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943865

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
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	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce in the forthcoming alcohol strategy a new national minimum standard of support for families affected by alcohol as called for by the Alcohol and Families Alliance.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	165532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>Government officials are currently exploring what should be included in the strategy and aim to publish this early next year following discussions with stakeholders. The new strategy will allow us to consider the changing landscape of alcohol use and to target vulnerable people who need support most with effective, evidence-based interventions. Understanding the needs of families or carers who support people with an alcohol dependence will be an important part of the development of the strategy and £6 million of new funding has been announced to help improve outcomes for children of alcohol dependent parents and help to tackle conflict within those families.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to continuing to support informal carers, and to do so in a way that supports their own health and wellbeing, employment and other life chances. We also remain committed to support informal carers to provide care for those they care for. That is why the Department published a cross-Government action plan of targeted work to support carers over the next two years. Further information is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/carers-action-plan-2018-to-2020" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/carers-action-plan-2018-to-2020</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 165533 question first answered 23/07/2018 14:54:41 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

943867

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
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	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to include in the forthcoming alcohol strategy provisions as called for by the Alcohol and Families Alliance whereby carers of people with an alcohol problem are adequately informed about carers’ rights and benefits; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	165533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>Government officials are currently exploring what should be included in the strategy and aim to publish this early next year following discussions with stakeholders. The new strategy will allow us to consider the changing landscape of alcohol use and to target vulnerable people who need support most with effective, evidence-based interventions. Understanding the needs of families or carers who support people with an alcohol dependence will be an important part of the development of the strategy and £6 million of new funding has been announced to help improve outcomes for children of alcohol dependent parents and help to tackle conflict within those families.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to continuing to support informal carers, and to do so in a way that supports their own health and wellbeing, employment and other life chances. We also remain committed to support informal carers to provide care for those they care for. That is why the Department published a cross-Government action plan of targeted work to support carers over the next two years. Further information is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/carers-action-plan-2018-to-2020" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/carers-action-plan-2018-to-2020</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 165532 question first answered 23/07/2018 14:54:41 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

943886

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
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	Slaughterhouses: Veterinary Services
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 17 July 2018 to Question 161987 on Veterinary Medicine, how many veterinary surgeons from (a) non-UK EU and (b) non-EU member states employed by organisations contracted to deliver veterinary services in abattoirs on behalf of the by Food Standards Agency, have left that employment since 23 June 2016; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	165449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>339 non-United Kingdom European Union veterinary surgeons employed by organisations contracted to deliver veterinary services in abattoirs on behalf of the Food Standards Agency, have left that employment since 23 June 2016.</p><p> </p><p>One non-EU veterinary surgeon employed by organisations contracted to deliver veterinary services in abattoirs on behalf of the Food Standards Agency, has left that employment since 23 June 2016.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 23/07/2018 14:57:20 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

943124

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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	General Practitioners: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of the General Data Protection Regulation on the income of GPs who are no longer able to charge private sector companies for the provision of patient records made at the request of patients.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	165000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>The General Data Protection Regulation gives individuals the right to access data free of charge except in cases where requests are manifestly unfounded or excessive. Previously the Data Protection Act (1998) permitted charges for Subject Access Requests (SARs), between £10 to £50, for the administrative cost in handling SARs. The impact on a general practice will depend on how many SARs are received, and the nature of the requests. This data is not centrally collected.</p><p> </p><p>The Information Commissioner’s Office is considering the potential implications that right of access requests could have on general practitioners with the British Medical Association and other primary care representatives.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 23/07/2018 14:52:17 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

942442

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
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	Spondyloarthritis
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 he is taking to ensure that the guidance issued by NICE on Spondyloarthritis QS170, in June 2018 is implemented effectively throughout the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	164432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>On 28 June 2018, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published a new Quality Standard (QS) on spondyloarthritis. QSs are important in setting out to patients, the public, commissioners and providers what a high-quality service should look like in a particular area of care. Whilst providers and commissioners must have regard to NICE QSs in planning and delivering services, they do not provide a comprehensive service specification and implementation of QSs is not mandatory.</p><p> </p><p>The way NICE was established in legislation means that its guidance is officially for England only. However, NICE has agreements to provide certain NICE products and services to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Decisions on how NICE guidance is applied in these countries are made by the devolved administrations.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 19/07/2018 15:15:00 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

942456

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
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	Obesity
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 respond to the recommendations in the report, The current landscape of obesity services, published by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Obesity in May 2018; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
uin	164303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>We welcome the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Obesity’s report ‘The current landscape of obesity services’ which makes a valuable contribution to this debate.</p><p> </p><p>We published the second chapter of our world-leading childhood obesity plan on 25 June. This builds on the real progress we have made since the publication of chapter one in 2016, particularly in reformulation of the products our children eat and drink most. As with our initial plan, these new policies were informed by the latest research and emerging evidence, including from debates in Parliament and various reports from key stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>There are no current plans to commission a cost-benefit analysis of allocating additional funding for the prevention and treatment of obesity.</p><p> </p><p>‘Childhood obesity: a plan for action, chapter 2’ is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childhood-obesity-a-plan-for-action-chapter-2" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/childhood-obesity-a-plan-for-action-chapter-2</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 164304 question first answered 19/07/2018 11:46:15 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

942457

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
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	Obesity
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 commission a cost-benefit analysis of allocating additional funding for the (a) prevention and (b) treatment of obesity.
tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
uin	164304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>We welcome the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Obesity’s report ‘The current landscape of obesity services’ which makes a valuable contribution to this debate.</p><p> </p><p>We published the second chapter of our world-leading childhood obesity plan on 25 June. This builds on the real progress we have made since the publication of chapter one in 2016, particularly in reformulation of the products our children eat and drink most. As with our initial plan, these new policies were informed by the latest research and emerging evidence, including from debates in Parliament and various reports from key stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>There are no current plans to commission a cost-benefit analysis of allocating additional funding for the prevention and treatment of obesity.</p><p> </p><p>‘Childhood obesity: a plan for action, chapter 2’ is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childhood-obesity-a-plan-for-action-chapter-2" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/childhood-obesity-a-plan-for-action-chapter-2</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 164303 question first answered 19/07/2018 11:46:15 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

942504

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
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	Fracking: 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, whether the Government has commissioned a review of research relating to the health implications of shale gas extraction by any organisation since the 2015 general election.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
uin	164421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England continues to review the evidence on the potential public health impacts of emissions associated with shale gas extraction and has not currently identified any significant evidence that would make it change its views stated in its 2014 Review.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 20/07/2018 09:45:26 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

942505

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
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	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to tackle alcohol abuse.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	164316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to addressing the health harms relating to alcohol abuse and the negative impacts this can have on drinkers themselves, their friends and families, and wider society. In 2016 the United Kingdom Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) published low risk drinking guidelines to provide the public with the most up to date scientific information to help people make informed decisions about their own drinking. These are available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-consumption-advice-on-low-risk-drinking" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-consumption-advice-on-low-risk-drinking</a></p><p> </p><p>The drinking guidelines are included in a range of public health messaging, including Public Health England’s (PHE’s) ‘One You’ campaigns and on the ‘NHS Choices’ website to encourage the public to drink within the CMOs’ guidelines.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are responsible for commissioning effective alcohol prevention and treatment services based on an assessment of local need. PHE supports local authorities in this work by providing data, value for money tools, topical briefings, and advice on good practice to help local authorities meet the needs of their local population.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also developing a new alcohol strategy. Government officials are currently exploring what should be included in the strategy and aim to publish this early next year following discussions with stakeholders. The new strategy will allow us to consider the changing landscape of alcohol use and to target vulnerable people who need support most with effective, evidence-based interventions.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, £6 million of new Government funding to improve outcomes for children whose parents are dependent on alcohol has been announced. This will include development of an existing helpline and finance for up to eight local authorities to implement innovative, evidence informed interventions for both children and families. Details of the Innovation Fund are available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/innovation-fund-open-to-help-children-of-dependent-drinkers" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/news/innovation-fund-open-to-help-children-of-dependent-drinkers</a></p><p> </p><p>Announcements of successful bids will be made in the autumn. This programme is jointly funded by the Department of Health and Social Care and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and will complement DWP’s Reducing Parental Conflict Programme. Also, as part of this programme we have identified £1 million of funding over the next two years to assist the voluntary sector in building capacity to help us better identify and support children, and tackle conflict within families.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 19/07/2018 16:13:11 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

942538

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
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	Lumacaftor/ivacaftor
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care what plans he has to ensure his Department continues to engage and meet with NHS England and Vertex to discuss access to Orkambi.
tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
tabling member printed	Luke Hall
uin	164468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2018 answer text <p>NHS England has been in intensive discussions with Vertex to encourage it to price Orkambi at a level that would allow NHS England to fund its use without adversely impacting other patients. I and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Lord O’Shaughnessy) have been keeping an extremely close eye on these discussions and wrote to Vertex in April, urging it to commit to pricing that is responsible and proportionate. I also re-iterated this message in the adjournment debate on 17 July, Official report, columns 383-4.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 20/07/2018 10:09:26 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall