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100642

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have undertaken an impact assessment of the potential impacts on the National Health Service of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership which is being negotiated between the European Union and the United States.
tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
uin	HL2373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) will not affect the way the United Kingdom Government runs the National Health Service. It has been made clear by negotiators from both the United States and the European Union that it is up to the UK alone to decide how the NHS is run and any assertion that TTIP will undermine the Government’s control of the NHS is a red herring.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The TTIP could offer great benefits to British business and for British jobs. Greater consistency in existing and new regulatory requirements would make it easier for companies - especially small and medium enterprises - to access markets and, for patients, potentially help to increase access to new medicines and medical devices.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL2374 HL2375 question first answered 29/10/2014 12:27:46 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

100643

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the implications for the National Health Service and the staff who work in the National Health Service if the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership is agreed.
tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
uin	HL2374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) will not affect the way the United Kingdom Government runs the National Health Service. It has been made clear by negotiators from both the United States and the European Union that it is up to the UK alone to decide how the NHS is run and any assertion that TTIP will undermine the Government’s control of the NHS is a red herring.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The TTIP could offer great benefits to British business and for British jobs. Greater consistency in existing and new regulatory requirements would make it easier for companies - especially small and medium enterprises - to access markets and, for patients, potentially help to increase access to new medicines and medical devices.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL2373 HL2375 question first answered 29/10/2014 12:27:47 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

100644

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the implications for hospitals and foundation trusts if the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership is agreed.
tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
uin	HL2375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) will not affect the way the United Kingdom Government runs the National Health Service. It has been made clear by negotiators from both the United States and the European Union that it is up to the UK alone to decide how the NHS is run and any assertion that TTIP will undermine the Government’s control of the NHS is a red herring.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The TTIP could offer great benefits to British business and for British jobs. Greater consistency in existing and new regulatory requirements would make it easier for companies - especially small and medium enterprises - to access markets and, for patients, potentially help to increase access to new medicines and medical devices.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL2373 HL2374 question first answered 29/10/2014 12:27:46 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

100709

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have had their feet amputated as a result of diabetes in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester West
tabling member printed	Liz Kendall
uin	211700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of finished consultant episodes (FCEs)[1] with a primary diagnosis[2] of diabetes and a primary or secondary procedure of foot amputation[3], by year for 2008-09 to 2012-13[4]. Changes to the figures over time need to be interpreted in the context of improvements in data quality and changes in provision of care.[5]</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>FCEs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>1,524</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>1,496</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>1,709</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>1,797</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>1,327</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source: </em>Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), The Health and Social Care Information Centre</p><p> </p><br /><p>[1] A finished consultant episode (FCE) is a continuous period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FCEs are counted against the year in which they end. Figures do not represent the number of different patients, as a person may have more than one episode of care within the same stay in hospital or in different stays in the same year.</p><p> </p><p>[2] The primary diagnosis is the first of up to 20 (14 from 2002-03 to 2006-07 and 7 prior to 2002-03) diagnosis fields in the Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) data set and provides the main reason why the patient was admitted to hospital.</p><p> </p><p>[3] The number of episodes where the procedure (or intervention) was recorded in any of the 24 (12 from 2002-03 to 2006-07 and 4 prior to 2002-03) procedure fields in a Hospital Episode Statistics record. A record is only included once in each count, even if the procedure is recorded in more than one procedure field of the record. Note that more procedures are carried out than episodes with a main or secondary procedure. For example, patients undergoing a ‘cataract operation’ would tend to have at least two procedures – removal of the faulty lens and the fitting of a new one – counted in a single episode.</p><p> </p><p>[4] Assessing growth though time. HES figures are available from 1989-90 onwards. Changes to the figures over time need to be interpreted in the context of improvements in data quality and coverage (particularly in earlier years), improvements in coverage of independent sector activity (particularly from 2006-07) and changes in NHS practice. For example, changes in activity may be due to changes in the provision of care.</p><p> </p><p>[5] There is no available data for 2013-14.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 28/10/2014 17:14:35 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4026 label Biography information for Liz Kendall

100710

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people aged (a) under and (b) over 18 were diagnosed with type two diabetes in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester West
tabling member printed	Liz Kendall
uin	211701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally by the Department of Health.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 28/10/2014 17:41:38 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4026 label Biography information for Liz Kendall

100712

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Asthma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people aged (a) under and (b) over 18 were diagnosed with asthma in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester West
tabling member printed	Liz Kendall
uin	211703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>However, the following table shows the number of people recorded on a general practice register as part of the quality and outcomes framework (QOF), with a diagnosis of asthma for all ages for England. The data from the QOF are collected by general practice and not by geographical location and are not broken down by age.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>3,197,726</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>3,254,562</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>3,273,174</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>3,295,944</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>3,359,368</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 28/10/2014 15:43:49 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4026 label Biography information for Liz Kendall

100807

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has spent on public awareness campaigns on cancer in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	211804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The following table shows spend figures, by the Department and Public Health England, for public awareness campaigns on cancer between 2010-11 and 2013-14:</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Media Spend (£ millions)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>0.55</p></td><td><p>3.76</p></td><td><p>6.46</p></td><td><p>7.38</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p> </p><p>1. Since 2010-11 the Department has run a serioes of <em>Be Clear on Cancer</em> campagins, in April 2013 reponsibility for these campagins transfrered to Public Health England.</p><p> </p><p>2. Figures are net plus media buying agency fees and commissions (rounded to nearest £10,000)</p><p> </p><p>3. Figures exclude VAT and Central Office of Information (COI) fees.</p><p> </p><p>4. Media spend includes expenditure for advertising on Television, Radio, National Press, Regional Press, Out of Home (Outdoor), Cinema and Digital.</p><p> </p><p>5. Final figures for 2014-15 are not yet available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 28/10/2014 16:55:22 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

100809

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Ebola: West Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS staff are helping with Ebola in West Africa; and what steps he has taken to provide cover for those staff.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	211805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The Chief Medical Officer wrote to National Health Service medical and nursing directors on 19 September seeking volunteers to help efforts on the ground in West Africa. Currently 886 NHS staff have put their names forward. Not all of them will be accepted and NHS trusts will have to agree to their staff taking special leave. Funding for backfilling these posts will be available to NHS trusts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Additionally, a number of NHS staff are working as volunteers to tackle Ebola in West Africa. This is primarily done on an individual basis through voluntary and non-Government organisations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department, with NHS England and others, will ensure that the NHS remains resilient going forward.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 28/10/2014 16:13:32 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

100810

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much (a) his Department, (b) Public Health England, (c) NHS England and (d) each non-departmental public body spent on (i) iPads and (ii)iPhones in each of the last five years; and how many of each were purchased in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	211806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>Information about the number of iPads and iPhones procured by the Department and the Department’s non-departmental public bodies is available in the attached table, broken down by financial years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 28/10/2014 17:48:50 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter attachment 1 file name ipad and iphone Procurement Department of Health.docx title iPhone & iPad Procurement Dept of Health
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

100407

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Social Services
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 17 October 2014 to Question 209199, what research his Department has (a) conducted and (b) considered on (i) the effect of treatment of staff on standards of care and (ii) the relationship between levels of pay and quality of social care services.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	211548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department has not conducted any recent research on the effect of treatment of staff on standards of care and on the relationship between levels of pay and quality of social care services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As part of the development of Caring for our Future white paper in 2011, the Department undertook extensive engagement with both service users and carers who highlighted range of issues they felt needed addressing to ensure high quality care and support is available. In addressing this, the Department, working with the Sector Skills Council - Skills for Care - and other partners, has implemented a range of policies that has included setting out clear minimum training standards, recruiting more apprentices and supporting the transformation of the social work profession.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 29/10/2014 14:27:48 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham