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823446

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	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	Influenza: Vaccination
	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 his Department has to increase the supply of flu vaccines to areas in the event that there are shortfalls of such vaccines during Winter 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	122924
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>Flu vaccines for people aged 18 years and older are procured directly from manufacturers and suppliers by providers. The procurement and distribution of flu vaccines for the children’s aspect of the national flu programme is managed by Public Health England.</p><p> </p><p>Flu vaccine remains available to order from manufacturers and suppliers across England for both the adult and the children’s aspects of the national flu immunisation programme.</p><p> </p><p>Officials are continuously monitoring the flu vaccine supply landscape to enable timely and appropriate action to be taken in the event that demand begins to outweigh the amount of flu vaccine that is currently available to patients.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 122923 question first answered 24/01/2018 11:59:58 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

832935

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2018
	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	Cervical Cancer: Screening
	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 his Department is taking to increase the take-up rate for cervical screening in (a) York and (b) England.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	125251
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The North Yorkshire and York Health Improvement Plan includes halting the decline in cervical screening coverage by delivering additional training to general practice staff; working with the clinical commissioning group engagement agents and plans to enlist volunteer cancer champions to attend community events and work with local businesses to promote cervical screening.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England (PHE), the Department and NHS England continue to work together to understand and redress the falling participation in the National Health Service cervical screening programme. A range of work is being undertaken by PHE to understand the reasons for the decline in uptake and to support the NHS and local authorities (LAs) to address them. They include access to timely and useful data for benchmarking, evidence on best practices to increase uptake among women who wish to be screened, using governance levers to advice NHS and LAs and working in partnership with commissioners, providers and charities.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 06/02/2018 12:06:53 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

850730

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	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	Dental Services
	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 his Department is taking to improve access to NHS dental care in (a) York, (b) North Yorkshire and (c) England.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	129970
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>NHS England has a legal duty to commission National Health Service dental services to meet the needs of the local population. NHS England also has arrangements in place to help patients who cannot find a local dentist that is accepting new patients.</p><p> </p><p>Access nationally remains high with 22.1 million adults having seen an NHS dentist in the last 24 months ending in 31 December 2017 and 6.9 million children having seen an NHS dentist in the last 12 months. However, there are areas where there is further to go to ensure that all those who want to access NHS dental care can do so.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England (Yorkshire and the Humber) is currently reviewing how it can improve access to NHS dentists from April 2018, prioritising areas where access is particularly difficult.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 07/03/2018 16:53:33 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

850731

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	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	Dental Services: Children
	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 his Department is taking to ensure all children have access to NHS dental services.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	129971
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>NHS England has a legal duty to commission National Health Service dental services to meet the needs of the local population. NHS England also has arrangements in place to help patients who cannot find a local dentist that is accepting new patients.</p><p> </p><p>The proportion of children seeing a dentist at least once a year is already high with 6.8 million children having seen a dentist in the 12 months ending 31 December 2017. This is 110,767 more children than saw a dentist in the 12 month period ending 31 December 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Survey data suggests 75% of children are now decay free at five years old. But there is further to go to ensure all children benefit from this improvement. The proposed new contract being tested includes a clinical pathway which supports dentists to provide the most appropriate preventative care as well as active treatment. Alongside this NHS England is targeting children in areas of particularly high need.</p><p> </p><p>The ‘Starting Well’ programme has been launched in 13 high needs areas and aims to reach children not currently being seen regularly by a dentist. Starting Well core, a complementary programme NHS England is developing, will take the principles of approach and make it available as a broader model to any commissioner based on local assessment of need and priorities. This is expected to be available later in 2018.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 07/03/2018 10:31:58 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

867178

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2018
	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	Lumacaftor/ivacaftor
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will bring forward the scheduled review of the Cystic Fibrosis drug Orkambi.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	133296
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government has made no such assessment itself. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for developing authoritative, evidence-based guidance for the National Health Service on whether drugs and other treatments represent a clinically and cost effective use of NHS resources. NICE published guidance on the use of Orkambi for the treatment of cystic fibrosis in July 2016 and was not able to recommend it for routine use on the NHS.</p><p> </p><p>NICE has advised that it has not been notified of any new data published in February 2018 related to the use of Orkambi. NICE periodically reviews its technology appraisal guidance to determine whether any new evidence, including new trial data, has emerged that may affect its original recommendations. NICE is next scheduled to review its guidance on the use of Orkambi in July 2019, at which point it will conduct a search for new evidence. NICE’s guidance may be reviewed before the expected review date if significant new evidence emerges that is likely to change the recommendations. The company or any other stakeholder can alert NICE to new evidence in line with its established processes to request an early review.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 133299 question first answered 27/03/2018 11:54:59 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

867181

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2018
	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	Lumacaftor/ivacaftor
	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 for the implications for its policy of new data published by Vertex Pharmaceuticals in February 2018 on the Cystic Fibrosis drug Orkambi.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	133299
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government has made no such assessment itself. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for developing authoritative, evidence-based guidance for the National Health Service on whether drugs and other treatments represent a clinically and cost effective use of NHS resources. NICE published guidance on the use of Orkambi for the treatment of cystic fibrosis in July 2016 and was not able to recommend it for routine use on the NHS.</p><p> </p><p>NICE has advised that it has not been notified of any new data published in February 2018 related to the use of Orkambi. NICE periodically reviews its technology appraisal guidance to determine whether any new evidence, including new trial data, has emerged that may affect its original recommendations. NICE is next scheduled to review its guidance on the use of Orkambi in July 2019, at which point it will conduct a search for new evidence. NICE’s guidance may be reviewed before the expected review date if significant new evidence emerges that is likely to change the recommendations. The company or any other stakeholder can alert NICE to new evidence in line with its established processes to request an early review.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 133296 question first answered 27/03/2018 11:54:59 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

867182

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2018
	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	Lumacaftor/ivacaftor
	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 discussions has his Department had with Cystic Fibrosis sufferers on the provision of the drug Orkambi by the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	133300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government met with the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, which represents patients with cystic fibrosis, in March 2017 to discuss access to the drug Orkambi. The Government has also had regular correspondence with patients with cystic fibrosis concerning the availability of Orkambi. We are also aware that NHS England has been in regular contact with the Cystic Fibrosis Trust about this matter.</p><p> </p><p>The Government welcomes the ongoing discussions between NHS England and the manufacturer of Orkambi, Vertex, to seek to agree a deal that would make Orkambi available to National Health Service patients in a way that represents value to the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 27/03/2018 11:56:18 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

867387

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2018
	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	Lumacaftor/ivacaftor
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential reduction in hospital admissions for people with cystic fibrosis were Orkambi to be made available on the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	133362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department has made no assessment itself. However, in developing its technology appraisal guidance, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, takes into account all the costs and savings associated with the treatment compared with existing clinical practice.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 27/03/2018 14:32:34 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

867419

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2018
	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	Electronic Cigarettes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the potential savings to the public purse from the health service encouraging the uptake of e-cigarettes among smokers.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	133394
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The potential financial impacts of e-cigarettes on the public purse are not yet fully understood. The evidence base is still evolving on these products, largely because vaping is still relatively new and the health effects may be very long term. Significant savings to the public purse are likely to arise only if smokers switch completely from smoked tobacco. The Government’s Tobacco Control Plan, published in July 2017, estimates that the National Health Service currently spends £2.5 billion on treating smoking-related diseases and Public Health England assess e-cigarettes to be at least 95% less harmful than smoked tobacco. Reduced harm may not translate exactly into proportional costs savings, but superficially this implies that vaping, as an alternative to smoking, may contribute to significant savings.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 27/03/2018 14:37:44 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

867420

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2018
	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	Electronic Cigarettes
	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 his Department is taking to encourage smokers to give up by promoting the use of e-cigarettes.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	133395
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department has been clear that for smokers, quitting smoking completely is the best way to improve health. E-cigarettes are not risk free. However, the evidence is increasingly clear that e-cigarettes are significantly less harmful to health than cigarettes and can help smokers to quit, particularly when combined with support from stop smoking services.</p><p> </p><p>The Government committed Public Health England (PHE), through the Tobacco Control Plan, published in 2017, to include messages about the relative safety of e-cigarettes in their quit smoking campaigns. PHE’s 2017 Stoptober campaign included e-cigarettes among the array of tools that smokers can use to help them quit and, in their New Year smoking health harms campaign, PHE reprised these messages. It is through this consistent messaging that the Government hopes to reverse the harmful, mistaken – and increasingly widespread – belief that vaping is no safer than smoking.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 27/03/2018 14:42:47 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy