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997124

registered interest
date	29/11/2018
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	Housing: Health
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 promote public awareness of the the effect on people's health of poor quality indoor environments.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	184965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) raises public awareness of the impacts of indoor air pollution by supporting activities that aim to change behaviour, such as the annual Clean Air Day, and is working with health partners, such as the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, World Health Organization and Allergy UK, to improve the evidence on the health impacts of poor indoor air quality which will enhance advice to the public. PHE also promotes awareness about carbon monoxide through the use of blog posts, press releases and social media updates.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 06/11/2018 16:28:25 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1000277

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
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	Tobacco: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government plans to introduce licensing laws for the sale of tobacco in England.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	187384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to introduce licensing laws for the sale of tobacco in England. Earlier this year we introduced legislation providing for the licencing of tobacco products manufacturing machinery.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/11/2018 17:18:59 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1000279

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
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	Smoking: Barnsley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the statistics from the Smoking Data Guide, published by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council's research and business intelligence team in August 2016, that 21.2 per cent of adults and 10.7 per cent of 15 year olds in Barnsley smoke, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of young adults who smoke.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	187385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has a strong track record of reducing the harm caused by tobacco, based on a comprehensive approach to tobacco control, including bans on smoking in public places, and on promotion and advertising of tobacco products; high duty rates; the provision of smoking cessation services; and social marketing campaigns. The Government will maintain this comprehensive approach. The Government’s Tobacco Control Plan for England, published last year, commits to reducing smoking in 15 year olds from 8% in 2017 to 3% in 2022 and the Tobacco Control Delivery Plan, published in June 2018 sets out the various activities different agencies are taking to meet the aims of the plan.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/11/2018 17:19:44 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

999494

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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	Hospices: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of overall Government funding is allocated to (a) children's and b) adult hospices in England.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	187123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>The funding and commissioning of palliative and end of life care for both adult and children services is a local matter, over which individual National Health Service commissioners have responsibility. Local commissioners are best placed to understand the needs of local populations and commission services to meet those needs accordingly.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 07/11/2018 12:59:04 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

999499

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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	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, how NICE (a) classifies and (b) regulates new treatments made up of a combination of active substances.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	187142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence does not classify or regulate new treatments. Licensing of new medicines, including combinations of active substances, is undertaken by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) or the European Medicine Agency in consultation with the MHRA. The MHRA is the Government agency responsible for ensuring that medicines and medical devices work and are acceptably safe.</p><p> </p><p>Most combinations of active substances are so-called ‘fixed combinations’ – most commonly a tablet containing two or more different medicines. Fixed combination applications can be classified as:</p><p>- Products containing one or more new active substances;</p><p>- Products containing a combination of previously licenced substances; and</p><p>- Generic copies of the above.</p><p> </p><p>The legal basis for the regulation of combination medicinal products is given in European Union Directive 2001/83/EC as amended, and subsequently implemented into United Kingdom medicines legislation. The specific legal basis and the data requirements for combination medicinal products vary depending on the active substances in the combination, the development undertaken, and the licenced indications of the product.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 07/11/2018 12:34:52 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

999511

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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	Hearing Impairment: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what financial support his Department makes available to support children with hearing difficulties.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	187092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>NHS England commissions some services for children with hearing loss as identified in ‘Commissioning Intentions 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 For Prescribed Specialised Services’. These include provision of cochlear implants, bone conduction hearing aids and mental health services.</p><p> </p><p>Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are responsible for commissioning other hearing loss services for their local populations. As with other services which CCGs commission, they should take into consideration assessments of local need and any relevant guidance.</p><p> </p><p>‘Commissioning services for people with hearing loss: A framework for clinical commissioning groups’, published by NHS England in July 2016, provides guidance to inform and support commissioners when making local decisions.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 07/11/2018 12:52:22 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

999512

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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	Heroin: 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, if he will allocate funding to local authorities that plan to implement heroin assisted treatment.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	187009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for making decisions on how to spend their allocation of the public health grant based on the needs of their local population. Local authorities are responsible for commissioning drug treatment to meet those needs, including heroin assisted treatment services.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 06/11/2018 15:08:16 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

999549

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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	Fruit: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of fruit contamination in Australia on UK consumers.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	186972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>We are aware of the reported concerns in Australia around needles in strawberries and metal in bananas. Based on the information available we do not consider this to be a food safety issue in the United Kingdom. We will continue to monitor the situation.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 09/11/2018 10:30:05 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

999571

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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	Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of prescriptions were issued to people using a prepayment certificate in England in (a) 2017 and (b) the latest period for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Williams
uin	187148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 09/11/2018 10:28:27 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4666 label Biography information for Dr Paul Williams

999577

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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	Social Services: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding from the public purse was allocated by his Department to enable local authorities in England to fund the full disregard of war pensions in social care financial assessments in (a) 2016, (b) 2017 and (c) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	187153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>In response to the Royal British Legion’s ‘Insult to Injury’ campaign, the Government made a commitment in the 2016 Budget statement to introduce a disregard in the adult social care charging rules for War Pension Scheme payments to veterans to take effect from April 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The Department provided specific funding allocations to local authorities from 2017 when the disregard commenced and which fully funds the new burden on local government.</p><p> </p><p>The allocations are as follows:</p><p>2017/18: £14 million</p><p>2018/19: £13 million</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 07/11/2018 12:51:16 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt