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1132930

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	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: Heating
	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 implement NICE guidance NG6 on reducing excess winter deaths and illness and the health risks associated with cold homes.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	266229
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) publishes resources to support those who wish to implement the recommendations within the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Guidelines NG6, including local authorities, the National Health Service and other frontline staff. These include the Cold Weather Plan for England, collated resources on the Homes for Health collection webpage, and guidance to support local authorities in identifying at risk individuals.</p><p> </p><p>The Cold Weather Plan can be viewed at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/748492/the_cold_weather_plan_for_england_2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/748492/the_cold_weather_plan_for_england_2018.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>More details on the Homes for Health can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/housing-for-health" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/housing-for-health</a></p><p> </p><p>Further information on the guidance to support local authorities can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/770963/data_sources_to_support_local_services_tackling_health_risks_of_cold_homes.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/770963/data_sources_to_support_local_services_tackling_health_risks_of_cold_homes.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 26/06/2019 16:33:50 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1132933

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	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	Preventive Medicine
	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 ensure the value of preventative health-related fuel poverty initiatives is recognised in the forthcoming green papers on (a) prevention and (b) social care in England.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	266232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>We are considering a range of policy options for both Green Papers and we will be mindful of fuel poverty.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 26/06/2019 16:31:05 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1134279

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	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	Cardiovascular System: Screening
	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 introducing mandatory cardiovascular screening for anyone participating in organised sport.
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
	uin	268631
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The United Kingdom National Screening Committee (UK NSC) has opened its three month public consultation on screening to prevent Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) in young people, ages 12-39. The consultation will close on 7 September and welcomes input from individuals and organisations. Further information about the consultation and how to participate can be found at the following link:</p><p>https://legacyscreening.phe.org.uk/suddencardiacdeath</p><p>The UK NSC last reviewed screening for SCD in young people, ages 12-39, in 2015 and it was recommended that screening should not be offered.</p><p>The UK NSC is an independent committee that advises Ministers and the National Health Service in all four UK countries on all aspects of screening. Using research evidence, pilot programmes and economic evaluation, the Committee assesses the evidence for national screening programmes against a set of internationally recognised criteria covering: the condition; the test; the treatment options; and the effectiveness and acceptability of the screening programme.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 02/07/2019 16:33:19 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin

1133294

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	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	Cancer: Diagnosis
	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 increase early diagnosis of cancers.
	tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
	tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
	uin	266791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2019 answer text <p>To raise awareness of cancer symptoms and encourage people with symptoms to go to their doctor without delay, the Department of Health and Social Care, alongside Public Health England, have run 15 national Be Clear on Cancer awareness campaigns since 2010/11.</p><p> </p><p>A Be Clear on Cancer ‘Blood in pee’ campaign ran across England from July to September 2018, aiming to improve early diagnosis of bladder and kidney cancer. Public Health England launched a new campaign, ‘Cervical Screening Saves Lives’, on 5 March to promote uptake of cervical screening.</p><p> </p><p>As recommended by the UK National Screening Committee and the independent Cancer Taskforce, we are modernising our world-renowned cancer screening programmes by introducing Faecal Immunochemical Testing into the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme as soon as possible and human papillomavirus as the primary test in the NHS Cervical Screening Programme by 2020.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is establishing Rapid Diagnostic Centres across the country to upgrade and bring together the latest diagnostic equipment and expertise. The centres build on the 10 models piloted through the Accelerate, Coordinate and Evaluate programme, which have focussed on diagnosing cancers where patients often present with non-specific symptoms and may go to their general practitioner many times before being sent for appropriate tests.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is extending lung health checks, targeting clinical commissioning groups with the lowest survival rates. In Greater Manchester introducing low dose CT health checks saw an almost five-fold reduction in stage 4 disease, with 80% of cancers diagnosed at an early stage.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England awarded around £5 million of funding to improve pathology services in 37 trusts across nine Cancer Alliances at the end of 2017/18.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 28/06/2019 10:58:37 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

1134077

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	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	Preventive Medicine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department will publish the Green Paper on prevention.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	uin	268534
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by the former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Primary Care (Steve Brine MP) to the hon. Member for Glasgow Central (Alison Thewliss MP) on 16 January 2019 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-01-09/206879/" target="_blank">206879</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 27/06/2019 09:52:01 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1133326

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	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	Cannabis: 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 many licences have been issued for the prescription of medicinal cannabis.
	tabling member constituency	Burton
	tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
	uin	266815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The law stipulates that any doctor on the General Medical Council’s Specialist Register can prescribe cannabis-based products for medicinal use. No licences are required to prescribe.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 27/06/2019 12:40:10 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths

1134110

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	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	Influenza: 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 estimate he has made of the (a) number of doses of flu vaccine required in winter 2019-20 and (b) proportion of those doses which will need to be sourced from outside the UK; and what plans he has in place to ensure the adequate supply of flu vaccine in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal on 31 October 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	268344
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>Flu vaccines for people aged 18 years and older are procured directly from manufacturers and suppliers by providers, based on their local assessment of need. The procurement and distribution of flu vaccines for the children’s aspect of the national flu programme is managed by Public Health England (PHE). Doses of flu vaccine for 2019/20 is estimated using end of season for 2018/19 that are published on GOV.UK at the following links:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seasonal-flu-vaccine-uptake-in-gp-patients-monthly-data-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seasonal-flu-vaccine-uptake-in-gp-patients-monthly-data-2018-to-2019</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seasonal-flu-vaccine-uptake-in-healthcare-workers-monthly-data-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seasonal-flu-vaccine-uptake-in-healthcare-workers-monthly-data-2018-to-2019</a></p><p>Seasonal flu vaccines for 2019/20 are currently being manufactured and due for delivery to the market in the autumn. Vaccine production is a complex and multi-stage process, which will involve a touch-point outside of the United Kingdom.</p><p>Officials continuously monitor the flu vaccine supply landscape to enable timely and appropriate action to be taken in the event of supply issues.</p><p>The Department, PHE and NHS England are in regular discussion with the manufacturers to ensure they have appropriate contingency plans in place to prepare for a potential ‘no deal’ scenario.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 27/06/2019 15:20:53 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1133363

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	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	5G: Pollinators and Wildlife
	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 the roll out of the 5G network on wildlife and pollinators.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	266891
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2019 answer text <p>No assessment of the potential effect of the roll out of the 5G network on wildlife and pollinators has been made.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 28/06/2019 10:26:00 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1133631

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2019
	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	Gambling: 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 estimate his Department has made of the cost to the NHS of treating gambling addictions in 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	267166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on the cost to the National Health Service of treating gambling addictions.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan has made a commitment to investing in expanding NHS specialist clinics to help more people with serious gambling problems. The first NHS gambling clinic for children will open this year as part of a new network of services for addicts being rolled out as part of the NHS Long Term Plan. Up to 14 new NHS clinics are being opened - starting with the NHS Northern Gambling Service in Leeds this summer, followed by Manchester and Sunderland. The National Problem Gambling Clinic in London will also offer specialist help for children and young people aged 13 to 25 as part of an expansion.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 25/06/2019 16:02:46 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1133996

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	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	Aston Hall Hospital: Abuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made in compensating victims of historical abuse at Aston Hall, Derbyshire.
	tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
	tabling member printed	Laura Smith
	uin	268489
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>NHS Resolution is managing compensation claims related to Aston Hall on behalf of the Secretary of State. As the management of these claims is ongoing, it would not be appropriate to comment further at this stage.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 02/07/2019 16:39:56 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4648 label Biography information for Laura Smith