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968121

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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 estimate the annual cost to the NHS of alcohol addiction in each year since 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	170778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The costs to the National Health Service in England associated with alcohol misuse have been estimated at £3.5 billion each year in 2009/10 prices. The Government has not updated this assessment.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 10/09/2018 16:59:19 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

968152

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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 Practitioners: Telephone Services
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 an assessment of the cost to the public purse of the establishment of freephone numbers for patients to contact GP surgeries.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	170805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>General practitioner (GP) practices are contracted and paid by NHS England to provide primary medical services for the National Health Service. As independent contractors, it is their responsibility to make their own business decisions; and this includes the choice and associated costs of telephone services. Therefore, there is no additional cost to the public purse over and above the income that practices receive from the NHS.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/09/2018 13:16:04 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

968320

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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	Child Sexual Abuse Independent Panel Inquiry
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 Mental Health and Inequalities of 3 July 2018, Official Report, column 105WH, for what reason his Department did not publish before the summer parliamentary recess a formal response to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse's report on Child Migrant Programmes, published on 1 March 2018.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	170897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>We are currently carefully considering the findings and recommendations made in the Child Migration Programmes report by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) and will respond in due course.</p><p> </p><p>We are aware of the age and declining health of many former child migrants, and we are committed to providing a considered response to all of the Inquiry's recommendations. The Home Office leads on the Government's response to the IICSA Interim Report.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 170887 question first answered 10/09/2018 15:58:46 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

968349

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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	Meat: Fraud
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 prevalence of meat fraud whereby expensive meat is replaced with a cheaper product; and how many successful prosecutions there have been for such offences in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	170714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The Food Standard Agency’s (FSA's) understanding of meat species substitution is derived from sampling data submitted by local authorities to the United Kingdom Food Surveillance System. Whilst these data indicate the presence of substitution they are inconclusive as to the prevalence of this practice across the wider industry.</p><p>The FSA collects data annually from local authorities regarding the number of prosecutions they have taken. We do not collect information on the specific details of the individual cases.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 10/09/2018 17:06:05 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

968353

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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 Professions: Training
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 students entered training as a (a) nurse, (b) midwife and (c) GP in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	170904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of nursing and midwifery students entering training in England in each of the last five academic years for which data is available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nurses</p></td><td><p>17,115</p></td><td><p>17,568</p></td><td><p>19,147</p></td><td><p>19,951</p></td><td><p>20,888</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Midwives</p></td><td><p>2,580</p></td><td><p>2,540</p></td><td><p>2,535</p></td><td><p>2,580</p></td><td><p>2,602</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Health Education England since 2013, Financial Information Management System prior to 2013</p><p> </p><p>Data for nurses and midwives entering training is not yet available for 2017/18.</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the total number of trainee doctors accepted onto general practice training programmes in England for the last five years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><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></tr><tr><td><p>General practitioners</p></td><td><p>2,767</p></td><td><p>2,671</p></td><td><p>2,769</p></td><td><p>3,019</p></td><td><p>3,157</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: General Practice National Recruitment Office</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 10/09/2018 16:30:47 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

968357

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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: Repairs and Maintenance
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 funding required from the public purse to remove the backlog of maintenance work in the NHS in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17, (c) 2017-18 and (d) the 2018-19 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	170907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>NHS Improvement collects data on backlog maintenance annually from National Health Service trusts through its Estates Returns Information Collection. The data collected has not been amended centrally and its accuracy always remains the responsibility of the contributing NHS organisations. It can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/559126/est-ret-info-col-2015-2016-Report.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/559126/est-ret-info-col-2015-2016-Report.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The estimated cost required to eliminate backlog maintenance work in the NHS in the current financial year will be published in October 2018. The estimated cost required to eliminate backlog maintenance work in the NHS in the last three years is:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total cost to eradicate backlog</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£ million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>4,042</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>4,338</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>4,975</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>5,546</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Backlog maintenance amounts and risks will change over time due to a number of reasons including the prioritisation of investment to reduce it, disposal of buildings with backlog maintenance, changes to estate and clinical standards, the aging of the estate and changes in the costs of capital work.</p><p> </p><p>The Autumn Budget announced £3.5 billion of new additional capital investment in the NHS in England by 2022-23, including £700 million to support turnaround plans in struggling trusts and tackle critical maintenance issues.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 10/09/2018 16:10:45 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

968368

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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 Practitioners: Standards
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 average waiting time to see a GP in England was in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	170916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The average waiting time for a general practitioner (GP) appointment is not collected or held centrally. In the 2018 GP patient survey 61.6% of respondents (who could remember whether or not they were able to get an appointment, and when they wanted the appointment) stated they saw or spoke to someone at a time they wanted to or sooner. NHS England is working with NHS Digital to consider ways of improving the availability and quality of GP data, including waiting times data.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to improving access to general practice services by 2019. This includes ensuring there are sufficient routine appointments available at evenings and weekends to meet locally determined demand, alongside effective access to out of hours and urgent care services. The latest National Health Service planning guidance, issued by NHS England in February 2018, requires clinical commissioning groups to provide extended access to general practice to their whole population by 1 October 2018, to ensure additional capacity is in place ahead of winter 2018.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/09/2018 13:15:08 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

967782

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
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	Postnatal Care
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 average post-partum hospital stay was in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	170271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Where data is available regarding the mean duration of post-natal stays in English National Health Service hospitals, statistics are shown in the following table for the years 2007/08 – 2016/17:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total deliveries (excluding unknown postnatal length of stay)</p></td><td><p>Mean postnatal duration (days)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>427,155</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>535,900</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>578,340</p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>591,209</p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>577,143</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>563,933</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>539,519</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>550,162</p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>553,795</p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>545,639</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Hospital Episode Statistics, NHS Digital</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 10/09/2018 16:02:03 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

967805

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
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 assessment he has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on patient access to short-shelf life medicines.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	170342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government has made significant progress in negotiations with the European Union and remains confident the United Kingdom will leave with a good deal for both sides. This deal will include ensuring patients in the UK have access to appropriate, safe, and cost effective medicines, including short shelf-life medicines.</p><p> </p><p>However, as a responsible Government, we continue to prepare proportionately for all scenarios, including the unlikely outcome that we leave the EU without any deal in March 2019. Therefore on 23 August 2018, the Department wrote to a number of pharmaceutical companies that supply medicines for National Health Service patients from, or via, the EU/European Economic Area (EEA), asking them to ensure that they have a minimum of six weeks additional supply in the UK, over and above their business as usual operational buffer stocks by 29 March 2019.</p><p> </p><p>For certain medicines with short shelf lives, which cannot be reasonably stockpiled, we are specifically asking that where these products are imported to the UK from the EU/EEA via road haulage and roll-on, roll-off sea, road and rail routes, suppliers ensure in advance plans to air freight these medicines to the UK. This will ensure that UK patients have the same access to these medicines as they currently do in unlikely event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/09/2018 16:26:05 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

967807

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
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	Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on how money raised from rebates paid under the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme 2014 has been used; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	170344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department has received £2,328 million from members of the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme (PPRS), as of Q1 2018, in respect of PPRS payments made under the 2014 scheme. The estimated United Kingdom income from PPRS payments in 2018/19 is £470 million. Published aggregate information on sales reports and payments made under the scheme on a quarterly basis can be found on the Government’s website at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/pprs-quarterly-net-sales-and-payment-information" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/pprs-quarterly-net-sales-and-payment-information</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department administers the scheme on behalf of all UK nations and PPRS payments that companies make under the scheme in respect of the UK are allocated to each of the four countries on an agreed basis each year. The Department ensures that all the income it receives from PPRS payments in England is reinvested in the National Health Service for patients’ benefit. The Department includes the expected PPRS payments in setting the NHS England allocations in advance of each year. NHS England is responsible for allocating the overall budget between clinical commissioning groups, specialised commissioning etc.</p><p> </p><p>Following normal Government accounting rules, there is no separately identified or ring-fenced funding stream associated with the PPRS payment. The Government is committed to improving access to clinically and cost-effective medicines including innovative new medicines and to optimise patient outcomes from these medicines.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 170343 170345 question first answered 12/09/2018 16:32:58 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner