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1077551

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date	26/02/2019
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	Prescriptions: Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, why NHS prescription forms have not been updated to include people in receipt of universal credit who are entitled to free prescriptions.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	226024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>A revised version of the FP10 prescription form, featuring a dedicated tick-box for use by Universal Credit claimants who meet the criteria for free National Health Service prescriptions, recently received Ministerial clearance. Any change to the form involves major system and software updates across the NHS to allow the re-designed form to be used and processed. The revised paper form is currently being prepared for testing, to ensure it is compatible with the scanners used by the NHS Business Services Authority. The revised form will be introduced at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 04/03/2019 16:54:21 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1077552

registered interest
date	26/02/2019
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	Prescriptions: Universal Credit
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 individuals have been wrongly issued with NHS prescription fines due to prescription forms not being updated to include universal credit claimants; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	226025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>Work is ongoing to update the FP10 prescription form, to include a new exemption tick box for use by Universal Credit (UC) claimants, is underway and the revised form will be introduced at the earliest opportunity. In advance of this update both UC and income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants who meet the criteria for free National Health Service prescriptions are ticking exemption box K on the FP10 prescription form. As a result, the NHS Business Services Authority does not have a data split that enables it to confirm how many penalty charges notices have been issued to UC claimants alone and therefore, how many were issued to UC claimants who had a valid prescription charge exemption.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 04/03/2019 16:55:43 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1058715

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
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	Air Pollution: Health Hazards
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 5 February 2019 to Question 213200 on Air Pollution and with reference to p165 of the World Health Organisation report, Review of evidence on health aspects of air pollution – REVIHAAP Project, if his Department will conduct research into PM1 and PM0.1.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	219268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>Recent assessments have been undertaken of the health effects of long-term exposure to the air pollution mixture in the United Kingdom, but no separate assessments of the impact of PM1 and PM0.1 components (particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter smaller than 1 or 0.1 microns respectively) of particulate air pollution have been produced.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England (PHE) undertakes various air quality research projects, working with academic partners, to review the evidence of the health effects of air pollutants. In particular, regarding the health effects of PM0.1 and PM1, PHE has a research program that looks at various aspects of the health effects of PM0.1 (nanoparticles) through the inhalational route mainly focussed on manufactured materials. However, PHE has no plans to engage in work on the effects of PM1 particles on human health over the coming year.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 219269 question first answered 19/02/2019 17:29:50 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1058716

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
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	Air Pollution: Health Hazards
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 5 February 2019 to Question 213200 and with reference to page six of the January 2013 report of the Health Effects Institute entitled Understanding the Health Effects of Ambient Ultrafine Particles, if he will implement the recommendations of that report on PM0.1 and PM1.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	219269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>Recent assessments have been undertaken of the health effects of long-term exposure to the air pollution mixture in the United Kingdom, but no separate assessments of the impact of PM1 and PM0.1 components (particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter smaller than 1 or 0.1 microns respectively) of particulate air pollution have been produced.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England (PHE) undertakes various air quality research projects, working with academic partners, to review the evidence of the health effects of air pollutants. In particular, regarding the health effects of PM0.1 and PM1, PHE has a research program that looks at various aspects of the health effects of PM0.1 (nanoparticles) through the inhalational route mainly focussed on manufactured materials. However, PHE has no plans to engage in work on the effects of PM1 particles on human health over the coming year.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 219268 question first answered 19/02/2019 17:29:50 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1057028

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
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	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, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2019 to Question 213202 on Incinerators: Air Pollution, with reference to the report entitled Ultrafine Particulates (UFP) in the UK, published by the Air Quality Expert Group by his Department in 2018, if he will make an assessment of the effect of ultrafine particles on human health (a) in and (b) outside of the vicinity of incinerators.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	218744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>The Air Quality Expert Group Report on ‘Ultrafine Particles in the UK’ summarised current knowledge on the levels, sources and characteristics of ultrafine particles in the United Kingdom air; the report can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/library/reports.php?report_id=968" target="_blank">https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/library/reports.php?report_id=968</a></p><p> </p><p>An assessment on the potential health impacts of ultrafine particles was beyond the scope of this report.</p><p> </p><p>Reviews by the Health Effects Institute and World Health Organization of the effects of different components of air pollution, including ultrafine particles (PM<sub>0.1</sub>), concluded that there is currently limited evidence on the effects on health of ultrafine particles. These reports are available to view at the following links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.healtheffects.org/publication/understanding-health-effects-ambient-ultrafine-particles" target="_blank">https://www.healtheffects.org/publication/understanding-health-effects-ambient-ultrafine-particles</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/193108/REVIHAAP-Final-technical-report-final-version.pdf?ua=1" target="_blank">http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/193108/REVIHAAP-Final-technical-report-final-version.pdf?ua=1</a></p><p> </p><p>Public Health England has no plans to engage in work on the effects of ultrafine particles on human health in and outside the vicinity of incinerators.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 18/02/2019 17:27:43 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1057029

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
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	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, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2019 to Question 213203 on Incinerators: Air Pollution, if he will publish the results of the developing work referred to in paragraph 15 of the paper, The Impact on Health of Emissions to Air from Municipal Waste Incinerators, published in September 2009.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	218745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>Paragraph 15 of the report ‘The Impact on Health of Emissions to Air from Municipal Waste Incinerators’ refers to ultrafine particles. The report 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/384592/The_impact_on_health_emissions_to_air_from_municipal_waste_incinerators.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/384592/The_impact_on_health_emissions_to_air_from_municipal_waste_incinerators.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Since this report, the reviews by the Health Effects Institute and World Health Organization of the effects of different components of air pollution, including ultrafine particles (PM<sub>0.1</sub>), concluded that there is currently limited evidence on the effects on health of ultrafine particles. These reviews can be viewed at the following links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.healtheffects.org/publication/understanding-health-effects-ambient-ultrafine-particles" target="_blank">https://www.healtheffects.org/publication/understanding-health-effects-ambient-ultrafine-particles</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/193108/REVIHAAP-Final-technical-report-final-version.pdf?ua=1" target="_blank">http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/193108/REVIHAAP-Final-technical-report-final-version.pdf?ua=1</a></p><p> </p><p>Recent assessments have been undertaken of the health effects of long-term exposure to the air pollution mixture in the United Kingdom. This work estimated that long-term exposure to the man-made air pollution mixture in the UK has an annual effect equivalent to 28,000 to 36,000 deaths. This was based on studies reporting associations of mortality risk with fine particulate matter (PM<sub>2.5</sub>), which includes PM<sub>0.1</sub>, and nitrogen dioxide (NO<sub>2</sub>). These documents can be viewed at the following links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nitrogen-dioxide-effects-on-mortality" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nitrogen-dioxide-effects-on-mortality</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nitrogen-dioxide-effects-on-mortality" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nitrogen-dioxide-effects-on-mortality</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 18/02/2019 17:26:09 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1057030

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
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	Plastics: 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, what information his Department holds on the pollutants emitted by the combustion of plastic that are detrimental to human health.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	218746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) does not hold specific information on pollutants emitted by the combustion of plastics other than monitoring information provided to it in relation to incidents involving the combustion of plastics, such as fires at centres storing plastics intended for recycling.</p><p> </p><p>PHE, previously as the Health Protection Agency, reviewed the evidence on the products of combustion from fires in general including, but not specifically involving plastics. This advice can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/combustion-products-a-toxicological-review" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/combustion-products-a-toxicological-review</a></p><p> </p><p>The combustion of plastic material can release various substances that are potentially harmful to health, for example, asphyxiant gases e.g. carbon monoxide, irritant gases e.g. hydrogen chloride and phosgene, polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), phosphorous oxides and particulate matter.</p><p> </p><p>Prediction of the formation toxic combustion products from plastics and risk to health would depend on many factors, such as the type of plastic, combustion conditions (temperature, oxygen availability etc), chemicals released, concentrations and duration of exposure.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 18/02/2019 17:28:53 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1057031

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
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	Air Pollution: Health Hazards
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 4 February 2019 to Question 212585 on Air Pollution: Health Hazards, what steps (a) his Department and (b) Public Health England are taking to compile sufficient evidence to enable further quantification.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	218747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>The Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP) work programme is agreed annually to ensure this meets changing priorities. The committee is not scheduled to engage in further work on the differential health effects of particulate air pollution according to source or components. The Committee’s work programme is reviewed annually to ensure that the work is based on existing priorities. Current topics being considered by COMEAP are available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/653713/COMEAP_work_program.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/653713/COMEAP_work_program.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Recent assessments have been undertaken of the health effects of long-term exposure to the air pollution mixture in the United Kingdom. This was based on studies reporting associations of mortality risk with fine particulate matter (PM<sub>2.5</sub>) and nitrogen dioxide (NO<sub>2</sub>). Further information is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nitrogen-dioxide-effects-on-mortality" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nitrogen-dioxide-effects-on-mortality</a></p><p> </p><p>Recent reviews by the Health Effects Institute and World Health Organization of the effects of different components of air pollution, including ultrafine particles (PM0.1), concluded that there is currently limited evidence on the effects on health of ultrafine particles. These reviews can be viewed at the following links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.healtheffects.org/publication/understanding-health-effects-ambient-ultrafine-particles" target="_blank">https://www.healtheffects.org/publication/understanding-health-effects-ambient-ultrafine-particles</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/193108/REVIHAAP-Final-technical-report-final-version.pdf?ua=1" target="_blank">http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/193108/REVIHAAP-Final-technical-report-final-version.pdf?ua=1</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 18/02/2019 17:31:47 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1055212

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
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	Slaughterhouses: CCTV
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 slaughterhouses have (a) complied and (b) not complied with the order to install CCTV; and what steps the Food Standards Agency has taken against those who have failed to comply with that order.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	216935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>The Food Standards Agency (FSA) enforces legislation for animal welfare in slaughterhouses on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in England, where CCTV legislation applies.</p><p> </p><p>All operating slaughterhouses in England were required to comply with the new CCTV legislation by 5 November 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the status of compliance on 1 February 2019:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of Slaughterhouses</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Compliant</p></td><td><p>228</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not yet fully compliant</p></td><td><p>7 (includes 3 not currently operating)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total slaughterhouses</p></td><td><p>235</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Of the seven not yet fully compliant, three are not currently operating due to seasonal operating patterns so compliance status of these slaughterhouses cannot be verified. The remaining four are operating within the deadline specified for their compliance in enforcement documents.</p><p> </p><p>98% of currently operating slaughterhouses in England have fully compliant CCTV in place.</p><p> </p><p>Since 5 November 2018 the FSA has taken enforcement action against all non-compliant slaughterhouse operators. The Agency is following its standard hierarchy of enforcement and is working with slaughterhouse operators to ensure full compliance. To date this enforcement action has included verbal and written advice as well as formal Enforcement Notices with compliance deadlines.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 08/02/2019 12:41:48 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1052351

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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	Air Pollution: Health Hazards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment (a) his Department and (b) Public Health England has made of the health effects of (a) PM 0.1 and (b) PM 1 in those parts of England (i) with and (ii) without waste incineration plants.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	215078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>Recent assessments have been undertaken of the health effects of long-term exposure to the air pollution mixture in the United Kingdom. This was based on studies reporting associations of mortality risk with fine particulate matter (PM2.5), which includes PM1 and PM0.1, and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), available to view at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nitrogen-dioxide-effects-on-mortality" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nitrogen-dioxide-effects-on-mortality</a></p><p> </p><p>Public Health England funded a study to further extend the evidence base as to whether emissions from modern municipal waste incinerators (MWIs) affect human health. Study outputs concluded that the amount of particulate matter people are exposed to from MWI emissions is very low in Great Britain. The document can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.est.6b06478" target="_blank">http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.est.6b06478</a></p><p> </p><p>No comparison has been made of PM emissions in areas with or without MWIs as overall they contribute very little to the emissions of particulate matter.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 08/02/2019 12:30:49 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew