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1147045

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
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	Insulin: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what measures are in place to support the import of insulin from Denmark (Nova Nordisk) and Germany (Sanofi) in the event of the UK leaving the EU (a) with and (b) without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Henley
tabling member printed	John Howell
uin	292184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>In the event that the UK leaves the EU with a negotiated deal, the Department’s assessment is that during the Implementation Period agreed with the EU, market access to medicines and medical devices won’t change for industry or the NHS.</p><p>We are working closely with partners across the health and care system and industry, to take all appropriate steps to prepare for leaving the European Union. Our robust plans and multi layered approach should help ensure the supply of medicines and medical products, including insulin, remains uninterrupted if we leave without a deal.</p><p>On 26 June, we wrote to suppliers of medicines to the United Kingdom from or via the EU or European Economic Area setting out our continuing multi-layered approach to support continuity of supply of medicines and medical products.</p><p>For commercial reasons, the Government will not be releasing details of contingency plans for individual medicines. We continue to work with individual suppliers directly to assure ourselves of their contingency plans. However, as an example of the preparations being taken by industry, insulin manufacturer Novo Nordisk recently publicly stated that they have 18 weeks' worth of supplies in the UK and had secured alternative ferry capacity to renew supplies.</p><p>Further details can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/medicines-and-medical-products-supply-government-updates-no-deal-brexit-plans" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/medicines-and-medical-products-supply-government-updates-no-deal-brexit-plans</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 03/10/2019 14:58:22 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1606 label Biography information for John Howell

1147103

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
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	West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust: Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust has requested from his Department for capital building projects.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	292170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information centrally on all submitted capital bids.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 08/10/2019 15:53:17 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1147105

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
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	Medical Records: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he approved the practice of sharing patients’ identities with credit check firms to find overseas visitors who can be charged; if he will take steps to put an end to that practice; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	292187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>This Government is committed to ensuring that the public's data is used lawfully, with respect and that the right safeguards are in place.</p><p>Eligibility for free National Health Service secondary care is based on being ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom. Providers of this care are required by law to make and recover charges from patients who are not ordinarily resident in the UK, unless an exemption from charge category applies.</p><p>How they undertake the duty of establishing the residence status of their patients and if charges apply is a matter for them but in doing so they must ensure they act without discrimination and comply with the current legal framework.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 08/10/2019 13:14:21 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1147138

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
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	Ipswich Hospital: Staff
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 clinical staff were employed by Ipswich Hospital in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	292194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the data in the format requested.</p><p>NHS Digital does not record staff data for individual hospitals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 03/10/2019 15:00:59 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

1147139

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
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	Health Services: Suffolk
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 annual commissioning budget for East Suffolk and Ipswich CCG was in each year since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	292195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>Annual allocations for clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) can be found on the NHS England website at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/allocations/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/allocations/</a></p><p>CCGs were created in 2013, therefore CGG allocation figures date back to 2013/14.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>Allocation</p></td><td><p>Allocation</p></td><td><p>Allocation</p></td><td><p>Allocation</p></td><td><p>Allocation</p></td><td><p>Allocation</p></td><td><p>Allocation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(£'000)</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Ipswich and East Suffolk CCG</p></td><td><p>392,348</p></td><td><p>403,530</p></td><td><p>433,407</p></td><td><p>458,011</p></td><td><p>468,076</p></td><td><p>483,608</p></td><td><p>510,117</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ccg-allocations.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ccg-allocations.pdf</a></p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ccg-allocation-big-table-v2.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ccg-allocation-big-table-v2.pdf</a></p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/ccg-allocations-2019-20-to-2023-24-all-funding-streams-spreadsheet/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/ccg-allocations-2019-20-to-2023-24-all-funding-streams-spreadsheet/</a></p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 03/10/2019 15:12:56 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

1147157

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
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	Dornase Alfa
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 included the drug Dornase Alfa in the priority stockpiling list in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
uin	292069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department is doing everything appropriate to prepare for leaving the European Union. We want to reassure patients that our plans should ensure the uninterrupted supply of medicines and medical products, including dornase alfa, once we have left the EU.</p><p>The Department, as part of our EU exit preparations, is implementing a multi-layered approach to mitigate potential disruption to supply, which consists of stockpiling where possible, securing freight capacity, changing or clarifying regulatory requirements, procuring additional warehousing, working closely with industry to improve trader readiness and putting in place the National Supply Disruption Response to manage potential shortages. Further details can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/medicines-and-medical-products-supply-government-updates-no-deal-brexit-plans" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/medicines-and-medical-products-supply-government-updates-no-deal-brexit-plans</a></p><p>All prescription only medicines and pharmacy medicines imported from or via the EU/European Economic Area are within scope of the continuity of supply programme. All suppliers of these medicines, including suppliers of dornase alfa, have been asked to stockpile medicines and make other preparations as set out in our communications to suppliers.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 08/10/2019 13:50:23 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon

1147175

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
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	Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
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 number of patients that waited longer than four hours in A&E in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	292123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>In 2009-10 there were 20,511,908 attendances of which 353,617 patients waited longer than four hours in accident and emergency.</p><p>In 2018-19 there were 24,826,981 attendances of which 2,976,112 people waited more than four hours but in the face of rising demand, <del class="ministerial">over 4,315,000</del> <ins class="ministerial">1,692,578 </ins>more patients were seen within four hours compared to 2009-10.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 03/10/2019 15:09:59 question first ministerially corrected 08/10/2019 10:47:13 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 137002 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1147178

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
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	Hospitals: Waiting Lists
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 number of people on NHS waiting lists in England in (a) 2010 and (b) 2019.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	292125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>NHS England publishes performance data on a monthly basis, including the current waiting lists for consultant-led Referral-to-Treatment (RTT).</p><p>The RTT waiting list in March 2010 was 2.42 million, compared to 4.23 million in March 2019. The most recent data from July 2019 indicates a current RTT waiting list of 4.37 million.</p><p>Published data on RTT waiting times is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/rtt-waiting-times/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/rtt-waiting-times/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 08/10/2019 15:52:13 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1147250

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
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	NHS: Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Health of 30 September 2019, on the Health Infrastructure Plan, what increase in capital funding will be delivered by the Health Infrastructure Plan; what the subsequent additional Barnett Consequential Funding to Scotland for that plan will be; and if he will provide the spend profile on a year by year projection for the additional funding for that plan to Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	292375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The capital funding for England announced with the launch of the Health Infrastructure Plan (HIP) is £2.8 billion, with £2.7 billion for six new hospital projects that are getting the full go ahead now, and £100 million in seed funding to a further 21 schemes (34 hospitals) to develop their plans.</p><p>This announcement will mean the devolved administrations will receive indicative Barnett consequentials over eight years of around £270 million for the Scottish Government, £165 million for the Welsh Government, and £90 million for the Northern Ireland administration. Consequentials will be confirmed when Departmental budgets are set, and the Barnett formula will apply in the normal way.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 03/10/2019 14:59:39 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1147258

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
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	Medical Equipment
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 progress has been made on ensuring the smooth flow of medical devices in the event that the UK leaves the EU (a) with a deal and (b) without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Chris Green
uin	292264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>If the United Kingdom leaves the European Union with a deal, the current regulatory regimes will continue to apply in relation to product standards, transportation and customs, duties and tariffs, during the implementation period.</p><p>The Department is doing everything appropriate to prepare for leaving the EU without a deal. We want to reassure patients that our plans should ensure the uninterrupted supply of medicines and medical products once we have left the EU.</p><p>The Department, as part of our EU exit preparations, is implementing a multi-layered approach to mitigate potential disruption to supply, which consists of stockpiling where possible, securing freight capacity, changing or clarifying regulatory requirements, procuring additional warehousing, working closely with industry to improve trader readiness and putting in place the National Supply Disruption Response to manage potential shortages. Further details can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/medicines-and-medical-products-supply-government-updates-no-deal-brexit-plans" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/medicines-and-medical-products-supply-government-updates-no-deal-brexit-plans</a></p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 08/10/2019 13:52:17 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green