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91032

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Public Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many local authorities have (a) submitted satisfactory Statements of Assurance, (b) submitted unsatisfactory Statements of Assurance and (c) failed to submit Statements of Assurance for the Public Health Grant for 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	208590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>With regard to the first year of the ring fenced grant, 2013-14, Public Health England (PHE) requested Statements of Assurance on two occasions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A preliminary Statement of Assurance with a deadline in May 2014 was requested from the 152 local authorities in receipt of a ring fenced grant. PHE received a satisfactory Statement of Assurance from all 152 local authorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A final Statement of Assurance with a deadline of 30 September 2014 has been requested from the 152 local authorities in receipt of a ring fenced grant. As this deadline has yet to be reached, we cannot yet report. PHE is receiving statements in on a daily basis and assessing the statements to ensure that they are satisfactory.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/09/2014 10:23:11 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

91038

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Government's Public Health Responsibility Deal in reducing alcohol-related harms.
tabling member constituency	Burton
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
uin	208561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department is committed to helping people live well for longer. The Responsibility Deal pledge to remove one billion units of alcohol from the market by the end of 2015 (a reduction of around 2%) has a role to play in supporting improvements in reducing alcohol-related harms. In the first year of this four year pledge, 253 million units of alcohol were taken out of the market. A copy of the report showing this analysis has already been placed in the Library.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Because much alcohol-attributable harm occurs in middle or older age groups as a result of years of drinking above the lower-risk guidelines, even a relatively small reduction is likely to have a significant impact upon long-term and chronic illnesses.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Improving consumer awareness can help people make informed choices about when and how much they drink. For advice on alcohol consumption to be meaningful, people need to be able to put it into the context of their own drinking habits. To increase awareness and understanding of alcohol units, the lower-risk drinking guidelines and the Chief Medical Officer’s advice on drinking during pregnancy, 92 companies committed to displaying this information on 80% of bottles and cans by the end of 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>An independent market survey has been carried out which we expect to be published shortly. Subject to publication of the final report:</p><p> </p><p>- On a market share based on the total numbers of bottles and cans (ie a distinct item), 79.3% of bottles and cans have this information.</p><p> </p><p>- On a market share based on alcohol by volume, 69.9% of bottles and cans have this information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to unit and health information on bottles and cans, pub chains and retailers committed to providing unit and health information. This year, Ipsos Mori carried out an independent survey of whether the public saw such information. 27% of the public said they saw a British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) or Wine and Spirits Trade Association (WSTA) unit awareness image; 41% of 18-24 year-olds recalled seeing at least one image; 27% saw something similar and 52% of those also saw BBPA or WSTA materials.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/09/2014 10:25:48 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths

91048

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Drugs: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of young people hospitalised as a result of legal highs in each year since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	208619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p>The information that is collected centrally on hospital admissions for drug poisoning includes poisoning from ‘legal highs’ or new psychoactive substances (NPS), but there is no separate classification for this type of drug. It is not therefore possible to separate out admissions from NPS from other types of drugs.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/09/2014 10:27:42 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

90838

registered interest
date	05/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Food: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress he has made towards the establishment of a Food Crime Unit.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	208405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Food Standards Agency advises that it has already made progress in establishing the new Food Crime Unit. Existing teams that deal with food incidents, fraud and intelligence have been reorganised to form the core of the new Unit and recruitment is underway for a small number of additional permanent and seconded staff to support this. The Food Crime Unit will be operational, with the first phase incorporating a well-developed intelligence capability, by the end of 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 10/09/2014 12:49:58 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

90845

registered interest
date	05/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	IVF
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the authorisation of mitochondrial transfer techniques on the incidence of ovarian hyper stimulation syndrome; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mrs Mary Glindon
uin	208396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has advised that if mitochondria donation was permitted in treatment it is not anticipated that this will impact on the incidence of ovarian hyper stimulation syndrome.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/09/2014 10:21:10 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

90846

registered interest
date	05/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	IVF
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the increase in the number of donor eggs that is needed to make mitochondrial transfer techniques practicable.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mrs Mary Glindon
uin	208397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has advised that it has made no estimate of the number of donor eggs needed for mitochondrial replacement treatment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/09/2014 10:12:30 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

90855

registered interest
date	05/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Fertility: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spent on each method of fertility treatment in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	208381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/09/2014 10:10:33 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

90859

registered interest
date	05/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2014, Official Report, column 231W, on abortion, when he expects the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists to update its guidance on the possible consequences of abortion.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	208437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has no immediate plans to update the guideline <em>The Care of Women Requesting Induced Abortion </em>but will take account of any new and significant changes which warrant an update.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 10/09/2014 13:11:02 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

90685

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Food: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the written statement of 4 September 2014, on Elliott Review, what budget the Food Crime Unit will be allocated for (a) setting up and (b) operating in financial years (i) 2014-15 and (ii) 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	208365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Food Standards Agency (FSA) advises that the set up and operating costs will be resourced from the FSA’s operating budget. The FSA has committed to a review of likely future needs after two years. The Elliott report estimates that the Food Crime Unit will cost between £2-4 million per year. It is too early to predict exact costs at this stage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 09/09/2014 14:28:33 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

90687

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Food: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the written statement of 4 September 2014, on Elliott Review, how many police officers will work in the Food Crime Unit.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	208364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Food Standards Agency (FSA) advises that the Food Crime Unit is likely to include seconded police officers and other experts, as appropriate. The exact mix of background and skills has not been finalised. In addition to officers working within the Unit, the FSA will continue to work with an extensive network of law enforcement partners (including the police and Local Authorities) to access and draw on intelligence to task investigations and to build links internationally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 09/09/2014 14:29:38 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle