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1563113

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2022
	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	Zoonoses: Furs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had the (a) World Health Organisation and (b) World Organisation for Animal Health on the risk of zoonotic diseases being spread to humans from fur farms globally, in the context of the H5N1 avian flu outbreak in winter 2022.
	tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
	tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
	uin	113370
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2023 answer text <p>Fur farming is banned in England. UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has not been involved in any discussions with the World Health Organization or the World Organisation for Animal Health specifically on the general risk of zoonotic disease spread from fur farms globally.</p><p>UKHSA continues to work closely with animal health colleagues at the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs and the Animal and Plant Health Agency as well as international partners to assess any specific risks that are identified globally which would have potential implications to the United Kingdom public health.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 09/01/2023 09:18:05 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1679011

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2023
	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	Young Offenders: Mental 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 plans she has to improve the provision of mental health care across the youth secure estate.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
	tabling member printed	Janet Daby
	uin	7657
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2024 answer text <p>NHS England has statutory responsibility for the direct commissioning of health services or facilities in the secure estate for children and young people, including for mental health services</p><p><br> Within this estate, the Framework for Integrated Care (SECURE STAIRS) allows for a trauma informed, collaborative approach to care, assessment and the planning of sentences and interventions, regardless of previous diagnosis. This includes input from mental health staff as well as from social care professionals, education professionals and the operational staff working on a day-to-day basis at the setting. <br> <br> It also seeks to ensure that staff have the right skills and support to care for the children and young people appropriately. NHS England has continued to support the implementation and sustainability of the framework in the estate, in partnership with Youth Custody Service and the Department for Education. <br> <br> As well as this, intercollegiate healthcare standards for children and young people in secure settings were first published in 2013. These standards were developed to help improve the quality and consistency of healthcare available to children in secure settings and have been refreshed in 2023. The standards benchmark NHS England’s core outcome based service specifications, including a specific specification for mental health services, which was also refreshed in 2023.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 08/01/2024 10:35:06 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1690803

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2024
	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	Young Offenders: Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
	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 people in the youth secure estate have been diagnosed with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder as of 21 February 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
	tabling member printed	Janet Daby
	uin	15159
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>Neither the Department nor NHS England hold this information centrally.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 26/02/2024 11:16:09 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1690806

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2024
	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	Young Offenders: Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there are existing screening practices in place in the youth secure estate to diagnose young offenders who may have Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
	tabling member printed	Janet Daby
	uin	15162
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>NHS England has statutory responsibility for the direct commissioning of health services in the children and young people secure estate. All children in the secure estate receive individualised care according to their needs, and following an assessment via the Comprehensive Health Assessment Tool (CHAT). This is an evidence based, validated health assessment tool for under 18-year-olds, which screens for physical health, substance misuse, mental health, and neurodisability.</p><p>The CHAT is templated onto the clinical IT system, SystmOne, and is completed on admission to the estate, with regular reviews. Key health information from the CHAT can be shared with custody and residential staff via the Child Health Summary, to ensure all staff are aware of a child’s health needs.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 26/02/2024 11:22:40 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1420593

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2022
	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	Yellow Fever: Vaccination
	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 merits of making the yellow fever vaccine available on the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	119486
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>Yellow fever occurs in tropical and sub-tropical regions of Africa and South and Central America. There is no risk of transmission in the United Kingdom (UK) from imported cases of yellow fever since the mosquito vector does not occur in the UK. Therefore, there are no current plans make this vaccine available on the National Health Service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 15/02/2022 14:38:59 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

1695751

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2024
	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	Yellow Card Scheme: Coronavirus
	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 Yellow Cards for covid-19 vaccinations were (a) identified by the MHRA as being of special interest and (b) followed up by the MHRA in (i) 2021, (ii) 2022 and (iii) 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	18344
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>Adverse events of special interest (AESI) are medical events or conditions that have been identified as possible vaccine safety concerns, based mainly on previous experience with other vaccines and immune-mediated events which theoretically may occur, as vaccines stimulate an immune response. AESIs for COVID-19 vaccines were subject to enhanced surveillance by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and many other regulators from the start of the United Kingdom’s immunisation programme.</p><p>Specifically in relation to AESIs, the MHRA has received 22880 UK spontaneous suspected adverse reaction (ADR) reports across all COVID-19 vaccines. Over 157 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been given in the UK. It is important to note that Yellow Card reports are not proof of a side effect occurring, and the incidence of a reaction occurring cannot be determined by these reports. The MHRA considers that the benefits of the COVID-19 vaccines continue to outweigh the risks for the majority of people.</p><p>The MHRA acknowledges receipt of every Yellow Card report received, and a team of safety experts follow up for additional information as necessary, including consideration of reports with a fatal outcome, based on the completeness, severity, and clinical details provided in the report. Responses to follow-up requests for ADR reports are recorded and stored with the original report on our ADR database. The information is then passed downstream for use in signal detection and the identification of safety concerns.</p><p>The data is available for its core purpose of assessment and signal detection, however, the systems were not designed to quantify follow-up metrics requested in this parliamentary question. As such it is not possible to automatically generate metrics on the proportion of follow-up requests sent. The MHRA has provided information on follow up rates under Freedom of Information, within the 20 day statutory timeframes based on manual review of reports, and is committed to publishing high level data on its website.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 18/03/2024 17:44:25 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1421454

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2022
	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	Yellow Card Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2022 to Question 92799, what regulatory action the MHRA has taken in response to the side effects detected as a result of the analysis of Yellow Cards; and how that regulatory action has been publicised.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	121680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2022 answer text <p>Over 90% of the United Kingdom population aged 12 years old and over have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, with approximately 140,000 doses administered. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has monitored the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines used in the vaccination programme and reviewed of Yellow Card reports of suspected adverse reactions. The majority of the Yellow Card reports received following COVID-19 vaccination relate to injection-site reactions and generalised symptoms such as ‘flu-like’ illness and headaches. Such symptoms occur shortly after vaccination and are not associated with more serious or lasting illness.</p><p>Where the MHRA has established a plausible link between a vaccine and a new side effect, warnings have been added to the product information for healthcare professionals and patients and published on the MHRA’s website. Few serious new safety concerns have been identified but on these occasions, the MHRA has issued press statements and letters to healthcare professionals to raise awareness of the symptoms. The MHRA has liaised with relevant health bodies to ensure information is included in materials issued to healthcare professionals and patients.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 03/03/2022 14:46:16 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 52051 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1653901

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2023
	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	Yellow Card Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the evidential basis is for the statement by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency that there is high public awareness of the Yellow Card scheme in relation to reporting suspected adverse reactions to Covid-19 vaccination.
	tabling member constituency	Tatton
	tabling member printed	Esther McVey
	uin	194762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2023 answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has worked with its partners across the health system to ensure that planned COVID-19 vaccination programme communications include information about the Yellow Card scheme. Information about the reporting of side effects via Yellow Card was included on both the information for vaccinees and the UK Health Security Agency materials to support the vaccination programme. These materials were made available as part of the initial call-recall process, as well as at vaccination centres.</p><p>Additionally, the MHRA optimised website search functionality for the dedicated Coronavirus Yellow Card reporting site and worked with media outlets to encourage them to carry messages about the reporting of side effects. The scheme was also promoted through targeted social media campaigns, the Drug Safety Update and a press release informing healthcare professionals and members of the public that reporting to the new site would enable the MHRA to rapidly identify new and emerging side effects. The general public were also encouraged to report any suspected side effects of the vaccine to the MHRA via a Yellow Card on televised press briefings.</p><p>The number of reports received through the scheme increased throughout the pandemic for non-COVID-19 medicines and vaccines from both patients and healthcare professionals, demonstrating increased public awareness of the important of reporting side effects. Patients are now the largest reporting group in the scheme, and in 2022 the highest number of reports from members of the public were received by the Yellow Card scheme to date.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 24/07/2023 11:21:32 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey

1381706

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2021
	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	Xenotransplantation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether operations have taken place in the UK using animal organs for transplants.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	80997
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2021 answer text <p>NHS Blood and Transplant is not aware of any animal organ being transplanted into a human within the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 07/12/2021 16:57:22 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1399765

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2022
	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	Xenotransplantation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether any operations have taken place using animal organs specifically for transplants in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	98285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2022 answer text <p>NHS Blood and Transplant has a statutory duty to match and allocate organs for transplant to hospitals within the United Kingdom. All organs supplied for transplant come from deceased or living human donors.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 11/01/2022 16:18:43 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon