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944767

registered interest
date	19/07/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Listeria Monocytogenes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that food products which are contaminated with listeria are more easily identified and prevented from being put on sale to the public.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
uin	166284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>A range of measures operate to minimise the risk of consumers eating food products contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.</p><p> </p><p>Legislation provides measures to be taken by food manufactures producing specific food products. This includes product safety testing. Local authorities also undertake sampling to detect non-compliant products. Risk assessment and risk management capabilities, including removal of contaminated food products from the market, also operate.</p><p> </p><p>The Food Standards Agency also issues advice to those most at risk from Listeriosis on foods that due to their inherent risk and the probability of contamination with Listeria should be avoided.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 25/07/2018 15:51:39 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin

943812

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Poverty: Life Expectancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health of 18 April 2018, Official Report, column 190WH, on Austerity: Life Expectancy, if he will publish the evidence referred to relating to other European countries.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	165638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>Chapter Four of The Health Profile for England, published in July 2017, presents data comparing the life expectancy for the United Kingdom with that of other European countries for 2015. Chapter 4: European comparisons is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-profile-for-england/chapter-4-european-comparisons" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-profile-for-england/chapter-4-european-comparisons</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 25/07/2018 15:54:48 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

943815

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the role of the National Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine in Sheffield in the future of the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	165639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department will not be making any assessment of the role of the National Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine (NCSEM) in the future of the National Health Service. The Department provided a capital grant to establish the NCSEM in 2013. Upon its establishment, Public Health England inherited the oversight of the capital funding spend on behalf of the Government. This formal role ended upon completion of the final works in 2016.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 25/07/2018 15:53:42 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

943843

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Cannabis: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he is having with NHS England to ensure that consultants are aware of the licensing process for access to medical cannabis.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	165715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department is working with NHS England and equivalents in the devolved administrations to ensure that cannabis-based medicinal products are sourced and supplied where a licence is granted. In the longer-term, prescribing guidance will be developed following any decision to reschedule these products.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on the licensing process for access to cannabis and cannabis-based medicinal products is available on the Home Office Gov.uk website.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 23/07/2018 15:04:17 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

943863

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether steps are being taken to improve the uptake of structured diabetes education in the (a) NHS Kernow CCG area and (b) throughout England; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	165622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>NHS England has invested £10.5 million transformation funding in 2018/19, and a similar amount in 2017/18 to provide approximately 96,000 additional structured education places in 137 clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). It has also invested in dedicated diabetes roles in NHS England regional teams and clinical networks to support CCGs, including Kernow CCG, in expanding the availability and take-up of structured education.</p><p> </p><p>Helping people to recognise the risks of developing diabetes and encouraging them to take action to reduce those risks is one of the key priorities for Shaping Our Future, our sustainability and transformation plan.</p><p> </p><p>In recognition of this, Kernow CCG is commissioning structured education for people newly-diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, through the Diabetes Education and Self-Management for Ongoing and Newly Diagnosed (DESMOND) programme. The programme is a six-hour course designed to help people gain an understanding of the condition and provide practical skills to manage it effectively. The course is due to start in September 2018 and people will be asked by their general practitioner if they would like to be referred.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 25/07/2018 15:55:39 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

943865

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce in the forthcoming alcohol strategy a new national minimum standard of support for families affected by alcohol as called for by the Alcohol and Families Alliance.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	165532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>Government officials are currently exploring what should be included in the strategy and aim to publish this early next year following discussions with stakeholders. The new strategy will allow us to consider the changing landscape of alcohol use and to target vulnerable people who need support most with effective, evidence-based interventions. Understanding the needs of families or carers who support people with an alcohol dependence will be an important part of the development of the strategy and £6 million of new funding has been announced to help improve outcomes for children of alcohol dependent parents and help to tackle conflict within those families.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to continuing to support informal carers, and to do so in a way that supports their own health and wellbeing, employment and other life chances. We also remain committed to support informal carers to provide care for those they care for. That is why the Department published a cross-Government action plan of targeted work to support carers over the next two years. Further information is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/carers-action-plan-2018-to-2020" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/carers-action-plan-2018-to-2020</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 165533 question first answered 23/07/2018 14:54:41 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

943867

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to include in the forthcoming alcohol strategy provisions as called for by the Alcohol and Families Alliance whereby carers of people with an alcohol problem are adequately informed about carers’ rights and benefits; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	165533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>Government officials are currently exploring what should be included in the strategy and aim to publish this early next year following discussions with stakeholders. The new strategy will allow us to consider the changing landscape of alcohol use and to target vulnerable people who need support most with effective, evidence-based interventions. Understanding the needs of families or carers who support people with an alcohol dependence will be an important part of the development of the strategy and £6 million of new funding has been announced to help improve outcomes for children of alcohol dependent parents and help to tackle conflict within those families.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to continuing to support informal carers, and to do so in a way that supports their own health and wellbeing, employment and other life chances. We also remain committed to support informal carers to provide care for those they care for. That is why the Department published a cross-Government action plan of targeted work to support carers over the next two years. Further information is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/carers-action-plan-2018-to-2020" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/carers-action-plan-2018-to-2020</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 165532 question first answered 23/07/2018 14:54:41 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

943869

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Chronic Illnesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase the use of digital coaching and support for people to manage long term conditions such as diabetes; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	165626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>NHS England is promoting new digital resources, which are aimed at people living with type 1 diabetes. These will focus on empowering people to self-manage their condition. Individuals visiting the site will be able to access remote personalised digital education content from Diabetes UK and an on-line education programme developed by Bournemouth Diabetes Centre.</p><p> </p><p>As part of re-procuring the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme Provider Framework, NHS England are planning to incorporate scope to deliver digital prevention services, which will expand the range of options for supporting people at risk of developing type 2 diabetes.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently 10 diabetes apps that have been through the NHS App Assessment process and are publicly available on the NHS Apps Library. The diabetes section of the NHS Apps Library is due to continue to grow.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 25/07/2018 15:57:10 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

943873

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Lumacaftor/ivacaftor
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Vertex and (b) NHS England on access to Orkambi on the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	165702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of NHS England, not the Government, to work together with Vertex to secure the best outcome for patients and a price for Orkambi that is fair and responsible.</p><p> </p><p>I and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Lord O’Shaughnessy) wrote to Vertex in April, urging it to commit to pricing that is responsible and proportionate. I also re-iterated this message in the adjournment debate on 17 July, Official Report, columns 383-4.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 25/07/2018 15:50:43 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

943886

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Veterinary Medicine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 17 July 2018 to Question 161987 on Veterinary Medicine, how many veterinary surgeons from (a) non-UK EU and (b) non-EU member states employed by organisations contracted to deliver veterinary services in abattoirs on behalf of the by Food Standards Agency, have left that employment since 23 June 2016; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	165449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>339 non-United Kingdom European Union veterinary surgeons employed by organisations contracted to deliver veterinary services in abattoirs on behalf of the Food Standards Agency, have left that employment since 23 June 2016.</p><p> </p><p>One non-EU veterinary surgeon employed by organisations contracted to deliver veterinary services in abattoirs on behalf of the Food Standards Agency, has left that employment since 23 June 2016.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 23/07/2018 14:57:20 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew