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622479

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the publication in July of <i>Implementing the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health</i>, whether they intend to publish a national Mental Health Strategy.
tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
uin	HL2800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer I gave on 3 November 2016 to Question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2016-10-20/HL2508/" target="_blank">HL2508</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government welcomed the independent taskforce’s recommendations for mental health and fully endorses the report. We continue to work across Government departments to progress taking the taskforce recommendations forward.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 08/11/2016 15:14:39 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding

622480

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made on creating parity of esteem between mental and physical health; and how they are currently measuring this.
tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
uin	HL2801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer I gave on 3 November 2016 to Question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2016-10-20/HL2509/" target="_blank">HL2509</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government remains committed to achieving parity of esteem for mental and physical health. The Government welcomed the publication of the <em>Five Year Forward View for Mental Health</em> and <em>Future in Mind: Promoting, protecting and improving our children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing</em> to transform mental health services by 2020, which is a significant step forward in achieving parity of esteem between mental and physical health. We continue to work with NHS England and other arm’s length bodies to embed the recommendations set out in these reports into our national policies and we are committed to reporting regularly and transparently on our progress.</p><p> </p><p>We will be holding NHS England to account through the NHS Mandate to ensure that we deliver the commitments set out in these reports.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 08/11/2016 15:14:11 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding

622601

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Abortion: Clinics
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 ensure that private abortion clinics are registered; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure that deregistered clinics cease operation.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	50851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>Independent healthcare clinics are only able to carry out termination of pregnancy services if they are registered with the Care Quality Commission to carry out that regulated activity and are approved by the Secretary of State for Health to perform abortions. It is unlawful for an independent provider to carry out termination of pregnancy without the approval of the Secretary of State. Any evidence of this happening would be reported to the police for investigation.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 01/11/2016 16:57:50 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

622602

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Patients: Transport
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 26 October 2016 to Question 49779, whether he has ordered an investigation into whether, at any point since 1 April 2016, any other patient transport services were provided without the required registration with the Care Quality Commission; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	50845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>The commissioning of patient transport services is ultimately a matter for the local National Health Service, but the Department is taking urgent action to address any issues that this case raises.</p><p> </p><p>First, in light of information brought to the attention of the Minister of State, following an Adjournment debate on 25 October 2016, the Department has asked the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to investigate the regulation status of all contractors and sub-contractors of patient transport services commissioned by the High Weald Havens Clinical Commissioning Group from April 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Second, the Department has also asked NHS England to ensure that clinical commissioning groups are assured of the CQC registration status of their local patient transport providers.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 03/11/2016 14:26:46 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

622603

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dense Deposit Disease: Eculizumab
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with NHS England on the effectiveness of eculizumab for the treatment of dense deposit disease.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	50841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>Eculizumab is not a licensed treatment for Dense Deposit Disease and well-constructed clinical trials on effectiveness are yet to be carried out. A new policy proposition for its use in treating the disease before a patient has had a kidney transplant will be considered during 2016/17.</p><p> </p><p>There is a published policy on use of this drug for the prevention of recurrence after a patient has had a transplant. A policy on the treatment of C3 glomerulopathy that occurs after a kidney transplant will be considered by the Clinical Priorities Advisory Group (CPAG) at its next meeting. The CPAG reviews both patient benefits and cost considerations when making recommendations.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat grouped question UIN 50842 question first answered 03/11/2016 12:06:15 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

622604

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dense Deposit Disease: Eculizumab
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Clinical Priorities Advisory Group on the funding of eculizumab for the treatment of dense deposit disease.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	50842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>Eculizumab is not a licensed treatment for Dense Deposit Disease and well-constructed clinical trials on effectiveness are yet to be carried out. A new policy proposition for its use in treating the disease before a patient has had a kidney transplant will be considered during 2016/17.</p><p> </p><p>There is a published policy on use of this drug for the prevention of recurrence after a patient has had a transplant. A policy on the treatment of C3 glomerulopathy that occurs after a kidney transplant will be considered by the Clinical Priorities Advisory Group (CPAG) at its next meeting. The CPAG reviews both patient benefits and cost considerations when making recommendations.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat grouped question UIN 50841 question first answered 03/11/2016 12:06:15 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

622605

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Department of Health: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many apprenticeships have been created in his Department in each region in each of the last five years; and how many participants in those apprenticeships subsequently secured a job within the Civil Service.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	50810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>Prior to 2015, the Department had no apprentices working in any of its locations.</p><p> </p><p>Five or fewer apprentices joined the Department during 2015. We are unable to provide more details or we risk identifying the individuals concerned.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is committed to delivering the Civil Service target that a minimum of 2.3% of the workforce in England will be new apprenticeships each year. This is expected to result in 46 apprentices being in position across London and Leeds by the end of the current accounting year.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 03/11/2016 12:03:35 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

622606

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department plans to publish a third annual suicide prevention report.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	50776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>We expect to publish the third annual progress report of the cross-Government Suicide Prevention Strategy in due course.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 02/11/2016 14:13:02 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

622607

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Self-harm: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey: Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing, England, 2014, published on 29 September 2016, what plans he has to address the increase in self-harm among young women aged 16 to 24; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	50748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>We are looking at ways we can strengthen our response to self-harm within the cross-Government strategy on Suicide Prevention, including those at high risk such as young women. We have welcomed the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health’s recommendation to develop a pathway of care for self-harm during 2017/18 and 2018/19, and we encourage providers to implement the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance to undertake psychosocial assessments of people who present at accident and emergency for self-harm.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 01/11/2016 16:50:00 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

622608

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer: Diagnosis
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 20 October 2016 to Question 48238 on cancer: diagnosis, how he plans to allocated the £300 million per year to improve cancer diagnostics in 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	50780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2016 answer text <p>In September 2015 we committed, in response to the recommendations set out in the Cancer Taskforce report, to provide up to £300 million more per year for diagnostics by 2020/21. The 2016/17 Planning Guidance for Clinical Commissioning Groups advises them to ensure they plan for appropriate diagnostic capacity as one of the nine ‘must dos’.</p><p>As part of the commitment to improve access to diagnostics, in 2016/17 NHS England allocated an additional investment of £15 million in a new National Diagnostics Capacity Fund to explore new and innovative ways to deliver diagnostic services, a new 28 Day Faster Diagnosis Standard, which will ensure that all patients are seen and either diagnosed or have their cancer ruled out within 28 days, and Wave 2 of the Accelerate, Coordinate, Evaluate (ACE) programme, testing a new, multi-disciplinary diagnostic centre approach to ensuring patients with vague but concerning symptoms receive a diagnosis as quickly as possible.</p><p>We are monitoring progress with access to diagnostics through a range of process measures such as diagnostic activity, referrals on the urgent suspected cancer pathway and waiting times, and through measures such as the proportion of cancers diagnosed at stages 1 and 2 and emergency routes to diagnosis.</p><p>We are also evaluating individual programmes such as ACE.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat grouped question UIN 50788 question first answered 04/11/2016 14:29:22 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire