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1091218

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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	Methadone
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 the continuation of supply of methadone in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	234198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>Leaving the European Union with a deal remains the Government’s top priority. However, as a responsible Government we must plan for every possible outcome including ‘no deal’. The Department has published guidance to industry and the health and care system to allow them to make informed plans and preparations. This is available on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has been working closely with industry to ensure the supply of medicines, including methadone, can continue uninterrupted in the event of a ‘no deal’ EU exit. Plans include building stockpiles, providing additional warehousing space and buying freight capacity on alternative ferry routes.</p><p> </p><p>The Department, together with industry and the National Health Service, has analysed the supply chains of 12,300 medicines and we are grateful for excellent engagement from all parties, which means our plans are well advanced.</p><p> </p><p>In August 2018, the Department wrote to all pharmaceutical companies that supply prescription-only and pharmacy medicines, to the United Kingdom that come from or via, the EU/European Economic Area, asking them to ensure a minimum of six weeks’ additional supply in the UK, over and above existing business-as-usual buffer stocks, by 29 March 2019 in the event of a ‘no deal’ EU exit.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has put in place a multi-layered approach to minimise any supply disruption. We are confident that, if everyone does what they need to do, the supply of medicines and medical products will be uninterrupted.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 22/03/2019 13:11:52 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1091340

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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 Services: Reciprocal Arrangements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many European Health Insurance Cards in circulation have been issued to people with a registered disability.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	234114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the data on the number of people with a registered disability. This is not part of the eligibility criteria that is requested during the application process.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 234115 question first answered 22/03/2019 13:12:45 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1091341

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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 Services: Reciprocal Arrangements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many European Health Insurance Cards in circulation have been issued to people with a registered disability in each of the nations of the UK.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	234115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the data on the number of people with a registered disability. This is not part of the eligibility criteria that is requested during the application process.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 234114 question first answered 22/03/2019 13:12:45 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1091353

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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 Services: British Nationals Abroad
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 20-day minimum threshold charge for UK citizens and British passport holders who have used the NHS but now live overseas on their (a) finances and (b) mental wellbeing.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	234258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department is not aware of the 20-day minimum threshold charge in relation to United Kingdom citizens and British passport holders who have used the National Health Service but now live overseas and therefore has made no assessment of its impact.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 234259 question first answered 22/03/2019 13:10:26 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1091354

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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 Services: British Nationals Abroad
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 20-day minimum threshold charge for those British Citizens who live overseas and use the emergency services when in the UK on their willingness to use such services and consequent effect on their health and mental wellbeing.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	234259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department is not aware of the 20-day minimum threshold charge in relation to United Kingdom citizens and British passport holders who have used the National Health Service but now live overseas and therefore has made no assessment of its impact.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 234258 question first answered 22/03/2019 13:10:26 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1091420

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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	Erasmus+ Programme
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 has taken to secure EU healthcare benefits for UK students studying in the EU after September 2019 on the Erasmus+ programme in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	234129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>On 19 March 2019, I laid a Written Ministerial Statement (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2019-03-19/HCWS1429/" target="_blank">HCWS1429</a>) on the Department’s plans for the continuity of reciprocal healthcare arrangements in the event we exit the European Union without a deal. This statement includes specific guidance for students and with regards to European Health Insurance Cards (EHICs).</p><p> </p><p>Discussions about EHICs, including for students, forms part of the broader negotiations with the European Commission and Member States about continued reciprocal healthcare arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>Subject to Parliament ratifying the Withdrawal Agreement, current reciprocal healthcare rights will continue during the implementation period until 31 December 2020. This includes EHICs for students.</p><p> </p><p>In a ‘no deal’ scenario, the United Kingdom Government has proposed to EU Member States that we should maintain the existing healthcare arrangements until 31 December 2020, with the aim of minimising disruption to UK nationals’ and EU citizens’ healthcare provision. The UK cannot unilaterally guarantee people’s healthcare cover if they live abroad, as this depends on decisions by Member States.</p><p> </p><p>Currently, students residing in the UK who are going on a placement abroad are entitled to a UK-issued EHIC to cover healthcare costs for the duration of their placement. We cannot guarantee that this will continue for all EU Member States in the event of a ‘no deal’ scenario where the existing arrangements are not extended.</p><p> </p><p>UK nationals living in or travelling to the EU should ensure they are taking the necessary steps to prepare including taking out comprehensive health insurance and ensuring they access up-to-date information on GOV.UK and NHS.UK at the following links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/overseas-living-in-guides" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/overseas-living-in-guides</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/healthcare-abroad/healthcare-when-travelling-abroad/travelling-in-the-european-economic-area-eea-and-switzerland/" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/healthcare-abroad/healthcare-when-travelling-abroad/travelling-in-the-european-economic-area-eea-and-switzerland/</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 234130 question first answered 22/03/2019 15:24:21 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1091421

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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 Services: Reciprocal Arrangements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Education, (b) NHS executives and (c) the EU on the status of the EU health insurance card for UK students studying abroad from September 2019 in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	234130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>On 19 March 2019, I laid a Written Ministerial Statement (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2019-03-19/HCWS1429/" target="_blank">HCWS1429</a>) on the Department’s plans for the continuity of reciprocal healthcare arrangements in the event we exit the European Union without a deal. This statement includes specific guidance for students and with regards to European Health Insurance Cards (EHICs).</p><p> </p><p>Discussions about EHICs, including for students, forms part of the broader negotiations with the European Commission and Member States about continued reciprocal healthcare arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>Subject to Parliament ratifying the Withdrawal Agreement, current reciprocal healthcare rights will continue during the implementation period until 31 December 2020. This includes EHICs for students.</p><p> </p><p>In a ‘no deal’ scenario, the United Kingdom Government has proposed to EU Member States that we should maintain the existing healthcare arrangements until 31 December 2020, with the aim of minimising disruption to UK nationals’ and EU citizens’ healthcare provision. The UK cannot unilaterally guarantee people’s healthcare cover if they live abroad, as this depends on decisions by Member States.</p><p> </p><p>Currently, students residing in the UK who are going on a placement abroad are entitled to a UK-issued EHIC to cover healthcare costs for the duration of their placement. We cannot guarantee that this will continue for all EU Member States in the event of a ‘no deal’ scenario where the existing arrangements are not extended.</p><p> </p><p>UK nationals living in or travelling to the EU should ensure they are taking the necessary steps to prepare including taking out comprehensive health insurance and ensuring they access up-to-date information on GOV.UK and NHS.UK at the following links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/overseas-living-in-guides" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/overseas-living-in-guides</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/healthcare-abroad/healthcare-when-travelling-abroad/travelling-in-the-european-economic-area-eea-and-switzerland/" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/healthcare-abroad/healthcare-when-travelling-abroad/travelling-in-the-european-economic-area-eea-and-switzerland/</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 234129 question first answered 22/03/2019 15:24:21 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1089472

registered interest
date	15/03/2019
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	NHS 111: Ambulance 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 proportion of calls to the (a) NHS 111 service and (b) NHS 111 BSL service resulted in the dispatch of an ambulance in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	232992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>NHS England publishes monthly performance data for the NHS 111 service at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/nhs-111-minimum-data-set/statistical-work-areas-nhs-111-minimum-data-set-nhs-111-minimum-data-set-2018-19/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/nhs-111-minimum-data-set/statistical-work-areas-nhs-111-minimum-data-set-nhs-111-minimum-data-set-2018-19/</a></p><p> </p><p>The following table provides data for ambulance dispositions from NHS 111, including the NHS 111 British Sign Language (BSL) service.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total calls to NHS 111</p></td><td><p>Calls to the NHS 111 BSL Service (including in total calls)</p></td><td><p>Number of calls triaged<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>Ambulance dispatches<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>Ambulance dispatches (% of calls triaged)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18 total</p></td><td><p>15,964,080</p></td><td><p>458</p></td><td><p>12,655,745</p></td><td><p>1,611,447</p></td><td><p>12.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19 to date</p></td><td><p>15,335,633</p></td><td><p>411</p></td><td><p>11,965,173</p></td><td><p>1,587,584</p></td><td><p>13.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018 total</p></td><td><p>16,777,850</p></td><td><p>427</p></td><td><p>13,061,937</p></td><td><p>1,705,942</p></td><td><p>13.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 months to Feb 2019</p></td><td><p>16,899,869</p></td><td><p>454</p></td><td><p>13,143,866</p></td><td><p>1,731,701</p></td><td><p>13.2%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS England</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup>A triaged call is one where the clinical assessment tool has been opened and used.</p><p><sup>2</sup>Final NHS Pathways disposition was a referral to the Ambulance Service. Further clinical assessment within the Integrated Urgent Care (NHS 111) or 999 service areas may have indicated that an ambulance response and/or conveyance was not required. The actual percentage resulting in an ambulance being dispatched may therefore be lower.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 22/03/2019 10:29:28 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper