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1166872

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
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	Hospitals: Parking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to bring forward proposals requiring all NHS trusts and foundation trusts to abolish all charges for disabled car parking at NHS hospitals in England.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	6239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The level and appropriateness of car parking charges at National Health Service sites is the responsibility of the local NHS trust. The Department have published the NHS Car Parking Principles which clearly state that concessions should be offered to groups who most need help, such as disabled people including those with blue badges and temporary disabilities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 31/10/2019 17:08:54 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1156123

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
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	Health Visitors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the average number of health visitors per income quintile of the population in England in each of the most recent five years for which data are available.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	4927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>We do not hold the information requested.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 29/10/2019 17:41:20 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1150893

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
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	Breast Cancer: Health 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 steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) diagnosis, (b) treatment and (c) support provided to people with secondary breast cancer.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	2689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>In September 2019 we announced funding of £200 million for new equipment to drive earlier diagnosis of cancer and improve survival. More than 300 diagnostic machines will be funded across the country, replacing outdated MRI machines, CT scans and breast screening equipment with cutting edge technology.</p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan sets a clear ambition that where appropriate ever person diagnosed with cancer should have access to personalised care by 2021. Personalised care is made up of four interventions that used to be referred to as the Support Package:</p><p>- Personalised care and support planning based on holistic needs assessments;</p><p>- End of treatment summaries;</p><p>- Health and wellbeing information and support; and</p><p>- A Cancer Care Review with their general practitioner.</p><p>The NHS Cancer Programme aims to improve access to cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) for all cancer patients when they need it, including those with secondary breast cancer. The NHS Long Term Plan commitment is that all patients, including those with secondary cancers, will have access to the right expertise and support, including a CNS or other support worker by 2021.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 28/10/2019 15:45:53 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1147066

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
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	Healthy Start Scheme
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 individual Healthy Start vouchers have been used in each of the last 10 years for which data are available.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	292110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>A total of around 256 million Healthy Start vouchers have been redeemed within the last 10 complete financial years. A full breakdown of the redemption within each year can be found in the following table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Redeemed Healthy Start Vouchers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>31,632,099</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>31,825,262</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>31,152,563</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>31,322,441</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>29,191,004</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>26,105,893</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>22,691,074</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>19,927,901</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>17,462,707</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>14,585,372</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>255,896,316</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Healthy Start Reimbursement Unit</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 03/10/2019 13:19:24 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1143114

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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	Healthy Start Scheme: Overpayments
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 parents have been assessed as having been overpaid in Healthy Start vouchers as a result of ceasing to be eligible for universal credit payments in the last 12 months for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	284569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 09/09/2019 17:30:00 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1143115

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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	Healthy Start Scheme
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 an assessment of the potential merits of allowing staff and volunteers from (a) schools, (b) libraries and (c) community organisations to distribute and sign parents' application forms for healthy start vouchers to increase the take-up of those vouchers.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	284531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 09/09/2019 17:26:09 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1143191

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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	Insulin
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 his Department is taking to ensure that an adequate supply of insulin is available in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	284604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>As part of a responsible Government, the Department is doing everything appropriate to prepare for European Union exit. We want to reassure patients that we should be fully prepared for leaving on 31 October, and that our plans should ensure the supply of medicines and medical products remains uninterrupted when we leave the EU on 31 October.</p><p>The Department, in consultation with the devolved administrations, has been working with trade bodies, product suppliers, and the health and care system in England to make detailed plans that should ensure continuation of the supply of medicines and medical products, including insulin, to the whole of the United Kingdom and its Crown Dependencies.</p><p>On 26 June, we wrote to suppliers of medicines to the UK from or via the EU or European Economic Area setting out our continuing multi-layered approach to support continuity of supply of medicines and medical products from 31 October.</p><p>Further details can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/medicines-and-medical-products-supply-government-updates-no-deal-brexit-plans" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/medicines-and-medical-products-supply-government-updates-no-deal-brexit-plans</a></p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 09/09/2019 14:30:02 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1143193

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will bring forward legislative proposals to codify in law accountability for workforce supply and planning throughout the health and care system.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	284611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Through the Care Act of 2014, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has delegated his powers to Health Education England (HEE) to support the delivery of excellent healthcare and health improvement for patients and the public in England, by ensuring that the current and future National Health Service workforce has the right numbers of staff with the right skills, values and behaviours at the right time and in the right place to meet patient needs.</p><p>The Care Act 2014 sets out HEE’s remit and range of roles and responsibilities in detail, including its duty to ensure an effective system for education and training for the NHS and public health.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 09/09/2019 18:25:12 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1143194

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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	Mental Health Act 1983 Independent Review
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 the Government has made on implementing the recommendations of the Independent Review of the Mental Health Act 1983.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	284614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>We will publish a White Paper by the end of the year, which will set out the Government’s response, in full, to the independent review of the mental health act, and pave the way for new legislation.</p><p>We remain committed to reforming mental health law and will develop and bring forward legislation when Parliamentary time allows.</p><p>On the day of publication, we accepted two important recommendations that will give people more choice and control, and in June we accepted further recommendations made by the review, to tackle the disproportionate number of people from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups who are detained under the Act, including a serious of culturally appropriate advocacy pilots, and further steps to end the use of police stations as a place of safety once and for all.</p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan has already set out action to improve crisis care and community mental health services, in line with the review’s recommendations to improve community provision of people with serious mental illness.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 09/09/2019 18:16:23 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1143196

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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	Parkinson's Disease: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the Government's policy is on funding for research into Parkinson’s disease and mental health.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	284621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Department’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including Parkinson’s disease and mental health. Applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality. Information on individual projects funded by the NIHR can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/programmes/" target="_blank">https://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/programmes/</a></p><p>NIHR support for research into Parkinson’s was nearly £15 million since 2015. This includes studies looking specifically at Parkinson’s and mental health such as the ‘Antidepressants Trial in Parkinson’s Disease (ADepT-PD)’ and the ‘Personalised Care for People with Parkinson’s Disease: PD Care’ study. NIHR infrastructure has supported 169 studies into Parkinson’s disease since 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 284735 question first answered 09/09/2019 17:28:21 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead