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436264

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS: Innovation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plan to respond to the Accelerated Access Review: Interim Report, published in October 2015; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	19241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>The Interim Report of Sir Hugh Taylor’s Accelerated Access Review (AAR) is a deliberately high level document that indicates direction of travel; as such, government will be responding to the AAR’s conclusions when its final recommendations are published early in the spring of 2016.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 15/12/2015 16:30:10 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1654911

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2023
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Animal Experiments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of publishing a plan to accelerate the reduction of animal testing in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	195359
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>Government’s approach is to actively support and fund the development and dissemination of techniques that replace, reduce and refine the use of animals in research (the 3Rs), primarily through funding from UK Research and Innovation for the National Centre for the 3Rs (NC3Rs) - who have committed £31.6 million for research and innovation into these causes in the past 5 years - and to ensure that the UK has a robust regulatory system for licensing animal studies.</p><p> </p><p>The NC3Rs are on track to meet their commitment to invest 75% of their research and innovation budget on replacement technologies by the end of 2024.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 06/09/2023 12:11:05 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1609918

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Animal Experiments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 15 February 2023 to question 141449 on Animal Experiments, what steps she has taken to engage with regulators on the development of non-animal technologies.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	180051
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>In addition to this Department, the use of animals in science touches on a number of other departmental responsibilities, including the Home Office who administer and enforce The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986. Officials within these departments continue to work together to support the delivery of important scientific research, including through the development of non-animal technologies, and the protection of animals.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 24/04/2023 15:04:38 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

155948

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Prescription Drugs
	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 encourage flexibility in the licensing process for potential new treatments for rare conditions.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	214491
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>Most new medicines for rare conditions are licensed by the European Commission.</p><p> </p><p>The European Union offers a range of incentives to encourage the development of these medicines in order to address unmet clinical need. These incentives include a period of 10 years market exclusivity, the provision of Protocol Assistance (scientific advice specifically tailored for orphan medicinal products) and fee reductions and waivers for regulatory procedures.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Through the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the United Kingdom takes an active role in the decision making process at the European Medicines Agency’s Committee on Orphan Medicinal Products, ensuring applications for Orphan Drug designation of potential drug candidates for rare diseases are appropriately recognised, encouraging companies to develop their products further and recommending use of existing flexibilities such as conditional authorisation, authorisation under exceptional circumstances and accelerated assessment. The UK is actively involved in the European Medicines Agency’s adaptive licensing pilot that is exploring further use of these flexibilities. The MHRA has an Innovation Office that can offer advice and assistance to developers of drugs for rare diseases, including on the use of flexibilities.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>In addition, in the UK, the Early Access to Medicines Scheme aims to give patients with life threatening or seriously debilitating conditions access to medicines that do not yet have a marketing authorisation when there is a clear unmet medical need.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are also commissioning an external review of the pathways for the development, assessment, and adoption of innovative medicines and medical technology. This review will consider how to speed up access for NHS patients to cost-effective new diagnostics, medicines and devices.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 24/11/2014 17:23:13 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

436265

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Leukaemia: Drugs
	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 the new Cancer Drugs Fund will increase patient access to medicines for acute myeloid leukaemia.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	19240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>NHS England and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence are currently consulting jointly on draft proposals on the future direction of the Cancer Drugs Fund.</p><br /><p>The consultation was published on 19 November 2015 and is open until 11 February 2016. It states that it is looking to put in place a solution that ensures patients have routine access to a greater range of cancer drugs, including earlier access to innovative drugs, while ensuring that cost-effectiveness is maintained. Further information is available at:</p><p>www.engage.england.nhs.uk/consultation/cdf-consultation</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 15/12/2015 16:22:51 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

434008

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2015
	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 he is taking to ensure the outcome of the consultation on the future of the Cancer Drugs Fund is co-ordinated with and complements the recommendations of the Accelerated Access Review to ensure improved patient access to innovative treatments.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	18766
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>NHS England and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence are currently consulting on draft proposals on the future direction of the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF). The consultation is open until 11 February 2016 and further information is available at:</p><br /><p>www.engage.england.nhs.uk/consultation/cdf-consultation</p><br /><p>The Accelerated Access Review independently chaired by Sir Hugh Taylor, is working with key stakeholders on a range of options for accelerating patient access to innovative products, as set out in the interim report. This includes consideration of the impact of managed access schemes such as proposed in the CDF consultation.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 10/12/2015 14:04:50 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

434007

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Multiple Myeloma: Medical Treatments
	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 that the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma is not affected by the (a) delisting of treatments from the Cancer Drugs Fund and (b) ongoing consultation on that Fund's future.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	18734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>NHS England has advised that a draft treatment pathway for patients with multiple myeloma, which takes into account the potential impact of treatments removed from the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF), is currently being finalised. It is likely to be published early in 2016.</p><br /><p>The Government remains committed to the Fund. NHS England and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence are currently consulting on draft proposals on the future direction of the CDF. The consultation is open until 11 February 2016 and further information is available at:</p><br /><p>www.engage.england.nhs.uk/consultation/cdf-consultation</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 10/12/2015 14:17:08 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

428358

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	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 the assessment of medicines for rarer cancers with small patient populations.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	16497
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>NHS England has advised that it intends to jointly consult with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on proposals for a new Cancer Drugs Fund operating model. This will include the future arrangements for the evaluation of cancer drugs, including drugs for rarer cancers with small patient populations. Members of the public and any interested parties will have the opportunity to consider and comment on these proposals.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 16188 question first answered 23/11/2015 10:58:14 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

226307

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS: Research
	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 24 February 2015 to Question 223768, on which dates since 24 November 2014 he has discussed with NHS England its revised approach to promoting and taking account of research in the new healthcare system; and what the content of those discussions was.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	227007
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>Since 24 November 2014, there have been no discussions between my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and NHS England on its revised approach to promoting and taking account of research in the new healthcare system. However, discussions between senior officials in the Department and NHS England are ongoing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England will be setting out high level plans through their Business Plan, which is due to be published on 27 March 2015. NHS England does not routinely consult on business plans and, as such, no formal consultation has been planned.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 227008 question first answered 17/03/2015 16:19:17 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

226308

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS: Research
	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 24 February 2015 to Question 223768, when NHS England plans to publish its revised approach to promoting and taking account of research in the new healthcare system; and what plans NHS England has to hold a formal consultation on that revised approach.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	227008
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>Since 24 November 2014, there have been no discussions between my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and NHS England on its revised approach to promoting and taking account of research in the new healthcare system. However, discussions between senior officials in the Department and NHS England are ongoing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England will be setting out high level plans through their Business Plan, which is due to be published on 27 March 2015. NHS England does not routinely consult on business plans and, as such, no formal consultation has been planned.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 227007 question first answered 17/03/2015 16:19:16 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith