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937732

registered interest
date	10/07/2018
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	Breastfeeding and Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS provides guidance to new Mothers on potential links between breast feeding and diabetes.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	162559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>The main risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes is being overweight or obese. Breastfeeding is associated with greater postpartum weight loss and lower body mass index in the longer term for the mother. For infants, not being breastfed may also be associated with a greater risk of overweight or obesity later in childhood.</p><p> </p><p>Women are advised to breastfeed exclusively for around the first six months of an infant’s life and to continue breastfeeding for at least the first year of life. Each makes an important contribution to infant and maternal health.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to promote the importance of breastfeeding through various channels, such as the Start4Life campaign, the NHS Choices website (which has a dedicated Pregnancy and Baby guide) and the NHS Information Service for Parents; further information is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/benefits-breastfeeding/" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/benefits-breastfeeding/</a></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 18/07/2018 16:38:39 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

937735

registered interest
date	10/07/2018
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	NHS: 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 he takes to ensure that drugs are sold to the NHS at a price which represents value for money to the public purse.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	162561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>The costs of branded medicines are controlled by the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme and the statutory scheme for branded medicines. For unbranded generic medicines, the Department encourages competition between suppliers to keep prices down. In primary care, community pharmacies are incentivised to source products at the lowest possible cost and in secondary care competitive tenders ensure value-for-money to the National Health Service. Recent research published in the Milbank Quarterly demonstrated that the United Kingdom pays considerably less for unbranded generic medicines than other countries with a comparable income level.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 17/07/2018 13:53:50 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

937736

registered interest
date	10/07/2018
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	Breast Cancer: Genetics
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 has recently had discussions with the Royal College of Nursing on the link between BRCA genes and breast cancer; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	162562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>No such discussions have taken place.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 17/07/2018 14:00:26 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

937738

registered interest
date	10/07/2018
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	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to provide targeted support for people over the age of 55 who have problems with alcohol.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	162564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for commissioning effective drug and alcohol prevention and treatment services based on an assessment of local need. Public Health England (PHE) supports local authorities in this work, by providing bespoke data, value for money tools, topical briefings, and advice on good practice to help local authorities meet the needs of their local population, including older people.</p><p> </p><p>PHE is engaged in a series of work programmes that aim to reduce the incidence of alcohol-related problems and help provide support to older people, such as advocating the national roll out of an alcohol misuse screening question that has been part of the NHS Health Check since 2013. The NHS Health Check is offered to three million 40-74 year olds per year.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the United Kingdom Chief Medical Officers have produced new low risk drinking guidelines which provide the public with the latest information about the health risks of different levels and patterns of drinking. The guidelines enable people to make informed choices about their drinking. The guidelines are available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-consumption-advice-on-low-risk-drinking" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-consumption-advice-on-low-risk-drinking</a></p><p> </p><p>We are aware of the evidence showing an increase in the level of alcohol drinking by older people. A new alcohol strategy is currently being developed and we will be considering what actions need to be taken to support all vulnerable groups. Officials will be engaging with stakeholders in the development of the strategy to identify and support these groups.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 17/07/2018 14:03:33 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

937740

registered interest
date	10/07/2018
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	Blood: Donors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had discussions with (a) the Royal College of Nursing and (b) patients with blood group O on potential supply problems of blood group O.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	162565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department has not had discussions with the Royal College of Nursing or patients with blood group O on the supply of O negative blood to National Health Service hospitals.</p><p> </p><p>Some blood groups, such as O negative (the universal blood group), A negative and B negative are particularly vulnerable to shortfalls. NHS Blood and Transplant want people with these blood groups to donate as regularly as they can. There is also a need for more black African, black Caribbean, mixed race and South Asian people to become blood donors to reflect the ethnic diversity of patients.</p><p> </p><p>There is a current media push by NHS Blood and Transplant asking donors to make and keep appointments during the football and hot weather, especially if they are part of the O negative blood group.</p><p> </p><p>However, there is no shortage of blood and NHS Blood and Transplant has continued to meet hospitals’ requirements.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 18/07/2018 16:36:34 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

937765

registered interest
date	10/07/2018
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	Brain: Tumours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department plans to allocate to brain tumour research in each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	162478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>In May the Government announced £40 million over the next five years for brain tumour research as part of the Dame Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission.</p><p> </p><p>Funding will be invested through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to support a wide range of research from early translation (experimental medicine) through clinical and on to applied research. We are relying on researchers to submit high-quality research proposals in this difficult area. To encourage such applications we have released an NIHR Highlight Notice on brain tumour research calling for proposals across a range of NIHR research funding programmes.</p><p> </p><p>Total spend over the last five years is shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£3,417,427</p></td><td><p>£4,271,133</p></td><td><p>£3,699,965</p></td><td><p>£3,151,001</p></td><td><p>£3,966,299</p></td><td><p>£18,505,826</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 162479 question first answered 16/07/2018 11:28:49 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

937766

registered interest
date	10/07/2018
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	Brain: Tumours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has allocated to brain tumour research in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	162479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>In May the Government announced £40 million over the next five years for brain tumour research as part of the Dame Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission.</p><p> </p><p>Funding will be invested through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to support a wide range of research from early translation (experimental medicine) through clinical and on to applied research. We are relying on researchers to submit high-quality research proposals in this difficult area. To encourage such applications we have released an NIHR Highlight Notice on brain tumour research calling for proposals across a range of NIHR research funding programmes.</p><p> </p><p>Total spend over the last five years is shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£3,417,427</p></td><td><p>£4,271,133</p></td><td><p>£3,699,965</p></td><td><p>£3,151,001</p></td><td><p>£3,966,299</p></td><td><p>£18,505,826</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 162478 question first answered 16/07/2018 11:28:49 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

937772

registered interest
date	10/07/2018
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	Ovarian Cancer
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 has plans to authorise a national clinical audit of ovarian cancer; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	162542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) has been funded by cancer charities to pilot and assess the feasibility of an ovarian cancer audit, this pilot will take place over the next two years.</p><p> </p><p>Since early diagnosis increases survival outcomes, NHS England is working to diagnose cancer earlier and faster. This is particularly important for cancers like ovarian, where early diagnosis makes a huge difference in survival. We are developing new models of care and pathways that will transform services by speeding up diagnosis. This includes the commitment to roll out a new Faster Diagnosis Standard by 2020 to ensure that patients referred for an investigation with a suspicion of cancer are diagnosed or have cancer ruled out within 28 days.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has also committed more than £200 million in cancer services between 2017 and 2019, to accelerate diagnosis, improve survival and enhance quality of life.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is introducing Rapid Diagnostic and Assessment Centres which will operate as one-stop shops to reduce time-to diagnosis and time-to-first treatment. This is a real step change in the way people with unclear symptoms are identified, diagnosed and treated. General practitioners can refer patients suffering from vague symptoms.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is also delivering the largest single upgrade in National Health Service cancer treatment for the last 15 years. The £130 million radiotherapy modernisation programme is upgrading and replacing radiotherapy equipment in hospitals across England. Through this programme, patients will have access to the most modern, innovative radiotherapy techniques to create better health outcomes and improve patient experience.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is also closely working with PHE to develop an approach to raise awareness of generic symptoms that can indicate a wider number of cancers, including ovarian cancer, and the need to visit the doctor promptly with these symptoms.</p><p> </p><p>PHE also ran a regional pilot ovarian campaign in the North West of England from 10 February to 16 March 2014. The campaign’s key message was ‘Feeling bloated, most days, for three weeks or more could be a sign of ovarian cancer. Tell your doctor’.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 162543 162544 question first answered 17/07/2018 15:05:38 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

937773

registered interest
date	10/07/2018
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	NHS Trusts: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Chairs of NHS Trusts in the North West have previously been Chairs of other NHS trusts; and if he will list those Chairs.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	162588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>This is a matter for NHS Improvement.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested is not a standard data set and is not information that NHS Improvement holds. Given this, NHS Improvement is undertaking a data collection exercise which has required them to ask questions of NHS trust chairs in the North West directly.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 18/07/2018 12:43:56 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

937774

registered interest
date	10/07/2018
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	Ovarian Cancer
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 is taking to increase ovarian cancer survival rates.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	162543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) has been funded by cancer charities to pilot and assess the feasibility of an ovarian cancer audit, this pilot will take place over the next two years.</p><p> </p><p>Since early diagnosis increases survival outcomes, NHS England is working to diagnose cancer earlier and faster. This is particularly important for cancers like ovarian, where early diagnosis makes a huge difference in survival. We are developing new models of care and pathways that will transform services by speeding up diagnosis. This includes the commitment to roll out a new Faster Diagnosis Standard by 2020 to ensure that patients referred for an investigation with a suspicion of cancer are diagnosed or have cancer ruled out within 28 days.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has also committed more than £200 million in cancer services between 2017 and 2019, to accelerate diagnosis, improve survival and enhance quality of life.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is introducing Rapid Diagnostic and Assessment Centres which will operate as one-stop shops to reduce time-to diagnosis and time-to-first treatment. This is a real step change in the way people with unclear symptoms are identified, diagnosed and treated. General practitioners can refer patients suffering from vague symptoms.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is also delivering the largest single upgrade in National Health Service cancer treatment for the last 15 years. The £130 million radiotherapy modernisation programme is upgrading and replacing radiotherapy equipment in hospitals across England. Through this programme, patients will have access to the most modern, innovative radiotherapy techniques to create better health outcomes and improve patient experience.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is also closely working with PHE to develop an approach to raise awareness of generic symptoms that can indicate a wider number of cancers, including ovarian cancer, and the need to visit the doctor promptly with these symptoms.</p><p> </p><p>PHE also ran a regional pilot ovarian campaign in the North West of England from 10 February to 16 March 2014. The campaign’s key message was ‘Feeling bloated, most days, for three weeks or more could be a sign of ovarian cancer. Tell your doctor’.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 162542 162544 question first answered 17/07/2018 15:05:38 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy