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1130535

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	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: Health Hazards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department plans to publish on protecting people who suffer from electro-hypersensitivity from the effects of 5G.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	261100
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) advises that the guidelines of the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) should be adopted for limiting exposure to radio waves, and there is no convincing evidence that adverse health effects can result if these guidelines are complied with.</p><p>Carefully designed studies have been performed in the United Kingdom and around the world to investigate whether the health symptoms some people experience and attribute to exposure to radio waves within the ICNIRP guideline levels are indeed caused by exposure. The studies are detailed in the 2012 report from the independent Advisory Group on Non-ionising Radiation, available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/radiofrequency-electromagnetic-fields-health-effects" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/radiofrequency-electromagnetic-fields-health-effects</a></p><p>PHE continues to monitor the evidence on this topic.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 14/06/2019 13:36:33 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1130475

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	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	Alopecia and Wigs
	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 make it his policy that NHS England appoints a person responsible for (a) Alopecia and (b) the provision of wigs.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	261174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>The commissioning and configuration of dermatology services in England is a local matter. The majority of patients with dermatological disorders, including alopecia, are managed in primary and community care and the local National Health Service is best placed to make decisions that ensure services meet the needs of resident populations in the most appropriate way.</p><p>Prescriptions for wigs are available on the NHS, but patients will be charged for them unless they qualify for help with charges. Further information can be found via the NHS website:</p><p><a href="http://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/help-with-health-costs/wigs-and-fabric-supports-on-the-nhs" target="_blank">www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/help-with-health-costs/wigs-and-fabric-supports-on-the-nhs</a></p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 14/06/2019 13:41:07 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1130374

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	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	Babies: 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 guidance his Department has issued on the (a) use and (b) retention of information produced from Guthrie tests.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	261195
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>The Guthrie test was used for detecting phenylketonuria. However, as the newborn bloodspot screening programme screens for nine rare conditions, the heel prick test is performed using the newer technique of tandem mass spectrometry to detect conditions.</p><p>Public Health England (PHE) and NHS England have published the ‘NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme Code of Practice for the retention and storage of residual newborn blood spots’. This code of practice was published in January 2018 and applies to all newborn blood spot samples. It sets out arrangements for the retention, storage, use and release of residual newborn blood spots and related information and communication requirements.</p><p>The retention guidance is currently under review and will be updated shortly.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 14/06/2019 13:01:35 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1130522

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	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	Children: Health
	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 number of children who have suffered health problems as a result of poor housing conditions in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
	uin	261223
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) does not hold data on the number of children who have suffered health problems as a result of poor housing conditions.</p><p>PHE is working with partners across the housing and health systems to reduce housing-related ill-health, including in children, by supporting local authorities, the National Health Service and frontline staff through guidance in the Cold Weather Plan and through the resources available online in Homes for Health. More information is available at the following links:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cold-weather-plan-for-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cold-weather-plan-for-england</a></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>Public Health England is also working with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to ensure that existing resources to improve energy efficiency and reduce fuel bills (including the Winter Fuel Payment) are targeted at the most vulnerable groups.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 14/06/2019 13:42:32 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

1130476

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	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	Dental Services: Bradford
	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 adequacy of emergency and out of hours NHS dental cover in the (a) Shipley constituency and (b) Bradford district.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	261175
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>NHS England is responsible for commissioning National Health Service dental services to meet local need and helping patients find emergency and out of hours NHS dental services. NHS England advises it has taken steps to replace an existing contract to provide urgent and out of hours dental care in Bradford. This contract ended on 31 March. NHS England has put in place a new provider for urgent dental care and work is in hand to see if other local dentists can be funded to also offer additional urgent care.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 14/06/2019 13:06:36 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1130458

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	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	Diabetes: Kidney Diseases
	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 average waiting time was between appointments for people with (a) Type 1 and (b) Type 2 diabetes who have diabetes-related renal conditions in each (i) hospital and (ii) clinic in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Knowsley
	tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
	uin	261109
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 261110 question first answered 14/06/2019 13:17:53 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1130455

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	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	Diabetes: 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 steps he is taking to ensure each hospital diabetes team includes a mental health professional.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
	tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
	uin	261213
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>It is for individual clinical commissioning groups to commission treatment and services for people with diabetes and they are best placed to identify what is needed in their local areas.</p><p>On 21 March 2018 NHS England and NHS Improvement along with the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health published ‘The Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Pathway for People with Long-term Physical Health Conditions and Medically Unexplained Symptoms’ which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/improving-access-to-psychological-therapies-long-term-conditions-pathway.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/improving-access-to-psychological-therapies-long-term-conditions-pathway.pdf</a></p><p>IAPT services provide evidence based treatments for people with anxiety and depression and the services are co-located in existing primary and secondary care physical health pathways. IAPT services will target the needs of people with depression and anxiety disorders who also have long term conditions such as diabetes.</p><p>In addition, a project working group has been established involving NHS England, Diabetes UK and other stakeholders which aims to develop a care pathway which, when adopted locally, would help improve access to emotional and psychological support for people with diabetes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 11/06/2019 15:47:42 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

1130459

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	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	Diabetes: Mental Illness
	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 average waiting time was between appointments for people with diabetes-related psychological conditions who have (a) Type 1 and (b) Type 2 diabetes in each (i) hospital and (ii) clinic in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Knowsley
	tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
	uin	261110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 261109 question first answered 14/06/2019 13:17:54 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1130390

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	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	Dietetics
	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 the Government is taking to reduce waiting times for dietetic services in the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	261167
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>Clinical commissioning groups are responsible for assuring timely access to dietetic services, both in hospitals and community settings.</p><p>In addition, the NHS Long Term Plan makes several direct commitments to support timely intervention for specific conditions such as weight management services in primary care for people with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes or hypertension with a Body Mass Index of 30+ (adjusted appropriately for ethnicity), where it is known that significant impact can be made on improving health, reducing health inequalities and reducing costs.</p><p>The Long Term Plan commits to test a National Health Service programme supporting very low-calorie diets for obese people with type 2 diabetes. Additionally, the Long Term Plan commits to fund a doubling of the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme over the next five years, including a new digital option to widen patient choice and target inequality.</p><p>Nutrition training, and an understanding of what is involved in achieving and maintaining a healthy weight, varies between medical schools. The Long Term Plan commits to working with academic institutes to increase focus across the professional bodies and universities to ensure nutrition has a greater place in professional education and training.</p><p>Additionally, NHS England’s nutrition quality improvement collaborative programme, 41 NHS provider organisations have focussed on gaining improvements in the accuracy of nutritional screening and subsequent appropriateness of nutritional care. These organisations have introduced a range of interventions to directly improve care locally.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 14/06/2019 13:43:32 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1130479

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	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	Food: Labelling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on mandatory calorie labelling for restaurants, cafes and takeaways.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
	uin	261122
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>My Rt. hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on improving the health and wellbeing of children and families.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 11/06/2019 15:44:13 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly