Written Question
Monday 10th January 2022
Asked by:
Ronnie Cowan (Scottish National Party - Inverclyde)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with industry stakeholders on the adequacy of funding for the treatment of Motor Neurones Disease ahead of the upcoming Spending review.
Answered by Gillian Keegan
There have been no specific discussions.
NHS England and NHS Improvement commission the specialised care and treatment that patients with Motor Neurone Disease may receive from the specialised neurological treatment centres across England. Funding decisions for these are made in line with local priorities. The Department continues to engage with stakeholders including a recent meeting between ministers and the MND Association on ways to significantly boost further research on MND and access government funding for research within existing routes.
Written Question
Friday 5th November 2021
Asked by:
Ronnie Cowan (Scottish National Party - Inverclyde)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to increase research funding for mental health.
Answered by Maria Caulfield
The Department’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is the largest funder of mental health research in the United Kingdom with spending of £93.4 million in 2019/20. While it is not usual practice to ring-fence funds for particular topics or conditions, the NIHR’s funding is available through open competition and we encourage researchers to submit applications in this area.
We are also funding the Mental Health Research Initiative to build the capacity and capability of mental health research in region currently under-represented in mental health research.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 04 Nov 2021
Medical Cannabis: Alleviation of Health Conditions
"I beg to move,
That this House has considered the matter of the use of medical cannabis for the alleviation of health conditions.
I would like to start by paying tribute to the mums and dads, brothers and sisters, grandparents, guardians, extended families and friends who have campaigned diligently, respectfully …..."Ronnie Cowan - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 04 Nov 2021
Medical Cannabis: Alleviation of Health Conditions
"It is great to see that research has now been undertaken, and I have a list of five or six projects looking at medical cannabis across a range of different medical conditions, but there is still the issue that many academic organisations cannot get access to the cannabis or hemp …..."Ronnie Cowan - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 04 Nov 2021
Medical Cannabis: Alleviation of Health Conditions
"Of course I agree, and I understand the difficulty in which the Government find themselves, particularly the Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the hon. Member for Lewes (Maria Caulfield), who is new in post. We need solid research that proves the efficacy of medicines, but behind that …..."Ronnie Cowan - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 04 Nov 2021
Medical Cannabis: Alleviation of Health Conditions
"A vital point was made there about who should be prescribing this. Dr Martinez, the retiring private prescriber of medical cannabis, has written to the Secretary of State for Health and, on the group she prescribes for, she said:
“I know that a majority of the GPs dealing with this …..."Ronnie Cowan - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 04 Nov 2021
Medical Cannabis: Alleviation of Health Conditions
"A lot of research institutes are restricted in what they can do because they are trying to access a category 2 product. If it was category 4, life would be a lot simpler for them...."Ronnie Cowan - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 04 Nov 2021
Medical Cannabis: Alleviation of Health Conditions
"Who would offer a child who is on medication that stops them having 100 seizures a day a random test that potentially contains a placebo?..."Ronnie Cowan - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 04 Nov 2021
Medical Cannabis: Alleviation of Health Conditions
"I thank everyone who attended the debate and spoke. I want to pull the Minister back to one thing that I asked about. Will she please look at the most recent information from the BPNA? If I am interpreting that correctly, it will make prescribing more difficult. I hope I …..."Ronnie Cowan - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 03 Nov 2021
Medical Cannabis under Prescription: Children with Epilepsy
"I congratulate the hon. Member for South Leicestershire (Alberto Costa) on securing the debate. It is great to see a Minister from the Department of Health and Social Care responding today, because for far too long we have been talking to the Home Office about these issues. I believe that …..."Ronnie Cowan - View Speech
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