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997124

registered interest
date	29/11/2018
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	Housing: 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 steps he is taking to promote public awareness of the the effect on people's health of poor quality indoor environments.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	184965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) raises public awareness of the impacts of indoor air pollution by supporting activities that aim to change behaviour, such as the annual Clean Air Day, and is working with health partners, such as the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, World Health Organization and Allergy UK, to improve the evidence on the health impacts of poor indoor air quality which will enhance advice to the public. PHE also promotes awareness about carbon monoxide through the use of blog posts, press releases and social media updates.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 06/11/2018 16:28:25 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1011473

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	Mental Illness: Children
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 number of under-16s who have regular prescriptions for medication due to long-term mental health conditions.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	194034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>No such estimate has been made. Prescription forms do not include a clinical indication, therefore it is not possible to identify prescription items dispensed to treat mental health conditions.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 26/11/2018 17:49:38 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1011557

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
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 raise awareness among health professionals of the new Royal College of Physicians Guidelines on complex regional pain syndrome.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	194180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>It is not the role of the Department to promote clinical guidance to health professionals. Health professionals, once qualified, are expected to stay informed about the latest evidence in clinical practice.</p><p> </p><p>The updated guidance on complex regional pain syndrome, published by the Royal College of Physicians was developed in partnership with 28 other organisations. A number of the organisations involved have sought to promote the guidance via online media and their respective websites. A copy of the guidance can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/guidelines-policy/complex-regional-pain-syndrome-adults" target="_blank">www.rcplondon.ac.uk/guidelines-policy/complex-regional-pain-syndrome-adults</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 26/11/2018 17:44:26 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1011561

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	Diabetes: Podiatry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reasons NHS Newham clinical commissioning group was unsuccessful in its Diabetes Transformation Fund bid to improve foot care services.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	194019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>Bids for access to diabetes transformation funding were reviewed by diabetes leads in clinical networks, reginal leads, and nationally, and were scored against agreed criteria. These results are subsequently moderated at a regional and national levels. Bids are successful when they offer the best value against a range of criteria focussed on improvement in outcomes and the resources needed to deliver this.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 26/11/2018 17:47:26 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1011562

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	Diabetes: Podiatry
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 adequacy of NHS foot care provision for people with diabetes.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	194020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The National Diabetes Inpatient Audit takes an annual snapshot audit of diabetes inpatient care in England and Wales undertaken by hospital teams on a designated day in September. The 2017 audit shows the most recent assessment figures at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://files.digital.nhs.uk/pdf/s/7/nadia-17-rep.pdf" target="_blank">https://files.digital.nhs.uk/pdf/s/7/nadia-17-rep.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Outcomes associated with diabetic foot disease are significantly better when rapid access to multidisciplinary diabetic foot clinics is possible. In order to achieve this, NHS England has invested approximately £10 million per annum over financial years 2017/18 and 2018/19 for the development of hospital multidisciplinary diabetic foot services where they do not exist in England, and to expand capacity in pre-existing services where additional capacity is required. This has resulted in investment in 41 multidisciplinary diabetic foot services nationally, representing 137 additional staff.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 26/11/2018 17:44:54 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1011563

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	Diabetes: Podiatry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS Newham clinical commissioning group will have the opportunity to bid in future rounds for Diabetes Transformation funding to improve foot care services.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	194021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>Decisions on the availability of transformation funding in future years will be made as part of the NHS Long Term Plan process. The plan will be published later this year.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 26/11/2018 17:48:01 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1011592

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	Contraceptives
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 his Department has made of the average waiting time for an initial consultation on contraception in (a) GP practices and (b) community sexual and reproductive health services in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	194200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>Waiting times for contraceptive services are not monitored centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are best placed to understand and meet the public health needs of their local communities. The Government has mandated local authorities in England to commission comprehensive open access sexual health services, including provision of free contraception. Contraception is also widely available free of charge through general practice.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 194201 194202 question first answered 26/11/2018 17:49:11 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1011593

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	Contraceptives
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 his Department has made of the average waiting time for an appointment to fit (a) intrauterine devices, (b) intrauterine systems and (c) the contraceptive implant in (i) GP practices and (ii) community sexual and reproductive health services in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	194201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>Waiting times for contraceptive services are not monitored centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are best placed to understand and meet the public health needs of their local communities. The Government has mandated local authorities in England to commission comprehensive open access sexual health services, including provision of free contraception. Contraception is also widely available free of charge through general practice.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 194200 194202 question first answered 26/11/2018 17:49:11 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1011594

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	Contraceptives
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 capacity pressures on contraceptive services commissioned by local authorities in (a) GP practices and (b) community sexual and reproductive health services.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	194202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>Waiting times for contraceptive services are not monitored centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are best placed to understand and meet the public health needs of their local communities. The Government has mandated local authorities in England to commission comprehensive open access sexual health services, including provision of free contraception. Contraception is also widely available free of charge through general practice.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 194200 194201 question first answered 26/11/2018 17:49:11 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1011608

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	Ocrelizumab
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 effectiveness of ocrelizumab as a treatment for people with primary progressive multiple sclerosis.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	194211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department has made no assessment. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for developing authoritative, evidence-based guidance for the National Health Service on whether drugs and other treatments represent an effective use of NHS resources. NICE is currently developing technology appraisal guidance on the use of ocrelizumab for treating primary progressive multiple sclerosis.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 26/11/2018 17:46:53 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed