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946771

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
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	Abortion Act 1967
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 assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provisions of the Abortion Act 1967.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	167388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2018 answer text <p>Under the Abortion Act 1967, women have early access to safe, legal, high quality abortion services. There were 194,668 abortions performed under the provisions of the Abortion Act in England and Wales in 2017, with 98% of abortions being funded by the National Health Service.</p><p> </p><p>Abortion is an issue on which the Government adopts a neutral stance. Proposals for legislative change are a matter for backbenchers to bring forward and decisions are made on the basis of free votes.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 05/09/2018 12:41:12 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

946970

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
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	Prescription 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 his Department is taking to reduce the waste of prescription medicine.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	167318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department commissioned the York Health Economics Consortium and the School of Pharmacy at the University of London to carry out research to determine the scale, causes and costs of waste medicines in England. The report, ‘Evaluation of the Scale, Causes and Costs of Waste Medicines’, was published on 23 November 2010. This found that the gross cost of unused prescription medicines in primary and community care in the NHS in England in 2009 was £300 million a year and that up to £150 million of this was avoidable. The report is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1350234/" target="_blank">http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1350234/</a></p><p> </p><p>A number of initiatives have been taken, which NHS England expects will directly impact on medicines wastage. This includes the deployment of clinical pharmacists in general practice and in care homes to undertake medicines reviews. In addition, work to address problematic polypharmacy and ensure appropriate de-prescribing of medicines and addressing variation through the use of RightCare principles is also expected to contribute to a reduction in medicines waste.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is also leading on the Medicines Value Programme, the aim being to improve value in terms of improving patient outcomes while maintaining an affordable medicines bill.</p><p> </p><p>While recognising the importance of reducing medicines wastage from a value for money perspective, the key to securing a reduction in medicines wastage is implementation of the principles of medicines optimisation, ensuring that each patient receives the right medicine, at the right dosage, at the right time.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 06/09/2018 16:08:45 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

946990

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
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	Smoking
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 and what proportion of people have taken up smoking in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	167327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information centrally.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 06/09/2018 15:59:30 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

947037

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Annual Reports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which agencies and other public bodies accountable to him will not have published their annual report and accounts for 2017-2018 by 31 July 2018; and what the reasons are for each such body not having done so by that date.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	167136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>A list of agencies and other public bodies which are accountable to the Department of Health and Social Care are listed on GOV.UK at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations</a></p><p> </p><p>All accounts that are published will appear on the bodies’ websites.</p><p> </p><p>As per the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, there is no legal requirement for agencies or other public bodies to publish their accounts before the January following year end.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 06/09/2018 15:53:29 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

945526

registered interest
date	20/07/2018
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	Disability: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the gap between demand and funding for health services for disabled children and their families; what steps he is taking to address any such gap; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Reigate
tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
uin	166433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>The commissioning of health and social care services for children with disabilities is the responsibility of clinical commissioning groups and local authorities respectively. Local commissioners are best placed to assess the needs of the local population, and to mitigate any shortfalls.</p><p> </p><p>In 2014, the Government introduced a new statutory framework requiring local authorities and clinical commissioning groups to commission jointly services for children with special educational needs and disability, across health, social care and education. Since 2014, £327 million has been given to local areas to support implementation of these new arrangements, in addition to the high needs budget for placements for pupils with complex special educational needs which is £6 billion this year, the highest it has ever been.</p><p> </p><p>Every local area’s arrangements are being inspected jointly by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission, in addition to their role inspecting providers.</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to establish a disabled children’s fund. Funding for the National Health Service will grow on average by 3.4% in real terms each year from 2019/20 to 2023/24; by 2023/24 the NHS budget will increase by over £20 billion a year in real terms compared with today.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 166436 question first answered 25/07/2018 10:23:42 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt

945570

registered interest
date	20/07/2018
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	Carers
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 the Government has to increase support for unpaid carers.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	166466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to continuing to support informal carers, and to do so in a way that supports their own health and wellbeing, employment and other life chances.</p><p> </p><p>That is why, on 5 June, the Department published a cross-Government action plan of targeted work to support carers over the next two years. This is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/carers-action-plan-2018-to-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/carers-action-plan-2018-to-2020</a></p><p> </p><p>There are 64 actions in the plan focused around five important themes:</p><p>- Effective services and systems;</p><p>- Employment and financial wellbeing;</p><p>- Supporting young carers;</p><p>- Recognition and support within the wider community and society; and</p><p>- Building evidence and research to improve health and wellbeing outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>The forthcoming adult social care Green Paper will also include a focus on carers and how society supports them.</p><p> </p><p>On funding, social care continues to be a key priority for this Government. In addition to the £2 billion announced at Spring Budget 2017, we have announced a further £150 million for 2018/19, giving councils access to up to £9.4 billion more dedicated funding for adult social care in total over three years.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 25/07/2018 10:27:56 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

944767

registered interest
date	19/07/2018
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	Listeria Monocytogenes
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 food products which are contaminated with listeria are more easily identified and prevented from being put on sale to the public.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
uin	166284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>A range of measures operate to minimise the risk of consumers eating food products contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.</p><p> </p><p>Legislation provides measures to be taken by food manufactures producing specific food products. This includes product safety testing. Local authorities also undertake sampling to detect non-compliant products. Risk assessment and risk management capabilities, including removal of contaminated food products from the market, also operate.</p><p> </p><p>The Food Standards Agency also issues advice to those most at risk from Listeriosis on foods that due to their inherent risk and the probability of contamination with Listeria should be avoided.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 25/07/2018 15:51:39 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin

944791

registered interest
date	19/07/2018
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	Mental Health Services: Veterans
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 former armed forces personnel are able to access metal health services.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
uin	166249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>Veterans on average have very similar mental health needs to the general population. Most services used by veterans are provided by mainstream NHS services, often without their veteran status being disclosed. However, additional bespoke services have been provided in England to meet service related needs.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017 NHS England launched the Veterans Mental Health Transition, Intervention and Liaison Service (TILs) which increases access and treatment to appropriate and timely mental health services for both armed forces serving personnel approaching discharge and veterans with mental health difficulties.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England also launched the Veterans Mental Health Complex Treatment Service in April 2018, which builds on the launch of TILs and provides an enhanced service for veterans who have military-attributable complex mental health problems that have not been resolved earlier in the care/support pathway.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 25/07/2018 10:31:30 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

943812

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
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	Poverty: Life Expectancy
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 oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health of 18 April 2018, Official Report, column 190WH, on Austerity: Life Expectancy, if he will publish the evidence referred to relating to other European countries.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	165638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>Chapter Four of The Health Profile for England, published in July 2017, presents data comparing the life expectancy for the United Kingdom with that of other European countries for 2015. Chapter 4: European comparisons is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-profile-for-england/chapter-4-european-comparisons" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-profile-for-england/chapter-4-european-comparisons</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 25/07/2018 15:54:48 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

944002

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
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	General Dental Council
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 assessment he has made of the performance of the General Dental Council; and what steps he is taking to hold that body to account.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Williams
uin	165705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The General Dental Council (GDC) is the healthcare regulatory body responsible for the regulation of dentists and dental care practitioners in the United Kingdom and is independent of the Government.</p><p> </p><p>The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA) annually reviews each professional regulator’s performance against its Standards of Good Regulation and publishes its findings.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent GDC report was published by the PSA in November 2017 and covered the 2016/17 period. It found that the GDC met all but one of the 24 standards of good regulation.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 24/07/2018 15:16:27 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4666 label Biography information for Dr Paul Williams