Improvement for review on 6 April 2016 and is due for consideration in June 2016. This remains a priority project for the Department and NHS Improvement.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 10/05/2016 16:22:25 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

657148

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Smoking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to help to encourage the spread of best practice for stop smoking services.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	57098
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>A number of measures are in place to support the National Health Service and local public health services to help stop people smoking.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England (PHE) will continue to commission the National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training to provide free online training, briefings and service reviews to support commissioning and delivery of stop smoking services.</p><p> </p><p>PHE will review and update the CLeaR tobacco control tool, which provides a self-assessment and peer review model for local areas to reflect on and develop their local tobacco control programmes, including stop smoking services.</p><p> </p><p>PHE has also developed a Menu of Preventative Interventions to support local Sustainability and Transformation Plans, including actions to treat tobacco dependence among patients who smoke.</p><p> </p><p>The new national alcohol and tobacco CQUIN (Commissioning for Quality and Innovation) indicator will support the NHS to record the smoking status of all inpatients and to offer smokers medication and referral.</p><p> </p><p>PHE will continue to support local authorities to review the effectiveness of stop smoking interventions, particularly where they want to commission new quitting support models.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 16/12/2016 12:10:31 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

539621

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Smoking: Death
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what data exists about the proportion of excess mortality in lower socioeconomic status groups due to smoking-related diseases; whether the forthcoming tobacco control strategy for England will contain measures to address that issue; and when he expects to publish the next tobacco control strategy for England.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	43155
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>The independent review into health inequalities in England undertaken by Professor Sir Michael Marmot culminated in the publication in 2010 of Fair Society, Healthy Lives. The review identified the most effective evidence-based strategies for reducing health inequalities in England and made the following recommendation:</p><p> </p><p>“Tobacco control is central to any strategy to tackle health inequalities as smoking accounts for approximately half of the difference in life expectancy between the lowest and highest income groups. Smoking-related death rates are two to three times higher in low-income groups than in wealthier social groups.”</p><p> </p><p>The new tobacco control plan is currently being developed and Ministers will decide on an appropriate publication date in due course.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 25/07/2016 16:19:17 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

654429

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Smoking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of stop smoking services in England.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	56502
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2016 answer text <p>Smoking rates in England are now their lowest since records began. The Government’s aim is to increase the number of smokers who make effective quit attempts. The number of smokers in England attempting to quit has declined over the last decade but the proportion of these quitting successfully has increased. As a result, the percentage of all smokers quitting successfully each year has increased over the last five years.</p><p> </p><p>The best way to quit smoking is with a combination of behavioural support and pharmacotherapy. Specialist stop smoking services remain highly effective and cost effective and smokers who use them are up to four times as likely to quit successfully as if they try to quit unaided. Smokers who use English stop smoking services are up to four times as likely to quit successfully.<sup>1</sup></p><p> </p><p>Advice from a healthcare professional (HCP) is the most commonly cited external trigger for a quit attempt and therefore HCPs have a vital role to play. A new national Commissioning for Quality and Innovation indicator incentivises National Health Service trusts to identify smokers, provide advice and refer all those who are willing into specialist quitting support. Free online training, commissioned by Public Health England (PHE), is available for HCPs on delivering very brief advice on smoking. PHE continues to promote awareness of stop smoking services and encourage smokers to take up their expert support via its marketing activity including campaigns such as Stoptober.</p><p> </p><p><em>Note</em>:</p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.ncsct.co.uk/usr/pub/Briefing%208.pdf" target="_blank">West, R. (2012) Stop smoking services: increased chances of quitting. NCSCT Briefing #8. London; National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training</a></p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood grouped question UIN 56501 56527 question first answered 15/12/2016 10:10:44 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

654428

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Smoking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of reasons why quit rates for smoking have declined in recent years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	56501
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2016 answer text <p>Smoking rates in England are now their lowest since records began. The Government’s aim is to increase the number of smokers who make effective quit attempts. The number of smokers in England attempting to quit has declined over the last decade but the proportion of these quitting successfully has increased. As a result, the percentage of all smokers quitting successfully each year has increased over the last five years.</p><p> </p><p>The best way to quit smoking is with a combination of behavioural support and pharmacotherapy. Specialist stop smoking services remain highly effective and cost effective and smokers who use them are up to four times as likely to quit successfully as if they try to quit unaided. Smokers who use English stop smoking services are up to four times as likely to quit successfully.<sup>1</sup></p><p> </p><p>Advice from a healthcare professional (HCP) is the most commonly cited external trigger for a quit attempt and therefore HCPs have a vital role to play. A new national Commissioning for Quality and Innovation indicator incentivises National Health Service trusts to identify smokers, provide advice and refer all those who are willing into specialist quitting support. Free online training, commissioned by Public Health England (PHE), is available for HCPs on delivering very brief advice on smoking. PHE continues to promote awareness of stop smoking services and encourage smokers to take up their expert support via its marketing activity including campaigns such as Stoptober.</p><p> </p><p><em>Note</em>:</p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.ncsct.co.uk/usr/pub/Briefing%208.pdf" target="_blank">West, R. (2012) Stop smoking services: increased chances of quitting. NCSCT Briefing #8. London; National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training</a></p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood grouped question UIN 56502 56527 question first answered 15/12/2016 10:10:44 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman