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223306

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date	24/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Asthma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prescriptions for asthma medications were issued in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester West
tabling member printed	Liz Kendall
uin	225247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>Information is not collected centrally on the numbers of prescriptions issued, the number of people prescribed medicines or the medical condition being treated. However, information is available on the number of prescription items dispensed in the community in England. This is attached.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 225234 225239 225263 question first answered 27/02/2015 12:03:59 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman attachment 1 file name Prescription item - analysis table.docx title Asthma medicine prescription items
tabling member	4026 label Biography information for Liz Kendall

172242

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Asthma
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 Royal Colleges and the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research about appropriate dosages for treatment of asthma.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	219788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>We have had no such discussions.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Prescribing decisions are a matter for clinicians based on their patients’ individual clinical needs and taking relevant advice from sources such as the British National Formulary, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, specialty association publications and any local prescribing policies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 13/01/2015 11:18:09 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

101149

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Asthma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received on extending the right to free prescriptions to all asthma patients; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	212053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>We are unable to make such an estimate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data on the cost to the National Health Service of treating asthma patients in accident and emergency or unplanned hospital admissions is not collected by the Department. The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCI) has published information on reasons, for example respiratory problems, for accident and emergency attendance in its <em>Hospital Episode Statistics: Accident and Emergency Attendances in England 2012-13</em>, but this does not identify specific conditions, such as asthma, that may have prompted an accident and emergency visit or unplanned hospital admission.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since 1 November 2013, the Department has received 44 representations through the Department’s Ministerial correspondence unit and two parliamentary questions, including the hon. Member’s own, regarding extending exemption from prescription charging to people with asthma.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 212052 question first answered 30/10/2014 16:45:13 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

101150

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Asthma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the potential saving from extending free prescriptions to all asthma patients arising from reductions in accident and emergency visits and unplanned hospital admissions; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	212052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>We are unable to make such an estimate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data on the cost to the National Health Service of treating asthma patients in accident and emergency or unplanned hospital admissions is not collected by the Department. The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCI) has published information on reasons, for example respiratory problems, for accident and emergency attendance in its <em>Hospital Episode Statistics: Accident and Emergency Attendances in England 2012-13</em>, but this does not identify specific conditions, such as asthma, that may have prompted an accident and emergency visit or unplanned hospital admission.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since 1 November 2013, the Department has received 44 representations through the Department’s Ministerial correspondence unit and two parliamentary questions, including the hon. Member’s own, regarding extending exemption from prescription charging to people with asthma.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 212053 question first answered 30/10/2014 16:45:13 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

100887

registered interest
date	24/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Asthma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much public funding was allocated to research into asthma in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester West
tabling member printed	Liz Kendall
uin	211918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>The following table shows estimated expenditure on research on asthma, motor neurone disease (MND) and osteoporosis by the Medical Research Council, other Research Councils and Innovate UK, and by the National Institute for Health (NIHR) through its research programmes, research centres and units, and research fellowships.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>£ million</em></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>Asthma</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medical Research Council</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">22.2 </del><ins class="ministerial">6.6</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">17.5 </del><ins class="ministerial">5.3</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">17.2</del><ins class="ministerial"> 4.5</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">19.4</del><ins class="ministerial"> 3.6</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">18.8</del><ins class="ministerial"> 5.4</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Research Councils and Innovate UK</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Institute for Health Research</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td><td><p>3.4</p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td><td><p>3.4</p></td><td><p>3.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">24.8</del><ins class="ministerial"> 9.2</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">21.0</del><ins class="ministerial"> 8.8</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">19.9</del><ins class="ministerial"> 7.2</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">24.3 </del><ins class="ministerial">8.5</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">23.4</del> <ins class="ministerial">10.0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>Motor Neurone Research</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medical Research Council</p></td><td><p>7.0</p></td><td><p>7.5</p></td><td><p>4.2</p></td><td><p>4.1</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Research Councils and Innovate UK</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Institute for Health Research</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>7.3</p></td><td><p>7.8</p></td><td><p>5.0</p></td><td><p>5.5</p></td><td><p>5.1</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>Osteoporosis</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medical Research Council</p></td><td><p>6.2</p></td><td><p>5.4</p></td><td><p>5.1</p></td><td><p>4.6</p></td><td><p>5.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Research Councils and Innovate UK</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Institute for Health Research</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>6.5</p></td><td><p>6.1</p></td><td><p>6.0</p></td><td><p>6.3</p></td><td><p>8.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The figures shown for asthma exclude research into air pollution and potential effects on health outcomes including asthma.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Total spend by the NIHR on asthma, MND and osteoporosis is higher than the figures shown because expenditure by the NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) on these diseases cannot be disaggregated from total CRN expenditure. NIHR expenditure relating to development of new drugs for asthma, MND and osteroporosis occurs primarily through NIHR research infrastructure including the CRN and cannot be disaggregated from total expenditure.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on MRC expenditure into the development of new drugs for asthma, MND or osteoporosis is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 29/10/2014 17:12:28 question first ministerially corrected 13/11/2014 10:22:56 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman previous answer version 25123 answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4026 label Biography information for Liz Kendall