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752128

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date	14/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Orthopaedics: Rehabilitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2017 to Question 3123, what information in any format his Department holds on the number of people in England who had an operation to amputate a limb since 2010; and what psychological support is available to such people during their rehabilitation.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	5041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on the number of people who had an operation to amputate a limb since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Digital regularly collects publically available information on the number of finished episodes of care involving amputation, however one person may have multiple episodes of such care.</p><p> </p><p>Rehabilitation involves a specialised multi-disciplinary team, which includes a psychologist, and counselling should be made available to any person with limb loss, but we do not collect information on the level of psychological support offered in rehabilitation.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 19/07/2017 10:46:31 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

752129

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2017 to Question 1736, whether his Department holds any information on how much the NHS has paid private healthcare companies for the provision of (a) eating disorder and (b) mental health services since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	5004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>This data is not collected in the format requested. NHS England directly commissions specialised services for mental health and eating disorders; including those for National Health Service services in the independent sector. Other services for eating disorders and mental health services are commissioned by clinical commissioning groups.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 19/07/2017 10:38:37 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

752151

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Museums and Galleries: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the extension of museums and galleries tax relief to permanent exhibitions.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	5035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced at the Autumn Statement in November 2016 that the tax relief will include permanent exhibitions.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 19/07/2017 10:37:50 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

752156

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Care Homes: Nottingham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that older people can access high-quality residential care in Nottingham.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	5057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Care Act 2014 placed a duty on local authorities in England to promote a diverse, sustainable, high quality market of care and support providers for people in their local area.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has published statutory guidance to support local authorities in their market shaping duties.</p><p>To improve the quality of adult social care, the Government has introduced a tough system of Care Quality Commission ratings, new qualifications for care workers and new standards to ensure that everyone receives the highest quality support.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 19/07/2017 10:45:22 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

750630

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Organs: Donors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2017 to Question 1450, what the consent and authorisation rate was in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland in the 2016-17 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	4423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The information is set out in the table below. Further information can be found in NHS Blood and Transplant’s Annual Activity Report for 2016/17, which was published on 11 July:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.odt.nhs.uk/statistics-and-reports/annual-activity-report/" target="_blank">http://www.odt.nhs.uk/statistics-and-reports/annual-activity-report/ </a></p><p>Consent/authorisation rates for 2016/17 by nation</p><p>England 63%</p><p>Wales 64%</p><p>Scotland 63%</p><p>Northern Ireland 64%</p><p> </p><p>Source: NHS Blood and Transplant</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 19/07/2017 10:43:15 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

750676

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Royal Brompton Hospital
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proposals NHS England has made for the replacement of paediatric respiratory services currently provided at the Royal Brompton Hospital.
tabling member constituency	North Thanet
tabling member printed	Sir Roger Gale
uin	4329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>No decision has been made to close the Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) service at the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust.</p><p> </p><p>The particular circumstances at the Royal Brompton mean that NHS England’s CHD proposals would, if implemented, have an impact on the Trust’s paediatric respiratory service. NHS England has therefore formed a specialist panel to review the potential impact of the CHD proposals on paediatric respiratory services at the Royal Brompton.</p><p> </p><p>If a decision is taken to stop commissioning children’s CHD surgical services, NHS England will work with the Trust to manage the impact on paediatric respiratory services.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 19/07/2017 10:50:02 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	87 label Biography information for Sir Roger Gale

750677

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Royal Brompton Hospital
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the clinical evidence basis is that patient services will be improved as a result of the proposed closure of congenital heart disease services at the Royal Brompton Hospital.
tabling member constituency	North Thanet
tabling member printed	Sir Roger Gale
uin	4327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>No decision has been made to close the Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) service at the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust. In its work on the CHD standards, NHS England considered a broad range of determinants that contribute to excellent outcomes. Outcomes will be improved when care is provided by a centre that is able to meet the standards carefully developed by clinical experts and patients, and on which NHS England has already consulted.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 19/07/2017 10:53:25 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	87 label Biography information for Sir Roger Gale

750678

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Royal Brompton Hospital
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost of NHS England’s proposal to close congenital heart disease services at the Royal Brompton Hospital.
tabling member constituency	North Thanet
tabling member printed	Sir Roger Gale
uin	4328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>No decision has been made to close the Congenital Heart Disease service at the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 19/07/2017 10:48:59 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	87 label Biography information for Sir Roger Gale

750686

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Patients: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were issued with fines by the NHS Business Authority because those patients (a) were not entitled to free prescriptions and (b) did not renew their exemption certificate; and how many such patients had a long-term medical condition.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
uin	4268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Between September 2014 and April 2017 (latest figures), a total of 1,785,895 penalty charge notices (PCNs) were issued to patients declaring they were entitled to free National Health Service prescriptions but their exemption could not be validated.</p><p> </p><p>A patient is issued a penalty charge notices when the NHS Business Services Authority exemption checker does not find a valid exemption entitling that patient to free prescriptions. This includes patients that did hold a valid exemption but failed to renew.</p><p> </p><p>During the same period, a total of 90,525 PCNs were issued for unconfirmed medical exemption certificates. A new process was introduced in spring 2015 whereby someone can submit a valid application for a medical or maternity exemption certificate within 60 days from date of the penalty charge notice, the outstanding penalty charge is cancelled but the prescription charge is still recovered.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 19/07/2017 10:36:37 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

750761

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Care Workers: Zero Hours Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to eliminate zero hour contracts for social care workers.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	4413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises the concerns about employers who may be breaching the rules or otherwise exploiting their position. The Government wants to make sure that everyone is paid properly and receives the employment rights to which they are entitled.</p><p>The Prime Minister commissioned Matthew Taylor to undertake a review of the rights of employees. In his review Matthew Taylor describes the United Kingdom’s flexible labour market as one of the economy’s biggest strengths and said a blanket ban on zero hours would create more “cliff edges” for employers and workers.</p><p>Social care providers are overwhelmingly independent private or charitable organisations and make their own employment decisions about their staff. Zero hours contracts allow employees to access the labour market who cannot or do not want to commit to standard, regular work.</p><p> </p><p>The Department continues to work closely with Skills for Care to support good recruitment and retention practices by social care organisations.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 19/07/2017 10:41:00 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle