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1131075

registered interest
date	10/06/2019
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	Mental Health Services: Children and 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 steps he is taking to increase the availability of support for children and young people with mental health needs who are not receiving statutory mental health treatment.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	262336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>Our Green Paper ‘Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision: a green paper’ sets out how we plan to increase the availability of support for children and young people, by reaching them through school or college. There are three key proposals:</p><p>- incentivising every school or college to identify and train a senior mental health lead;</p><p>- creating new mental health support teams in and near schools and colleges; and</p><p>- piloting a four-week waiting time to ensure swifter access to specialist NHS mental health services for those who need it.</p><p>In December 2018 we announced the first 25 ‘trailblazer’ sites that will implement the proposals to provide the new schools/college-based service, 12 of which will also pilot a four-week waiting time. This first wave of mental health support teams will be fully operational by the end of 2019, reaching over 1,000 schools and colleges. We are currently in the process of selecting sites for the 2019/20 wave of trailblazers.</p><p>Through the NHS Long Term Plan the National Health Service has set a goal of an extra 345,000 children and young people, aged 0-25, receiving support via NHS-funded mental health services by 2023/24.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 13/06/2019 16:26:13 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1128845

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
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	NHS: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding (a) is currently available and (b) will be made available for pilot projects trialling new digital innovations in the NHS; and what (i) the criteria and (ii) the process is for applying for that funding.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	259150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>There are a number of schemes accessible to those seeking to trial digital innovations in the National Health Service. One example is the Digital Health Technology Catalyst competition which is a £35 million fund run over four years as part of the industrial Strategy Challenge Fund. This scheme aims to address challenges identified in the Accelerated Access Review and to help grow the digital health sector. In addition the Small Business Research Initiative connects public sector connects challenges with innovative ideas from industry, supporting companies to generate economic growth and enabling improvement in achieving Government objectives.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 06/06/2019 15:38:22 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1128876

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the amount paid in business rates by Heathrow Airport to (a) Hillingdon and (b) Ealing Council.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	259151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on business rates paid by individual businesses on local ratings lists.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 07/06/2019 10:20:40 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1128886

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
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	Medical Equipment: Standards
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 quality of medical devices being delivered to the NHS; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	259152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the safe and effective regulation of medical devices in the United Kingdom; we continue to strengthen safety while ensuring patients and the public have fast access to new, innovative devices.</p><p>All medical devices placed on the UK market must comply with the European Union Medical Devices Directive 93/42/EEC (MDD). The CE mark for a device is placed on a product by a manufacturer to attest to its compliance with the safety, quality and performance requirements of the MDD, before it can be placed on the market, which includes supply to the National Health Service.</p><p>Once a device is placed on the market, the manufacturer is required to continually monitor the performance of their device, submit vigilance reports to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) when incidents occur involving their device and take appropriate safety action when required. Additionally, the MHRA monitors adverse incident reported though the Yellow Card reporting system. Adverse incident reports can be submitted to the MHRA by members of the public, healthcare professionals and the device manufacturer.</p><p>Furthermore, the new EU Medical Devices Regulation 2017/745 (MDR), which entered into force in May 2017, have introduced more stringent requirements from manufacturers to ensure a high level of patient safety. These include increased scrutiny by notified bodies, particularly for higher risk devices, new standards for clinical evidence and more rigorous vigilance reporting requirements.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 06/06/2019 15:27:32 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1128887

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
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	Health Services: Technology
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 his Department has made of the effect on the NHS of the change in the number of Health Tech product suppliers on continuation of supply; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	259153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>The supplier base for different products is constantly changing and therefore the Department and NHS Supply Chain continuously monitor developments in the medical technology sector to identify any material implications for the marketplace and continuity of supply.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 06/06/2019 16:05:21 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1128888

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
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	NHS: Procurement
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 his Department has made of the savings to the public purse of the Nationally Contracted Products initiative run through Supply Chain Coordination Limited; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	259154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>NHS Supply Chain reports that the savings up until April 2019 are a cumulative total of £4.7 million up for the Nationally Contracted Products initiative. This is part of a wider programme of delivering £2.4 billion of savings back into the National Health Service by 2022/23.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 06/06/2019 15:54:53 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1128889

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
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	NHS: Procurement
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 average number of suppliers that are supplying each product purchased through the Nationally Contracted Products initiative in the most recent period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	259155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of suppliers on each of the live Nationally Contracted Products (NCP) projects run by the new NHS Supply Chain.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Live NCP Projects</p></td><td><p>Number of Suppliers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blunt Fill Needles</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Facemasks</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fixation Pants</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surgical Theatre Gowns</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nitrile Examination Gloves</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxygen and Suction Tubing</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pre-Filled Syringes</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Specimen Swabs</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Specimen Containers</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ultrasound Gels</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Copier Paper</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Couch Rolls</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Electrodes</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 06/06/2019 16:08:17 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1128532

registered interest
date	23/05/2019
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	Diabetes: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that the NHS establish a pathway of care for (a) emotional and (b) mental health support for people with diabetes.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	257715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The NHS Long Term Plan committed to increasing the provision of mental health support for all patients who require it. The importance of addressing the mental health needs of people with diabetes is recognised and further work is underway to consider the most effective routes for supporting this as part of the future development of services.</p><p> </p><p>On 21 March 2018, NHS England and NHS Improvement, along with the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health, published ‘The Improving Access to Psychotherapy Therapy (IAPT) Pathway for People with Long-term Physical Health Conditions and Medically Unexplained Symptoms’. The guidance outlines the IAPT pathway, and accompanying benchmarks, to support the national expansion of IAPT services for adults with long term conditions and medically unexplained symptoms.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, a project working group has been established involving NHS England, Diabetes UK and other stakeholders which aims to develop a care pathway which, when adopted locally, would help improve access to emotional and psychological support for people with diabetes.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 05/06/2019 15:23:00 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1126062

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to promote Refugee Week 2019; and if he will take steps to ensure his Department promotes the value of refugees and asylum seekers to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	253539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The UK government is committed to humanitarian efforts to support refugees at home and abroad.</p><p><br>The UK has a proud history of providing protection to those who need it – and this Government is committed to ensuring refugees can take positive steps towards integration as they rebuild their lives in the UK.</p><p><br>We recognise Refugee Week as an opportunity to celebrate the valuable contributions refugees make to UK society.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 16/05/2019 13:04:08 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1123720

registered interest
date	29/04/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	European Parliament: Elections
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 24 April 2019 to Question 246989 on European Parliament: Elections and the Answer of 18 May 2018 to Question 143730 on European Parliament: Elections, for what reason his Department was able to publish an estimate of the savings accrued to the public purse of not holding the election, but not able to publish an estimate of holding the elections.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	248635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>The estimated savings were based on the established cost of delivering the previous European Parliamentary elections in 2014, which cost the public purse £108.7 million.</p><p> </p><p>The potential cost of a 2019 European Parliamentary election, should it take place, would not be known until after the poll, once all expenses claims have been received and settled and invoices paid.</p><p> </p><p>For example, the postage costs of the freepost mailing will depend on the number of nominated parties/candidates, who in turn then choose to take up the offer of the mailing.</p><p> </p><p>The Cabinet Office has now published the relevant Charges Order which provides the basis for reimbursing Returning Officers for their services and any expenses necessarily incurred in relation to the European Parliamentary elections.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 02/05/2019 09:47:12 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma