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	registered interest
	date	05/10/2020
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Cancer: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide additional funding to the Northern Ireland Executive for reducing the backlog in treatment of cancer patients.
	tabling member printed	Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
	uin	HL8743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognise the dedication and resolve of staff across the health and social care systems who have shown real determination to provide the best care possible to their patients during this challenging time.</p><p> </p><p>The Covid-19 pandemic has drastically altered the functions of hospitals and as such the focus has led to a serious impact on waiting lists.</p><p> </p><p>The lack of a functioning Executive in Northern Ireland in previous years, coupled with the impact on the health and social care system from the pandemic, exacerbated the need for the urgent reform of services. As a result, the Rebuilding Health &amp; Social Care Strategic Framework was published by Minister Swann on 9 June. In addition to this, Minister Swann announced the launch of a new Covid-19 Surge Planning Strategic Framework for Northern Ireland on 6 October. One of the key initiatives in the framework is the establishment of a regional cancer reset cell to oversee the resumption of screening, diagnosis and treatment of cancer patients in clinically safe environments as quickly as possible, and to protect these services as much as possible in the event of further potential surges of Covid-19</p><p> </p><p>Beyond this, under the New Decade, New Approach deal, the Executive will introduce a new action plan on waiting times. The UK Government committed £2 billion over five years to facilitate NDNA commitments, which includes around £245m to support the transformation of public services, and £200 million over three years to deliver pay parity. The deal also responds to the increasing demand for doctors in Northern Ireland, providing £60m of capital and resource funding to deliver a Northern Ireland Graduate Entry Medical School in Derry/Londonderry, which has now been approved by the Executive.</p><p> </p><p>Recognising the pressures arising from the Covid-19 pandemic, the UK Government has provided the Northern Ireland Executive with a guaranteed £2.4billion in additional funding. The allocation of this funding within the health budget is a matter for the Executive.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 14/10/2020 14:14:34 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

1600592

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2023
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Cancer: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the Department of Health in Northern Ireland concerning long waiting lists for cancer treatment and operations.
	tabling member printed	Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
	uin	HL6048
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is acutely aware of the pressures facing the health service in Northern Ireland, including on cancer treatment.</p><p> </p><p>A fully functioning devolved government is the best way to deliver the necessary reforms to transform healthcare and cut waiting lists. That is why the Government is doing all it can to restore the Executive as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has introduced appropriate measures to protect the delivery of all public services and my officials continue to engage regularly with the Northern Ireland Department of Health.</p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 07/03/2023 12:37:11 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
	tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

1001907

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Cancer: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the Department of Health in Northern Ireland (DHNI)’s press release entitled Department Announces Improved Access to New Drugs, published on 12 September 2018, what discussions she has had with the DHNI on the timeline for providing access to medicines approved for use through the Cancer Drug Fund in England; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	188109
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>This is a devolved issue. Northern Ireland Office officials have been liaising with the Northern Ireland Department of Health on this important issue and I am pleased to hear that work is ongoing to ensure an appropriate process is in place which will provide clinical consultants, and hence patients, access as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 13/11/2018 15:48:42 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon