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1003581

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	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	Public Health: Finance
	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 effect of recent reductions to the local authority public health grant on health inequalities at a (a) regional and (b) socio-economic group level.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189625
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for setting their own priorities and are accountable to their electorates for their decisions. The 2015 Spending Review made available £16 billion for funding for local authorities’ health improvement functions in England over the five year period. As a condition of the grant they receive, local authorities must have due regard to reducing inequalities in outcomes from the health services they arrange.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 20/11/2018 11:33:49 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1003582

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	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	Public Health: Finance
	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 report entitled Taking our health for granted: plugging the public health grant funding gap, published in October 2018, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of that report's finding that the reduction in public health spending per person will be 23.5% between 2014-15 and 2019-20.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189626
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The 2015 Spending Review made available £16 billion of funding for local authorities’ health improvement functions in England over the five year period. Future funding for local authorities’ public health responsibilities will be a matter for the next Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 20/11/2018 11:32:11 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1003646

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	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	Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
	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 penalty prescription charges have been issued in the last year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189548
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>Between November 2017 and October 2018, the NHS Business Services Authority reports that it issued 1,288,364 prescription penalty charge notices.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 20/11/2018 11:36:21 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1003650

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	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	Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance
	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 paragraph 6.10 of the UK Five Year Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy 2013 to 2018, published in September 2013, when he plans to publish the evaluation report.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The United Kingdom Five Year Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy (2013-18) contained a commitment to assess the effectiveness of its implementation plan at the end of the five-year period. The Department commissioned the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine to undertake a full evaluation of the strategy’s implementation.</p><p> </p><p>The evaluation is nearing completion. A final draft report will be submitted to the Department shortly and will be sent out for independent peer-review. The completed report will be put in the public domain next year.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 20/11/2018 11:27:51 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1003651

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	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	Department of Health and Social Care: Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the quantity was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) his Department, (ii) the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, (iii) Public Health England, (iv) the Care Quality Commission, (v) the Health Research Authority, (vi) the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, (vii) the Human Tissue Authority and (viii) Porton Biopharma Limited in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189702
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The quantity of electricity and natural gas used by the Department, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Public Health England (PHE), the Care Quality Commission (CQC) between 1 April 2015 – 31 March 2018 is shown in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p>Data for the Health Research Authority, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority and the Human Tissue Authority is unavailable due to their office space being shared or energy costs included in a service charge.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold data for Porton Biopharma Limited.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 19/11/2018 16:20:09 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage attachment 1 file name PQ189702 attached table.docx title PQ189702 attached table
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1003652

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	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	Department of Health and Social Care: Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) his Department, (ii) the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, (iii) Public Health England, (iv) the Care Quality Commission, (v) the Health Research Authority, (vi) the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, (vii) the Human Tissue Authority and (viii) Porton Biopharma Limited in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189703
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The cost of electricity and natural gas used by the Department, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Public Health England (PHE), the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the Health Research Authority (HRA), the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) and the Human Tissue Authority (HTA) between 1 April 2015 – 31 March 2018 is shown in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p>Some data for the CQC, the HRA, the HFEA and the HTA is unavailable due to their office space being shared or energy costs included in a service charge.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold data for Porton Biopharma Limited.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 19/11/2018 16:21:30 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage attachment 1 file name PQ189703 attached table.docx title PQ189703 attached table
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1003690

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	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	Department of Health and Social Care: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of contracts issued by his Department and contractors include provisions to impose, as between parties to the subcontract, that any payment due from the contractor to a subcontractor under the contract is to be made no later than the end of a period of 30 days from the date on which the relevant invoice is regarded as valid and undisputed, as required by the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189571
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department has standard terms and conditions it uses for the procurement of goods and services. These conditions contain a clause that require contractors to pay sums to sub-contractors within 30 days of verifying that the invoice is valid and undisputed. The conditions also require sub-contractors to include a clause to the same effect into any contracts it enters into for the purpose of performing the contract.</p><p> </p><p>Regulation 113(6) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) (‘The Regulations’) implies a term into the relevant public contracts requiring payment within 30 days, even if the contract itself does not contain express provisions. Therefore, all contracts covered by s.113 of the Regulations are deemed to include provisions to impose the applicable payment terms.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 19/11/2018 16:17:42 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1003719

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	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	Rehabilitation
	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 ensure that multi-disciplinary community rehabilitation services are available throughout England; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Eltham
	tabling member printed	Clive Efford
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189528
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Rehabilitation services should be built around the patient, addressing their needs in an integrated manner and close to home, where safe to do so. This patient centred, integrated approach based closer to home, underpins the system’s wider approach to transforming our health and care system through sustainability and transformation partnerships and new care models.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England’s Commissioning Rehabilitation Guidance (2016) encourages and supports commissioning of integrated, person-centred rehabilitation services delivered close to home across England. It states that that effective partnerships across teams are central to providing the right support to patients. This includes providing rehabilitation services that meet both mental and physical health needs.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 19/11/2018 16:16:42 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

1003733

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	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	Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what warnings are issued to patients who are repeatedly issued with penalty charge notices by the NHSBSA for wrongly claimed free prescriptions.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189675
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The NHS Business Services Authority (BSA) administers the Prescription Exemption Checking Service and issues penalty charge notices (PCN) when it is unable to confirm a prescription charge exemption claimed. The NHS BSA has confirmed that it has a process in place to identify and contact patients who are repeatedly issued with PCNs. Follow up action is determined on a case by case basis.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 20/11/2018 11:37:09 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1003743

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	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	Cannabis: Medical Treatments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to increase the (a) knowledge and (b) awareness among GPs of the benefits of medicinal cannabis.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has rescheduled cannabis-based products for medicinal use from Schedule 1 to Schedule 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001. Doctors on the specialist register of the General Medical Council may now prescribe these products where there might be potential benefit to individual patients. General practitioners will not be able to prescribe but the Government has commissioned the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to produce guidance for all clinicians by October 2019.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 20/11/2018 11:38:40 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi