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603979

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of why the estimated number of English hospital admissions relating to alcohol consumption has doubled between 2004/05, when the Licensing Act 2003 entered into force, and 2014/15.
	tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
	uin	HL2375
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>We have made no such assessment.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 31/10/2016 13:27:46 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

606673

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Health: Screening
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of clinical commissioning groups have added pulse checks to existing GP and pharmacy enhanced services for people over 65.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Walmsley
	uin	HL2504
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>This information is not held by the Department or NHS England, as general practitioner (GP) and pharmacy contracts do not mandate pulse checks as part of the existing GP and pharmacy enhanced services for people over 65.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>However, in England all local authorities are required to offer the NHS Health Check programme, with the large majority commissioning general practice to provide them on their behalf. Between 2014 and 2018 more than 15 million people aged 40-74 will be eligible for an NHS Health Check. The programme’s best practice guidance recommends that a pulse check is carried out as part of the process of taking a blood pressure reading, and those individuals who are found to have an irregular pulse rhythm should be referred for further investigation.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 31/10/2016 13:28:39 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	2547 label Biography information for Baroness Walmsley

605937

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Eyesight: Testing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in England aged over 60 had a free eye sight test in each of the last three years; and what proportion that was of the total number of people eligible for such tests.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Mrs Flick Drummond
	uin	49328
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>The table below, taken from the General Ophthalmic Services Activity Statistics for England, published by NHS Digital, shows the number of National Health Service sight tests provided to people aged 60 and over in England, between 2013/14 and 2015/16.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total NHS sight test for people aged 60 and over</p></td><td><p>% of total NHS sight tests</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>5,576,957</p></td><td><p>43.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>5,507,932</p></td><td><p>43.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>5,651,025</p></td><td><p>43.5%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>It is not possible to estimate what proportion of people eligible for free NHS sight tests used their entitlement during the reported years.</p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><ol><li>Patients may qualify for an NHS sight test on more than one criterion. However, they would only be recorded against one criterion on the form. Patients are more likely to be recorded according to their clinical need rather than their age. For example, a patient aged over 60, with glaucoma is likely to be recorded in the glaucoma category only. The count by eligibility is therefore approximate.</li><li>The figures do not represent the number of patients, as a person may have more than one NHS sight test within the same period.</li></ol> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 31/10/2016 09:16:17 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
	tabling member	4459 label Biography information for Mrs Flick Drummond

607589

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with NHS England over the proposed closure of the congenital heart disease service at the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL2521
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>The national review of congenital heart disease services is an NHS England led review. Department officials regularly meet with NHS England colleagues to keep abreast of progress, and keep Ministers updated on the review.</p><p> </p><p>No final decisions have been made on the future of congenital heart disease services at the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust. NHS England will conduct a service change process in relation to the proposed changes at this and other trusts affected by the review’s proposals, before finally deciding on and implementing any change. This process will include full public consultation.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 31/10/2016 13:38:59 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

603944

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	IVF
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any approach has been made to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority regarding the possibility of performing spindle-chromosome complex transfer in the UK; and if so, when any such approaches were made and by whom.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL2340
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has advised that no such approach has been made to the Authority.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 31/10/2016 13:28:02 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

605494

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Obesity: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they gave to proposals to regulate retail price promotions on unhealthy foods as part of their <i>Childhood Obesity: A Plan for Action</i> and, if they were not considered appropriate, why not.
	tabling member printed	Lord Balfe
	uin	HL2414
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>In developing <em>Childhood Obesity: A Plan for Action</em> we have been clear that we considered a number of different policies and have focused on the ones that are likely to have the biggest impact on childhood obesity.</p><p> </p><p>The policies in the plan are informed by the latest research and evidence, including from the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition report <em>Carbohydrates and Health</em>, Public Health England’s evidence package <em>Sugar reduction: the evidence for action</em>, other Government departments, debates in the House of Commons and various reports from key stakeholders including the House of Commons Health Select Committee.</p><p> </p><p>Current restrictions on the advertising of less healthy food and drink in the United Kingdom are amongst the toughest in the world. Alongside this, we welcome the action taken by forward thinking retailers on promotions. These voluntary actions mean that business can move more quickly and go beyond what regulation would permit.</p><p> </p><p>We are confident that the measures we have announced will make a real difference and estimate that childhood obesity rates could be reduced by around a fifth (330,000) over the next ten years. Though we are clear in our goals and firm in the action we will take, this plan represents the start of a conversation, rather than the final word.</p><p> </p><p>Copies of<em> Carbohydrates and</em> <em>Health</em> and<em> Sugar reduction: the evidence for action </em>are attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name SACN Carbohydrates and Health.pdf title SACN Carbohydrates & Health 2 file name PHE Sugar reduction The evidence for action.pdf title PHE Sugar Reduction grouped question UIN HL2415 question first answered 31/10/2016 13:41:04 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	4302 label Biography information for Lord Balfe

605495

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Obesity: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they gave to proposals to ban the advertising of unhealthy foods aimed specifically at children, and before the nine o'clock watershed, as part of their <i>Childhood Obesity: A Plan for Action</i> and, if such proposals were not considered appropriate, why not.
	tabling member printed	Lord Balfe
	uin	HL2415
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>In developing <em>Childhood Obesity: A Plan for Action</em> we have been clear that we considered a number of different policies and have focused on the ones that are likely to have the biggest impact on childhood obesity.</p><p> </p><p>The policies in the plan are informed by the latest research and evidence, including from the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition report <em>Carbohydrates and Health</em>, Public Health England’s evidence package <em>Sugar reduction: the evidence for action</em>, other Government departments, debates in the House of Commons and various reports from key stakeholders including the House of Commons Health Select Committee.</p><p> </p><p>Current restrictions on the advertising of less healthy food and drink in the United Kingdom are amongst the toughest in the world. Alongside this, we welcome the action taken by forward thinking retailers on promotions. These voluntary actions mean that business can move more quickly and go beyond what regulation would permit.</p><p> </p><p>We are confident that the measures we have announced will make a real difference and estimate that childhood obesity rates could be reduced by around a fifth (330,000) over the next ten years. Though we are clear in our goals and firm in the action we will take, this plan represents the start of a conversation, rather than the final word.</p><p> </p><p>Copies of<em> Carbohydrates and</em> <em>Health</em> and<em> Sugar reduction: the evidence for action </em>are attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name SACN Carbohydrates and Health.pdf title SACN Carbohydrates & Health 2 file name PHE Sugar reduction The evidence for action.pdf title PHE Sugar Reduction grouped question UIN HL2414 question first answered 31/10/2016 13:41:04 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	4302 label Biography information for Lord Balfe