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388946

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Morquio Syndrome: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the compatibility with paragraph 9 of Article 3 of the EU directive on the transparency of measures regulating the prices of medicinal products for human use of NHS England's decision not to respond to BioMarin's pricing offer for Vimizim in October 2014.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	6343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department is responsible for determining the price of medicinal products. The Department’s procedures for determining price comply with the requirements of the EU Directive on the transparency of measures regulating the prices of medicinal products. The Biomarin product Vimizim (elosulfase alfa) is currently being evaluated by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence as part of its Highly Specialised Technologies programme. In the meantime, NHS England has defined a draft commissioning policy for elosulfase alpha for Mucopolysaccharidosis IV Type A on the basis of the clinical evidence of its effectiveness. No final funding decision has been made.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 14/07/2015 13:13:12 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

388947

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer Drugs Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people likely to have been prescribed treatments in 2015-16 which has been removed from the National Cancer Drugs Fund list.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	6373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>We have made no such estimate.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Advances in medical science mean that new cancer medicines are emerging all the time and the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) needs to regularly reprioritise the list so people can access these too. Decisions to add or remove drugs from the national CDF list are made by NHS England taking account of the need to ensure the resources of the Fund are used most effectively.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 14/07/2015 13:11:07 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

388949

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of cancer patients in (a) England and (b) Copeland constituency received their first cancer treatment within 62 days of an urgent GP referral in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	6410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The performance of the National Health Service in England is monitored against a standard that 85% of patients should begin first definitive treatment for all cancers within a maximum of 62 days from urgent general practitioner (GP) referral for suspected cancer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Percentage of patients starting first definitive treatment for all cancers within 62 days from urgent GP referral for suspected cancer, 2011-12 Quarter 1 to 2014-15 Quarter 4</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Quarter</p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>Cumbria<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12 Q1<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>86.6%</p></td><td><p>83.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12 Q2</p></td><td><p>87.3%</p></td><td><p>84.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12 Q3</p></td><td><p>87.9%</p></td><td><p>84.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12 Q4</p></td><td><p>87.3%</p></td><td><p>86.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13 Q1</p></td><td><p>87.5%</p></td><td><p>88.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13 Q2</p></td><td><p>87.3%</p></td><td><p>82.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13 Q3</p></td><td><p>87.9%</p></td><td><p>85.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13 Q4</p></td><td><p>86.3%</p></td><td><p>81.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14 Q1</p></td><td><p>86.9%</p></td><td><p>79.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14 Q2</p></td><td><p>86.8%</p></td><td><p>79.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14 Q3</p></td><td><p>85.8%</p></td><td><p>82.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14 Q4</p></td><td><p>84.4%</p></td><td><p>79.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15 Q1</p></td><td><p>84.1%</p></td><td><p>80.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15 Q2</p></td><td><p>83.5%</p></td><td><p>83.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15 Q3</p></td><td><p>83.8%</p></td><td><p>83.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15 Q4</p></td><td><p>82.3%</p></td><td><p>79.6%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> Cancer waiting times, NHS England</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p> </p><p>1. The information is published by NHS commissioning area (primary care trusts to March 2012 and clinical commissioning groups from April 2013) and not by parliamentary constituency. Cumbria has been defined Cumbria Teaching Primary Care Trust to 2012-13 Quarter 4, and NHS Cumbria Clinical Commissioning Group from 2013-14 Quarter 1.</p><p> </p><p>2. Commissioner based cancer waiting time statistics are not available before 2011-12 Quarter 1.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 14/07/2015 16:24:32 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

388953

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Out of Area Treatment: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients with a postal address in Wales use services in (a) Bristol Royal Infirmary, (b) Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre, (c) Bristol Heart Institute, (d) Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, (e) St Michael's Hospital and (f) University of Bristol Dental Hospital in the most recent year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	6462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>This is a matter for the local National Health Service.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have written to John Savage, Chair of University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust informing him of the hon. Member’s enquiry. He will reply shortly and a copy of the letter will be placed in the Library.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 14/07/2015 16:35:10 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

388431

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what specific role NHS England has in supporting Clinical Commissioning Groups; and what plans, if any, they have to change this role.
tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
uin	HL1206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) commission the majority of NHS services in England. As such, NHS England is responsible for ensuring that every CCG can access excellent affordable commissioning support services. Its principal vehicles for delivering this are through the Lead Provider Framework for commissioning support which enables CCGs to draw down a range of support services from nine high quality providers and through the oversight of NHS Commissioning Support Units, which NHS England hosts.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>NHS England also has a statutory duty to produce commissioning guidance, which CCGs must have regard to, and continues to promote good commissioning through its CCG assurance framework.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England continues to review its support of CCGs to ensure they are well supported organisations. There are no immediate plans to change this offer.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 14/07/2015 15:29:44 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

388636

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tameside Hospital
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to be in a position to apologise to the hon. Member for Ashton-under-Lyne for not notifying the hon. Member of his visit to her constituency.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	6165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State responded to the hon. Member on 9 July.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Other than the exception of the hon. Member, we are not aware of another incidence of a member not being informed of a visit to their constituency.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 5817 5826 question first answered 14/07/2015 13:55:55 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

388241

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dental Services: Sheffield Heeley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the availability of NHS dentist places in Sheffield, Heeley constituency.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	5975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>NHS England commission primary care dental services based on local oral health needs assessments in collaboration with public health teams in local authorities to determine the needs of local populations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information is collected quarterly from patients on whether they sought a National Health Service dental appointment and, if so, whether they were successful. This “GP Patient Survey Dental Statistics; January to March 2015, England” provides information on how far demand for NHS dental treatment is being met.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This information is available at national, and clinical commissioning group (CCG) level. It is not collected at constituency level. In the latest survey, carried out in January to March 2015, 93% of English respondents had sought an NHS dental appointment in the last two years and reported they had been successful. In the NHS Sheffield CCG area this figure was 91%.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The full results from the survey can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/2015/07/02/5694gpps_dentw21415/" target="_blank">http://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/2015/07/02/5694gpps_dentw21415/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 5862 5974 question first answered 14/07/2015 13:44:54 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

388242

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dental Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the availability of NHS dentist places.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	5974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>NHS England commission primary care dental services based on local oral health needs assessments in collaboration with public health teams in local authorities to determine the needs of local populations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information is collected quarterly from patients on whether they sought a National Health Service dental appointment and, if so, whether they were successful. This “GP Patient Survey Dental Statistics; January to March 2015, England” provides information on how far demand for NHS dental treatment is being met.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This information is available at national, and clinical commissioning group (CCG) level. It is not collected at constituency level. In the latest survey, carried out in January to March 2015, 93% of English respondents had sought an NHS dental appointment in the last two years and reported they had been successful. In the NHS Sheffield CCG area this figure was 91%.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The full results from the survey can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/2015/07/02/5694gpps_dentw21415/" target="_blank">http://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/2015/07/02/5694gpps_dentw21415/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 5862 5975 question first answered 14/07/2015 13:44:54 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

388243

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Allergies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with clinical and research bodies on methods of reducing the number of people who develop allergies.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>Although health is a devolved matter, research and evidence on best practice is made widely available across the United Kingdom health departments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 14/07/2015 13:20:26 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

388244

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Obesity: Surgery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received on complications experienced by some patients including pain and difficulty swallowing food after weight-loss surgery; and what steps he plans to take in response to those representations.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The National Registry for Bariatric Surgery collects a range of outcomes data including complications through the national clinical reference group. However, commissioners do not ask for data on these specific symptoms.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>If a patient experiences post-surgical issues they should seek advice from their doctor. The symptoms described can occur after any type of gastric surgery and are not necessarily related to surgery specific for obesity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 14/07/2015 14:09:55 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon