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582531

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answers of 7 July 2016 to Questions 41448 and 41439, what his Department's priorities are for the 7th Conference of the Parties to the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control to be held in November 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	46141
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>The Department is still giving consideration to the United Kingdom's priorities for the upcoming Conference of the Parties to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. The composition of the UK’s delegation is also still under consideration.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood grouped question UIN 46210 question first answered 16/09/2016 14:45:45 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

582536

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who will represent his Department at the World Health Organisaiton Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in India in November 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	46210
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>The Department is still giving consideration to the United Kingdom's priorities for the upcoming Conference of the Parties to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. The composition of the UK’s delegation is also still under consideration.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood grouped question UIN 46141 question first answered 16/09/2016 14:45:45 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

578697

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Sickle Cell Diseases: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of research into sickle cell disease in meeting the needs of people with that disease.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	45639
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>The Department has made no specific assessment of this.</p><p> </p><p>The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is investing £15.1 million in four Blood and Transplant Research Units (BTRUs) that support the future needs of donors, patients and NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT). Each BTRU is a partnership between a university and NHSBT. One BTRU is based at the University of Bristol and is carrying out research to aid the development of new blood products for treatment of patients with rare blood types and those needing regular transfusions including patients with sickle cell disease (SCD).</p><p> </p><p>The NIHR has also recently funded a £0.3 million study on improvement of pain and quality of life in patients with SCD with nocturnal oxygen therapy or auto-adjusting continuous positive airways pressure. A current £0.5 million NIHR study is examining young adult patients’ experiences of transitions from paediatric to adult services for SCD, and the NIHR is currently seeking to commission research on whether haematopoietic stem cell transplantation in adults with severe SCD is cost effective and improves quality of life.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including SCD. These applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 16/09/2016 12:45:23 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

578699

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Sickle Cell Diseases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have sickle cell disease in the UK; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of provision to improve the quality of life and life expectancy of people with that disease.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	45638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>The Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia screening programme is a linked antenatal and newborn screening programme which is offered to all pregnant women and their babies. It is also offered to fathers to be, where antenatal screening shows that the mother is a genetic carrier.</p><p>Table 1 shows the number of screen positive babies detected in England since the establishment of Public Health England (PHE) in 2013.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Table 1. Sickle cell disease (SCD) screen positive babies: England</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Screen Positive Babies</p></td><td><p>Total Screened</p></td><td><p>Rate per 1000</p></td><td><p>1 in x</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>319</p></td><td><p>668,117</p></td><td><p>0.48</p></td><td><p>2,094</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>278</p></td><td><p>661,432</p></td><td><p>0.42</p></td><td><p>2,379</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total for whole period</p></td><td><p>3,003</p></td><td><p>6,056,663</p></td><td><p>0.50</p></td><td><p>2,017</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data source: PHE Screening</p><p>Although NHS England does not routinely collect the information requested on the provision to improve quality of life and life expectancy of people with the disease, it is is working to ensure excellent services for people identified with Sickle Cell disease.</p><p>NHS England has included treatment services for haemoglobinopathies within the prescribed specialised services commissioned centrally by NHS England and set up a Clinical Reference Group of sickle cell and thalassaemia experts and patient representatives specifically to advise NHS England on commissioning services for haemoglobinopathies.</p><p>NHS England is also developing a commissioning policy for the management of iron overload in sickle cell and thalassaemia patients. It is also about to under-take a national review of haemoglobinopathy services, commencing in 2016-17.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 16/09/2016 12:52:52 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

582520

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Pregnancy: Alcoholic Drinks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to discourage pregnant mothers from consuming alcohol during pregnancy.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	46202
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>We want women to make decisions about their health based on the best possible information.</p><p> </p><p>The new United Kingdom Chief Medical Officers' low risk drinking guidelines provide clear advice for women across the UK that for those who are pregnant, or could become pregnant, the safest approach is not to drink alcohol at all. This is to keep any risk to the baby to a minimum.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England is working with relevant professional organisations in England to help midwives and health visitors educate and inform women about avoiding alcohol while pregnant.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 16/09/2016 14:39:42 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

579512

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2016
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Government's recently-published childhood obesity action plan, how he plans to work with the public health community to ensure that approaches to reduce child obesity are evidence-based.
	tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
	tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
	uin	45796
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>The policies in the plan are informed by the latest research and evidence, including from the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition report Carbohydrates and Health, Public Health England’s evidence package Sugar reduction: the evidence for action, other government departments, debates in this House and various reports from key stakeholders including the Health Select Committee.</p><p> </p><p>In delivering the plan, we will continue to work with the public health community and other partners to ensure implementation is aligned to our proposals.</p><p> </p><p>Copies of Carbohydrates and Health and Sugar reduction: the evidence for action are attached and are available at:</p><p>www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/445503/SACN_Carbohydrates_and_Health.pdf</p><p>www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/470179/Sugar_reduction_The_evidence_for_action.pdf</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood attachment 1 file name SACN Carbohydrates and Health.pdf title SACN Carbohydrates and Health 2 file name PHE Sugar reduction The evidence for action.pdf title PHE Sugar reduction The evidence for action question first answered 16/09/2016 15:02:02 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

578695

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Multiple Births
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether NICE has assessed the potential merits of producing guidance for managing delivery and birth in twin pregnancies; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
	tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
	uin	45631
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has advised that it recognises that there is a gap in its existing guidelines with regards to intrapartum care for multiple pregnancies and is considering the most appropriate approach as part of a wider review of all of its pregnancy guidelines.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 16/09/2016 12:58:26 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

582048

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government takes to establish whether a woman is pregnant while in detention at an immigration removal centre.
	tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
	tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
	uin	45862
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>NHS England advise that disclosure of pregnancy of women in held in immigration removal centres (IRCs) in England is at the behest of the individual concerned. The health assessment carried out at reception screening would ask if pregnancy was a possibility and a subsequent pregnancy test would confirm this, provided that consent was given.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office is currently consulting on mandatory new guidelines for its operational staff, “Care and Management of Pregnant women in Detention”. This will apply to staff operating in IRCs and other parts of the detention estate in England and is expected to be published this year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 16/09/2016 14:40:56 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

582025

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Kidneys: Transplant Surgery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of kidney transplants in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Northern Ireland in each year since 2011; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	46026
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p>Transplants performed involving kidneys, 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2016: by nation of transplant unit</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nation/donor type</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deceased donor</p></td><td><p>1,494</p></td><td><p>1,649</p></td><td><p>1,825</p></td><td><p>1,796</p></td><td><p>1,914</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Living Donor</p></td><td><p>866</p></td><td><p>907</p></td><td><p>941</p></td><td><p>886</p></td><td><p>863</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>2,360</p></td><td><p>2,556</p></td><td><p>2,766</p></td><td><p>2,682</p></td><td><p>2,777</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deceased donor</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Living donor</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deceased donor</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Living donor</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>137</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p><em>Source: </em>NHS Blood and Transplant</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p>Transplants performed involving kidneys, 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2016: by nation of patient residency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nation/donor type</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deceased donor</p></td><td><p>1,463</p></td><td><p>1,623</p></td><td><p>1,796</p></td><td><p>1,774</p></td><td><p>1,881</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Living Donor</p></td><td><p>830</p></td><td><p>877</p></td><td><p>895</p></td><td><p>842</p></td><td><p>822</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>2,293</p></td><td><p>2,500</p></td><td><p>2,691</p></td><td><p>2,616</p></td><td><p>2,703</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deceased donor</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Living donor</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>119</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deceased donor</p></td><td><p>133</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Living donor</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>183</p></td><td><p>164</p></td><td><p>157</p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p><em>Source: </em>NHS Blood and Transplant</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>A seven year United Kingdom-wide organ donation and transplantation strategy was jointly published by the four UK health ministers and NHS Blood and Transplant in July 2013. The strategy aims to increase donation and transplantation rates; to make the UK system comparable with the best of the world. 2015/16 saw the highest ever deceased donor rate in the UK with 1,364 deceased donors resulting in 3,529 transplants. We continue to support work to further increase donation and transplantation rates, particularly promoting collaborative working amongst organisations and raising awareness of donation in the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic population.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 16/09/2016 14:53:05 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

578686

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Huntington's Disease: Medical Treatments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to encourage the development of treatments for Huntington's disease.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
	uin	45766
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government, through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), has established the Rare Diseases Translational Research Collaboration (TRC) with an initial investment of £20 million over four years. The Rare Disease TRC provides world-class National Health Service research infrastructure to support fundamental discoveries and translational research on rare diseases; increasing research collaboration to lead to improved diagnosis, treatment and care, and to support deep phenotyping of people with rare diseases.</p><p> </p><p>The NIHR funds research infrastructure to translate developments in pre-clinical research in neurological conditions, including Huntington’s disease, into benefits for patients including new treatments. This infrastructure includes the NIHR University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 16/09/2016 12:47:09 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland