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942837

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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	Out-patients: Attendance
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 raise awareness of the effect on the public purse of non-attendance for hospital appointments.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	164895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The NHS Constitution for England emphasises patients’ responsibilities including making it clear that “You should keep appointments, or cancel within reasonable time”.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the NHS 70 celebrations, NHS England is encouraging people to show their support for the National Health Service in seven ways, including a pledge to ‘use NHS services wisely’ which includes attending NHS appointments. More information is available on the NHS 70 website at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.nhs70.nhs.uk/pledge" target="_blank">www.nhs70.nhs.uk/pledge</a></p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 24/07/2018 15:15:19 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

942843

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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	Mental Health Services: Veterans
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 his Department has made of the effect on armed forces veterans of the removal NHS England funding for the Combat Stress programme.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	165133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>There have been a number of improvements and developments in the provision of veterans’ mental health services across England, with the launch of the NHS Veterans’ Mental Health Transition, Intervention and Liaison Service in 2017 and the launch of the Veterans’ Mental Health Complex Treatment Service in April 2018. These two services are the result of a programme of work that reviewed veterans’ mental health services and proactively sought the views of veterans and their families through a national engagement.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 24/07/2018 15:36:31 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

942846

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the annual cost to the NHS of treating alchohol-related conditions; and what steps he is taking to reduce that cost.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	165018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>Data on National Health Service spending on treatment of alcohol related conditions is not collected centrally. However, the costs to the NHS in England associated with alcohol misuse are estimated at £3.5 billion each year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to addressing the health harms relating to alcohol abuse. In 2016, the UK Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) published low risk drinking guidelines to provide the public with the most up to date scientific information to help people make informed decisions about their own drinking. These are available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-consumption-advice-on-low-risk-drinking" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-consumption-advice-on-low-risk-drinking</a></p><p> </p><p>The drinking guidelines are included in a range of public health messaging, including Public Health England’s (PHE’s) ‘One You’ campaigns and on the ‘NHS Choices’ website to encourage the public to drink within the CMOs’ guidelines.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are responsible for commissioning effective alcohol prevention and treatment services based on an assessment of local need, and they are supported by PHE in this work by providing data, value for money tools, topical briefings, and advice on good practice to help local authorities meet the needs of their local population.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also developing a new alcohol strategy which will allow us to consider the changing landscape of alcohol use and to target vulnerable people who need support most with effective, evidence-based interventions.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 24/07/2018 15:22:42 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

942847

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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	Brain: Tumours
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 co-operation throughout the health sector to improve research on brain tumours.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	165019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>On 14 May the Government announced £40 million over the next five years for brain tumour research as part of the Dame Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission. A key element within this Mission is to improve cooperation throughout the health sector to improve brain tumour research. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Lord O’Shaughnessy) has been chairing the Steering Group for the Mission to ensure maximal impact. The Steering Group met for the second time on 13 June, and appointed Professor Richard Gilbertson from Cambridge as Interim Chair. Lord O’Shaughnessy has a keen interest in this work, and is continuing to be very closely involved. Professor Gilbertson will move the Group towards a longer term, sustainable structure for the Brain Cancer Mission. It is anticipated that a final structure will be in place in 2019. The Group’s next meeting is planned for the end of July.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 24/07/2018 15:27:29 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

942848

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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	Brain: Tumours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the Government plans to assess the (a) value for money and (b) use of the allocation of new government funds for brain tumour research.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	165020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>On 14 May the Government announced £40 million over the next five years for brain tumour research as part of the Dame Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission.</p><p> </p><p>Funding will be invested through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). We are relying on researchers to submit high-quality research proposals in this very difficult area. To encourage such applications we have released a NIHR Highlight Notice on brain tumour research asking research teams to submit collaborative applications building on recent initiatives and investments. We are also working closely with research funding partners such as Cancer Research UK, the Medical Research Council, and brain tumour charities, who fund research into new scientific discoveries. We stand ready to translate these new discoveries as quickly as possible into new treatments and diagnostics for patients via the NIHR.</p><p> </p><p>Applications to the NIHR for research funding are subject to scientific peer review, with awards being made on the basis of value for money, scientific quality and the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 24/07/2018 15:26:40 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

942883

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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	Lyme Disease
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 4 July 2018 to Question 159060 on the systematic reviews on the diagnosis, treatment, transmission and prevention of Lyme disease, if his Department will publish a response to those reviews identifying which of the recommendations of those reviews the Government is taking forward; what steps the Government is taking to implement those recommendations; and what the timetable is for the implementation of those recommendations.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	165063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department commissioned four independent separate systematic reviews of all relevant literature on the diagnosis, treatment, transmission and prevention of Lyme disease.</p><p> </p><p>The four systematic reviews were completed and published in December 2017 which assessed the existing evidence. They do not make recommendations and the Department is not planning to publish a response. The Department is aware of the findings which were intended to clarify the existing evidence base on Lyme disease and are publicly available to the research community, all research funders and the public.</p><p> </p><p>We are investing over £1 billion a year in health research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The usual practice of the NIHR is not to ring-fence funds for expenditure on particular topics: research proposals in all areas compete for the funding available. The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research on Lyme disease including those that reflect the conclusions of the systematic reviews as part of its regular processes. All applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 24/07/2018 15:25:28 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

942918

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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	Statins
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 commission research into the relative health and longevity of people who have been taking statins for 10 years compared as against people with similar characteristics who have not taken statins.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	164925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department funds research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), which has a broad portfolio of research into cardiovascular disease, including reducing risk factors through medication.</p><p> </p><p>The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health. It is not usual practice to ring-fence funds for particular topics or conditions. Applications for funding are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 24/07/2018 15:29:59 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

942942

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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	Brain: Tumours
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 Government response to the publication of the Department of Health and Social Care Task and Finish Working Group report into brain tumour research is planned to be published.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	165124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>All of the recommendations of the Task and Finish Working Group on Brain Tumour Research have been embraced within the Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission. The parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Lord O’Shaughnessy) has been chairing the Steering Group for the Mission to ensure maximal impact. The Steering Group met for the second time on 13 June, and appointed Professor Richard Gilbertson from Cambridge as Interim Chair. Lord O’Shaughnessy has a keen interest in this work, and is continuing to be very closely involved. Professor Gilbertson will move the Group towards a longer term, sustainable structure for the Brain Cancer Mission. It is anticipated that a final structure will be in place in 2019. The Group’s next meeting is planned for the end of July.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 165125 question first answered 24/07/2018 15:31:07 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

942943

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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	Brain: Tumours
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 potential merits of the recommendations of the Department of Health and Social Care Task and Finish Working Group report on brain tumour research, published in February 2018; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	165125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>All of the recommendations of the Task and Finish Working Group on Brain Tumour Research have been embraced within the Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission. The parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Lord O’Shaughnessy) has been chairing the Steering Group for the Mission to ensure maximal impact. The Steering Group met for the second time on 13 June, and appointed Professor Richard Gilbertson from Cambridge as Interim Chair. Lord O’Shaughnessy has a keen interest in this work, and is continuing to be very closely involved. Professor Gilbertson will move the Group towards a longer term, sustainable structure for the Brain Cancer Mission. It is anticipated that a final structure will be in place in 2019. The Group’s next meeting is planned for the end of July.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 165124 question first answered 24/07/2018 15:31:07 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

942944

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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	Brain: Tumours
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 take the recommendations of the Department of Health and Social Care Task and Finish Working Group report on brain tumour research, published in February 2018, into consideration when allocating budgets for brain tumour research; and what plans he has to allocate money for brain tumour research.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	165126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>On 14 May the Government announced £40 million over the next five years for brain tumour research as part of the Dame Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission.</p><p> </p><p>Funding will be invested through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). We are relying on researchers to submit high-quality research proposals in this very difficult area. To encourage such applications we have released a NIHR Highlight Notice on brain tumour research asking research teams to submit collaborative applications building on recent initiatives and investments including the recommendations of the Task and Finish Working Group on Brain Tumour Research. We are also working closely with research funding partners such as Cancer Research UK, the Medical Research Council, and brain tumour charities, who fund research into new scientific discoveries. We stand ready to translate these new discoveries as quickly as possible into new treatments and diagnostics for patients via the NIHR.</p><p> </p><p>Applications to the NIHR for research funding are subject to scientific peer review, with awards being made on the basis of value for money, scientific quality and the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 24/07/2018 15:28:20 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas