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89426

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Electronic Cigarettes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to announce the implementation of industry standards for those e-cigarettes regulated as consumer products.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	207465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Written Answer I gave him on 1 September 2014, <em>Official Report</em>, columns 185-86W.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 207463 question first answered 03/09/2014 14:51:22 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison attachment 1 file name Hansard extract - PQ206977_78.docx title Hansard extract - e-cigarettes
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

89428

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Electronic Cigarettes: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to implement stronger checks to ensure no rogue batches of e-cigarettes and liquid are reaching the UK.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	207463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Written Answer I gave him on 1 September 2014, <em>Official Report</em>, columns 185-86W.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 207465 question first answered 03/09/2014 14:51:23 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison attachment 1 file name Hansard extract - PQ206977_78.docx title Hansard extract - e-cigarettes
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

89686

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Electronic Cigarettes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on the definition of e-cigarettes as tobacco products under the terms of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	207464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p>Electronic cigarettes are not defined as tobacco products under the World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. The regulation of e-cigarettes, is however, scheduled for discussion at the sixth session of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control on 13–18 October 2014.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 03/09/2014 14:34:29 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

89687

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Ebola
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on precautionary measures to protect against the spread of the Ebola virus.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	207467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p>The Department holds regular meetings involving officials from all of the devolved administrations in which they discuss current emergency preparedness issues. There are also meetings convened by Public Health England to ensure that all preparations are coordinated. Over the last few weeks, these discussions have included the response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa; including United Kingdom readiness in the event that cases arrive in one of our countries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 03/09/2014 14:43:50 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

89688

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Standardised Packaging for Tobacco Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish his Department's impact assessment relating to the consultation into standardised tobacco packaging in a wider range of languages.
tabling member constituency	Watford
tabling member printed	Richard Harrington
uin	207457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>It is not Government practice to translate Impact Assessments. The consultation document itself was translated into several languages to raise awareness and to facilitate the response from a wide range of relevant stakeholders.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 03/09/2014 14:43:07 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford

89689

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Ebola
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what training and guidance on the Ebola virus has been issued to staff at airports and ports in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	207466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Advice for United Kingdom border force staff with regard to Ebola virus was developed by Public Health England and circulated by the Border Force to all UK ports, including those in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 03/09/2014 14:47:05 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

89692

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Poultry Meat: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent reports he has received of food contamination at chicken abattoirs in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	207468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p>The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is responsible for meat hygiene official controls in poultry abattoirs across the United Kingdom (UK). The FSA advises there are six poultry abattoirs in Northern Ireland.</p><p>The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Veterinary Service (DARD VS) delivers meat hygiene official controls in poultry abattoirs on behalf of the FSA in Northern Ireland. DARD VS veterinary officials carry out these controls in the areas of ante-mortem inspection, post mortem inspection, sampling and regular verification audits of the abattoirs.</p><p>Post mortem inspection is carried out by qualified poultry meat inspectors or plant inspection assistants working under the direct supervision of the official veterinarian (OV). The OV is responsible for verifying on a daily basis that the post mortem inspection is carried out in accordance with food law. Part of the post mortem inspection includes examination of the carcase and offal for visible contamination.</p><p>DARD VS official veterinarians also conduct regular audits of approved establishments to verify that food business operators are complying with food law requirements.</p><p>Five of the poultry abattoirs have an audit category of ‘broadly compliant’ and one abattoir has an audit category of ‘not broadly compliant’ as of July 2014. Where an abattoir is not broadly compliant DARD VS takes action to improve compliance.</p><p>The outcomes of audit for FSA approved poultry abattoirs for Northern Ireland are published at:</p><p>www.food.gov.uk/business-industry/meat/audit</p><p>It is the responsibility of food business operators to comply with food law and ensure the food they produce is safe to eat.</p><p>The FSA in the UK are committed to reducing Campylobacter contamination in poultry at retail sale. A UK survey commenced in February 2014 and includes samples from NI. The results are published at:</p><p>www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2014/9279/campylobacter-survey</p><p>The first set of results was published in August 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 207147 question first answered 03/09/2014 14:39:28 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

89697

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Poultry Meat: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will ask the Food Standards Agency to assess the level of food contamination at chicken abattoirs in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	207147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p>The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is responsible for meat hygiene official controls in poultry abattoirs across the United Kingdom (UK). The FSA advises there are six poultry abattoirs in Northern Ireland.</p><p>The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Veterinary Service (DARD VS) delivers meat hygiene official controls in poultry abattoirs on behalf of the FSA in Northern Ireland. DARD VS veterinary officials carry out these controls in the areas of ante-mortem inspection, post mortem inspection, sampling and regular verification audits of the abattoirs.</p><p>Post mortem inspection is carried out by qualified poultry meat inspectors or plant inspection assistants working under the direct supervision of the official veterinarian (OV). The OV is responsible for verifying on a daily basis that the post mortem inspection is carried out in accordance with food law. Part of the post mortem inspection includes examination of the carcase and offal for visible contamination.</p><p>DARD VS official veterinarians also conduct regular audits of approved establishments to verify that food business operators are complying with food law requirements.</p><p>Five of the poultry abattoirs have an audit category of ‘broadly compliant’ and one abattoir has an audit category of ‘not broadly compliant’ as of July 2014. Where an abattoir is not broadly compliant DARD VS takes action to improve compliance.</p><p>The outcomes of audit for FSA approved poultry abattoirs for Northern Ireland are published at:</p><p>www.food.gov.uk/business-industry/meat/audit</p><p>It is the responsibility of food business operators to comply with food law and ensure the food they produce is safe to eat.</p><p>The FSA in the UK are committed to reducing Campylobacter contamination in poultry at retail sale. A UK survey commenced in February 2014 and includes samples from NI. The results are published at:</p><p>www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2014/9279/campylobacter-survey</p><p>The first set of results was published in August 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 207468 question first answered 03/09/2014 14:39:28 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

89701

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Breast Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the number of avoidable deaths from breast cancer and to improve survival rates for that disease.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Anas Sarwar
uin	207436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Achieving earlier diagnosis of cancer is key to our ambition to save an additional 5,000 lives per year by 2014-2015 and improve cancer outcomes and survival, including for breast cancer. <em>Improving Outcomes: A Strategy for Cancer</em>, published in January 2011, set out the Government’s ambition to close the gap in survival outcomes by 2014-15 and the strategy is backed with more than £750 million over this spending review period (four years) including more than £450 million to achieve early diagnosis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Specifically on breast cancer, following successful local and regional pilots, a national breast cancer campaign targeting women aged 70 years plus ran in England only from 3 February to 16 March 2014. The campaign included television, press, direct mail and out-of-home media advertising and the key message was: ‘1 in 3 women who get breast cancer are over 70, so don’t assume you’re past it.’ The campaign was targeted at women over 70 as breast cancer survival is lower in this group than in younger women. In addition, as part of a major trial, we are extending the breast screening programme to women aged 47-49 and 71-73.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Be Clear on Cancer campaign on breast cancer in women over 70 has been successful in raising awareness of symptoms. Since this time last year, the number of patients seen by a specialist for investigation of unusual breast symptom has risen by almost 20%.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 03/09/2014 14:40:48 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3981 label Biography information for Anas Sarwar

79249

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what changes there were in the number of people diagnosed with diabetes between 2004 and 2014.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	206839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>The Quality and Outcomes Framework has been collating data on the number of adults aged 17 years and older who have been diagnosed with diabetes and are on general practice diabetes registers. In 2005 there were 1,766,391 adults aged 17 years and older with diagnosed diabetes on general practice registers. In 2013 this number was 2,703,044.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 01/09/2014 11:49:41 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell