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1010093

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date	19/11/2018
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	Dementia and Parkinson's Disease
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they spent in total in providing medical treatment, social support, and financial assistance for sufferers of Alzheimer's, dementia, Parkinson's, and other related conditions, in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL11540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>Data on the total spent by Government on providing medical treatment, social support and financial assistance for people with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, Parkinson’s or other related conditions is not collected or reported centrally.</p><p>In the <em>Challenge on Dementia 2020</em>, the Government committed to double spending on dementia research to £300 million between 2015 and 2020. This is equivalent to around £60 million per annum and we are on track to meet this pledge. In 2017/18 the Government spent £82.5 million on dementia research. Much of the investment is for research to better understand the nature of dementia, to inform development of future treatments and find ways to prevent the onset of the condition.</p><p>The following table shows Government spending on dementia research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Medical Research Council (MRC) and Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£000s</p></td><td><p>NIHR</p></td><td><p>MRC</p></td><td><p>ESRC</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>12,678</p></td><td><p>14,800</p></td><td><p>800</p></td><td><p>28,245</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>18,612</p></td><td><p>16,800</p></td><td><p>1,400</p></td><td><p>36,456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>25,087</p></td><td><p>17,700</p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td><td><p>43,769</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>25,556</p></td><td><p>25,300</p></td><td><p>2,500</p></td><td><p>52,249</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>27,175</p></td><td><p>32,553</p></td><td><p>2,303</p></td><td><p>60,187</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>31,483</p></td><td><p>23,968</p></td><td><p>3,333</p></td><td><p>58,373</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>37,622</p></td><td><p>56,753</p></td><td><p>2,961</p></td><td><p>96,396</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>44,623</p></td><td><p>36,000</p></td><td><p>2,490</p></td><td><p>83,113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>42,987</p></td><td><p>36,300</p></td><td><p>3,241</p></td><td><p>82,528</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL11541 question first answered 03/12/2018 17:11:24 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1010094

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Dementia and Parkinson's Disease
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they spent in total in supporting direct research into finding effective treatments for the eradication of Alzheimer's, dementia, Parkinson's, and other related conditions, in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL11541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>Data on the total spent by Government on providing medical treatment, social support and financial assistance for people with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, Parkinson’s or other related conditions is not collected or reported centrally.</p><p>In the <em>Challenge on Dementia 2020</em>, the Government committed to double spending on dementia research to £300 million between 2015 and 2020. This is equivalent to around £60 million per annum and we are on track to meet this pledge. In 2017/18 the Government spent £82.5 million on dementia research. Much of the investment is for research to better understand the nature of dementia, to inform development of future treatments and find ways to prevent the onset of the condition.</p><p>The following table shows Government spending on dementia research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Medical Research Council (MRC) and Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£000s</p></td><td><p>NIHR</p></td><td><p>MRC</p></td><td><p>ESRC</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>12,678</p></td><td><p>14,800</p></td><td><p>800</p></td><td><p>28,245</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>18,612</p></td><td><p>16,800</p></td><td><p>1,400</p></td><td><p>36,456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>25,087</p></td><td><p>17,700</p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td><td><p>43,769</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>25,556</p></td><td><p>25,300</p></td><td><p>2,500</p></td><td><p>52,249</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>27,175</p></td><td><p>32,553</p></td><td><p>2,303</p></td><td><p>60,187</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>31,483</p></td><td><p>23,968</p></td><td><p>3,333</p></td><td><p>58,373</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>37,622</p></td><td><p>56,753</p></td><td><p>2,961</p></td><td><p>96,396</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>44,623</p></td><td><p>36,000</p></td><td><p>2,490</p></td><td><p>83,113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>42,987</p></td><td><p>36,300</p></td><td><p>3,241</p></td><td><p>82,528</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL11540 question first answered 03/12/2018 17:11:24 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1010095

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Dementia and Parkinson's Disease
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to form strategic global alliances with other governments, charitable organisations, and private companies to combine all available resources in finding effective treatments for the eradication of Alzheimer's, dementia, Parkinson's, and other related conditions.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL11542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>Dementia remains a global challenge that we are committed to tackle in partnership with governments and organisations across the world.</p><p> </p><p>Following the first G8 Dementia Summit in December 2013, the United Kingdom has been leading international efforts to fight dementia and working with international partners such as the World Health Organization (WHO), the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, the World Dementia Council and countries within the G7, European Union and beyond, to that end. In May 2017, the Government committed to support the WHO Global Plan of Action on Dementia, during the World Health Assembly.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is also part of ‘Act on Dementia’, a three-year European Union Joint Action to promote collaboration between members. As part of this work, the UK is leading a work package to support the development of dementia friendly communities across Europe.</p><p> </p><p>The Department co-founded the international Dementia Discovery Fund, the largest venture fund in the world focussed on funding research for a single disease area.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 03/12/2018 15:13:35 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1010121

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Medical Records: Databases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people used the national data opt-out online service from NHS Digital to (1) opt out, and (2) to opt back in having previously opted out, in October 2018.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL11568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The online national data opt-out service was visited by 7,106 people during October 2018. Of these 453 set a new opt-out, and 113 chose to reverse an existing opt-out.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 29/11/2018 17:08:05 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1010137

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Gambling: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children under the age of 18 were treated for gambling related health conditions in each year from 2000.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL11584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>Information on the number of children under the age of 18 receiving treatment for gambling related health problems is not held centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 29/11/2018 17:08:17 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1010182

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Mental Health Act 1983
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to reform the Mental Health Act 1983 better to protect the rights of those who are in receipt of mental health treatment.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	192945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The Independent Review of the Mental Health Act 1983 will report before the end of the year. The Government will consider its findings and respond in due course. The Review will make recommendations to Government for how it should improve the Act, including on improving the protection of people’s rights and considering how detentions might be reduced, but it was not commissioned to have a direct influence on legislation or practice.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 192889 192890 192891 192893 192894 192895 193436 193437 question first answered 22/11/2018 17:39:51 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1010186

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	National Institute for Health and Care Excellence: 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, with reference to his Department’s consultation entitled NICE recommendations: charging and appeal panels which closed on 14 September 2018, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on the sustainability of the smallest businesses of (a) charging for NICE appraisals and (b) charging for NICE appraisals at a discounted rate.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	192827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government recently consulted on draft amendments to regulations that would enable the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to charge companies for the cost of developing technology appraisal and highly specialised technology evaluation recommendations relating to their products and to allow NICE to recruit appeal panel members representing the National Health Service from the devolved administrations.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation included a draft Impact Assessment and sought views on allowing NICE to charge small companies less and permit small companies to pay in instalments. The charging model in the consultation document proposed a 25% discount for small companies. The Government is currently analysing the responses and will publish its response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 192828 question first answered 22/11/2018 15:08:39 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1010187

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	National Institute for Health and Care Excellence: 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, with reference to his Department’s consultation entitled NICE recommendations: charging and appeal panels which closed on 14 September 2018, what discussions his Department has had with NICE on exempting the smallest companies from the proposed appraisal charges.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	192828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government recently consulted on draft amendments to regulations that would enable the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to charge companies for the cost of developing technology appraisal and highly specialised technology evaluation recommendations relating to their products and to allow NICE to recruit appeal panel members representing the National Health Service from the devolved administrations.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation included a draft Impact Assessment and sought views on allowing NICE to charge small companies less and permit small companies to pay in instalments. The charging model in the consultation document proposed a 25% discount for small companies. The Government is currently analysing the responses and will publish its response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 192827 question first answered 22/11/2018 15:08:39 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1010188

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	SecurMed: 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, with reference to the European Medicines Verification Organisation’s report, NMVO’s Fee Models Status, published on 21 August 2018, what discussions his Department has had with the UK's National Medicines Verification Organisation on reducing the entrance fees for small companies in line with those of other European countries.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	192829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>SecurMed, the not-for-profit company set up by stakeholders in the United Kingdom medicines supply chain, is responsible for setting the fee model and level of fees as the UK’s National Medicines Verification Organisation (NMVO). In their supervisory capacity, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the Department’s aim is to ensure that SecurMed is complying with the regulation in a fair and proportionate way. As part of that role, the MHRA and the Department have been involved in discussions with SecurMed to challenge and seek to influence the pricing model to ensure that the UK’s fee structure is fair and proportionate.</p><p> </p><p>The European Commission has confirmed that the fee model being used by SecurMed is in line with the majority of other member states NMVO’s across the European Union. It is based on the number of users and cost per connection where larger organisations, which are more likely to have multiple marketing authorisations, pay more. An annual fee waiver scheme exists for micro Marketing Authorisation Holders which is designed to support start-ups and help ensure there is not a barrier to market entry.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 22/11/2018 17:48:40 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1010198

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Mental Health Services: Occupational Therapy
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 occupational therapists have been employed in NHS mental health services in each month since March 2017.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	192834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>NHS Digital publishes Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS) workforce statistics. These include staff working in hospital trusts and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), but not staff working in primary care or in general practitioner surgeries, local authorities or other providers.</p><p> </p><p>The attached table shows the number of professionally qualified clinical staff, occupational therapists, support to clinical staff, infrastructure support staff and allied health professionals and other scientific, therapeutic and technical staff working in mental health areas of work in National Health Service trusts and CCGs in England as at the last day of each month from March 2017 to July 2018, Full Time Equivalent.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 192835 192836 192837 192838 question first answered 22/11/2018 17:46:55 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price attachment 1 file name PQ192835,838,834,837,836.docx title Attached table
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley