Derek Thomas MP

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2018 to Question 130691, whether formal negotiations have begun on the next Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme since its establishment in 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients presenting with a large abdominal aortic aneuryism measuring 5.5cm or more across have been treated through (a) endovascular repair and (b) open vascular surgery by the NHS in eac...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the availability of customised fenestrated endografts for patients with complex abdominal aortic aneurysms of following draft NICE guidance on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to draft NICE guidance on abdominal aortic aneurysms, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on outcomes for women of removing the option to receive endovascular treatme...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect of the draft guidance on abdominal aortic aneurysms proposed by NICE on NHS bed capacity.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the number of elderly patients who are unfit for open surgery but receive endovascular treatments of following draft NICE guidance on abdomina...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of encouraging serving military personnel coming to the end of their military service to take up careers in the scaffolding industry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has formal associate membership with the European Medicines Agency after the UK leaves the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what representations he has received from the hospice movement on the impact proposed increases in NHS pay; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether voluntary hospices will be entitled to receive a proportion of the additional Government funding for the proposed NHS pay increases.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect of the proposed NHS pay increases on sustainability of voluntary sector hospices.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase capacity at muscle centres to conduct clinical trials.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England on ensuring equitable access to treatments following a positive scientific opinion through the Early Access to Medicines Scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that improving patient access to innovative new medicines is included in the terms of reference for negotiations on the pharmaceutical price regulation...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for the start of negotiations on the pharmaceutical price regulation scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has plans to introduce LGBT teaching for primary school age children.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the consultation on changes to teaching of sex and relationship education, and PSHE, published on 19 December 2017, was sent to (a) parents and (b) guardians.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of removing bursaries on the number of students studying podiatry in 2018.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide education and advice on accessing podiatry services to patients considered at risk of falling.