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101877

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much and what proportion of the public health budget in (a) Hackney local authority area, (b) London and (c) England is spent on mental health.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	212579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 06/11/2014 17:35:02 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

101878

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent on RU486 in each year since January 2011.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	212552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>Information on the net ingredient cost of mifepristone (RU486) used in National Health Service secondary care in England is shown in the table. This may include use in private wards in NHS hospitals and excludes use in military or private hospitals. Mifepristone is not used in primary care.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Net ingredient cost of mifepristone in secondary care, England</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Net ingredient cost <br> £000s</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1,107.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>1,113.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>1,153.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> Hospital Pharmacy Audit Index (HPAI) provided by IMS Health</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 06/11/2014 13:27:01 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

101879

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health
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 increase spending on mental health; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	212577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department and NHS England continue to work together to ensure that there are consistent messages to commissioners and providers about the importance of delivering parity of esteem for people with mental health needs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In our new five-year plan for mental health, Achieving Better Access to Mental Health Services by 2020, we identified £40 million additional spending this year and freed up a further £80 million for 2015-16. This will, for the first time ever, enable the setting of access and waiting time standards in mental health services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Monitor and NHS England are responsible for setting the national tariff arrangements and are working together to develop a national payment system for mental health which promotes early intervention, access to effective evidence-based care, improved outcomes and recovery.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The national tariff arrangements for 2015-16 will include examples of new and innovative payment models which local commissioners and providers may choose to adopt next year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Funding for mental health has increased by £120 million in 2014-15 seeing it rise from £8.5 billion in 2013-14 to £8.62 billion in 2014-15. These figures do not include spending on mental health in primary care or prescriptions which is estimated at £3 billion.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 06/11/2014 17:42:40 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

101880

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Hazards: Radon Gas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what studies have been commissioned by (a) his Department and (b) non-departmental public bodies which report to his Department on the potential health effects of radon concentrations found in shale gas obtained from hydraulic fracturing in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	212542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>PHE has reviewed the potential public health impact of direct emissions of chemicals and radioactive material from the extraction of shale gas. The report can be found on the following website:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/review-of-potential-public-health-impacts-from-shale-gas-extraction" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/review-of-potential-public-health-impacts-from-shale-gas-extraction</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Risks associated with occupational and residential exposure to radon have been investigated in detail. A review ‘Radon and Public Health’ was produced by the Advisory Group on Ionising Radiation in 2009 and can be found on the following website:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140722091854/http:/www.hpa.org.uk/webc/HPAwebFile/HPAweb_C/1243838496865" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140722091854/http://www.hpa.org.uk/webc/HPAwebFile/HPAweb_C/1243838496865</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 06/11/2014 17:39:43 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

101882

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Lighting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to implement a replacement programme to introduce LED lighting throughout his Department's buildings and sites; if he will estimate the proportion of lighting in his Department which is LED; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	212626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>Currently the Department’s buildings have around 5% LED light fittings installed and as areas are refurbished we look at opportunities to utilise LEDs, especially in areas which are difficult to access. This reduces maintenance costs and energy usage in areas with long operational hours such as corridors and staircases.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 06/11/2014 13:26:36 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

101883

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Lighting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will issue guidance to all NHS organisations that they should implement a replacement programme to introduce LED lighting in all NHS premises.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	212614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department is planning to issue a new version of <em>Health Technical Memorandum 07-02:EnCO2de – making energy work in healthcare</em> by March 2015. This will include best practice guidance on the appropriate use of LED lighting drawn from the findings of National Health Service projects that have completed this year, using the Department’s £50 million NHS Energy Efficiency Fund.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 06/11/2014 13:19:25 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

101884

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Prostate Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps he has taken to increase awareness and early diagnosis of prostate cancer; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Garnier
uin	212583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is investing £450 million to achieve early diagnosis of cancer through better public awareness, better screening and better access to key diagnostic tests.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Public Health England is currently running a local pilot campaign specifically targeting prostate cancer within Black African-Caribbean men, because of their significantly increased risk of developing prostate cancer. The campaign is running in six London boroughs – Hackney, Haringey, Newham, Southwark, Lambeth and Lewisham – and is mainly being delivered through face to face activity, supported by posters in key outdoor locations and in salons and a programme of targeted consumer engagement. The key message of the campaign is “1 in 4 black men will get prostate cancer. Prostate cancer often has no obvious symptoms. If you are a black man over 45 and want to discuss your personal risk of prostate cancer, visit your doctor”.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 06/11/2014 17:31:11 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	337 label Biography information for Lord Garnier

101885

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dementia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department will publish guidance on the timeline for a successor to the National Dementia Strategy for England and the Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	212582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department has established a new time-limited Stakeholder Advisory Group to help inform the next phase of work on dementia, post the current Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia, which superseded the National Dementia Strategy and which is due to end in March 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Advisory Group is providing advice to help inform the Department’s work to shape the future direction of domestic dementia policy to 2020. The group met for the first time on 17 October to discuss their draft terms of reference for the proposed work programme and timeline.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Once finalised the terms of reference for the group and other details including the envisaged timeline for the work will be published on the Department of Health’s Prime Ministers Challenge website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 212685 question first answered 06/11/2014 13:31:29 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

101887

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS Trusts: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the number of NHS trusts which do not have adequate buildings insurance.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	212752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>All National Health Service trusts and foundation trusts in England are members of the NHS Litigation Authority’s Property Expenses Scheme (PES). PES covers losses for material damage to buildings and contents from a variety of causes, including fire, theft and water damage, valued at up to £1 million per claim.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There is a general prohibition on NHS trusts entering into insurance arrangements with commercial insurers therefore they will normally self-insure any losses above the £1 million limit.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS foundation trusts may enter into insurance arrangements with commercial insurers for any risks not covered by the scheme, and will consider whether to do so in accordance with their individual standing financial instructions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter grouped question UIN 212749 212750 212751 question first answered 06/11/2014 13:29:33 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

101888

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pneumococcal Disease
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) mean and (b) median length of hospital stay was for a person diagnosed with (i) pneumococcal disease and (ii) pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia (A) in total, (B) for people aged 65 and over and (C) adults aged under the age of 65, as recorded by the hospital episodes statistics database in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	212753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The information is attached.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 212754 question first answered 06/11/2014 17:48:50 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison attachment 1 file name Pneumococcal disease- hospital stay and bed days.xlsx title Length of hospital stay and bed days
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell