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179116

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
uin	907609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>We have already delivered over 2.1 million apprenticeships during this parliament.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Employers are designing apprenticeships to meet their skills needs, making it more attractive and easier for them to offer more opportunities in the future.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Apprenticeship Grant for Employers is helping smaller businesses take on new young apprentices. From April 2016 employers will not be required to pay employer National Insurance contributions for apprentices under 25 on earnings up to the upper earnings limit.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 12/02/2015 14:55:54 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

176493

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will review the effectiveness of the individual funding request process for cancer medicines.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
uin	222561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>Individual funding requests for cancer medicines are dealt with through the individual Cancer Drugs Fund request process.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England has operational responsibility for the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) and has advised that it follows a standard operating procedure when responding to individual requests to fund cancer treatments. This requires a response to the request within 10 working days following receipt of a complete submission from the clinician.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>NHS England’s <a title="Standard Operating Procedures: The Cancer Drugs Fund - Opens in a new window (937kb)" href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sop-cdf-1114.pdf" target="_blank">CDF Standard Operating Procedures document</a> is kept under review and is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sop-cdf-1114.pdf" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sop-cdf-1114.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 04/02/2015 11:32:05 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

176495

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) applications to the Cancer Drugs Fund and (b) individual funding requests for cancer medicines were approved in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13 and (iv) 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
uin	222562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>Information on the number of applications to the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) in 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 is not held centrally and information on Individual Funding Requests to primary care trusts for cancer medicines was not collected centrally during this period.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England has had oversight of the Fund since April 2013 and publishes information on patient numbers funded through the national CDF list and through individual Cancer Drugs Fund requests (ICDFRs) routinely on its website at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/pe/cdf/" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/pe/cdf/</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of patients<sup>1</sup> accessing the Fund in these years is shown below:</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of patients funded in</p><p>2010-11<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>Number of patients funded in<br> 2011-12<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>Number of patients funded in<br> 2012-13<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>Number of patients funded in<br> 2013-14<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>Number of patients funded in<br> 2014-15<sup>3,4</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>2,780</p></td><td><p>11,798</p></td><td><p>15,456</p></td><td><p>19,560</p></td><td><p>11,308</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><sup>1 </sup>Some individual patients may be double-counted where a patient has received more than one drug treatment through the CDF</p><p> </p><p><sup>2 </sup>Source: Information provided to the Department by strategic health authorities</p><p> </p><p><sup>3 </sup>Source: NHS England</p><p> </p><p><sup>4</sup> To end September 2014</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 04/02/2015 10:51:59 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

175442

registered interest
date	23/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Defibrillators
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many of the Philips HeartStart FRx devices on which her Department negotiated a discounted price have been sold to which schools.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
uin	221839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>As of 23 January 2015, 124 confirmed orders had been placed for a total of 168 automated external defibrillators (AEDs). The list of schools as provided by NHS Supply Chain is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>School name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of devices purchased</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aquinas College</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Archbishop Holgate’s School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aylesford Primary School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgrave St Bartholomew’s Academy</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bishop Wordsworth’s School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bishopshalt School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bordesley Green Girls’ School and Sixth Form, Birmigham</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bourne Westfield Primary Academy</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brighton, Hove &amp; Sussex Sixth Form College (BHASVIC)</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brockhill Park Performing Arts College</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brookfields School, Reading</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bure Park Primary School, Bicester</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buxton School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Canada Hill Community Primary School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carmel College, Darlington</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carshalton Boys Sports College</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Castle Batch Community Primary School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Charter Academy, Southsea</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chesham Grammar School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshunt School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chesswood Middle School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Christ Church (Erith) C of E Primary School (part of Trinitas Academy Trust)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cirencester Deer Park School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clements Community Primary School, Suffolk</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cloughwood Academy</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Colebourne Primary School and Beaufort School, Birmingham</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Darlington School of Mathematics and Science</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dean Field Community Primary School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Downsway Primary School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Downsway Primary School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elmlea Junior School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Energy Coast UTC, Workington</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fair Furlong Primary School, Bristol</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Francis Baily Primary School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greasley Beauvale Primary School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Great Torrington School, Devon</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greig City Academy, Hornsey</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grey Court School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gunnersbury Catholic School, Middlesex</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hadrian Academy, Dunstable</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harris Academy Battersea</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harris Academy South Norwood</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harris Primary Academy Benson</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harris Primary Academy Kenley</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hawkes Farm Primary School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hayes Park School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hayes School, Bromley</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highfield Primary School, Leeds</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holy Cross RC Primary School, Nottingham</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holy Trinity Primary School, Calderdale</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Invicta Grammar School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kesgrave High School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kingsdale Foundation School</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirk Hallam Community Academy</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lakey Lane Primary School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancaster and Morecambe College</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Langmoor Primary School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Linwood School</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Little Mead Primary Academy</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Long Toft Primary School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Longfield Academy Trust, Darlington</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moor Park High School and Sixth Form</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Charter Academy, Ashton</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newlaithes Infant School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nonsuch High School for Girls</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oakwood Primary School</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ormiston Sudbury Academy</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Outwood Grange Academies Trust</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Park Primary School, Doncaster</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parson Street Primary School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pennine Way Junior Academy</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Queen Mary’s School, Thirsk</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rednock School, Gloucestershire</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rushcliffe School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rye Hills School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ryefield Primary School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sandhurst Junior School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sandroyd School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shoeburyness High School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sir Herbert Leon Academy, Milton Keynes</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sir Robert Geffery’s School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Molton Community College</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Wilts Grammar School for Girls</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Springfields Academy</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Agatha’s Catholic Primary School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Aloysius’ College, London</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Augustine of Canterbury CofE Primary School (part of Trinitas Academy Trust)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Crispin’s School, Wokingham</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St James’ Catholic Primary School, Birmingham</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Joseph’s College, Staffs</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bishop’s Stortford</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Margaret’s Academy</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stanhope Primary School, Tyne and Wear</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stanley Park Infants’ School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stewards Academy</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Summerlea Community Primary School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Bishop of Winchester Academy, Bournemouth</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Bromfords School and Sixth Form College</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Bulmershe School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Education Village</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Hollington Primary Academy</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The John Fisher School</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Latimer Primary School, Leicestershire</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Rydale Academy, Darlington</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Skinners’ School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thomas Estley Community College</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tong High School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Treviglas Community College</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vyners School</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Waterloo Primary Academy, Blackpool</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Twyford Primary School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Westdale Junior School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whitburn Church of England Academy</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wingfield Academy</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Witham St Hughs Academy</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woodbridge High School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woodford Primary School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woodville CofE Junior School</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wyvern College, Eastleigh</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To help schools in considering whether to purchase these potentially life-saving devices, the Department for Education has also published advice on installing and maintaining AEDs on school premises. This advice is available online at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/automated-external-defibrillators-aeds-in-schools" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/automated-external-defibrillators-aeds-in-schools</a>.</p><p>Between 26 November 2014 and 25 January 2015, the download page for this document was viewed 4,858 times.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 29/01/2015 16:35:14 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

175443

registered interest
date	23/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Swimming
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the feasibility of teaching water safety education in schools as a distinct topic from the national curriculum requirement for schools to teach children to swim.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
uin	221844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government is fully committed to ensuring young people learn to swim and stay safe in water. In reforming the national curriculum, the new physical education (PE) programme of study, including the specifications for swimming and water safety, were developed through consultation with subject experts and teachers. The draft programme of study was subject to statutory consultation from 7 February to 16 April 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Swimming and water safety is compulsory for primary-aged children in maintained schools; the national curriculum specifically states that pupils should be taught to perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations. The programme of study for PE is available online here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-physical-education-programmes-of-study" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-physical-education-programmes-of-study</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 221845 question first answered 02/02/2015 11:16:14 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

175444

registered interest
date	23/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Swimming
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools currently teach water safety education.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
uin	221845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government is fully committed to ensuring young people learn to swim and stay safe in water. In reforming the national curriculum, the new physical education (PE) programme of study, including the specifications for swimming and water safety, were developed through consultation with subject experts and teachers. The draft programme of study was subject to statutory consultation from 7 February to 16 April 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Swimming and water safety is compulsory for primary-aged children in maintained schools; the national curriculum specifically states that pupils should be taught to perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations. The programme of study for PE is available online here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-physical-education-programmes-of-study" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-physical-education-programmes-of-study</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 221844 question first answered 02/02/2015 11:16:14 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

175456

registered interest
date	23/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Defibrillators
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research has been undertaken by his Department into the effect that an individual's knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation has on their (a) confidence and (b) efficacy in using an automated emergency defibrillator.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
uin	221846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department has not funded research into the effect that an individual's knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation has on their confidence and efficacy in using an automated external defibrillator. However, Professor Gray, the National Clinical Director for heart disease in NHS England, contributed to a study, the findings of which were published last year, which suggested that improving public confidence in using public access defibrillators was probably a factor in the successful deployment of these devices. The article can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://heart.bmj.com/content/100/8/619.full?sid=eeec7a42-ee93-4458-b5cc-ec29680245a3" target="_blank">http://heart.bmj.com/content/100/8/619.full?sid=eeec7a42-ee93-4458-b5cc-ec29680245a3</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 02/02/2015 16:54:44 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

175457

registered interest
date	23/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Defibrillators
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the instructions provided with automated external defibrillators; and what assessment he has made of the ability of an untrained individual to use such defibrillators effectively on the basis of those instructions alone.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
uin	221843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Medical Devices Directive states that where a device bears instructions required for its operation such information must be understandable and appropriate for the intended user. As far as practicable and appropriate, the information needed to use the device safely must be set out on the device itself and/or on the packaging for each unit or, where appropriate, on the sales packaging.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, regarding post market surveillance the manufacturer must undertake to institute and keep up to date a systematic procedure to review experience gained from devices once in use. This includes an obligation for the manufacturer to notify the competent authorities (the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for the UK) immediately of any adverse incidents or problems with the device which have led or might have led to serious health issues or the death of a patient or user. This would include issues with labelling or the Instructions for Use.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A search of the MHRA Adverse Incident database found 534 entries related to defibrillators since 1 January 2012 to the present. Of those, six concern issues related to the Instructions for Use. All of those six concern defibrillators intended for use by professional users and not automatic external defibrillators for use by the public.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 02/02/2015 10:45:19 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

175458

registered interest
date	23/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Defibrillators
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the confidence of the general public in using an automated external defibrillator in an emergency.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
uin	221847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>The Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes Strategy, published by the Department of Health in March 2013, identified the need for improved training of the public in basic resuscitation skills and use of automatic external defibrillators (AEDs). Professor Huon Gray, the National Clinical Director for heart disease in NHS England, has been working with the Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK), the British Heart Foundation (BHF), Public Health England, and Ambulance Services on how to improve local knowledge and information about the locations of AEDs and break down resistance to their use amongst the public out of misguided fear of facing personal or corporate liabilities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Also, in guidance that the Department for Education has recently issued to schools about children with medical conditions, it has encouraged the teaching of resuscitation skills and purchase of defibrillators. This has been supported by NHS England, the Department of Health, the BHF and RCUK. The guidance can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/supporting-pupils-at-school-with-medical-conditions--3" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/supporting-pupils-at-school-with-medical-conditions--3</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 03/02/2015 09:32:22 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

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registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of Individual Funding Requests for cancer medicines were approved in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
uin	218736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Prior to April 2013, Individual Funding Requests were administered through primary care trusts and information on the numbers of such requests was not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since April 2013, cancer medicines are either routinely commissioned by NHS England or funded through the Cancer Drugs Fund.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England publishes quarterly information on the number of individual Cancer Drugs Fund applications, including those refused by the Cancer Drugs Fund panel. This information is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/pe/cdf/" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/pe/cdf/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 05/01/2015 13:07:05 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley