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228156

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Brain: Tumours
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 effect of the Headsmart Campaign in raising awareness of child brain tumours; and what steps he is taking to ensure that, after diagnosis of such tumours, (a) children and (b) adults receive the support they need for emotional and mental wellbeing.
tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
uin	228285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>We are aware of the HeadSmart Be brain tumour aware campaign which was launched in 2011, and fully support the campaign’s aims to raise awareness of brain tumours and promote earlier diagnosis in children and young people. In early 2014, I met with representatives of HeadSmart. I subsequently wrote to local health and wellbeing boards, and Public Health England (PHE) contacted all directors of public health in April 2014, encouraging them to support the campaign and drawing their attention to the campaign’s awareness-raising materials. PHE and Department of Health officials met with The Brain Tumour Charity on 23 January 2015, which resulted in the HeadSmart team giving a well-received presentation to the School Nursing Partnership Implementation Group on 17 March 2015. In addition, a meeting is being set up with officials from NHS England to discuss the evaluation and impact of the HeadSmart campaign. We will continue to work with stakeholders to see what more can be done to increase awareness of brain tumours.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Cancer Survivorship Initiative (NCSI) has set out to understand the numbers, needs, and experiences of people living with and beyond cancer, including emotional and psychological needs, and the most effective service solutions to meet the growing numbers of survivors. The NCSI has recommended four priority areas: recovery packages, consequences of treatment and Patient Report Outcome Measures (PROMs), stratified pathways of care and physical activity. To support this work NHS England, in partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support, has established the Living with and Beyond Cancer Programme, a two-year programme of work to embed the four priority areas from NCSI into mainstream commissioning.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England has also established the Teenage and Young Adults Clinical Reference Group (CRG) so that the clinical needs of teenagers and young people with cancer are taken into account as part of cancer commissioning. The CRG is working to ensure that teenagers and young people with cancer have access to dedicated pathways, and that the gaps in the associated services, such as mental health, palliative care and transition, are closed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 23/03/2015 17:33:32 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

228170

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Obesity: Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the British Medical Association and the Royal Colleges on the implications for the NHS of links between obesity and cancer; and what steps he is taking to reduce the incidence of obesity-related cancer.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	228143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Ministers have had no such recent discussions but the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges is a member of the Obesity Review Group, which I chair. I last met with the group on 27 January.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We know that obesity is a leading cause of serious diseases including some cancers and we have a well-developed and wide-ranging programme of actions to reduce levels of obesity. These include working with partners including Public Health England, NHS England, Government departments, including the Department for Education and Department for Transport, and industry through the Public Health Responsibility Deal. Key initiatives include Change4Life, the National Child Measurement Programme, NHS Health Checks, Change4Life Sports Clubs, School Sports Funding and the School Food Plan.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 23/03/2015 16:43:34 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

228178

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if NHS England will publish specialised commissioning policies for the 2015-16 financial year alongside the response to the Investing in Specialised Commissioning - Public Consultation; and when that response will be published.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Mr Stewart Jackson
uin	228170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>All the commissioning policies for the 2015/16 financial year are currently being reviewed and will be published as soon as decisions are made.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Investing in Specialised Commissioning Public Consultation closes in April 2015 and there will be a consultation outcomes report published as soon as is practicable following the closing date.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 23/03/2015 17:36:27 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

228308

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health of 31 October 2012, Official Report, column 93WH, what his Department's definition of viability is for the gestational time limit for abortion.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	228203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>In 1990, Parliament decided that the legal time limit for most abortions should be 24 weeks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 23/03/2015 16:41:44 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

228318

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS Trusts: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS trusts have (a) responded to the request from NHS England and Monitor to choose between the Enhanced Tariff Option and the Default Tariff Rollover for 2015-16 and (b) reserved the right to challenge those new tariff arrangements.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	228202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>A total of 211 out of 241 NHS trusts and foundation trusts (88% of all providers) have opted for the Enhanced Tariff Option (ETO). Of these, 90 were NHS trusts as opposed to NHS foundation trusts. Four NHS trusts wrote to Monitor reserving their right to legal challenge (one of whom had chosen the ETO option but placed conditions on this). The remaining NHS providers have either chosen or defaulted to the Default Tariff Rollover option.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 23/03/2015 17:34:23 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

228322

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in (a) Wansbeck constituency, (b) Northumberland, (c) the North East and (d) nationally.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	228246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Data on the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are collected as part of the Quality and Outcomes Framework.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These data are not available by constituency.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The latest prevalence figures are for the period 2013/14.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Northumberland 2.5%</p><p> </p><p>North East 2.6%</p><p> </p><p>England 1.8%</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Public Health England presents this data as part of the INHALE tool (<strong>IN</strong>teractive <strong>H</strong>ealth <strong>A</strong>tlas for <strong>L</strong>ung conditions in <strong>E</strong>ngland). This tool groups together indicators relevant to respiratory health.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 23/03/2015 16:38:31 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

227819

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Defibrillators: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of automated defibrillators there were in (a) York Central constituency and (b) City of York Council area in 2010 and each subsequent year.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Sir Hugh Bayley
uin	227785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 23/03/2015 17:38:48 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

227820

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the new arrangements for collaboratively commissioning specialised services will be co-designed with patient organisations with an interest in specialised commissioning.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	227798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>NHS England has designed the guidance for collaborative commissioning with both the Patient and Public Voice Assurance Group and other wider national patient groups. Local collaborative commissioning committees are expected to consider, as part of their structure and function, how they will engage with patients and public locally.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>A copy of the guidance is attached.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 23/03/2015 16:53:35 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison attachment 1 file name Guidance.pdf title NHS England collaborative commissioning guidance
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

227823

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will ensure that the forthcoming cancer strategy will include specific actions to improve early diagnosis in those with rare and less common cancers.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr John Baron
uin	227805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>A new cancer strategy is being developed by an independent Cancer Taskforce, chaired by Harpal Kumar, chief executive of Cancer Research UK, and will address the whole cancer pathway. Clara Mackay, chief executive of Cancer 52, which represents charities for people affected by rare and less common cancers, is a member of the Cancer Taskforce, and wide stakeholder engagement is taking place to develop the strategy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To promote awareness and early diagnosis of rarer cancers, Public Health England (PHE) has run national Be Clear on Cancer campaigns for bladder and kidney cancers and oesophageal and stomach cancers, as well as a regional pilot for ovarian cancer. The Department will continue to work with PHE, NHS England and other stakeholders to keep these campaigns under review and see what might be done to increase awareness of other less common cancers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 227853 question first answered 23/03/2015 16:46:10 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1390 label Biography information for Mr John Baron

227825

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Homeopathy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings Ministers of his Department have held with external organisations to discuss the efficacy of homeopathy in healthcare since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	227793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2015 answer text <p>There have been no ministerial meetings with external organisations to discuss the efficacy of homeopathy in health care since 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 20/03/2015 14:24:29 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams