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1109054

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
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	Cytomegalovirus
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 is taking to improve the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of cytomegalovirus in infants and children.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	240083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>Experts advise that cytomegalovirus (CMV) remains difficult to diagnose because in the majority of cases the baby presents normally at birth.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecology (RCOG) published an update for the treatment of congenital CMV infection, acknowledging that therapeutic options such as antiviral therapy are still being evaluated within the research setting. The RCOG will consider whether the paper needed to be updated.</p><p> </p><p>Departmental officials will be meeting the charity CMV Action next month to discuss their recommendations to prevent, diagnose and intervene.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 10/04/2019 13:32:18 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1109056

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
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	Cytomegalovirus
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 is taking to increase (a) awareness of and (b) education on cytomegalovirus among pregnant women.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	240085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>Health visitors and midwives, together with other health care professionals including general practitioners and general practice nurses provide advice and guidance to families at contacts in the pre-conception period, pregnancy and throughout early childhood.</p><p> </p><p>To support direct clinical advice from health care professionals, Public Health England’s Start4Life social marketing programme informs parents-to-be and parents about cytomegalovirus via its Information Service for Parents subscription email service. This includes links to the National Health Service website, and information on preventative measures, including good hand hygiene. Start4Life also provides this messaging through its social media channels.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 240084 question first answered 10/04/2019 13:42:07 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1088522

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
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	Lumacaftor/ivacaftor
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 19 January 2018 to Question 122336 on Orkambi, whether he has made an estimate of the potential savings accruing to the public purse from reduced hospital admissions in the event that Orkambi is made available on the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	232091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>As stated in my answer on 19 January 2018, the Department has made no estimate.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 21/03/2019 16:17:12 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1088523

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
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	Lumacaftor/ivacaftor: Republic of Ireland
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 19 January 2018 to Question 122358 on Orkambi: Republic of Ireland, whether he has had further discussions with his Irish counterpart on the cost-effectiveness of Orkambi in treating cystic fibrosis.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	232092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department has had no further discussions with the Republic of Ireland in relation to Orkambi.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 21/03/2019 16:18:55 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1011547

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	Baby Care Units
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 neonatal units are able to provide parents with access to a trained mental health professional to support their mental health and wellbeing when their baby is born needing neonatal care.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	194171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 28/11/2018 14:25:18 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1011548

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	Baby Care Units
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 of the £365 million perinatal mental health fund has been allocated to the development of psychological support services in neonatal units; and how many neonatal units have benefited from that perinatal mental health funding.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	194172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>All specialist inpatient and community perinatal mental health services commissioned as part of the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health transformation programme, which is backed by a £365 million investment covering the period from 2015/16 to 2020/21, are for women in the perinatal period with moderate to severe mental illness. This includes women accessing neonatal units. By April 2019, all clinical commissioning groups in the country will have at least one specialist community perinatal mental health service, and therefore all neonatal units will be able to draw on the expertise of the staff at these services.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has also invested in multidisciplinary perinatal mental health clinical networks across the country to drive forward change, focusing on collaborative working to develop local, integrated pathways and support early identification of those at risk of mental illness in the perinatal period to enable better outcomes for women in all communities.</p><p> </p><p>Mothers with a baby in a neonatal unit and also accessing specialist perinatal mental health community teams are equally able to engage with the perinatal mental health care pathway.</p><p> </p><p>Further information about the pathway is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/perinatal-mental-health-care-pathway.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/perinatal-mental-health-care-pathway.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 28/11/2018 14:26:24 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1006976

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
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	Palliative Care: Children
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 is taking to ensure that all children with life-limiting conditions have access to an advance care plan, as recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	191451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>Local commissioners, who are responsible for delivering the majority of children’s palliative and end of life care, should take the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence guidance into account when planning services for local populations.</p><p> </p><p>To support implementation of the guidance NHS England commissioned Together for Short Lives, a leading children’s end of life care charity, to examine services across the country to identify best practice in implementation of the guidance, as well as barriers, through interviews with local NHS services. Together for Short Lives have now provided a suite of solutions to enable local areas to meet the needs of children at the end of life. More information about this work can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.togetherforshortlives.org.uk/changing-lives/supporting-care-professionals/introduction-childrens-palliative-care/nice-guidelines/" target="_blank">www.togetherforshortlives.org.uk/changing-lives/supporting-care-professionals/introduction-childrens-palliative-care/nice-guidelines/</a></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 21/11/2018 14:41:45 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

997716

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
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: Apprentices
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 apprentices are employed in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	185741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>As at 31 October 2018, the Department has 52 apprentices on learning programmes.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 06/11/2018 17:00:12 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

997738

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
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: Pay
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 staff in his Department are paid less than £8.75 per hour.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	185761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>On 31 October 2018, no individuals employed by the Department were paid less than £8.75 per hour.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 06/11/2018 16:59:24 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

997778

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
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: Pay
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 staff in his Department are paid less than £10.20 per hour.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	185781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department operates different pay rates for staff based in London and those based elsewhere. On 31st October 2018, eight individuals working in the Department were paid less than £10.20 per hour. All of these individuals were based outside London. All staff in London were paid £10.20 per hour or more.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 06/11/2018 16:57:34 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden