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797715

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Department of Health: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the (a) number of officials to be employed by his Department and (b) his Department's payroll in (i) 2018, (ii) 2019, (iii) 2020, (iv) 2021 and (v) 2022 as a result of the UK leaving EU.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	116678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>Leaving the European Union is an all-of-Government operation. The Department for Exiting the European Union is doing detailed work with departments to prepare for the upcoming negotiations by understanding the risks and opportunities of leaving the EU and coordinating planning.</p><p> </p><p>Staff within the Global and Public Health Directorate of this Department lead on providing advice to Ministers on EU Exit and exit-related issues.</p><p> </p><p>Members of staff across the Department also provide advice and analysis on EU Exit issues as required.</p><p> </p><p>Given the interactions between EU exit work and the Department’s other priorities, it would not be possible to give an accurate figure.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 116469 question first answered 07/12/2017 14:26:48 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

793193

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Drugs: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the pharmaceutical industry of there being no deal between the UK and the EU.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	114978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>We are confident that a future partnership between the United Kingdom and European Union, and one that minimising disruption for patients and business, is in the interests of both sides, so we approach these negotiations anticipating success.</p><p> </p><p>However, since June 2016, every Government department has been working at pace to build a detailed understanding of how withdrawing from the EU will affect its existing policies and services in a wide range of outcomes. This will ensure that we are prepared both for a negotiated settlement but also for the unlikely scenario in which no mutually satisfactory agreement can be reached.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is engaging with businesses across the economy in order to understand the challenges and opportunities that may impact them in the coming months and years. We understand the need to reduce uncertainty wherever we can, and are working to get the right deal for industry and ensure the UK remains the best possible place to do business. As part of this dialogue, we will be working closely to understand how the Government can support businesses in making the transition outside of the European Union.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 27/11/2017 16:46:45 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

777661

registered interest
date	25/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Vaccination: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to change levels of funding for vaccination programmes; and which vaccines will be so affected.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	109520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>Funding for vaccination programmes (both the cost of vaccines and administering those vaccines) were estimated up to 2020/21 as part of the Department’s 2015 Spending Review process. These estimates are updated on an ongoing basis to take account of expert advice as well as changes in demand and pricing.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 02/11/2017 16:19:26 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

777812

registered interest
date	25/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Department of Health: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department was consulted by the Department for Exiting the European Union on the economic impact assessments conducted for the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	109547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government is carrying out an ongoing programme of comprehensive analytical work that will inform our negotiating position with the European Union, to define our deep and special partnership with the EU and inform our understanding of how EU exit will affect the United Kingdom’s domestic policies and frameworks.</p><p>The Department of Health has been working, and continues to work with officials across government, in close coordination with the Department for Exiting the European Union, to ensure the delivery of a comprehensive programme of analysis across government.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 30/10/2017 16:36:55 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

776992

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of children waiting for mental health support services in (a) Hounslow, (b) London and (c) England.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	109432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>The information is not held in the format requested. Data on waiting times for children referred to mental health support services is not held. Data on the count of people under 18, who have a referral recorded that started on or after 1 January 2016 is reported by NHS Digital and can be viewed via the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://content.digital.nhs.uk/mhldsreports" target="_blank">http://content.digital.nhs.uk/mhldsreports</a></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 30/10/2017 16:38:21 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

776993

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of children on the waiting list for mental health support services in (a) Hounslow, (b) London and (c) England who have witnessed domestic abuse.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	109433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 30/10/2017 16:40:53 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

747776

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of the public sector pay cap on staffing levels in the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	900198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>National Health Service staff do a fantastic job and the government is committed to ensuring they can continue to deliver world-class patient care. Pay restraint has helped the NHS to recruit an additional 33,800 (6.4%) professionally qualified clinical staff since May 2010.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 04/07/2017 16:31:54 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

425739

registered interest
date	03/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Professions: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate he has made of the average cost to the NHS of employing a (a) nurse, (b) midwife and (c) doctor; and what forecast he has made of that cost in each year from 2016-17 to 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	14478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2015 answer text <p>Information is available for 2014/15 and is set out in the following table:</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Estimated Average Cost per Full-Time Equivalent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Qualified nurses, midwives and health visitors</p></td><td><p>£42,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Midwives</p></td><td><p>£45,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All hospital and community health services doctors</p></td><td><p>£96,200</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong></strong></p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p>Separate figures for qualified nurses are not available. Costs include employer national insurance and pension contributions but not other costs such as recruitment and training (which is not collected centrally).</p><br /><p><em>Source: </em>Department of Health’s Headline HCHS Pay bill Metrics, which are based primarily on earnings statistics published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre, supplemented by employer pension and national insurance contributions estimates informed by unpublished and unvalidated data from the Electronic Staff Record Data Warehouse.</p><br /><p>Future costs will depend on the outcome of the Spending Review and pay recommendations of the independent Pay Review Bodies.</p><br /> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 06/11/2015 14:41:16 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

175269

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department last updated the guidance it issues to the NHS on dealing with women who have undergone FGM.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	221745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department provided an interim update to the health content of the “Multi Agency Practice Guidelines – Female Genital Mutilation” in July 2014 whilst more detailed guidance was being developed to reflect new requirements on National Health Service staff related to the Department’s FGM Prevention Programme. We plan to publish further guidance next month.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department and NHS England have also issued FGM guidance to the NHS through a statement of requirements and responsibilities, and have updated the content for health professionals on the NHS Choices FGM web-page.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department also commissioned Health Education England to produce five new e-learning training sessions on FGM for NHS staff, the first of which is available free of charge to NHS staff on the national ‘eLearning for Health’ platform.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 28/01/2015 13:44:11 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

170723

registered interest
date	16/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of victims of sexual assault or child sexual abuse on waiting lists for mental health support services in each region.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	218901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>This data is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, it is a priority for the Government that mental health services are available to victims of sexual assault and abuse as and when they need them.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Government has invested over £400 million in Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services, which provide trauma based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. In September the Government published <em>Achieving Better Access to Mental Health Services by 2020</em>, which contains the first waiting time standards for mental health and sets out a standard to ensure treatment within six weeks for 75% of adults referred to the IAPT Programme, and for 95% of people within 18 weeks.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has invested £54 million in the Children and Young People’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (CYP IAPT) programme over 2011-15/16, which is designed to improve access to evidence-based psychological therapies for children and young people.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has also established the Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Taskforce, which is looking at how to improve access to services that are more responsive to children and young people’s needs. The Taskforce have set up a Task and Finish group to consider how mental health services can better reflect the needs of vulnerable children and young people, including children and young people who have particular mental health needs as a result of childhood sexual exploitation or abuse.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 05/01/2015 16:10:28 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra