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349034

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Staff: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2015 to Question 1100, how many employees are represented by the 160 employers signed up to the Staff Health Check pledge.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	1484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>The most recent figure available for the number of employees covered by this pledge is from July 2014 when there were 122 employers signed up to the pledge, representing 458,237 employees. However, there are currently 160 employers signed up to the Staff Health Check pledge so this number will have increased.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/06/2015 10:29:33 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

348521

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with which organisations his Department has discussed the responsibility deal since December 2014.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	1115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>Details of meetings held by Ministers and Permanent Secretaries with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-overseas-travel-and-meetings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-overseas-travel-and-meetings</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information requested in respect of other officials’ meetings is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 10/06/2015 16:17:52 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

348522

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Diabetes: Podiatry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps health authorities are taking to ensure diabetics receive annual checks on their feet.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	1116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>Incentivising general practitioners through the Quality and Outcomes Framework to ensure patients receive the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) care processes will increase the number of annual foot checks delivered so that patients at risk will be picked up earlier. The latest data published in the National Diabetes Audit report shows that over 85% of all those with diabetes in England and Wales received a foot examination in 2012-13. However, there is still room for improvement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England has launched the National Diabetes Footcare Audit (a new module to be incorporated into the National Diabetes Audit) which will enable all diabetes foot care services to measure their performance against NICE clinical guidelines and peer units.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>According to the National Diabetes Inpatient Audit, in 2011, 58.3% of trusts had a multidisciplinary foot team, and in 2013, 71.8% of trusts had one.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 1117 question first answered 11/06/2015 10:39:55 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

348523

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Diabetes: Podiatry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many diabetic foot clinics are in operation in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	1117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>Incentivising general practitioners through the Quality and Outcomes Framework to ensure patients receive the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) care processes will increase the number of annual foot checks delivered so that patients at risk will be picked up earlier. The latest data published in the National Diabetes Audit report shows that over 85% of all those with diabetes in England and Wales received a foot examination in 2012-13. However, there is still room for improvement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England has launched the National Diabetes Footcare Audit (a new module to be incorporated into the National Diabetes Audit) which will enable all diabetes foot care services to measure their performance against NICE clinical guidelines and peer units.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>According to the National Diabetes Inpatient Audit, in 2011, 58.3% of trusts had a multidisciplinary foot team, and in 2013, 71.8% of trusts had one.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 1116 question first answered 11/06/2015 10:39:55 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

348528

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mesothelioma: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the finance for research into mesothelioma; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	1216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has invited researchers to apply for mesothelioma research funding, in particular to address the research questions identified through the Mesothelioma Priority Setting Partnership and published in December 2014. Eight NIHR programmes are participating in this themed call. Four funding applications for research specifically in mesothelioma are currently under review. The call under the Health Technology Assessment programme closes on 3 September 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 09/06/2015 13:00:37 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

348629

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Department of Health: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Prime Minister's press release of 18 August 2014, what steps he is taking to assess the impact of his Department's policies on the family.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Mr David Burrowes
uin	1197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>The Family Test was announced by the Prime Minister in August 2014 and introduced in October 2014 through the publication of guidance for officials - Family Test Guidance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The objective of the Test is to introduce a family perspective to the policy making process, specifically to make the potential impacts on family functioning and relationships explicit.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department is working to raise awareness of the Family Test amongst its policy staff, so that the impact of policy on the family is considered as a matter of course. The Family Test is highlighted in policy induction training, which is available to staff who are new to policy roles in the Department. The Family Test is also highlighted through the PolicyKit, an online resource for the Department’s policy officials.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/06/2015 10:26:24 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes

348255

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to review mental health provision in the West Midlands; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	1026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>This is a matter for the National Health Service locally. NHS England advises that Coventry and Rugby Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), is working along with South Warwickshire CCG, Warwickshire North CCG, Coventry City Council and Warwickshire County Council, on a joint review of the specifications for children and adolescent mental health services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the current financial year Coventry and Rugby CCG will put an additional £1.2 million towards the mental health services it commissions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 1027 question first answered 08/06/2015 14:24:51 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

348256

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to make additional resources available for mental health services in the West Midlands over the next five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	1027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>This is a matter for the National Health Service locally. NHS England advises that Coventry and Rugby Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), is working along with South Warwickshire CCG, Warwickshire North CCG, Coventry City Council and Warwickshire County Council, on a joint review of the specifications for children and adolescent mental health services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the current financial year Coventry and Rugby CCG will put an additional £1.2 million towards the mental health services it commissions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 1026 question first answered 08/06/2015 14:24:51 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

348257

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to make additional funding available to tackle drug-resistant infections over the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	1028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>The health and care system across the United Kingdom is taking action against the growing threat of infections that are resistant to the antimicrobial drugs used to treat them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In December 2014, we published the UK Five Year AMR Strategy detailed implementation plan. The plan set out those activities that needed to be undertaken to deliver the strategy in each of seven key areas for action. Activity in the plan is led by the Department of Health, Public Health England, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and NHS England and is incorporated within existing business plans for those organisations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has no current plans to make additional funding available to tackle drug-resistant infections. Any proposals for funding would be subject to the outcome of the Spending Review later this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 08/06/2015 10:54:59 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

348258

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Infectious Diseases
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 drug-resistant infections (a) in the West Midlands and (b) nationally in the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	1029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) has published no estimates for the number of drug-resistant infections in the West Midlands or nationally over the next five years. The science of drug resistant infections is incompletely understood and is rapidly changing and evolving. Multi-drug resistant infections are unpredictable in their occurrence and can rapidly change. For these reasons producing estimates of the likely burden in future years is unlikely to be meaningful or robust.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Antimicrobial resistance is a priority for PHE who are working to improve surveillance and knowledge in this area. Specific antimicrobial resistant infections have been measured by PHE and openly published in weekly Health Protection Reports.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 08/06/2015 10:58:32 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham