Written questions
187 written questions tabled, most recent first.
17 Nov 2014 · Department of Health
Radiotherapy: Clinical Reference Groups
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2014 to Question 213582, if he will publish the names of those members who attended each of the two focus groups on behalf of the Radiotherapy Clinical Reference Group (CRG),
17 Nov 2014 · Department of Health
Radiotherapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2014 to Question 213582, what costs were identified by the Walton Centre NHS Trust for treating patients (a) surgically and (b) with stereotactic radiotherapy/stereotactic radi
17 Nov 2014 · Department of Health
Brain: Tumours
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2014 to Question 213360, which of the centres reviewed support the running of a seven-day service.
5 Nov 2014 · Department of Health
Radiotherapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to NHS England's agreement to provide £6 million of funding for Cancer Research UK's Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR) clinical trial programme, (a) over what time period that funding will b
5 Nov 2014 · Department of Health
Radiotherapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to section 121 of NHS England's Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy Services Needs Assessment and Service Review, published in November 2014, what the names are of those who supplied the data
5 Nov 2014 · Department of Health
Radiotherapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to sections 105 and 120 of NHS England's Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy Services Needs Assessment and Service Review, published in November 2014, which members of (a) NHS England's staff
4 Nov 2014 · Department of Health
Radiotherapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to NHS England's Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy Services Needs Assessment and Service Review published in November 2014, section 96, if he will ensure that NHS England's proposals to use
4 Nov 2014 · Department of Health
Radiotherapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to NHS England's Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy Services Needs Assessment and Service Review published in November 2014, section 58, how NHS England is able accurately to protect the gro
4 Nov 2014 · Department of Health
Brain: Tumours
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to NHS England's Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy Services Needs Assessment and Service Review published in November 2014, what evidence NHS England has received that demonstrates that ins
4 Nov 2014 · Department of Health
Radiotherapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether NHS England's Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy Services Needs Assessment and Service Review published in November 2014 is solely for the purpose of assessing the needs of intracranial radiotherap
4 Nov 2014 · Department of Health
Cancer Drugs Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to NHS England's consultation document Proposal for a sustainable Cancer Drug Fund, page 9, Points 24 and 25, what NHS England's overspend of the Cancer Drug Fund (CDF) was during its first year in
31 Oct 2014 · Department of Health
University College Hospital
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether University College Hospital London included the provision of gamma knife services at its Queen Square site in its notification log to commissioners before 1 April 2013.
31 Oct 2014 · Department of Health
Radiotherapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 22 October 2013, to Question 171517, for what reasons NHS England's review into stereotactic radiosurgery was not completed by the end of 2013; and when NHS England will complete th
21 Oct 2014 · Department of Health
Radiotherapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the signature authorising Individual Funding Requests made to NHS England for Gamma Knife treatment by University College Hospital London, Queen Square, is that of a senior clinician employed by University
21 Oct 2014 · Department of Health
NHS England
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many meetings he has had with Simon Stevens, Chief Executive of NHS England since 1 April 2014.
21 Oct 2014 · Department of Health
NHS England
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many meetings the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health has had with James Palmer, Clinical Director for Specialised Commissioning at NHS England since 1 April 2014.
10 Sep 2014 · Department of Health
Radiotherapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2014, Official Report, column 391W, on radiotherapy, whether individual funding requests to NHS England to provide Gamma Knife treatment at University College Hospital London'
10 Sep 2014 · Department of Health
Radiotherapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2014, Official Report, column 391W, on radiotherapy, whether University Hospital College London included the provision of Gamma Knife Services at its Queen Square site in its
10 Sep 2014 · Department of Health
Radiotherapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2014, Official Report, column 391W, on radiotherapy, when hospitals with contractual arrangements with NHS England are instructed by NHS England to treat patients presenting a
10 Sep 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fracking
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department holds on the number of areas in the US in which it has been confirmed that water supplies have been contaminated by hydraulic fracturing.
3 Sep 2014 · Department of Health
Cancer Drugs Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he authorised the recent increase in the Cancer Drug Fund annual budget; and whether (a) the Clinical Priorities Advisory Group and the Direct Commissioned Service Committee and (b) the Patient and Public
2 Sep 2014 · Department of Health
Radiotherapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in what age group have been funded for proton beam therapy in each of the last five years; and in what location each person was so treated.
22 Jul 2014 · Department of Health
Radiotherapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will investigate the reasons why NHS England is instructing hospitals with patients presenting as clinically urgent to treat such patients with innovative radiotherapy at the hospital's financial risk while
22 Jul 2014 · Department of Health
Radiotherapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July 2014, Official Report, column 1007W, on radiotherapy, in what respects University College Hospital London has failed to meet NHS England's service specifications for gamma knife s
22 Jul 2014 · Department of Health
Radiotherapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July 2014, Official Report, column 1007W, on radiotherapy, when data relating to individual funding requests per indication for radiotherapy treatment made to NHS England and the numbe
15 Jul 2014 · Department of Health
Monitor
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, to what extent NHS England is obliged to follow guidance issued by Monitor.
15 Jul 2014 · Department of Health
Radiotherapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons NHS England is instructing hospitals with patients presenting as clinically urgent to treat such patients with innovative radiotherapy at the hospital's financial risk while it decides whether to
15 Jul 2014 · Department of Health
Radiotherapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many individual funding requests per indication were received by NHS England for radiotherapy treatment in the last financial year; and how many requests, per indication, were refused by NHS England.
15 Jul 2014 · Department of Health
Radiotherapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reason none of the £42 million his Department has made available for increasing the use of radiotherapy is to be spent on treating cancer patients with Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy this year.
15 Jul 2014 · Department of Health
Radiotherapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will request NHS England to authorise the use of Gamma Knife for NHS patients at University College Hospital London.
Source: official written-questions record.