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806454

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Abortion: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to ensure that private abortion providers give clients adequate time to make their own decisions on abortion; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	119530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>All independent sector providers of termination of pregnancy services are required by the Department’s Required Standard Operating Procedures (RSOPs) to ensure that women requesting an abortion are offered the opportunity to discuss their options and choices with, and receive therapeutic support from, a trained pregnancy counsellor. This offer should be repeated at every stage of the care pathway.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, women should be able to choose to delay appointments/booked procedures which should always override issues of timeliness.</p><p> </p><p>Independent sector clinics performing termination of pregnancy are approved by the Secretary of State for Health and registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to undertake that regulated activity. Once registered, independent sector abortion providers are inspected by the CQC who will monitor providers’ compliance with the RSOPs. Failure to comply with the requirements of the RSOPs may lead to withdrawal of Secretary of State’s approval for that clinic to provide termination of pregnancy services.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 21/12/2017 15:39:11 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

806462

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Prisons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many external medical appointments have been missed by prisoners due to insufficient numbers of prison staff in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	119538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>This information is not held or published centrally.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 21/12/2017 15:46:36 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

806470

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Professions: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for recent changes in the number of (a) educational psychologists, (b) NHS psychiatrists and (c) school nurses.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	119546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Health has statutory responsibility for ensuring adequate systems are in place for health and care workforce supply. Health Education England fulfils these responsibilities through its workforce planning role for the National Health Service by balancing need against demand and taking into account factors which impact supply such as the age profile of the existing workforce, changes in training numbers and funded posts, staff retention and satisfaction. Their latest assessment is available in the consultation Facing the Facts, Shaping the future, a draft health and care workforce strategy for England to 2027.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 21/12/2017 16:01:31 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

806474

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate the Government has made of how many more people will access mental health treatment between 2017 and 2020.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	119550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government has committed to increasing access to psychological therapies by 2020/21, so that at least 25% of people (or 1.5 million) with common mental health conditions access services each year.</p><p> </p><p>The table below, published in <em>Implementing the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health</em>, sets out the percentage increase and total number of people that are expected to access psychological therapies from 2016/17 until 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Objective</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage of people with common mental health conditions accessing psychological therapies each year.</p></td><td><p>15.8%</p></td><td><p>16.8%</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total number of people accessing treatment</p></td><td><p>0.96 million</p></td><td><p>1.02 million</p></td><td><p>1.16 million</p></td><td><p>1.37 million</p></td><td><p>1.5 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: <a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/fyfv-mh.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/fyfv-mh.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 19/12/2017 17:55:50 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

806515

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dementia: Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the effect of recent changes in the social care budget on people with dementia.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	119591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>Earlier in 2017, the Government announced an additional £2 billion of funding for local authorities to help reduce short-term pressures and improve the stability of the social care system. The Government has also committed to publishing a Green Paper, by summer 2018, setting out proposals for reform of adult social care, which will include social care for people with dementia. This Green Paper will focus on care for older people, addressing the challenges of our ageing population, bringing forward proposals for consultation to build widespread support.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 19/12/2017 17:57:48 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

806523

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Blood: Donors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many units of blood were collected by NHS Blood and Transplant England in each of the last 12 months for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	119599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The table below sets out the number of units of blood collected by NHS Blood and Transplant in each of the last 12 months.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month - Year</p></td><td><p>Whole Blood Collections</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December-2016</p></td><td><p>133,532</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January-2017</p></td><td><p>135,974</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February-2017</p></td><td><p>121,463</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March-2017</p></td><td><p>139,373</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April-2017</p></td><td><p>122,844</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-2017</p></td><td><p>135,769</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June-2017</p></td><td><p>135,615</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July-2017</p></td><td><p>123,527</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August-2017</p></td><td><p>126,362</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September-2017</p></td><td><p>122,295</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October-2017</p></td><td><p>130,586</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November-2017</p></td><td><p>129,858</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS Blood and Transplant</p><p> </p><p>The table below sets out the total marketing spend on raising blood donation awareness during 2010/11 and 2011/12.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total spend</p></td><td><p>11,292,657</p></td><td><p>10,858,466</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS Blood and Transplant</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 119606 question first answered 19/12/2017 11:53:59 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

806526

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Learning Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of people with learning disabilities whose care is paid for by the NHS are being cared for in facilities owned by private companies.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	119602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>This information is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 21/12/2017 16:02:23 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

806528

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Clinical Trials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS patients participated in a clinical trial in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	119604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>Over the five financial years from 2012/13 to 2016/17 the Department’s National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network (NIHR CRN) has supported the recruitment of 3,321,878 participants in England to clinical studies as follows:</p><p> </p><p>2012/13 - 637,974</p><p>2013/14 - 604,216</p><p>2014/15 - 618,453</p><p>2015/16 - 605,596</p><p>2016/17 - 666,639</p><p> </p><p>The NIHR CRN estimates that approximately 80% of these participants are patients, with the remaining 20% being healthy volunteers, carers, healthcare professionals, and others.</p><p> </p><p>These figures are for recruitment to clinical trials plus other high quality research studies.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 20/12/2017 11:46:19 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

806530

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Blood: Donors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on advertising to encourage people to donate blood in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	119606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The table below sets out the number of units of blood collected by NHS Blood and Transplant in each of the last 12 months.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month - Year</p></td><td><p>Whole Blood Collections</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December-2016</p></td><td><p>133,532</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January-2017</p></td><td><p>135,974</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February-2017</p></td><td><p>121,463</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March-2017</p></td><td><p>139,373</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April-2017</p></td><td><p>122,844</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-2017</p></td><td><p>135,769</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June-2017</p></td><td><p>135,615</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July-2017</p></td><td><p>123,527</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August-2017</p></td><td><p>126,362</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September-2017</p></td><td><p>122,295</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October-2017</p></td><td><p>130,586</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November-2017</p></td><td><p>129,858</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS Blood and Transplant</p><p> </p><p>The table below sets out the total marketing spend on raising blood donation awareness during 2010/11 and 2011/12.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total spend</p></td><td><p>11,292,657</p></td><td><p>10,858,466</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS Blood and Transplant</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 119599 question first answered 19/12/2017 11:53:59 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

806574

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Insurance: Japan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what examination his Department has made of the system of long-term care insurance in Japan; and what conclusions have been reached as a result of that examination.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	119650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The ageing population presents one of our nation’s most profound challenges, raising critical questions as to how as a society we enable all adults to live well into later life and how we deliver sustainable public services that support them to do so.</p><p> </p><p>An ageing society means that we need to reach a longer-term sustainable settlement for social care. This is why the Government is committing to publishing a Green Paper by summer 2018 setting out its proposals for reform. An Inter-Ministerial Group, chaired by the First Secretary of State, is overseeing this work.</p><p> </p><p>This Government wants to take the time to consult and build consensus a long-term, sustainable settlement for the future, which includes looking at the quality of care being delivered, the funding of the system and how it will be paid for in the round. This will include looking to experiences in other countries to inform our proposals.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst international comparisons of different funding systems are being actively explored in preparation for the Green Paper, there are significant circumstantial differences which make it difficult to directly compare the British and Japanese systems.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 119651 question first answered 19/12/2017 18:01:37 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching