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Dept of Health

Answered by

Hazel Blears (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

3 June 2003

Reference

406 c6-7

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, If he will exempt from prescription charges people with mental health problems in need of continuing care or treatment.

Asked by

Ian Gibson (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

3 June 2003

Reference

406 c6-7; 116526

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

Answered by

Hazel Blears (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

3 June 2003

Reference

406 c6-7

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance he has issued on the availability of tuberculosis medication for HIV patients; and if there are any circumstances in which an HIV patient would be expected to pay for tuberculosis medication.

Asked by

Neil Gerrard (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

27 June 2002

Reference

63465; 387 c1084W;387 c1083-4W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money NHS hospitals have claimed from motor insurance providers to recover the cost of treating road accident casualties in each of the last 10 years. - Inc table. (Holding answer 16 May 2002).

Asked by

Robert Syms (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

13 May 2002

For answer on

10 June 2002

Answered on

10 June 2002

Mr. Syms: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much money NHS hospitals have claimed from motor insurance providers to recover the cost of treating road accident casualties in each of the last 10 years. [56657] Ms Blears: [holding answer 16 May 2002]: Prior to 5 April 1999 national health service trusts had responsibility for collecting from insurers charges for hospital treatment following road traffic accidents under the provisions of sections 157 and 158 of the Road Traffic Act 1988. Trust accounts show the following amounts of road traffic income since 1994, the earliest year for which information is available: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ million 1994-95 13.1 1995-96 13.1 1996-97 13.6 1997-98 16.6 1998-99 19.6 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The system for recovery of these charges changed with the introduction of the Road Traffic (NHS Charges) Act 1999 which came into effect on 5 April 1999 and there is now a new centralised recovery system which is undertaken by the compensation recovery unit (CRU). Since April 1999 the CRU has paid the following amounts to NHS trusts: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ million 1999-2000 26.6 2000-01 67.0 2001-02 86.8 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The amount collected for 1999-2000 does not represent total income to the NHS in that year. This is because income would have been received directly by trusts in the first part of the year as a carry-over from the old arrangements.

Date

10 June 2002

Reference

56657; 386 c1089-90W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assistance his Department has been given to research into arthritis since 1997; what new treatments have become available for arthritis sufferers; and what payments are made to sufferers of arthritis to assist with medication costs. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Jimmy Wray (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

9 May 2002

For answer on

10 June 2002

Answered on

10 June 2002

Mr. Wray: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assistance his Department has been given to research into arthritis since 1997; what new treatments have become available for arthritis sufferers; and what payments are made to sufferers of arthritis to assist with medication costs. [56264] Ms Blears: The main Government agency for research into the cause and treatments of disease is the Medical Research Council (MRC) which receives its funding via the Department of Trade and Industry. The MRC spend is available from 1999 and is an estimated £12.9 million on research relevant to arthritis. The Department funds research to support policy and the delivery of effective practice in the national health service. The departmental spend on directly commissioned research projects on arthritis since 1997 is an estimated £2.5 million. The Department has also funded projects relevant to arthritis but with wider relevance, and the expenditure on these has not been counted. In addition to specific projects, the Department provides support for research commissioned by charities and the research councils that takes place in the NHS. Management of much of the research supported by NHS research and development funding is devolved and expenditure at project level is not held centrally by the Department. The total investment is considerably greater than the spend on directly commissioned projects. The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) was asked to appraise the use of infliximab (Remicade) and etanecerpt (Enbrel) in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. NICE issued its guidance on 22 March 2002. NICE has recommended the use of etanercept for the treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and etanercept and infliximab for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). There are no payments made to sufferers of arthritis to assist with medication costs. People with arthritis are entitled to free NHS prescriptions if the patient is under 16 (or under 19 if in full-time education); aged 60 or over; or holds an exemption certificate; or is entitled on the grounds of low income. Prescription prepayment certificates save money for anyone who needs more than a certain number of items over a particular period.

Date

10 June 2002

Reference

56264; 386 c1077-8W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 19th April, Official Report, column 1240W, on photodynamic therapy, under what circumstances the NHS will charge patients for photodynamic therapy.

Asked by

Nick Gibb (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 May 2002

Reference

53649; 385 c623W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consultations he has had with the Automobile Association on increases in the threshold for the upper limit that can be charged to insurance companies for the costs of health care for people injured in road accidents

Asked by

James Gray (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 March 2002

Reference

43564; 381 c1290W;381 c1292W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his reasons are for the extent of the proposed increase in threshold for the upper limit that can be charged to insurance companies for the costs of health care for people injured in road accidents; for what reasons he withdrew the...

Asked by

James Gray (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 March 2002

Reference

381 c1290W;381 c1291-2W; 43312;43311;43313

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action he proposes to take to recover health service charges from uninsured drivers. - (Holding answer 13 March 2002).

Asked by

James Gray (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 March 2002

Reference

43314; 381 c1289W;381 c1291W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will introduce or amend regulations in order to provide free NHS prescriptions for medication required to treat cystic fibrosis.

Asked by

Betty Williams (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

6 March 2002

Reference

38657; 381 c435W;381 c436W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has had from insurance companies about the introduction of the Road Traffic (NHS Charges) Amendment Regulations 2001; and if he will make a statement; what discussions he had with insurance companies before introducing the Road Traffic (NHS Charges) Amendment...

Asked by

Laurence Robertson (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

29 January 2002

Reference

379 c282W;379 c280W; 29916;29915

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to remove charges on those NHS (a) treatments, (b) services and (c) prescriptions for which a charge is payable by the patient at the point of use; if he will list the NHS (a) treatments, (b) services and...

Asked by

Lord Swire (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 January 2002

Reference

377 c639W;377 c641-2W; 22238;22239

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the cost of health care of accident victims other than road accidents in circumstances where the accident is likely to be covered by third party insurance; what assessment he has made of the cost of hospital...

Asked by

Andrew Dismore (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 January 2002

Reference

377 c619-20W;377 c623-4W; 20850;20849;20847;20851

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money NHS hospitals have claimed from motor insurance providers to recover the cost of treating road accident casualties over the last three years. - Inc table and ref to Road Traffic (NHS Charges) Act 1999. (Holding answer 16 July 2001).

Asked by

Nick Hawkins (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

11 July 2001

For answer on

17 July 2001

Answered on

17 July 2001

Mr. Hawkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much money NHS hospitals have claimed from motor insurance providers to recover the cost of treating road accident casualties over the last three years. [4072] Ms Blears: [holding answer sent 16 July 2001]: Prior to 5 April 1999, National Health Service trusts had responsibility for collecting charges for hospital treatment following road traffic accidents under the provisions of sections 157 and 158 of the Road Traffic Act 1988. The system changed with the introduction of the Road Traffic (NHS Charges) Act 1999, which came into effect on 5 April 1999 and there is now a new centralised recovery system, which is undertaken by the Compensation Recovery Unit (CRU). The table gives income collected for the last three years during which the system for recovery changed. NHS trusts (England) income from activities: Road Traffic Act _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ million 1998-99{1} 19.6 1999-2000{2} 26.4 2000-01{3} 67 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Income collected under the old scheme taken from NHS Trusts (England) Summarisation Schedules. {2} Transitional year, this is income collected by the CRU under the new scheme as other income received by trusts as a spill over from the old arrangements cannot be identified separately in Trust Accounts. {3} Income collected by the CRU under the new scheme.

Date

17 July 2001

Reference

4072; 372 c112W

House

House of Commons

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