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449847

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Sugar: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings (a) he, (b) the Minister for Public Health and (c) his special advisers had with representatives of the People Against Sugar Tax campaign in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	25472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2016 answer text <p>Details of all Ministerial meetings with external stakeholders are published quarterly in arrears on the GOV.UK website. The latest publication which covers meetings between July and September 2015 is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-external-meetings-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-external-meetings-2015</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Information for October to December 2015 will be published at the end of March.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 05/02/2016 13:05:58 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

449868

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Department of Health: Debts Written Off
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many times debt repayments to his Department have been written off in each year since 2010; and what the value of such debts were in each such year.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	25285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>The number and value of debt repayments written-off in each year since 2010* is outlined in the table below.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year debt written-off</p></td><td><p>Value of Debt written-off</p></td><td><p>Number of cases written-off</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£682,428</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£47,909</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£155,615</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£344,897</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>£1,806,698</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*2015/16 data is still being audited and will be available when the final accounts are published later this year.</p><p>Debt repayments written off occur when income due was not collected and deemed not recoverable.The value of debt written-off can vary year on year as they relate to largely external factors. There can be a variety of reasons, but mainly where companies enter liquidation and are unable to pay. This is known in the Departmental Annual Report and Resource Account publication as claims waived or abandoned. Some of the detail of significant claims waived and abandoned (above the reporting threshold of £250,000) are reported separately in the Annual Report and Resource Account Publication and further details are shown below.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 10/02/2016 16:48:48 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

449869

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Department of Health: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost was of residential training for officials in his Department in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	25286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2016 answer text <p>The Department is committed to developing its staff and equipping them with the skills and knowledge to carry out their work.</p><p> </p><p>In 2011, the Department became a full subscriber to Civil Service Learning (CSL). CSL is responsible for providing a managed service for all learning and development across the Civil Service.</p><p> </p><p>Learning and development activity is typically arranged by individual teams or individuals in the Department.</p><p> </p><p>Therefore, no central records of these events are kept. To collect this information from the Department’s directorates and match this with CSL data would incur disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 08/02/2016 11:05:22 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

449973

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
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 protocol is in place in the event of a person in the UK testing positive for the Zika virus.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	25417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2016 answer text <p>In the United Kingdom, testing for Zika virus is carried out in the Public Health EnglandRare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory at Porton Down. In the event of a positive result, the clinicians caring for the patient are informed immediately, as well as local Public Health officials. The clinicians will be referred to the national guidance for further advice on management and follow-up. The majority of people (roughly 80%) infected do not have symptoms. For those with symptoms, <a href="http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications/_layouts/forms/Publication_DispForm.aspx?List=4f55ad51-4aed-4d32-b960-af70113dbb90&amp;ID=1413" target="_blank">Zika virus generally causes a mild, short-lived (2 to 7 days) illness</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In the case of a pregnant woman, the guidance suggests referral to a fetal medicine service for further assessment, including an ultrasound scan. Samples will also be tested for other infections prevalent in the geographical region that the patient has visited, and which may present with similar symptoms, such as dengue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 05/02/2016 12:59:13 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

449978

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Neurology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which National Clinical Director will be responsible for overseeing the neurology intelligence network from March 2016; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	25394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS England’s Medical Director, has undertaken a review of the National Clinical Director (NCD) resource designed to focus clinical advisory resources on areas where major programmes of work are currently being taking forward, or areas identified as priorities for improvement. As a result of the review, NHS England has proposed to change the way in which clinical advice is received in speciality areas in the future.</p><p> </p><p>Where there will no longer be a specific NCD role, NHS England will secure expert clinical advice from its Clinical Networks and through its relationships with professional bodies and by appointing clinical advisors. For neurology it is planned that access to advice will be through clinical leads and members of the NHS England-funded neurology clinical networks, the Neurology Clinical Reference Group and Royal Colleges. It is expected that these new arrangements will be in place from 1 April 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The Neurology Intelligence Network (NIN) is a joint partnership programme between Public Health England (PHE) and NHS England to support the generation and dissemination of neurology related health intelligence. PHE currently funds the on-going design, development and management of the NIN.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 10/02/2016 13:02:47 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

449980

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
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 role the UK pharmaceutical industry is playing in the development of a vaccine for the Zika virus.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	25387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>The United Kingdom pharmaceutical industry will play a leading role in the development of a vaccine for the Zika virus, in collaboration with a range of the UK’s infectious disease experts, who are world leaders in this area.</p><p> </p><p>In the Spending Review, the £1 billion Ross Fund, run jointly by the Department of Health and Department for International Development, includes over £350 million for the development of new vaccines, drugs and diagnostics for infectious diseases.</p><p> </p><p>Particularly noteworthy within this, the UK Vaccine Network, with up to £120 million of funding, brings together industry, academia and Government to finance the development of new vaccines for priority infectious diseases with epidemic potential, including Zika. Indeed, the Network will launch a major funding call to finance the development of vaccines for Zika and other priority diseases at the end of February.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 10/02/2016 17:17:39 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

450027

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
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, whether the Prime Minister has seen a draft childhood obesity strategy document.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	25410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2016 answer text <p>As part of the development of the Childhood Obesity Strategy, the Secretary of State has regular meetings to discuss its content. The Childhood Obesity Strategy will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 05/02/2016 14:10:07 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

449393

registered interest
date	01/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions (a) Ministers, (b) Special Advisers and (c) senior officials in his Department have had with representatives of (i) the Food and Drink Federation, (ii) Coca-Cola, (iii) PepsiCo and (iv) the British Soft Drinks Association in each of the last 18 months; and what the subject was of each such meeting.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	24988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>Details of all Ministerial and Special Adviser meetings with external stakeholders are published quarterly in arrears on the GOV.UK website.</p><p> </p><p>Information for 2014 is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-external-meetings-2014" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-external-meetings-2014</a></p><p> </p><p>The latest publications up to September 2015 are available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-external-meetings-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-external-meetings-2015</a></p><p> </p><p>Information for October to December 2015 will be published at the end of March.</p><p> </p><p>Departmental officials have ongoing discussions with representatives from companies producing food and drink. Discussions have included actions and commitments being made by industry to improve the nation’s diet, successes achieved and challenges to make further substantial progress.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 04/02/2016 16:48:25 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

449396

registered interest
date	01/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Soft Drinks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions (a) he and (b) the Minister for Public Health has had with Ministers in HM Treasury on the fiscal effect of an additional tax on soft drinks containing sugar.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	25043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>There are ongoing discussions between the Department and other Government departments, including HM Treasury, to consider a range of options to reduce sugar consumption.</p><p> </p><p>We will be launching our childhood obesity strategy in due course. It will look at everything, including sugar, that contributes to a child becoming overweight and obese.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 09/02/2016 16:04:04 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

448688

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, how many full-time staff have been employed at 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	24723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory (RIPL) staff numbers for the last five years are listed below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Staff employed by RIPL in each of the last five years</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Technical and Admin Staff</p></td><td><p>Medical Staff</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>3.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>3.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>3.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em> </em></p><p><em>Note: </em>Since 2013, RIPL was incorporated into the functions of Public Health England.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 05/02/2016 14:11:47 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne