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795537

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Analgesics: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to raise awareness of prescription painkiller addiction.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	115958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government takes seriously the issue of addiction to prescription medicines. People who feel that they might be dependent on either prescribed or over the counter medicines should seek help from a health professional in the first instance (such as a general practitioner or pharmacist). Help and advice is also available from, for example, the 111 helpline or the on-line NHS Choices service.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England has been involved in a range of work to raise awareness of addiction to medicines, including:</p><p> </p><p>- Providing advice and data for commissioners on treating dependence on prescription and over-the-counter medicines, such as the guide for National Health Service and local authority commissioners available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nta.nhs.uk/uploads/pheatmcommissioningguide.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.nta.nhs.uk/uploads/pheatmcommissioningguide.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>- Outlining an option for sustainability and transformation partnerships to consider reviewing prescriptions of medicines liable to dependence within primary care, which is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-health-and-care-planning-menu-of-preventative-interventions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-health-and-care-planning-menu-of-preventative-interventions</a></p><p> </p><p>- Supporting the recent update to the drug treatment clinical guidelines, which offers new guidance to clinicians treating people with drug problems including the misuse of prescribed and over-the-counter medicines. The guidelines can be downloaded at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drug-misuse-and-dependence-uk-guidelines-on-clinical-management" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drug-misuse-and-dependence-uk-guidelines-on-clinical-management</a></p><p> </p><p>- Producing advice with NHS England for prescribers on the risks of the misuse of pregabalin and gabapentin. This is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pregabalin-and-gabapentin-advice-for-prescribers-on-the-risk-of-misuse" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pregabalin-and-gabapentin-advice-for-prescribers-on-the-risk-of-misuse</a>.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 05/12/2017 13:56:03 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

767540

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Eating Disorders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in the UK have an eating disorder.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	106446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The information requested, about numbers of people with eating disorders in England and overall expenditure for severe eating disorder services, is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is investing £150 million over 2016/17 to 2020/21 to develop eating disorder services in England.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 106452 question first answered 17/10/2017 11:09:24 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

767544

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Eating Disorders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS has spent on treating severe eating disorders in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	106452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The information requested, about numbers of people with eating disorders in England and overall expenditure for severe eating disorder services, is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is investing £150 million over 2016/17 to 2020/21 to develop eating disorder services in England.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 106446 question first answered 17/10/2017 11:09:24 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

758730

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what improvements the Government has made to the provision of mental and emotional support available to children and young people suffering from cancer and their families since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	9608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>In December 2016, NHS England announced that over £200 million would be made available to Cancer Alliances over the next two years to improve earlier diagnosis and support roll out of the Recovery Package and Stratified follow-up pathways. The Recovery Package has been designed so that patients, including young people, receive personalised care and support from the point they are diagnosed to improve their quality of life. This includes a Holistic Needs Assessment to help patients and clinicians assess a patient’s needs and plan appropriately for their care and ongoing support, including emotional and mental health support. Stratified follow-up pathways allow a more personalised approach to follow-up care after treatment, providing a better experience for patients.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 9607 question first answered 14/09/2017 14:34:36 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

758732

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has assessed the potential merits of improvements to the mental and emotional support available to young people suffering from cancer and to their families.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	9607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>In December 2016, NHS England announced that over £200 million would be made available to Cancer Alliances over the next two years to improve earlier diagnosis and support roll out of the Recovery Package and Stratified follow-up pathways. The Recovery Package has been designed so that patients, including young people, receive personalised care and support from the point they are diagnosed to improve their quality of life. This includes a Holistic Needs Assessment to help patients and clinicians assess a patient’s needs and plan appropriately for their care and ongoing support, including emotional and mental health support. Stratified follow-up pathways allow a more personalised approach to follow-up care after treatment, providing a better experience for patients.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 9608 question first answered 14/09/2017 14:34:36 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

758733

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer
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 reduce the financial burden on families which are directly affected by cancer.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	9606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The cancer care review, part of the cancer recovery package that is being rolled out across the National Health Service, is carried out within six months of a cancer diagnosis and covers post-treatment support, including the financial impact of cancer and patient awareness of prescription exemptions. Additionally, the Government provides financial safeguards for families that are directly affected by cancer through a range of benefits including Disability Living Allowance for children and young people with critical or serious illnesses; or Personal Independence Payment for those 16 or above; and Employment and Support Allowance for people over 16 who are unable to work. Carers may also qualify for Carer’s Allowance provided they meet the eligibility criteria.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 14/09/2017 14:17:39 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

711792

registered interest
date	16/03/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pancreatic Cancer: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects a decision to be made on approval of the Onivyd drug for NHS use in the treatment of pancreatic cancer.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	68230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence currently expects to publish final guidance on the use of Onivyde (pegylated liposomal irinotecan) in combination with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and leucovorin (LV) for the treatment of metastatic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas in adults whose disease has progressed after gemcitabine-based therapy in April 2017.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 24/03/2017 14:39:08 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

711793

registered interest
date	16/03/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many new (a) drugs and (b) treatments the NHS has approved in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	68231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text <p>Information on the number of recommendations on drugs and other treatments that have been made by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) through its technology appraisal programme in each of the last five calendar years is provided in the following tables.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Drugs</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Recommended</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Recommended for Cancer Drugs Fund<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Optimised (recommended for a subgroup of patients)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Only in Research</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source:</em> NICE’s full list of all published technology appraisal guidance recommendations</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Other Treatments</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Recommended</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Recommended for Cancer Drugs Fund<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Optimised (recommended for a subgroup of patients)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Only in Research</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em> </em></p><p><em>Note: </em><sup>1 </sup>New category of recommendation introduced in 2016 as part of the new operating framework for the Cancer Drugs Fund.</p><p><em>Source:</em> NICE’s full list of all published technology appraisal guidance recommendations</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 24/03/2017 14:43:50 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

683013

registered interest
date	01/02/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cerebral Palsy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the current level of treatment for people diagnosed with cerebral palsy.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	62663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2017 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published on 25 January 2017 the clinical guideline Cerebral palsy in under 25s: assessment and management NICE guideline (NG62). This is an independent and definitive view of the appropriate support for people with cerebral palsy.</p><p> </p><p>Clinical commissioning groups and local authorities have a responsibility to commission services that best meet the needs of their populations, including those with cerebral palsy.</p><p> </p><p>The Care Quality Commission and Ofsted have responsibility for reviewing the quality of care provided by the National Health Service, and social care and educational providers respectively. They are jointly reviewing the arrangements made in each local area for meeting the needs of children and young people with a special educational need and disability, which is likely to include children with cerebral palsy with the greatest needs.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 09/02/2017 11:22:16 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

681330

registered interest
date	30/01/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cerebral Palsy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to provide additional financial resources for cerebral palsy treatment research.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	62313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department's National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including cerebral palsy. These 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. The NIHR has supported research into cerebral palsy, for example research on sleep positioning for children with cerebral palsy, and research to support eating and drinking for individuals with cerebral palsy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In September 2016 the Government announced the largest ever investment into health research infrastructure - £816 million over five years from April 2017 for 20 NIHR Biomedical Research Centres in England. We would expect some of this investment to support cerebral palsy research.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 07/02/2017 15:57:55 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson