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1141677

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	NHS: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July to Question 272107 on Department of Health and Social Care: Brexit, whether his Department has assessed the average additional costs facing companies transferring medicines and medical equipment in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	281552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>As part of a responsible Government, the Department is doing everything appropriate to prepare for European Union exit. It is a priority for the Department and industry to work together to put in place robust preparations to help ensure a continuous supply of medicines and medical products. We recognise suppliers may incur additional costs for their contingency planning, including storage costs, rerouting products and preparing for new border arrangements. We have been working closely with industry to minimise costs and are considering how best we might support suppliers in their contingency planning. <br></p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 09/09/2019 16:56:24 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1141673

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	NHS: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July to Question 272107, what his Department’s express freight service is planned to deliver; by what form of transport that service will be delivered; over what time period that service will run; and what estimate he has made of the cost of that service to the public purse.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	281549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Express Freight Service is intended to provide access to an end to end solution able to deliver small consignments on a 24 hour basis with additional provision to move larger pallet quantities on a two to four day basis. The initial contract length is one year, extendable by a further one year, with sufficient flexibility to end the contract earlier if required. The total estimated value of services provided to the Department over a two year period of the contract, if exercised, is £3 million. Users of the freight solution would be required to pay for any capacity they use. The bid response period closed on 22 August and the bids are currently being evaluated by the Department.</p><p>The Government recognises the vital importance of all medicines and medical products and as such, the Express Freight Service is designed to be capable of transporting all medicines and medical products used within the health and social care system in the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 281550 question first answered 09/09/2019 16:54:30 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1141674

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	NHS: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2019 to Question 272107 on Department of Health and Social Care: Brexit, what medicines will be in the small medical supply consignment referred to in that answer.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	281550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Express Freight Service is intended to provide access to an end to end solution able to deliver small consignments on a 24 hour basis with additional provision to move larger pallet quantities on a two to four day basis. The initial contract length is one year, extendable by a further one year, with sufficient flexibility to end the contract earlier if required. The total estimated value of services provided to the Department over a two year period of the contract, if exercised, is £3 million. Users of the freight solution would be required to pay for any capacity they use. The bid response period closed on 22 August and the bids are currently being evaluated by the Department.</p><p>The Government recognises the vital importance of all medicines and medical products and as such, the Express Freight Service is designed to be capable of transporting all medicines and medical products used within the health and social care system in the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 281549 question first answered 09/09/2019 16:54:30 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1141680

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	NHS: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2019 to Question 272107 on Department of Health and Social Care: Brexit, how many regulatory requirements still need to be changed.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	281553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring a functioning statute book after Exit day in all scenarios and all exit related statutory instruments being laid in Parliament will help provide certainty for businesses and the public.</p><p> </p><p>To date, the Department has laid 36 exit-related statutory instruments, including those on behalf of the Food Standards Agency and Northern Ireland Civil Service, all of which can be found at the following link</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/" target="_blank">legislation.gov.uk</a></p><p>All critical legislation required to achieve a functioning statute book after Exit day is on track to be laid in time to come into force on 31 October.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 09/09/2019 15:08:17 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1141682

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Travel: Insurance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2019 to Question 272107 on Department of Health and Social Care: Brexit, how many citizens with existing healthcare conditions the Government has contacted to help ensure that they have the correct travel insurance.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	281554
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The United Kingdom Government has published advice for all United Kingdom nationals visiting the European Union after exit day. This advice is available on GOV.UK and NHS.UK at the following links:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/visit-europe-brexit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/visit-europe-brexit</a></p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/healthcare-abroad/healthcare-when-travelling-abroad/travelling-in-the-european-economic-area-eea-and-switzerland/" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/healthcare-abroad/healthcare-when-travelling-abroad/travelling-in-the-european-economic-area-eea-and-switzerland/</a></p><p>People requiring treatment for existing healthcare conditions when travelling should always seek advice from their doctor or specialist unit before booking travel.</p><p>The Government has always advised UK citizens to take out comprehensive travel insurance when going overseas, both to EU and non-EU destinations. The European Healthcare Insurance Card is not an alternative to travel insurance and we have always advised that individuals should have both when travelling abroad.</p><p>People with existing healthcare conditions are advised talk with their general practitioner or healthcare provider, as well as their insurer about how to get the right cover, and how this might affect their travel.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 09/09/2019 15:06:17 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake