Department of Health

written question – answered on 17 November 2015.

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  • Endometriosis

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS of treating endometriosis in the last year.

  • Heart Diseases: Blood Tests

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to make the innovative blood test to rule out heart attacks available on the NHS.

  • First Aid

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of (a) CPR and (b) other life-saving methods among adults and young people.

  • Breast Cancer: Research

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether (a) officials of his Department, (b) representatives of NHS bodies or (c) researchers funded by his Department will be attending the San Antonio...

  • Sugar

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of Public Health England's report, Sugar reduction: the evidence for action, published...

  • Obesity: Children

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to improve oral health as part of the childhood obesity strategy.

  • Breast Cancer: Research

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has conducted into the likelihood of people who get primary breast cancer twice getting secondary breast cancer.

  • Heart Diseases: Drinks

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with the Royal College of Nursing on links between the consumption of carbonated drinks and the incidence of...

  • Cancer: Drugs

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects NHS England to publish the first and second quarter figures for Cancer Drugs Fund notifications and individual Cancer Drugs Fund requests...

  • Cancer: Drugs

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2015 to Question 10091, what the implications for his policies are of the decision by NHS England to remove (a)...

  • Department of Health: Families

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to implement the family test; and if he will make a statement.

  • Exercise

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to fully integrate physical activity into the care pathways of all long-term conditions where it has a proven beneficial effect.

  • Alzheimer's Disease: Drugs

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that Alzheimer drugs for use at home cost less than £2,100 per year.

  • Mental Illness: Jobseeker's Allowance

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on support for people with mental health conditions who claim jobseeker's...

  • Pharmacy: Greater London

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of provision of pharmacy services in central London outside working hours.

  • Health Services: Weather

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what additional financial support he plans to make available to the NHS to deal with pressure on services in winter 2015-16.

  • Drugs: Licensing

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to improve the availability of off-patent drugs for novel uses through non-legislative measures.