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date	09/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Aspartame
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, in which countries aspartame has been banned; and for what reason each such ban has been enacted.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
uin	26682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2016 answer text <p>We are advised by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) that aspartame is permitted in all European Union Member States. It is also permitted in those countries aligned to EU legislation participating in the European Economic Area and European Free Trade Association.</p><p> </p><p>Aspartame has also been evaluated for safety by The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives and provisions for its use are included in the international Codex Alimentarius General Standard on Food Additives.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the FSA is not aware of any countries where aspartame is banned, it is possible there are countries which do not have legislation regulating the use of aspartame or other food additives.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 15/02/2016 09:40:31 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

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date	17/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arrangements have been made to distribute the £25 million of additional compensation to people infected with contaminated blood; when he plans to report progress on this matter to the House; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
uin	7788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>On 25 March, the Prime Minister announced that £25 million would be allocated to support transition to a reformed scheme. A written ministerial statement (<a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2015-07-20/HCWS146/" target="_blank">HCWS146</a>) was given on 20 July, stating that no decision has yet been made but it will be used appropriately to support any transitional arrangements once we have consulted on how a new scheme might be structured.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 23/07/2015 15:05:13 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan