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1639380

registered interest
date	22/05/2023
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	Electronic Cigarettes: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to improve the enforcement on regulations standards for vape pens.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	186214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2023 answer text <p>In April 2023, the Government announced £3 million of funding for a new national illicit vaping enforcement unit to tackle illicit and underage vape sales across the country. This will improve the enforcement of our regulations related to a range of products including vape pens.</p><p>We also launched a call for evidence on youth vaping which issues related to regulatory compliance. Once this closes on 6 June 2023, the Government will assess a range of options based on the evidence provided, including potential future changes to vaping policy and regulation.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 26/05/2023 13:00:57 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1639381

registered interest
date	22/05/2023
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	Electronic Cigarettes: Young People
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 his Department is taking to tackle online content targeted at young people that promotes vaping.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	186215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2023 answer text <p>We have regulations in place to discourage underage vaping. The law protects children through restricting sales of vapes to over 18 year olds only, limiting nicotine content, refill bottle and tank sizes, labelling requirements and through advertising restrictions.</p><p>The Department continues to work with the Advertising Standards Authority to enforce the current set of regulations and to work with platforms to improve their community guidelines.</p><p>However, given the changing circumstances surrounding vapes, the Government has launched a call for evidence on youth vaping to identify opportunities to reduce the number of children accessing and using vape products. This explores issues such as the appearance and packaging of vapes, their marketing, branding and promotion, and the role of social media.</p><p>The call for evidence will close on Tuesday 6 June. Following this, the Government will consider a range of options based on the evidence provided, including potential changes to vaping policy and regulations.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 186216 question first answered 26/05/2023 13:05:00 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1604808

registered interest
date	16/03/2023
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	Electronic Cigarettes: Pneumonia
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 Answer of 1 November 2019 to Question 4411 on Electronic Cigarettes: Pneumonia, what recent assessment his Department has made of trends in the prevalence of lipoid pneumonia since the introduction of vaping.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	167184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>It is not possible to assess the trends in the prevalence of lipoid pneumonia since the introduction of vaping. This is because there is insufficient data to identify this trend.</p><p>The evidence of respiratory risk from vaping is the subject of a Systematic Review in Chapter 10 of the report Nicotine Vaping in England 2022.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 20/03/2023 16:20:30 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1604810

registered interest
date	16/03/2023
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	Electronic Cigarettes: Children
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 estimate of the number of children who use e-cigarettes.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	167185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>Data from NHS Digital showed that 9% of 11- to 15-year-olds identified themselves as current users of vapes in 2021. The Government is clear that vaping should only be used to help adults quit smoking. Vapes should not be used by people under the age of 18 years old or non-smokers.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 21/03/2023 17:59:14 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1601628

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
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	Gender Dysphoria: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what clinical disciplines will be included in the multi-disciplinary teams that replace the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust Gender Identity Development Service.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	159108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>In October 2022, NHS England published a proposed interim service specification for the new services for the purpose of public consultation. The proposed service specification describes that the service should include consultant level paediatricians, endocrinologists, psychologists and specialists in autism, attention deficit with hyperactivity disorder and other neuro-developmental conditions. NHS England will agree a final version of the service specification once it has considered the outcome of the public consultation.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 13/03/2023 10:36:46 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1601629

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
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	Gender Dysphoria: Health Services
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 new patients have been referred to the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust Gender Identity Development Service since its closure was announced.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	159109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>NHS England is responsible for commissioning gender identity development services for children and young people. Between 10 October and 3 March 2023, 1,080 referrals were made to the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust Gender Identity Development Service. Data for the period 28 July to 9 October 2022 are not currently available.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 13/03/2023 10:35:02 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1600856

registered interest
date	02/03/2023
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	Health Services: Gender
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to NHS trusts on the provision of the same-sex staffing for patients receiving intimate care.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	156984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department is considering whether clearer guidance is needed on the provision of same-sex staffing for patients receiving intimate care. Guidance by the Care Quality Commission states that “When providing intimate or personal care, provider must make every reasonable effort to make sure that they respect people's preferences about who delivers their care and treatment, such as requesting staff of a specified gender/sex.” The guidance can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.cqc.org.uk/guidance-providers/regulations-enforcement/regulation-10-dignity-respect" target="_blank">https://www.cqc.org.uk/guidance-providers/regulations-enforcement/regulation-10-dignity-respect</a></p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 22/03/2023 14:19:59 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1600857

registered interest
date	02/03/2023
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	Gender Dysphoria: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the interim service specification for specialist gender dysphoria services for children and young people.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	156985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>NHS England is currently reviewing and analysing the consultation responses. A report summarising all the feedback received will be published as soon as possible, alongside the final interim service specification.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 13/03/2023 10:43:08 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1582774

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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	Maternity Services: Communication
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 take steps to help ensure that NHS documentation and correspondence relating to maternity services refers to women and mothers.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	137850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2023 answer text <p>As set out in the Women’s Health Strategy, published August 2022, the Government is committed to ensuring that women are properly represented in communications and guidance, including through the appropriate use of sex-specific language to communicate matters that relate to women’s and men’s individual health issues.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 13/02/2023 10:02:36 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1581487

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
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	Gender Dysphoria: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the results of the public consultation on interim service specification for specialist gender dysphoria services for children and young people will be published.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	134003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>NHS England is currently reviewing and analysing responses and a report summarising all the feedback received will be published on their website in early 2023, alongside the final interim service specification.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 03/02/2023 12:48:17 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena