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1121787

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	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	Medical Examiners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government has plans to bring forward secondary legislation to implement proposed Medical Examiner reforms set out in the Coroners Act 2009 before 2020-21.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton South
	tabling member printed	Dr Paul Williams
	uin	245986
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to introducing the reforms to death certification and to the introduction of a medical examiner system, as detailed in the Government’s response to consultation published in June 2018. Draft regulations were published alongside that consultation and it remains the intention to bring these forward when Parliamentary time allows for amendment to the primary legislation, to enable the reforms fully to be delivered.</p><p>With the introduction of a statutory scheme of medical examiners, the Government is committed to reform of the cremation regulations, removing the requirement for separate cremation medical certification and the fees associated with that function.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 245987 245988 question first answered 25/04/2019 14:24:36 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4666 label Biography information for Dr Paul Williams

1121788

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	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	Medical Examiners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government has plans to amend regulations in relation to cremation fees to enable the implementation of the Medical Examiner reforms set out in the Coroners Act 2009.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton South
	tabling member printed	Dr Paul Williams
	uin	245987
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to introducing the reforms to death certification and to the introduction of a medical examiner system, as detailed in the Government’s response to consultation published in June 2018. Draft regulations were published alongside that consultation and it remains the intention to bring these forward when Parliamentary time allows for amendment to the primary legislation, to enable the reforms fully to be delivered.</p><p>With the introduction of a statutory scheme of medical examiners, the Government is committed to reform of the cremation regulations, removing the requirement for separate cremation medical certification and the fees associated with that function.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 245986 245988 question first answered 25/04/2019 14:24:36 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4666 label Biography information for Dr Paul Williams

1121789

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	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	Medical Examiners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the changes required to cremation fee regulations to enable the implementation of the Medical Examiner reforms set out in the Coroners Act 2009.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton South
	tabling member printed	Dr Paul Williams
	uin	245988
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to introducing the reforms to death certification and to the introduction of a medical examiner system, as detailed in the Government’s response to consultation published in June 2018. Draft regulations were published alongside that consultation and it remains the intention to bring these forward when Parliamentary time allows for amendment to the primary legislation, to enable the reforms fully to be delivered.</p><p>With the introduction of a statutory scheme of medical examiners, the Government is committed to reform of the cremation regulations, removing the requirement for separate cremation medical certification and the fees associated with that function.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 245986 245987 question first answered 25/04/2019 14:24:36 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4666 label Biography information for Dr Paul Williams

1122090

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	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	Gender Dysphoria: North East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of state for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of waiting times to access NHS specialised gender services in the North East.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton South
	tabling member printed	Dr Paul Williams
	uin	245989
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>NHS England has launched an ambitious programme to tackle waiting times, overseen by a Programme Board for Gender Identity Services. NHS England agreed new service specifications for gender dysphoria services in 2018 following a process of extensive stakeholder engagement and public consultation.</p><p>In April 2019 NHS England began a process of national procurement that will determine which organisations are best able to deliver specialist gender services in the future against the new service specifications, and this process is open to new providers. NHS England has also announced plans to establish for evaluation new gender services in primary care settings and other community care settings which if positively evaluated could be rolled out nationally, thereby helping to increase clinical capacity.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 25/04/2019 16:49:35 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4666 label Biography information for Dr Paul Williams

1122740

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2019
	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	Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu
	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 made to his Ugandan counterpart on the reported arrest of the Member of the Ugandan Parliament Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton South
	tabling member printed	Dr Paul Williams
	uin	247158
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>Our High Commission in Kampala are aware of this incident and continue to monitor developments closely and raise concerns regarding Kyagulanyi's treatment with the Ugandan government. The UK supports freedom of expression as a fundamental human right and maintains that it is an essential quality of any functioning democracy. We regularly raise any concerns around civic and political issues directly with the Ugandan government</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 29/04/2019 16:15:17 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4666 label Biography information for Dr Paul Williams

1123265

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2019
	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	Cervical Cancer: Screening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many CCGs (a) achieved and (b) did not achieve the turnaround target of 98 per cent of patients receiving their cervical screening results within 14 days of having a test in the last month for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton South
	tabling member printed	Dr Paul Williams
	uin	247785
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>Data is reported by local authority and published annually by NHS England, with the most recent information available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/cervical-screening-programme/england---2017-18" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/cervical-screening-programme/england---2017-18</a></p><p>However, data by clinical commissioning group (CCG) was published by the National Audit Office (NAO) Investigation into the Management of Health Screening and is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nao.org.uk/report/investigation-into-adult-health-screening/" target="_blank">https://www.nao.org.uk/report/investigation-into-adult-health-screening/</a></p><p>The data published by the NAO shows the target for delivering cervical screening results letters within 14 days was not met in 189 out of 207 CCGs in 2017-18.</p><p>The 2016 announcement of the planned introduction of human papillomavirus primary screening and planned reconfiguration of laboratories has impacted on cytology workforce retention and recruitment rates. This led to an increase in the turnaround times of cervical screening samples in 2016-17 and 2017-18.</p><p>NHS England is taking steps to make sure the delivery, performance and oversight of screening services meet the high standard NHS patients rightly expect. This includes moving samples around the country to reduce the burden on those laboratories most under pressure. Professor Sir Mike Richards has also been commissioned to undertake a major review of cancer screening as part the NHS Long Term Plan’s renewed drive to improve care and save lives.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 30/04/2019 13:41:00 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4666 label Biography information for Dr Paul Williams

1125266

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2019
	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	Autism: Diagnosis
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Care of 8 May 2019, Official Report, column 432, when the data on autism diagnosis waiting times will be published.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton South
	tabling member printed	Dr Paul Williams
	uin	252022
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department is determined to drive up performance on autism diagnosis nationally. To support this NHS Digital began formally collecting autism diagnosis waiting time data from mental health provider trusts for the first time through the Mental Health Services Data set in April 2018. Data is submitted on behalf of autism diagnostic services, in line with issued guidance. We expect to publish a report after a year’s data has been collected and analysed, this autumn. As this is the first time this data is being submitted some work to improve its quality may be necessary.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 13/05/2019 15:39:23 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4666 label Biography information for Dr Paul Williams

1128558

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	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	Neurofibromatosis: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to add a body map insert page to the Personal Child Health Record to improve recognition of neurofibromatosis.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton South
	tabling member printed	Dr Paul Williams
	uin	257816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The content of the Personal Child Health Record (PCHR) is overseen by a multi-disciplinary group hosted by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH). The inclusion of a body map in the paper-based version of the PCHR to help improve recognition of conditions such as neurofibromatosis has previously been discussed.</p><p>Whilst it is recognised that some areas choose to include a body map in the paper-based version of the PCHR they issue to new parents/carers at a child’s birth, the RCPCH hosted committee rejected a request for it to be included universally. The matter has subsequently been referred to the UK National Screening Committee for further consideration.</p><p>An electronic version of the PCHR is being piloted and will be further developed. Access to information on neurofibromatosis and other conditions which can be accessed by parents, carers or health professionals will be considered as part of this process.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 05/06/2019 13:50:09 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4666 label Biography information for Dr Paul Williams

1128621

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	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	Mental Health Services: Regulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide an update on progress towards recommendation 54 in the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health on introducing the regulation of psychological therapy services.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton South
	tabling member printed	Dr Paul Williams
	uin	257817
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>Recommendation 54 in the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health states that this Department should consider how to introduce the regulation of psychological therapy services, which are not currently inspected unless they are provided within secondary mental health services.</p><p>The Government has accepted all of the recommendations in the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health, including Recommendation 54. We are currently considering how to implement this recommendation.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 05/06/2019 14:14:49 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4666 label Biography information for Dr Paul Williams

1128880

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	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	Mental Illness: Parents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government has plans to record the number of children of parents with mental health problems.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton South
	tabling member printed	Dr Paul Williams
	uin	259449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>There are no plans to record this information.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 06/06/2019 15:26:00 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4666 label Biography information for Dr Paul Williams