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1129970

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date	05/06/2019
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	Smoking: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his policy paper, Smoke-free generation: tobacco control plan for England, published on 18 July 2017, what progress he has made on achieving the target to reduce the number of 15 year olds who regularly smoke from eight per cent to three per cent or less.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	260564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government has a strong track record of reducing harm caused by tobacco, based on a comprehensive approach to tobacco control aimed at preventing young people from taking up smoking and encouraging existing smokers to quit, including bans on smoking in public places, and on promotion and advertising of tobacco products.</p><p>The latest available date shows that the proportion of 15-year olds who regularly smoke was 7% in 2016, down from 8% in 2014. An update of this data will be published on 25 July 2019.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 10/06/2019 16:00:41 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1129995

registered interest
date	05/06/2019
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	Cancer: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timeframe is for the roll-out of the national screening programme for cancer; and how many patients will initially be included in that programme.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	260532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>The National Health Service provides three national cancer population-based screening programmes as part of the Section 7a Public Health services, commissioned by NHS England on behalf of the Secretary of State.</p><p>During 2018, the NHS screened 3.2 million women for cervical abnormalities; 2.6 million people for bowel cancer; and 2.1 million women for breast cancer.</p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan commits to modernising the Bowel Cancer screening programme to detect more cancers earlier by lowering the starting age for bowel screening from 60 to 50 over time and replacing the guaiac Faecal Occult Blood Test kit with the more sensitive Faecal Immunochemical Test for haemoglobin from summer 2019. It also confirmed that using human papillomavirus testing as the primary screen for cervical cancer will be implemented across England by 2020.</p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 10/06/2019 16:16:17 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1129997

registered interest
date	05/06/2019
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	Cancer: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to clarify governance arrangements for cancer screening between the NHS, Public Health England and his Department.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	260534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>Officials from the Department and Public Health England have engaged with Professor Sir Mike Richards to ensure that his ongoing review gives consideration to the governance of all screening programmes.</p><p>The Terms of Reference for Professor Sir Mike Richards' Review include making recommendations, if needed, on how NHS England interacts with Public Health England and the Department to translate screening policy into implementation and on how screening programmes should be commissioned, delivered, performance managed and quality assured in the future.</p><p>Professor Sir Mike Richards published an interim report on 24 May on his emerging findings of the independent review of national screening programmes in England. However, the Government awaits the final recommendations which will be reported in summer 2019, and will consider these carefully, alongside the recommendations from the recent reports published by the Public Accounts Committee, the National Audit Office's investigation into screening and the national Cancer Strategy.</p><p>The findings of the review will be taken forward as part of the NHS Long Term Plan.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 10/06/2019 16:13:33 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1130086

registered interest
date	05/06/2019
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	Opioids: Misuse
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 quality of care and therapy provision for people with opioid addiction.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	260568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) routinely carries out reviews of substance misuse services. In their most recent assessment the CQC rated the majority of residential substance misuse centres and community substance misuse centres as good or outstanding.</p><p>Public Health England (PHE) has published a comprehensive review of the evidence on the drug misuse treatment system in England. In comparison with other countries and the international research, it shows the system is performing well but there are some areas where we can improve. Although the review covers drug treatment effectiveness, it does not address the quality of care and therapy. The review is available to view at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drug-misuse-treatment-in-england-evidence-review-of-outcomes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drug-misuse-treatment-in-england-evidence-review-of-outcomes</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 10/06/2019 16:11:01 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1129601

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
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	Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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 number of symptomatic breast appointments at Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	259828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>NHS England publishes monthly National Health Service trust level cancer performance data. The following tables show referrals and performance for Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and nationally in March in each of the last five years against this standard.</p><p> </p><p>Number of referrals for two week wait breast symptomatic (where cancer not initially suspected) from general practitioner (GP) urgent referral to first consultant appointment 93% standard in March in each of the last 5 years at Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and nationally.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>March 2015</p></td><td><p>March 2016</p></td><td><p>March 2017</p></td><td><p>March 2018</p></td><td><p>March 2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p>154</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National</p></td><td><p>20,100</p></td><td><p>19,600</p></td><td><p>21,000</p></td><td><p>16,800</p></td><td><p>17,300</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 10/06/2019 15:45:22 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1129616

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
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	Food Standards Agency: Powers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what additional powers he plans to confer on the Food Standards Agency after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	259843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>Decisions about what additional powers could be transferred to the Food Standards Agency after the United Kingdom leaves the European Union would be subject to consultation. We need to understand the nature of the decisions further before setting out which powers can be delegated. Decisions would sit with Ministers in the first instance while routine and technical ones would be delegated later.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 10/06/2019 15:55:51 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1129624

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
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	Food: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on implementing the regulating our future programme in relation to food standards; and whether the implementation of that programme requires legislative change.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	259845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>Since December, good progress has been made to develop proposals and an update on these will be presented at the next meeting of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) Board on 19 June 2019. This will advise on the progress to date and the plans to implement a modernised food standards delivery model over the next two years. The Board Paper has been published on the FSA’s website ahead of the meeting and is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.food.gov.uk/sites/default/files/media/document/fsa-19-06-06-regulating-our-future-rof-delivering-a-modernised-model-for-food-standards-official-controls.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.food.gov.uk/sites/default/files/media/document/fsa-19-06-06-regulating-our-future-rof-delivering-a-modernised-model-for-food-standards-official-controls.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 10/06/2019 16:19:08 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1129645

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
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	Blood Cancer: Mental Health Services
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 his Department is taking to ensure blood cancer patients receive adequate emotional and psychological support during their treatment.
tabling member constituency	Livingston
tabling member printed	Hannah Bardell
uin	260067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, by 2021 every cancer patient will be offered personalised care and support planning, based on a holistic needs assessment, done in conjunction with the patient and in accordance with the NHS England Comprehensive Personalised Care model. This will be offered whether the person is due to undergo treatment or not, and includes all patients with blood cancer.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 10/06/2019 16:12:19 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4486 label Biography information for Hannah Bardell

1129646

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
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	Cancer: Diagnosis
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 has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Scottish Cancer Referral Guidelines for the rest of the UK to ensure consistent diagnoses of cancer.
tabling member constituency	Livingston
tabling member printed	Hannah Bardell
uin	260068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) updated referral guidelines for suspected cancer was published in June 2015, ‘Suspected cancer: recognition and referral.’ It was estimated that the updated guideline could save about 5,000 lives a year with general practitioners (GPs) urged to think of cancer sooner and lower the referral threshold for tests. The NHS Long Term Plan also reaffirms that all GPs should use the latest evidence-based guidance from NICE to identify people at risk of cancer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 10/06/2019 16:18:23 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4486 label Biography information for Hannah Bardell

1129827

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
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	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral statement of 5 November 2018, Official Report, column 1269, what progress he has made on the structure of a health in all policies approach to policy-making.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	259963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>In the Prevention Vision document, ‘Prevention is Better Than Cure’, we committed to publishing a Prevention Green Paper setting out Government plans on prevention in more detail, including our approach to health in all policies. This Green Paper will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 10/06/2019 16:04:12 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger