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170406

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Bladder Cancer: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2014 to Question 217880, if he will estimate the number of patients with bladder cancer who have had treatment delayed due to a shortage of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin drugs, including OncoTICE.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	218859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department does not hold centrally information on the number of patients whose treatment for bladder cancer will be affected, or whether patients currently receiving Bacillus Calmette-Guérin treatment for bladder cancer have had their treatment suspended because of a shortage of vaccine supplies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are working closely with the suppliers to help ensure that supplies are available for United Kingdom patients. We are also in close contact with the British Association of Urological Surgeons who have issued advice for clinicians.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 18/12/2014 15:42:46 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

170408

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many individual funding requests have been made to NHS England in each month since April 2013; and how many have of those been refused.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	218832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Total number of individual funding requests received</p></td><td><p>Total number of requests declined</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2013</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2013</p></td><td><p>719</p></td><td><p>108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2013</p></td><td><p>510</p></td><td><p>69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2013</p></td><td><p>513</p></td><td><p>99</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2013</p></td><td><p>423</p></td><td><p>65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2013</p></td><td><p>345</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2013</p></td><td><p>442</p></td><td><p>98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2013</p></td><td><p>350</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2013</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2014</p></td><td><p>362</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2014</p></td><td><p>323</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2014</p></td><td><p>316</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2014</p></td><td><p>304</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2014</p></td><td><p>338</p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2014</p></td><td><p>314</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2014</p></td><td><p>358</p></td><td><p>74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2014</p></td><td><p>309</p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2014</p></td><td><p>296</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2014</p></td><td><p>306</p></td><td><p>72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2014</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source: </em>NHS England</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This information does not include applications for cancer medicines as these are either routinely commissioned or handled via the Cancer Drugs Fund. NHS England publishes quarterly information on the number of individual Cancer Drugs Fund applications, including those refused. This information is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/pe/cdf/" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/pe/cdf/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 18/12/2014 17:06:11 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

170414

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Prescription Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2014 to Question 216568, what discussions his Department had with patient groups other than Breast Cancer Campaign, when developing its response to the Off-patent Drugs Bill.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
uin	218845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>We have had no other discussions with patient groups other than Breast Cancer Campaign. The Bill raises a number of issues and we will be discussing these at a roundtable stakeholder event in the new year, to which a broader range of patient groups will be invited.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 06/01/2015 14:56:34 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

170423

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
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 potential effect of agreement on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership on (a) service delivery and (b) costs in the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Esher and Walton
tabling member printed	Mr Dominic Raab
uin	218765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) will not affect the way the United Kingdom Government runs the National Health Service. It has been made clear by negotiators from both the United States and the European Union that it is up to the UK alone to decide how the NHS is run and any assertion that TTIP will undermine the government’s control of the NHS is a red herring.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The TTIP could offer great benefits to British business and for British jobs. Greater consistency in existing and new regulatory requirements would make it easier for companies - especially Small and Medium Enterprises - to access markets and, for patients, potentially help to increase access to new medicines and medical devices.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 18/12/2014 16:57:00 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab

170426

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of Individual Funding Requests for cancer medicines were approved in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
uin	218736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Prior to April 2013, Individual Funding Requests were administered through primary care trusts and information on the numbers of such requests was not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since April 2013, cancer medicines are either routinely commissioned by NHS England or funded through the Cancer Drugs Fund.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England publishes quarterly information on the number of individual Cancer Drugs Fund applications, including those refused by the Cancer Drugs Fund panel. This information is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/pe/cdf/" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/pe/cdf/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 05/01/2015 13:07:05 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

170429

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Drugs: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2014 to Question 216943, whether he plans to include issues related to off-patent drugs in the Innovative Medicines and MedTech Review.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	218729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The terms of reference of the Innovative Medicines and MedTech Review are still being developed. As set out in a Written Ministerial Statement on 20 November 2014, we expect this to focus on the most innovative medicines, devices and diagnostics which would include innovative use of existing medicine. Where appropriate this may cover off patent medicines, but final decisions on scope have not yet been taken. A link to the statement is provided:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-vote-office/November%202014/20%20November/2-Health-InnovativeMedicines.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-vote-office/November%202014/20%20November/2-Health-InnovativeMedicines.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 18/12/2014 17:35:55 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

170430

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Drugs: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2014 to Question 216943, whether the statement that off-patent drugs are widely used in the NHS refers to the use of off-patent drugs outside of their licensed indications.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	218728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>Yes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 18/12/2014 17:04:13 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

170440

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Breast Cancer: Drugs
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 re-evaluating the Cancer Drugs Fund list on breast cancer patients.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	218764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>I refer my hon. Friend to the Answer I gave the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Robert Neill) on 16 December 2014 to Question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2014-12-09/217858/" target="_blank">217858</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 18/12/2014 17:34:50 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

170448

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has spent on its website in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	218623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has advised that, between April 2011 and April 2014, it spent a total of £1.66 million on its website. The majority of this spend was on staff costs as the website is now supported and maintained internally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NICE stopped printing its guidance in 2010-11, saving annual print and distribution costs of over £1 million. NICE has advised that it will continue to invest in improvements to its website as it is now the only outlet for the guidance and other products it produces.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 18/12/2014 15:34:35 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

170452

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Drugs: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with clinicians about how to improve the uptake of clinically and cost-effective off-patent drugs outside their licensed indications.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	218685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>We have had no detailed discussions but we are holding a roundtable stakeholder event in the new year where we will discuss a number of issues raised by the Off-Patent Drugs Bill. Individual prescribing decisions on the most appropriate treatments are a matter for clinicians, in discussion with their patients.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 18/12/2014 15:44:54 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis