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registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Central African Republic
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their current commitment, bilaterally and multilaterally, to the United Nations Level 3 Emergency Situation in Central African Republic.
tabling member printed	Baroness Berridge
uin	HL2215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>In December 2013 the UN declared a Level 3 crisis in CAR which is in effect until December 2014. The UK welcomed the UN declaration which more accurately reflected the severity of the situation on the ground and brought much needed attention and resources from across the UN system to respond to the crisis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK has been closely monitoring the situation and has committed a total of £18 million in humanitarian funding to CAR in 2014 to help hundreds of thousands of people, along with £7 million in Cameroon and Chad to assist CAR refugees. The funds are going towards the protection of civilians, urgent medical assistance, and to food security and livelihoods assistance through UN agencies, the Red Cross and NGOs. In 2014, the UK is the third largest bilateral humanitarian donor to CAR after the USA (£87 million) and the EU (£39 million). The UK’s combined bilateral and multilateral contributions (through the EU and the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund) to the CAR crisis total £27 million in 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 03/11/2014 11:56:42 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge

100001

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Central African Republic
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will review the level of humanitarian aid given bilaterally to the Central African Republic.
tabling member printed	Baroness Berridge
uin	HL2216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The UK has been closely monitoring the situation in CAR and has committed a total of £18 million in humanitarian funding to CAR in 2014 to help hundreds of thousands of people, along with £7 million in Cameroon and Chad to assist CAR refugees. In 2014, the UK is the third largest bilateral humanitarian donor to CAR after the USA (£87 million) and the EU (£39 million). DFID officials conduct quarterly visits to CAR in order to meet with partners and review the response.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 03/11/2014 11:58:34 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge

100002

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Pakistan: Ahmadiyya
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the assassination of the Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan, and in particular, the recent assasination of Latif Aalam Butt.
tabling member printed	Baroness Berridge
uin	HL2217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>We remain concerned about the violence faced by the Ahmadiyya and other communities in Pakistan and continue to urge the Government of Pakistan to protect and guarantee the fundamental rights of all its citizens as laid down in the Constitution and in accordance with international standards. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office closely monitors the situation in Pakistan as documented in the annual Human Rights report and quarterly updates. The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron) and the former Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), raised human rights concerns with Prime Minister Sharif during his visit in May 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 29/10/2014 15:37:50 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge

99859

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Prescription Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will commission a review of the innovation, evaluation and adoption of new medicines in the NHS; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	211101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring National Health Service patients have access to effective medicines on terms that represent value to the NHS and taxpayers and that patients, are supported to get the best outcomes from their medicines.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department, in collaboration with NHS England, has recently commissioned an independent evaluation of Innovation Health and Wealth. Jointly led by the University of Manchester and RAND Europe, The first initial phase is now underway, the study is expected to take three years to complete.</p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p>In addition, NHS England, with the Health and Social Care Information Centre publishes an innovation scorecard which represents the rate of uptake and utility of medicines in both primary and secondary care, on a regular basis. This publication sets out levels of uptake and utility for National Institute for Health and Care Excellence appraised medicines and technologies, and 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><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Earlier this year, NHS England also undertook an extensive consultation to ‘refresh’ the Innovation Health and Wealth policy framework and we understand that recommendations from this will be included in NHS England's five year Forward Look.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 23/10/2014 16:35:13 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

99860

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department will publish a response to the consultation Updating our care and support system: draft regulations and guidance, published on 6 June 2014.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	211058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>A consultation on the draft regulations and guidance to support implementation of part one of the Care Act 2014 opened on 5 June 2014 and ran for 10 weeks to 15 August 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government will publish a response to the consultation shortly. The statutory guidance to support implementation of part one of the Care Act will be published at the same time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 23/10/2014 11:36:29 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

99861

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hepatitis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the basis is for the distinction between Stage 1 and Stage 2 of hepatitis C virus which determines the amount of support sufferers of the condition who contracted the virus following NHS treatment with blood products are entitled to; and what medical and expert advice his Department sought before establishing this distinction.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	211083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The decision that there should be a two-stage ex-gratia payment system was taken when the scheme was first established in 2003-04. An initial ‘stage 1’ lump sum payment was made in respect of chronic infection with hepatitis C, with a second ‘stage 2’ lump sum payment when people reached a more advanced stage of illness. The Department sought the advice of an independent group of experts regarding a medical trigger for the higher payment that could reliably be diagnosed with non-invasive tests that were available nationwide. The advice received was that the second lump sum payment should be triggered following a diagnosis of cirrhosis or liver cancer, or if a person had received a liver transplant.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, as a result of the 2010 expert review, a further condition was added to those conditions that triggered eligibility for the second stage payment, namely hepatitis C-associated B-cell non-Hodgkins Lymphoma.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 27/10/2014 17:11:03 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

99862

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Babies: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost would be of immediately screening all newborn babies for MCAD deficiency.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	211014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally. All newborn babies are screened currently for four serious but rare conditions, including Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD). This is part of the postnatal pathway and is paid for as part of the Maternity Pathway Payment (MPP). The cost for screening MCADD is not identified separately within the MPP.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The NHS Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme in England routinely offers newborn screening for phenylketonuria, congenital hypothyroidism, sickle cell disease, cystic fibrosis and MCADD. Newborn screening in England is offered between 5 and 8 days after the baby is born. The midwife takes a small sample of blood droplets from the baby’s heel for testing on a blood spot card.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>With early detection further diagnostic testing and early treatment can then be provided and avoid any unnecessary wait and help improve and prevent severe disability.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK National Screening Committee have recommended extending the newborn bloodspot screening programme in 2015 to include screening for maple syrup urine disease, homocystinuria, glutaric acidaemia type 1 and isovaleric acidaemia.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 27/10/2014 17:20:12 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

99863

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Hereditary Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many infant deaths were caused by MCAD deficiency in (a) East Lancashire, (b) the North West and (c) England in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	211015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 23/10/2014 15:48:38 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 211015 ONS 359.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Infant Deaths
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

99864

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Strokes: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment (a) his Department and (b) the NHS has made of a potential connection between chicken pox and stroke in children.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	211017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department has made no assessment of the link between chicken pox and stroke in children; research by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and University College London in 2013, suggested that children who experience chickenpox are at a four‐fold increased risk of ischaemic stroke in the subsequent six months, although the study recognised that this was still only a small absolute stroke risk, due to the low baseline incidence of paediatric stroke.</p><p> </p><p>Research by the School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, funded by the National Institute for Health Research and the Stroke Association has identified that a patient’s risk of stroke significantly increased following shingles.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 27/10/2014 17:13:45 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

99865

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time is for treatment by adult mental health services for people who have suffered sexual abuse.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	211022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The information is not collected centrally. Earlier this month the Department published <em>Achieving Better Access to Mental Health Services by 2020</em>, which articulates our ambition and the immediate actions we will take this year and next to achieve better access and waiting times for mental health services for all patients.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have identified £40 million additional spending to kick start change in the current year and a further £80 million to be freed up for 2015-16. This will, for the first time ever, enable the setting of access and waiting time standards in mental health services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 23/10/2014 11:11:12 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones