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1001918

	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	Rare Diseases: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether officials in his Department have had discussions with the Scottish Government on the (a) Patient and Clinician Engagement system, (b) its effect on approval rates for new rare disease medicines in Scotland and (c) potential lessons from that system for NHS England.
	tabling member constituency	Bury North
	tabling member printed	James Frith
	uin	188233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>Officials have had no such discussions. Health is a devolved matter and the availability of medicines for the treatment of rare diseases in Scotland is an issue for the Scottish Government.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 14/11/2018 11:21:33 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

1001950

	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	Breast Cancer
	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 help prevent cases of secondary breast cancer.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
	tabling member printed	Janet Daby
	uin	188239
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guideline on the diagnosis and management of early and locally advanced breast cancer, published in July 2018, addresses the prevention of secondary breast cancer, including preventative medicine, surgery and lifestyle.</p><p> </p><p>Local National Health Service commissioners should take NICE guidance into account when planning services for local populations. The full guidance can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng101" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng101</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 14/11/2018 11:33:47 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1001953

	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	Cancer: Nurses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of cancer clinical nurse specialists in (a) England , (b) London and (c) the London Borough of Lewisham.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
	tabling member printed	Janet Daby
	uin	188240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>Data is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 14/11/2018 11:26:51 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1001974

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: Birmingham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Birmingham City Council is planned to receive any funding from central government to implement the measures in the Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	uin	187997
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans (LCWIPs) provide a way for local areas to channel investment for cycling and walking from local funds and relevant national funding streams, such as the Transforming Cities Fund, Future High Streets Fund and the Housing Infrastructure Fund. It is for local authorities to decide on investment priorities for transport schemes at the local level.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/11/2018 14:19:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

1002033

	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	Cancer: Screening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in England have been referred for BRCA1 and BRCA2 testing in each year since 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
	uin	188156
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>NHS England does not currently hold this data.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 14/11/2018 11:32:51 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1002034

	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	Genetics: Screening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of Clinical Commissioning Groups fund family history clinics.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
	uin	188157
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>NHS England does not hold information on the number of family history clinics in operation. As set out in the Manual for Prescribed Specialised Services 2018/19 NHS England commissions genetics services, including genetic testing for inherited cancer through the Genomic Laboratory Hubs and the genetic clinical service through the Regional Clinical Genetics Services.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 14/11/2018 11:31:09 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1002041

	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	Prescriptions
	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 prevent patients from gaining commercially from prescriptions.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	188062
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>Clinicians will only prescribe medicines that they believe are in the clinical interest of the patient, and in line with best clinical practice guidelines, including those developed by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Clinicians will weigh the benefits and risks of any medicine for an individual patient before making a prescribing decision. The prescribing options should be discussed carefully with the patient.</p><p> </p><p>Where there is evidence of diversion and illicit supply of medicines from legitimate prescriptions, the Government may consider scheduling of medicines under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, which includes strict controls on the prescription, supply and monitoring of medicines.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 14/11/2018 11:22:42 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1002081

	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	Neuromuscular Disorders: Leicester
	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 adequacy of the provision of respiratory physiotherapy for (a) children and (b) adults with muscular dystrophy and neuromuscular conditions provided by (i) Leicester City Clinical Commissioning Group and (ii) University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	188000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. NHS England has published service specifications for the neurological care of both children and adults which include exemplar service specifications for neuromuscular conditions. They set out what providers must have in place to offer evidence-based, safe and effective services. This includes access to physiotherapy and respiratory services. This guidance can be found via the following the links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/E09-S-b-Paediatric-Neurosciences-Neurology.pro_.2013.04.v2.pdf" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/E09-S-b-Paediatric-Neurosciences-Neurology.pro_.2013.04.v2.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/d04-neurosci-spec-neuro.pdf" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/d04-neurosci-spec-neuro.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 14/11/2018 11:17:38 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1002122

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Theatres: Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to support theatres and touring companies in the Midlands.
	tabling member constituency	Mansfield
	tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
	uin	188267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>Since April 2016, Arts Council England (ACE) has invested more than £85,470,000 in theatre in the Midlands, including regular funding to their National Portfolio Organisations, National Lottery Grants for the Arts and Project Grants and Strategic funding. From the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford, to the National Student Drama Festival in Leicester, ACE support a diverse range of work which has international appeal, is accessible to audiences of all ages and backgrounds, and plays a key role as part of England’s vibrant arts and cultural ecology.</p><p> </p><p>Between June 2016 and March 2018, Arts Council invested £2,737,902 in Strategic Touring in the Midlands region. This programme funded touring work focusing specifically on areas of low engagement with the arts and those that rely on touring for much of their arts provision. It also extended the reach of high-quality work by broadening the range of venues presenting it, as well as forging stronger relationships between audiences, promoters, venues, artists and producers.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 14/11/2018 11:50:18 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1002533

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	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	Charles Bonnet Syndrome
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2017 to Question 119869 on Charles Bonnet Syndrome, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people diagnosed with that syndrome in the last year; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people living with that syndrome receive adequate levels of treatment and support.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	188893
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>No estimate has been made by the Department of the number of people diagnosed with Charles Bonnet Syndrome in the last year, it is not part of the Department’s role to directly raise awareness of any individual diseases with National Health Service clinicians.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS website provides information on a number of diseases including Charles Bonnet Syndrome. This can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/charles-bonnet-syndrome/Pages/Introduction.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/charles-bonnet-syndrome/Pages/Introduction.aspx</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 14/11/2018 11:19:09 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq