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1086653

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2019
	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	Tomography
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of providing PET-CT scanning services through a (a) private contractor and (b) a NHS trust.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	230888
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>The estimated total cost to National Health Service trusts and NHS foundation trusts of providing PET-CT scans <ins class="ministerial">is </ins><ins class="ministerial">approximately £90 million</ins><del class="ministerial">is £29.4 million</del>, with an average unit cost of <ins class="ministerial">approximately £900 </ins><del class="ministerial">£570</del> per examination<ins class="ministerial"> (this includes the cost of both the scan and a standard tracer)</ins>. Costs are not collected nationally by private contractors.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 14/03/2019 16:52:46 question first ministerially corrected 14/05/2019 10:51:18 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine previous answer version 107807 answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1086662

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	European Research Council: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal principal investigators in receipt of European Research Council funding who are based outside the UK will qualify for the Government's Horizon 2020 underwrite if they move their research base to the UK (a) before or (b) after the date of EU exit.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
	uin	230645
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>In the event of a no deal, the Government underwrite will cover the payment of awards to UK beneficiaries for all successful bids to Horizon 2020, including the European Research Council, for the lifetime of projects.</p><p><del class="ministerial">Further guidance on how the underwrite will work in practice will be published in due course.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">This includes Horizon 2020 grants that have been transferred to the UK before the date of EU exit. We will seek to publish further guidance in due course on how the underwrite will apply to Horizon 2020 grantees based outside of the UK that are planning to move their research base to the UK.</ins></p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 14/03/2019 17:29:33 question first ministerially corrected 18/03/2019 10:13:53 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore previous answer version 107856 answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1086590

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2019
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the guidance entitled, Procurement policy note 03/14: promoting tax compliance, how many suppliers were allocated contracts by her Department as a result of complying with (a) one and (b) more than one of the mitigating circumstances after failing the tax compliance questions.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	230881
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>GEO have reviewed their relevant contracts and no contracts have been awarded to supplier in which the mitigating circumstances, with regards to tax compliance, apply.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 15/03/2019 16:06:59 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1086657

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has any plans to increase the resources of the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	230891
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>Funding for the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority was increased in 2016/17 and 2017/18 to support it in delivering in its expanded remit to tackle labour exploitation across all labour sectors. Funding beyond 2019/20 will be a matter for the next Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 14/03/2019 16:35:14 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1088082

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2019
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Females: Re-employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to help women return to the labour market after taking a career break to fulfil caring responsibilities.
	tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
	tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
	uin	909790
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>The Returners grant fund supports women returning to work after caring for others. We have launched public sector returner programmes and grant funding to support private sector programmes. Most recently we announced £500,000 of funding to help those with additional barriers – such as those with disabilities or who have experienced domestic abuse - to re-enter labour market.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 14/03/2019 17:56:02 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1086473

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Weather
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what cold weather equipment his Department provides to soldiers.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	230729
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>Whether on deployment or exercise, soldiers are supplied with the right equipment for the operational climate. On joining the Army, all soldiers are provided with clothing designed to protect them from all climate conditions experienced in the UK and Western Europe. Soldiers who subsequently deploy to colder climates, such as Estonia, are provided with additional items such as face masks, hats, gloves, cold weather boots, undershirts, thermal jackets and trousers and socks all specifically designed to protect them from the effects of temperatures they will experience.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 18/03/2019 14:57:54 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1086576

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Tornado Aircraft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions Tornado aircraft have been returned from Saudi Arabia to the UK for maintenance or refit since March 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	230875
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>None.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 14/03/2019 14:25:26 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1086474

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2019
	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: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department provides to young mothers with breast cancer.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	230730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>Young mothers with breast cancer should receive personalised care in line with the NHS England Long Term Plan commitments for personalised stratified follow up and personalised care, taking into account the particular needs of people in this situation.</p><p> </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. Health Education England is also working to expand the number of CNSs and develop clear CNS competencies and routes into training. NHS England is committed to ensuring that more patients have access to a CNS or other specialist from diagnosis onwards to guide them through treatment options and ensure they receive appropriate information and support. 91% of patients reported having access to a CNS in the 2017 Cancer Patient Experience Survey. The new 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. This will ensure access to personalised care, including needs assessment, a care plan and health and wellbeing information and support, and will be delivered in line with the NHS Comprehensive Model for Personalised Care.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 230735 question first answered 19/03/2019 16:34:13 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1086475

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2019
	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	Pain
	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 implementing a READ code for chronic pain.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	230731
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>Read Codes, a coded thesaurus of clinical terms, have been used in the National Health Service since 1985. However, they were confirmed for retirement in 2014 and updates to the system are no longer being provided.</p><p> </p><p>SNOMED CT (Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine - Clinical Terms) is the clinical terminology that has replaced Read Codes within the NHS. It is a structured clinical vocabulary for use in an electronic health record and is the standard for communication of clinical information between providers of care. SNOMED CT is an approved information standard published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.</p><p> </p><p>Within SNOMED CT, there are currently 87 concepts, which represent a unique clinical meaning, related to the recording of chronic pain, including chronic back pain, chronic neck pain and chronic pain control. These can be viewed using the NHS SNOMED CT browser at the following link:</p><p><br> <a href="https://termbrowser.nhs.uk" target="_blank">https://termbrowser.nhs.uk</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 19/03/2019 16:22:10 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1086477

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2019
	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	Alcoholism: Females
	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 rates of alcoholism among women.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	230733
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for assessing their local need for treatment for alcohol dependence and commissioning a range of accessible services to meet these needs, including for alcohol-dependent women.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England (PHE) works with local authorities to support them in this work by providing them with advice, data and guidance.</p><p> </p><p>PHE is supporting NHS England’s tobacco and alcohol commissioning for quality and innovation (CQUIN) scheme, which encourages hospitals to screen all inpatients about their alcohol and tobacco use and offer appropriate interventions. Guidance materials on the CQUIN are available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/preventing-ill-health-commissioning-for-quality-and-innovation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/preventing-ill-health-commissioning-for-quality-and-innovation</a></p><p> </p><p>PHE is also working with NHS England to implement a programme targeting people who are alcohol dependent, as part of new prevention measures included in the National Health Service Long Term Plan.</p><p> </p><p>PHE’s One You campaign aims to motivate people to take steps to improve their health through action on the main risk factors, such as alcohol consumption. The campaign is available to view at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/for-your-body/drink-less/" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/for-your-body/drink-less/</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 19/03/2019 16:27:17 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon