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167192

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2014
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Iran
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the prospects of achieving a comprehensive deal with Iran on nuclear issues.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Pauline Latham
	uin	906391
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text Negotiations to ensure Iran’s nuclear programme is peaceful have been tough, but we have made progress. We believe a deal which addresses our concerns is possible. That is why negotiations were extended until 30 June. We believe the twin track policy of sanctions and negotiations is yielding results. answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 02/12/2014 15:31:21 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
	tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

171306

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Central African Republic
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will contribute to the European Trust Fund for the Central African Republic.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Pauline Latham
	uin	219178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The UK is not a current contributor to the EU Trust Fund for CAR. We welcome the leadership of the EU on the humanitarian response in CAR and on programmes linking relief, recovery and development. The UK has committed £30 million in humanitarian funds to CAR and CAR refugees since July 2013, funding a range of NGOs and UN agencies to provide protection, water, health, shelter and food security. We are keeping the international response to the CAR crisis under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 05/01/2015 17:45:08 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

174027

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2015
	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 plans NHS England has to respond to patient groups and charities who are concerned about the removal of clinically effective drugs from the Cancer Drugs Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Pauline Latham
	uin	220954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p>NHS England has advised that a meeting with patient groups and charities was held on 19 January 2015 to provide the context for the changes being made to the national Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) list, how the review was undertaken by the CDF clinical panel and the results. Attendees had the opportunity to ask questions to provide further clarity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on the outcomes from the review is available on NHS England’s website at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/pe/cdf" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/pe/cdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>and has been circulated to NHS England networks. Clinicians are also being informed via the regional CDF teams.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 220955 question first answered 21/01/2015 16:01:35 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

174028

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2015
	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 steps NHS England plans to take to ensure that patients and clinicians are aware of the drugs delisted from the Cancer Drugs Fund as announced on 12 January 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Pauline Latham
	uin	220955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p>NHS England has advised that a meeting with patient groups and charities was held on 19 January 2015 to provide the context for the changes being made to the national Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) list, how the review was undertaken by the CDF clinical panel and the results. Attendees had the opportunity to ask questions to provide further clarity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on the outcomes from the review is available on NHS England’s website at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/pe/cdf" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/pe/cdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>and has been circulated to NHS England networks. Clinicians are also being informed via the regional CDF teams.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 220954 question first answered 21/01/2015 16:01:35 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

175086

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2015
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Democratic Republic of Congo
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received about allegations of violence by Soco International in Virunga National Park.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Pauline Latham
	uin	221548
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2015 answer text <p>I refer to the answer given by the Secretary of State for International Development, the Rt Hon. Justine Greening MP, on 17 December (Hansard 17/12/2014 - Column 1393 -http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmhansrd/cm141217/debtext/141217-0001.htm). We are aware of allegations of wrongdoing made against Soco International, its employees and agents connected to its activities in the Virunga National Park, including those made in the documentary film 'Virunga'. We expect all companies to act appropriately and to the highest of standards, and encourage anyone with evidence of serious fraud, bribery or corruption to contact the Serious Fraud Office.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 28/01/2015 14:30:14 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
	tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

387776

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Bribery Act 2010
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what meetings (a) ministers and (b) officials from his Department have held with business organisations to discuss the Bribery Act 2010 and associated departmental guidance since January 2015; and on what dates such meetings were held.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Pauline Latham
	uin	5635
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I am unable to comment on meetings held under the previous Government as it is an established convention that Ministers of one Administration cannot see the documents of a previous administration.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 09/07/2015 15:45:33 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

390466

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will bring forward legislative proposals to require heavy goods vehicles satellite navigation system providers to remove weight-restricted roads from their routes.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Pauline Latham
	uin	7366
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>All road users benefit from clear directions, including HGV drivers. It is clearly not in the interests of HGV drivers to rely upon inaccurate information, which may make them late or even involve them in accidents. Nevertheless, we believe that legislation would be a costly, bureaucratic and inappropriate way of dealing with the problem. Instead we have made significant efforts to link together freight associations, local authorities and satnav companies to ensure that HGV drivers are aware of the issue and have the latest information available to them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Councils already have the means to set height and weight restrictions for roads, which are enforced by the police, and HGV satnav devices increasingly include up-to-date routing information that takes account of such restrictions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Decisions on all aspects of traffic management policy are the responsibility of local traffic authorities, and how they and the police enforce this once they are in place it is a matter for them. We believe the necessary enforcement powers are available for this.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 7365 question first answered 20/07/2015 14:46:34 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

390468

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will make an assessment of whether the powers local councils and police have to enforce restrictions on heavy goods vehicles driving on weight-restricted roads are sufficient to protect rural roads and surrounding environments.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Pauline Latham
	uin	7365
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>All road users benefit from clear directions, including HGV drivers. It is clearly not in the interests of HGV drivers to rely upon inaccurate information, which may make them late or even involve them in accidents. Nevertheless, we believe that legislation would be a costly, bureaucratic and inappropriate way of dealing with the problem. Instead we have made significant efforts to link together freight associations, local authorities and satnav companies to ensure that HGV drivers are aware of the issue and have the latest information available to them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Councils already have the means to set height and weight restrictions for roads, which are enforced by the police, and HGV satnav devices increasingly include up-to-date routing information that takes account of such restrictions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Decisions on all aspects of traffic management policy are the responsibility of local traffic authorities, and how they and the police enforce this once they are in place it is a matter for them. We believe the necessary enforcement powers are available for this.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 7366 question first answered 20/07/2015 14:46:34 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

391814

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Medical Treatments: Innovation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure access for NHS patients to innovative new medicines that have received marketing authorisation before their assessment from NICE.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Pauline Latham
	uin	8316
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>In the absence of guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, it is for commissioners to make decisions on whether to fund new medicines based on an assessment of the available evidence.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We take the issue of ensuring rapid access to innovative therapies very seriously, which is why we have launched an Accelerated Access Review to make recommendations to Government later in the year on speeding up access for National Health Service patients to innovative and cost effective new medicines, diagnostics and medical technologies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 07/09/2015 12:17:10 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

391817

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Nivolumab
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had on the availability of nivolumab for melanoma patients through the Cancer Drugs Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Pauline Latham
	uin	8315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>We have had no such discussions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England is responsible for the operational management of the Cancer Drugs Fund. It has taken a decision not to consider new drugs like nivolumab, at this stage, whilst consideration is given to new ways of working and to ensure that the Fund remains within budget.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We understand that NHS England and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence will shortly be consulting jointly on a proposed new system for commissioning cancer drugs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government remains committed to the Fund which has so far helped over 72,000 people in England access the cancer drugs their doctors recommend for them.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 07/09/2015 14:48:52 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

417686

	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	NHS: 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 effect of patient access to innovative drugs approved under the MHRA's Early Access to Medicines Scheme ahead of NICE assessments and in the absence of any planned Cancer Drugs Fund meetings.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Pauline Latham
	uin	9598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The Early Access to Medicines Scheme (EAMS) was launched in April 2014. Its purpose is to support access in the United Kingdom to unlicensed or off-label medicines representing a significant advance in treatment in areas of unmet medical need.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>EAMS is a 2 step process. First, the Promising Innovative Medicine designation by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is designed to give an early signal that based on early clinical evidence the medicine may be a possible candidate for EAMS and thus have the potential to be of value in areas of unmet medical need. There have been eight EAMS Promising Innovative Medicines designations issued so far.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Second, the EAMS scientific opinion by the MHRA, which we envisage will usually be towards the end of the development process, enables prescribers and patients to decide if the EAMS medicine might be suitable for that individual patient. Four positive EAMS scientific opinions have been issued.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For medicines granted a scientific opinion and which then receive a marketing authorisation, it is for commissioners to make funding decisions in advance of any technology appraisal guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There will be a review of EAMS as part of the Accelerated Access Review currently underway.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 11/09/2015 12:28:34 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

418896

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Feed-in Tariffs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of proposed changes to the feed-in tariff on community renewable energy projects.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Pauline Latham
	uin	10366
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>We recognise that many community-led renewable projects rely on the feed-in tariff as a reliable source of income on which to build a business case for funding. However, we have actively engaged with community groups as part of our recent consultation on pre-accreditation and will do so further through targeted stakeholder events as part of the broader FITs review. In the FIT review consultation, we specifically seek views on whether the scheme might be focussed towards specific groups or sectors; we have also acknowledged that it may be possible to reintroduce pre-accreditation if the evidence submitted at consultation supports it.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 12/10/2015 13:57:09 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

418897

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Feed-in Tariffs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of proposed changes to the feed-in tariff on business growth in the renewable energy sector over the next five years.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Pauline Latham
	uin	10367
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>An impact assessment was published alongside the feed-in tariff (FIT) review consultation document in August. We are seeking to supplement that assessment with evidence gathered through the consultation. The actual impact on the sector will, of course, depend on the options taken forward after all responses to the consultation have been considered.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 12/10/2015 13:58:06 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

418898

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Feed-in Tariffs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate she has made of potential changes in the level of employment in the UK's renewable energy sector as a result of the proposed changes to the feed-in tariff.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Pauline Latham
	uin	10368
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills report, “The Size and Performance of the UK Low Carbon Economy”, estimated that in 2013 there were over 34,000 jobs in the UK solar sector.</p><p>Our consultation on the feed-in tariff review reflects the need to balance sector support whilst keeping bills down for consumers.</p><p>We strongly welcome evidence from the sector during this review consultation, which ends on 23 October, and only then can we begin to analyse the impact on jobs.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 12/10/2015 13:58:49 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

418899

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Feed-in Tariffs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps her Department plans to take to support the UK's renewable energy sector after implementation of the proposed changes in the Feed-in Tariff.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Pauline Latham
	uin	10369
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>As yet, there has not been any decision taken about the future of the feed-in tariff scheme. We are currently holding a consultation on the future of the FIT scheme which will close on 23 October. The consultation can be found at the following link: <a href="https://econsultation.decc.gov.uk/office-for-renewable-energy-deployment-ored/fit-review-2015" target="_blank">https://econsultation.decc.gov.uk/office-for-renewable-energy-deployment-ored/fit-review-2015</a>.</p><p>A Government Response will follow the closure of the consultation.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 12/10/2015 13:59:33 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

418900

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Feed-in Tariffs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the effect will be on the average household energy bill of the proposed changes to the feed-in tariff.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Pauline Latham
	uin	10370
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>As set out in the impact assessment accompanying the feed-in tariff review consultation, if implemented, we estimate that these cost control measures could save £440 - £480m from the Levy Control Framework in 2020/21 (2011/12 prices). This equates to £5-6 per average household bill (2016 prices).</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 12/10/2015 14:00:20 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

426191

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2015
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Bermuda: Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will ensure that any agreement on a central registry of beneficial ownership in Bermuda includes access for the public with legitimate reason.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Pauline Latham
	uin	14836
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>In March the Financial Secretary to the Treasury and I wrote to the Premier of Bermuda asking him to set out plans and a timetable for the implementation of a central register of company beneficial ownership, or similarly effective system, to meet three criteria, including law enforcement access. Bermuda has had a central registry of company and trust beneficiaries since 1939. It includes all shareholdings above 10% compared to the 25% which is the threshold for the UK’s register. The information is updated in real time and is already shared with law enforcement and tax authorities on request. We remain of the view that a public central register is the best approach to improve company transparency.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 09/11/2015 15:02:20 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

443795

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Bowel Cancer: Screening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for colonoscopy to detect bowel cancer.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Pauline Latham
	uin	21838
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2016 answer text <p>Helping more people survive cancer is a key priority for this Government.</p><br /><p>We expect the National Health Service to look urgently at any dips in local performance and take action to make sure all patients get access to cancer treatment as quickly as possible. NHS England has set up a taskforce to look at what should be done to ensure cancer waiting times standards are met.</p><br /><p>Specifically for colonoscopy for bowel cancer, the NHS has committed to train an extra 250 gastroenterologists by 2020. In addition, Health Education England has pledged to fund the training of 200 non-medical endoscopists to significantly increase endoscopy capacity in England. The first cohort will begin training at the end of January 2016. NHS England’s Sustainable Improvement Team (formerly NHS Improving Quality) is working intensively with trusts that have significant endoscopy waiting lists, in order to improve performance. The learning from this will be shared widely.NHS England is also exploring ways to improve endoscopy performance through pricing changes.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 19/01/2016 15:51:54 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

443796

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Bowel Cancer: Screening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the uptake of bowel screening was under the National Screening Programme for bowel cancer in England in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Pauline Latham
	uin	21839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2016 answer text <p>The National Bowel Screening Programme has been received positively since it commenced in 2006 and has seen a steady rise in participation achieving over 55% engagement over the last three years.</p><br /><p>Table: Bowel screening engagement of the last three years</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><br></p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011 - 2012</p></td><td><p>2012 - 2013</p></td><td><p>2013 - 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Invited</p></td><td><p>3,623,950</p></td><td><p>3,839,325</p></td><td><p>3,976,616</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Screened</p></td><td><p>1,996,701</p></td><td><p>2,246,893</p></td><td><p>2,206,435</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Abnormal</p></td><td><p>41,707</p></td><td><p>40,983</p></td><td><p>40,698</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uptake</p></td><td><p>55.10%</p></td><td><p>58.52%</p></td><td><p>55.49%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The programme expects that engagement will continue to increase following a positive recommendation from the UK National Screening Committee to use Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) as the primary screen test for bowel cancer. FIT has seen an increase in participation especially amongst men and in deprived areas as well as help reduce the number of deaths from bowel cancer.</p><br /><p>Following a positive screening test approximately half (50%) of the patients, at colonoscopy will have either bowel cancer or adenomas that require surgical intervention. An additional 25% of patients will have another disease affecting the colon and may require medical attention outside of the bowel screening programme, with the remaining 25% of colonoscopies having no medical reason for a positive result.</p><br /><p>Bowel screening has increased colonoscopy work and has subsequently helped to improve the quality of this service. False negatives from the screening test have no direct impact on the waiting times since colonoscopy is not undertaken.</p><br /><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 21837 question first answered 19/01/2016 16:12:18 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

443797

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Bowel Cancer: Screening
	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 (a) frequency of false (i) positives and (ii) negatives from the National Screening Programme for bowel cancer and (b) the effect of such false positives and negatives on waiting times for colonoscopy.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Pauline Latham
	uin	21837
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2016 answer text <p>The National Bowel Screening Programme has been received positively since it commenced in 2006 and has seen a steady rise in participation achieving over 55% engagement over the last three years.</p><br /><p>Table: Bowel screening engagement of the last three years</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><br></p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011 - 2012</p></td><td><p>2012 - 2013</p></td><td><p>2013 - 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Invited</p></td><td><p>3,623,950</p></td><td><p>3,839,325</p></td><td><p>3,976,616</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Screened</p></td><td><p>1,996,701</p></td><td><p>2,246,893</p></td><td><p>2,206,435</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Abnormal</p></td><td><p>41,707</p></td><td><p>40,983</p></td><td><p>40,698</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uptake</p></td><td><p>55.10%</p></td><td><p>58.52%</p></td><td><p>55.49%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The programme expects that engagement will continue to increase following a positive recommendation from the UK National Screening Committee to use Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) as the primary screen test for bowel cancer. FIT has seen an increase in participation especially amongst men and in deprived areas as well as help reduce the number of deaths from bowel cancer.</p><br /><p>Following a positive screening test approximately half (50%) of the patients, at colonoscopy will have either bowel cancer or adenomas that require surgical intervention. An additional 25% of patients will have another disease affecting the colon and may require medical attention outside of the bowel screening programme, with the remaining 25% of colonoscopies having no medical reason for a positive result.</p><br /><p>Bowel screening has increased colonoscopy work and has subsequently helped to improve the quality of this service. False negatives from the screening test have no direct impact on the waiting times since colonoscopy is not undertaken.</p><br /><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 21839 question first answered 19/01/2016 16:12:18 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

443798

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Bowel Cancer: Screening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2015 to Question 18808, what assessment he made of the conclusion by the Independent Cancer Taskforce in its 2015 report entitled Achieving world class outcomes for cancer: A strategy for England 2015-2020 that faecal immunochemical testing has extremely poor rates of detection for precancerous polyps.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Pauline Latham
	uin	21788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2016 answer text <p>The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) recently consulted on the use of Faecal Immunochemical testing (FIT) as an alternative screen test for bowel cancer. Both the UK NSC and the Independent Cancer Taskforce are supportive of the initial results of the FIT pilot, which indicates that this test is more acceptable to the screened population with a significant increase in participation (10%). The UK NSC has published its minutes from the November meeting and recommends a change to use FIT as the primary test to be used in the National Health Service Bowel Cancer Screening Programme.</p><br /><p>We are considering the UK NSC’s recommendation.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 19/01/2016 16:04:21 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

444920

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Sunscreens: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will include the removal of VAT on sun safety products in his negotiations on VAT on sanitary products with his counterparts in the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Pauline Latham
	uin	22538
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>EU VAT rules do not currently allow for the application of a zero rate of VAT to sanitary products. That is why I have written to the European Commission and other Member States setting out our strong view that Member States should have full discretion over what rate of VAT they can apply to these products.</p><br /><p>Drugs and medications that are dispensed by a registered pharmacist against a prescription issued by a qualifying health professional are zero rated for VAT.</p><br /><p>High-factor sunscreen is on the NHS prescription list for certain conditions and is therefore provided VAT free when dispensed by a pharmacist to patients.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 20/01/2016 10:39:10 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

444921

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Sunscreens: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will assess the potential merits of reducing the rate of VAT on sunscreen, sun block and other sun safety products.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Pauline Latham
	uin	22539
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>EU VAT law does not specifically provide for a reduced rate for sunscreen, although there is a provision for a reduced rate of VAT for “pharmaceutical products of a kind normally used for health care, prevention of diseases and treatment for medical and veterinary purposes”.</p><br /><p>Not all sunscreen products are recognised as having a health benefit and the factor level necessary for adequate protection is a matter of contention.</p><br /><p>However, high-factor sunscreen is on the NHS prescription list for certain conditions and provided VAT free when dispensed by a pharmacist to patients.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 20/01/2016 10:23:54 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

444952

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Skin Cancer: Health Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will take steps to encourage greater education about sun safety and skin cancer in schools.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Pauline Latham
	uin	22542
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>We recognise the importance of teaching children and young people about the importance of sun safety and the risks of skin cancer. The primary science national curriculum emphasises the need for pupils to recognise the different ways in which light from the sun can be dangerous and how they should protect their eyes. Skin cancer and other health issues can also be covered in the key stage 4 science curriculum when pupils can be taught about the impact of lifestyle factors on the incidence of non-communicable diseases. Schools can choose to include cancer awareness in their Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education lessons. The non-statutory programme of study for PSHE education enables schools to teach young people about cancer prevention, checking for cancer and other illnesses, and how to overcome worries about seeking help.</p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published guidance on “Skin Cancer Prevention” in January 2011.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 20/01/2016 14:29:41 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

445006

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Skin Cancer
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to improve prevention and diagnosis of (a) skin cancer and (b) melanoma.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Pauline Latham
	uin	22540
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>A number of voluntary and statutory organisations deliver health protection advice to the public about ultraviolet (UV) exposure. This includes NHS Choices at:</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/skin/Pages/Sunsafe.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/skin/Pages/Sunsafe.aspx</a></p><br /><p>Public Health England provides information to increase awareness of the public health risks of excessive exposure to UV radiation from the sun, and to encourage people at home and abroad (Mediterranean countries) to protect themselves as necessary. Since sunburn is a risk factor for skin cancer, messages are issued to warn when the United Kingdom solar UV Index values are higher than expected.</p><br /><p>In 2011, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published guidance on ‘Skin Cancer Prevention’ in January 2011. The guidance will be partially updated within the development of new guidance on ‘Sun Exposure: benefits and risks’ due to be published by NICE in February 2016.</p><br /><p>In June 2015, NICE published new cancer referral guideline for general practitioners (GPs), including guidance for GPs on investigating patients with signs suggestive of skin cancer (melanoma and non-melanoma). The guideline will continue to support GPs to identify patients with signs and symptoms of suspected cancer, including skin cancer and urgently refer them as appropriate.</p><br /><p>NICE is currently developing a quality standard which will cover prevention, assessment, diagnosis and management of skin cancer (melanoma and non-melanoma) in children, young people and adults. The anticipated publication date for this quality standard is August 2016.</p><br /> <br /><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 20/01/2016 16:18:38 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham