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797253

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dental Services: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to extend NHS England's new Starting Well: A Smile4Life Initiative beyond the 13 areas in which it is initially being dleivered.
tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
uin	HL3685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>NHS England’s Starting Well programme will work in 13 high needs areas to reach children most at risk of tooth decay who are not currently seeing a dentist. Alongside this, NHS England is also developing a complementary Starting Well Core offer, a commissioning approach designed to facilitate increased access and early preventive care for young children.</p><p> </p><p>The offer will be made available in 2018, with NHS England commissioners making local decisions on use based on their assessment of need locally.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 12/12/2017 12:46:52 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

797255

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Sugar: Sales Promotions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to limit the availability of high sugar products (1) in supermarket price promotions, and (2) at the point of sale.
tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
uin	HL3687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>Key measures in our world-leading childhood obesity plan, launched in August 2016, include the soft drinks industry levy and sugar reduction and wider reformulation programme, which will encourage the food and drink industry to reduce the amount of sugar in products popular with children.</p><p> </p><p>Monitoring of progress by Public Health England (PHE) towards achieving the 20% sugar reduction by 2020 will be achieved through the use of sales weighted average sugar levels and reviewing changes in product sales towards lower or no added sugar products. If businesses over-promote high sugar products, they will be less likely to achieve the sales weighted average sugar level per 100 grams for the 20% reduction.</p><p> </p><p>PHE will publish a detailed assessment of progress against delivering the 5% sugar reduction for the first year of the programme in March 2018. We will use this to determine whether sufficient progress has been made and whether alternative levers need to be considered.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 12/12/2017 12:48:15 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

797256

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dental Health: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publiish the next Child Dental Health Survey.
tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
uin	HL3688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>The national Child Dental Health Surveys are undertaken every 10 years and the next survey is due to be undertaken in 2023. The last survey for England, Wales and Northern Ireland took place in 2013 and the findings were published in March 2015. A copy of the <em>Children’s Dental Health Survey 2013: </em><em>Executive Summary</em> is attached.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 12/12/2017 12:46:09 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy attachment 1 file name Childrens Dental Health Survey 2013-Executive Summary.pdf title Children's Dental Health Survey 2013
tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

797257

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dental Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish the next Adult Dental Health Survey.
tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
uin	HL3689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>No decisions have been taken yet on the timing of the next Adult Dental Health Survey.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 12/12/2017 12:47:15 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

797282

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Lipodystrophy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the total costs of treating lipodystrophy in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Baroness Masham of Ilton
uin	HL3714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>No assessment or estimate has been made by NHS England of the total costs of treating lipodystrophy, as there are many different types and causes of lipodystrophy, including inherited cases or those caused by HIV treatments.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England commissions the National Severe Insulin Resistance Service to provide a multidisciplinary NHS service for patients with severe insulin resistance and/or lipodystrophy from across England. The service supports both adult and paediatric patients and is available to assess, help diagnose, and treat patients with generalised or partial lipodystrophy.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 12/12/2017 12:19:52 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	1850 label Biography information for Baroness Masham of Ilton

797354

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Doctors and Nurses: English Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the pass mark for the International English Language Test for doctors and nurses was last reviewed; and when he next plans to review the pass mark.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	116317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>Language testing of doctors and nurses, where this is deemed necessary to evidence language competency, is a matter for the General Medical Council and Nursing and Midwifery Council respectively as part of their registration or fitness to practise processes. Government policy on language controls is aimed at ensuring that only health and care professionals who have a sufficient knowledge of the English language are able to work in the United Kingdom, in the interests of patient safety and public protection.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 07/12/2017 15:37:46 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

797381

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS Trusts: Subsidiary Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Health of 14 November 2017, Official Report, column 129, on NHS Trusts: subsidiary companies, if he will list the 39 subsidiary companies which have been set up by NHS Foundation Trusts.
tabling member constituency	Keighley
tabling member printed	John Grogan
uin	116344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>Information on the number and names of subsidiary companies set up by National Health Service trusts is not collected centrally. NHS Improvement asks NHS foundation trusts to inform them how many subsidiaries have been consolidated into their accounts. Therefore, there may be cases where a very immaterial subsidiary is not consolidated into their accounts, and as such would not be included on the list below.</p><p> </p><p>The information below is based on the most recent returns as at 31 March 2017. The list stands at 41 as it includes two subsidiaries which the trust reported as having a zero impact on the financials.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Hampshire Hospitals Contract Services Limited</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Summerhill Supplies Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>IFM Bolton Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>BHT Charity</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>The Clatterbridge Pharmacy Limited</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>Clatterbridge Propcare Services Limited</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>Synchronicity Care Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>D Hive</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>Dudley Clinical Services Limited</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>QEF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>Guy's and St Thomas' Enterprises Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>GTI Forces Healthcare Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>Pathology Services Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>Essentia Trading Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>KCH Commercial Services Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>King's Interventional Facilities Management LLP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>Moorfields Ventures LLP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>WebV Solutions Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>Optimus Health Limited</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>Northumbria Primary Care Limited</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>Northumbria Primary Care Cost Sharing Group Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>Oxleas Prison Services Limited</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>Healthcare Facilities</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>RSCH Pharmacy Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>Salisbury Trading Limited</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>Odstock Medical Limited</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>South Central Fleet Services Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>UHS Pharmacy LTD</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>UHS Estates LTD</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>SDH Developments Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>STFT Holdings Limited</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>South Tyneside Integrated Care Limited</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>Stepping Hill Healthcare Enterprises Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>MyUCLH</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>Pharmacy@QEHB Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>UHB Facilities Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>Assure Dialysis Services Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>Day Case UK LLP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>Symphony Healthcare Services Ltd</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 07/12/2017 15:36:01 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	382 label Biography information for John Grogan

797396

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Surgical Mesh Implants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials have held with (i) NICE and (ii) NHS England about issuing guidelines on the use of vaginal mesh operations.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	116359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>Departmental officials have had a number of discussions with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) about the development of guidance on vaginal meshes. NICE has published seven out of eight pieces of Interventional Procedure guidelines; with the final piece due to be published in 15 December 2017. The NICE Clinical Guidance on urinary incontinence is due to be published in 2019, with a consultation on the draft guidance planned for 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials have met with NHS England on a number of occasions to discuss the recommendations that were set out in the NHS England Mesh Oversight Group final report that was published in July 2017. The recommendations included an e-learning resource for general practitioners and the production of information leaflets outlining the benefit and risks of all treatment options available for both patients and clinicians.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 07/12/2017 14:56:53 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

797397

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Patients: Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether (a) NHS England and (b) his Department plan to update guidance on the delivery of non-emergency patient transport.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	116360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The provision of appropriate National Health Service transport services is a matter for local NHS commissioners. There are no plans to review patient transport guidance.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 07/12/2017 15:29:18 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

797417

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Care Homes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken to provide nursing placements in community nursing homes as a means of expanding training placement availability.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	116380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>We anticipate that community nurse placements will be a part of the increase in the number of available clinical placements for undergraduate nurse degrees announced by my Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State on 3 October 2017.</p><p>Health Education England’s (HEE) Community Education Providers Networks bring together all involved with education and training in primary care within a specified geography to work across health and social care, delivering and coordinating educational training and so helping to attract, recruit and retain staff in the region and develop a sustainable workforce.</p><p>HEE has also developed Advanced Training Practice hubs which are accredited to provide undergraduate and post-graduate multi-professional training placements that offer opportunities for learners to develop the competencies needed to work effectively in primary and community care settings.</p><p> </p><p>Education and training provision for healthcare systems in the National Health Service in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales is a matter for each of the devolved administrations.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 07/12/2017 15:39:17 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron