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423587

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Pregnancy: Alcoholic Drinks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will commission a study of the prevalence of births of children damaged as a result of alcohol consumed by their mothers during pregnancy.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	13138
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>We recognise the fact that too many women may be unaware of the health risks and possible harmful fetal effects associated with drinking during pregnancy. The Chief Medical Officer’s review of the alcohol guidelines will include consideration to the current Government’s advice on drinking during pregnancy.</p><br /><p>Whilst we have no current plans to commission a study of the prevalence of births of children damaged as a result of alcohol consumed by their mothers during pregnancy the World Health Organization is starting a global prevalence study on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, recognising that this information is lacking in many countries. There are a number of challenges on the feasibility of estimating prevalence, which should be addressed in this study. We welcome this study and will consider participating.</p><p><strong></strong></p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 28/10/2015 17:00:39 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

423588

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Pregnancy: Alcoholic Drinks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of adults with brain damage caused by alcohol consumed by their mothers during pregnancy; and what assessment he has made of the level of awareness of health and other care professionals of the disability, and the consequences of that disability, which result from that activity.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	13139
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p>Health Education England (HEE) works with the General Medical Council, the Nursing and Midwifery Council and the Royal Colleges to seek to ensure training of health and care professionals meets the needs of the public.</p><p>HEE has established a Patient Advisory Forum which provides advice to the HEE Board and other advisory groups to ensure that the needs of the patient are at the heart of the education, training and workforce planning process.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 28/10/2015 17:34:04 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

748180

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the GP Forward Review published in April 2016, how many of the 3,000 new mental health therapists referenced in that review have been appointed.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	2846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>This information is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 10/07/2017 16:31:24 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

178326

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Pregnancy: Alcoholic Drinks
	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 14 October 2014 to the hon. Member for Sefton Central, Official Report, column 47WH, when he expects the Chief Medical Officer to publish the results of her review into the risks to children and to women of drinking alcohol while pregnant.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	223715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The review is currently underway and we expect to be able to consult on any new guidelines by summer 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 23/02/2015 15:31:30 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

790106

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	General Practitioners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many bids his Department received in connection with the operation of general practice at the Hightown and Freshfield surgeries.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	113346
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The provision of primary medical services is the responsibility of NHS England. Where a contract for services by a general practitioner practice is ended, NHS England will look at the provision of services in that area and decide whether to enter into a contract with another provider or to allocate patients to other practices in the area.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England Cheshire and Mersey are unable to release any information while the procurement process is underway.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 20/11/2017 16:57:00 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

800496

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Continuing Care: Merseyside
	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 (a) Southport and Formby CCG and (b) South Sefton CCG on (i) a moratorium on and (ii) funding for retrospective reviews of continuing healthcare; when funding will be available for retrospective claims and reviews in those CCG areas; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	117117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has not had discussions with Southport and Formby Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) or South Sefton CCG about ‘retrospective reviews’ of NHS Continuing Healthcare, otherwise known as ‘previously unassessed periods of care’.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals, their families, or a representative are currently able to request an assessment from their responsible CCG for an NHS Continuing Healthcare ‘previously unassessed period of care’ for periods from 1 April 2012 onwards.</p><p> </p><p>In March 2012, deadlines were introduced for requests for an assessment for NHS Continuing Healthcare ‘previously unassessed periods of care’ between 1 April 2004 and 31 March 2012. The deadline for registering for a review of unassessed periods of care during this time period was 31 March 2013.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 07/12/2017 14:59:38 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

176482

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Employment Agencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff in his Department have been employed through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	222519
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department uses recruitment agencies to support permanent appointments to the Senior Civil Service (SCS). The table below shows the number of SCS appointments that have been made where a recruitment agency was involved, for each financial year since 2010-11.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><thead><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Staff Employed</p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014 to date</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that the above information does not include recruitment numbers for our executive agencies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Below SCS level, recruitment agencies are only used for components of a recruitment exercise eg. advertising, sifting or assessment tests.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 04/02/2015 17:01:04 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

748177

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	General Practitioners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to ensure all patients have a named GP.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	2845
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>Since 1 April 2015, all general practitioner (GP) practices have been required, under the terms of their contract, to allocate a named, accountable GP to all patients, including children.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 10/07/2017 09:26:15 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

63280

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2014
	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 assessment he has made of the quality of the implementation of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines on management of metastatic malignant disease of unknown primary.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	201750
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p>NHS England would expect that service provision for patients with cancer of unknown primary (CUP) takes into account National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines.</p><p> </p><p>Services for people with cancer are subject to assessment and assurance through the National Cancer Peer Review Programme. Assessment of compliance is made against Commissioning for Quality and Innovation measures.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not collect information centrally on the proportion of hospitals in England which have implemented a multidisciplinary team for CUP.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 201748 201752 question first answered 26/06/2014 14:51:51 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

63281

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2014
	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 proportion of hospitals in England have implemented a multidisciplinary team for cancer of unknown primary (CUP) as stated in the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guideline on CUP.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	201748
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p>NHS England would expect that service provision for patients with cancer of unknown primary (CUP) takes into account National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines.</p><p> </p><p>Services for people with cancer are subject to assessment and assurance through the National Cancer Peer Review Programme. Assessment of compliance is made against Commissioning for Quality and Innovation measures.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not collect information centrally on the proportion of hospitals in England which have implemented a multidisciplinary team for CUP.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 201750 201752 question first answered 26/06/2014 14:51:51 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson