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942999

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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	Lung Diseases: Mortality Rates
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 progress in reducing mortality rates for lung disease over the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	164975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>Between 2006 and 2015 there was a large decrease in the mortality rate for lung disease for male patients. The mortality rate was 85.9 in 2006, and the latest available comparable rate, for 2016, is 68.9.</p><p> </p><p>The mortality rate has also decreased for female patients between 2006 and 2016. It was 48 in 2006, and the latest comparable rate is 47.1 in 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The evolution of mortality rates has led to an increase in the survival rate for individuals with lung disease. The national lung cancer audit shows an improvement in one-year survival rates and other improvements in care. One-year survival of lung cancer patients reached an all-time high for patients diagnosed in 2015, with 40.7.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Office for National Statistics figures show a reduction in asthma deaths under 65 over the last 15 years and the Manchester Healthy Lung screening pilot showed enhanced detection of early stage curable lung cancers and other lung problems.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 24/07/2018 15:18:48 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

943005

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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	Lung Diseases
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 socio-economic status on the incidence of lung disease.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	164976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The National Health Service is committed to reducing health inequalities in all areas of healthcare, including respiratory diseases.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent outcomes framework figures from NHS Digital show a rise in respiratory mortality for the poorest decile and an improvement in the most affluent decile. Poor quality housing is risk factor for lung disease and lung disease is strongly linked to social deprivation and health inequalities.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 24/07/2018 15:19:57 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

895388

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
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	Nordic Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the UK having observer status at the Nordic Council.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	140047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to strengthening relationships and cooperation with the countries of the Nordic Council, both bilaterally and through regional fora. We follow with interest the Council's regional work and seek opportunities, when appropriate, for discussion with Nordic Council interlocutors on areas of common interest. Observer status and attendance at sessions of the Nordic Council is at the invitation of the Presidium of the Council.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 10/05/2018 12:36:53 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

882153

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
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	Health: Equipment
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 potential effect of the use of personal fitness trackers on the prevention of cardio-vascular conditions.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	135212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>NHS England is working with the National Institute for Health Research, Public Health England and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence amongst others to develop suitable evidence generation plans for digital health tools, which will include wearables. Evaluation and evidence gathering is included as part of relevant programmes to help build the currently immature evidence pool in this space.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England and partner organisations have also established assessment criteria for digital tool developers looking at the quality, safety and effectiveness of digital health and care apps or tools. The service is due to go live towards the end of 2018 on the developer apps section of the National Health Service website.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, as part of the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme, NHS England has pilots in hand to test the effectiveness of digital apps in supporting diabetes prevention, which are due to report by the end of 2019. They include consideration of the use of wearable technologies and fitness apps in supporting reduction of diabetes risk. It should be noted that many of the potential benefits of the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme lie in reducing future cardiovascular events.</p><p> </p><p>Cardiovascular disease prevention is also a key theme in NHS England’s Five Year Forward View and their NHS RightCare programme, and both NHS England and Public Health England already have a number of initiatives in place in line with this aim, including the Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Optimal Value Pathway, cross-cutting interventions such as the NHS Health Check, and a new drive announced in September 2017 to prevent heart attacks and strokes by taking a more integrated approach to cardiovascular care.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 23/04/2018 15:49:51 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

882154

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
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	Nutrition
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 his Department is taking to ensure that clinical commissioning groups provide access to medical nutrition for all patients in their area for whom it is recommended by clinical guidelines.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	135213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>NHS England published guidance on ‘Commissioning excellent nutrition and hydration’ in October 2015. This can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/nut-hyd/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/nut-hyd/</a></p><p> </p><p>NHS England has no plans to issue any further guidance at this time.</p><p> </p><p>The implementation of this guidance is a matter for the local National Health Service. NHS England has advised that no broader assessment has been made of the merits of integrating nutrition and hydration into clinical pathways for patients or the potential savings to the public purse from the integration of nutrition and hydration into clinical pathways.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 135218 135219 question first answered 23/04/2018 15:48:24 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

882159

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
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	Nutrition
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 his Department has made of the merits of integrating nutrition and hydration into clinical pathways for patients.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	135218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>NHS England published guidance on ‘Commissioning excellent nutrition and hydration’ in October 2015. This can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/nut-hyd/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/nut-hyd/</a></p><p> </p><p>NHS England has no plans to issue any further guidance at this time.</p><p> </p><p>The implementation of this guidance is a matter for the local National Health Service. NHS England has advised that no broader assessment has been made of the merits of integrating nutrition and hydration into clinical pathways for patients or the potential savings to the public purse from the integration of nutrition and hydration into clinical pathways.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 135213 135219 question first answered 23/04/2018 15:48:24 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

882160

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
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	Nutrition
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 his Department has made of the potential savings to the public purse from the integration of nutrition and hydration into clinical pathways.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	135219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>NHS England published guidance on ‘Commissioning excellent nutrition and hydration’ in October 2015. This can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/nut-hyd/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/nut-hyd/</a></p><p> </p><p>NHS England has no plans to issue any further guidance at this time.</p><p> </p><p>The implementation of this guidance is a matter for the local National Health Service. NHS England has advised that no broader assessment has been made of the merits of integrating nutrition and hydration into clinical pathways for patients or the potential savings to the public purse from the integration of nutrition and hydration into clinical pathways.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 135213 135218 question first answered 23/04/2018 15:48:24 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

882162

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
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	Health: Equipment
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 the Government has made of the potential merits of wearable health monitoring devices to preventative health care.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	135221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>NHS England is working with the National Institute for Health Research, Public Health England and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence amongst others to develop plans to generate evidence about the benefits of digital health apps, which will include wearables.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England and partner organisations have established assessment criteria to look at the quality, safety and effectiveness of digital health and care apps.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 23/04/2018 13:38:28 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

882163

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
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	Carers
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 help local councils improve support for carers in (a) Brigg and Goole constituency and (b) rural communities.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	135222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to continuing to support carers to provide care as they would wish, and to do so in a way that supports their own health and wellbeing, employment and other life chances.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to supporting carers, and doing so in a way that supports them to maintain their own health and wellbeing and other life chances. The Care Act 2014 introduced important new rights for carers putting them on the same footing as the people they care for. This includes legal rights to an assessment of, and support for, their needs where eligible.</p><p> </p><p>Carers are vital partners in our health and care system and that is why carers will be a fundamental part of our upcoming Green Paper on care and support for older people. Ahead of the Green Paper’s publication, the Department will also shortly be publishing an Action Plan on carers, setting out a cross-Government programme of targeted work to support carers over the next two years.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also committed to supporting local areas to better plan and prioritise public services for the benefit of their local populations, including those living in rural communities.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 23/04/2018 12:16:30 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

882233

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department is assessing measures to increase the efficiency of public sector procurement; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	135223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>Carillion’s insolvency has made it clear that government should think about whether there is a need to make changes which will safeguard against an event of this scale happening again. To that end, we are currently undertaking an internal lessons learned exercise and will be considering a range of inputs before deciding what changes, if any, need to be made to public outsourcing policies and procedures.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 12/06/2018 11:55:50 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy