Tag: Norman Lamb

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Norman Lamb on 2016-02-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the annual cost of prescription charges paid by adults with cystic fibrosis; what the effect of prescription charges is on such adults; and if he will make a statement.

Alistair Burt

We have not made an assessment of the annual cost of prescription charges to those with cystic fibrosis. However, there are a number of prescription charge exemptions in place, for which someone with cystic fibrosis may qualify. These include exemptions based on low income, such as certain out of work benefits and the NHS Low Income Scheme, and age. Where someone does not qualify for exemption, Prescription Prepayment Certificates are available. The three-month and 12-month certificates allow someone to claim as many prescriptions as they need for £29.10 and £104, respectively.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Norman Lamb on 2016-02-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the (a) budget and (b) total spend was on the disabled facilities grants scheme in each year from 2009-10 to 2014-15.

Brandon Lewis

Information on the annual budgets provided by the Government for the Disabled Facilities Grant and additional funding by local authorities, which adds up to the total spend for the Grant, is given in the table below.

	2009-10 (£m)	2010-11 (£m)	2011-12 (£m)	2012-13 (£m)	2013-14 (£m)	2014-15 (£m)
Government Funding	157	169	200	220	180	185
Local Authority contribution	139	137	98	60	88	84
Total	296	306	298	280	268	269

Data on local authority contributions is provided by local housing authorities in their annual LOGASnet returns. LOGASnet is the Department of Communities and Local Government’s web-based data capture and payments system. The data is not audited centrally.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Norman Lamb on 2016-03-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in each age group admitted to A&E for (a) psychiatric conditions and (b) intentional self-harm were re-admitted within 30 days in each of the last five years.

Alistair Burt

The information is not collected in the format requested.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Norman Lamb on 2016-05-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to ask NHS England to publish the initial Sustainability and Transformation plans submitted on 15 April 2016 to permit scrutiny of those plans.

George Freeman

The arm’s length bodies that developed the NHS Five Year Forward View – NHS England, NHS Improvement, the Care Quality Commission, Public Health England, Health Education England and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence – plan to publish Sustainability and Transformation Plans once they are final. They do not plan to publish the April submissions, on the basis that they are not formal plans but set out only an interim position.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Norman Lamb on 2016-09-06.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the psychological support available for people with dystonia and other neurological conditions; and if he will take steps to improve the process of such support.

David Mowat

NHS England is responsible for commissioning specialised neurological services and has published a service specification for neurological care that sets out what providers must have in place to offer evidence-based, safe and effective services. Included in this is an expected availability of psychological support for people with movement disorders including dystonia. The specification can be found at the following link:

www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/d04-neurosci-spec-neuro.pdf

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Norman Lamb on 2015-11-30.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the (a) location is of each mast which has been erected and (b) status is of further masts currently in planning as part of the Mobile Infrastructure Project.

Mr Edward Vaizey

There are 15 live MIP masts as at the end of November 2015. These masts are in the following locations:

• Grantham and Stamford, Lincolnshire

• Weaverthorpe, North Yorkshire

• North Molton, Devon

• Portesham, West Dorset

• Roadwater, Somerset

• Ipswich, Suffolk​

• Rattlesden, Suffolk

• Seaton, Cornwall

• Peakswater, Cornwall

• Calstock, Cornwall

• Weston Green, Cambridgeshire

• Rothwell, Lincolnshire

• Manaccan, Cornwall

• Londonderry, Derry and Strabane – Northern Ireland

• Fermanagh, Fermanagh and Omagh – Northern Ireland

Over 50 other potential mast sites are currently being progressed by our supplier with the aim of delivering as many of these as possible by the project end date of 31 March 2016.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Norman Lamb on 2016-02-01.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many young people aged 17 or under of each age were held in police custody as a place of safety in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.

Alistair Burt

The National Police Chiefs Council has reported figures on the number of children held in police custody as a place of safety under section 136 of the Mental Health Act for only three years. These were as follows:

2012-13 256 255;

2013-14 161 256; and

2014-15 145 161.

Data on children and young people sectioned under other sections of the Mental Health Act are not available centrally.

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Norman Lamb on 2016-02-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to implement the conclusions set out in the Future in Mind report on vulnerable young people in transition from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service to Adult Mental Health Service.

Alistair Burt

The Government’s report, Future in Mind, sets out a ‘vision’ for a comprehensive approach to promoting, supporting and treating our children and young people’s mental health, and to supporting their families. Local Transformation Plans (LTPs) which have been developed by clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to deliver this ‘vision’ have been successfully assured by NHS England. These plans must cover the whole spectrum of services for children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing, including improved transitions between services. The Government recognises that vulnerable young people are especially at risk at points of transition, which is why local strategic planning as part of the LTPs should take their needs into account.

123 local transformation plans have been produced covering 209 CCGs. All LTPs were required to be published locally by 31 December 2015 and the CCGs have been asked to provide details of where they are published, as part of the continued assurance process. At least 74 of the 123 LTPs are available online and by mid-February a link will be available to all 123.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Norman Lamb on 2016-02-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, (a) how many people applied for disabled facilities grants, (b) how many such applications were successful and (c) what the average grant award was in each year from 2009-10 to 2014-15.

Brandon Lewis

The Department for Communities and Local Government does not collect information on the number of people who applied for a Disabled Facilities Grant or the number of successful applicants. Information on the number of grants completed and the average cost per grant for the years 2009-10 to 2014-15 is provided in the table below.

	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15
Number of grants completed	44,102	45,383	43,986	36,874	42,586	33,922
Average grants awarded	£3,356	£3,724	£4,547	£5,966	£4,227	£5,453

The above data is provided by local housing authorities in their annual Logasnet returns. LOGASnet is the Department of Communities and Local Government’s web-based data capture and payments system. The data is not audited by DCLG.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Norman Lamb on 2016-03-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects NHS England to announce its public consultation on pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV.

Jane Ellison

NHS England does not now consider pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV to be suitable for prioritisation of specialised commissioning spend as it is a preventative measure. However given the potential benefits in this area, NHS England wants to build on the work to date and will be making available up to £2 million over the next two years to run a number of early implementer test sites. These will be undertaken in conjunction with Public Health England and will seek to answer the remaining questions around how PrEP could be commissioned in the most cost effective and integrated way to reduce HIV and sexually transmitted infections in those at highest risk.