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1000277

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
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	Tobacco: Licensing
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 plans to introduce licensing laws for the sale of tobacco in England.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	187384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to introduce licensing laws for the sale of tobacco in England. Earlier this year we introduced legislation providing for the licencing of tobacco products manufacturing machinery.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/11/2018 17:18:59 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1000279

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
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	Smoking: Barnsley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the statistics from the Smoking Data Guide, published by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council's research and business intelligence team in August 2016, that 21.2 per cent of adults and 10.7 per cent of 15 year olds in Barnsley smoke, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of young adults who smoke.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	187385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has a strong track record of reducing the harm caused by tobacco, based on a comprehensive approach to tobacco control, including bans on smoking in public places, and on promotion and advertising of tobacco products; high duty rates; the provision of smoking cessation services; and social marketing campaigns. The Government will maintain this comprehensive approach. The Government’s Tobacco Control Plan for England, published last year, commits to reducing smoking in 15 year olds from 8% in 2017 to 3% in 2022 and the Tobacco Control Delivery Plan, published in June 2018 sets out the various activities different agencies are taking to meet the aims of the plan.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/11/2018 17:19:44 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

997711

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
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	Postnatal Care
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 ensure that the maternal six-week check is included in the GP contract when such contracts are negotiated.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	185610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The inclusion of a requirement to carry out the six-week maternal postnatal check for all mothers in the general medical services contract would need to be negotiated and agreed, as part of the annual contract negotiations. We have asked for this issue to be considered in the contract negotiations for 2019/20. The details of those negotiations are not generally discussed until an agreement on the way forward has been reached.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 05/11/2018 11:09:13 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

997718

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
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	Arthritis: Health Services
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 ensure that people living with rheumatoid arthritis receive adequate levels of treatment and support.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	185612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Guidance ‘Rheumatoid Arthritis in Adults: management’, updated in 2018, sets out best practice on the diagnosis, treatment, care support of people living with the condition. The guidance emphasises the need for early diagnosis, with urgent referral to a specialist rheumatologist on suspicion of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This is because treatment at an early stage can halt progression of disease. The guidance also recommends patients with RA are managed by a multidisciplinary team, including physiotherapy, occupational therapy and psychology support.</p><p> </p><p>Patients can often be successfully managed disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) or biologic drugs if DMARDs do not produce the desired results or are not tolerated. Biologicals target individual molecules and tend to work more quickly than conventional DMARDs. Local National Health Service commissioners should take NICE guidance into account when planning services for local populations. The full guidance can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng100/resources/rheumatoid-arthritis-in-adults-management-pdf-66141531233989" target="_blank">www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng100/resources/rheumatoid-arthritis-in-adults-management-pdf-66141531233989</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 05/11/2018 15:38:15 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

997253

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	Asthma: Barnsley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) adults and (b) children attended Barnsley Hospital A&E as a result of asthma in each of the last five years; and what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of A&E admissions for asthma.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	185013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>The data is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 01/11/2018 16:53:25 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

997254

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	Asthma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) adults and (b) children were admitted to hospital as a result of asthma in (a) Yorkshire and the Humber and (b) England in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	185014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the following tables.</p><p> </p><p>A count of finished admission episodes for children and adults in the government office region of Yorkshire and the Humber with a primary diagnosis of asthma.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Age 0-17 years</p></td><td><p>Age 18-120 years</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2,447</p></td><td><p>4,147</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2,616</p></td><td><p>4,933</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2,135</p></td><td><p>4,926</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2,212</p></td><td><p>5,191</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2,173</p></td><td><p>4,971</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>A count of finished admission episodes for children and adults in England with a primary diagnosis of asthma.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Age 0-17 years</p></td><td><p>Age 18-120 years</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>25,841</p></td><td><p>39,916</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>28,710</p></td><td><p>46,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>27,355</p></td><td><p>46,845</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>27,609</p></td><td><p>49,583</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>26,088</p></td><td><p>52,219</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>A finished admission episode (FAE) is the first period of inpatient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FAEs are counted against the year in which the admission episode finishes. Admissions do not represent the number of inpatients, as a person may have more than one admission within the year.</li><li>The government office region of residence of the patient is derived from the patient's postcode in the field home address.</li><li>The primary diagnosis is the first of up to 20 (14 from 2002-03 to 2006-07 and seven prior to 2002-03) diagnosis fields in the HES data set and provides the main reason why the patient was admitted to hospital.</li><li>Asthma clinical codes used: J45 and J46</li><li>HES figures are available from 1989-90 onwards. Changes to the figures over time need to be interpreted in the context of improvements in data quality and coverage (particularly in earlier years), improvements in coverage of independent sector activity (particularly from 2006-07) and changes in National Health Service practice. For example, apparent reductions in activity may be due to a number of procedures which may now be undertaken in outpatient settings and so no longer include admitted patient HES data. Conversely, apparent increases in activity may be due to improved recording of diagnosis or procedure information.</li><li>It should be noted that HES include activity ending in the year in question and run from April to March, e.g. 2015-16 includes activity ending between 1 April 2015 and 31 March 2016.</li></ol> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 01/11/2018 16:52:42 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

995570

registered interest
date	26/10/2018
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	Acupuncture
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 24 July 2018 to Question 166178 on Acupuncture, what steps his Department is taking to maintain the provision of acupuncture services in the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	184425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>Clinical commissioning groups have a statutory responsibility to commission cost effective health care for their patients. In doing so they use their clinical expertise to assess and prioritise those treatments, including acupuncture services, that provide the safest and most effective outcomes for the population as a whole.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 31/10/2018 14:11:55 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

993580

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
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	Asthma
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 reduce the number of preventable deaths from (a) asthma and (b) complications arising from asthma attacks.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	182772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government has a mandate to NHS England for 2018-19 which holds the National Health Service to account for the measures in the NHS Outcomes Framework. One of the aims of this framework is to reduce the number of preventable deaths from respiratory diseases, including asthma. Respiratory care is also one of the areas being considered as part of the NHS long-term plan currently in development.</p><p> </p><p>Other steps being taken include:</p><p>- the commissioning of specialised respiratory services for severe asthma by NHS England;</p><p>- the NHS offering the flu vaccine free of charge to those with severe asthma;</p><p>- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines for asthma to improve care quality and reduce the risk of asthma attacks; and</p><p>- guidance for the public which advises people to follow a personal asthma action plan, created with their clinician, to help monitor their condition and receive advice on what to do in the case of an asthma attack. The guidance is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/asthma" target="_blank">www.nhs.uk/conditions/asthma</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 26/10/2018 12:23:46 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

946904

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
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	Breast Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on the implementation of the Cancer Strategy in relation to breast cancer.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	167281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>NHS England is committed to transforming cancer care across England for all cancers, including breast cancer, aiming to reduce inequality and promoting equity of access to services. To support this ambition, NHS England has committed more than £200 million in 2017/18 and 2018/19 to fund Cancer Alliances to accelerate early diagnosis of cancer, improve survival and enhance quality of life.</p><p> </p><p>In February 2018, in partnership with the Department and NHS England, Public Health England (PHE) launched a Be Clear on Cancer Campaign focused on Breast Cancer in women aged over 70 to raise awareness of specific symptoms and encourage those with symptoms to visit their doctor.</p><p> </p><p>To improve the uptake of screening, NHS England is continuing to invest in initiatives to help ensure equality of access, including through locally targeted interventions. These include text and general practitioner reminders and PHE’s new ‘Breast screening: easy guide’, which helps women decide whether screening is right for them.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England agreed a Commercial Access Agreement with Roche for Kadcyla (trastuzumab emtansine) which brought the confidential purchase price below the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence cost-effectiveness threshold, allowing approval in routine commissioning. This is offering breast cancer patients precious quality time with their families without damaging side effects.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, we are committed to rolling out stratified follow-up pathways for breast cancer patients by 2020, to ensure patients get the right care after treatment, including information and support to spot signs and symptoms of recurrence or secondary cancer. As well as providing a better experience for patients and ensuring they have the information they need, stratified pathways can offer more effective use of resources by freeing up outpatient capacity. They can also ensure that in cases where there is recurrence or secondary cancer, patients are supported to return to care quickly and effectively.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 04/09/2018 16:03:08 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

944713

registered interest
date	19/07/2018
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	Acupuncture
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 ensure that Clinical Commissioning Groups have adequate funding to maintain the provision of NHS-funded acupuncture services.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	166178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>Clinical commissioning group (CCG) funding is determined through the CCG funding allocation formula, a statistical formula used to make geographic distribution of funding fair and reflective of local healthcare needs. CCGs have a statutory responsibility to commission services which meet the needs of their local population, however the National Health Service does not have unlimited resources and CCGs may have to make difficult decisions about commissioning high-quality care cost-effectively.</p><p> </p><p>CCGs have the flexibility within the legislative framework to decide how far to commission these functions and have the flexibility to commission any service provider that meets NHS standards and costs.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 24/07/2018 10:47:21 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis