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768104

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Medical Equipment
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 potential effect on the supply of medical devices to NHS patients in the event that there is no transitional period prior to the UK leaving the EU during which to implement changes in EU law made before or during such a transitional period.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	106879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, the Office of Life Sciences, and the Department for Exiting the European Union are leading our work in this area.</p><p> </p><p>Medical devices are important for transforming health outcomes, and our top priority for the Life Sciences sector in the negotiations is to protect the safety of patients and ensure the integrity of cross-European public health systems.</p><p> </p><p>After the European Union referendum, the UK EU Life Sciences Steering Group was established to oversee a programme of work that is informing our departure from the EU. The group’s remit includes people and skills; research and grants; intellectual property; regulation and trade, manufacturing and supply - to organisations including the National Health Service.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding potential transposition of any changes in EU law, the general approach taken in the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill is that EU law which applies directly in the UK legal system immediately before exit will be converted into domestic law after exit. The purpose of the Bill is to provide a functioning statute book on the day we leave the EU, and it is designed to ensure that the United Kingdom exits the EU with certainty, continuity and control. After we leave the EU, Parliament will be free to change the law where it decides it is right to do so.</p><p> </p><p>In the negotiations the Government will discuss with the EU and Member States how best to continue to cooperate. We start from the position of having an aligned regulatory partnership and any changes should consider the impact on patient and public health. However, we appreciate that this is a negotiation, so we are prepared for all eventualities. Whatever the outcome we will protect the best interests of patients and the NHS.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 18/10/2017 14:30:42 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

765274

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	IVF
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance he has offered to clinical commissioning groups on commissioning their own evidence reviews to inform fertility services commissioning practice; and what recent representations he has made to clinical commissioning groups on their following fully NICE guidelines on the commissioning of fertility services.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	105636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>The National Institute for Heath and Care Excellence (NICE) guideline on the assessment and treatment of people with fertility problems provides evidence based best practice guidance for clinicians. There is, therefore, no need for clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to undertake their own evidence reviews. It is the Government's policy that CCGs should have regard to the NICE guideline when commissioning fertility services for which they are responsible. The then Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Nicola Blackwood) wrote to the Medical Director of NHS England on 25 May 2017 asking that NHS England re-emphasise to all involved in commissioning fertility services that they should have regard to the NICE guideline as it currently stands.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), together with professional and stakeholder groups, are working together to see how in vitro fertilisation commissioning could be improved. One element of this is the ongoing work to develop a benchmark price that the National Health Service pays for infertility treatments. Commissioning guidance, which aims to improve the quality of commissioning and further encourage the implementation of the NICE fertility guideline, is being produced and will be disseminated by NHS England to all CCGs in England.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will continue to support the programme of work being taken forward by NHS England, HFEA and stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 105454 105455 question first answered 12/10/2017 12:29:57 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

765285

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	IVF
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will continue to work with the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority to develop guidance for clinical commissioning groups in the commissioning of fertility services.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	105454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>The National Institute for Heath and Care Excellence (NICE) guideline on the assessment and treatment of people with fertility problems provides evidence based best practice guidance for clinicians. There is, therefore, no need for clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to undertake their own evidence reviews. It is the Government's policy that CCGs should have regard to the NICE guideline when commissioning fertility services for which they are responsible. The then Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Nicola Blackwood) wrote to the Medical Director of NHS England on 25 May 2017 asking that NHS England re-emphasise to all involved in commissioning fertility services that they should have regard to the NICE guideline as it currently stands.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), together with professional and stakeholder groups, are working together to see how in vitro fertilisation commissioning could be improved. One element of this is the ongoing work to develop a benchmark price that the National Health Service pays for infertility treatments. Commissioning guidance, which aims to improve the quality of commissioning and further encourage the implementation of the NICE fertility guideline, is being produced and will be disseminated by NHS England to all CCGs in England.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will continue to support the programme of work being taken forward by NHS England, HFEA and stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 105455 105636 question first answered 12/10/2017 12:29:57 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

765292

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	IVF
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to tackle the wide variation in prices charged by IVF service providers to clinical commissioning groups for a single cycle of IVF.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	105455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>The National Institute for Heath and Care Excellence (NICE) guideline on the assessment and treatment of people with fertility problems provides evidence based best practice guidance for clinicians. There is, therefore, no need for clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to undertake their own evidence reviews. It is the Government's policy that CCGs should have regard to the NICE guideline when commissioning fertility services for which they are responsible. The then Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Nicola Blackwood) wrote to the Medical Director of NHS England on 25 May 2017 asking that NHS England re-emphasise to all involved in commissioning fertility services that they should have regard to the NICE guideline as it currently stands.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), together with professional and stakeholder groups, are working together to see how in vitro fertilisation commissioning could be improved. One element of this is the ongoing work to develop a benchmark price that the National Health Service pays for infertility treatments. Commissioning guidance, which aims to improve the quality of commissioning and further encourage the implementation of the NICE fertility guideline, is being produced and will be disseminated by NHS England to all CCGs in England.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will continue to support the programme of work being taken forward by NHS England, HFEA and stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 105454 105636 question first answered 12/10/2017 12:29:57 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

765400

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
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	Natural Gas: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of domestic regulatory options through the National Grid and Ofgem on allowing merchant gas assets to remain competitive until changes to EU law are implemented.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	105637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK benefits from a diverse range of gas sources. Merchant gas assets (including gas interconnectors and gas storage assets) play key roles in a flexible energy system and offer significant benefits by facilitating the efficient transport, storage, and trading of gas, and by promoting efficient wholesale prices through increased competition. EU legislation currently underpins the regulation of these merchant assets, with domestic regulation overseen by Ofgem, the independent regulator. The government aims to maximise the benefits of gas interconnection as part of its future relationship with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/10/2017 15:14:27 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

765401

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
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	Energy Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what energy contingencies the UK will rely on after the recent closure of the Rough gas storage facility.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	105638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>The proposed closure of Rough does not significantly affect security of gas supply which remains strong. Great Britain continues to benefit from highly diverse and flexible sources of gas supply, including indigenous production, six international gas pipelines with Norway, Belgium and the Netherlands, and three LNG terminals. Analysis shows GB supplies can meet gas demand even under severe weather conditions for an extended period of time, and this has always happened.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/10/2017 15:13:59 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

765402

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
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	Natural Gas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on gas security of supply in the event that Interconnector UK closes after the end of its contract in October 2018.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	105639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK benefits from a strong, liquid market which has delivered a system built on supply diversity. This, coupled with spare capacity, means the UK gas system is resilient to multiple infrastructure losses – including any closure of the IUK interconnector.</p><p>Current and forecast levels of GB supply and storage infrastructure are sufficient to meet all customer demand in all but the most extreme and unlikely scenarios.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/10/2017 15:15:10 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

765403

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
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	Natural Gas: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the UK's merchant gas interconnectors of the EU network codes governing gas transmission operators.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	105640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>Regulation of Great Britain’s gas market, including merchant gas interconnection, is a matter for Ofgem, and it is for them to assess the impact of regulatory changes to the market as a whole. However, the Department works closely with Ofgem to keep the whole gas market under review.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/10/2017 15:16:11 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

765404

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
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	Interconnector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what alternative regulatory frameworks his Department has considered following the cessation of storage at the Rough gas storage facility to ensure that Interconnector UK is able to continue to operate.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	105641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>Ofgem is Great Britain’s independent regulator and it is for them to decide the regulatory framework that is in the best interests of consumers present and future.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/10/2017 15:18:04 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

765405

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
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	Interconnector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the closure of Interconnector UK on the security of UK gas supplies, market volatility and consumer household gas prices.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	105642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK benefits from a strong, liquid market which has delivered a system built on supply diversity. It would not be appropriate to comment on a specific company which remains open and operational. However, we have assessed the system’s resilience if we were to lose one or more major pieces of infrastructure. We will publish our detailed analysis shortly. In summary, our assessment is that UK gas supply would be resilient to multiple infrastructure losses. We enjoy diverse and competitive supplies of gas which have always historically responded very effectively to the loss of major infrastructure minimising any consumer price effects.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/10/2017 15:19:35 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake