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1714141

registered interest
date	26/04/2024
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	Pancreatic Cancer: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding her Department has allocated to pancreatic cancer research in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	23839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>Research is crucial in tackling cancer, which is why the Department invests £1.3 billion per year in health research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR's research expenditure for all cancers was £121.8 million in 2022/23, and the NIHR spends more on cancer than any other disease group.</p><p>The NIHR funded nine research projects on pancreatic cancer since 2018/19, with a committed funding value of £4.3 million.</p><p>The following table shows NIHR spending on pancreatic cancer research for the period April 2018 to March 2023, based on contracted funding over this period, correct as of 29 April 2024:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year commenced</p></td><td><p>Pancreatic cancer research awards actual spending</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>£545,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>£525,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>£348,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>£145,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>£735,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£2.3 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>In addition, NIHR Biomedical Research Centres and NIHR Clinical Research Facilities spent a further £6.5 million between 2018/19 and 2022/23 supporting an annual portfolio of around 85 early clinical studies in pancreatic cancer.</p><p>The NIHR also supports delivery in the health and care system of research into pancreatic cancer, funded by research funding partners in the charity and public sectors. Since 2018/19 the NIHR supported 73 clinical research studies through the Clinical Research Network.</p><p>The NIHR funds research in response to proposals received from scientists rather than allocating funding to specific disease areas. The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including pancreatic cancer. It is not usual practice to ring-fence funds for particular topics or conditions. Applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 20/05/2024 14:27:46 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1713854

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
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	Kooth: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of (a) the effectiveness of the Kooth mental health app for tackling children's mental health problems, (b) the value for money of that app and (c) whether that app meets her Department's safeguarding expectations.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Miriam Cates
uin	23812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It is for local National Health Service organisations to choose which products and services they commission. We would expect local organisations to commission services which they deem to be effective and value for money.</p><p>A local Digital Technology Assessment Criteria (DTAC) assessment is required as part of the procurement process. It is expected that Kooth would only have been commissioned if the local NHS organisation had ensured it met baseline DTAC standards across technical assurance, data protection, clinical safety, interoperability, usability, and accessibility.</p><p>NHS England are reviewing the concerns raised by Members of Parliament and campaigners relating to Kooth.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 24/05/2024 13:20:58 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4865 label Biography information for Miriam Cates

1714016

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
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	NHS: Contracts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of payments made by the NHS in each of the last three years to (1) Cerner, (2) Epic and (3) EMIS; and of the cost of the contractual commitments the NHS has entered into with them over the next 10 years.
tabling member printed	Lord Wills
uin	HL4123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>Information for all National Health Service payments, including at local level, in each of the last three years to Cerner, EPIC and EMIS is not held centrally. Additionally, no overall estimate has been made for all NHS contractual commitments for the next 10 years with these companies. The NHS adheres to central Government transparency requirements when publishing contracts.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 22/05/2024 15:04:16 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

1713506

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
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	Telemedicine: Voice over Internet Protocol
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there are telecare devices being sold that will no longer be fully operational after the Public Switched Telephone Network is switched off.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Sir Chris Bryant
uin	23435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It is a known risk that some analogue telecare devices may not be digitally compatible or perform as reliably on digital networks. In November 2021, the Technology Enabled Care Services Association (TSA), the industry and advisory body for technology enabled care in the UK, released a statement requesting service providers discontinue purchasing new analogue-only units. Where there is an ongoing requirement to communicate in analogue protocols, providers can procure ‘hybrid’ alarms that communicate in both analogue and digital protocols.</p><p>Despite this, some telecare suppliers are still selling analogue devices to private customers. Also, telecare service providers may be re-issuing analogue devices to new customers, given the devices’ typical lifespan of five to seven years, before replacing them with digital alarm devices at the end of their lifespan. Alongside the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, the Department of Health and Social Care is developing a Telecare National Action Plan which will set out actions that a range of stakeholders, including telecare suppliers and service providers, are expected to take to ensure the safety of telecare users in the switch to digital lines. This will include actions to help telecare providers to better understand and manage the risks associated with the use of analogue telecare devices and will be published in the coming months, following stakeholder feedback.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 24/05/2024 14:02:24 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 31582 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

1713734

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Air Quality Grant Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of the impact that withdrawing funding for the Air Quality Grant Scheme will have on public health.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL4084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>An impact assessment on public health was not carried out before withdrawing the Air Quality Grant Scheme for 2023-2024. The Minister used his discretion not to fund the Local Air Quality Grant Scheme for the 2023-2024 financial year. He has asked Defra officials to consider the future of the scheme and how it might be redesigned to better deliver positive outcomes for local air quality and public health and therefore enhanced value for money for taxpayers.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller question first answered 24/05/2024 09:15:38 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1713735

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Air Quality Grant Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the University of Copenhagen Lifetime exposure to air pollution and academic achievement: A nationwide cohort study in Denmark, published in March, particularly the finding that high levels of air pollution may negatively impact children’s cognitive development; and whether in light of this they will consider reinstating funding for the Air Quality Grant Scheme.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL4085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government keeps new studies on health impacts of air pollution under review and is advised by the Committee on Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP).</p><p> </p><p>The Minister used his discretion not to fund the Local Air Quality Grant Scheme for the 2023-2024 financial year. He has asked Defra officials to consider the future of the scheme and how it might be redesigned to better deliver positive outcomes for local air quality and public health and therefore enhanced value for money for taxpayers.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller question first answered 24/05/2024 09:51:12 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1713124

registered interest
date	23/04/2024
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	Rosalind Franklin Laboratory
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 the early exit from the lease for the Rosalind Franklin Laboratory.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	23256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>The figures were released on Monday 21st May 2024 and are included in the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukhsa-spend-over-25000-2024" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukhsa-spend-over-25000-2024</a></p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 24/05/2024 13:21:16 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 31239 answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1713278

registered interest
date	23/04/2024
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	General Practitioners: Employment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of the number of GPs currently seeking, yet unable to obtain, employment.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL4019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>There is no centrally held data on the number of general practice vacancies.</p><p>The Government remains committed to growing the number of doctors working in general practice. NHS England has made available a number of recruitment schemes, including the Targeted Enhanced Recruitment Scheme and the Return to Practice Programme.</p><p>The headcount of doctors working in general practice in March 2024 was 4,282 more, including 2,709 full time equivalent (FTE) doctors, than in March 2019.</p><p>The latest available data, as of March 2024, shows that the headcount of doctors in general practice in England was 47,173, including 37,235 FTE doctors, of whom 37,399 (27,574 FTE) were fully qualified general practioners.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL4372 question first answered 21/05/2024 11:16:59 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1712647

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Lake Windermere: Pollution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the environmental impact of pollution in Lake Windermere.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL4008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>A thorough investigation by the Environment Agency (EA) into the pollution incident at Lake Windermere earlier this year remains ongoing, which involves examining further evidence from United Utilities (UU). If the EA determines a permit breach has taken place, it will not hesitate to take enforcement action up to and including a criminal prosecution.</p><p> </p><p>Windermere is affected by pollution from a range of different sources, including sewage discharges from water company assets, private septic tanks/sewage works and road and agricultural run-off, as well as physical modifications. Climate change has also altered temperature, precipitation and weather patterns which can affect the lake's water quality, by altering nutrient cycles, water chemistry and aquatic habitats, and affect the amount of water resulting in droughts and floods.</p><p> </p><p>The last Water Framework Directive full water body classification results in 2019 assessed that Lake Windermere achieved moderate ecologic status and is impacted by excessive nutrients, leading to algal growth and cyanobacterial blooms.</p><p> </p><p>Recent data shows a 30% reduction in phosphorus – which can lead to algal blooms – entering the lake since 2020 and this reduction is predominantly due to EA-driven improvements to UU Wastewater Treatment Works.</p><p> </p><p>Water quality modelling continues to quantify the different sources of pollution in Windermere and the impact that it is having in different parts of the lake. The EA is also working with the Love Windermere partnership to improve the overall health of the lake through behavioural and societal change.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller question first answered 24/05/2024 09:12:55 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1712666

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
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	Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
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 she is taking to reduce excess deaths as a result of patients waiting longer than 12 hours for emergency care.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	22950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 24/05/2024 13:58:59 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon