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419825

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Capita: Conflict of Interests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential for conflict of interest between Capita's role in carrying out Access to Work assessments while providing interpreting support for British Sign Language users undergoing those assessments.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	11195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2015 answer text <p>The terms of the Access to Work Assessment Contracts include a specific clause to address the issue of actual or potential conflicts of interest during and after the contract period. The Department ensures that all terms and obligations of its contracts are complied with through an on-going process of commercial and performance management.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 14/10/2015 15:16:03 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

420122

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the article entitled Greed of the NHS fat cats published in the Daily Mail on 20 April 2015, whether he has instituted an investigation of salaries paid to NHS senior executives.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	11197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2015 answer text <p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State wrote to all Chairs of NHS organisations on 2 June 2015 setting out a range of measures to ensure executive pay is proportionate and justifiable. He asked the Chairs urgently to review their policies on executive pay; to seek the views of Ministers before making any executive appointment paid more than £142,500 per year; to advise him of all current executive pay more than £142,500 and to provide a justification; to ensure that the HM Treasury guidance on off-payroll executive appointments is followed rigorously. He also announced his intention of introducing a limit on the rates payable to off-payroll interim executives; of introducing a national framework for deciding executive pay throughout the NHS; of clamping down on executives who retire and then return to NHS employment so that they do not gain financially from this; and set out his expectation that new redundancy terms should apply to all executive staff. We are taking this work forward.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 11199 question first answered 14/10/2015 15:19:08 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

420298

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Euston Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will carry out an assessment of the effectiveness of Network Rail's assistance service for passengers at London Euston; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	11196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2015 answer text <p>Train and station operators are required by their operating licences to establish and comply with a disabled people's protection policy (DPPP). This must be approved by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), the independent regulator of the railways, which took over responsibility for approving and monitoring DPPPs from the Department in October 2013.</p><p>A DPPP sets out the arrangements and assistance that an operator will provide to protect the interests of disabled people using its services and to facilitate such use. Network Rail has a DPPP setting out the assistance it will provide at London Euston and at the other 17 stations it manages.</p><p>If there is evidence that Network Rail is not achieving good outcomes for passengers this should be referred to Network Rail so they can put it right, or to ORR if it is not resolved. ORR can take a number of steps where it finds evidence that there is a problem, including, ultimately, following its enforcement policy where other means have failed.</p><p>I have contacted Network Rail on this point who have informed me that they offer a free mobility assistance service to all passengers that feel they need an extra hand during their travel to and from Euston station. This includes help boarding and alighting trains, assistance with onward journeys on other forms of transport, access to the station toilets and access to the first class lounge. This service does not include assistance to and from the shops on the concourse. Mobility assistance vehicles are available, seating a maximum of three people.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 14/10/2015 13:21:21 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

418463

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hidradenitis Suppurativa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps NHS England takes to assess the health and social care needs of patients with hidradenitis suppurativa; and what assessment he has made of the ability of the NHS to deliver efficient diagnosis and access to specialist care for such patients.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	10010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>NHS England works in partnership with local commissioners and providers to ensure people with long-term conditions, such as hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), are supported to live healthily and independently and are empowered to take better control over the care they receive.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The majority of patients with HS can be managed through routine access to primary and secondary care, including dermatology clinics, which is responsibility of the local National Health Service commissioners. Treatment and management of the condition involves antibiotics, antiseptic washes and immunosuppressive treatments such as steroids or ciclosporin, which a general practitioner may prescribe.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For those patients with the more serious forms of HS, referral to a specialised dermatology service may be appropriate. NHS England commissions services for people with rare and complex skin conditions, including HS, and has set out what providers must have in place in order to offer specialist dermatology care. This supports equity of access to a high quality service for patients wherever they live. These services may provide more intensive therapies with the involvement of a range of health and care professionals, subject to a patient’s needs. More information can be found by viewing the specialised dermatology service specification at the following link:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/a12-spec-dermatology.pdf" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/a12-spec-dermatology.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 10011 question first answered 16/09/2015 11:46:53 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

418464

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hidradenitis Suppurativa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made by NHS England on the production of a commissioning policy for treatments associated with hidradenitis suppurativa; what the proposed scope of that policy is; and when he expects that policy to have been fully developed.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	10011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>NHS England works in partnership with local commissioners and providers to ensure people with long-term conditions, such as hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), are supported to live healthily and independently and are empowered to take better control over the care they receive.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The majority of patients with HS can be managed through routine access to primary and secondary care, including dermatology clinics, which is responsibility of the local National Health Service commissioners. Treatment and management of the condition involves antibiotics, antiseptic washes and immunosuppressive treatments such as steroids or ciclosporin, which a general practitioner may prescribe.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For those patients with the more serious forms of HS, referral to a specialised dermatology service may be appropriate. NHS England commissions services for people with rare and complex skin conditions, including HS, and has set out what providers must have in place in order to offer specialist dermatology care. This supports equity of access to a high quality service for patients wherever they live. These services may provide more intensive therapies with the involvement of a range of health and care professionals, subject to a patient’s needs. More information can be found by viewing the specialised dermatology service specification at the following link:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/a12-spec-dermatology.pdf" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/a12-spec-dermatology.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 10010 question first answered 16/09/2015 11:46:53 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

418469

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Company Investigations: Freezing of Assets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the scope of police powers to freeze company assets encompasses a company domain name; what provisions exists for such a domain name to be renewed if it was frozen during a police investigation; who is permitted to renew such a name where a company under investigation has no access to its assets; and what recourse a company has to regain its domain name if it was lost during the course of a police investigation.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	9975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 permits an application for a restraint order to be made to “freeze” the property of an alleged offender and has the effect of freezing realisable property that may be liable to a later confiscation order. The Act defines realisable property as any free property held by the defendant including any intangible or incorporeal property. The intellectual property rights in a domain name could fall within this definition and so a restraint order would be available. A company is a separate legal entity to its shareholders and directors and so a restraint order against realisable property held by a company would only be available where the alleged offender was that company. The terms of the restraint order prevent the alleged offender from dealing with their realisable property. Whilst property is under restraint, the judge may, depending on the circumstances of the case, exempt property which is required for legitimate business purposes to enable a person to carry on any trade, profession or occupation, for example, to enable continued use of a domain name.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 17/09/2015 11:27:11 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

418471

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Company Investigations: Freezing of Assets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Sussex Police are required to freeze the assets of a company they are investigating; on what grounds police may freeze the assets of a company they are investigating; and at what point such assets may be unfrozen if police bail has expired and no charges have been brought.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	9976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 permits an application for a restraint order to be made to “freeze” assets of an alleged offender, which includes a company, if there is reasonable cause to suspect that an offender has benefitted from their criminal conduct. A restraint order has the effect of freezing property that may be liable to confiscation following a trial and the subsequent making of a confiscation order. There is no legal requirement for a police force to freeze the assets of a company they are investigating, although it is good practice to do so in cases in which assets need to be preserved for confiscation at a later date. A restraint order may be made by a Crown Court if any of the following conditions are satisfied:</p><p>(1) A criminal investigation has been started in England and Wales and there is reasonable grounds to suspect that the alleged offender has benefitted from criminal conduct</p><p>(2) Proceedings for an offence have been commenced in England and Wales and not concluded and there is reasonable grounds to believe that an alleged offender has benefitted from criminal conduct.</p><p>In addition to the statutory conditions, there must be a real risk that the assets will be dissipated.</p><p>A restraint order can be varied or discharged upon application by a person affected by the order. The Proceeds of Crime Act also provides that the court is required to discharge any restraint order at the conclusion of proceedings. If an order is made under condition (1) above, the court is also required to monitor progress with the investigation, and if a decision to charge is not made within a reasonable time, the court may discharge the restraint order.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 16/09/2015 12:20:37 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

418048

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer Drugs Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the administrative cost was of the Cancer Drugs Fund re-evaluation process in 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	9754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>NHS England has advised that this information is not available given the multi-disciplinary nature of the Cancer Drugs Fund re-evaluation process and the involvement of different parts of the National Health Service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 14/09/2015 08:56:08 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

418049

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pancreatic Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with NHS England on how the survival rates for pancreatic cancer are reflected in assessments of new treatments for that disease.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	9823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>We have had no such discussions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England assesses new cancer drugs for inclusion on the national Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) list in accordance with its CDF Standard Operating Procedures, which are available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/pe/cdf/cdf-sop/" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/pe/cdf/cdf-sop/</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 14/09/2015 14:43:49 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

417657

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pancreatic Cancer: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the level of provision of pancreatic cancer treatment on the NHS; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	9405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>Over the last 15 years, services for pancreatic cancer have been significantly strengthened within the National Health Service. This includes clearer diagnostic pathways, decision making by specialist multi-disciplinary teams and centralisation of pancreas surgery within specialist teams.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Between 1999 and 2009, following reorganisation of pancreas services, there are now twice as many patients accessing surgery, and one year survival has increased by 5%. The benefits of the United Kingdom model are recognised internationally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is recognised that pancreatic cancer is a challenging disease for a number of reasons. There is a lack of any effective drug therapies and research opportunities are restricted by the small number of patients with the disease (approximately 7,000 annually), and the relatively low survival rates.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Symptoms are variable and difficult to identify, and there is presently no diagnostic test, although a test is in the research phase.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/09/2015 12:25:49 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper