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1001939

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Vote Leave: Election Offences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2018 to Question 183310 on Vote Leave: Election Offences, what steps he has taken as a result of the findings of the report of the Electoral Commission into the activities of Vote Leave.
	tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
	tabling member printed	Meg Hillier
	uin	188042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government will consider the outcome of the Electoral Commission’s investigations, and related recommendations such as from the DCMS Select Committee and ICO reports, in the round.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 13/11/2018 13:56:15 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

1002184

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to promote voter registration in secondary schools.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	188006
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>As part of the Suffrage Centenary programme, the Government has been leading on a number of projects designed to promote democratic engagement and electoral registration in secondary schools. This includes the Parliamentarian Toolkit and Secondary Schools Resource.</p><p>The Toolkit includes activities and worksheets that parliamentarians can use with pupils when visiting schools or engaging with young people at youth clubs or on social media. It has been designed to teach young people about their democratic rights today and the history of those who fought for these rights. Exercises will help generate discussion and encourage young people to think about the role of democracy in their lives.</p><p>The Government has also commissioned the Historical Association to develop a Schools Resource which will be launched later this year. The Resource will use a historical knowledge base to improve pupils’ understanding of UK democracy, democratic institutions and of how they can participate in our democratic processes today. While the funding is England-only, Devolved Administrations are welcome to utilise the materials.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 13/11/2018 13:51:45 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1002025

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Origin Marking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government plans to seek mutual recognition of geographical indicators with the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee East
	tabling member printed	Stewart Hosie
	uin	188054
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises the economic and cultural importance of UK geographical indications (GIs).</p><p> </p><p>The protection of UK GIs in the EU and EU GIs in the UK is subject to ongoing negotiations, and we are working as quickly as possible to come to a solution. However, we anticipate that all current UK GIs will continue to be protected by the EU’s GI schemes after we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>We will use the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 to ensure GI schemes for wines, aromatised wines, spirit drinks, agricultural products and foodstuffs are in place once the UK is no longer bound by EU law. This will provide UK protection for UK GIs when we leave the EU and ensure that the UK fulfils its obligations under World Trade Organisation Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights rules.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 13/11/2018 11:55:48 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	1514 label Biography information for Stewart Hosie

1001996

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	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	Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress has been made on securing healthcare agreements with the EU similar to those set out in EU Regulations (a) 883/2004 and (b) 987/2009.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	187987
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>The Withdrawal Agreement provides that reciprocal healthcare should continue until the end of the Implementation Period (until 31 December 2020) and provides longer-term rights for people covered by the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>The United Kingdom Government remains focused on securing a broader agreement with the European Union on reciprocal healthcare rights as part of the UK’s future relationship with the EU. It has made clear in the White Paper of July 2018, ‘The Future Relationship Between The United Kingdom and the European Union’, that it is seeking agreement on reciprocal healthcare cover for state pensioners retiring to the EU or the UK, continued participation in the European Health Insurance Card scheme and cooperation on planned medical treatment.</p><p> </p><p>On Friday 26 October, the Government introduced The Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill which will provide the Government with the powers that are needed to fund and effectively implement arrangements for UK nationals to obtain healthcare abroad after the UK exits the EU.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 13/11/2018 11:54:41 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1002040

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has a policy on earlier diagnosis of dementia.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	188061
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s mandate to NHS England requires NHS England to deliver the actions set out in the Challenge on Dementia 2020 Implementation Plan. The Implementation Plan envisages that:</p><p> </p><p>“In every part of the country people with dementia having equal access to diagnosis as for other conditions, with an expectation that the national average for an initial assessment should be 6 weeks following a referral from a GP (where clinically appropriate), and that no one should be waiting several months for an initial assessment of dementia.”</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 13/11/2018 12:30:00 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1001903

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	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	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, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of medication errors that result in serious harm to patients; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	188106
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department works with NHS Improvement, NHS England, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Public Health England, and the Medication Safety Officer Network to improve the safety of medicine use across the National Health Service in England.</p><p> </p><p>The Medication Safety Programme, covering the NHS in England, has been established to take up the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global challenge to reduce the incidence of severe and avoidable harm in relation to medication globally by 50% over five years. Progress to date includes the publication of the Short Life Working Group into Reducing Medication Harm and the publication of an evidence-based review on the Prevalence and Economic Burden of Medication Errors in the NHS in England, which has helped the programme to understand the scale of the issue and identify key areas for improvement.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 13/11/2018 11:43:41 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1002105

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	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	Autism
	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 number of people in the (a) West Midlands and (b) England who experience Pathological Demand Avoidance.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	188184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department has not made an estimate of the number of people who experience pathological demand avoidance in the West Midlands or England.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 13/11/2018 13:46:12 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1001904

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	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	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, what estimate he has made of how much medication errors have cost the NHS in each year for which information is available; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	188107
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department commissioned a study by the Policy Research Unit in Economic Evaluation of Health and Care Interventions on the prevalence and economic burden on medication errors in the National Health Service in England. Prevalence and Economic Burden of Medication Errors in the NHS in England was published in February 2018.</p><p> </p><p>This study estimated a range of costs to the NHS depending on which costs are included in the analysis. The range is from a baseline of £98.5 million per annum. The highest cost scenario has estimated costs to the NHS of £1.6 billion.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 13/11/2018 11:42:40 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1001902

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	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	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, what estimate his Department has made of the potential cost savings to the NHS of making automated medicines cabinets mandatory in every NHS trust.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	188105
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>No such cost analysis has been performed.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 13/11/2018 11:47:30 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1001900

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	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	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, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of automated medicine cabinets in reducing the number of deaths linked to medication errors in the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	188103
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 9 October 2018 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-09-12/174059/" target="_blank">174059</a>.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 13/11/2018 11:39:34 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon