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1059972

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
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 cases of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder have been diagnosed in England in the last 12 months for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	220161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 20/02/2019 11:45:45 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

993448

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
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	What assessment he has made of the proportion of children born in the UK with foetal alcohol spectrum disorders in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	907231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>Foetal alcohol syndrome disorders can have a significant impact on the early years development of children, their behaviours and their life chances.</p><p>Public Health England collects some data on fetal alcohol sydrome, but we recognise that this data does not reflect the range of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), as these are very difficult to diagnose. That is why we are engaging experts and those affected by FASD to explore what more could be done to improve our understanding.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 23/10/2018 16:44:55 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

969180

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
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, whether there are any plans to increase the level of available training for NHS staff on Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	171443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The standard of medical training is the responsibility of the General Medical Council (GMC) and the training curricula for postgraduate trainee doctors is set by the relevant medical Royal College, and has to meet the standards set by the GMC. Whilst curricula do not necessarily highlight specific conditions for doctors to be aware of, they instead emphasise the skills and approaches that a doctor must develop in order to ensure accurate and timely diagnoses and treatment plans for their patients.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/09/2018 14:38:27 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

967885

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
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, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the incidence of foetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	170326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises that Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) can have a significant impact on the early years development of children, their behaviours and their life chances. Early intervention services can help reduce some of the effects of FASD and prevent some of the secondary disabilities that result. Responsibility for commissioning these services lies with clinical commissioning groups.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Chief Medical Officers’ low risk drinking guidelines provide the public with the most up to date scientific information to help people make informed decisions about their own drinking. The guideline for women who are pregnant or think they could become pregnant, is that the safest approach is not to drink alcohol at all, to reduce risks to the baby to a minimum.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is organising an expert roundtable to examine the issues surrounding FASD. This meeting will be chaired by the Deputy Chief Medical Officer.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/09/2018 16:23:45 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

938677

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
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, what information his Department holds on (a) the practices in place to allow medical professionals to identify fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in (i) newborn and (ii) young children and (b) how those cases are recorded.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	163201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Maternity Transformation Programme, Public Health England is leading work to provide prevention-focused leadership to support a reduction in the proportion of women drinking alcohol during pregnancy. Midwives and health visitors also have a role in providing clear, consistent advice and early identification and support.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 20/07/2018 09:40:27 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

934384

registered interest
date	03/07/2018
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, whether the adoption support fund can be used for the treatment of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	160076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Education through the Adoption Support Fund has made funding available to local authorities to support adopted children with a range of specialist assessments and therapy to treat a variety of conditions. This includes Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 06/07/2018 13:33:42 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

922479

registered interest
date	12/06/2018
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, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2018 to Question 150586 on foetal alcohol syndrome, what localised data his Department holds on that syndrome.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	152663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2018 answer text <p>Only information on individuals with severe cases of foetal alcohol syndrome – those identified at birth - is collected and reported by Public Health England. Therefore there is a significant underestimation of the overall prevalence.</p><p> </p><p>The figures currently available relate to births in 2012-2016, and cover five regions in England: the South West, East Midlands and South Yorkshire, Wessex, Thames Valley, and Northern England (including North East and Cumbria). Prevalence tables by region and year can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.eurocat-network.eu/prevdata/resultsPdf.aspx?title=A5&amp;allanom=false&amp;allregf=true&amp;allrega=true&amp;anomalies=83&amp;winx=1256&amp;winy=677" target="_blank">http://www.eurocat-network.eu/prevdata/resultsPdf.aspx?title=A5&amp;allanom=false&amp;allregf=true&amp;allrega=true&amp;anomalies=83&amp;winx=1256&amp;winy=677</a></p><p> </p><p>A copy of the prevalence tables covering five regions in England is attached.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/06/2018 15:02:13 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine attachment 1 file name Foetal alcohol syndrome 2012-2016 England figures.pdf title PQ152663 attached table
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

918495

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
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, if he will list the 20 health authorities in England with the highest incidences of foetal alcohol syndrome in ranked order in (a) 2010 and (b) 2017.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	150586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>Data is not collected in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/06/2018 15:01:49 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

911202

registered interest
date	24/05/2018
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 Spectrum Disorder in (a) the North East and (b) England in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	147891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England collect and report information on individuals with foetal alcohol syndrome however only those identified at birth are notified, so it is recognised that this is a significant underestimation of the overall prevalence.</p><p> </p><p>The figures available relate to births in 2012-2016 and cover five regions in England only: the South West, East Midlands and South Yorkshire, Wessex, Thames Valley and the North, (including North East and Cumbria), prevalence tables by region and year can be found <a href="http://www.eurocat-network.eu/prevdata/resultsPdf.aspx?title=A5&amp;allanom=false&amp;allregf=true&amp;allrega=true&amp;anomalies=83&amp;winx=1256&amp;winy=677" target="_blank">at</a> the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.eurocat-network.eu/prevdata/resultsPdf.aspx?title=A5&amp;allanom=false&amp;allregf=true&amp;allrega=true&amp;anomalies=83&amp;winx=1256&amp;winy=677" target="_blank">http://www.eurocat-network.eu/prevdata/resultsPdf.aspx?title=A5&amp;allanom=false&amp;allregf=true&amp;allrega=true&amp;anomalies=83&amp;winx=1256&amp;winy=677</a></p><p> </p><p>Rates vary from 0.00 per 10,000 - 0.16 per 10,000 births compared to a European prevalence of 0.54 per 10,000 births.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 04/06/2018 14:04:54 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

911203

registered interest
date	24/05/2018
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, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	147892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The United Kingdom Chief Medical Officers’ low risk drinking guidelines advise women who are pregnant or think they could become pregnant that the safest approach is not to drink alcohol at all, to reduce risks to the baby to a minimum.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England's Start4Life programme also provides information via its website on the impact of drinking alcohol during pregnancy, including the risk of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that FASD can have a significant impact on the early year’s development of children, their behaviours and their life chances. Early intervention services can help reduce some of the effects of FASD and prevent some of the secondary disabilities that result. Responsibility for commissioning these services lies with clinical commissioning groups.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is providing additional investment of £1 billion per year by 2020/21 for mental health services in the National Health Service to meet the ambitions set out in NHS England’s ‘Implementing the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health’. This includes the expansion of improving access to psychological therapies services which will focus on people with long term conditions, including conditions arising from fetal alcohol syndrome.</p><p> </p><p>The report is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/mental-health/taskforce/imp/" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/mental-health/taskforce/imp/</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 147893 question first answered 04/06/2018 14:03:19 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell