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62541

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Medicine: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that clinical research is carried out by suitably qualified professionals.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	201200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive is responsible for the enforcement of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and ensuring that “risks to people's health and safety from work activities are properly controlled”.</p><p> </p><p>The Health Research Authority (HRA) ensures that ethically-approved clinical research is carried out by suitably qualified professionals through its arrangements for research ethics committee review. Research ethics committee review includes scrutiny of researchers' suitability to conduct the research they are proposing. This review is required by Departmental guidance, which applies to all health and adult social care research, and by legislation, for instance, in the case of clinical trials, by Schedule 1 part 2(2) of the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004 (SI 2004/1031).</p><p> </p><p>The HRA publishes a register of research summaries, including a contact name (usually that of the chief investigator) and the research ethics committee's opinion. The register is publicly available on line at:</p><p> </p><p>www.nres.nhs.uk/researchsummaries</p><p> </p><p>From September 2013, registration of clinical trials in a publicly accessible database is a condition of the favourable ethical opinion given by a research ethics committee.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 201201 question first answered 25/06/2014 14:23:38 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

62639

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Food: Charitable Donations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 30 October 2012, Official Report, column 146W, on food: charitable donations, and 7 March 2013, Official Report, column 1105, what assessment (a) his Department and (b) the Food Standards Agency has made of the compatibility of legislation to remove criminal and civil liability from good faith food donors with EU food safety laws.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	201171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>We are advised by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) that consideration was given to whether an exemption from European Union food safety law was available in respect of donations of food for charitable purposes in 2012. The FSA's view at that time was that no exemption is available and as the FSA's advice has not changed it does not consider that any further assessment of the issue is necessary.</p><p> </p><p>The FSA published guidance on its web site in July 2013 on which charitable and community food provision does not require registration. This can be found at:</p><p> </p><p>http://multimedia.food.gov.uk/multimedia/pdfs/hall-provision.pdf</p><p> </p><p>Food supply not requiring registration is exempt from the requirements of food hygiene legislation although all such provision is still required to provide food that is safe.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 23/06/2014 16:22:38 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

62641

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Meat
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of recent changes to safety checks in slaughterhouses on the risk of diseased meat entering the food chain undetected; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	201310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>The Food Standards Agency advises that the new procedure for pig meat inspection will better protect consumers from foodborne pathogens such as Salmonella. It reduces the amount of routine carcase handling and incision carried out by officials that contributes to the risk of microbiological contamination on carcases and offal. This is in line with a 2011 scientific opinion from the European Food Safety Authority.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Under the new procedures, all pigs will continue to be inspected by an official veterinarian whilst they are alive, and their carcases and offal will be visually inspected by an official meat inspector or veterinarian after slaughter. Any abnormalities that indicate possible animal health, public health or welfare issues will be further investigated and removed before meat can be declared fit for human consumption.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 25/06/2014 12:04:30 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

62650

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the National Clinical Director for Obesity and Diabetes on the implementation plans for Action for Diabetes; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Mr David Amess
uin	201296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>Jonathan Valabhji, the National Clinical Director for Obesity and Diabetes, has had no discussions with my Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health specifically about Action for Diabetes.</p><p> </p><p>There have been no recent discussions about diabetes between the Secretary of State for Health and NHS Improving Quality.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 201298 question first answered 25/06/2014 12:01:52 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

62651

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Chief Executive of NHS Improving Quality on (a) preserving the legacy of the work of NHS Diabetes and (b) improving care for people with diabetes; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Mr David Amess
uin	201298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>Jonathan Valabhji, the National Clinical Director for Obesity and Diabetes, has had no discussions with my Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health specifically about Action for Diabetes.</p><p> </p><p>There have been no recent discussions about diabetes between the Secretary of State for Health and NHS Improving Quality.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 201296 question first answered 25/06/2014 12:01:52 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

62652

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Organs: Donors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to work with international counterparts to ensure the sharing of best practice to increase organ donation.
tabling member constituency	Sleaford and North Hykeham
tabling member printed	Stephen Phillips
uin	201300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) - the United Kingdom organ donation organisation responsible for matching and allocating donated organs - actively participates and is involved in European Union initiatives to increase organ donation. This includes two current major European organ donation projects: the ACCORD (Achieving Comprehensive Coordination in Organ Donation) and FOEDUS (Facilitating the Exchange of Organs Donated in EU Member States) projects. NHSBT was also a collaborating partner for the completed ODEQUS (European Organ Donation Quality System) project.</p><p> </p><p>The UK drew heavily on evidence of world-wide success, such as Spain, for the development and implementation of the Organ Donation Taskforce recommendations published in 2008, which saw donor rates rise by 50% in five years. A number of international experts from the Unites States of America, Germany and The Netherlands also contributed to the development of the UK's new strategy published in 2013 <em><a title="http://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/to2020/resources/nhsbt_organ_donor_strategy_long.pdf" href="http://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/to2020/resources/nhsbt_organ_donor_strategy_long.pdf" target="_blank">Taking Organ Transplantation to 2020</a>. A</em> number of measures will be used to track improvements in performance in organ donation and transplantation to compare with international benchmarks, in order to try and match the best performing programmes in the world.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 25/06/2014 11:49:47 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4054 label Biography information for Stephen Phillips

62653

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what regulatory oversight his Department will apply to 24 hour helplines provided by independent abortion clinics.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	201311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>It is a condition of approval from the Secretary of State that independent sector providers have a 24 hour helpline available. The Care Quality Commission is considering the best approach to regulating termination of pregnancy services.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 25/06/2014 11:43:13 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

62654

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Sugar
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 12 June 2014, Official Report, column 293W, on sugar, what discussions he has had and what representations he has received on including sugar in the list of ingredients that companies should work with caterers to reformulate in meals as part of the H4 pledge on Healthier Staff Restaurants; and what response his Department gave in each such case.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	201370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>There have not been any discussions or representations made to the Secretary of State for Health or any Departmental officials, on including sugar in the list of ingredients that companies should work with caterers to reformulate in meals as part of the H4 Responsibility Deal pledge on Healthier Staff Restaurants.</p><p> </p><p>There are 169 organisations currently signed up to the H4 pledge which includes a requirement for employers to work with caterers to reformulate recipes to ensure staff meals are lower in fat, salt and energy.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, 11 catering companies have signed up to take a range of actions to help people consume fewer calories, including through reformulation to reduce sugar content.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 23/06/2014 16:25:16 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

62655

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hospitals: Waiting Lists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of patients waiting more than six weeks for diagnostic tests through NHS England; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	201358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government has invested more than £750 million over four years to support early diagnosis in cancer and improve access to key diagnostics to make sure that everyone has access to the best possible treatment. Awareness raising campaigns such as Be Clear on Cancer are encouraging more people to come forward with their symptoms.</p><p> </p><p>Patients should receive timely care, and NHS England, the NHS Trust Development Authority and Monitor are working with providers and commissioners to ensure patients get access to tests and treatment as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 25/06/2014 12:06:36 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

62656

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Negligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funds have been provided from his departmental expenditure limit to meet the costs of (a) clinical negligence and (b) NHS litigation in this financial year.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	201347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>£1.2 billion has been budgeted by the National Health Service Litigation Authority for the current 2014-15 financial year. £1.1 billion of this is allocated to clinical negligence, by far the most significant proportion of which is funded by members' contributions, rather than allocated directly from the Department's expenditure limit.</p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 23/06/2014 15:28:57 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies