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834204

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
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	Health Services and Social Services: Rural Areas
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 Government’s strategy is for meeting the challenges of rural vulnerability as defined by distance from health and social care services.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	125841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) and the Local Government Association jointly published ‘Health and Wellbeing in Rural Areas’ in March 2017, which describes the inequality experienced by some rural communities; gives a steer for local authorities on issues to consider in meeting the needs of rural communities and provides examples of case studies of how local areas are addressing this. The report is available to view here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.local.gov.uk/health-and-wellbeing-rural-areas" target="_blank">https://www.local.gov.uk/health-and-wellbeing-rural-areas</a></p><p> </p><p>PHE’s National Cancer Registration Analysis Service is currentlyinvestigating whether there is any demonstrable difference in radiotherapy treatments associated with the time taken to travel to a specialist cancer centre. The results will be published in the spring of 2018 and will help decision makers in addressing issues of access to services.</p><p> </p><p>On 31 March 2017 ‘Next steps on the NHS Five Year Forward View’ was published by NHS England. The document outlined a 10-point care and efficiency plan which will further contribute to improving the health outcomes of those living in rural areas, and is available to view here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/NEXT-STEPS-ON-THE-NHS-FIVE-YEAR-FORWARD-VIEW.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/NEXT-STEPS-ON-THE-NHS-FIVE-YEAR-FORWARD-VIEW.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 05/02/2018 16:35:44 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

834212

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
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	Patients: Travel
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 take steps to improve the availability of transport services for elderly patients to get to hospital appointments.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	125849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The provision of appropriate patient transport services (PTS) in line with national guidance is a matter for local National Health Service commissioners. These services are provided on the basis of medical need, regardless of location. The eligibility criteria are outlined in the document Eligibility Criteria for Patient Transport Services, which also sets out that eligible patients must reach appointments in reasonable time and in reasonable comfort, without detriment to their medical condition.</p><p> </p><p>For patients who are not eligible on medical grounds for PTS, but have a low income and receive a qualifying benefit or allowance, refunds for the cost of travelling to hospitals for treatment may also be claimed under the ‘Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme’. Further details about this scheme can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/nhsengland/healthcosts/pages/travelcosts.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/nhsengland/healthcosts/pages/travelcosts.aspx</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 05/02/2018 16:38:14 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

834229

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
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	Restraint Techniques: 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, when he plans to publish the response to his Department's consultation entitled Restraint and restrictive intervention: draft guidance, published in November 2017.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	125862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>That consultation closed on 24 January 2018. We are currently analysing the results and hope to publish the response in the spring.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 05/02/2018 16:31:31 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

834255

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
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	Healthy Start Scheme
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 take steps to increase the uptake of the healthy start programme among pregnant women and young families.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	125882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government is working to ensure that eligible families are aware of the Healthy Start scheme and how this will benefit them. The scheme is promoted through the Healthy Start and Start4Life websites, reminding families to take up the vouchers.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Healthy Start Issuing Unit is proactive in identifying and making contact with families who may be eligible for Healthy Start.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 05/02/2018 16:33:47 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

834287

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
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	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how the upcoming Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill will take into account the effect of violence and abuse on the mental health of women and girls.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	125907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Swansea East on 21 December to Question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-12-13/119325" target="_blank">119325</a>.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 05/02/2018 16:32:48 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

834322

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
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	Flour: Folic Acid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to require that folic acid is added to all flour sold in the UK to reduce the number of birth defects.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	125942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>Ministers are considering the issue of mandatory fortification and will set out their position in due course.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 05/02/2018 16:37:03 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

834393

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
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	Carillion: Insolvency
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 31 January to Question 125124, on Carillion: Insolvency, when he expects a new contractor to be appointed to complete the Royal Liverpool Hospital scheme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Mrs Louise Ellman
uin	126012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p><strong></strong>The Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contract between the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust and the PFI Project Company is still in place, which means that the Company is still contractually obliged to manage the project and find a construction firm or subcontractor who can continue the building work.</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Liverpool Hospital scheme is very well advanced. The PFI Project Company is currently in discussions with PwC (on behalf of the official receiver), their lenders and with other service and construction companies to assess how best to continue delivering these contracts. We are expecting news soon following the PFI company’s discussions with its lenders.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 126019 question first answered 05/02/2018 15:54:19 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman

834400

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
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	Carillion: Insolvency
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 31 January to Question 125124, on Carillion: Insolvency, when he expects the new Royal Liverpool University Hospital to be completed, and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Mrs Louise Ellman
uin	126019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p><strong></strong>The Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contract between the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust and the PFI Project Company is still in place, which means that the Company is still contractually obliged to manage the project and find a construction firm or subcontractor who can continue the building work.</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Liverpool Hospital scheme is very well advanced. The PFI Project Company is currently in discussions with PwC (on behalf of the official receiver), their lenders and with other service and construction companies to assess how best to continue delivering these contracts. We are expecting news soon following the PFI company’s discussions with its lenders.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 126012 question first answered 05/02/2018 15:54:19 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman

833727

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
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	Chief Dental Officer
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 times he has met the Chief Dental Officer since her appointment on 27 April 2015; and what the dates of those meetings were.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	125486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has not met the Chief Dental Officer for England since her appointment in April 2015. The Chief Dental Officer provides advice to NHS England, Health Education England and the Department. Where advice directly to Ministers is required from any of the professional Chief Officers it is usual for this to be requested by the Minister with portfolio responsibility for that policy area and this is the case for dentistry. The Chief Dental Officer has met Ministers with portfolio responsibility for dentistry on a number of occasions.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 02/02/2018 14:49:45 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

833766

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
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	Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
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 people have been diagnosed with Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome aged (a) under 18, (b) between 18 and 25, (c) between 46 and 64 and (d) 65 and over in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	125524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>We have assumed that the hon. Member is referring to Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. Data outlining how many people have been diagnosed with this condition is not available.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 02/02/2018 14:35:36 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George