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1653662

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2023
	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	Probiotics: Labelling
	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 potential merits of the term probiotic being used as an ingredient descriptor on (a) food and (b) food supplement labels.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	194538
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>‘Probiotic’ is a term used to describe live bacteria used in food and food supplements. The current Regulation governs the use of nutrition and health claims on foods to protect consumers from being misled, by ensuring that any health claims made are backed by substantiated scientific evidence. Under the Regulation, the term ‘probiotic’ can be considered a non-specific health claim, as it suggests a relationship between the substance and health. It can already be used, providing it is accompanied by an approved health claim for the specific strain of live bacteria. No further assessment of merit has been undertaken although the Department continues to engage with industry on any potential future application for new assessment. To date the Department has not received any application for approving claims on specific strains of live bacteria. Companies would be required to include the specific strain in the ingredient listing.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 21/07/2023 10:08:15 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1250490

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2020
	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	NHS Covid Pass
	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 plans to introduce health passports as part of its future covid-19 vaccine roll-out strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	113603
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2020 answer text <p>Whilst deployment of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine would be a significant step forward, we do not yet know what impact this will have on the current wave of the pandemic. We first need to improve understanding of the any potential vaccine in order to fully understand the potential of health passports as part of our future COVID-19 vaccine roll-out-strategy.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 24/11/2020 15:45:41 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 61592 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1384567

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2021
	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	Obesity: 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 assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the recommendations of the report entitled Turning the Tide: A 10-year Healthy Weight Strategy published by the Obesity Health Alliance in September 2021; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	86598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p>We welcome the Obesity Health Alliance’s report which makes a valuable contribution to the debate, endorsing policies we are taking forward on food and drink labelling, promotions and advertising. The forthcoming Government food strategy, to be published in early 2022, will set out the next steps in our approach.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 20/12/2021 15:03:54 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1300771

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2021
	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	Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions
	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 respond to Question 134504, on Coronavirus: Vaccination, tabled on 8 January 2021 by the hon. Member for Linlithgow and East Falkirk.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	165608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2021 answer text <p>We take parliamentary scrutiny incredibly seriously and it is fundamentally important that hon. Members are provided with accurate and timely information to enable them to hold the Government to account. We are working rapidly to provide all Members with accurate answers to their questions, as well as supporting the Government’s response to the unprecedented challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>The hon. Member’s question will be answered as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 11/03/2021 12:21:46 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1436727

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2022
	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	Mental Health Services: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer prior to the Spring Statement on (a) funding allocations for mental health services and (b) the provision of additional funding for mental health services in the context of increasing demand.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	131248
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>We have regular discussions with HM Treasury on a range of issues, including funding for mental health services. We have committed to increase spending on mental health services in real terms by at least £2.3 billion a year by 2023/24. In each year of the current Spending Review period, spending on mental health services will increase as a share of the National Health Service budget.</p><p> </p><p>We are also ensuring that clinical commissioning groups and integrated care boards once operational meet the Mental Health Investment Standard to allow spending on mental health to increase at least in line with the growth in overall funding allocations.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 07/03/2022 12:34:39 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1675649

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2023
	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	Inflammatory Bowel Disease: 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, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a UK-wide blueprint for inflammatory bowel disease.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	5381
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>We have no specific plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a UK-wide blueprint for inflammatory bowel disease. However, in England, NHS England is working with front-line clinical experts, patient representative groups and leading charities, including Crohn’s and Colitis UK, to improve diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This includes a new IBD RightCare scenario, which, when published, will set out high-quality joined-up care at every point of the patient journey, as well as data packs for local commissioners.</p><p>In addition, the Getting it Right First Time specialty report on gastroenterology, published in September 2021, sets out actions and recommendations for the National Health Service to improve patient care and ensure consistency of care across the country. Information on trends in the incidence rates of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis is not held.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 5382 question first answered 11/12/2023 17:45:42 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1675650

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2023
	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	Inflammatory Bowel Disease
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data her Department holds on trends in the incidence rates of (a) Crohn’s and (b) Ulcerative Colitis.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	5382
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>We have no specific plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a UK-wide blueprint for inflammatory bowel disease. However, in England, NHS England is working with front-line clinical experts, patient representative groups and leading charities, including Crohn’s and Colitis UK, to improve diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This includes a new IBD RightCare scenario, which, when published, will set out high-quality joined-up care at every point of the patient journey, as well as data packs for local commissioners.</p><p>In addition, the Getting it Right First Time specialty report on gastroenterology, published in September 2021, sets out actions and recommendations for the National Health Service to improve patient care and ensure consistency of care across the country. Information on trends in the incidence rates of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis is not held.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 5381 question first answered 11/12/2023 17:45:42 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1472018

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2022
	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	Tobacco: South Asia
	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 (a) make an estimate of the number of south Asians who use chewed tobacco products in the UK and (b) conduct a formal assessment of the impact of those products on people's health.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	22488
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>We have no plans to make a specific estimate or conduct a formal assessment. While comparative data on the incidence of oral cancers in Asian and Asian British people in relation to other ethnic groups in the adult population is collected, this does not specifically record cases in south Asians.</p><p>Chewed tobacco products are harmful to health and can cause various cancers, including oral, oesophageal and pancreatic cancers. It remains the Government’s policy to assist people to quit all forms of tobacco use through behavioural support from stop smoking services, nicotine replacement therapy or e-cigarettes.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup grouped question UIN 22489 question first answered 28/06/2022 16:12:04 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1472019

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2022
	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	Oral Cancer: South Asia
	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 an estimate of the number of south Asians in the UK who (a) contract oral cancer and (b) die as a result of using chewed tobacco.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	22489
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>We have no plans to make a specific estimate or conduct a formal assessment. While comparative data on the incidence of oral cancers in Asian and Asian British people in relation to other ethnic groups in the adult population is collected, this does not specifically record cases in south Asians.</p><p>Chewed tobacco products are harmful to health and can cause various cancers, including oral, oesophageal and pancreatic cancers. It remains the Government’s policy to assist people to quit all forms of tobacco use through behavioural support from stop smoking services, nicotine replacement therapy or e-cigarettes.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup grouped question UIN 22488 question first answered 28/06/2022 16:12:04 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1403349

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2022
	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 Professions: Regulation
	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 has made of the implications for its policies of the recent IPEM briefing paper entitled A new regulatory framework for clinical technologists and the matter of the potential risk of patient harm by medical professionals who are not statutorily regulated.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	105644
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>We have no current plans to regulate clinical technologists. However, we keep the list of professions subject to statutory regulation under review. On 6 January 2022, we launched a public consultation on the criteria for determining when statutory regulation of a healthcare profession is appropriate. The consultation is open until 31 March 2022 and we will consider its findings in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 105645 question first answered 24/01/2022 13:53:34 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day