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1150539

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
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	Barts Health NHS Trust: Legal Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much Barts NHS Foundation Trust spent on legal fees in relation to the case of Tafida Raqeeb v Barts NHS Foundation Trust and others in the High Court.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
uin	1773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not issue guidance on legal action in best interests cases. Decisions around withdrawal of treatment in such difficult circumstances are never easy. It is important that families and medical experts communicate and, where possible, reach agreement on the best interest of the child. Medical ethics committees and mediation services are often involved in such cases, but each case will be different and must be considered on its own unique circumstances by those who are involved – the National Health Services trust, clinicians and parents/patients. Health care professionals have a duty to act in the best interests of their patients and when doctors and families do not agree about the best interests of a child the Courts can been asked, by either party, to make an independent judgement, as in the case of Tafida Raqeeb.</p><p>The Department does not collect information on the cost of best interest cases.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 1774 question first answered 24/10/2019 10:56:08 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

1150540

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
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 Trusts: Civil Proceedings
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 High Court judgment of 3 October 2019 on Tafida Raqeeb v Barts NHS Foundation Trust and others, if his Department will undertake a review of the guidance issued to NHS Trusts on taking legal action in the best interests of patients.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
uin	1774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not issue guidance on legal action in best interests cases. Decisions around withdrawal of treatment in such difficult circumstances are never easy. It is important that families and medical experts communicate and, where possible, reach agreement on the best interest of the child. Medical ethics committees and mediation services are often involved in such cases, but each case will be different and must be considered on its own unique circumstances by those who are involved – the National Health Services trust, clinicians and parents/patients. Health care professionals have a duty to act in the best interests of their patients and when doctors and families do not agree about the best interests of a child the Courts can been asked, by either party, to make an independent judgement, as in the case of Tafida Raqeeb.</p><p>The Department does not collect information on the cost of best interest cases.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 1773 question first answered 24/10/2019 10:56:08 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

1147979

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
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	Sepsis: Babies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress (a) his Department and (b) the NHS has made since February 2017 on preventing and reducing neonatal sepsis.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
uin	293705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The NHS England and NHS Improvement Maternity and Neonatal Safety Improvement Programme works with every NHS maternity and neonatal service in England, to support a culture of continuous learning and better multi-professional working.</p><p>The programme provides structured support for local teams to develop innovative plans for measurable improvements. This includes improving the early recognition and management of deterioration with suspected sepsis in mothers and babies, during or soon after birth.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 08/10/2019 14:56:33 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

1134504

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
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	Abortion
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 Court of Appeal hearing on 24 June 2019, how many women have been forced to have an abortion, as decided in their best interests, by NHS trusts in each of the last ten years.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
uin	269115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 01/07/2019 13:25:48 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

1134505

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
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	Abortion: Trials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which NHS trust was involved in the case on forced abortion heard at the Court of Appeal on 24 June 2019.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
uin	269116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information. An order was made by the Court of Protection and upheld by the Court of Appeal which prevents the naming of the National Health Service trust involved in this case.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 269117 question first answered 01/07/2019 13:18:35 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

1134506

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
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	Abortion: Trials
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 case heard at the Court of Protection on 21 June 2019 and Court of Appeal on 24 June 2019 on forced abortion, what the total cost of that case was to the NHS trust.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
uin	269117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information. An order was made by the Court of Protection and upheld by the Court of Appeal which prevents the naming of the National Health Service trust involved in this case.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 269116 question first answered 01/07/2019 13:18:35 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes