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1346464

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
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	Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when Public Health England’s investigation into menthol cigarettes will conclude; whether the testing of those products has commenced; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	32481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2021 answer text <p>Public Health England’s testing of tobacco products, as part of the Department’s investigation of possible breaches of the prohibition of menthol cigarettes, is ongoing. We expect this work to be completed by the end of the year.</p><p>We expect the tobacco industry to comply with the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations in regard to the menthol cigarette ban that was introduced in May 2020. HM Revenue and Customs is able to apply a number of sanctions against retailers found selling illicit menthol tobacco.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 26/07/2021 12:15:18 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 15284 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1346466

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
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	Tobacco: Sales
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 prevent menthol cigarettes from being sold unlawfully.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	32482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer // answer text <p>The Department of Health and Social Care has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered // answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1343160

registered interest
date	01/07/2021
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	Cancer: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of whether the outcomes of the NICE Methods Review support access to personalised cancer treatments; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	25912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2021 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) now appraises all new cancer medicines and significant licence extensions and aims to publish draft guidance on new cancer drugs around the time of licensing wherever possible.</p><p>NICE’s review of its methods and processes is ongoing. The purpose of the review is to ensure that NICE’s methods and processes remain cutting edge and support the ambition of the National Health Service to provide high quality care that offers good value to patients and to the NHS. NICE expects to consult on the draft programme manual in the summer, with implementation of the changes from early 2022.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 07/07/2021 09:32:15 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 12056 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1343161

registered interest
date	01/07/2021
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	Cancer: Medical Treatments
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 impact of the proposed Innovative Medicines Fund on personalised cancer treatments.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	25913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2021 answer text <p>The Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) has provided access to over 64,000 National Health Service patients to the most promising cancer medicines. The Innovative Medicines Fund (IMF) will build on and extend the successful CDF. NHS England and NHS Improvement and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence expect to carry out an engagement exercise on detailed proposals for the IMF later this year.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 07/07/2021 09:15:39 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 12054 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1343162

registered interest
date	01/07/2021
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	Medical Treatments
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 has taken to help ensure that the outcomes of the (a) Innovative Medicines Fund and (b) NICE Methods Review will align as their consultation processes are due to complete at similar times.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	25914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2021 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and NHS England and NHS Improvement are working together to develop proposals for the Innovative Medicines Fund (IMF). A public engagement exercise on the IMF is expected later this year and a detailed timescale for this will be confirmed in due course.</p><p>NICE also expects to consult on proposed changes to its programme manual in the summer as part of its ongoing methods and process review. NICE and NHS England and NHS Improvement will ensure the resulting approach to managed access, as part of a NICE appraisal, supports early patient access to the most promising new treatments.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 06/07/2021 16:47:58 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1343163

registered interest
date	01/07/2021
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	Cancer: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commit to a target for improving access to cancer medicines to support the ambition in the NHS Long Term Plan of improving cancer survival by 2028.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	25915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2021 answer text <p>There are no plans to introduce a specific target for improving access to cancer medicines. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is responsible for making evidence-based recommendations on whether new medicines represent an effective use of National Health Service resources. NICE is also now able to recommend cancer medicines for use through the Cancer Drugs Fund which has helped over 64,000 patients to benefit from the most promising cancer medicines where there is uncertainty about their effectiveness. NICE now appraises all new medicines and significant licence extensions and it has recommended 92% of cancer medicines it appraised in 2020-21.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 06/07/2021 16:48:21 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1343164

registered interest
date	01/07/2021
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	Cancer: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commit to reviewing the cancer ambitions in the NHS Long Term Plan in the context of the backlog of cancer treatment, increasing cancer prevalence and impact of the covid-19 outbreak on cancer patients.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	25916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2021 answer text <p>The Department’s cancer strategy is incorporated as part of the NHS Long Term Plan and the National Health Service remains committed to delivering on the Plan.</p><p>In March 2021, NHS England and NHS Improvement published the 2021/22 Priorities and Operational Planning Guidance. This sets out the priorities for the NHS, including the backlog of cancer treatment, increasing early diagnosis of and the impact of the outbreak on cancer patients.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 07/07/2021 14:02:05 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 12053 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1342506

registered interest
date	30/06/2021
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	Patient Recruitment Centres
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 he has made of the progress of the five National Patient Recruitment Centres against their objectives in their first year of operation.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	25117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2021 answer text <p>The five national Patient Recruitment Centres (PRCs) were launched by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) in May 2020 following an open competitive process. The progress of each PRC is monitored through defined contractual management arrangements in place through the NIHR. The PRCs are currently submitting their annual reports which will include their activities, performance and progress against their objectives in the last year.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 15/07/2021 11:23:03 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 11641 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1342507

registered interest
date	30/06/2021
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	Patient Recruitment Centres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how he plans to monitor the performance of National Patient Recruitment Centres across the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	25118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>Progress of each Patient Recruitment Centre (PRC) is monitored through defined contractual management arrangements through the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR). The NIHR reviews progress against defined metrics on performance, which are specified and monitored by the PRC Programme Office. PRCs also provide regular operational reports to the Programme Office as well as producing an annual report and a formal contract review.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 05/07/2021 16:32:26 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1342509

registered interest
date	30/06/2021
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	Patient Recruitment Centres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to expand the number of National Patient Recruitment Centres.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	25119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>No decisions on expanding the number of Patient Recruitment Centres has yet been made.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 05/07/2021 16:38:52 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris