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1002156

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	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	Healthy Start Scheme
	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 public consultation on Healthy Start vouchers.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	188098
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>We are considering a range of options for consulting on Healthy Start vouchers. This will take place shortly.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 12/11/2018 15:56:11 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1011638

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	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	Multiple Births
	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 on 23 October to Question 179160 on Perinatal Mortality, whether the expert oversight group (a) noted that twins and triplets are at a higher risk than other populations of stillbirth and neonatal death and (b) made an assessment of the effect of its decision not to include twin-specific recommendations in the Saving Babies' Lives Care Bundle on the NHS' ability to carry out its legal duty to have regard to reducing inequalities in outcomes from health services.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	194102
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The Saving Babies’ Lives Care Bundle is undergoing review by an oversight group consisting of nationally recognised experts, including representatives of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the British Maternal Fetal Medicine Society. The expert oversight group did note that twins and triplets are at a higher risk of stillbirth and neonatal death compared with other populations.</p><p> </p><p>The Maternity Transformation Programme is addressing safety in maternity services, including reducing inequalities in outcomes regarding twin and multiple births through other channels in addition to the Saving Babies’ Lives Care Bundle. The programme is supporting Local Maternity Systems to implement best practice care by working with the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, which has developed the Perinatal Mortality Review Tool to support standardised perinatal mortality reviews across National Health Service maternity and neonatal units in England, Scotland and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>All trusts in England are now using the tool to identify the factors associated with stillbirth and neonatal death, including within multiple pregnancies. Furthermore, NHS England encourages Local Maternity Systems to follow National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines, including CG129 on the management of antenatal care for twin and triplet pregnancies.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 29/11/2018 13:49:41 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

828583

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2018
	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	Sapropterin
	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 pregnant women with phenylketonuria have received Kuvan (sapropterin) treatment since that drug has been licenced for use in the UK; and what is the average duration of the course of that treatment.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	124254
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>In 2013, NHS England published a policy on the use of Sapropterin for the management of Phenylketonuria (PKU) during pregnancy:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/e12-p-a.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/e12-p-a.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>NHS England has now received a Preliminary Policy Proposal for the use of Sapropterin in the management of PKU for adults and children, as new evidence has now been published to support its use. This was considered by the Clinical Panel this month where it was agreed that NHS England will need to further review the evidence. NHS England will be working with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to agree the best approach to this and whether the policy should subsequently be reviewed. The NHS England process for development of Clinical Policies can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/specialised-commissioning-service-development-policy-and-process/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/specialised-commissioning-service-development-policy-and-process/</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/methods-national-clinical-policies/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/methods-national-clinical-policies/</a></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 31/01/2018 14:04:04 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

837440

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2018
	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	Conversion Therapy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number people who have undertaken gay conversion therapy.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	126559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not hold an estimate of the number of people that have undertaken gay conversion therapy. In 2017, the Government Equalities Office carried out a survey of the experience of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the United Kingdom, which included several questions about gay conversion therapy. Whilst not a statistically representative sample, the survey received over 100,000 responses and will help us improve our understanding of the numbers of people who have undergone, or have been offered, gay conversion therapy. This is an issue the Government is keeping under review and we are constantly working towards improving the evidence base.</p><p> </p><p>The Government rejects utterly the notion that sexuality is something to be cured, and condemns gay conversion therapy. The evidence base is clear that conversion therapy is not only ineffective, but is potentially harmful to participants. That is why officials have worked with the main registration and accreditation bodies for psychotherapy and counselling practitioners, including the UK Council for Psychotherapy, to develop a Memorandum of Understanding to help put a stop to this bogus treatment.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 126560 question first answered 09/02/2018 12:05:18 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

837441

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2018
	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	Conversion Therapy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the (a) psychological (b) emotional effect on people undergoing gay conversion therapy.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	126560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not hold an estimate of the number of people that have undertaken gay conversion therapy. In 2017, the Government Equalities Office carried out a survey of the experience of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the United Kingdom, which included several questions about gay conversion therapy. Whilst not a statistically representative sample, the survey received over 100,000 responses and will help us improve our understanding of the numbers of people who have undergone, or have been offered, gay conversion therapy. This is an issue the Government is keeping under review and we are constantly working towards improving the evidence base.</p><p> </p><p>The Government rejects utterly the notion that sexuality is something to be cured, and condemns gay conversion therapy. The evidence base is clear that conversion therapy is not only ineffective, but is potentially harmful to participants. That is why officials have worked with the main registration and accreditation bodies for psychotherapy and counselling practitioners, including the UK Council for Psychotherapy, to develop a Memorandum of Understanding to help put a stop to this bogus treatment.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 126559 question first answered 09/02/2018 12:05:18 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

867098

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2018
	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 Start 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 assessment his Department plans to make of the effect of the Healthy Start scheme on the nutrition of pregnant women and young children; and if he will increase the value of the vouchers to meet the increasing cost of food.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	133216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The Healthy Start Scheme helps to encourage a nutritious healthy diet for more than 326,000 pregnant women, families and children under four from low income households. The Government recommitted to the Healthy Start scheme in the 2016 plan ‘Childhood Obesity: A plan for Action’.</p><p> </p><p>The scheme has also been developed in other ways. For example, the addition of frozen fruit and vegetables in 2011 allows families to get more with their vouchers.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 27/03/2018 12:05:50 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

867099

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2018
	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	Healthy Start Scheme
	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 remove the necessity for mothers to contact the Healthy Start Unit to inform them of the birth of their baby in order to receive Healthy Start vouchers and vitamins.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	133217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>In order to determine continued eligibility for Healthy Start vouchers and vitamins, it is necessary for beneficiaries to contact the Healthy Start Issuing Unit (HSIU) to confirm their eligibility status. This is to ensure that beneficiaries are receiving the correct amount of vouchers per the number of children in the household.</p><p> </p><p>Calls to the HSIU cost no more than calls to standard United Kingdom landline phone numbers. An e-mail contact form is also available.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 133218 question first answered 27/03/2018 12:07:15 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

867100

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2018
	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	Healthy Start Scheme
	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 introduce a free telephone number for Healthy Start recipients to contact the Healthy Start Issuing Unit.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	133218
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>In order to determine continued eligibility for Healthy Start vouchers and vitamins, it is necessary for beneficiaries to contact the Healthy Start Issuing Unit (HSIU) to confirm their eligibility status. This is to ensure that beneficiaries are receiving the correct amount of vouchers per the number of children in the household.</p><p> </p><p>Calls to the HSIU cost no more than calls to standard United Kingdom landline phone numbers. An e-mail contact form is also available.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 133217 question first answered 27/03/2018 12:07:15 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

869328

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2018
	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	Healthy Start 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 assessment he has made of the effect of the introduction of universal credit on take-up rates for healthy start benefits among families in receipt of universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	133842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>Healthy Start vouchers are available to Universal Credit claimants with earnings at or below £408 per month, who are at least 10 weeks pregnant or who have at least one child under four years old.</p><p> </p><p>Arrangements are in place to support Healthy Start beneficiaries who are transitioning to Universal Credit, and those who are applying for Universal Credit for the first time.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 28/03/2018 12:46:39 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

882292

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2018
	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	Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Independent Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Baroness Cumberlege plans consult patient groups and affected people before the Medicines and Medical Devices Review commences; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	135439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>We anticipate that Baroness Cumberlege will wish to engage with patient groups and other stakeholders from the early stages and throughout the course of the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review. The Review is, however, independent of the Department, and such decisions are a matter for its Chair, Baroness Cumberlege.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 23/04/2018 13:33:37 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson