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861115

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2018
	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	Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to publish a new five year AMR Strategy, and whether that strategy will include best practice on infection prevention and control, including hand hygiene compliance.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
	uin	132264
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>The current five year United Kingdom Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) strategy was published at the end of 2013. Work is underway to consider the priorities and focus for a refreshed strategy and national action plan for publication at the end of 2018. The refreshed strategy will continue to focus on preventing infections as one of its key pillars.</p><p> </p><p>The current AMR programme has an ambition to halve healthcare associated Gram–negative blood stream infections by 2020/2021. NHS Improvement leads this work and has included hand hygiene in its work programme for 2018/19 in support of the ambition. As part of our work on the refreshed strategy, we will consider how to make best use of evidence-based and cost-effective technology.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with our partners across the health and social care system, including the Care Quality Commission, to ensure that consideration of best practice in hand hygiene policies remains a focus of inspections in acute trusts.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 132266 question first answered 16/03/2018 11:42:43 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

861117

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2018
	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	Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance
	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 his Department is taking to improve hand hygiene compliance in hospitals to tackle antimicrobial resistance; and what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of using health technology to improve such compliance.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
	uin	132266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>The current five year United Kingdom Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) strategy was published at the end of 2013. Work is underway to consider the priorities and focus for a refreshed strategy and national action plan for publication at the end of 2018. The refreshed strategy will continue to focus on preventing infections as one of its key pillars.</p><p> </p><p>The current AMR programme has an ambition to halve healthcare associated Gram–negative blood stream infections by 2020/2021. NHS Improvement leads this work and has included hand hygiene in its work programme for 2018/19 in support of the ambition. As part of our work on the refreshed strategy, we will consider how to make best use of evidence-based and cost-effective technology.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with our partners across the health and social care system, including the Care Quality Commission, to ensure that consideration of best practice in hand hygiene policies remains a focus of inspections in acute trusts.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 132264 question first answered 16/03/2018 11:42:43 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

997217

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2018
	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	Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance
	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 16 March 2018 to Question 132264 on Antibiotics: Drug Resistance, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of including (a) the latest electronic technology to reduce hospital infections and (b) other best practice on hand hygiene compliance in the prevention strand of the new antimicrobial resistance strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
	uin	185000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>Infection prevention and control will remain a key pillar of the United Kingdom’s upcoming five-year national action plan on antimicrobial resistance.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Improvement, who lead on infection prevention and control, has included a hand hygiene monitoring and compliance workstream in its current work programme.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Improvement has undertaken a rapid review of evidence on the use of electronic monitoring devices across the National Health Service to determine hand hygiene compliance. The technology used in some trusts is currently reliant on local data infrastructure and many existing systems would not be able to support it.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 06/11/2018 15:31:20 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

672075

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Careers and Enterprise Company
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the progress being made by the Careers and Enterprise Company to help young people into work in the opportunity areas identified by the Government.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
	uin	59741
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>Helping all young people to get the careers education and guidance they need to climb the ladder of opportunity is crucial to delivering real social justice. We are investing £90m over this Parliament to ensure that every young person has equal access to the life-changing advice and inspiration that they need to fulfil their potential and succeed in life. This includes further funding for The Careers &amp; Enterprise Company to continue the excellent work it has started. The Company is targeting careers ‘cold spots’ and is making good progress to support young people in Opportunity Areas.</p><p>The Company has been working with employer representative bodies and local partners to align efforts to support the specific commitments that businesses could make to schools and colleges in these areas. The Company has also launched the second round of its Careers and Enterprise Fund, £1 million of which will specifically support young people in the six Opportunity Areas announced last year. This will ensure that young people get the right experiences with employers, to better prepare them for the world of work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 31/01/2017 16:27:01 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
	tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1023063

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Business: Economic Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent discussion he has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on proposals to reform the law on corporate liability for economic crime.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
	uin	200738
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The Call for Evidence on Corporate Criminal Liability for Economic Crime contained a number of different options for reform, including a proposal to extend the failure to prevent offence to wider economic crimes other than bribery or tax evasion. The Government’s response is expected to be issued in 2019.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 17/12/2018 10:58:31 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

705629

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Pharmacy: Internet
	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 regulate the online sale of (a) antibiotics and (b) other medicine.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
	uin	65574
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>In the United Kingdom, there are legal controls on the retail sale, supply and advertising of medicines which are set out in the Human Medicines Regulations 2012. These apply without distinction to medicines advertised, sold or supplied through the internet.</p><p> </p><p>This means that Prescription Only (POM) and Pharmacy medicines (P) can only be sold or supplied at registered pharmacy premises by, or under the supervision of, a pharmacist. Furthermore, POMs can only be sold or supplied in accordance with a prescription from a doctor, dentist or relevant healthcare professional. POMs cannot be advertised to the general public.</p><p> </p><p>The vast majority of antibiotics are only available as POM for supply only under the supervision of a suitably qualified healthcare professional.</p><p> </p><p>Websites offering to supply POMs without a relevant prescription are in breach of UK legal requirements and the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency will investigate and take appropriate action including criminal investigation and prosecution.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 07/03/2017 10:37:42 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

709358

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Pharmacy: Internet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the study published by Oxford Academic on 17 February 2017 on inappropriate checks undertaken by online pharmacies, if he will discuss with the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency means to prevent the online sale of antibiotics and other medicines without appropriate checks.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
	uin	66981
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2017 answer text <p>Standards for United Kingdom online pharmacy services are the responsibility of the relevant professional regulatory bodies. These are the General Pharmaceutical Council and the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is working with the General Medical Council, the General Pharmaceutical Council and the Care Quality Commission to monitor issues arising from online services. The four regulatory bodies issued a joint statement on 3 March stressing that providers and healthcare professionals working for online services must provide safe and effective care, including following professional guidelines on this matter. The Department is aware and supportive of this important work.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 16/03/2017 15:44:08 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

714582

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects the Global Antimicrobial Resistance Innovation Fund to be open to research applications for the repurposing of antibiotics.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
	uin	69526
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government has committed £50 million towards setting up a Global Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Innovation Fund to increase global investment in AMR. The fund aims to leverage substantial new international investment in AMR research and development for new and repurposed antimicrobials and alternative medicines, rapid diagnostic tests, vaccines and other important technologies, interventions and therapies.</p><p>Professor Dame Sally Davies, the Chief Medical Officer for England and United Kingdom Government adviser, has appointed an expert advisory board to make recommendations on the scope and focus of the investment.</p><p>These discussions are ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 05/04/2017 10:00:27 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

714584

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects the first pilots of the Global Antimicrobial Resistance Innovation Fund on reimbursement models to incentivise the development of new classes of antibiotics to begin.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
	uin	69527
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2017 answer text <p>The Global Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Innovation Fund is a £50 million investment over five years to tackle AMR, with the aim of attracting significant additional investment internationally to stimulate global research. It is not looking at reimbursement models to incentivise the development of new classes of antibiotics or planning to fund pilots at this stage.</p><p>Domestically, the Department is working with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry to develop a new reimbursement model for antimicrobials, and has secured broad agreement to principles that would permit a model to ‘de-link’ company revenues from sales. The aim of this work is to support good antimicrobial stewardship. Discussions with a number of leading pharmaceutical companies have highlighted challenges in evaluating antimicrobial medicines, and the Department is working closely with industry partners to address these.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 05/04/2017 10:24:11 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

686992

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Antibiotics: Primary Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will introduce compulsory education on antibiotics and antibiotic resistance as part of the primary school curriculum.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
	uin	63726
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to introduce compulsory education on antibiotics and antibiotic resistance as part of the primary school curriculum. We would expect this to be covered in the secondary science curriculum as part of the curriculum that covers health, disease and the development of medicines during Key Stage 4, and is part of the new GCSEs in biology or combined science. Key Stage 4 is the most appropriate point at which to teach this topic, as by this time, pupils will have been taught the foundational knowledge they will need to properly understand it.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 20/02/2017 11:56:44 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake