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1719400

registered interest
date	20/05/2024
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: Prices
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 it his policy to increase the price of unhealthy food to subsidise healthier foods.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	27138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>We have a comprehensive strategy to improve diets, and to make the healthier choice the easier choice. The Government’s measures with regards to healthy food are focused on consumer behaviour and providing a safety net to those families who need it the most.</p><p>Between 2015 and 2020, we have reduced the sugar content of soft drinks by 46% through the Soft Drinks Industry Levy, and our voluntary sugar reduction programme has reduced sugar in breakfast cereals by 14.9%. We are also supporting families from low-income households to eat a healthier diet by investing in the Healthy Start scheme, and our School Fruit and Vegetables Scheme has provided nearly 415 million portions of produce to approximately 2.2 million pupils in 2023/24.</p><p>From October 2025, we will be introducing an online and television watershed to restrict advertising of unhealthy food and drink, as well as restrictions on the promotion of less healthy foods by volume price, restricting offers such as three for two, both in store and online.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/05/2024 13:01:54 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1718334

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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: Easington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS dental appointments have been commissioned by North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board in Easington constituency in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	26405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>Activity in National Health Service dentistry is measured by the number of Units of Dental Activity (UDAs) commissioned and delivered, and by the number of courses of treatment delivered, rather than by the number of appointments. Data on the number of UDAs commissioned and delivered is published each month on the NHS Business Services Authority Open Data Portal, which currently holds data up to February 2024, and is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/english-contractor-monthly-general-dental-activity" target="_blank">https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/english-contractor-monthly-general-dental-activity</a></p><p>Data on the number of courses of treatment delivered in 2022/23, and in previous years, is published by NHS Digital, and available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-dental-statistics" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-dental-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 26404 question first answered 20/05/2024 16:10:41 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1718337

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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	General Practitioners: Hearing Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department issues guidance to GPs on alternatives to phone-based booking systems for access to appointments for deaf and hearing-impaired people.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	26460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>Ensuring that general practice appointments are accessible to everyone, including those who are deaf or hearing-impaired, is a top priority for the Government. Our Delivery Plan for Recovering Access to Primary Care, published in May 2023, outlines the implementation of a new Modern General Practice Access model, which offers an alternative option to the traditional telephone-based booking system. This is underpinned by £240 million of retargeted funding to improve digital access routes, and support practices to implement new technology. Digital systems will give patients, including the hearing-impaired, the choice to use an online form on the practice’s website to seek help, instead of having to phone for an appointment, or visit in person. My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has not recently met with the Royal Association for Deaf People.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 26461 question first answered 20/05/2024 16:14:30 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1718338

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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	General Practitioners: Hearing Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has had recent discussions with the Royal Association for Deaf people on the accessibility of GP appointments for deaf and hearing-impaired people.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	26461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>Ensuring that general practice appointments are accessible to everyone, including those who are deaf or hearing-impaired, is a top priority for the Government. Our Delivery Plan for Recovering Access to Primary Care, published in May 2023, outlines the implementation of a new Modern General Practice Access model, which offers an alternative option to the traditional telephone-based booking system. This is underpinned by £240 million of retargeted funding to improve digital access routes, and support practices to implement new technology. Digital systems will give patients, including the hearing-impaired, the choice to use an online form on the practice’s website to seek help, instead of having to phone for an appointment, or visit in person. My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has not recently met with the Royal Association for Deaf People.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 26460 question first answered 20/05/2024 16:14:30 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1718510

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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	HIV Infection: Females
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 she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the (a) outcomes and (b) experiences of women with HIV; and what steps she plans to take to reflect those in the next HIV action plan.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	26611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring everyone benefits equally from progress on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), including women, as set out in our HIV Action Plan. In collaboration with the UK Health Security Agency, we are continuing to monitor the experiences of people living with HIV within the health and social care system, as well as within community settings, via the Positive Voices survey. Data from the latest Positive Voices report, published in January 2024, revealed that HIV treatment and care service provision has continued to be highly rated and equitable across the country.</p><p>We are encouraged by the progress made to date by the HIV Action Plan, driven by excellent leadership and joint efforts with partners across the system. We will be working closely together with our HIV Action Plan Implementation Steering Group partners and other key stakeholders, to understand the data trends and agree on the most effective strategies to continue driving our way forward. We will be considering and sharing next steps for the HIV Action Plan shortly.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 20/05/2024 16:23:22 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1718512

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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	HIV Infection: Females
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 she is taking to improve rates of retention in HIV care among (a) Black African women, (b) Black Caribbean women, (c) White women and (d) women of other ethnicities.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	26613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The HIV Action Plan is the cornerstone of our approach to drive forward progress and achieve our goal of ending new human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) transmissions, and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and HIV-related deaths within England by 2030. A key principle of our approach is to ensure that all populations benefit equally from improvements made in HIV outcomes, including through testing, and high-quality care for those with a positive HIV status.</p><p>While the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a significant drop in HIV testing, we are pleased that services are recovering, and testing rates among gay and bisexual men are now at the highest level on record, with a 23% increase from 2019 to 2022. However, more progress is needed across all groups, which we are targeting through various initiatives.</p><p>As part of the HIV Action Plan, the Department funds the HIV Prevention Programme, which annually runs a National HIV Testing Week (NHTW) campaign to encourage those in underrepresented groups, such as women and black ethnic groups, to test for HIV. In 2023, we introduced the self-testing option, which we know is very popular with harder to reach groups. During the 2024 NHTW campaign, self-testing orders from black African women nearly doubled when compared with 2023, and orders of these kits by heterosexual women increased by 39%.</p><p>The introduction of opt-out testing for HIV in emergency departments, in the areas with extremely high diagnosed HIV prevalence, is also a crucial strategy to help us identify those living with undiagnosed or untreated HIV. By normalising testing as part of an emergency department attendance when blood is drawn, we help reach communities that are currently underserved by testing opportunities, such as black African and black Caribbean ethnic groups and women, and reduce the number of people presenting with a late HIV diagnosis.</p><p>A subgroup of the HIV Action Plan Implementation Steering Group (ISG), the Retention and Re-engagement in Care Task and Finish Group, is providing advice on increasing the number of people retained and re-engaged in care and receiving effective medical care, in particularly considering women and other groups disproportionally affected by HIV, which will be reviewed by the ISG in due course.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 26612 question first answered 20/05/2024 16:19:04 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1718046

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
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	Processed 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, if she will take steps to help ensure that ultra-processed foods are easily identifiable to consumers.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	26286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>Nutrition labelling helps to support consumers in making informed choices about their food and non-alcoholic drinks by providing information on the nutrient content of products. Front of Pack Nutrition Labelling is intended to support healthier choices by communicating complex nutritional information via colour coding, in a way that is easy and quick to understand.</p><p> </p><p>While there is no universally agreed definition of ultra-processed foods, NOVA is the most widely used classification system. NOVA categorises foods by how much processing they have been through rather than their nutritional composition. There are considerable uncertainties about whether these foods are unhealthy due to processing, or because a large majority of processed foods are high in sugar, calories, saturated fat, and salt.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s dietary advice, as depicted within the Eatwell Guide, already shows that many foods that would be classified as ultra-processed are not part of a healthy, balanced diet, as they are high in sugar, calories, saturated fat, and salt. The Government’s advice on healthy eating, including the Eatwell Guide principles, is communicated through the NHS.UK website and Government social marketing campaigns such as Better Health, Healthier Families and Start for Life. Further information on the Eatwell Guide is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-eatwell-guide" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-eatwell-guide</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 21/05/2024 08:40:23 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1718068

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
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	Genetically Modified Organisms: Food
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 she is taking to ensure (a) clear and (b) transparent labelling of genetically modified foods.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	26295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>Genetically modified organism (GMO) labelling rules stipulate that foods sold in Great Britain that contain genetically modified ingredients must be labelled. This labelling gives consumers the choice on whether to consume such foods containing, or consisting of, GMO ingredients, and the choice to avoid such foods, should they wish to do so. In the case of food sold loose, or where food has been cooked in genetically modified products such as cooking oil, this must appear on a notice, menu, ticket, or label which can be easily read by customers.</p><p>Information about any characteristic or property which renders a food consisting of or containing genetic modifications different from its conventional counterpart, such as its composition, nutritional value, the intended use of the food or feed, or any health implications for certain sections of the population, must also be included.</p><p>The Government maintains a list of GMOs authorised for use in food and feed. It is compulsory that the product adheres to mandatory traceability and labelling requirements, and that the product developer provides monitoring reports to the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland on an annual basis.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 26296 question first answered 17/05/2024 07:36:51 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1718069

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
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	Genetically Modified Organisms: Food
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 she is taking to ensure traceability in the food chain for foods that contain genetically modified ingredients.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	26296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>Genetically modified organism (GMO) labelling rules stipulate that foods sold in Great Britain that contain genetically modified ingredients must be labelled. This labelling gives consumers the choice on whether to consume such foods containing, or consisting of, GMO ingredients, and the choice to avoid such foods, should they wish to do so. In the case of food sold loose, or where food has been cooked in genetically modified products such as cooking oil, this must appear on a notice, menu, ticket, or label which can be easily read by customers.</p><p>Information about any characteristic or property which renders a food consisting of or containing genetic modifications different from its conventional counterpart, such as its composition, nutritional value, the intended use of the food or feed, or any health implications for certain sections of the population, must also be included.</p><p>The Government maintains a list of GMOs authorised for use in food and feed. It is compulsory that the product adheres to mandatory traceability and labelling requirements, and that the product developer provides monitoring reports to the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland on an annual basis.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 26295 question first answered 17/05/2024 07:36:51 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1717474

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
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	Shellfish
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many shellfish waters were categorised into class (a) A, (b) B, (c), C and (d) below class C for E.coli concentration in each year between 2019 and 2024.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	25819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The following 17 classification zones have been prohibited for more than one year: Bailey’s Hard; Prinstead; Thurstaston East; Turnaway Point Relay; Wisemans; Mersey, specifically Wallasey; Dodnor; Aldingham; Plym; Tamar; Lytchett Bay; Fareham Lake Middle; Ribble Channel; Silloth South, specifically Catherinehole Scar; Itchen River; Eling; and Hythe. The following table provides a breakdown of classifications awarded, and the number of areas designated as prohibited for commercial harvesting, each year between 2019 and 2024:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>A</p></td><td><p>B</p></td><td><p>C</p></td><td><p>Total classifications</p></td><td><p>Areas prohibited for commercial harvesting</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>288</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>226</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>288</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>253</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>222</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>295</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>318</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Current classifications</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>229</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>These figures were accurate as of 14 May 2024 and are subject to change due to interim classification updates.</li><li>These figures are inclusive of areas which carry seasonal classification on time-limited prohibition.</li></ol><p>Annual classification for 2024 will be published on 1 December 2024, however, the current classification stands at 63 class A, 229 class B and 8 class C beds.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 25820 question first answered 20/05/2024 11:17:02 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron