The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2016-06-27.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make laser treatment for chronic gum disease available on the NHS.
Alistair Burt
All clinically necessary dental treatment is available on the National Health Service and it is for a clinician to determine the best treatment option for a patient.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2016-06-27.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people of each gender over the age of 50 have been treated for (a) drug and (b) alcohol addiction in each of the last five years.
Jane Ellison
The number of people of each gender over the age of 50 who have been in drug or alcohol treatment for the last five years can be accessed in the following link:
https://www.ndtms.net/Publications/AnnualReports.aspx
Source: National Drug Treatment Monitoring System
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Henry Smith on 2016-06-27.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to adapt the cancer recovery package and investigate new models of care for blood cancer patients who are (a) given treatment and (b) put on a watch and wait regime after diagnosis.
Jane Ellison
It is important that people with cancer have the best possible experience throughout their cancer pathway and are treated with dignity and respect.
The independent Cancer Taskforce published its report Achieving World-Class Cancer Outcomes – A Strategy for England 2015-2020 in July 2015, and identified a key priority of establishing patient experience as being on a par with clinical effectiveness and safety. In May 2016 the National Cancer Transformation Board published Achieving World-Class Cancer Outcomes: Taking the Strategy Forward outlining the detailed steps being taken to make this a reality.
In September 2015, the Government announced that by 2020, the 280,000 people diagnosed with cancer every year will benefit from a tailored recovery package. The packages will be individually designed to help each person, including those with blood cancer, live well beyond cancer. In April 2016 NHS England published guidance for commissioners on commissioning and implementing the recovery package effectively.
In order to continue to support general practitioners (GPs) to identify patients whose symptoms may indicate cancer and urgently refer them as appropriate, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published an updated suspected cancer referral guideline in June 2015. The guideline includes new recommendations for haematological cancers. NICE noted that more lives could be saved each year in England if GPs followed the new guideline, which encourages GPs to think of cancer sooner and lower the referral threshold. Following publication of the updated guideline, the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has worked in collaboration with Cancer Research UK (CRUK) on a programme of regional update events for GPs to promote the new guideline. RCGP and CRUK have also worked to develop three summary referral guidelines for GPs to enable them to adopt the guideline. These are available at:
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2016-06-27.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS trusts operate in West Sussex; and what the responsibilities are of each such trust.
Jane Ellison
NHS England and the three local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in Mid and West Sussex (Coastal West Sussex CCG; Crawley CCG; and Horsham and Mid Sussex CCG) are responsible for commissioning a comprehensive health service for patients in this area.
The CCGs in this area are able to commission services from a range of providers, depending on the services they require. The following Trusts operate in West Sussex, and the websites describe the specific services they provide:
– Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust:
https://www.bsuh.nhs.uk/departments/
– Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation:
http://www.westernsussexhospitals.nhs.uk/services/
– Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust:
http://www.qvh.nhs.uk/our-services/
– Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust:
http://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/services/all-services.htm
– Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust:
http://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/find-service
– South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust:
http://www.secamb.nhs.uk/our_services.aspx
– Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust:
http://www.surreyandsussex.nhs.uk/our-services/a-z-of-services/
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Catherine West on 2016-06-27.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many instances of (a) religious and (b) hate crime were reported to the police in London in each of the last five years.
Karen Bradley
The Home Office has collected information from police forces in England and Wales on the number of hate crimes recorded by the police since 2011/12. Data for religious hate crime and total crime measured across the five monitored strands (religion, race, sexual orientation, disability and transgender) are given in the attached table.
Data for 2015/16 are due to be published in October 2016.
As stated by the Office for National Statistics, action taken by police forces to improve their compliance with the National Crime Recording Standard has led to improved recording of crime over recent years, especially for violence against the person offences. Together with a greater awareness of hate crime, and improved willingness of victims to come forward, this is likely to be a factor in the increase in hate crimes recorded by the police shown in the table.
This Government is committed to tackling hate crime. The UK has one of the strongest legislative frameworks in the world to tackle hate crime. We are working across Government with police, (including National Community Tensions Team), the Crown Prosecution Service and community partners to send out a clear message that hate crime will not be tolerated and we will vigorously pursue and prosecute those who commit these crimes.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Law on 2016-06-27.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals that had been held in UK prisons were removed on chartered deportation flights in each of the last five years.
James Brokenshire
Home Office records indicate that there were at least 1999 foreign nationals who, having been detained in a UK prison, were removed on charter flights in the past 5 years; 367 in 2012, 424 in 2013, 498 in 2014, 486 in 2015 and 224 in 2016 to date.
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
Immigration Enforcement charter flights are regularly monitored by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) and the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB).
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Law on 2016-06-27.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department’s policy is on having independent witnesses and monitoring groups aboard mass deportation charter flights.
James Brokenshire
Home Office records indicate that there were at least 1999 foreign nationals who, having been detained in a UK prison, were removed on charter flights in the past 5 years; 367 in 2012, 424 in 2013, 498 in 2014, 486 in 2015 and 224 in 2016 to date.
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
Immigration Enforcement charter flights are regularly monitored by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) and the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB).
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alison Thewliss on 2016-06-27.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to allow EU citizens resident in the UK to be able to continue to live in the UK.
James Brokenshire
As the Prime Minister has said, there will be no immediate changes in the circumstances of European nationals currently residing in the UK.
Under current arrangements EU nationals do not need to apply for a residence card or a permanent residence card in order to establish their free movement rights and responsibilities.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2016-06-27.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the potential costs of compliance with measures contained in the Investigatory Powers Bill to (a) the public purse and (b) private companies.
Mr John Hayes
The majority of the powers in the Investigatory Powers Bill already exist and will not incur additional costs. The Bill makes a new provision for the retention of additional data, known as internet connection records, by domestic Communications Service Providers who are under a data retention notice, to ensure that law enforcement continue to have the powers they need to acquire communications data as threats change and technology develops.
The Government’s overall published estimate of the costs associated with the Investigatory Powers Bill is £247 million. This includes costs associated with increased compliance and authorisation of warrantry and costs to the justice system for offences and changes to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal. These are set out in the Overarching Impact Assessment published on 4 November.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2016-06-27.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Independent Review of the operational case for bulk powers, if she will make it her policy to establish a further review of, or extend the remit of that review to include, the proportionality of the powers contained in the Investigatory Powers Bill.
Mr John Hayes
The current review being conducted by David Anderson QC is specifically examining the operational case for the bulk powers in Parts 6 and 7 of the Investigatory Powers Bill. The review will not include a consideration of the safeguards that apply to these powers, and associated questions of proportionality, as that is rightly a matter for Parliament to consider as part of its scrutiny of the Bill.