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885218

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
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	Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
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 and what proportion of people of working age in England with (a) Parkinson’s disease, (b) cystic fibrosis, (c) sickle cell anaemia and (d) Lupus have to pay for their prescriptions.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	136083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information. Extensive arrangements are in place to ensure that people can access affordable prescriptions and almost 90% of prescription items are free on the National Health Service in England. Individuals may be exempted on the basis of medical conditions or may be entitled to exemption on the basis of their age or income. To support those who do not qualify for an exemption, Prescription Prepayment Certificates are available, which allow holders to get all the prescriptions they require for just £2 per week.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 25/04/2018 11:00:17 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

885220

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
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, when he plans to publish the Government's commissioned analysis by Ernst and Young of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the medicines supply chain.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	136085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>Due to the large volume of commercial and sensitive information that has been shared by the pharmaceutical industry throughout this work, the Department will be unable to publish the final report. However, we will consider publication of an executive summary of the work.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 25/04/2018 10:58:31 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

885233

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
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	Sapropterin
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Mental Health and Inequalities on 22 March, Col 488, what recent discussions he has had with BioMarin, the manufacturer of Kuvan, on the pricing of that drug.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	136098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>NHS England has advised that they have, over the last three years, received fewer than 10 Individual Funding Requests applications and therefore there have been fewer than 10 approvals relating to the use of Kuvan.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has not had further recent discussions with the manufacturer (BioMarin) since the oral contribution of my Rt. hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Mental Health and Inequalities (Jackie Doyle-Price).</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 136042 question first answered 24/04/2018 15:36:59 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

885234

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
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	Whittington Hospital
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what services are available for new patients at the Whittington Health NHS Trust clinic specialising in the treatment of chronic urinary tract infections.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	136099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>The Lower Urinary Tract Service (LUTS) at the Whittington Health NHS Trust (WHT) clinic provides treatments to patients with urinary tract infections which includes prescribing antibiotics.</p><p> </p><p>The Trust has been working to address the recommendations of the Royal College of Physicians following a service review of the LUTS, before the clinic is re-opened to new patients. The Trust is currently in negotiations with commissioners to establish the re-opening of the clinic in the 2018/19 contract.</p><p> </p><p>The service specification will be reviewed within 12 months of the clinic re-opening to new referrals. Patients who might previously have been referred to WHT will remain under the care of their own clinicians locally.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 25/04/2018 11:10:11 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

885237

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
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	Dental Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discounted rates for dental treatment are available for people on the basis of (a) protected characteristics, (b) pregnancy and (c) low income.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	136102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>Exemptions to National Health Service dental charges ensure that cost is not a barrier to accessing NHS dental treatement for the most vulnerable.</p><p> </p><p>Protected characteristics include age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation. Not all individuals with protected characteristics are automatically entitled to help with health costs for NHS dental treatment as a result of their protected characteristics alone. However individuals with protected characteristics may qualify for help with health for other reasons.</p><p> </p><p>People who are aged under 18, under 19 in full time education and for those who are pregnant or have had a baby in the previous 12 months are exempt from NHS dental patient charges.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals who are on low incomes and are claiming Income Support, Income-related Employment and Support Allowance, Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance, Pension Credit Guarantee Credit, Universal Credit are also exempt from dental charges.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS Low Income Scheme may also provide full or partial help with the cost of treatment for those who do not qualify for free NHS dental treatments but have a low income.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 23/04/2018 15:18:36 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

885239

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
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	Breastfeeding
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 adequacy of provision of breast pumps in (a) maternity and (b) neo-natal units.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	136104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>No assessment has been made centrally. It is for local healthcare providers to commission services and equipment to meet the needs of their population, including the provision of breast pumps in maternity and neo-natal units.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 136105 question first answered 23/04/2018 13:40:10 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

885240

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
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	Breastfeeding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that all (a) maternity and (b) neo-natal units have an adequate provision of breast pumps.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	136105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>No assessment has been made centrally. It is for local healthcare providers to commission services and equipment to meet the needs of their population, including the provision of breast pumps in maternity and neo-natal units.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 136104 question first answered 23/04/2018 13:40:10 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

885241

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
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	Breastfeeding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking in response to the finding of the National Maternity Review that 90 per cent of women stopped breastfeeding before they wanted to.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	136106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting breastfeeding, as the health benefits are clear for mothers and their babies. We would still like to see more mothers breastfeeding and doing so for longer.</p><p> </p><p>Breastfeeding is one of the six high-impact areas for health visiting outlined in the Healthy Child Programme which mandates that all parents receive five universal health visitor checks before their child reaches two and a half years old.</p><p> </p><p>Support and information is also available to parents and health professionals through NHS Choices, the National Breastfeeding Helpline, UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative, the Start4Life Information Service for parents which includes an interactive Facebook Messenger ‘chatbot’ that provides live breastfeeding support to new mums at any time of day, and local peer support parents.</p><p> </p><p>Later this year, the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition will publish its report on Feeding in the First Year of Life and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence will update its guidelines on maternal and infant feeding. This will provide us with opportunities to review current actions and identify further measures.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England (PHE) is working with Yale University on a global research project that involves working with Governments to scale up their breastfeeding strategies and is supported by World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF. This work will help inform PHE’s work to improve breastfeeding rates through the Maternity Transformation Programme, the Best Start in Life programme and PHE/WHO’s Public Health Collaborating Centre.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 23/04/2018 13:41:24 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

885250

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with key infrastructure providers on the steps they are taking to protect themselves from cyber-attack.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	136115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>Government Departments and the National Cyber Security Centre have regular discussions with key infrastructure providers on their management of cyber risk.</p><p> </p><p>Ensuring the United Kingdom’s Critical National Infrastructure is secure and resilient against cyber-attack is a priority for the Government as set out in the National Cyber Security Strategy. This is supported by a significant programme of work to provide advice, guidance and support to infrastructure providers and develop effective regulatory frameworks.</p><p> </p><p>The Department works continuously with national bodies to ensure that the critical information technology infrastructure used by the health and care system is secure. Earlier this month the Department requested written assurances from critical information technology asset owners on the cyber security of those assets.</p><p> </p><p>Departmental officials have also met with the Senior Information Risk Owners of NHS Digital and NHS England within the last two weeks to discuss the security of the critical information technology infrastructure that they are responsible for providing to the health and social care system.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 24/04/2018 12:58:43 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

885281

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
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	Pregnancy: Folic Acid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what advice his Department gives to pregnant women on folic acid.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	136146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>To prevent pregnancies affected by neural tube defects, the Department supports the recommendation of NHS Choices which advises women to take 400 micrograms of folic acid every day prior to conception and in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 24/04/2018 12:56:19 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon