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1017445

registered interest
date	30/11/2018
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	Zoledronic Acid
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 take steps to ensure that there is equality geographically in the availability of Zoledronic acid for breast cancer treatment.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	197655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>Decisions on the routine availability of medicines, such as Zoledronic acid, are made locally by clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). CCGs make funding decisions based on the needs of their population. Commissioning is about getting the best possible health outcomes for the local population and this involves assessing local needs to inform priorities and strategies.</p><p> </p><p>Under their terms of service, clinicians are allowed to prescribe any product which they consider to be a medicine necessary for the treatment of their patients under the National Health Service, subject to two provisos: firstly, that the product is not included in Schedules 1 or 2 to the NHS (General Medical Services Contracts)(Prescription of Drugs etc.) Regulations 2004 and secondly, that the clinician is prepared to justify any challenges to their prescribing by their local CCG.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on whether to routinely fund medicines should be taken in the context of the CCGs available resources to ensure that care is fairly allocated to all patients and, where appropriate, measured against the CCGs other service development priorities.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 05/12/2018 16:47:52 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1054831

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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	Yellow Fever: Vaccination
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 make an assessment of the potential merits on including yellow fever in the list of vaccines under the Vaccine Damage Payment Act 1979 for which compensation may be paid.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
uin	216214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>The Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) is not a compensation scheme. There is no assessment of what losses were actually suffered. It provides a one off tax-free lump sum payment, currently £120,000, to successful claimants and is one part of the wide range of support and help available to severely disabled people in the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>The VDPS is primarily designed to cover adverse reactions for vaccination in the child immunisation programme which is a Government initiative to protect the community from infectious disease and does not include travel vaccines.</p><p> </p><p>The Scheme is being kept under review if further inclusions are thought necessary.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/02/2019 11:47:07 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

905506

registered interest
date	16/05/2018
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	World Health Assembly: Taiwan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to support Taiwan's participation in the World Health Assembly; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cleethorpes
tabling member printed	Martin Vickers
uin	144882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2018 answer text <p>The United Kingdom continues to support Taiwan’s meaningful participation in international organisations where statehood is not a prerequisite and where Taiwan can make a valuable contribution. The UK believes the World Health Assembly (WHA) meets these criteria.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has supported the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. We have worked with likeminded countries to lobby the World Health Organization at official level to issue an invitation to Taiwan to observe the WHA.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 144883 question first answered 23/05/2018 15:14:34 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3957 label Biography information for Martin Vickers

905507

registered interest
date	16/05/2018
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	World Health Assembly: Taiwan
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 encourage the World Health Organisation to facilitate Taiwan's attendance as an observer in the 2018 World Health Assembly.
tabling member constituency	Cleethorpes
tabling member printed	Martin Vickers
uin	144883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2018 answer text <p>The United Kingdom continues to support Taiwan’s meaningful participation in international organisations where statehood is not a prerequisite and where Taiwan can make a valuable contribution. The UK believes the World Health Assembly (WHA) meets these criteria.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has supported the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. We have worked with likeminded countries to lobby the World Health Organization at official level to issue an invitation to Taiwan to observe the WHA.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 144882 question first answered 23/05/2018 15:14:34 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3957 label Biography information for Martin Vickers

1019776

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
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	World Conference on Tobacco or Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what initiatives the NHS has undertaken as a result of the March 2018 World Conference on Tobacco or Health.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	198743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>We are not aware of any local initiatives launched in the National Health Service as a direct result of the 2018 World Conference on Tobacco or Health. As with previous World Conferences, the United Kingdom Government attended the 2018 World Conference to share our experiences as a world leader on tobacco control, and to inform our thinking on future policy development. NHS England has a number of commitments to tackle smoking, as set out in the 2017 Tobacco Control Plan and associated Delivery Plan.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 10/12/2018 15:26:54 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

836074

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
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	World Conference on Tobacco or Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether a delegation from his Department or any Departmental agency plans to attend the 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health in Cape Town; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	126429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>As a recognised world leader in tobacco control, the Department and Public Health England (PHE) will send a delegation to the 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, scheduled to take place in Cape Town, South Africa in March 2018. The Department’s representative will speak at several events during the conference to talk about the United Kingdom’s tobacco control strategy, as well as attending a meeting of the Global Tobacco Regulators Forum before the Conference begins. The PHE representatives will also speak at the Conference as well as running a workshop on tobacco control for representatives of the Overseas Territories in advance of the Conference.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 08/02/2018 14:17:37 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

967841

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
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	Wirral Clinical Commissioning Group
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 he has made of the effectiveness of the leadership at Wirral Clinical Commissioning Group.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	170269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>The most recent formal assessment of the effectiveness of the leadership at NHS Wirral Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) was as part of the 2017/18 CCG Improvement and Assessment Framework, the annual national assessment process for CCGs.</p><p> </p><p>In this assessment Wirral CCG received a headline rating of ‘Requires Improvement’. There are four categories: ‘Outstanding’, ‘Good’, ‘Requires Improvement’ and ‘Inadequate’.</p><p> </p><p>Within this, an annual assessment of the quality of leadership is made, and published on the MyNHS section of the NHS Choices website along with all the other indicators.</p><p> </p><p>The quality of leadership rating is on a scale from ‘Green Star’, ‘Green’, ‘Amber’ or ‘Red’. NHS Wirral CCG was rated as ‘Amber’ within this assessment for 2017/18.</p><p> </p><p>The link to the published ratings is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/Performance/Search" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/Performance/Search</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/09/2018 16:24:50 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

882287

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
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	Whittington Hospital
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether steps are being taken to prevent the closure to new patients of the Lower Urinary Tract Services Clinic in north London.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	135429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>The Trust has been working to address the recommendations of the Royal College of Physicians following a service review of the Lower Urinary Tract Service, before the clinic is re-opened to new patients. The Trust is currently in negotiations with commissioners to establish the re-opening of the clinic in the 2018/19 contract.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 18/04/2018 16:03:59 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

885057

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
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	Whittington Hospital
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what representations he has received on the reopening to new patients of the Lower Urinary Tract Services Clinic in north London.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	136045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>A search of the Department’s Ministerial correspondence database has identified 56 items of correspondence received since 1 April 2017 about the Lower Urinary Tract Services Clinic in north London. This figure represents correspondence received by the Department’s Ministerial correspondence unit only.</p><p> </p><p>The Trust has been working to address the recommendations of the Royal College of Physicians following a service review of the Lower Urinary Tract Service, before the clinic is re-opened to new patients. The Trust is currently in negotiations with commissioners to establish the re-opening of the clinic in the 2018/19 contract.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 24/04/2018 15:39:50 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

885234

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
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	Whittington Hospital
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what services are available for new patients at the Whittington Health NHS Trust clinic specialising in the treatment of chronic urinary tract infections.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	136099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>The Lower Urinary Tract Service (LUTS) at the Whittington Health NHS Trust (WHT) clinic provides treatments to patients with urinary tract infections which includes prescribing antibiotics.</p><p> </p><p>The Trust has been working to address the recommendations of the Royal College of Physicians following a service review of the LUTS, before the clinic is re-opened to new patients. The Trust is currently in negotiations with commissioners to establish the re-opening of the clinic in the 2018/19 contract.</p><p> </p><p>The service specification will be reviewed within 12 months of the clinic re-opening to new referrals. Patients who might previously have been referred to WHT will remain under the care of their own clinicians locally.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 25/04/2018 11:10:11 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris