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819110

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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	Energy Drinks: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he makes of the health effects of energy drink products on children aged 16 and under.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	121787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>Energy drinks can be high in caffeine and sugar. Based on the current evidence on the safety of caffeine, the Food Standard Agency advises that children, or other people sensitive to caffeine, should consume caffeine only in moderation.</p><p> </p><p>In its review of the evidence on “Carbohydrates and Health” (2015), the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) concluded that the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, as compared with non-calorically sweetened beverages, results in greater weight gain and increases in body mass index. Consuming too many sugary drinks can also cause tooth decay. In light of these findings, SACN recommended that the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (for example, sugary fizzy drinks, soft drinks and squash) should be minimised by both children and adults.</p><p> </p><p>Key measures in our world-leading childhood obesity plan, launched in August 2016, include the soft drinks industry levy and sugar reduction and wider reformulation programme, which will encourage the food and drink industry to reduce the amount of sugar in products popular with children, including energy drinks.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to monitor the situation and any new emerging scientific evidence on the consumption of energy drinks.</p><p> </p><p>“Carbohydrates and Health” is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sacn-carbohydrates-and-health-report" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/sacn-carbohydrates-and-health-report</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 121788 question first answered 15/01/2018 11:56:59 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

818692

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Phenytoin
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average cost to the public purse has been of (a) an individual prescription and (b) treating a patient with the drug Phenytoin in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	121456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>The average Net Ingredient Cost (NIC) per prescription item for Phenytoin written in the United Kingdom and dispensed in England is set out below. Information is split by Phenytoin and Phenytoin Sodium with a figure provided for the total.</p><p> </p><p>Prescription items and NIC per prescription item (£)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Phenytoin</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Phenytoin Sodium</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Items</p></td><td><p>NIC per Item (£)</p></td><td><p>Items</p></td><td><p>NIC per Item (£)</p></td><td><p>Items</p></td><td><p>NIC per Item (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>39,117</p></td><td><p>15.76</p></td><td><p>970,031</p></td><td><p>21.52</p></td><td><p>1,009,148</p></td><td><p>21.30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>38,667</p></td><td><p>12.78</p></td><td><p>934,428</p></td><td><p>54.48</p></td><td><p>973,095</p></td><td><p>52.82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>36,017</p></td><td><p>12.90</p></td><td><p>894,176</p></td><td><p>48.76</p></td><td><p>930,193</p></td><td><p>47.38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>33,473</p></td><td><p>12.14</p></td><td><p>847,781</p></td><td><p>46.49</p></td><td><p>881,254</p></td><td><p>45.19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>31,360</p></td><td><p>12.16</p></td><td><p>800,820</p></td><td><p>45.19</p></td><td><p>832,180</p></td><td><p>43.94</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Prescription Cost Analysis</p><p> </p><p>Information is not held centrally on the costs of treating a patient with phenytoin.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/01/2018 16:55:52 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

818820

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Respiratory System: Diseases
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 the 4 December 2017 to Question 116582, if his Department will carry out an assessment of the long-term cost to the NHS of health problems and preventable deaths caused by cold homes.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	121584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>There are no current plans for the Department to carry out an assessment of the long-term cost to the National Health Service of health problems and preventable deaths caused by cold homes. Likewise, NHS England and Public Health England advise that there are currently no plans to make an assessment of the long-term cost to a person’s health of living in a cold home.</p><p> </p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has issued guidance which covers reducing the health risks, including preventable deaths, associated with living in a cold home.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/01/2018 15:40:42 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

818846

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Energy Drinks: Children
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 effectiveness of labelling on energy drinks sold in the UK stating that such drinks are not recommended for children in preventing the consumption of energy drinks by under-18s.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	121610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>No assessment has been made centrally on the effectiveness of labelling on energy drinks.</p><p> </p><p>Key measures in our world-leading childhood obesity plan, launched in August 2016, include the soft drinks industry levy and sugar reduction and wider reformulation programme, which will encourage the food and drink industry to reduce the amount of sugar in products popular with children, including energy drinks.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to monitor the situation and any new emerging scientific evidence on the consumption of energy drinks by under-18s.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 121614 question first answered 11/01/2018 15:37:10 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

818850

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Energy Drinks: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to prevent the consumption of energy drinks by under-18s.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	121614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>No assessment has been made centrally on the effectiveness of labelling on energy drinks.</p><p> </p><p>Key measures in our world-leading childhood obesity plan, launched in August 2016, include the soft drinks industry levy and sugar reduction and wider reformulation programme, which will encourage the food and drink industry to reduce the amount of sugar in products popular with children, including energy drinks.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to monitor the situation and any new emerging scientific evidence on the consumption of energy drinks by under-18s.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 121610 question first answered 11/01/2018 15:37:10 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

816713

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension (a) nationally and (b) in South Yorkshire in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	121140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not centrally held, as the Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) database contains records of hospital episodes and attendances rather than people.</p><p> </p><p>A count of finished admission episodes with a primary or secondary diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension in England and one of the four clinical commissioning groups located in South Yorkshire, for the years 2012-13 to 2016-17 is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Activity in English National Health Service Hospitals and English NHS commissioned activity in the independent sector</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>3,496</p></td><td><p>3,570</p></td><td><p>4,047</p></td><td><p>4,391</p></td><td><p>4,397</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>35,624</p></td><td><p>38,334</p></td><td><p>42,160</p></td><td><p>46,293</p></td><td><p>49,558</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: HES, NHS Digital</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/01/2018 11:50:21 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

816714

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce incidences of pulmonary hypertension.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	121141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is caused by changes to the pulmonary arteries, but as these changes can be caused by a number of internal structural changes and medical conditions, it is difficult to target a reduction in incidence of PH.</p><p> </p><p>However, where PH is caused by an underlying lung condition such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), the Department’s action to reduce incidence of the condition also contributes to a reduction in incidence of PH. The Department is taking action to prevent cases of COPD in the first place, through initiatives including the recently published tobacco control plan and its commitment to tackling obesity.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/01/2018 11:37:07 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

816730

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Chronic Illnesses: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to expand routine outcome data collection for long-term conditions in children.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	121157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>Patient outcome data collections currently include the National Clinical Audits on Diabetes and Epilepsy, which are delivered by the Royal College of Paediatric and Child Health and managed by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) on behalf of NHS England. There is also a Child Health Clinical Outcome Review Programme, which is run by the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death, also managed by HQIP on behalf of NHS England. The Review Programme is currently examining two topics: chronic neurodisability; and, adolescent mental health.</p><p> </p><p>Audit programmes are routinely reviewed with new audits being commissioned as and when a need is identified. More information about HQIP audits and Review Programme can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hqip.org.uk" target="_blank">www.hqip.org.uk</a></p><p> </p><p>There is also a range of service and population outcome data, available at national, and in many cases, local level, relevant to the care and support of children with long term conditions, as well as the prevention of conditions. For example, the NHS Outcomes framework indicators 1.6 ii Five year survival from all cancers in children and 2.3ii Unplanned hospitalisation for asthma, diabetes and epilepsy in under 19s; and the Public Health Outcomes Framework indicator 2.06 Child excess weight in 4-5 and 10-11 year olds. The latest versions of the frameworks can be found at the following links (the 2016/17 version of the NHS Outcomes framework remains in use). The Frameworks are routinely reviewed and revised as appropriate.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-outcomes-framework-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-outcomes-framework-2016-to-2017</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-health-outcomes-framework-2016-to-2019" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-health-outcomes-framework-2016-to-2019</a></p><p> </p><p>Additional data may also be collected by local services to improve patient care, where such a need is identified.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/01/2018 11:32:06 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

816733

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Shingles: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to improve the take-up of the shingles vaccine by people aged over 70.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	121160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>The shingles vaccination programme is for the vaccination of patients who become eligible for the vaccine from their 70th and 78th birthdays and remain eligible for vaccination (if not previously vaccinated) until their 80th birthday. Vaccination can be offered to those patients who are eligible for the vaccine on an opportunistic basis.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England provides communication materials to both patients and healthcare professionals to better illustrate eligible cohorts. This includes guidance for those in age groups with previous eligibility who have missed the opportunity to receive the vaccine, up to their 80th birthday. Guidance is available to view here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/shingles-vaccination-programme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/shingles-vaccination-programme</a></p><p>NHS England has a focus on reducing variation in all Section 7a immunisation programmes and works with local teams to seek assurance that low uptake and variation are addressed, and to identify good practice that can be shared.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/01/2018 11:53:41 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

816739

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Smoking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how the Tobacco Control Plan for England will be funded.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	121166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>Delivery of the Tobacco Control Plan for England will be funded through existing budgets. In addition, the Department plans to provide funding under Section 64 of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 to fund eligible organisation(s) to support implementation of the plan.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 10/01/2018 12:21:31 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan