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1150324

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
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	Health Services: Disability
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 his Department has made of the risks posed to people living with disabilities by a lack of availability of (a) medicines and (b) essential medical equipment in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	1607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department is doing everything appropriate to prepare for leaving the European Union. We want to reassure patients that our plans should ensure the uninterrupted supply of medicines and medical products once we have left the EU.</p><p>The Department, as part of our EU exit preparations, has analysed the supply chains of over 12,000 licensed medicines used by patients in the United Kingdom and close to half a million product lines of medical devices and clinical consumables with an EU/European Economic Area touchpoint. This approach means that the medicines and medical equipment used by people living with disabilities are included within our planning.</p><p>We continue to implement a multi-layered approach to mitigate potential disruption to supply, which consists of stockpiling where possible, securing freight capacity, changing or clarifying regulatory requirements, procuring additional warehousing, working closely with industry to improve trader readiness and putting in place the National Supply Disruption Response to manage potential shortages. Further details can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/medicines-and-medical-products-supply-government-updates-no-deal-brexit-plans" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/medicines-and-medical-products-supply-government-updates-no-deal-brexit-plans</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 22/10/2019 15:31:09 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1150353

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
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	Hearing Impairment: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether audiology Departments are required to collect data on the number of children identified as having hearing loss.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	1546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>All paediatric audiology services are required to record paediatric screening, assessment data, diagnosis and treatment data onto the national online database called ‘Smart for hearing’. This is co-ordinated centrally by the Newborn Hearing Screening team in the National Screening Office at Public Health England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 24/10/2019 11:46:52 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1150376

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
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	Genomics: Data Protection
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 ensure the security of personal data created by genomic sequencing.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	1561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The National Health Service is working with Genomics England to ensure the security of personal data created by genomic sequencing through the new pipeline for Whole Genome Sequencing in the NHS.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Genomics England has adopted a multi-layered approach to delivering cyber security and data protection for data generated from sequencing. The approach ensures that Genomics England data capture systems remain secure and are appropriately protected from external threats. Genomics England has engaged with the Department, NHS Digital and the National Cyber Security Centre to review the Genomics England Security Strategy and Policy and is working towards formal Cyber Security Accreditation during 2020.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In April 2018, the Department launched the Data Security and Protection Toolkit. This covers the key data security and data protection requirements for health and social care organisations. Organisations can self-assess against it to demonstrate that they are meeting information governance requirements.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 24/10/2019 15:10:12 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1150388

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
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	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reasons parents and children of people who have died after being infected by contaminated blood products do not receive on-going financial support.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	1790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The England Infected Blood Support Scheme (EIBSS) currently makes provision for <em>ex gratia</em> one-off payments to eligible spouses, civil partners and long-term partners for individuals meeting qualifying criteria.</p><p> </p><p>The EIBSS also makes provision to help with the costs of bringing up children of an infected beneficiary in the form of an income top-up payment. This is a discretionary monthly payment to increase household income to help with general living costs. These are means-tested payments for dependants who are defined as children of an infected beneficiary up to the age of 18 years, or up to 21 if in full-time education.</p><p> </p><p>In July 2017 the then Prime Minister announced the establishment of the Infected Blood Enquiry. This statutory inquiry chaired by Sir Brian Langstaff, will examine why men, women and children in the United Kingdom were given infected blood and/or infected blood products and the impact on their families. The Inquiry will consider the nature and the adequacy of the treatment, care and support (including financial assistance) and the Government will carefully consider any recommendations made.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 24/10/2019 15:47:42 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1150408

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
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	Epilepsy: Drugs
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 ensure people living in the London Borough of Southwark with epilepsy can continue to get the medication they need in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	1533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department is doing everything appropriate to prepare for leaving the European Union. We want to reassure patients throughout the United Kingdom that our plans should ensure the uninterrupted supply of medicines and medical products, including those for use in the treatment of epilepsy, once we have left the EU.</p><p>The Department, as part of our EU exit preparations, is implementing a multi-layered approach to mitigate potential disruption to supply, which consists of stockpiling where possible, securing freight capacity, changing or clarifying regulatory requirements, procuring additional warehousing, working closely with industry to improve trader readiness and putting in place the National Supply Disruption Response to manage potential shortages. Further details can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/medicines-and-medical-products-supply-government-updates-no-deal-brexit-plans" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/medicines-and-medical-products-supply-government-updates-no-deal-brexit-plans</a></p><p>We have been working closely with suppliers to monitor over 300 different epilepsy medicines provided by almost 50 companies and we are pleased to see many are holding stockpiles far beyond the six weeks’ additional buffer we requested. We also know that the vast majority of those suppliers with lower levels of stockpiles have already taken action to re-route their supply chains away from the Channel short straits crossings where applicable.</p><p> </p><p>The Department, alongside NHS England and NHS Improvement, is ensuring that there is regular communication with frontline NHS organisations and stakeholders in the health and social care sector regarding our EU exit preparations. NHS England and NHS Improvement have also been holding EU exit roadshows in the lead up to 31 October.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 22/10/2019 11:18:05 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

1150417

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
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	HIV Infection: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost per person of participation in the PrEP impact trial.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	1755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>Information on the cost per person of participation in the pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) impact trial is not held by the Department.</p><p>The Department is continuing to work closely with NHS England and NHS Improvement, Public Health England and local authorities to plan for a seamless transition from the PrEP Impact Trial to routine commissioning. We will consult with sexual health groups and HIV community groups as part of this process.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 1756 question first answered 22/10/2019 16:51:16 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1150418

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
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	HIV Infection: Drugs
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 consulting (a) sexual health groups and (b) HIV community groups on the routine commissioning of PrEP.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	1756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>Information on the cost per person of participation in the pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) impact trial is not held by the Department.</p><p>The Department is continuing to work closely with NHS England and NHS Improvement, Public Health England and local authorities to plan for a seamless transition from the PrEP Impact Trial to routine commissioning. We will consult with sexual health groups and HIV community groups as part of this process.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 1755 question first answered 22/10/2019 16:51:16 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1150434

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
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	Health Services: British Nationals Abroad
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 maintain free health care provision for British citizens living in the EU after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	1769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to securing a deal with the European Union and is working in an energetic and determined way to achieve this.</p><p>The United Kingdom Government has proposed to all Member States that we should maintain existing reciprocal healthcare arrangements, including the S1 scheme, until 31 December 2020 if the UK leaves the EU without a deal. These arrangements would safeguard healthcare for the hundreds of thousands of UK-insured persons who live in Europe.</p><p>I laid a Written Ministerial Statement (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2019-09-26/HCWS1832/" target="_blank">HCWS1832</a>) on 26 September 2019, setting out the Department’s progress on ‘no deal’ reciprocal healthcare arrangements, and updated information has been published on GOV.UK and NHS.UK on the situation for each Member State, including what arrangements have been put in place. These pages will be kept updated as further assurances from Member States are received.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 24/10/2019 14:19:59 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1150449

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
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	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 and Social Care, pursuant to the Answers of 17 October 2019 to Questions 271 and 282 on Out of Area Treatment: Wales, in what format information is held at hospitals near the border with Wales on Welsh patients receiving medical treatment at those hospitals.
tabling member constituency	Brecon and Radnorshire
tabling member printed	Jane Dodds
uin	1793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>Information on the numbers of patients from Welsh postcode areas treated in England hospitals is collected at trust level, not at individual site level. Data are also not a count of patients as a patient admitted to or attending hospital on more than one occasion would be counted as separate events.</p><p>A count of finished admission episodes (FAEs) and accident and emergencies (A&amp;E) attendances for Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJR), Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (RXW), Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (RTE) and Wye Valley NHS Trust (RLQ) for patients resident in Wales for the years between 2014-15 and 2018-19 is shown in the attached table.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 22/10/2019 15:39:08 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name pq1793 tables.docx title PQ1793 table
tabling member	4718 label Biography information for Jane Dodds

1150452

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
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	Surgery: East Riding
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 his Department has made of the effect on patient outcomes of the decision of East Riding of Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group to delay access to elective surgical procedures for patients with a body mass index greater than 30.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	1563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not assessed the effect on patient outcomes following the introduction of East Riding of Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to introduce its ‘Get Fit for your Operation’ programme in 2017 to support patients to live healthier lifestyles.</p><p>Treatment decisions should always be made by doctors based on patients’ clinical needs. CCGs have a statutory responsibility to commission services which meet the needs of their local population - the vast majority of treatments and services that patients need are offered routinely by the National Health Service. Where this is not the case, a clinician can make an individual funding request if they believe their patient’s circumstances are clinically exceptional.</p><p> </p><p>If there is evidence of rationing care, we expect NHS England to ensure the CCG is not breaching its statutory responsibility to provide services that meet the needs of the local population.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 24/10/2019 11:51:28 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis