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1020450

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date	05/12/2018
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	Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
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 people who have faced charges as a result of claiming for free prescriptions to which they were not entitled to were on universal credit or any other form of welfare payment in each year for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	199408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The NHS Business Services Authority (NHS BSA) delivers the Prescription Exemption Checking Service and first began prescription exemption checks relating to Department for Work and Pensions benefits in June 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS BSA reports that it issued a total of 1,863,098 prescription penalty charge notices between 4 June 2017 and 30 November 2018. Of these 508,830 went to people who ticked an exemption box relating to a Department for Work and Pensions benefit.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 10/12/2018 15:27:40 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1019946

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
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	Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
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 people have faced charges as a result of claiming for free prescriptions to which they were not entitled; and how much money has been accrued to the public purse as a result of those charges.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	198829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>Information provided by the NHS Business Services Authority (BSA) on the number of penalty charge notices (PCNs) issued in England and the value recovered, in each calendar year since 2014 is provided in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total PCNs issued</p></td><td><p>Value recovered (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>35,812</p></td><td><p>525,666.43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>408,477</p></td><td><p>7,311,485.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>864,360</p></td><td><p>13,832,273.25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>1,052,419</p></td><td><p>18,239,279.25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>1,285,488</p></td><td><p>20,787,780.69</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>NHS BSA assumed responsibility for the Prescription Exemption Checking Service in September 2014, so no data is held prior to this.</li><li>The 2018 data range is from 1 January to 30 November 2018.</li><li>Cleansing of PCN data is responsible for minor variation from previously published figures.</li><li>Value recovered data can change over time.</li></ol> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 10/12/2018 15:38:04 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1017449

registered interest
date	30/11/2018
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	Diabetes
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 plans for blood glucose testing strips and needles to remain available by prescription.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	197624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>This is a matter for NHS England, working in partnership with NHS Clinical Commissioners to support clinical commissioning groups to use their prescribing resources effectively in the interests of their local population.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has launched a public consultation on proposals to update and review commissioning guidance on eight products, which includes blood glucose testing strips for type 2 diabetes and needles for pre-filled and re-useable insulin pens. The consultation runs from 28 November 2018 until 28 February 2019. Details of how to respond and attend the public consultation events can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.engage.england.nhs.uk/consultation/items-routinely-prescribed-update/" target="_blank">https://www.engage.england.nhs.uk/consultation/items-routinely-prescribed-update/</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 05/12/2018 16:40:09 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1008477

registered interest
date	16/11/2018
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	Gambling: Rehabilitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 November 2018 to Question 186383 on Gambling: Rehabilitation, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that local authorities are able to adequately support people who have gambling addictions.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	192126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>In summer 2018, Public Health England and the Local Government Association published a guide for local authorities which provides an overview of gambling-related harms and how councils can begin to try to help local residents who are impacted by it. It provides information on the current framework for prevention and support, information on the regulatory tools councils can use to help tackle gambling-related harm and the role of public health.</p><p> </p><p>‘Tackling Gambling Related Harm: A whole council approach’ is available to view at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.local.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/10.28%20GUIDANCE%20ON%20PROBLEM%20GAMBLING_07.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.local.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/10.28%20GUIDANCE%20ON%20PROBLEM%20GAMBLING_07.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 21/11/2018 14:34:06 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1000277

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
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	Tobacco: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government plans to introduce licensing laws for the sale of tobacco in England.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	187384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to introduce licensing laws for the sale of tobacco in England. Earlier this year we introduced legislation providing for the licencing of tobacco products manufacturing machinery.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/11/2018 17:18:59 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1000279

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
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: Barnsley
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 statistics from the Smoking Data Guide, published by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council's research and business intelligence team in August 2016, that 21.2 per cent of adults and 10.7 per cent of 15 year olds in Barnsley smoke, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of young adults who smoke.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	187385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has a strong track record of reducing the harm caused by tobacco, based on a comprehensive approach to tobacco control, including bans on smoking in public places, and on promotion and advertising of tobacco products; high duty rates; the provision of smoking cessation services; and social marketing campaigns. The Government will maintain this comprehensive approach. The Government’s Tobacco Control Plan for England, published last year, commits to reducing smoking in 15 year olds from 8% in 2017 to 3% in 2022 and the Tobacco Control Delivery Plan, published in June 2018 sets out the various activities different agencies are taking to meet the aims of the plan.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/11/2018 17:19:44 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis