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448689

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the budget was for the Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	24733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) was formed on 1 April 2013; below are budgets for the Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory (RIPL) for each year since PHE’s formation. The RIPL was previously part of the Health Protection Agency, whose functions transferred to PHE.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2013/14 (Actual)</p></td><td><p>2014/15 (Actual)</p></td><td><p>2015/16 (Budget)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£3,491,300</p></td><td><p>£3,667,600</p></td><td><p>£3,465,300</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 02/02/2016 16:32:26 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

448693

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Zika Virus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what monitoring is in place for people returning from countries where the Zika virus has been found to detect the presence of that virus.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	24731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) and the National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC) are raising awareness among travellers to ensure they present for medical attention if they develop symptoms, and among health professionals so that they can rapidly investigate and diagnose potential cases of Zika. Updated advice has been published on the PHE Zika virus page and the NaTHNaC website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://travelhealthpro.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://travelhealthpro.org.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>PHE is providing tailored advice for relevant health professionals, including obstetricians and general practitioners (GPs). PHE is liaising with the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Association of British Travel Agents who have published updates on their respective websites. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has also updated its country travel advice pages with information about Zika virus.</p><p> </p><p>If a case of Zika is suspected, samples are sent to PHE’s Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory and positive results are reported to appropriate colleagues in PHE through the standard mechanisms.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 02/02/2016 16:24:22 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

448694

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Zika Virus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what additional training has been provided to (a) NHS England and (b) Public Health England personnel on the Zika virus.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	24732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>NHS England continues to work closely with Public Health England (PHE) and Government Departments to ensure appropriate advice is provided to the National Health Service in England in line with the current risk assessment. PHE will provide guidance and information specifically targeted at primary care and this will be available shortly. PHE has also produced regular briefing notes for local health protection teams who have been asked to share this with local NHS.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>PHE has raised awareness about Zika virus among public health and clinical colleagues within PHE by circulating a briefing note to all staff. This will support clinicians to identify, investigate and manage cases that may present in clinical practice. The briefing note included information about the outbreak in the Americas and the unusual increase in microcephaly cases in Brazil. It highlighted existing resources available to PHE personnel, including the PHE Zika virus page:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/zika-virus" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/zika-virus</a></p><p> </p><p>and the National Travel Health Network and Centre website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://travelhealthpro.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://travelhealthpro.org.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>An additional training session will also be provided to the duty doctors in PHE.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 02/02/2016 15:52:37 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

448697

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Podiatry: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many students began podiatry courses in the last three years; what assessment he has made of the reasons for trends in those numbers; and what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of applicants to such courses.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	24726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2016 answer text <p>This table shows the planned number of podiatry courses available in the last three years, and the actual take up of those training places.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Podiatry (planned)</p></td><td><p>365</p></td><td><p>362</p></td><td><p>362</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Podiatry (actual)</p></td><td><p>339</p></td><td><p>345</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source: </em>multi professional education and training budget monitoring returns</p><p>The number of podiatry students taking up courses for 2015/16 is not yet available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Health Education England (HEE) annual Workforce Plan for England 2016/17 will be published by the end of February 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers hold regular discussions with HEE on a broad range of workforce supply issues and puts out an annual Mandate to HEE setting its priorities for the coming year.</p><p> </p><p>The HEE commissioning and investment plan - 2016/17 includes a forecast increase in supply of podiatrists in the National Health Service workforce of 36.4% by 2020 which is an additional 1,084 full time equivalents coming out of training.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 03/02/2016 17:22:01 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

448710

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Obesity: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health of 21 January 2016, Official Report, column 1634, when his Department plans to release the Government's comprehensive childhood obesity strategy.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	24826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>We will be launching our childhood obesity strategy shortly.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 02/02/2016 14:29:19 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

447909

registered interest
date	26/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Health Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department and its executive agencies spent on advertising to promote awareness of the health risks associated with alcohol in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	24319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <p>Spend on advertising is defined as covering only media spend (inclusive of agency commissions but excluding production costs, Central Office of Information commission and VAT).</p><br /><p>In reference to the Department’s media spend on advertising to promote awareness of the health risks associated with alcohol, spend is set out below:</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Expenditure</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£980,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£1,840,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><strong></strong></p><p>Public Health England (PHE) took over responsibility for public health campaigns formerly run by the Department on 1 April 2013. Although there was no advertising spend in 2013-14, other marketing activity would have taken place. For example: the publication and distribution of leaflets and the maintenance of the website. In 2014-15, in addition to this activity, PHE allocated £530,000 of media spend on advertising.</p><br /><p>All figures are rounded to the nearest £10,000.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 29/01/2016 15:00:44 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

447404

registered interest
date	25/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Genito-urinary Medicine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2016 to Question 21778, on genito-urinary medicine, what questions it is planned will be asked of local commissioners as part of Public Health England's survey of local commissioning arrangements for sexual health; when that survey is planned to be completed; and when he plans to make publicly available the results of that survey.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	23930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>Public Health England, supported by the Association of Directors of Public Health, is undertaking a review of Sexual Health, Reproductive Health and HIV Commissioning services; the survey was first published on the 19 January 2016. The closing date for the survey is 8 February 2016. Results of the survey, including responses and analysis of the questions, will be published this summer.</p><br /><p>A range of tailored commissioning questions have been selected for local authorities, NHS England and clinical commissioning groups. Each survey is slightly adapted for its audience. The survey questions focus on 11 key areas; commissioning support structures, services commissioned, needs assessments, service specifications, access to services, tendering, changes to investment, tariffs and payments, outcomes and performance, resources and top challenges.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 28/01/2016 15:56:12 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

446348

registered interest
date	20/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Accident and Emergency Departments: Dental Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many admissions there were to accident and emergency departments of children requiring tooth extraction in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	23363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/01/2016 12:04:42 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

446351

registered interest
date	20/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Sexual Health Forum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many times the Sexual Health Forum has met in each of the last five years; what the dates were of each such meeting; and who attended each such meeting.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	23396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>The Sexual Health and HIV Forum met 15 times between March 2011 and March 2015. The Forum was discontinued in September 2015. Details of dates of meetings and those who attended are shown in the attached document.</p><br /><p>Public Health England is considering how to take forward appropriate stakeholder relationships in the future.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 25/01/2016 16:45:38 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison attachment 1 file name PQ23396 Document.pdf title Sexual Health Forum Meetings March 2011/March 2015
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

445011

registered interest
date	14/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Medical Treatments: Innovation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2016 to Question 20580, how long he expects the analysis phase of NHS England's Commissioning through Evaluation programme to last.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	22679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2016 answer text <p>The analysis phase for treatments entered into the Commissioning through Evaluation programme varies in length depending on the follow up evaluation measures that have been agreed by clinicians and patients at the start of each scheme.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 22/01/2016 09:41:15 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne