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427691

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Breast Cancer: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether (a) officials of his Department, (b) representatives of NHS bodies or (c) researchers funded by his Department will be attending the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium in November 2015.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	15725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>No officials from the Department plan to attend San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium in December 2015. The Department does not hold information centrally on planned attendance at this event by NHS representatives or researchers supported fully or in part by funding from the Department.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 17/11/2015 16:45:23 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

427707

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Sugar
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 implications for his policies of Public Health England's report, Sugar reduction: the evidence for action, published in October 2015.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	15960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>We are considering the evidence and advice in Public Health England’s report <em>Sugar Reduction: The evidence for action</em>, along with other areas for potential action, as we develop our childhood obesity strategy which will be published in the new year.</p><br /> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/11/2015 16:19:01 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

427711

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Obesity: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to improve oral health as part of the childhood obesity strategy.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	15909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>Our comprehensive childhood obesity strategy, due to be published in the new year, will be looking at areas for potential action including diet and sugar consumption which are risk factors in poor oral health and tooth decay.</p><br /><p>The Department is working with NHS England to test a possible new dental contract which will increase access and improve oral health. Building on earlier pilots we are about to move to a new stage of testing by establishing prototypes. The new dental prototypes will continue to test a clinical care pathway focussed on preventing future dental disease. This approach includes offering patients personalised care plans and advice to both patients and parents on diet and good oral hygiene.</p><br /><p>In 2014 Public Health England (PHE) published an evidence informed toolkit for local authorities to support their work on oral health improvement among children and young people. PHE also published an evidence based toolkit for dental teams to support preventive advice and treatment for their patients. These toolkits include oral health improvement programmes and advice focussing on a healthier diet and reducing the consumption of free sugars.</p><br /><p>In addition these toolkits include other methods to improve oral health, for example tooth brushing programmes and fluoride varnish application.</p><br /><p>The PHE report <em>Local authorities improving oral health: commissioning better oral health for children and young people: An evidence-informed toolkit for local authorities</em> is attached and can be found at:</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/321503/CBOHMaindocumentJUNE2014.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/321503/CBOHMaindocumentJUNE2014.pdf</a></p><br /><p>The PHE report <em>Delivering better oral health: an evidence-based toolkit for prevention</em> is attached and can be found at:</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/367563/DBOHv32014OCTMainDocument_3.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/367563/DBOHv32014OCTMainDocument_3.pdf</a></p><br /> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison attachment 1 file name Local authorities improving oral health.pdf title Improving oral health 2 file name Delivering better oral health.pdf title Delivering better oral health grouped question UIN 15910 question first answered 17/11/2015 16:13:25 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

427712

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dental Health: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to improve children's oral health in England through (a) diet and (b) other methods.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	15910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>Our comprehensive childhood obesity strategy, due to be published in the new year, will be looking at areas for potential action including diet and sugar consumption which are risk factors in poor oral health and tooth decay.</p><br /><p>The Department is working with NHS England to test a possible new dental contract which will increase access and improve oral health. Building on earlier pilots we are about to move to a new stage of testing by establishing prototypes. The new dental prototypes will continue to test a clinical care pathway focussed on preventing future dental disease. This approach includes offering patients personalised care plans and advice to both patients and parents on diet and good oral hygiene.</p><br /><p>In 2014 Public Health England (PHE) published an evidence informed toolkit for local authorities to support their work on oral health improvement among children and young people. PHE also published an evidence based toolkit for dental teams to support preventive advice and treatment for their patients. These toolkits include oral health improvement programmes and advice focussing on a healthier diet and reducing the consumption of free sugars.</p><br /><p>In addition these toolkits include other methods to improve oral health, for example tooth brushing programmes and fluoride varnish application.</p><br /><p>The PHE report <em>Local authorities improving oral health: commissioning better oral health for children and young people: An evidence-informed toolkit for local authorities</em> is attached and can be found at:</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/321503/CBOHMaindocumentJUNE2014.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/321503/CBOHMaindocumentJUNE2014.pdf</a></p><br /><p>The PHE report <em>Delivering better oral health: an evidence-based toolkit for prevention</em> is attached and can be found at:</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/367563/DBOHv32014OCTMainDocument_3.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/367563/DBOHv32014OCTMainDocument_3.pdf</a></p><br /> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison attachment 1 file name Local authorities improving oral health.pdf title Improving oral health 2 file name Delivering better oral health.pdf title Delivering better oral health grouped question UIN 15909 question first answered 17/11/2015 16:13:25 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

427716

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Breast Cancer: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has conducted into the likelihood of people who get primary breast cancer twice getting secondary breast cancer.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	15806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not itself conduct research, and has not funded research on this specific topic.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 17/11/2015 16:40:14 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

427732

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Heart Diseases: Drinks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with the Royal College of Nursing on links between the consumption of carbonated drinks and the incidence of heart failure.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	15867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>There have been no recent discussions with the Royal College of Nursing on the links between the consumption of carbonated drinks and the incidence of heart failure.</p><br /><p><strong></strong></p><br /> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/11/2015 16:29:22 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

427745

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
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, when he expects NHS England to publish the first and second quarter figures for Cancer Drugs Fund notifications and individual Cancer Drugs Fund requests for 2015-16; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	15850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>The information for the first quarter of 2015-16 was published on NHS England’s website on 10 November 2015 and is available at:</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/pe/cdf/" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/pe/cdf/</a></p><br /><p>Information for the second quarter is currently being finalised and NHS England expects to publish this in the near future.</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 17/11/2015 16:36:03 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

427747

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
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, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2015 to Question 10091, what the implications for his policies are of the decision by NHS England to remove (a) the pancreatic cancer drug Abraxane and (b) 22 other drugs and indications from the Cancer Drugs Fund List.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	15851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>We remain committed to continuing to invest in the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF).</p><br /><p>NHS England is responsible for the operational management of the Fund. Following appeals and further discussions with pharmaceutical companies, 18 drug and indication combinations, including Abraxane for pancreatic cancer, were removed from the national CDF list on 4 November 2015.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 17/11/2015 16:38:08 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

427748

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Department of Health: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to implement the family test; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Caroline Ansell
uin	15848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>The Department of Health has liaised with the Department for Work and Pensions as the lead Department for the Family Test to embed it and encourage routine use of the Test. This has included training officials on applying the Test, disseminating relevant evidence, learning materials and best practice.</p><br /><p>The Family Test was announced by the Prime Minister in August 2014 and introduced in October 2014 through the publication of guidance for officials - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368894/family-test-guidance.pdf" target="_blank">Family Test Guidance</a>.</p><br /><p>The objective of the Test is to introduce a family perspective to the policy making process, specifically to make the potential impacts on family functioning and relationships explicit.</p><br /><p>The Department of Health is working to raise awareness of the Family Test amongst its policy staff, so that the impact of policy on the family is considered as a matter of course. We have highlighted the Family Test through the Policy Kit, an online resource for Department of Health policy officials. The Family Test is also highlighted in policy induction training, which is available to staff who are new to policy roles in Department of Health.</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/11/2015 16:42:39 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4512 label Biography information for Caroline Ansell

427754

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Exercise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to fully integrate physical activity into the care pathways of all long-term conditions where it has a proven beneficial effect.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	15984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published various pieces of guidance covering long-term conditions, and this guidance promotes physical activity where is it shown to have a beneficial effect.</p><br /><p>In addition to this, Public Health England (PHE) has highlighted the important role of physical activity in the prevention, treatment and management of many long-term conditions in Everybody Active Every Day, a national evidence-based framework for action to reduce inactivity in England launched in 2014.</p><br /><p>Since then there has been sustained action to support the integration of physical activity into clinical practice.</p><br /><p>This has included:</p><br /><p>- The launch of a new set of teaching resources designed to integrating into the curriculum on physical activity for medical, nursing and allied health professional university departments. To date these have been taken up by 15 United Kingdom medical schools, 4 UK Schools of Health (dietetics/physio/OT and AHPs) and 5 international schools of Allied Health Professionals;</p><p>- The launch of a series of nine e-learning modules on physical activity in the treatment and prevention of long term conditions on the BMJ E-learning platform alongside e-learning on Motivational interviewing techniques, funded by PHE;</p><p>- The launch of a new info-graphic to support healthcare professionals to understand and put into practice the Chief Medical Officer’s guidelines on physical activity for adults, a further graphic is in development to support the guidelines for children and young people;</p><p>- An expanded pilot of the general practitioner clinical champion programme by PHE;</p><p>- Continued work with the Richmond group of charities who are building on the work of Macmillan and Breakthrough Breast Cancer to support integration of physical activity into clinical practice and care pathways and also raise the understanding amongst the third sector and wider communities of its important role; and</p><p>- Continued work with the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, Chartered Institute of Physiotherapists and other professional bodies to raise the awareness across the profession, and ensuring that physical activity is considered as a key part of the Making Every Contact Count approach across health and social care.</p><br /><p>Further work is being considered for 2016/17 around how better to support the commissioning of evidence-based exercise referral programmes for specific conditions as recommended by NICE.</p><br /> <br /> <br /> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/11/2015 16:23:10 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham