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1176779

registered interest
date	06/02/2020
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	Air Pollution: 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 research his Department has undertaken of the effect of air pollution on health in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	13503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>The Department invests over £1 billion a year in health research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The NIHR supports a broad spectrum of research on the health effects of air pollution through the Health Protection Research Unit (HPRU) in the Health Impact of Environmental Hazards at King’s College London and the HPRU in Environmental Change and Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The NIHR also funds relevant research through its Public Health Research Programme, including an investigation on the impact of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone on children’s respiratory health.</p><p>The Department identifies priorities for research into air pollution using recommendations from the Committee on Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP) and Public Health England (PHE). It also commissions PHE and COMEAP to review and conduct such research.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 11/02/2020 16:06:15 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1176333

registered interest
date	05/02/2020
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	Carers
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 assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Carers' Action Plan 2018-20; and what plans he has to extend that plan.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	12875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) on 4 February 2020 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-01-27/8279/" target="_blank">8279</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 10/02/2020 14:08:19 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1176334

registered interest
date	05/02/2020
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	Carers: Young People
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 assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the care for young carers package delivered by GP practices.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	12876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) on 4 February 2020 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-01-27/8280/" target="_blank">8280</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 10/02/2020 14:13:38 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1176401

registered interest
date	05/02/2020
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	Carer's Assessment
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 he is taking to (a) reduce waiting times for carer's assessments and (b) improve the tailoring of support for carers after an assessment.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	12991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>Information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 11/02/2020 16:07:21 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1176020

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
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	Eating Disorders: Research
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 plans to increase funding for research into eating disorders.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	12276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The Department funds health and care research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health. It is not usual practice to ring-fence funds for particular topics or conditions. Applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality.</p><p>The latest spend figures available for research on physical health and mental health in each of the last three complete financial years are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>-</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Financial expenditure</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Physical health*</p></td><td><p>£743,063,571</p></td><td><p>£803,718,845</p></td><td><p>£823,680,671</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mental health*</p></td><td><p>£76,627,407</p></td><td><p>£80,318,055</p></td><td><p>£93,377,813</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*It should be noted that the figures provided on both physical health and mental health cover a broad range of research including studies focused on health service provision, public health etc as well as those looking at specific treatments.</p><p>The NIHR’s research programmes provide a flexible source of funding. The latest spend figures available for research on eating disorders within NIHR’s research programmes in each of the last three complete financial years is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>-</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Financial expenditure (NIHR research programmes)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eating disorders**</p></td><td><p>£506,187</p></td><td><p>£333,030</p></td><td><p>£862,753</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>**It should be noted that the figures provided above on mental health include studies related to eating disorders.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 12277 12281 question first answered 10/02/2020 14:16:54 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

1176022

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
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	Eating Disorders: Research
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 plans to allocate equivalent funding to research into (a) mental health and eating disorders and (b) physical health and eating disorders; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	12277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The Department funds health and care research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health. It is not usual practice to ring-fence funds for particular topics or conditions. Applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality.</p><p>The latest spend figures available for research on physical health and mental health in each of the last three complete financial years are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>-</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Financial expenditure</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Physical health*</p></td><td><p>£743,063,571</p></td><td><p>£803,718,845</p></td><td><p>£823,680,671</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mental health*</p></td><td><p>£76,627,407</p></td><td><p>£80,318,055</p></td><td><p>£93,377,813</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*It should be noted that the figures provided on both physical health and mental health cover a broad range of research including studies focused on health service provision, public health etc as well as those looking at specific treatments.</p><p>The NIHR’s research programmes provide a flexible source of funding. The latest spend figures available for research on eating disorders within NIHR’s research programmes in each of the last three complete financial years is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>-</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Financial expenditure (NIHR research programmes)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eating disorders**</p></td><td><p>£506,187</p></td><td><p>£333,030</p></td><td><p>£862,753</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>**It should be noted that the figures provided above on mental health include studies related to eating disorders.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 12276 12281 question first answered 10/02/2020 14:16:54 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

1176031

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
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: Research
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 funding he has allocated to the research of (a) physical health, (b) mental health and (c) eating disorders in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	12281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The Department funds health and care research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health. It is not usual practice to ring-fence funds for particular topics or conditions. Applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality.</p><p>The latest spend figures available for research on physical health and mental health in each of the last three complete financial years are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>-</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Financial expenditure</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Physical health*</p></td><td><p>£743,063,571</p></td><td><p>£803,718,845</p></td><td><p>£823,680,671</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mental health*</p></td><td><p>£76,627,407</p></td><td><p>£80,318,055</p></td><td><p>£93,377,813</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*It should be noted that the figures provided on both physical health and mental health cover a broad range of research including studies focused on health service provision, public health etc as well as those looking at specific treatments.</p><p>The NIHR’s research programmes provide a flexible source of funding. The latest spend figures available for research on eating disorders within NIHR’s research programmes in each of the last three complete financial years is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>-</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Financial expenditure (NIHR research programmes)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eating disorders**</p></td><td><p>£506,187</p></td><td><p>£333,030</p></td><td><p>£862,753</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>**It should be noted that the figures provided above on mental health include studies related to eating disorders.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 12276 12277 question first answered 10/02/2020 14:16:54 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

1176034

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
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	Dementia: Diagnosis
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 allocate additional funding to support the early diagnosis of dementia.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	12283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>NHS England allocates funding to clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) which commission services on behalf of their local populations. It is for CCGs to decide how best to use the funding allocated to them in line with local healthcare needs and priorities, working with other local commissioners and organisations<em>.</em></p><p>The Challenge on Dementia 2020 sets out the ambition for two thirds of people with dementia in England to receive a formal diagnosis. This has been achieved and exceeded nationally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 10/02/2020 14:14:47 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1175537

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
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	Asthma: 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 assessment he has made of trends in the level of hospital admissions for asthma among children.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	11549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>The following table shows the finished admission episodes of 0-17-year olds who had a primary diagnosis of asthma, over the last five years. The table refers to activity in English National Health Service hospitals and English NHS commissioned activity in the independent sector.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>Finished Admission Episodes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>28,710</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>27,355</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>27,609</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>26,088</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>25,231</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Hospital Episode Statistics, NHS Digital</p><p>Note:</p><p>Inpatients are patients who are admitted to hospital and occupy a bed, including both admissions where an overnight stay is planned and day cases. Admissions do not represent the number of patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the period.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 06/02/2020 15:18:17 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1175604

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Senior Civil Servants
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 times (a) he and (b) his Ministers have met the (i) chief dental officer, (ii) chief medical officer, (iii) chief nursing officer, (iv) chief scientific officer, (v) chief allied health professions officer and (vi) chief pharmaceutical officer in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Morgan
uin	11588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and his Ministerial team regularly engage with the Chief Medical Officer as well as the Chief Dental Officer, Chief Nursing Officer, Chief Scientific Officer, Chief Allied Health Professions Officer and Chief Pharmaceutical Officer at NHS England, as part of regular Departmental business.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 06/02/2020 15:14:36 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan