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968141

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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 prescription fines were issued in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	170796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of penalty charge notices (PCNs) issued between September 2014 and July 2018.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total PCNs issued</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>35,812</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>408,478</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>864,366</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>1,052,430</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>760,149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>3,121,235</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Note:</p><p> </p><p>NHS Business Services Authority assumed responsibility for the Prescription Exemption Checking Service in September 2014, so no data is held prior to this.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 10/09/2018 16:49:30 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

964003

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	NHS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will adopt Macmillan Cancer Support's five recommendations as recently published on its website page entitled Support our vision for the future of the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	169710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>Following the Government announcement of a new financial settlement for the National Health Service, NHS England is consulting cancer stakeholders on their experiences and priorities for cancer care in England, including evidence of what has worked. This will feed into the wider NHS ten-year plan to improve services and care, build on the progress already made in implementing the recommendations of the independent Cancer Taskforce’s 2015 report (Achieving World-Class Cancer Outcomes: A strategy for England 2015-2020) and address the five points in Macmillan Cancer Support’s vision for the future of the NHS.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 06/09/2018 10:36:00 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

964009

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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: Medical Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the effect of clinical commissioning groups' commissioning of FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring technology on patients' access to that technology throughout England.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	169910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>New figures from NHS England indicate that the majority, around 140 out of 195 clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) have now approved FreeStyle Libre or uptake. Earlier this year NHS England wrote to CCGs reminding them of their responsibilities and of the guidance that exists when it comes to flash glucose monitoring, and other treatments for people with type 1 diabetes.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England continues to work with CCGs to encourage them to adopt best practice.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 06/09/2018 10:33:05 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

964214

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme
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 next Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme provides improved patient access to new and clinically effective medicines.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	169829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting the United Kingdom life sciences industry and ensuring that patients can access cost-effective innovative medicines and technologies at a price the National Health Service can afford. Discussions on the 2019 Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme have been constructive and we are continuing to make progress.</p><p> </p><p>During the pre-negotiation engagement phase the Department sought views from a wide range of organisations, including bodies representing patients, which informed our objectives for this agreement. We will seek to meet again with patient charities to discuss the development of a full agreement once an outline deal is reached. Due to commercial sensitivities the Department cannot share further details until the point where a heads of agreement is reached.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 169830 question first answered 06/09/2018 10:29:59 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

964215

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to meet representatives of patient organisations before the heads of agreement for the next Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme is published.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	169830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting the United Kingdom life sciences industry and ensuring that patients can access cost-effective innovative medicines and technologies at a price the National Health Service can afford. Discussions on the 2019 Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme have been constructive and we are continuing to make progress.</p><p> </p><p>During the pre-negotiation engagement phase the Department sought views from a wide range of organisations, including bodies representing patients, which informed our objectives for this agreement. We will seek to meet again with patient charities to discuss the development of a full agreement once an outline deal is reached. Due to commercial sensitivities the Department cannot share further details until the point where a heads of agreement is reached.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 169829 question first answered 06/09/2018 10:29:59 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

964253

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	European Food Safety Authority: Membership
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 Government's policy is on UK membership of the European Food Safety Agency after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	169628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>United Kingdom Government Departments are currently working together to understand the impact that withdrawal from the European Union will have on our relationship with the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), and other EU Agencies. The EFSA provides independent scientific advice and risk assessments covering a wide range of policy areas. Options for the future of risk assessment and scientific advice in the UK are being developed and assessed by the Government.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has a long tradition of close scientific collaboration with EFSA which we greatly value and hope to continue in the future. The nature of the UK’s future relationship with EFSA will be subject to forthcoming negotiations and we are exploring opportunities to redefine a close working relationship with EFSA.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 06/09/2018 10:38:23 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

964280

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	NHS Business Services Authority
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 penalty charge notices for (a) NHS prescriptions and (b) dental treatment have been issued by the NHS Business Services Authority to people claiming employment and support allowance in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Caerphilly
tabling member printed	Wayne David
uin	169122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of penalty charge notices (PCNs) issued to people who have ticked the Income Related Employment Support Allowance (IR ESA) exemption box on the FP10 prescription and FP17 dental form and subsequently received a PCN as entitlement could not be confirmed. Checking against Department for Work and Pensions benefits became part of the prescription exemption checking process in 2017 so no data is held prior to this.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Dental (IR ESA only)</p></td><td><p>Prescription (Px category H)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January – December 2013</p></td><td><p>7,452</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January – December 2014</p></td><td><p>33,517</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January – December 2015</p></td><td><p>39,280</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January – December 2016</p></td><td><p>39,381</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January – December 2017</p></td><td><p>41,654</p></td><td><p>160,257</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>161,284</p></td><td><p>160,257</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note:</p><p> </p><p>On the FP10 prescription form, exemption category H combines Income Support and IR ESA therefore we are unable to provide figures solely on IR ESA.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 06/09/2018 10:28:15 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1398 label Biography information for Wayne David

964281

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	General Practitioners
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 patients have been removed from their GP lists by Capita in each of the last 10 years; and of those patients how many by (a) age and (b) gender have subsequently resubscribed to the same GP list.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	169633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>NHS England has advised that the number of patients removed from their general practitioner lists by Capita is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 06/09/2018 11:34:39 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

964517

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	General Practitioners: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of conducting a comprehensive review of the financial implications of the General Data Protection Regulation on GP practices.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	168972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The implications of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on general practitioner (GP) practices have been raised with NHS England as part of the wider General Medical Services contract review discussions.</p><p> </p><p>The Information Governance Alliance (IGA) co-ordinates advice on information governance issues to the health and care system on the behalf of the Department, NHS England, NHS Digital and Public Health England. The IGA has published a number of guidance documents to support compliance with the GDPR requirements by National Health Service organisations. The guidance documents will be kept under review and revised as necessary. However, as directed by the GDPR, GP practices will not be allowed to charge third parties for subject access to patient medical records.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 168973 question first answered 06/09/2018 11:32:31 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

964518

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	General Practitioners: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the guidance his Department provides to GPs on charging third parties for requesting subject access to patient medical records in respect of changes brought in with GDPR.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	168973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The implications of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on general practitioner (GP) practices have been raised with NHS England as part of the wider General Medical Services contract review discussions.</p><p> </p><p>The Information Governance Alliance (IGA) co-ordinates advice on information governance issues to the health and care system on the behalf of the Department, NHS England, NHS Digital and Public Health England. The IGA has published a number of guidance documents to support compliance with the GDPR requirements by National Health Service organisations. The guidance documents will be kept under review and revised as necessary. However, as directed by the GDPR, GP practices will not be allowed to charge third parties for subject access to patient medical records.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 168972 question first answered 06/09/2018 11:32:31 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe