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92827

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date	13/10/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Intellectual Property: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what guidance his Department provides to public sector research establishments on exploiting intellectual property rights; and what systems his Department has in place to monitor the exploitation of those rights.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	210125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>Public Sector Research Establishments (PSREs) are the responsibility of a number of Government Departments. No central guidance is issued by the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) on exploiting intellectual property rights. The approach to doing so is determined by individual PRSEs in consultation with their sponsoring department where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, tools like the Lambert toolkit have been developed, hosted and promoted by the Intellectual Property Office. These can help PSREs conduct effective negotiations in collaborative research projects and includes a set of model IP licensing and ownership agreements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>BIS has conducted surveys of knowledge transfer activities of PSREs since 2002. The results of the most recent survey undertaken earlier this year will be published shortly. This will include data about numbers of patents applied for, numbers granted and income from the licensing of IP.</p><p><br></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 20/10/2014 15:02:58 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

92828

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Innovation
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 16 July 2014 to Question 204839, whether NHS England will publish the Innovation Health and Wealth refresh review before (a) 31 December 2014 and (b) 31 March 2015.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	210132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>National Health Service England has advised that the publication of this review has been superseded by a five-year forward view of innovation, led by the national clinical director for innovation, which will be published shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 20/10/2014 16:32:52 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

92829

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Medical Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with NHS England on assessment of dispensing appliance contractor licences on a national basis.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	210128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department sets the legislative framework for the inclusion of dispensing appliance contractors on National Health Service England pharmaceutical lists. It is up to NHS England to administer the Regulations and to monitor these contractors. It is for NHS England to approach the Department if they wish to discuss changes to the legislative arrangements. No such approach has been made.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 20/10/2014 16:34:38 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

92830

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Intellectual Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many items of intellectual property have been protected against exploitation; and what assessment he has made of the (a) financial and (b) other effects of the exploitation of intellectual property generated by National Institute of Health Research funding.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	210133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) recognises the key role of Intellectual Property (IP) assets in driving innovation, and the importance of a range of associated activities such as fostering a culture of invention through to collaborating with industry. The NIHR standard research contract is worded to ensure appropriate exploitation of IP.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For 2013-14, NIHR biomedical research centres and units reported a total of 98 patent applications granted, 106 licensing deals agreed, and 6 spin-off companies established.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 20/10/2014 16:50:17 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

92831

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Intellectual Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what effect the adoption of commercialised NHS intellectual property has had on (a) cost savings and (b) patient safety in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	210129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>Neither the Department nor NHS England has made any such assessment.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>We have been informed by NHS England that the cost of tracking the cost benefit of the adoption of every piece of intellectual property in the NHS would be excessive.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Department and NHS England have commissioned leading universities to assess the impact of <em>Innovation, Health and Wealth</em> on a range of measures, including value for money, patient outcomes and economic growth.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, the Innovation Scorecard monitors whether uptake and utility of innovations in the NHS is improving. Evidence suggests that steady growth is being achieved and the most recent information is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hscic.gov.uk/searchcatalogue?productid=15598&amp;q=innovation+scorecard&amp;sort=Relevance&amp;size=10&amp;page=1#top" target="_blank">www.hscic.gov.uk/searchcatalogue?productid=15598&amp;q=innovation+scorecard&amp;sort=Relevance&amp;size=10&amp;page=1#top</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 210127 question first answered 22/10/2014 14:39:50 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

92832

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Intellectual Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of the commercialisation of intellectual property in the NHS since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	210127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>Neither the Department nor NHS England has made any such assessment.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>We have been informed by NHS England that the cost of tracking the cost benefit of the adoption of every piece of intellectual property in the NHS would be excessive.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Department and NHS England have commissioned leading universities to assess the impact of <em>Innovation, Health and Wealth</em> on a range of measures, including value for money, patient outcomes and economic growth.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, the Innovation Scorecard monitors whether uptake and utility of innovations in the NHS is improving. Evidence suggests that steady growth is being achieved and the most recent information is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hscic.gov.uk/searchcatalogue?productid=15598&amp;q=innovation+scorecard&amp;sort=Relevance&amp;size=10&amp;page=1#top" target="_blank">www.hscic.gov.uk/searchcatalogue?productid=15598&amp;q=innovation+scorecard&amp;sort=Relevance&amp;size=10&amp;page=1#top</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 210129 question first answered 22/10/2014 14:39:50 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

92833

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Innovation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 26 March 2013 to Question 149577, where the minutes of his regular formal accountability meetings with the Chair of the Board are published; and how he holds the Board to account to meet its duties to promote (a) the commercialisation of intellectual property and (b) other forms of innovation.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	210131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>The Health and Social Care Act 2012 imposes a legal duty on the National Health Service Commissioning Board, known as NHS England, to promote innovation. No such duty exists to promote the commercialisation of intellectual property.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State holds NHS England to account for delivery of its mandate objectives and legal duties through bi-monthly accountability meetings. These feed into an annual assessment of NHS England, which is laid before Parliament. The “Annual Assessment of the NHS Commissioning Board (known as NHS England) 2013-14” was laid in Parliament on 22 July 2014 and included an assessment of NHS England’s performance on innovation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The minutes of the regular formal accountability meetings between the Secretary of State and the Chair of the NHS Commissioning Board (the legal name for NHS England) are published online on the Government website:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-commissioning-board-accountability-meeting-minutes</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials also regularly meet with NHS England to discuss a range of subjects.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 20/10/2014 16:26:23 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

92834

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Intellectual Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the new Academic Health Science Networks contract with NHS England includes responsibility for identification, protection and exploitation of intellectual property support for local NHS organisations.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	210124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>Although Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) may offer support to National Health Service organisations in identification, protection and exploitation of intellectual property, it is not an explicit requirement of the contract that they do so. <br> <br> AHSNs are responsible for identifying local priorities for driving patient-based research, improvement pathway, inward investment and life science income based upon local need and by drawing upon local opportunities, resources and expertise within their networks. It is for AHSNs to determine how they can best deliver upon these objectives.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 20/10/2014 16:23:47 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

92835

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Intellectual Property
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 14 July 2014 to Question 204182, what the reason is for the time taken to publish the intellectual property review.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	210176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>National Health Service England advises that work is needed to ensure that the intellectual property review reflects the new NHS landscape. This work is currently underway and being led by the national clinical director for innovation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 20/10/2014 16:30:57 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

92836

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Intellectual Property
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 14 July 2014 to Question 204180, on the basis of what information NHS England and his Department established that local commissioners are fulfilling the assessment of providers passing or failing the Commissioning for Quality and Innovation pre-qualification thresholds in 2012-13 and 2013-14; and whether that information will be published.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	210175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>The arrangements for Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) pre-qualification reporting are a matter for the clinical commissioning groups and area teams. We understand that National Health Service England does not capture any data centrally on whether providers were assessed to have met (or not met) the pre-qualification criteria which have been part of previous national CQUIN schemes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 20/10/2014 16:29:26 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma