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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Jan 2017
Breast Cancer Drugs

"The hon. Gentleman makes an important point. I do not pretend to be an expert on how NICE works, but I hope to bring to the debate the personal experience of my constituent and underline the human effect of these issues. I do not necessarily have a solution, but I …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Jan 2017
Breast Cancer Drugs

"I agree with the hon. Lady. I have not had any personal discussions with Roche; I can only refer to and take at face value the briefing note that it sent me early this morning, which seemed to represent a genuine wish to negotiate with NICE and get the drug …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Jan 2017
Breast Cancer Drugs

"That sounds an eminently sensible suggestion. As I say, I do not pretend to be an expert on the system, but, surely, something like that could be done. Then the money saved could be added to the cancer drugs fund and make more drugs such as Kadcyla available to people …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Jan 2017
Breast Cancer Drugs

"The hon. Lady has made a powerful point. In the case of the most aggressive cancers, the period between diagnosis and death can be very short. As she says, any extension of life enabling women to celebrate family events, or anything else, is incredibly important, and we should not lose …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 18 Apr 2016
Brain Tumours

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Buck. I add my congratulations to those that have been offered to the hon. Member for Warrington North (Helen Jones), who spoke to the motion so powerfully.

In addition to the moving personal stories that some of my constituents have …..."

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Written Question
Mental Health Services: Out of Area Treatment
Wednesday 13th April 2016

Asked by: Iain Stewart (Conservative - Milton Keynes South)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Minister for Social Care's oral contribution of 3 December 2015, Official Report, column 608, what progress his Department has made on putting in place a national ambition to reduce the number of adults sent out-of-area for acute inpatient mental health care.

Answered by Alistair Burt

In-line with the recommendations of the Independent Mental Health Taskforce published in February 2016, we have set a national ambition to eliminate inappropriate out of area treatments for adult acute inpatient care as a result of local acute bed pressures by 2020/21 at the latest. To achieve this ambition we expect areas to put in place local action plans and achieve year on year reductions from 2016/17.


Written Question
Baby Care Units
Thursday 12th November 2015

Asked by: Iain Stewart (Conservative - Milton Keynes South)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many in-patient mother and baby units specialising in caring for women during the perinatal period closed between 2010 and 2015; and how many such units are open.

Answered by Alistair Burt

Between 2010 and 2015, four mother and baby units closed and two opened. In addition the unit located at Basingstoke in 2010 moved to Winchester in 2013. The units now currently open are detailed below.


Mother and Baby units open in 2015


  1. Beadnell Mother and Baby Unit, Morpeth
  2. Leeds Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Mother and Baby Unit
  3. Manchester Mother and Baby Unit
  4. Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Perinatal Psychiatric Services
  5. Derby Mother and Baby Unit, Derby City General
  6. Brockington Mother and Baby Unit, St. George’s Hospital, Stafford
  7. Barberry Mother and Baby Unit, Birmingham
  8. Thumbswood Mother and Baby Unit, Welwyn
  9. Rainbow Mother and Baby Unit, Chelmsford (new unit opened 2013)
  10. Margaret Oates Mother and Baby Unit, Homerton Hospital
  11. Coombe Wood Mother and Baby Unit, Coombe Wood, London
  12. South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Mother and Baby Unit
  13. The New Horizon Mother and Baby Centre, Southmead Hospital, Bristol
  14. Winchester Mother and Baby Unit, Royal Hampshire County Hospital
  15. Florence House Mother and Baby unit, Bournemouth (new unit opened 2013)

Source: NHS England National ERG Report 2015


Written Question
Baby Care Units
Thursday 12th November 2015

Asked by: Iain Stewart (Conservative - Milton Keynes South)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the names are of the in-patient mother and baby units specialising in caring for women during the perinatal period that were open in 2010.

Answered by Alistair Burt

Mother and Baby Units open in 2010:

  1. Newcastle Beadnell Ward, St George’s Park, Morpeth, Northumberland
  2. Leeds Mother and Baby Unit, Leeds Partnership Foundation Trust
  3. Manchester Anderson Ward, Wythenshawe Hospital
  4. Nottingham Perinatal Psychiatric Services, Perinatal Inpatient Unit
  5. Derby Mother and Baby Psychiatric Unit, Derby City General, Uttoxeter Rd, Derby
  6. Leicester Mother and Baby Unit, Brandon Unit, Leicester General Hospital (closed 2014)
  7. Stafford Brockington Mother and Baby Unit, St George’s Hospital Foundation
  8. Birmingham Mother and Baby Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
  9. Welwyn Garden Thumbswood, Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Howlands, Welwyn
  10. Hackney Mother and Baby Unit, Mermaid Ward, City and Hackney Centre for Mental Health, Homerton Hospital, Homerton Row
  11. North Middlesex Coombe Wood Perinatal Mental Health Unit, Coombe Wood Annexe, Park Royal Centre for Mental Health
  12. Beckenham Mother and Baby Unit, Bethlem Royal Hospital, Monks Orchard Rd, Beckenham, Kent
  13. Bristol New Horizon Mother and Baby Centre, Southmead Hospital
  14. Basingstoke Fairways House, Parklands Hospital (Moved to Winchester in 2013)
  15. The Eastbourne Clinic Mother and Baby Unit, Eastbourne, East Sussex (this unit was open in 2010 but not referenced in report closed 2014)
  16. Mother and Baby Unit, Godden Green Clinic, Godden Green, Sevenoaks, Kent (closed in 2010)
  17. York Mother and Baby Unit, Bootham Park Hospital (closed temporarily in 2010 and remained closed)

Source: National Perinatal Mental Health Project Report 2010

This information updates previous information submitted in relation to the number of mother and baby units open in 2010. Previous answers were drawn from the Specialised Mental Health Services (all ages) Definition No 22 (2009), which states that “there are 10 MBUs in England” but does not include a list of the 10 units.

The updated answer is taken from the 2010 National Perinatal Mental Health Project Report. The Department recommends using the latter as the source of information on services in 2010 as this report provides more detail, specifying the name and location of the units.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 02 Jun 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"9. What proportion of their funding hospices in England receive from the NHS...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 02 Jun 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"I delighted that my right hon. Friend is back on the Front Bench. He will know that hospices up and down the country, such as Willen hospice in Milton Keynes, do a marvellous job in caring for terminally ill patients and their families, yet they have an annual struggle to …..."
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