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829552

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
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	Prisons: Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to encourage local authorities with responsibility for scrutinising health services to exercise that function in relation to the provision of health care within custodial institutions in their area.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL5056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>Health and Wellbeing Boards bring together local authorities, the National Health Service and other partners to agree local priorities. They carry out Joint Strategic Needs Assessments which consider the needs of offenders. The Government is not proposing to involve itself in this local priority setting.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 07/02/2018 16:55:04 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

829785

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
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	Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
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 December 2017 to Question 120088, on Mental Health Services: Children and Young People, what assessment he has made of the effect of changes in the level of local authority funding on the provision of child and adolescent mental health services in (a) Lewisham constituency, (b) Southwark, (c) London and (d) England; and how his Department plans to make good any shortfalls resulting from those changes.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	124571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>In England, the Department and NHS England are investing an additional £1.4 billion by 2019/20 to support the implementation of the Future in Mind transformation programme.</p><p> </p><p>Lewisham Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Southwark CCG advise that they are working with the local authorities in Lewisham and Southwark to review local service provision jointly, using the transformation funding to improve and develop services.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 31/01/2018 14:49:21 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

829808

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
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	Doctors
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 he has made of the ability of the General Medical Council to investigate concerns about doctors working in the NHS; and if he will make an assessment of the merits of lifting the GMC's 5-year rule on investigations.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	124588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>Under s.35CC(5) of the Medical Act, an allegation which is more than five years old will only be investigated by the General Medical Council where it is in the public interest to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Five years is considered a reasonable time frame for an allegation to be brought. After that time there may be practical issues for investigation, for example the accessibility of evidence. It would not be appropriate for the regulators to use their resources on cases where there is limited evidence when there is no public interest in investigating.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 01/02/2018 16:47:38 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

829817

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
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	Cycling: Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the health benefits of bike-share schemes.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	124595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) has not had any specific conversations nor conducted any specific work on the health benefits of bike-share schemes with the Department for Transport. PHE has commissioned a number of evidence reviews which include information on the health benefits of cycling, such as ‘Working Together to Promote Active Travel: A briefing for local authorities’ (2016), which is available to view here:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/523460/Working_Together_to_Promote_Active_Travel_A_briefing_for_local_authorities.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/523460/Working_Together_to_Promote_Active_Travel_A_briefing_for_local_authorities.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 01/02/2018 11:44:23 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

829831

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
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	Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the Scottish Government on the home use of abortion medication in England.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	124604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>Departmental officials hold regular meetings with officials from the Scottish Government to discuss areas of mutual interest on sexual and reproductive health policy.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 29/01/2018 17:07:30 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

829843

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
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	Tooth Whitening: Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides to dental practices on the promotion of private tooth-whitening procedures in their surgeries.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
uin	124613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>Only treatments that are clinically necessary are provided on the National Health Service so tooth whitening can only usually be provided privately. No specific guidance is therefore issued by the Department or NHS England on tooth whitening.</p><p> </p><p>As with any other dental cosmetic procedure practices are able to advertise and offer this service to patients privately. Dentists are required to make clear to patients what treatments are being provided on the NHS and privately and the costs, risks and benefits associated with each.</p><p> </p><p>Dentists’ clinical practice is regulated by the General Dental Council. This includes cosmetic procedures such as tooth whitening as well as treatments that are clinically necessary.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 29/01/2018 16:57:28 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

829849

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
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	Cancer: Oxfordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress is being made on implementing the NHS England Cancer Strategy in Oxfordshire.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	124617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group has been working hard to implement the cancer Strategy for England within Oxfordshire and are committed to improving cancer services to all of its patients. They have just secured funding for a new post (in conjunction with Macmillan Cancer Support) to develop an Oxfordshire Cancer Strategy and continue implementation of the national strategy. Work on national strategy key priority areas, including prevention, early diagnosis, improving patient experience and living with and beyond cancer has already been undertaken.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the launch of Thames Valley Cancer Alliance provides an opportunity for a different way of working; taking a whole population, whole pathway approach to improving cancer outcomes across its geographical footprint and building on Sustainability and Transformation Plans. The Alliance brings together influential local decision makers and is responsible for directing funding to transform services and care, delivering continuous improvement and reducing inequalities of experience of care. The Alliance published its five-year delivery plan in January 2017. The plan is the Alliance’s blueprint for local delivery of the national strategy.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 01/02/2018 11:49:24 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

829869

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Presidents Club
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether any Ministers from his Department attended the Presidents Club Charity Dinner run by the Meller Educatonal Trust in an official capacity.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	124632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>No Ministers attended the Presidents Club Charity Dinner.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 01/02/2018 11:54:42 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

829891

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
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	Mental Health Services: Mothers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department is doing to improve the diagnosis of mothers suffering with post-natal mental health problems.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Meg Hillier
uin	124647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department is investing £365 million from 2015/16 to 2020/21 in perinatal mental health services and NHS England is leading a transformation programme to ensure that by 2020/21 at least 30,000 more women each year are able to access evidence-based specialist mental health care during the perinatal period. This includes access to psychological therapies and specialist community or inpatient care.</p><p> </p><p>A key element of the programme is to increase awareness and skills across the workforce, supporting better identification and diagnosis of perinatal mental illness, early intervention and consequently improved recovery rates. In addition, there are over 570 perinatal mental health visitor champions. Their role is to support health visitors with the identification and management of anxiety, mild to moderate depression and other perinatal mental disorders, and knowing when to refer on.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 31/01/2018 14:01:14 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

829911

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
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	Transport: Environmental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the status is of the Health Protection (Ships and Aircraft) Regulations.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	124661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>Port health in England is regulated by the Public Health (Aircraft) Regulations 1979 and Public Health (Ships) Regulations 1979. The Regulations cover measures such as: notification of possible infection or contamination on board a ship/aircraft; risk assessment of people, including medical examination and/or detention and general powers to provide information.</p><p> </p><p>There are no current plans to amend or replace the regulations.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 29/01/2018 16:49:21 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson