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781421

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Chronic Illnesses: Medical Treatments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the proposals contained in the NHS England consultation entitled, Items which should not be routinely prescribed in primary care: A Consultation on guidance of CCGs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of those proposals on the medicine-taking behaviour of patients who rely on regular and multiple medications to prevent symptoms of long-term conditions.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	110622
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>NHS England’s consultation on draft guidance for clinical commissioning groups on a range of items that should not routinely be prescribed in primary care ended on 21 October. The draft guidance seeks to ensure that the National Health Service is able to secure best value from its use of medicines and therefore focuses on areas of prescribing that have been found to be ineffective or where there are more cost effective alternatives. A full Equality Impact Assessment was published alongside the draft guidance and a further Assessment will be published when final guidance is produced.</p><p> </p><p>We would not want to pre-empt any outcome following NHS England’s analysis of the responses it has received. However, we are assured that as part of issuing the final guidance, careful consideration will be given by NHS England to the responses to the consultation, both to ensure that particular groups of people are not disproportionately affected and that principles of best practice on clinical prescribing are adhered to.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 110618 110619 110620 110621 question first answered 03/11/2017 14:35:15 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

781420

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Chronic Illnesses: Pre-payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the proposals contained in the NHS England consultation entitled, Items which should not be routinely prescribed in primary care: A Consultation on guidance of CCGs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of those proposals on patients with a long-term condition who have already purchased a prescription prepayment certificate.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	110621
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>NHS England’s consultation on draft guidance for clinical commissioning groups on a range of items that should not routinely be prescribed in primary care ended on 21 October. The draft guidance seeks to ensure that the National Health Service is able to secure best value from its use of medicines and therefore focuses on areas of prescribing that have been found to be ineffective or where there are more cost effective alternatives. A full Equality Impact Assessment was published alongside the draft guidance and a further Assessment will be published when final guidance is produced.</p><p> </p><p>We would not want to pre-empt any outcome following NHS England’s analysis of the responses it has received. However, we are assured that as part of issuing the final guidance, careful consideration will be given by NHS England to the responses to the consultation, both to ensure that particular groups of people are not disproportionately affected and that principles of best practice on clinical prescribing are adhered to.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 110618 110619 110620 110622 question first answered 03/11/2017 14:35:15 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

781417

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Chronic Illnesses: Prescription Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the proposals contained in the NHS England consultation entitled, Items which should not be routinely prescribed in primary care: A Consultation on guidance of CCGs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of those proposals on patients with (a) inflammatory bowel disease and (b) a long-term condition.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	110618
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>NHS England’s consultation on draft guidance for clinical commissioning groups on a range of items that should not routinely be prescribed in primary care ended on 21 October. The draft guidance seeks to ensure that the National Health Service is able to secure best value from its use of medicines and therefore focuses on areas of prescribing that have been found to be ineffective or where there are more cost effective alternatives. A full Equality Impact Assessment was published alongside the draft guidance and a further Assessment will be published when final guidance is produced.</p><p> </p><p>We would not want to pre-empt any outcome following NHS England’s analysis of the responses it has received. However, we are assured that as part of issuing the final guidance, careful consideration will be given by NHS England to the responses to the consultation, both to ensure that particular groups of people are not disproportionately affected and that principles of best practice on clinical prescribing are adhered to.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 110619 110620 110621 110622 question first answered 03/11/2017 14:35:15 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

781419

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Medical Treatments: Prescription Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the proposals contained in the NHS England consultation entitled, Items which should not be routinely prescribed in primary care: A Consultation on guidance of CCGs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of those proposals on access to medications for (a) children, (b) older people and (c) other vulnerable people.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	110620
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>NHS England’s consultation on draft guidance for clinical commissioning groups on a range of items that should not routinely be prescribed in primary care ended on 21 October. The draft guidance seeks to ensure that the National Health Service is able to secure best value from its use of medicines and therefore focuses on areas of prescribing that have been found to be ineffective or where there are more cost effective alternatives. A full Equality Impact Assessment was published alongside the draft guidance and a further Assessment will be published when final guidance is produced.</p><p> </p><p>We would not want to pre-empt any outcome following NHS England’s analysis of the responses it has received. However, we are assured that as part of issuing the final guidance, careful consideration will be given by NHS England to the responses to the consultation, both to ensure that particular groups of people are not disproportionately affected and that principles of best practice on clinical prescribing are adhered to.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 110618 110619 110621 110622 question first answered 03/11/2017 14:35:15 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

781418

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the proposals contained in the NHS England consultation entitled, Items which should not be routinely prescribed in primary care: A Consultation on guidance of CCGs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of those proposals on (a) the management of urgent care services and (b) the number of hospital admissions.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	110619
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>NHS England’s consultation on draft guidance for clinical commissioning groups on a range of items that should not routinely be prescribed in primary care ended on 21 October. The draft guidance seeks to ensure that the National Health Service is able to secure best value from its use of medicines and therefore focuses on areas of prescribing that have been found to be ineffective or where there are more cost effective alternatives. A full Equality Impact Assessment was published alongside the draft guidance and a further Assessment will be published when final guidance is produced.</p><p> </p><p>We would not want to pre-empt any outcome following NHS England’s analysis of the responses it has received. However, we are assured that as part of issuing the final guidance, careful consideration will be given by NHS England to the responses to the consultation, both to ensure that particular groups of people are not disproportionately affected and that principles of best practice on clinical prescribing are adhered to.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 110618 110620 110621 110622 question first answered 03/11/2017 14:35:15 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

746704

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Sugar
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the oral contribution by the former Under-Secretary of State for Health on 21 March 2017, Official Report, Column 775, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Food and Drink Federation's decision not to introduce the Government's 20 per cent optional reduction in sugar content in its members' products by 2020 on his Department's policies to tackle (a) childhood obesity and (b) childhood tooth decay.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	2048
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>There has been no assessment made of the effect of Food and Drink Federation members’ compliance or non-compliance in achieving the 20% reduction in sugar content of key products contributing to children’s intakes by 2020 on childhood obesity or childhood tooth decay.</p><p> </p><p>In ‘Sugar reduction: The evidence for action’, published in October 2015, Public Health England (PHE) undertook modelling work to estimate the potential health impact and wider economic benefits of achieving the average population intake recommendation for sugar. This modelling found that achieving this over a 10-year period would result in 4,100 premature deaths and 204,000 cases of dental caries being averted, resulting in a total cost saving to the National Health Service of £484 million.</p><p> </p><p>PHE encourages all businesses to achieve the reductions in sugar as set out in ‘Childhood obesity: a plan for action’. A detailed assessment of industry’s progress will be published in March 2018.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 04/07/2017 11:13:15 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

754113

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Dental Health: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 24 April 2017 to Question 70854, if he will make an assessment of the merits of re-investing money from unused units of dental activity into a national early intervention programme for tackling child tooth decay.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	6315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>At the request of Ministers, NHS England is setting up a scheme in 13 high needs areas to improve the oral health of young children. The scheme will be based in dental practices and will have a particular focus on those children who do not currently visit the dentist. The scheme is expected to be launched in the next few months and will be funded from existing dental resources, including unused units of dental activity. Evaluation has been designed in from the start and the learning, once available, will inform the approach going forward.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England advises that the West Midlands scheme is still under consideration following local discussions this month. The scheme would incentivise dentists to see more children under the age of two. Decisions on the future of the scheme are expected to be taken next month.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 6314 question first answered 05/09/2017 14:26:32 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

754112

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Dental Health: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 24 April 2017 to Question 70314, what progress his Department has made on determining the scope of and implementing the early intervention scheme for oral health.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	6314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>At the request of Ministers, NHS England is setting up a scheme in 13 high needs areas to improve the oral health of young children. The scheme will be based in dental practices and will have a particular focus on those children who do not currently visit the dentist. The scheme is expected to be launched in the next few months and will be funded from existing dental resources, including unused units of dental activity. Evaluation has been designed in from the start and the learning, once available, will inform the approach going forward.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England advises that the West Midlands scheme is still under consideration following local discussions this month. The scheme would incentivise dentists to see more children under the age of two. Decisions on the future of the scheme are expected to be taken next month.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 6315 question first answered 05/09/2017 14:26:32 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

760701

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Dental Services: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total value of undelivered contracted units of dental activity in NNS dental contracts in England was in each year from 2012 to 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	105147
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The table below shows:</p><p>- the contracted units of dental activity not delivered through National Health Service dental contracts;</p><p>- total value of under delivered contracted units of dental activity; and</p><p>- number of contracts where not all contracted units of dental activity were delivered in England, for each year from 2012/13- 2016/17.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Contracted units of dental activity not delivered through NHS dental contracts in England (to 100% level)</p></td><td><p>5,210,585</p></td><td><p>3,812,758</p></td><td><p>3,799,633</p></td><td><p>4,352,738</p></td><td><p>4,363,613</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total value of under delivered contracted units of dental activity in NHS dental contracts in England (to 100% level) (£)</p></td><td><p>113,854,578</p></td><td><p>95,227,354</p></td><td><p>105,711,840</p></td><td><p>120,090,256</p></td><td><p>128,842,469</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS dental contracts in England where not all contracted units of dental activity delivered in each year (to 100% level)</p></td><td><p>3,320</p></td><td><p>2,659</p></td><td><p>2,704</p></td><td><p>2,688</p></td><td><p>2,409</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><br /></p><p>Notes:</p><p>- The table includes contracts closed during the year.</p><p>- Contracted units of dental activity not delivered through NHS dental contracts does not assume that up to 4% of under delivery is carried forward by the contractor, for delivery in the subsequent year (up to 4% under delivery is a contractual tolerance managed by commissioners).</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 09/10/2017 16:32:06 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

784947

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Breast Cancer: Drugs
	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 improve patient access to preventative drugs for breast cancer.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	111559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2017 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is currently updating its guideline on the diagnosis and management of early and locally advanced breast cancer. The use of adjuvant bisphosphonates has been identified as one of the key areas that will be covered in the update which is scheduled for publication in July 2018. In the meantime, NICE has published an evidence summary on the use of adjuvant bisphosphonates in early breast cancer. NHS England expects clinical commissioning groups to take account of NICE guidelines and local population needs when making commissioning decisions.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 17/11/2017 11:39:23 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

784923

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Medicine: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) affordability and (b) accessibility of medicines which are produced through publicly-funded medical research.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	111610
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>We have made no assessment. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) assesses medicines on the basis of their value to patients and to the National Health Service. The source of financial support in developing each medicine is not assessed.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS is required by law to ensure that all medicines recommended by NICE are funded within three months, ensuring patient access to cost-effective medicines in England. New medicines are not subject to payments under the voluntary Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme, and NHS England monitors access to innovative medicines via the Innovation Scorecard in recognition of the value this Government places on innovation.</p><p> </p><p>Many countries fund research and development (R&amp;D), often at an early stage. Private companies also invest in R&amp;D. It is not possible to assess the contribution made by public investment or private investment in bringing products to market.</p><p> </p><p>The Government and its partners recently published the response to the Accelerated Access Review which sets out plans to give patients quicker access to life-changing treatments and make the United Kingdom the best place in the world for industry to invest and innovate. A total of £86 million of funding has already been committed to make the vision a reality.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/11/2017 16:48:27 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

784942

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Cancer
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress he has made on the implementation of the Cancer Strategy; and what resources from the public purse he has allocated for that implementation.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	111561
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>NHS England has confirmed funding of £607 million between 2017/18 and 2020/21 to support delivery of the Cancer Strategy for England. Progress on implementation and the full investment in delivering the strategy is set out in the Progress Report for 2016/17 published in October 2017 at:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/national-cancer-transformation-programme-2016-17-progress.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/national-cancer-transformation-programme-2016-17-progress.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 14/11/2017 12:09:56 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

784943

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Cancer: Medical Treatments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans =he-she has to reform the process for (a) appraisal and (b) funding of life-extending medicines for cancer patients.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	111560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2017 answer text <p>Following a public consultation, NHS England and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence introduced new arrangements for the appraisal and funding of cancer drugs in July 2016. The new arrangements, including the Cancer Drugs Fund, are designed to ensure that patients benefit from faster access to the most promising new drugs whilst delivering better value for money for the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>On 3 November, the Government published its response to the Accelerated Access Review. It set out plans to give patients quicker access to life-changing treatments and make the United Kingdom the best place in the world for industry to invest and innovate. From April 2018, the new Accelerated Access Pathway will mean selected products with the greatest potential to change lives could be available up to four years earlier by reducing the time taken to negotiate the evaluation and financial approvals necessary before the National Health Service can purchase them.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 17/11/2017 11:41:32 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

756637

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Lumacaftor/ivacaftor
	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 NICE on updating its final guidance on the use of Orkambi as a result of the scientific research published by Vertex at the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference on 27 October 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	7803
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>We have had no such discussions. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is responsible for determining whether its guidance should be updated following the publication of new evidence. NICE published technology appraisal guidance on the use of lumacaftor-ivacaftor (Orkambi) for the treatment of cystic fibrosis in July 2016. NICE plans to review its guidance to determine whether it should be updated in the light of any new evidence in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>If significant new evidence comes to light before the scheduled review date, NICE has processes in place to bring forward a review. NICE remains open to a further approach from the company, with new evidence or a revised price. Although there has been recent correspondence between NHS England and the company, NICE has not yet received any fresh proposals from the company.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/09/2017 15:54:24 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

778813

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Dental Services: Contracts
	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 October 2017 to Question 105147, on dental services: contracts, what the total value of undelivered contracted units of orthodontic activity in England was in each year from 2010 to 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	110056
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>The attached table shows the total value of undelivered contracted units of orthodontic activity in England for each year from 2010 to 2017.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 01/11/2017 16:33:32 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine attachment 1 file name PQ110056 attached table.docx title PQ110056 attached table
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

765271

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Sugar
	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 5 September 2017 to Question 6313, on sugar, whether the 5 per cent reduction target has been met.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	105623
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>The assessment of achievement of the 5% reduction in the nine food categories contributing most to children’s sugar intake will be published by Public Health England (PHE) in March 2018. In this report, PHE will provide a detailed assessment of progress across the product categories included in the programme as well as by individual businesses and in high selling products. This commitment was set out in Childhood obesity: A plan for action, available to view here:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childhood-obesity-a-plan-for-action" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/childhood-obesity-a-plan-for-action</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/10/2017 13:06:08 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

754008

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Sugar
	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 4 July 2017 to Question 2048, what steps Public Health England has taken to encourage (a) all businesses and (b) businesses in the Food and Drink Federation to achieve the reductions in sugar set out in Childhood obesity: a plan for action.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	6313
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s Childhood Obesity Plan published in August 2016 challenged industry to reduce overall sugar across the products contributing most to children’s sugar intakes by at least 20% by 2020, with a 5% reduction to be achieved in the first year by August 2017. Public Health England (PHE) published our first technical report ‘Sugar reduction: Achieving the 20%’ on 30 March 2017. The report set out guidelines for industry to deliver the 20% sugar reduction in nine categories of food by 2020. The report is available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/604336/Sugar_reduction_achieving_the_20_.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/604336/Sugar_reduction_achieving_the_20_.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>PHE is continuing its programme of engagement with businesses across all sectors of industry to achieve these guidelines, including members of the Food and Drink Federation and retailers with a significant focus on restaurants, takeaways and cafés. The first detailed progress report will be published in March 2018. PHE is now developing the metrics that will be used to monitor progress towards the 5% reduction that is to be achieved by August 2017.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 05/09/2017 14:13:29 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

778819

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Lung Diseases: Mortality Rates
	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 16 October 2017 to Question 107275, on the respiratory system, what the range of initiatives to reduce mortality rates among patients with lung disease are.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	110137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>The 2016/17 mandate to NHS England contains objectives aimed at reducing premature mortality, including respiratory illness. This is complemented by the NHS Outcomes Framework 2016/17 which sets out the Department’s priority areas for the National Health Service and includes reducing deaths from respiratory disease as a key indicator. It also highlights the need to reduce unplanned hospital admissions due to asthma.</p><p> </p><p>There are a range of initiatives being taken forward that will support reducing mortality rates amongst patients with lung disease. NHS England advises that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is currently producing new guidelines on asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and the ongoing National Audit on COPD will be joined by one on asthma next year. Specific programmes to reduce asthma deaths are already in place in London and at a specialised commissioning level for severe asthma.</p><p> </p><p>NHS RightCare is a national NHS England supported programme committed to delivering the best care to patients, making the NHS’s money go as far as possible and improving patient outcomes. Their COPD pathway is expected to be published in December 2017.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 110120 question first answered 06/11/2017 11:33:24 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

778820

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Lung Diseases: Mortality Rates
	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 16 October 2017 to Question 107275, on the respiratory system, what reduction in avoidable deaths his Department plans to achieve by 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	110120
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>The 2016/17 mandate to NHS England contains objectives aimed at reducing premature mortality, including respiratory illness. This is complemented by the NHS Outcomes Framework 2016/17 which sets out the Department’s priority areas for the National Health Service and includes reducing deaths from respiratory disease as a key indicator. It also highlights the need to reduce unplanned hospital admissions due to asthma.</p><p> </p><p>There are a range of initiatives being taken forward that will support reducing mortality rates amongst patients with lung disease. NHS England advises that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is currently producing new guidelines on asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and the ongoing National Audit on COPD will be joined by one on asthma next year. Specific programmes to reduce asthma deaths are already in place in London and at a specialised commissioning level for severe asthma.</p><p> </p><p>NHS RightCare is a national NHS England supported programme committed to delivering the best care to patients, making the NHS’s money go as far as possible and improving patient outcomes. Their COPD pathway is expected to be published in December 2017.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 110137 question first answered 06/11/2017 11:33:24 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

784924

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	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, if he will introduce standardised financial reporting measures for each medicine procured by the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	111612
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The only standardised National Health Service financial reporting measure for medicines is the drug cost at list price. This is published annually by NHS Digital in Prescribing Costs in Hospitals and the Community. This data does not reflect any discounts agreed with suppliers which are often commercially confidential. This data does not take account of any contract prices or discounts so the amount the NHS spent will be different. NHS negotiated contract prices for medicines are commercially sensitive.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/11/2017 16:55:15 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

768955

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Lung Diseases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will establish an independent taskforce for lung health.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	107275
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to set up a taskforce on lung health. However, the Government’s Mandate to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHS_England" target="_blank">NHS England</a> includes a requirement to achieve a significant reduction in avoidable deaths by 2020. Reducing premature mortality rates among patients with lung disease will play an important part in this. There are a range of initiatives being taken forward that will support reducing mortality rates amongst patients with lung disease.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England advises that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is currently producing new guidelines on asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and the ongoing National Audit on COPD will be joined by one on asthma next year.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 16/10/2017 16:21:02 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

785072

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Drugs: Licensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will ensure that all licensing agreements for medicines made by the NHS are placed on a publicly-accessible database.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	111607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>Medicines manufactured by the National Health Service are subject to requirements of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012/1916. As such the manufacturer must be licensed by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and must comply with specified quality standards. The licence provides for stipulated processes to be conducted. There is a public register of all United Kingdom licensed manufacturers of medicines for human use on the Government services website GOV.UK at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/human-and-vetinary-medicines-register-of-licensed-manufacturing-sites-december-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/human-and-vetinary-medicines-register-of-licensed-manufacturing-sites-december-2014</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The MHRA does not hold data on what medicines the NHS manufactures.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/11/2017 17:35:47 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

760688

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Dental Services: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many contracted units of dental activity were not delivered through National Health Service dental contracts in England in each year from 2012 to 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	105149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The table below shows:</p><p>- the contracted units of dental activity not delivered through National Health Service dental contracts;</p><p>- total value of under delivered contracted units of dental activity; and</p><p>- number of contracts where not all contracted units of dental activity were delivered in England, for each year from 2012/13- 2016/17.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Contracted units of dental activity not delivered through NHS dental contracts in England (to 100% level)</p></td><td><p>5,210,585</p></td><td><p>3,812,758</p></td><td><p>3,799,633</p></td><td><p>4,352,738</p></td><td><p>4,363,613</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total value of under delivered contracted units of dental activity in NHS dental contracts in England (to 100% level) (£)</p></td><td><p>113,854,578</p></td><td><p>95,227,354</p></td><td><p>105,711,840</p></td><td><p>120,090,256</p></td><td><p>128,842,469</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS dental contracts in England where not all contracted units of dental activity delivered in each year (to 100% level)</p></td><td><p>3,320</p></td><td><p>2,659</p></td><td><p>2,704</p></td><td><p>2,688</p></td><td><p>2,409</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><br>- The table includes contracts closed during the year</p><p>Notes:</p><p>- Contracted units of dental activity not delivered through NHS dental contracts does not assume that up to 4% of under delivery is carried forward by the contractor, for delivery in the subsequent year (up to 4% under delivery is a contractual tolerance managed by commissioners).</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 105147 105148 question first answered 09/10/2017 16:32:06 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

760703

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Dental Services: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for how many NHS dental contracts in England were not all contracted units of dental activity delivered in each year from 2012 to 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	105148
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The table below shows:</p><p>- the contracted units of dental activity not delivered through National Health Service dental contracts;</p><p>- total value of under delivered contracted units of dental activity; and</p><p>- number of contracts where not all contracted units of dental activity were delivered in England, for each year from 2012/13- 2016/17.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Contracted units of dental activity not delivered through NHS dental contracts in England (to 100% level)</p></td><td><p>5,210,585</p></td><td><p>3,812,758</p></td><td><p>3,799,633</p></td><td><p>4,352,738</p></td><td><p>4,363,613</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total value of under delivered contracted units of dental activity in NHS dental contracts in England (to 100% level) (£)</p></td><td><p>113,854,578</p></td><td><p>95,227,354</p></td><td><p>105,711,840</p></td><td><p>120,090,256</p></td><td><p>128,842,469</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS dental contracts in England where not all contracted units of dental activity delivered in each year (to 100% level)</p></td><td><p>3,320</p></td><td><p>2,659</p></td><td><p>2,704</p></td><td><p>2,688</p></td><td><p>2,409</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><br>- The table includes contracts closed during the year</p><p>Notes:</p><p>- Contracted units of dental activity not delivered through NHS dental contracts does not assume that up to 4% of under delivery is carried forward by the contractor, for delivery in the subsequent year (up to 4% under delivery is a contractual tolerance managed by commissioners).</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 105147 105149 question first answered 09/10/2017 16:32:06 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe