Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Sep 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
"Can my hon. Friend confirm that every care home in England has either received a coronavirus test or is about to receive one?..."John Howell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 20 Jul 2020
Coronavirus Response
"Is my right hon. Friend aware that co-trimoxazole is receiving tests against covid in Bangladesh and that the increasingly good results from there and India will be published very shortly? When are we likely to see it in use here?..."John Howell - View Speech
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Speech in General Committees - Wed 08 Jul 2020
Draft NHS Counter Fraud Authority (Establishment, Constitution, and Staff and Other Transfer Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2020
"I thank the Minister for giving way and for the examples that she has just set out. However, could she give us an overall picture of where the fraud is arising? Is it arising from within the NHS, from organisations with which the NHS has a relationship or from the …..."John Howell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 17 Jun 2020
Coronavirus
"What further examination of the potential use of co-trimoxazole has taken place, and when will we know the results?..."John Howell - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 17 Mar 2020
Alcohol Harm
"My hon. Friend said that the effects of drinking alcohol were obvious, but does she accept that for men trying to have a family, for example, the effects can lead to permanent difficulties such as infertility, which is not always obvious?..."John Howell - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 17 Mar 2020
Alcohol Harm
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Paisley, and to follow my two colleagues, my hon. Friend the Member for Congleton (Fiona Bruce) and the hon. Member for East Lothian (Kenny MacAskill), who have done us a great service by looking at the underlying causes of alcohol …..."John Howell - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 23 Oct 2019
Health Visitors (England)
"Will my hon. Friend give way?..."John Howell - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 23 Oct 2019
Health Visitors (England)
"My hon. Friend is making a very good speech—..."John Howell - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 23 Oct 2019
Health Visitors (England)
"I am very pleased to briefly interrupt him my hon. Friend. I pay tribute to the health visitors in my constituency. Is it not an important role of theirs to ensure that health inequalities are drummed out of the system?..."John Howell - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 3rd October 2019
Asked by:
John Howell (Conservative - Henley)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what measures are in place to support the import of insulin from Denmark (Nova Nordisk) and Germany (Sanofi) in the event of the UK leaving the EU (a) with and (b) without a deal.
Answered by Edward Argar
In the event that the UK leaves the EU with a negotiated deal, the Department’s assessment is that during the Implementation Period agreed with the EU, market access to medicines and medical devices won’t change for industry or the NHS.
We are working closely with partners across the health and care system and industry, to take all appropriate steps to prepare for leaving the European Union. Our robust plans and multi layered approach should help ensure the supply of medicines and medical products, including insulin, remains uninterrupted if we leave without a deal.
On 26 June, we wrote to suppliers of medicines to the United Kingdom from or via the EU or European Economic Area setting out our continuing multi-layered approach to support continuity of supply of medicines and medical products.
For commercial reasons, the Government will not be releasing details of contingency plans for individual medicines. We continue to work with individual suppliers directly to assure ourselves of their contingency plans. However, as an example of the preparations being taken by industry, insulin manufacturer Novo Nordisk recently publicly stated that they have 18 weeks' worth of supplies in the UK and had secured alternative ferry capacity to renew supplies.
Further details can be found at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/medicines-and-medical-products-supply-government-updates-no-deal-brexit-plans