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786989

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will undertake an evidence-based review into the association with and effect of abortion on the psychological and mental health of women that draws on (a) UK and (b) international research; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	112337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>A systematic review of induced abortion and mental health was published in 2011. The review was undertaken by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health and funded by the Department. The review concluded that having an abortion does not increase the risk of mental health problems. There are no plans to commission further work in this area.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 112338 question first answered 20/11/2017 16:07:41 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

786990

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to ensure that studies on abortion that are (a) funded and (b) supported by his Department do not omit women who are at higher risk of complications from abortion; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	112338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>A systematic review of induced abortion and mental health was published in 2011. The review was undertaken by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health and funded by the Department. The review concluded that having an abortion does not increase the risk of mental health problems. There are no plans to commission further work in this area.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 112337 question first answered 20/11/2017 16:07:41 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

769889

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Continuing Care: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many Continuing Healthcare claims for repayment of fees paid were outstanding in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	107457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>Payment for an NHS Continuing Healthcare ‘previously unassessed period of care’ is only made for cases assessed as eligible.</p><p> </p><p>As described in a public letter from the former NHS Chief Executive Sir David Nicholson, dated 15 March 2012, deadlines were introduced for requests for an assessment for a NHS Continuing Healthcare ‘previously unassessed period of care’ between 1 April 2004 and 31 March 2012.</p><p> </p><p>The number of requests for a NHS Continuing Healthcare ‘previously unassessed period of care’ between 1 April 2004 and 31 March 2012 that were outstanding at the end of the previous 12 months are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Requests outstanding</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2017</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2017</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2017</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2017</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2017</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2017</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2017</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2017</p></td><td><p>78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2017</p></td><td><p>178</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2016</p></td><td><p>607</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2016</p></td><td><p>901</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2016</p></td><td><p>1,498</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Information is not held on the number of outstanding requests for an assessment for an NHS Continuing Healthcare ‘previously unassessed period of care’ from April 2012 onwards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 20/10/2017 10:59:06 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

765264

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Continuing Care: Medical Records
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on the retention of patient records for use by people who are claiming funds back as part of the NHS Continuing Healthcare scheme.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	105687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>There is no separate policy on the retention of patient records in respect of NHS Continuing Healthcare or for people requesting an assessment for a NHS Continuing Healthcare ‘previously unassessed period of care’.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS England Corporate Records, Retention and Disposal Schedule is in line with the Government’s published ‘Records Management Code of Practice for Health and Social Care’ at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/records-management-code-of-practice-for-health-and-social-care" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/records-management-code-of-practice-for-health-and-social-care</a></p><p>which sets out the standards required for the management of records for organisations who work within, or under contract to the National Health Servcie in England.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 12/10/2017 13:35:30 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

731707

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Tobacco Control Plan for England will provide sustainable funding for local tobacco control and stop-smoking services.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government is developing a new tobacco control plan, which will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 27/06/2017 10:37:00 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

731708

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Smoking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to reduce inequalities in health outcomes caused by higher rates of smoking among lower socioeconomic groups.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>As smoking rates in England continue to decline, tobacco use is increasingly concentrated in our poorest and most disadvantaged communities.</p><p> </p><p>Local stop smoking services provided by local authorities are effective in reducing health inequalities where they are targeted to meet identified needs. Public Health England (PHE) supports local areas with a range of evidence, data and tools to facilitate targeted and effective interventions recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and have a programme of work focussed on reducing smoking in pregnancy and in mental health settings.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017/18, PHE will run the Stoptober and January smoking health harms mass media campaigns, targeted to reach people in lower socioeconomic groups.</p><p> </p><p>A national Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) scheme incentivises National Health Service trusts in England to identify inpatients that smoke and provide them with treatment and a referral for support with quitting.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 29/06/2017 11:14:15 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

682367

registered interest
date	31/01/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to increase the capacity of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency as a result of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	62400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government is assessing fully how the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union will impact on medicines regulation in the UK, including the future role of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and its capacity requirements.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 08/02/2017 10:14:36 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

681202

registered interest
date	30/01/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to increase the capacity of NICE's appraisal processes for (a) muscle-wasting treatments and (b) treatments for other rare diseases.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	62147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2017 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has the necessary capacity to develop technology appraisal guidance on all the technologies prioritised through its established topic selection processes, including drugs and treatments for muscle-wasting conditions and other rare diseases.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 07/02/2017 15:54:00 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

681203

registered interest
date	30/01/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to emotional and psychological support for people with (a) muscle-wasting conditions and (b) other rare diseases.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	62148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2017 answer text <p>Patients and their families affected by rare diseases and muscle-wasting conditions often require emotional and psychological support. NHS England has committed to a number of national priorities to improve the support available including the Improved Access to Psychological Therapies programme and the Government’s choice commitment to end of life care. Teams within NHS England’s medical directorate are working with a wide range of stakeholders and patient representatives to embed person-centred care for all patients with long-term life limiting conditions.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 07/02/2017 10:06:53 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

657939

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Smoking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to require local authorities to provide stop smoking services.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	57310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>The most recent data show that smoking rates among adults and young people are at their lowest ever level. This has been achieved through the implementation of a comprehensive tobacco control strategy, one element of which is the provision of evidence-based stop smoking services. Smoking rates vary considerably across the country and it is right that local councils have the flexibility to consider how best to respond to the unique needs of their local population.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 16/12/2016 12:20:38 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman