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1051289

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date	30/01/2019
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	Kidney Cancer: Screening
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 support the call by Kidney Cancer UK to fund research on a national screening programme for kidney cancer.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	214526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) advises ministers and the National Health Service in all four countries about all aspects of screening policy and supports implementation. Using research evidence, pilot programmes and economic evaluation, it assesses the evidence for programmes against a set of internationally recognised criteria.</p><p> </p><p>The UK NSC has not reviewed the evidence for a national screening programme for kidney cancer, however, the Committee welcomes new topic proposals via its annual call for topics which opens each year from September - December.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers carefully consider all recommendations made by the UK NSC.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 07/02/2019 13:47:54 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1051291

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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	Incinerators: Air Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) his Department and (b) Public Health England (i) received and (ii) commissioned assessments of the effect on peoples' health of emissions from waste incinerators disposing of plastic.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	214451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) has not received or commissioned any assessments on disposing of plastic waste by incineration.</p><p> </p><p>When consulted, PHE provides an expert and independent opinion to the regulator, the Environment Agency, on the potential impacts on human health of emissions arising from existing or proposed regulated facilities, such as municipal waste incinerators (MWIs). Emissions from existing regulated facilities are closely monitored and regulated by the Environment Agency.</p><p> </p><p>PHE’s position is that well run and regulated modern MWIs are not a significant risk to public health when incinerating the general municipal waste mix which includes plastic.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 07/02/2019 13:45:22 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1051293

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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	Food: Waste Disposal
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 29 January 2019 to Question 212301 on Food Waste: Disposal, whether (a) his Department and (b) Public Health England undertook an assessment of the effect on (i) human health and (ii) air quality of the collection and recycling of food waste.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	214453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) has not made a specific assessment of the potential effect on public health of the collection and recycling of food waste. However, PHE has been involved in reviewing the current evidence for the potential health effects of bioaerosols resulting from composting facilities, including facilities recycling food waste. This assessment concluded that while there is some suggestive, albeit limited, qualitative evidence linking bioaerosol emissions from composting facilities to possible respiratory effects, further study is needed for confirmation and to explore other health outcomes. The report is available to view at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25825807" target="_blank">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25825807</a></p><p>The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ Resources and Waste Strategy details the Government’s ambitions for minimising the environmental impacts of waste whilst maximising its value as a resource. The strategy is available to view at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/resources-and-waste-strategy-for-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/resources-and-waste-strategy-for-england</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 07/02/2019 13:46:55 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1051294

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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	Incinerators: Air Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Public Health England assesses evidence submitted by applicants for planning permission of the projected or estimated effect of waste incinerators on (a) air quality and (b) human health of future emissions (i) PM0.1 (ii) PM1 and (iii) PM 2.5.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	214454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) is not a statutory consultee under the planning regime. Local authority planners should consider consulting the Director of Public Health on any planning applications (including at the pre-application stage) that are likely to have a significant impact on the health and wellbeing of the local population or particular groups within it. This guidance can be viewed at the following links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/consultation-and-pre-decision-matters#Statutory-consultees-on-applications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/consultation-and-pre-decision-matters#Statutory-consultees-on-applications</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/health-and-wellbeing#health-organisation-contact" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/health-and-wellbeing#health-organisation-contact</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Where consulted on planning applications, PHE takes the view that emissions from such plants are best considered as part of the associated environmental permit application. PHE is consulted by the Environment Agency and provides an independent opinion on all bespoke environmental permit applications, such as municipal waste incinerators, with regard to public health impacts. These assessments cover a range of emissions to air, water and land, including but not exclusively particulate matter. The role of PHE can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/477277/Environmental_permitting_guide_Nov_2015.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/477277/Environmental_permitting_guide_Nov_2015.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 07/02/2019 13:43:15 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1051482

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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	Diabetes: Medical Equipment
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 average length of time taken is for the FreeStyle Libre sensors to be issued to people with diabetes through the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	214471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not centrally held.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 07/02/2019 13:44:20 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz