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894741

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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	Obesity: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March to Question 132947 on Obesity: Children, what criteria his Department uses to monitor progress on the delivery of the childhood obesity plan.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	139360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>We will monitor change in the prevalence of childhood obesity and in the contributory factors of children’s diets and levels of physical activity through various schemes including:</p><p> </p><p>- Commercially available datasets on what food is sold through larger businesses for all sectors of the food industry (retailers and out of home businesses e.g. coffee shops, takeaways, restaurants);</p><p>- The National Diet and Nutrition Survey which will continue to measure changes to children’s diets, reporting biennially;</p><p>- The National Child Measurement Programme which provides annual data on the prevalence of obesity amongst children in Reception and Year 6;</p><p>- The Health Survey for England which provides annual data on specified health conditions including overweight and obesity for all age groups including children aged two to 15; and</p><p>- A new survey commissioned by Sport England to assess children’s level of physical activity which will report annually.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Public Health England will shortly publish its first assessment of progress on sugar reduction; and the National Institute for Health Research Obesity Policy Research Unit will publish its reports on evidence and research as projects are completed.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 03/05/2018 13:12:09 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

894862

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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	Seafood
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to promote the health benefits of eating more fish and incorporating the principles of the Seafood 2040 Strategy into the NHS, care homes, nursing homes and home care.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	139534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government recommends eating at least two portions of fish a week, including a portion of oily fish. This recommendation is promoted through a variety of communications including the national healthy eating model the Eatwell Guide, Public Health England’s (PHE’s) catering guidance (including for older adults in residential care), and the NHS Choices website.</p><p> </p><p>PHE, together with representatives from the Department, the National Health Service, the Seafish Industry Authority and others, are part of the ‘Plan for the Public Procurement of Food Implementation Taskforce’ that has been established by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Encouraging and promoting consumption of fish is a component of this plan through implementation of the Government Buying Standards for Food and Catering Services.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 03/05/2018 13:16:19 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

894958

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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	Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to The Government’s revised mandate to NHS England for 2017-18, what steps he is taking to support NHS England to achieve the goal of a measurable reduction in variation in the management and care for people with diabetes.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	139363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>Building on the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme, NHS England is developing a diabetes management and care programme aimed at reducing variation and improving outcomes for people with diabetes. NHS England is making an additional £44 million available from 2017/18 to support delivery of the programme in four key evidence-based interventions.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 03/05/2018 13:14:47 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

894995

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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	Obesity: Children
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 tackle severe obesity in children.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	139604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>We are delivering the most ambitious childhood obesity plan in the world. Key measures include the soft drinks industry levy, helping children to exercise more, funding more research and cutting sugar and calories in food. We are already seeing results with many in the food and drinks industry reducing levels of sugar in their products.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 03/05/2018 13:13:46 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

895126

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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	European Food Safety Authority: Membership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government plans to negotiate associate membership of the European Food Safety Authority for when the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	905124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>As my Rt. hon. Friend the Prime Minister said in her speech at Mansion House, we are exploring the terms on which we could remain part of European Union agencies for sectors where close collaboration is critical.</p><p> </p><p>We are considering a range of options for the future of risk assessment and scientific advice in the United Kingdom. After the UK has left the EU our priority will be to maintain the UK’s high standards of food and feed safety.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has a long tradition of close scientific collaboration with European Food Safety Authority which we greatly value and hope to continue in the future.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 03/05/2018 13:23:35 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

892229

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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	Heart Diseases: Medical Treatments
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 ensure that NICE clarifies its guidance on the entitlement of patients of varying risk to Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation.
tabling member constituency	Lincoln
tabling member printed	Karen Lee
uin	138577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is an independent body and is responsible for the wording of its recommendations. NICE published final interventional procedures guidance in July 2017 on the use of transcatheter aortic valve implantation for aortic stenosis that recommends the procedure, provided that standard arrangements are in place for clinical governance, consent and audit.</p><p> </p><p>NICE interventional procedures guidance makes recommendations about the safety of procedures and how well they work and does not constitute a direction to National Health Service trusts to provide the interventions; it provides information on the circumstances in which to do so might be the right course of action for an individual patient. Decisions about whether to provide a treatment are taken locally.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 03/05/2018 14:59:22 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4664 label Biography information for Karen Lee

892245

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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	Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme
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 that improving patient access to innovative new medicines is included in the terms of reference for negotiations on the pharmaceutical price regulation scheme.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	138517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>The current Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme has seen the Department prioritise rapid access to innovative, new, cost-effective medicines that improve patient outcomes, including a provision for companies to propose Patient Access Schemes to help make sure these treatments can be made widely available in the National Health Service. This has been supported by a broader range of initiatives including the Cancer Drugs Fund and the new Accelerated Access Collaborative.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will shortly be formally agreeing the structure and topics for negotiation with industry on the successor to the current Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme, following the informal discussions which have already begun.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 03/05/2018 15:01:53 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

892246

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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	Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for the start of negotiations on the pharmaceutical price regulation scheme.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	138518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>Informal discussions have already begun with industry regarding future medicines pricing arrangements. Formal negotiations will begin shortly.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 03/05/2018 15:00:20 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

892295

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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	Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
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 people have been diagnosed with foetal alcohol syndrome in each of the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	138537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>The Hospital Episode Statistics database contains counts of hospital episodes and attendances rather than people. The following table shows a count of finished admission episodes (FAEs) in England with a primary or secondary diagnosis of foetal alcohol syndrome 2010-11 to 2016-17.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>FAEs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>212</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>270</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>252</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>272</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>286</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>349</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>361</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>It should be noted that this should not be described as a count of people as the same person may have been admitted on one or more occasions.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 03/05/2018 15:03:52 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

891363

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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	Motor Neurone Disease: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made on the development of treatments for motor neurone disease.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	137965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>Treatment for motor neurone disease (MND) can include a range of approaches such as counselling and emotional support, respiratory care, speech and language therapy, physiotherapy, respiratory secretion management, neurorehabilitation, physiotherapy and palliative care. Whilst drugs can be used for symptom management, riluzole is the only pharmacological drug licensed in the United Kingdom to slow the progression of MND.</p><p><br> Through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), we are investing over £1 billion a year in health research. In 2016-17, the NIHR invested £4.58 million to fund and support a range of research studies and infrastructure with a focus on MND and closely-related conditions. Current research falls in to three broad categories:</p><p>- Drugs that will slow down or cure MND;</p><p>- Improving care, symptom management and quality of life for people with MND; and</p><p>- Work to better categorise patients with MND so that treatments can be personalised.</p><p>Examples of drug research include the first gene therapy studies for a type of MND that runs in families, and a multicentre academic European Union and MND Association funded study of interleukin-2 to assess whether it can slow progression by reducing the immune system response.</p><p><br> <br> The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including MND. These applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality.</p><p> </p><p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority has also advised that it is aware of five active clinical trials into treatments for MND.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 03/05/2018 13:19:20 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn