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58255

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date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Asthma: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will abolish prescription charges for asthma medication.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Huppert
uin	199363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>The list of medical conditions conferring exemption from prescription charges in England was agreed with the medical profession in 1968. The only addition to the list was the introduction of cancer in 2009. Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, then President of the Royal College of Physicians, was asked in 2008, to consider how this might be extended to cover all those with a long term condition. The Department published his report in May 2010.</p><p> </p><p>In the light of the challenging financial context, the Government made clear in the Spending Review, published in October 2010, that no changes would be made to the current list of medical exemption. Prescription charges in England raise valuable income, in the region of £450 million each year, which helps the National Health Service to maintain vital services for patients.</p><p> </p><p>An extensive system of exemption arrangements, including for those on low incomes who may struggle to pay for their prescriptions, is in place which means that around 90% of all prescription items are already dispensed free of charge. Prescription Prepayment Certificates (PPCs) are also available for those who have to pay NHS prescription charges and need multiple prescriptions. This is the fifth year the cost of an annual certificate, and the third year the cost of a three month certificate, have been frozen. Both certificates will also remain at £104 and £29.10 respectively, next year. There is no limit to the number of items that can be obtained through a PPC. The annual certificate benefits anyone needing more than 12 items a year, and the three month certificate anyone needing more than three items in that three month period.</p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 199364 question first answered 12/06/2014 14:36:47 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	3931 label Biography information for Dr Julian Huppert

58256

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
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, on what basis the conditions exempt from prescription charges are decided.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Huppert
uin	199364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>The list of medical conditions conferring exemption from prescription charges in England was agreed with the medical profession in 1968. The only addition to the list was the introduction of cancer in 2009. Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, then President of the Royal College of Physicians, was asked in 2008, to consider how this might be extended to cover all those with a long term condition. The Department published his report in May 2010.</p><p> </p><p>In the light of the challenging financial context, the Government made clear in the Spending Review, published in October 2010, that no changes would be made to the current list of medical exemption. Prescription charges in England raise valuable income, in the region of £450 million each year, which helps the National Health Service to maintain vital services for patients.</p><p> </p><p>An extensive system of exemption arrangements, including for those on low incomes who may struggle to pay for their prescriptions, is in place which means that around 90% of all prescription items are already dispensed free of charge. Prescription Prepayment Certificates (PPCs) are also available for those who have to pay NHS prescription charges and need multiple prescriptions. This is the fifth year the cost of an annual certificate, and the third year the cost of a three month certificate, have been frozen. Both certificates will also remain at £104 and £29.10 respectively, next year. There is no limit to the number of items that can be obtained through a PPC. The annual certificate benefits anyone needing more than 12 items a year, and the three month certificate anyone needing more than three items in that three month period.</p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 199363 question first answered 12/06/2014 14:36:47 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	3931 label Biography information for Dr Julian Huppert

50054

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will take steps to implement the recommendations of the Arts on Prescription 2010-2012 report produced by the charity Arts & Minds.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Huppert
uin	197995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>The Arts &amp; Minds charity is doing important work within the arts and health sector. I recently held a roundtable meeting on arts and health focusing on some of the issues raised in the Arts on Prescription report which the Executive Director of Arts &amp; Minds attended. Health initiatives like the Arts on Prescription scheme have the potential to result in cost savings across health and social care and health practitioners and other relevant authorities should give careful consideration to the recommendations.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3931 label Biography information for Dr Julian Huppert

49397

registered interest
date	01/05/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
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 savings to the NHS arising from arts-based interventions.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Huppert
uin	197525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>No current assessment has been made of savings to the NHS arising from arts-based interventions.</p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	3931 label Biography information for Dr Julian Huppert

49398

registered interest
date	01/05/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to improve cross-departmental working on promotion of the UK's arts and health sector in order to improve mental health care and wellbeing.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Huppert
uin	197599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>I recently chaired a roundtable meeting on arts and health, which was attended by the co-chairs of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing, representatives from academia and health and Government officials, including from the Department of Health. DCMS will continue to work closely with the Department of Health on the promotion of the UK's arts and health sector in order to improve mental health care and wellbeing.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3931 label Biography information for Dr Julian Huppert

48603

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will place in the Library a copy of the advice and business case she has received on the use of water cannon in mainland UK.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Huppert
uin	196621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Home Secretary is considering the police request for water cannon to be <br>authorised for use in England and Wales. She will announce her decision in due <br>course and lay the relevant information in the House Library.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green previous answer version 7993 answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	3931 label Biography information for Dr Julian Huppert

48604

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to make a decision on the request to authorise water cannon for use by the police in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Huppert
uin	196648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Home Secretary is considering the police request for water cannon to be <br>authorised for use in England and Wales. She will announce her decision in due <br>course and lay the relevant information in the House Library.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green previous answer version 7994 answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	3931 label Biography information for Dr Julian Huppert

48617

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) patients, (b) healthcare professionals and (c) the general public understand the new drug driving offence.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Huppert
uin	196676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Paragraphs 10.2 and 10.3 of the summary of the responses to the consultation on the proposed drugs and their limits sets out the steps the Department proposes to take in communicating the new drug driving offence. The summary is available at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/drug-driving-proposed-regulations</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	3931 label Biography information for Dr Julian Huppert

48683

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the degree to which his Department has complied with the Public Sector Equality Duty with regard to disabled cyclists.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Huppert
uin	196625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport considers equality issues in exercising its functions, to comply with the equality legislation and to ensure it understands how its activities will affect different people. While there is no requirement under the Equality Act to carry out Equality Impact Assessment on cycling policy, the Department believes disabled cyclists should not be disadvantaged.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To help local authorities develop infrastructure for cyclists, including disabled cyclists, the Department has produced guidance through <em>Cycle Infrastructure Design</em> (Local Transport Note 2/08). LTN 2/08 can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-transport-notes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-transport-notes</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	3931 label Biography information for Dr Julian Huppert

47487

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to provide capital funding for sixth form colleges to enable them to provide free school meals to disadvantaged pupils.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Huppert
uin	195955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>We are making available approximately £75 million revenue funding over the course of the 2014-15 and 2015-16 financial years to enable sixth-form and further education colleges to provide free meals to disadvantaged 16- to 18-year-old students.</p><p>We will publish advice on the funding and implementation of this policy shortly.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3931 label Biography information for Dr Julian Huppert