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1144596

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2019
	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	Alzheimer's Disease: Diagnosis
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the early detection of Alzheimer's disease.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	286747
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia in the United Kingdom.</p><p>The Challenge on Dementia 2020 sets out the ambition for two thirds of people with dementia to receive a formal diagnosis. This has been achieved and exceeded nationally. Our focus now is on reducing the variation in local diagnosis rates and NHS England have published guidance and put programmes in place to further improve the quality and timeliness of diagnosis across the country.</p><p>For example, the ‘Implementation guide and resource pack for dementia care’ published in July 2017 sets out key recommendations on how services should be configured to provide good quality diagnosis and post-diagnostic care for people with dementia and their carers. It includes key roles and activity in primary care and memory assessment services to facilitate an accurate and timely diagnosis of dementia, while ensuring access to appropriate support following diagnosis. The resource pack is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/mental-health/dementia/implementation-guide-and-resource-pack-for-dementia-care/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/mental-health/dementia/implementation-guide-and-resource-pack-for-dementia-care/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 09/09/2019 16:15:34 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1173633

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2020
	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	Carers
	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 his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Government's Carers action plan 2018 to 2020, published on 5 June 2018; and whether that plan will be extended.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	8279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>In July 2019 we published the ‘Carers action plan 2018 to 2020: 1-year progress review’ to demonstrate the progress the Carers Action Plan (CAP) had made so far and plan to publish a final report this summer following the conclusion of the CAP.</p><p>We are committed to continuing to work with all our stakeholders to consider the next steps after the publication of the final report.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 04/02/2020 13:44:12 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1173634

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2020
	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	Carers: Young People
	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 his Department has made of the extent of take up by GP practices of NHS England's Care for young carers recommendations.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	8280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 04/02/2020 13:49:41 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1147887

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2019
	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	Cochlear Implants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the new cochlear implant for deafness be available on the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	293581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>NHS England commissions cochlear implants for patients who fulfil the criteria as described in the recently published he National Institute for Health and Care Excellence report ‘Cochlear implants for children and adults with severe to profound deafness: Technology appraisal guidance’ published on 7 March 2019 at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta566" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta566</a></p><p>There are a number of cochlear implant devices currently available. Specific advice about which of the devices currently available meet an individual patients requirements would be provided by a patient’s local specialist cochlear implant centre.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 08/10/2019 10:55:43 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1169162

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	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	Colonoscopy: Water
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when water infusion for colonoscopy will be available on the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	1003
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>The use of water infusion for colonoscopy in the National Health Service is a clinical decision as to what is the best procedure for the individual patient.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 14/01/2020 15:33:02 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1169177

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	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	Dementia: 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 steps he is taking to reduce the prevalence of childhood dementia.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	1015
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>Dementia in children is exceptionally rare. If a ‘dementia’ developed during childhood, it is likely to be an inherited disease which would have implications for whether a clear diagnosis of dementia could be made.</p><p>Childhood dementia stems from several different groups of complex neurological diseases such as Niemann-Pick disease type-C, Batten disease and Mucopolysaccharide diseases. In the case of Batten disease for example, it is estimated to affect 25-40 children in England.</p><p>In September 2019, NHS England announced National Health Service funding for the treatment of Batten disease with access to a drug called Cerliponase alfa known to slow down onset and extend the child’s life.</p><p>We continue to implement the 2013 UK Strategy for Rare Diseases which contains 51 high level commitments to improve the lives of those with a rare disease or condition.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 14/01/2020 15:32:28 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1170236

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2020
	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	Dementia: Children
	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 children have been diagnosed with dementia in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	2533
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>This information is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 21/01/2020 11:44:46 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1169173

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	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	Dementia: Football
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with football associations on former footballers and the diagnosis of dementia.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	1011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>We have had no discussions with football associations on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 14/01/2020 15:30:23 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1238880

	registered interest
	date	29/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Digital Technology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to support the growth of the digital economy.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	96893
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2020 answer text <p>The digital sector contributed £149bn to the UK economy in 2018, accounting for 7.7% of UK GVA. It supports 1.2 million jobs and around 194,000 businesses of which almost all are SMEs. Last year venture capital investment in the UK’s tech sector leapt by 44%, with record growth in many of the key sub-sectors including cyber security and AI.</p><p>The Department is taking great strides to support this growth. This year alone we have introduced the UK Gigabit Programme and the Shared Rural Network programme to develop the country’s broadband infrastructure; introduced a Digital Markets Taskforce, an Online Harms White Paper response and a Digital Identity Call for Evidence to ensure people remain safe online; and ran an entirely digital London Tech Week to show our support for the sector. This event was a resounding success, with initial figures suggesting 2,500 unique viewers attended each day, with 24,000 registering for the entire event.</p><p>We also deliver support through Tech Nation and our Digital Trade Network. Tech Nation is the main vehicle used by DCMS to support scale-ups. They deliver a programme of initiatives to support the UK tech sector, specifically startups and scale-ups, notably ‘Upscale’, a programme for scale-ups, aimed at accelerating growth. It comprises workshops, socials, &amp; meetups. Alumni include Monzo, depop and Mixcloud.</p><p>The Digital Trade Network (DTN) is a joint DCMS/DIT initiative, announced at London Tech Week 2020. This £8m programme supports UK tech businesses to internationalise in Asia Pacific, attract capital and talent to the UK and enhance UK digital economy collaborations internationally.</p><p>Finally, the government will publish a new Digital Strategy this year to drive growth in the digital sector and wider economy, and ensure we maximise the benefits of a digital-led economic recovery. It will set out a path to harnessing new appetite for digital transformation, accelerating growth, and building a more inclusive, competitive and innovative digital economy for the future.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 09/10/2020 13:10:36 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1169140

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	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	Fertility: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support women with fertility problems.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	995
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>The level of provision of local health services available to patients, including fertility treatment, is, and has been since the 1990s, a matter for local healthcare commissioners. Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) have a statutory responsibility to commission healthcare services including fertility services that meet the needs of their whole population.</p><p>The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority’s guidance for commissioners is a new tool to help them implement the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) fertility guidelines.</p><p>The Government’s position is that CCGs should be following the NICE fertility guidelines as part of their National Health Service service offer to local people. On 17 June 2019, the then Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Mental Health, Inequalities and Suicide Prevention (Jackie Doyle-Price MP) wrote to the Chief Executives of all CCGs in England to promote the guidance and benchmark price, and strongly encourage them to implement the NICE fertility guidelines in full.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 14/01/2020 15:33:48 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon