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date	25/01/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Parkinson's Disease
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the number of people aged 50- years and under who have Parkinson's disease.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	61574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2017 answer text <p>Information regarding the number of people diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease aged 50 years and under is not collected. Parkinson’s disease predominantly affects older adults, and population prevalence estimates suggest that of the 127,000 people living with the condition in the United Kingdom, the vast majority are over the age of 50. Prevalence is highest amongst people aged over 75, and estimates suggest less than 5,000 people aged 54 years and under have the condition. More information can be found in the following prevalence study published by Parkinson’s UK:</p><p><a href="http://www.parkinsons.org.uk/sites/default/files/parkinsonsprevalenceuk_0.pdf" target="_blank">www.parkinsons.org.uk/sites/default/files/parkinsonsprevalenceuk_0.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 30/01/2017 15:44:39 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

678643

registered interest
date	25/01/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Parkinson's Disease: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what new drugs for the potential treatment of Parkinson's disease are being considered for licensing.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	61573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2017 answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency is aware of one new drug product for the potential treatment of Parkinson’s disease for which a licence application submission to the European Medicines Agency is expected within the next 12 months. Details of this product are not yet in the public domain.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 30/01/2017 15:36:38 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

678742

registered interest
date	25/01/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Parkinson's Disease: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training is provided to assessors on dealing with young people who have Parkinson's disease.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	61572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2017 answer text <p>All health professionals receive comprehensive training in disability analysis which includes a functional evaluation as to how medical conditions and the long-term medical treatment of those conditions affect an individual’s ability to perform day-to-day activities. Prior to carrying out an assessment they routinely refresh their knowledge of any condition with which they are not fully familiar.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 30/01/2017 16:08:21 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds