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1078639

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
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	Dental Services: 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 discussions he has had with local authorities on ensuring the adequacy of the provision of guidance for the most vulnerable people on their entitlement to free dental health care in certain circumstances.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	226579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>No discussions have taken place with local authorities about the adequacy of guidance for vulnerable people on their entitlement for free dental health care. However, the Department, NHS Business Services Authority and NHS England recognise concerns that some patients may not be clear on whether they are exempt from charges and have been working to further improve the information available to patients around eligibility. This includes promoting an easy read patient information booklet, creating an online eligibility checker and developing a national awareness campaign.</p><p> </p><p>Information on which groups of patients are exempt is widely available. All dental practices providing National Health Service care are contractually required to display a standard poster setting out current NHS charges and highlighting that patients may be exempt from or entitled to help with charges. This poster along with a patient leaflet setting out NHS dental entitlements in more detail, is provided free of charge to every practice in England delivering NHS dental treatment.</p><p> </p><p>As well as in all NHS dental practices information on charges and exemptions is also available through other channels such as the NHS Website dental section (formerly NHS Choices) and in the NHS ‘help with health costs’ booklet. NHS England also runs periodic local initiatives, where it assesses whether there is a need to further raise awareness locally among those patients who may be exempt or are through low income entitled to partial help with costs.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 07/03/2019 16:39:06 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1064053

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
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	EU Rapid Alert Systems for Food and Feed
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 he has taken to promote continued cooperation with the EU in the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed and similar mechanisms after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	223251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government continues to negotiate full access to the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed network as it will be mutually beneficial for the European Union and United Kingdom to continue this vital data-sharing on food safety.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is an active contributor to EU incidents systems such as the EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed, regularly providing essential updates to Member States and the EU Commission. The UK is also a close neighbour and significant exporter to the EU food market. It is important for the EU, as well as for the UK, that this relationship continues without compromising confidence in food safety.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 27/02/2019 16:21:11 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1059040

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
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	Public Health: Disinformation
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 tackle public health misinformation on social media platforms.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	219328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department ensures that all official information is badged appropriately with the Government crest; National Health Service branding or associated public health campaign branding, to reinforce its credibility. Any misinformation detected is dealt with on a case by case basis depending on the level of impact it could have on public health.</p><p> </p><p>We are working closely with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on their white paper on Online Harms. <ins class="ministerial">Information on the upcoming white paper and Government Communication Service’s existing advice </ins><del class="ministerial">The Government Communications Service has also recently published a toolkit ‘RESIST’ to assist government communicators in tackling disinformation which my Department will utilise. These documents</del> can be viewed at the following links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-laws-to-make-social-media-safer" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-laws-to-make-social-media-safer</a></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><a href="https://gcs.civilservice.gov.uk/news/5-trends-in-leading-edge-communications/" target="_blank">https://gcs.civilservice.gov.uk/news/5-trends-in-leading-edge-communications/</a></ins></p><p><del class="ministerial"><a href="https://gcs.civilservice.gov.uk/guidance/evaluation/tools-and-resources/" target="_blank">https://gcs.civilservice.gov.uk/guidance/evaluation/tools-and-resources/</a></del></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 19/02/2019 17:11:47 question first ministerially corrected 27/03/2019 11:27:29 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine previous answer version 103142 answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

999549

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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	Fruit: Contamination
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 potential effect of fruit contamination in Australia on UK consumers.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	186972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>We are aware of the reported concerns in Australia around needles in strawberries and metal in bananas. Based on the information available we do not consider this to be a food safety issue in the United Kingdom. We will continue to monitor the situation.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 09/11/2018 10:30:05 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

946901

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
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	Food: Safety
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 implications for (a) consumers and (b) producers of the frozen vegetable food scare.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	167158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>Consumers who have purchased a product affected by the Listeriosis outbreak should return the product to where they have bought it from for a full refund. All consumers using frozen food should follow the cooking instructions and ensure it is thoroughly cooked before serving.</p><p> </p><p>Producers of frozen food should continue to follow good manufacturing practices, conduct appropriate product testing regimes and ensure all frozen food is labelled with clear cooking instructions. The Food Standards Agency continues to monitor the situation and will take further action if required.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 06/09/2018 15:58:02 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

942969

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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	Obesity: Young People
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 discussions his Department has had with the Department of Health in Northern Ireland on tackling obesity among young people.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	164901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>Officials in the Department have regular discussions with their counterparts in Northern Ireland on improving the health and wellbeing of children and young people, including on tackling obesity. Discussions include domestic strategies and the delivery of United Kingdom-wide measures in our childhood obesity plan, such as the soft drinks industry levy and advertising restrictions.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 25/07/2018 14:09:38 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

932199

registered interest
date	28/06/2018
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	Motor Neurone Disease: 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, how many Health Trusts have made available Head Up collars to patients with motor neurone disease.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	158698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>This data is not collected centrally. The provision of Head Up collars is a local matter overseen by clinical commissioning groups.</p><p> </p><p>The Head Up Collar was designed, developed and produced by a project headed by the National Institute for Health Research. It was announced on 30 May 2018 that the neck collar would be made available on the National Health Service. At this time the neck support collar was being used with suitable patients at 25 NHS trusts. The announcement can be found via the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nihr.ac.uk/news/revolutionary-neck-support-collar-now-available-on-the-nhs-for-people-with-motor-neuron-disease/8583" target="_blank">www.nihr.ac.uk/news/revolutionary-neck-support-collar-now-available-on-the-nhs-for-people-with-motor-neuron-disease/8583</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 05/07/2018 14:07:12 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

928697

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
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	Drugs: Prices
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 Department's consultation, Proposed changes to the statutory scheme to control the cost of branded health service medicines, whether his Department plans to introduce fixed tariff prices for prescribed special medicinal products.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	156361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>The statutory scheme regulates the cost of branded medicines. It is not the vehicle for setting reimbursement prices for special medicinal products (also known as ‘specials’). In England since November 2011 reimbursement prices for the most commonly prescribed specials are listed in the Drug Tariff (i.e. ‘fixed tariff prices’).</p><p> </p><p>However, we recognise that there are issues with the reimbursement arrangements for specials which do not have a reimbursement price listed in the Drug Tariff. The powers in the Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Act 2017 enable the Government to reimburse for specials dispensed in primary care in different ways such as considering quotes of suppliers and not reimbursing pharmacies at all if, for example, they have been provided the medicine by a central service. We are developing proposals, which will be subject to consultation with relevant stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 28/06/2018 11:12:28 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

923558

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
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	Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who is responsible for developing the Government's forthcoming proposals on the reimbursement of special medicinal products.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	153205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>Amendments were made by the Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Act 2017 to allow for a new approach to be taken to the remuneration of community pharmacies in England and Wales for the special medicinal products that they dispense. No changes were made to the equivalent powers to determine the remuneration for community pharmacies in Scotland and Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The proposals being developed for England are being considered by the Department. Any proposals will be subject to consultation with relevant stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 21/06/2018 15:59:01 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

891362

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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	Cancer
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 discussions he has had with representatives of the Australian government on proposals for the Universal Cancer Databank.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	137964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government has not engaged in direct discussions with representatives of the Australian Government on proposals for a Universal Cancer Databank. The Department has however engaged closely with the Eliminate Cancer Initiative on this matter, who have engaged directly with the Australian Government.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 01/05/2018 14:24:56 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn