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1121787

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
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 Examiners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government has plans to bring forward secondary legislation to implement proposed Medical Examiner reforms set out in the Coroners Act 2009 before 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Williams
uin	245986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to introducing the reforms to death certification and to the introduction of a medical examiner system, as detailed in the Government’s response to consultation published in June 2018. Draft regulations were published alongside that consultation and it remains the intention to bring these forward when Parliamentary time allows for amendment to the primary legislation, to enable the reforms fully to be delivered.</p><p>With the introduction of a statutory scheme of medical examiners, the Government is committed to reform of the cremation regulations, removing the requirement for separate cremation medical certification and the fees associated with that function.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 245987 245988 question first answered 25/04/2019 14:24:36 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4666 label Biography information for Dr Paul Williams

1121788

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
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 Examiners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government has plans to amend regulations in relation to cremation fees to enable the implementation of the Medical Examiner reforms set out in the Coroners Act 2009.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Williams
uin	245987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to introducing the reforms to death certification and to the introduction of a medical examiner system, as detailed in the Government’s response to consultation published in June 2018. Draft regulations were published alongside that consultation and it remains the intention to bring these forward when Parliamentary time allows for amendment to the primary legislation, to enable the reforms fully to be delivered.</p><p>With the introduction of a statutory scheme of medical examiners, the Government is committed to reform of the cremation regulations, removing the requirement for separate cremation medical certification and the fees associated with that function.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 245986 245988 question first answered 25/04/2019 14:24:36 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4666 label Biography information for Dr Paul Williams

1121789

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
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 Examiners
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 changes required to cremation fee regulations to enable the implementation of the Medical Examiner reforms set out in the Coroners Act 2009.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Williams
uin	245988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to introducing the reforms to death certification and to the introduction of a medical examiner system, as detailed in the Government’s response to consultation published in June 2018. Draft regulations were published alongside that consultation and it remains the intention to bring these forward when Parliamentary time allows for amendment to the primary legislation, to enable the reforms fully to be delivered.</p><p>With the introduction of a statutory scheme of medical examiners, the Government is committed to reform of the cremation regulations, removing the requirement for separate cremation medical certification and the fees associated with that function.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 245986 245987 question first answered 25/04/2019 14:24:36 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4666 label Biography information for Dr Paul Williams

1121864

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
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	Medicine: Research
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 encourage the National Institute for Health Research and the Clinical Research Network to diversify their research portfolios to include a greater proportion of commercially funded research and clinical trials.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Chris Green
uin	245817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>Through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), including the NIHR Clinical Research Network, the Government is increasing the volume of clinical trials and other well-designed studies undertaken, and increasing the proportion of commercially funded research.</p><p>In 2017 the Government announced more than £950 million investment in research infrastructure in the National Health Service including Biomedical Research Centres (BRCs), Clinical Research Facilities, Experimental Cancer Medicine Centres (funded in partnership with Cancer Research UK and the devolved administrations) and Medtech and In vitro diagnostics Co-operatives. These centres and facilities conduct and support translational research to transform scientific breakthroughs into life-saving treatments for patients.</p><p>In 2017-18, the NIHR’s research infrastructure generated over £231 million of industry research investment, and the NIHR’s BRCs supported over 1,770 industry collaborative and contract research studies, filed 199 patents, and created five spin-out companies.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 30/04/2019 09:40:02 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

1121865

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
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	Medicine: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of medical research is (a) commercially funded and (b) funded by grants and non-commercial sources.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Chris Green
uin	245818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The best estimates that we have is that the proportion of commercial and non-commercial funded medical research is 48% and 52% respectively. This is taken from analysis produced by the UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC) published in 2014 which estimated total health research and development (R&amp;D) funding in the United Kingdom was £8.5 billion.</p><p>The figures for commercial research come from a variety of sources. The 2014 UKCRC analysis draws on the Office for National Statistics Business Enterprise Research and Development (ONS BERD) survey which was used to provide private sector data where relevant research is categorised as ‘pharmaceuticals’. This will under-estimate private sector investment as other product groups may be relevant to health research and the private sector will fund research outside of the business, for example, in academia. In 2014, pharmaceuticals R&amp;D totalled £4.1 billion. The more recent ONS BERD survey of 2017 indicated that this has increased to £4.3 billion.</p><p>For the 52% of non-commercial funded medical research in 2014, approximately £4.4 billion, this was made up of funding predominantly from the Medical Research Council (MRC), the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), other research councils and from medical research charities.</p><p>In 2016/17, Government funding for medical research was mainly distributed by the MRC, now part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), and the NIHR, funded by the Department, which invested £0.8 billion and £1.0 billon in medical research respectively. Other UKRI research councils also contribute to medical research in addition to funding from other Government departments and the devolved administrations.</p><p>In 2016, the Association of Medical Research Charities’ members invested £1.6 billion into medical research.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 30/04/2019 09:56:33 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

1121891

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
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	Wheelchairs
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 he has made of the adequacy of access to free wheelchairs for people with short-term mobility conditions or injuries.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	245941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>No recent assessment has been made of the provision of wheelchairs for short-term use.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 30/04/2019 09:58:49 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

1122066

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
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	Carers: Gender
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 make a comparative assessment of the gender split of carers in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) Scotland, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	245862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>The 2011 census showed that in the United Kingdom approximately 42% of carers were men and 58% were women.</p><p>The 2016/17 Survey of Adult Carers in England showed that in England approximately 33% of carers were male and 67% of carers were female.</p><p>The gender split of carers in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 29/04/2019 13:03:47 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1122146

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
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	Social Prescribing: Arts
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 of the role of the arts in social prescribing.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	245827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>Social prescribing is a non-clinical intervention that enables general practitioners and other frontline healthcare professionals to refer people to ‘activities’ in their community, such as chess, book clubs, exercise groups, instead of offering only medicalised solutions.</p><p>The first point of referral is usually a voluntary sector link worker who can talk to each person about the things that matter to them. Together they can co-produce a social prescription that will help to improve their health and wellbeing through access to activities and community groups that are of interest to them; this may include art-based activities.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 29/04/2019 13:06:10 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1122163

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
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	Females: 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 steps the Government is taking to support female kinship carers who care as a result of alcohol misuse.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	245854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Education has advised that the Government issued statutory guidance in 2011 for local authorities about supporting family and friends providing care for children who cannot live with their parents. The guidance makes it clear that children and young people should receive the support that they and their carers need to safeguard and promote their welfare. It explains that support, can be provided under section 17 of the Children Act 1989. There is no limit on the level of support, that local authorities can provide. Local authorities are required to publish a policy setting out their approach to promoting and supporting the needs of all children living with family and friends carers, regardless of their legal status.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 25/04/2019 14:19:06 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley