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1010703

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date	20/11/2018
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	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 NHS prescription fines have been issued to people in (a) Easington constituency and (b) England in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	193439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of penalty charge notices (PCNs) issued in England between September 2014 and October 2018. This data is not available at constituency level.</p><p> </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>1,134,498</p></td></tr></tbody></table><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> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 28/11/2018 14:30:23 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1010706

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
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	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, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October to Question 180697, how many NHS patients have received a Freestyle Libre glucose monitoring system to date.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	193441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 23/11/2018 14:15:52 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1010719

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
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	NHS: Off-payroll Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2018 to Question 183335, if he will make an assessment of the effect on NHS staffing levels of the IR35 tax changes.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	193450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>As previously advised, all available evidence suggests that there has been no significant impact on the National Health Service of the IR35 changes. Recent HM Revenue and Custom research indicates that 58% of central public bodies have not had problems filling vacancies since the changes and 63% have not seen an increase in rates as a result.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Improvement has confirmed that there has been no significant impact on the NHS of these changes and as such, we have not made a formal assessment of the effect of these changes on the NHS.</p><p> </p><p>It should also be re-iterated that NHS Improvement continuously monitors the levels of staffing in NHS trusts to ensure they are able to prioritise patient care.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 28/11/2018 17:46:02 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1005689

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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	Dental Services: Babies
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 support the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry campaign to encourage parents to take their children to the dentist before they are one year old.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	190425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving dental health in children, as set out in the Government’s policy paper ‘Prevention is better than cure : our vision to help you live well for longer’ published on 5 November 2018 which is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/753688/Prevention_is_better_than_cure_5-11.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/753688/Prevention_is_better_than_cure_5-11.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department welcomes campaigns such as the one by the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry. Early attendance to dental practices, as well as good oral hygiene, are key to laying the foundations for a lifetime of good oral health in children.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/11/2018 12:45:16 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1003770

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Dental Health: Children
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 is taking to reduce levels of tooth decay in children in regions in which such decay is significantly above the national average.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	189662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>In England local authorities (LAs) are responsible for assessing the oral health needs of their local population, developing oral health strategies and commissioning oral health improvement programmes to meet the needs of their local population.</p><p> </p><p>In May 2018 Public Health England (PHE) published a stocktake which reported on oral health improvement programmes, commissioned by local authorities targeting children under five years old in England. Of the 95% of LAs who responded, the majority are commissioning oral health improvement programmes for under-fives. The stocktake can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/707180/Oral_health_improvement_programmes_commissioned_by_local_authorities.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/707180/Oral_health_improvement_programmes_commissioned_by_local_authorities.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>NHS England has launched ‘Starting Well: A Smile4Life Initiative’. This programme of dental practice-based initiatives aims to reduce oral health inequalities and improve oral health in children under the age of five. The programme has been launched in 13 high priority areas chosen on the basis of decay experience at a LA level and existing oral health improvement plans.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 14/11/2018 16:06:07 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1003771

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Dental Health: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what portion of the public health budget has been allocated to paediatric dentistry in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	189663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>The public health budget does not fund NHS services. NHS services are funded through the National Health Service general budget which is held for dentistry by NHS England which is responsible for commissioning NHS dental services.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 14/11/2018 16:16:59 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1003772

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Public Health: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much money has his Department allocated to the public health budget in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	189664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The information is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 20/11/2018 11:30:57 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1003775

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Dental Health: Children
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 the government has made of the effect of the (a) sugar tax and (b) ban on energy drinks for people under the age of 16 on improving child dental health.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	189666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>There has been no specific assessment of the effect of the soft drinks industry levy or ending the sale of energy drinks to children on improving child dental health. These measures, together with other commitments in our childhood obesity plan, will have an impact on reducing sugar intake, a high consumption of which has been associated with a greater risk of tooth decay.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 189667 question first answered 14/11/2018 16:19:07 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1003777

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Dental Health
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 is taking steps to improve food labelling to tackle levels of tooth decay.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	189667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>There has been no specific assessment of the effect of the soft drinks industry levy or ending the sale of energy drinks to children on improving child dental health. These measures, together with other commitments in our childhood obesity plan, will have an impact on reducing sugar intake, a high consumption of which has been associated with a greater risk of tooth decay.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 189666 question first answered 14/11/2018 16:19:07 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1003778

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Nutrition: Advertising
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 hold discussions with (a) advertisers and (b) major supermarkets on reducing the amount of advertisement of foods and drinks that are high in sugar.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	189668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>Officials from the Department have regular discussions with representatives from advertisers and major supermarkets. Conversations include reducing the amount of advertisements of food and drinks that are high in sugar.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 20/11/2018 11:33:04 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris