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423576

registered interest
date	23/10/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Food: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to address the availability of healthy and nutritious food for children during school holidays as part of its new obesity strategy.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	13219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>Tackling obesity including improving diet and healthy food choices, particularly in children, is one of our major priorities. We will put forward our plans for action in this area in our childhood obesity strategy in the new year.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 02/11/2015 17:32:46 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

422655

registered interest
date	20/10/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library an explanation of the organisational structure, including current post-holders, of the senior management of NHS England.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	12514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>An organogram and explanation of the roles of the chief executive and the seven national directors of NHS England is attached.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 28/10/2015 17:21:24 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman attachment 1 file name NHS England National Directors - Structure Chart.pdf title NHS England Structure Chart- National Directors
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

420102

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Infant Foods
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which agency is tasked with ensuring that mothers, infants and children are provided with adequate protection and support for appropriate feeding during emergencies; and if he will publish his Department's policy or guidance documents to outline the steps to be taken in that direction.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	10789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>Local emergency responders including Police, Fire and Rescue Service, Ambulance Service and Local Authorities are required under the Civil Contingences Act 2004 to assess the likelihood and impact of emergencies occurring in their local area, and to put in place appropriate plans to respond to these emergencies. This includes arrangements to evacuate and shelter large numbers of people, including vulnerable groups such as mothers with young infants. The Government publishes guidance on evacuation and shelter for local responders (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/274615/Evacuation_and_Shelter_Guidance_2014.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/274615/Evacuation_and_Shelter_Guidance_2014.pdf</a>) which includes advice on the care and provision for vulnerable people.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 19/10/2015 15:50:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

420103

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Infant Foods
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which Minister in his Department is leading on infant feeding policy; for what reasons England has no ministerial infant feeding lead; and for what reasons England does not have a national infant feeding committee with measurable targets as suggested for all member states as part of the WHO Global Strategy on Infant and Young Child Feeding.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	10790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>As Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Care Quality I have responsibility for breastfeeding (also called infant feeding) policy as I am the lead for maternity policy more widely. In addition, for clarity, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health (Jane Ellison) leads on the related area of children’s health and also has responsibility for health visitors.</p><br /><p>The Department hosts a National Infant Feeding Steering Group which meets quarterly to promote evidence based policy and practice through communication and information sharing.</p><br /><p>The Government is committed to supporting breastfeeding through the Healthy Child Programme. Breastfeeding is included in the Public Health Outcomes Framework so that the improvements can be tracked, and action taken as needed.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 19/10/2015 16:43:28 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

390817

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Healthy Start Scheme
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 potential reasons for changes in the number of recipients of Healthy Start in the last year; and what steps he is taking to ensure that all those who are eligible are encouraged to apply for that benefit.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	7612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>Eligibility for Healthy Start vouchers and vitamins is linked to the receipt of certain income-related benefits. The number of people claiming these benefits has decreased recently, therefore the number entitled to Healthy Start has also decreased.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Around 74% of people who are eligible to Healthy Start vouchers take up the benefit, and during 2014/15 the take up rate is remaining constant at 74%. All potential beneficiaries are contacted by the Healthy Start Issuing Unit and are invited to apply. The Department also publicises the scheme via the Healthy Start website and helpline.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 23/07/2015 11:20:05 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

388248

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Voucher Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many parents received Health Start vouchers in the last year for which figures are available; and what the total cost to the Exchequer was of such vouchers.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	5962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>It is not possible to give an exact annual figure for the number of parents who received Healthy Start vouchers. The number of parents receiving Healthy Start vouchers fluctuates through the year as people’s circumstances change. Families leave the scheme, some join for the first time, others rejoin the scheme; data is not automatically held indicating whether new applicants have been in receipt of Healthy Start at an earlier point in the year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, monthly figures are collected that provide a snapshot of the numbers of beneficiaries receiving vouchers at any point in time, which in June 2015 stood at 442,111. According to the numbers on the scheme every cycle that vouchers are issued, an average 480,000 beneficiaries received Healthy Start vouchers in 2014/15.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The total cost of the vouchers that were redeemed by beneficiaries in 2014/15 was £82.8 million.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 14/07/2015 14:11:16 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

347966

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Ovarian Cancer: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of the decision by the Cancer Drugs Fund not to fund olaparib for patients with BRCA-mutated ovarian cancer.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The operation of the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF), including the evaluation of new drugs for potential inclusion in the Fund, is a matter for NHS England’s CDF panel to consider alongside applications for new drugs to be added to the Fund on the basis of the clinical benefit a drug provides in relation to its cost. NHS England’s decision summary for olaparib as a maintenance treatment for relapsed BRCA-mutated high grade ovarian cancer can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cdf-decision-olaparib.pdf" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cdf-decision-olaparib.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is currently consulting on draft guidance on olaparib for use in certain ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal cancers. This consultation is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/indevelopment/GID-TAG481/consultation" target="_blank">www.nice.org.uk/guidance/indevelopment/GID-TAG481/consultation</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 10/06/2015 16:35:56 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

347967

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Ovarian Cancer: Drugs
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 offer personalised medicines to women with BRCA-mutated ovarian cancer with limited treatment options.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>NHS England provides BRCA testing services for women at high risk of breast and ovarian cancer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Following the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) updated clinical guideline on familial breast cancer published in June 2013, NHS England is currently considering whether to widen its offer of testing. NICE is also consulting on its draft technology appraisal guidance on the use of the new PARP inhibiter, olaparib (Lynparza) which is targeted at BRCA positive ovarian cancer. In addition, through initiatives like the 100,000 Genomes Project we will in time provide more insights into personalised treatments for ovarian cancer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 10/06/2015 16:26:19 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

347968

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Drugs
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 patients benefit from scientific research into personalised medicines.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>Personalised or ‘precision’ medicine is expected to transform healthcare in the coming decades through more accurate diagnosis leading to better predictions of prognosis and better targeted treatments, fewer side effects and improved medicines efficacy. Improved understanding of the role played by genetics in the development of disease has been directly supported through the 100,000 Genomes Project the main phase of which was launched by the National Health Service in April 2015 and aims to sequence 100,000 whole human genomes for certain rare/inherited diseases and cancers by the end of 2017. In addition, the National Health Service will be working closely with the Precision Medicine Catapult to accelerate the development and adoption of precision medicine throughout the NHS.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Combined with the Early Access to Medicines Scheme and the Accelerated Access Review of IMMT, the Government is actively working to support faster patient access to better targeted and personalised medicines.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 10/06/2015 16:39:44 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

175463

registered interest
date	23/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Ovarian Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what analysis his Department has made of the effect the Government's Strategy for UK Life Sciences on the referral of women with ovarian cancer to suitable trial centres in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	221903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) supports and incentivises hospital trusts and clinicians to participate in clinical trials and studies in a number of ways.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The NIHR clinical research network (CRN) provides infrastructure and resource to enable the national health service to support participation in research across all clinical specialties and the CRN performance management framework measures and encourages such participation. In 2013/14 through the CRN over 99% of NHS trusts participated in CRN portfolio studies and 86% of NHS trusts participated in CRN commercial contract portfolio studies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Decisions on how resource is to be distributed is devolved to local clinical research networks and monitored by the NIHR CRN Co-ordinating Centre on behalf of the Department; in some cases resource is provided as funded clinical sessions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Patient recruitment to UK CRN trials and studies in ovarian cancer has more than tripled from 398 in 2009/10 to 1,283 in 2013/14.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The NIHR provides infrastructure for early phase clinical trials in cancer, including ovarian cancer, through its biomedical research centres, and through experimental cancer medicine centres jointly funded with Cancer Research UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Through its training and career development programmes, the NIHR supports clinicians at all stages of their career: integrated clinical and academic training; predoctoral, doctoral and postdoctoral training; and more senior awards. The prestigious NIHR Senior Investigator award provides an additional incentive for the country’s most outstanding clinical researchers. Participation in clinical trials may form part of research undertaken through training and career development awards.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The NIHR Research Design Service offers advice and support on clinical trial and other research design and methodology to researchers making funding applications and doing research within the health research system.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government’s Mandate to NHS England requires it to ensure that the new commissioning system promotes and supports participation by NHS organisations and NHS patients in research funded by both commercial and non-commercial organisations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has made no specific analysis of the effect of the <em>Strategy for UK Life Sciences </em>on the referral of women with ovarian cancer to suitable trials centres in the United Kingdom. As part of the strategy, the Government re-launched an enhanced web-based UK Clinical Trials Gateway. This provides patients and the public with authoritative and accessible information about clinical trials in the UK, including trials in ovarian cancer. The number of visits to the Gateway nearly tripled from just over 60,000 in 2011/12 to nearly 170,000 in 2013/14.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 221894 221904 question first answered 29/01/2015 17:02:53 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson