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1240827

registered interest
date	06/10/2020
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	Oral Cancer: Coronavirus
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 assessment he has made of the effect of the cancellation of dental check-ups as a result of the covid-19 outbreak on the early detection of mouth cancer.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	99528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>No assessment has been made about the effect of the cancellation of dental check-ups as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak on the early detection of mouth cancer.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 09/11/2020 13:57:04 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 53729 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1239766

registered interest
date	01/10/2020
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	Dental Services: Staff
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 (a) dentists and (b) dental health staff has the same access to covid-19 tests as other NHS staff.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	98218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>We have made it our priority to provide testing for National Health Service front line staff, including dentists and dental health staff, when symptomatic. A number of tests are reserved for essential workers and all symptomatic frontline staff can request a test as an essential worker via GOV.UK or 119. Essential workers can order five test kits for themselves and other symptomatic members of their households. However, for households of more than five, 119 can raise an order on their behalf.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 09/11/2020 11:34:08 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 52331 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1239200

registered interest
date	30/09/2020
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: Children
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 his Department has taken to tackle childhood obesity by making it mandatory to label the nutritional value of food in a way that is easy for consumers to understand.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	97521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>In July, as part of ‘Tackling obesity: empowering adults and children to live healthier lives’, we published a four-nation public consultation to gather views and evidence on our current front-of-pack ‘traffic light’ nutrition labelling scheme. We welcome and will consider all responses to the consultation. If evidence suggests that improvements are required, we will consult again on all policy options.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation ‘Building on the success of front-of-pack nutrition labelling in the UK’ was open until 21 October and the outcomes will be published shortly.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 09/11/2020 21:01:43 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 52012 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1239201

registered interest
date	30/09/2020
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	Nutrition: Children
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 has taken to end the marketing of high-sugar and high-fat foods to infants and children.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	97522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>‘Tackling obesity: empowering adults and children to live healthier lives’, published in July, sets out our intention to restrict the promotion and advertising of foods high in fat, salt and sugar. We have consulted on these measures and listened carefully to the feedback. We will publish full responses to the consultations as soon as possible.</p><p>We will also consult on proposals to improve the marketing and labelling of commercial food and drink products for infants and young children, so that parents and carers have clear and honest information that aligns with the Government’s advice on the products they feed their babies.</p><p>‘Tackling obesity: empowering adults and children to live healthier lives’ is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tackling-obesity-government-strategy/tackling-obesity-empowering-adults-and-children-to-live-healthier-lives" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/tackling-obesity-government-strategy/tackling-obesity-empowering-adults-and-children-to-live-healthier-lives</a></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 09/11/2020 13:36:05 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 52013 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1237889

registered interest
date	25/09/2020
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: Health Services
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 his Department is taking to (a) support the aims of the obesity strategy and (b) ensure that local authorities have sufficient (i) funding and (ii) resources to deliver obesity prevention initiatives.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	95734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>‘Tackling obesity: empowering adults and children to live healthier lives’ demonstrates an overarching campaign to reduce obesity, takes forward actions from previous chapters of the childhood obesity plan and sets out measures to get the nation fit and healthy, protect against COVID-19 and protect the National Health Service.</p><p>We have invested £3.279 billion in local authority public health services through the Public Health Grant in 2020/21, in addition to what the NHS spent on preventative interventions such as our world-class immunisation and screening programmes.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 09/11/2020 13:55:00 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 51003 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1237105

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
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	Cervical 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, what the average time taken is for patients to receive their smear test results in each NHS trust area.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	94442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The information is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 09/11/2020 12:07:26 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 50386 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1235540

registered interest
date	17/09/2020
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	Pregnancy: 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 assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the research published in September 2018 by Queen Mary University of London showing that inhaled pollution particles reach the placenta.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	91564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>Public Health England’s strategy for 2020-2025 highlights that poor air quality is the largest environmental risk to public health. The ambition is to make the case for critical action to address air pollution so that people in England enjoy cleaner air and healthier lives, especially those who are most vulnerable, such as pregnant women.</p><p>The Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants has established a subgroup to consider the evidence on the effects of maternal exposure to ambient air pollution on adverse birth outcomes. A report is currently being prepared and it will include consideration of relevant and recent studies, including the research conducted by Queen Mary University of London showing that inhaled pollution particles reach the placenta.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 09/11/2020 13:26:49 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 49192 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1235542

registered interest
date	17/09/2020
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	Pregnancy: 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 steps the Government is taking to protect the health of pregnant women from air pollution.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	91565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) continues to make the case for critical action to address air pollution so that people in England enjoy cleaner air and healthier lives, especially those who are most vulnerable such as pregnant women.</p><p>The Government’s Clean Air Strategy, aims to reduce exposure to polluted air and lower rates of ill health attributable to air pollution and to provide better health outcomes for vulnerable groups most affected by poor air quality, including pregnant women.</p><p>To assist with the Government’s Clean Air Strategy, the Department commissioned PHE to undertake a review of the evidence for effective and cost-effective air quality interventions and provide practical recommendations for actions to improve air quality that will significantly reduce harm from air pollution.</p><p>The Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants has established a subgroup to consider the evidence on the effects of maternal exposure to ambient air pollution on adverse birth outcomes.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 09/11/2020 13:29:46 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 49193 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1235039

registered interest
date	16/09/2020
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	Leukaemia: Diagnosis
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 make an assessment of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the early diagnosis of leukaemia and the outcomes for people treated for leukaemia since March 2020.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	91004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>No assessment has been made. The full extent of the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on early diagnosis rates or outcomes will not be known until the pandemic is over, and until the data is fully available.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement is continuing the roll-out Rapid Diagnostic Centres (RDCs) across the country to bring together diagnostic equipment and expertise. RDCs will initially focus on diagnosing cancers where patients often present with non-specific symptoms, such as blood cancer, and may go to their general practitioner many times before being sent for appropriate tests. RDC compliant pathways should be in place for all patients, including children, by 2023/24.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 09/11/2020 11:59:56 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 48792 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon