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1029362

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	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	Life Expectancy
	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 assessment he has made of trends in life expectancy.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	204558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) was commissioned by the Department in 2018 to review trends in life expectancy and mortality in England. PHE’s review was released on 11 December 2018 and is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/recent-trends-in-mortality-in-england-review-and-data-packs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/recent-trends-in-mortality-in-england-review-and-data-packs</a></p><p> </p><p>The review summarises the findings from the commission and suggests further work that could be undertaken, by PHE or others. It provides a review of official data to advance understanding of the trends in life expectancy and mortality in England, as well as more detail on specific population groups and specific causes of death, including insight into possible explanations for the trends observed.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/01/2019 12:10:18 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1029374

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	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	Babylon 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 recent meetings he has had with Babylon Healthcare.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	204568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has met Babylon Healthcare on two occasions including at a technology roundtable attended by various health technology companies on 18 July 2018 and at their offices on 13 September 2018.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/01/2019 12:07:13 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1029370

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	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	Alcoholic Drinks: Minimum Unit Prices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his timescale is for Public Health England's assessment of the effectiveness of minimum unit pricing in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	204570
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The timescale for any assessment of the effectiveness of minimum unit pricing in Scotland will be driven by the availability of robust empirical evidence from its implementation.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 14/01/2019 16:16:56 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1029380

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	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	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
	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 plans to publish an alcohol workforce strategy to accompany the alcohol strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	204571
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department of Health and Social Care and Home Office officials are continuing to hold discussions on the development of a new joint alcohol strategy and further announcements will be made in due course. There are no plans at this stage to publish an alcohol workforce strategy alongside it.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/01/2019 12:00:35 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1029381

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	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	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
	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 (a) effectiveness and (b) cost-effectiveness of alcohol care teams in hospitals.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	204572
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) assessed alcohol care teams (ACTs) in hospitals in the guidance ‘Local health and care planning: menu of preventative interventions’, which supports local planning processes and informs local commissioning strategies and plans. PHE found ACTs to be an effective and cost-effective option for National Health Service sustainability and transformation partnerships to consider helping reduce the harm to individuals, including to those whose alcohol use impacts most heavily on NHS health services, such as repeat hospital admissions. The guidance is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-health-and-care-planning-menu-of-preventative-interventions" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-health-and-care-planning-menu-of-preventative-interventions</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/01/2019 11:59:50 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1029382

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	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	Pregnancy: Alcoholic Drinks
	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 his Department is taking to ensure midwives are aware of the Chief Medical Officers’ advice that it is safest not to drink alcohol during pregnancy.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	204573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>Midwives and other health professionals have a professional duty to keep up to date with evidence based advice on lifestyle issues to support the patients in their care. Every maternity service in the National Health Service is also actively implementing elements of the Saving Babies’ Lives Care Bundle. This programme covers a range of initiatives that seek to raise awareness of the known risk factors among pregnant women and health professionals, including the importance of not drinking alcohol.</p><p> </p><p>Current Nursing and Midwifery Council standards highlight the importance of communicating with women to help them make informed choices about their health and health care. This includes ensuring midwives and healthcare professionals are aware of the UK Chief Medical Officers’ Low Risk Drinking Guidelines. No dedicated funding has been allocated by the Department for this purpose.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England’s Start4Life social marketing programme informs pregnant women of the risks associated with consuming alcohol during pregnancy through its website, social media channels and direct emails. The Start4Life website is available to view at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/start4life/pregnancy/alcohol/" target="_blank">www.nhs.uk/start4life/pregnancy/alcohol/</a></p><p> </p><p>In March 2017, the Government issued guidance setting out how the low risk drinking guidelines can best be communicated on the labels of alcoholic drinks. This guidance sets out the core elements of the guidelines that the Government would wish to see communicated to the public and is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/communicating-the-uk-chief-medical-officers-alcohol-guidelines" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/communicating-the-uk-chief-medical-officers-alcohol-guidelines</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 204574 204575 204576 204577 question first answered 14/01/2019 16:13:58 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1029383

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	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	Pregnancy: Alcoholic Drinks
	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 his Department is taking to ensure midwives communicate the Chief Medical Officers’ advice that it is safest not to drink alcohol during pregnancy.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	204574
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>Midwives and other health professionals have a professional duty to keep up to date with evidence based advice on lifestyle issues to support the patients in their care. Every maternity service in the National Health Service is also actively implementing elements of the Saving Babies’ Lives Care Bundle. This programme covers a range of initiatives that seek to raise awareness of the known risk factors among pregnant women and health professionals, including the importance of not drinking alcohol.</p><p> </p><p>Current Nursing and Midwifery Council standards highlight the importance of communicating with women to help them make informed choices about their health and health care. This includes ensuring midwives and healthcare professionals are aware of the UK Chief Medical Officers’ Low Risk Drinking Guidelines. No dedicated funding has been allocated by the Department for this purpose.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England’s Start4Life social marketing programme informs pregnant women of the risks associated with consuming alcohol during pregnancy through its website, social media channels and direct emails. The Start4Life website is available to view at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/start4life/pregnancy/alcohol/" target="_blank">www.nhs.uk/start4life/pregnancy/alcohol/</a></p><p> </p><p>In March 2017, the Government issued guidance setting out how the low risk drinking guidelines can best be communicated on the labels of alcoholic drinks. This guidance sets out the core elements of the guidelines that the Government would wish to see communicated to the public and is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/communicating-the-uk-chief-medical-officers-alcohol-guidelines" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/communicating-the-uk-chief-medical-officers-alcohol-guidelines</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 204573 204575 204576 204577 question first answered 14/01/2019 16:13:59 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1029384

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	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	Pregnancy: Alcoholic Drinks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has allocated to training for midwives on the Chief Medical Officers’ advice that it is safest not to drink alcohol during pregnancy.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	204575
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>Midwives and other health professionals have a professional duty to keep up to date with evidence based advice on lifestyle issues to support the patients in their care. Every maternity service in the National Health Service is also actively implementing elements of the Saving Babies’ Lives Care Bundle. This programme covers a range of initiatives that seek to raise awareness of the known risk factors among pregnant women and health professionals, including the importance of not drinking alcohol.</p><p> </p><p>Current Nursing and Midwifery Council standards highlight the importance of communicating with women to help them make informed choices about their health and health care. This includes ensuring midwives and healthcare professionals are aware of the UK Chief Medical Officers’ Low Risk Drinking Guidelines. No dedicated funding has been allocated by the Department for this purpose.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England’s Start4Life social marketing programme informs pregnant women of the risks associated with consuming alcohol during pregnancy through its website, social media channels and direct emails. The Start4Life website is available to view at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/start4life/pregnancy/alcohol/" target="_blank">www.nhs.uk/start4life/pregnancy/alcohol/</a></p><p> </p><p>In March 2017, the Government issued guidance setting out how the low risk drinking guidelines can best be communicated on the labels of alcoholic drinks. This guidance sets out the core elements of the guidelines that the Government would wish to see communicated to the public and is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/communicating-the-uk-chief-medical-officers-alcohol-guidelines" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/communicating-the-uk-chief-medical-officers-alcohol-guidelines</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 204573 204574 204576 204577 question first answered 14/01/2019 16:13:59 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1029385

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	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	Pregnancy: Alcoholic Drinks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has allocated to training for health care professionals on the Chief Medical Officers’ advice that it is safest not to drink alcohol during pregnancy.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	204576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>Midwives and other health professionals have a professional duty to keep up to date with evidence based advice on lifestyle issues to support the patients in their care. Every maternity service in the National Health Service is also actively implementing elements of the Saving Babies’ Lives Care Bundle. This programme covers a range of initiatives that seek to raise awareness of the known risk factors among pregnant women and health professionals, including the importance of not drinking alcohol.</p><p> </p><p>Current Nursing and Midwifery Council standards highlight the importance of communicating with women to help them make informed choices about their health and health care. This includes ensuring midwives and healthcare professionals are aware of the UK Chief Medical Officers’ Low Risk Drinking Guidelines. No dedicated funding has been allocated by the Department for this purpose.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England’s Start4Life social marketing programme informs pregnant women of the risks associated with consuming alcohol during pregnancy through its website, social media channels and direct emails. The Start4Life website is available to view at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/start4life/pregnancy/alcohol/" target="_blank">www.nhs.uk/start4life/pregnancy/alcohol/</a></p><p> </p><p>In March 2017, the Government issued guidance setting out how the low risk drinking guidelines can best be communicated on the labels of alcoholic drinks. This guidance sets out the core elements of the guidelines that the Government would wish to see communicated to the public and is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/communicating-the-uk-chief-medical-officers-alcohol-guidelines" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/communicating-the-uk-chief-medical-officers-alcohol-guidelines</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 204573 204574 204575 204577 question first answered 14/01/2019 16:13:59 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1029386

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	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	Pregnancy: Alcoholic Drinks
	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 his Department is taking to inform the public of the Chief Medical Officers’ advice that it is safest not to drink alcohol during pregnancy.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	204577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>Midwives and other health professionals have a professional duty to keep up to date with evidence based advice on lifestyle issues to support the patients in their care. Every maternity service in the National Health Service is also actively implementing elements of the Saving Babies’ Lives Care Bundle. This programme covers a range of initiatives that seek to raise awareness of the known risk factors among pregnant women and health professionals, including the importance of not drinking alcohol.</p><p> </p><p>Current Nursing and Midwifery Council standards highlight the importance of communicating with women to help them make informed choices about their health and health care. This includes ensuring midwives and healthcare professionals are aware of the UK Chief Medical Officers’ Low Risk Drinking Guidelines. No dedicated funding has been allocated by the Department for this purpose.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England’s Start4Life social marketing programme informs pregnant women of the risks associated with consuming alcohol during pregnancy through its website, social media channels and direct emails. The Start4Life website is available to view at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/start4life/pregnancy/alcohol/" target="_blank">www.nhs.uk/start4life/pregnancy/alcohol/</a></p><p> </p><p>In March 2017, the Government issued guidance setting out how the low risk drinking guidelines can best be communicated on the labels of alcoholic drinks. This guidance sets out the core elements of the guidelines that the Government would wish to see communicated to the public and is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/communicating-the-uk-chief-medical-officers-alcohol-guidelines" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/communicating-the-uk-chief-medical-officers-alcohol-guidelines</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 204573 204574 204575 204576 question first answered 14/01/2019 16:13:59 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris