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1693396

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
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	Ophthalmic Services: Email
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 she is taking to help increase the uptake of the NHS email system by optometrists.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	16812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>NHS England is currently considering how image sharing between community optometry and secondary care could improve access to care and patient outcomes. Secure digital communications will be critical to achieving this goal, which is why NHS England is currently testing and evaluating a number of options, including the use of National Health Service mail.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 12/03/2024 13:43:25 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1693519

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
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	Darlington Memorial Hospital: Parking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will provide financial support to County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust to facilitate an improvement and expansion of car parking facilities at Darlington Memorial Hospital.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	16916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>No specific fund currently exists for car parking improvements. The North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB), of which County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is a partner member, received £187 million in operational capital in 2023/24, and over £566 million over the Spending Review period, which it can use for capital projects and works. This funding is prioritised by the ICB in accordance with local needs.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 11/03/2024 15:58:51 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1692193

registered interest
date	27/02/2024
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 Health Services: Children and Young People
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 she is taking to reduce the waiting times for child and adolescent mental health services in the Tees Esk Wear Mental Health Trust region.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	16026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>Through the NHS Long Term Plan, we are investing at least an additional £2.3 billion a year in expanding and transforming National Health Service mental health services by March 2024, compared to 2018/19. As part of this, an extra 345,000 more children and young people will be able to get the NHS-funded mental health support they need.</p><p>NHS England is working on implementing five new access and waiting time standards for mental health services, including one for children and their families and carers to start receiving community-based mental health care within four weeks of referral.</p><p>A consultation pilot began in Teesside in October 2023, which has allowed families to be re-directed to appropriate support, and for services to be able to reinvest time back into the backlog of assessments. The trust is currently reviewing the implementation and extension of this pilot into Durham and Darlington.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 12/03/2024 12:32:32 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1691825

registered interest
date	26/02/2024
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	Electronic Cigarettes: Smuggling
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 she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle the (a) criminal, (b) health and (c) licensing issues arising from the sale of illegal vapes.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	15760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government is concerned about the increase in the number of illicit vapes in the United Kingdom’s market, as well as the access and availability of these vapes to children. In April of last year, we provided £3 million of funding for a new enforcement unit to tackle the illegal and underage sale of vapes, which has conducted targeted inspections in retail outlets and ports, upskilled trading standards officers, and piloted online underage test programmes.</p><p>Whilst there are no current plans to introduce a licensing scheme, we have also recently announced a further £30 million of additional funding per year to tackle illicit and underage sales of tobacco and vape products. This additional funding in England will boost agencies such as local trading standards, to enforce the new age of sale and vaping restrictions.</p><p>Alongside this package of funding, we are also taking assertive action to reduce youth vaping more generally. We recently published our response to the smoking and vaping consultation, which sets out plans to reduce the appeal and availability of vapes to children, through introducing restrictions on flavours, packaging, and point of sale display. Our response to the consultation is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/creating-a-smokefree-generation-and-tackling-youth-vaping/outcome/creating-a-smokefree-generation-and-tackling-youth-vaping-consultation-government-response" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/creating-a-smokefree-generation-and-tackling-youth-vaping/outcome/creating-a-smokefree-generation-and-tackling-youth-vaping-consultation-government-response</a></p><p>We have also announced that we will ban the sale and supply of disposable vapes, and have set out plans to introduce a £100 fixed penalty notice for underage sales of tobacco and vaping products. The Government will introduce legislation as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 15803 question first answered 04/03/2024 14:03:27 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1691827

registered interest
date	26/02/2024
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	Retail Trade: Electronic Cigarettes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department is taking steps to use (a) licensing and (b) planning powers to reduce the number of mini markets trading in illegal vapes.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	15803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government is concerned about the increase in the number of illicit vapes in the United Kingdom’s market, as well as the access and availability of these vapes to children. In April of last year, we provided £3 million of funding for a new enforcement unit to tackle the illegal and underage sale of vapes, which has conducted targeted inspections in retail outlets and ports, upskilled trading standards officers, and piloted online underage test programmes.</p><p>Whilst there are no current plans to introduce a licensing scheme, we have also recently announced a further £30 million of additional funding per year to tackle illicit and underage sales of tobacco and vape products. This additional funding in England will boost agencies such as local trading standards, to enforce the new age of sale and vaping restrictions.</p><p>Alongside this package of funding, we are also taking assertive action to reduce youth vaping more generally. We recently published our response to the smoking and vaping consultation, which sets out plans to reduce the appeal and availability of vapes to children, through introducing restrictions on flavours, packaging, and point of sale display. Our response to the consultation is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/creating-a-smokefree-generation-and-tackling-youth-vaping/outcome/creating-a-smokefree-generation-and-tackling-youth-vaping-consultation-government-response" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/creating-a-smokefree-generation-and-tackling-youth-vaping/outcome/creating-a-smokefree-generation-and-tackling-youth-vaping-consultation-government-response</a></p><p>We have also announced that we will ban the sale and supply of disposable vapes, and have set out plans to introduce a £100 fixed penalty notice for underage sales of tobacco and vaping products. The Government will introduce legislation as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 15760 question first answered 04/03/2024 14:03:27 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1686743

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
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	Liver Diseases: Darlington
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 29 January 2024 to Question 10925 on Liver Diseases: Darlington, how much and what proportion of the £30,000 for County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust will be spent in Darlington.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	12658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>The breakdown of funding requested is not held by the Department.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 08/02/2024 17:06:26 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1686745

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
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 Health Services: Children and Young People
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 30 January 2024 to Question 10927 on Mental Health Services: Children and Young People, what the average waiting time was from referral to assessment for a child referred to the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service in the latest period for which data is available; and how many children are on a waiting list in each local authority within the NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board area.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	12660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>The information regarding the average waiting time from referral to assessment for a child referred to the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, in the latest period for which data is available, as well as how many children are on waiting lists in each local authority within the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, is shown in the attached tables.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 08/02/2024 17:22:20 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield attachment 1 file name PQ12660 (1).xlsx title PQ12660 - tables
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1686750

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
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: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what research the Government is funding on tackling lobular breast cancer.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	12665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department invests over £1 billion per year in health research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), with NIHR expenditure for all cancers being £121.8 million in 2022/23.</p><p>Current NIHR research into breast cancer includes a £1.3 million project to determine whether an abbreviated form of breast magnetic resonance imaging can detect breast cancers missed by screening through mammography, such as lobular breast cancer. The NIHR also supports research on lobular breast cancer through its research infrastructure, including Biomedical Research Centres which are undertaking research on early detection and genetic aspects of breast cancer. It is difficult to attribute research infrastructure funding allocations to specific disease and therapy areas as the staff and facilities funded through the NIHR infrastructure supports research across disciplines.</p><p>Additionally, the NIHR supports breast cancer research funded by research partners in the charity and public sectors through the NIHR’s Clinical Research Network (CRN). Over the last five years the CRN has supported delivery of 10 lobular breast cancer-related studies.</p><p>Research on the underpinning science to understand the mechanisms of cancer, including lobular breast cancer, is funded through the UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) Medical Research Council who spend £125 million annually on cancer research. The NIHR also works closely with research funding partners including Cancer Research UK, Breast Cancer Now, Medical Research Council, and other cancer charities.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 12277 question first answered 07/02/2024 17:33:52 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1686751

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
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: Screening
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 she has made of the adequacy of availability of follow up MRI scans for women who have undergone mastectomies to tackle lobular breast cancer.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	12666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">No specific assessment has been made of the adequacy of availability of follow up magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans for women who have undergone mastectomies, to tackle lobular breast cancer.</del></p><p>£2.3 billion was awarded at Spending Review 2021 to transform diagnostic services over the next three years. Most of this will help increase the number of community diagnostic centres up to 160 by March 2025, expanding and protecting elective planned diagnostic services. The remainder of the funding will increase capacity for imaging, including MRI scans, endoscopy as well as lung and mammography screening, and improve digital diagnostics.</p><p>Growth in the MRI asset base and increased use of MRI acceleration software is creating additional capacity for approximately 572,000 MRI examinations per annum within the NHS in England.</p><p>The Department and NHS England have taken steps to improve the treatment of invasive lobular breast cancer (ILBC) but are aware that more needs to be done. In September 2022, the National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre announced funding from NHS England and the Welsh Government of £5.4 million to support delivery of six new national cancer audits. Two of these focus on breast cancer, one on primary and one on metastatic, and include ILBC.</p><p>Additionally, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) supports breast cancer research funded by research partners in the charity and public sectors. Over the last five years, the NIHR Clinical Research Network has supported 10 ILBC-related studies.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 08/02/2024 15:42:40 question first ministerially corrected 08/02/2024 16:01:34 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson previous answer version 16540 answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1684937

registered interest
date	24/01/2024
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	Liver Diseases: North East
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 she is taking to tackle liver disease in the North East.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	11440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2024 answer text <p>The Northern Cancer Alliance is supporting services to enable the early detection of liver disease across the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS). More than 80% of patients with liver cirrhosis, a type of liver disease, have been invited to monthly ultrasound surveillance. This investment has also included £30,000 for the County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust who will be using their funds to improve systems in relation to call and recall of patients to their six-monthly checks.</p><p>Liver disease has several causes and can be associated with alcohol use or being overweight. The Government is investing significant amounts year on year in alcohol treatment through our 10-year drug strategy. In 2024/2025 the North East will receive a further £27 million, beyond funding provided by the Public Health Grant. Partners are also using a whole system approach to develop a healthy weight and treating obesity strategy for the North East and North Cumbria.</p><p>The Department is supporting people with alcohol dependency through the Drug Strategy and NHS Long Term Plan by facilitating more people in need of treatment into local authority commissioned alcohol treatment services. Additional treatment and recovery funding, made available through the Drug Strategy, can also be used to increase capacity for screening for liver fibrosis in treatment settings and to establish effective referral pathways into treatment for liver disease.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 31/01/2024 11:55:24 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson