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1658376

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2023
	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	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the email correspondence of 19 July 2023 from the hon. Member for Sefton Central relating to Impact Medical Ltd.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	197768
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Lord Markham) has received your letter and will reply shortly.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 12/09/2023 15:24:27 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1010186

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	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	National Institute for Health and Care Excellence: 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, with reference to his Department’s consultation entitled NICE recommendations: charging and appeal panels which closed on 14 September 2018, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on the sustainability of the smallest businesses of (a) charging for NICE appraisals and (b) charging for NICE appraisals at a discounted rate.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	192827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government recently consulted on draft amendments to regulations that would enable the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to charge companies for the cost of developing technology appraisal and highly specialised technology evaluation recommendations relating to their products and to allow NICE to recruit appeal panel members representing the National Health Service from the devolved administrations.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation included a draft Impact Assessment and sought views on allowing NICE to charge small companies less and permit small companies to pay in instalments. The charging model in the consultation document proposed a 25% discount for small companies. The Government is currently analysing the responses and will publish its response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 192828 question first answered 22/11/2018 15:08:39 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1010187

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	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	National Institute for Health and Care Excellence: 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, with reference to his Department’s consultation entitled NICE recommendations: charging and appeal panels which closed on 14 September 2018, what discussions his Department has had with NICE on exempting the smallest companies from the proposed appraisal charges.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	192828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government recently consulted on draft amendments to regulations that would enable the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to charge companies for the cost of developing technology appraisal and highly specialised technology evaluation recommendations relating to their products and to allow NICE to recruit appeal panel members representing the National Health Service from the devolved administrations.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation included a draft Impact Assessment and sought views on allowing NICE to charge small companies less and permit small companies to pay in instalments. The charging model in the consultation document proposed a 25% discount for small companies. The Government is currently analysing the responses and will publish its response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 192827 question first answered 22/11/2018 15:08:39 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

911221

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2018
	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	Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
	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 he has made of the number of children born each year in the UK suffering from Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	147888
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England collect and report information on individuals with foetal alcohol syndrome, however only those identified at birth are notified so it is recognised that this is a significant underestimation of the overall prevalence.</p><p> </p><p>The figures available relate to births in 2012-2016 and cover five regions in England only: the South West, East Midlands and South Yorkshire, Wessex, Thames Valley and the North, including North East and Cumbria, prevalence tables by region and year can be found <a href="http://www.eurocat-network.eu/prevdata/resultsPdf.aspx?title=A5&amp;allanom=false&amp;allregf=true&amp;allrega=true&amp;anomalies=83&amp;winx=1256&amp;winy=677" target="_blank">at</a> the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.eurocat-network.eu/prevdata/resultsPdf.aspx?title=A5&amp;allanom=false&amp;allregf=true&amp;allrega=true&amp;anomalies=83&amp;winx=1256&amp;winy=677" target="_blank">http://www.eurocat-network.eu/prevdata/resultsPdf.aspx?title=A5&amp;allanom=false&amp;allregf=true&amp;allrega=true&amp;anomalies=83&amp;winx=1256&amp;winy=677</a></p><p> </p><p>Rates vary from 0.00 per 10,000 - 0.16 per 10,000 births compared to a European prevalence of 0.54 per 10,000 births.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 05/06/2018 13:46:58 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

911223

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2018
	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	Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
	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 he has made of the effectiveness of NHS services for sufferers of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	147889
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises that Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) can have a significant impact on the early years development of children and their life chances. Early intervention services can help reduce some of the effects of FASD and prevent some of the secondary disabilities that result. Responsibility for commissioning these services lies with clinical commissioning groups.</p><p> </p><p>The Government remains committed to tackling all alcohol-related harms and is developing a new alcohol strategy. Government officials are currently exploring what should be included in the strategy and aim to publish this early next year following discussions with stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 05/06/2018 13:57:30 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

993448

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2018
	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	Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What assessment he has made of the proportion of children born in the UK with foetal alcohol spectrum disorders in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	907231
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>Foetal alcohol syndrome disorders can have a significant impact on the early years development of children, their behaviours and their life chances.</p><p>Public Health England collects some data on fetal alcohol sydrome, but we recognise that this data does not reflect the range of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), as these are very difficult to diagnose. That is why we are engaging experts and those affected by FASD to explore what more could be done to improve our understanding.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 23/10/2018 16:44:55 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1490460

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2022
	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 Centres: Sefton
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	Whether he has plans to fund a new health centre in Maghull, Sefton.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	901164
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>As of 2020/21 Integrated Care Systems have been empowered to prioritise their funding as they see fit to best improve care in local areas.</p><p>£20 billion capital will be provided at a national level for the period 2022/23 to 2024/25, of which £218 million has already been allocated for 2022/23 to Cheshire and Merseyside (Integrated Care Board).</p><p>Local health system planners acknowledge the need for a primary care estate in Maghull, and are working together to develop an estates strategy, which is currently in early development.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 19/07/2022 15:28:14 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1129049

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	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	Radiation: Health Hazards
	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 he has made of the effect of increased microwave and radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation on public health.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	259202
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) has published a webpage about exposure to the radio waves from mobile phone base stations, including those for 5G networks, at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mobile-phone-base-stations-radio-waves-and-health/mobile-phone-base-stations-radio-waves-and-health" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mobile-phone-base-stations-radio-waves-and-health/mobile-phone-base-stations-radio-waves-and-health</a></p><p>This explains the health-related reviews and assessments have been performed, as well as the practical measures that are in place to protect public health.</p><p>Based on the accumulated evidence and reviews, PHE advises that the guidelines of the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) should be adopted and there is no convincing evidence that radio wave exposures below the ICNIRP guideline levels cause adverse health effects.</p><p>While a small increase in overall exposure to radio waves is possible when 5G is added to the existing network, the overall exposure is expected to remain low and well within the ICNIRP guidelines.</p><p>PHE continues to monitor the health-related evidence applicable to radio waves, including in relation to base stations, and is committed to updating its advice as required.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 06/06/2019 13:23:39 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1505450

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2022
	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	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the correspondence of 25 July 2022 from the hon. Member for Sefton Central on the subject of funding for a new health centre in Maghull, reference BE7947.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	48315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>A reply was sent to the hon. Member on 20 September.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/09/2022 13:08:00 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 19686 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1648606

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2023
	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 Services: Sefton Central
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was for a referral by a GP to a specialist in Sefton Central constituency in the latest period for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	191559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>The data is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 04/07/2023 10:08:17 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson