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753910

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer: Mortality Rates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the findings by Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise in its report, Comparator report on patient access to cancer medicines in Europe Revisited, that UK five-year survival outcomes for cancer lag behind the European average for nine out of ten cancers.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2017 answer text <p>Cancer survival rates are at a record high and around 7,000 more people are surviving cancer after successful treatment on the National Health Service compared to three years ago. However, there is more that we can do. NHS England is leading the implementation of the recommendations of the independent Cancer Taskforce to save a further 30,000 lives by 2020.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 31/07/2017 13:27:52 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

753942

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nurses: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) the Royal College of Nursing, (2) the Royal College of Midwives, and (3) UNISON, as a consequence of the fall since 2016 reported by UCAS in the number of applications to universities to study for nursing degrees.
tabling member printed	Lord MacKenzie of Culkein
uin	HL1089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2017 answer text <p>Ministers routinely meet nursing leaders and discuss a range of issues, including recruitment and retention of nurses and midwives.</p><p> </p><p>The Government remains committed to reforming nursing, midwifery and allied health pre-registration education and increasing the number of places available for students so that two in three nursing applicants are no longer turned down for a place; at the same time ensuring these students have more money available to them while they study.</p><p> </p><p>Health Education England is confident that the National Health Service will have the required number of students it needs starting courses this year and will continue to work with the education sector to deliver these reforms successfully for the longer term.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL1090 question first answered 31/07/2017 14:34:31 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2507 label Biography information for Lord MacKenzie of Culkein

753944

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nurses: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made to date in implementing their plan to provide 10,000 additional nursing student places by 2020; and how much additional funding has been provided to universities as part of this plan.
tabling member printed	Lord MacKenzie of Culkein
uin	HL1090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2017 answer text <p>Ministers routinely meet nursing leaders and discuss a range of issues, including recruitment and retention of nurses and midwives.</p><p> </p><p>The Government remains committed to reforming nursing, midwifery and allied health pre-registration education and increasing the number of places available for students so that two in three nursing applicants are no longer turned down for a place; at the same time ensuring these students have more money available to them while they study.</p><p> </p><p>Health Education England is confident that the National Health Service will have the required number of students it needs starting courses this year and will continue to work with the education sector to deliver these reforms successfully for the longer term.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL1089 question first answered 31/07/2017 14:34:31 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2507 label Biography information for Lord MacKenzie of Culkein

753958

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Radioisotopes: Imports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government (1) what assessment they have made of the potential impact of not reaching agreement with the EU by April 2019 on the supply of the radioisotope molybdenum-99 used to produce technetium-99m which is required for over 80 per cent of diagnostic medicine procedures in the UK; (2) what assessment they have made of the potential impact of delays or disruption to the supply of diagnostic medicine procedures that may result; and (3) what contingency plans they have put in place to mitigate such delays or disruption to that supply after Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL1104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is fully aware of the importance of molybdenum-99 and the reliance on this medical radioisotope for diagnostic procedures in the National Health Service. The United Kingdom’s ability to import medical isotopes from Europe and the rest of the world will not be affected by withdrawal from Euratom. It is in everyone’s interest to not disrupt the timely access of treatment to patients and to ensure that cross-border trade with the European Union and Euratom is as frictionless as possible.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 31/07/2017 13:38:56 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

754008

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Sugar
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 4 July 2017 to Question 2048, what steps Public Health England has taken to encourage (a) all businesses and (b) businesses in the Food and Drink Federation to achieve the reductions in sugar set out in Childhood obesity: a plan for action.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	6313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s Childhood Obesity Plan published in August 2016 challenged industry to reduce overall sugar across the products contributing most to children’s sugar intakes by at least 20% by 2020, with a 5% reduction to be achieved in the first year by August 2017. Public Health England (PHE) published our first technical report ‘Sugar reduction: Achieving the 20%’ on 30 March 2017. The report set out guidelines for industry to deliver the 20% sugar reduction in nine categories of food by 2020. The report is available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/604336/Sugar_reduction_achieving_the_20_.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/604336/Sugar_reduction_achieving_the_20_.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>PHE is continuing its programme of engagement with businesses across all sectors of industry to achieve these guidelines, including members of the Food and Drink Federation and retailers with a significant focus on restaurants, takeaways and cafés. The first detailed progress report will be published in March 2018. PHE is now developing the metrics that will be used to monitor progress towards the 5% reduction that is to be achieved by August 2017.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 05/09/2017 14:13:29 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

754075

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Social Work: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many applications have been made for social work bursaries for students commencing courses in September 2017; and how many and what proportion of those applications have been successful.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	6050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not yet available. The deadline for postgraduate social work students starting courses in September 2017 applying for a bursary is 1 November 2017. A separate deadline of 14 February 2018 applies for postgraduate students starting their course in January 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Undergraduate social work students starting in the 2017 academic year will not be eligible for a bursary until their second year of study.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 05/09/2017 13:09:01 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

754100

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Parkinson's Disease: Depressive Illnesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the prevalence of (a) anxiety and (b) depression in people with Parkinson's.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	6267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>As set out in Implementing the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health the expansion of Improving Access to Psychological Therapies services will focus on people with long term conditions, including neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s, and/or medically unexplained symptoms. New psychological therapy provision will see physical and mental health care provision co-located. Therapy will be integrated into existing medical pathways and services – either primary care, or secondary care services including neurology. The report can be viewed here:</p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/mental-health/taskforce/imp/" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/mental-health/taskforce/imp/</a></p><p>Although the majority of people with Parkinson’s can be cared for through routine access to primary and secondary care, NHS England commissions the specialised elements of Parkinson’s care that patients may receive from 24 specialised neurological treatment centres across England. Within these centres neurological multidisciplinary teams ensure patients can access a range of health professionals, including neurologists, neurosurgeons, clinical nurse specialists, psychologists, and that they can receive specialised treatment and support, according to their needs. Data from the National Health Service general practitioner survey has consistently indicated that people with neurological conditions, such as Parkinson’s, have the highest levels of anxiety and depression. This is an important issue and we are working with the Neurological Alliance who published a report on mental health and neurological conditions, Parity of esteem for people affected by neurological conditions: meeting the emotional, cognitive &amp; mental health needs of neurology patients on 5 July this year. The Neurology Advisory Group will ensure that there is system alignment and a national approach when considering the recommendations, which will be of benefit to patients. The Neurological Alliance report can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.neural.org.uk/store/assets/files/696/original/Parity-of-esteem-for-people-affected-by-neuro-conditions-2017.pdf" target="_blank">www.neural.org.uk/store/assets/files/696/original/Parity-of-esteem-for-people-affected-by-neuro-conditions-2017.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 6034 6262 6310 question first answered 05/09/2017 13:05:46 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

754101

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Autism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in England have been diagnosed as autistic.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	6268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>Information on the number of people diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum; the number of people on the autistic spectrum who have been diagnosed with having an anxiety disorder or depression; the number of people with autism who took their own lives, and the number of people with autism who have died within the requested timescales is not available centrally.</p><p> </p><p>We have made no assessment of the effectiveness of tools used in the diagnosis of autism in identifying co-existing mental health problems. The use of such tools is a matter for the clinicians concerned, taking into account relevant clinical guidance such as that published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 6042 6045 6046 6269 question first answered 06/09/2017 13:18:00 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

754102

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Autism: Depressive Illnesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many autistic people were diagnosed with (a) an anxiety disorder and (b) depression in (i) 2016-17, (ii) 2015-16 and (iii) 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	6269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>Information on the number of people diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum; the number of people on the autistic spectrum who have been diagnosed with having an anxiety disorder or depression; the number of people with autism who took their own lives, and the number of people with autism who have died within the requested timescales is not available centrally.</p><p> </p><p>We have made no assessment of the effectiveness of tools used in the diagnosis of autism in identifying co-existing mental health problems. The use of such tools is a matter for the clinicians concerned, taking into account relevant clinical guidance such as that published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 6042 6045 6046 6268 question first answered 06/09/2017 13:18:00 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

754103

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Continuing Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people receive NHS continuing healthcare provided by (a) a local government unit and (b) a clinical commissioning group.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	6261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>When a person is assessed as eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) their assessed health and care needs are funded by their local clinical commissioning group.</p><p> </p><p>The total number of people eligible for CHC as at 31 March 2017 was 57,773. Of these 17,305 were assessed as eligible through the Fast Track Pathway Tool, and 40,468 through the standard CHC assessment process.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 06/09/2017 14:02:17 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma