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170128

registered interest
date	12/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Dental Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations his Department has received on the Professional Standards Authority's 2014 report on the General Dental Council.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	218587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>As at 15 December 2014 the Department has received one representation about the Professional Standards Authority's 2014 report on the General Dental Council (GDC), which was from the British Dental Association regarding the competence of the GDC. My noble Friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Quality (Earl Howe), provided a response on 28 July 2014 and I provided a response on 1 August 2014.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 17/12/2014 16:51:06 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

169480

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Gun Sports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on human health of the use of lead ammunition for shooting.
tabling member constituency	Corby
tabling member printed	Andy Sawford
uin	217997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>In October 2012, the Food Standards Agency assessed the risk to human health from exposure to lead from lead bullets and shot used to shoot wild game animals.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The FSA concluded in its risk assessment that frequent consumption of game meat could increase exposure to lead. This increased exposure would be a concern in the case of toddlers, young children and pregnant women because of the neurotoxicity of lead to the developing brain.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This risk assessment is available on the FSA’s website:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.foodbase.org.uk/admintools/reportdocuments/776-1-1354_Risk_assessment_for_lead_in_wild_game_-_Final_5_October.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.foodbase.org.uk//admintools/reportdocuments/776-1-1354_Risk_assessment_for_lead_in_wild_game_-_Final_5_October.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/12/2014 16:46:06 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4265 label Biography information for Andy Sawford

169511

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the average length of time for monthly payments from MFET Ltd to people who contracted HIV through their NHS treatment.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	218002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>People who meet the MFET Ltd eligibility criteria receive an annual payment for the rest of their lives. The Department has made no assumptions about the average length of time that those people might live.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/12/2014 16:06:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

169512

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners
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 8 December 2014 to Question 216134, if he will bring forward proposals to replace the National Education Programme on Health at Work.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	218003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>There are no plans to replace the National Education Programme on Health at Work. The Fit for Work service will deliver both a supportive occupational health assessment and general health and work advice to general practitioners as well as employees and employers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/12/2014 16:09:10 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

169514

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
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 maximise the coverage of testing for (a) hepatitis C and (b) other blood-borne viruses in a range of healthcare settings.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	218029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) has undertaken various activities to increase the number of people tested for blood-borne viruses (BBV) including contributing to and developing a range of guidance:</p><p> </p><p>- The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance to promote and offer testing for hepatitis B and C [1]</p><p> </p><p>- Best practice guidance on hepatitis B antenatal screening and the newborn immunisation programme [2]</p><p> </p><p>- NICE guidance on increasing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing among Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) [3] and Black African [4] communities in a variety of community and medical settings.</p><p> </p><p>- An offer of antenatal HIV screening is recommended for all pregnant women [5].</p><p> </p><p>- Piloting models of service delivery and exploiting novel testing methods, including point of care testing and alternatives to venepuncture to test for HIV, hepatitis B and C in community settings.</p><p> </p><p>- Working collaboratively with the National Health Service and non-governmental organisations to advocate for increased uptake of screening for BBV and monitoring testing uptake of BBV in the United Kingdom [6],[7].</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p> </p><p>[1] Hepatitis B and C: ways to promote and offer testing to people at increased risk of infection; Issued: December 2012 last modified: March 2013 NICE public health guidance 43 <a href="http://publications.nice.org.uk/hepatitis-b-and-c-ways-to-promote-and-offer-testing-to-people-at-increased-risk-of-infection-ph43/considerations" target="_blank">http://publications.nice.org.uk/hepatitis-b-and-c-ways-to-promote-and-offer-testing-to-people-at-increased-risk-of-infection-ph43/considerations</a></p><p> </p><p>[2] Department of Health. Hepatitis B antenatal screening and newborn immunisation programme: Best practice guidance 2011 www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/215622/dh_132637.pdf</p><p> </p><p>[3] Increasing the uptake of HIV testing among Men who have Sex with Men. NICE public health guidance 34 <a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ph34/resources/guidance-increasing-the-uptake-of-hiv-testing-among-men-who-have-sex-with-men-pdf" target="_blank">http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ph34/resources/guidance-increasing-the-uptake-of-hiv-testing-among-men-who-have-sex-with-men-pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>[4] Increasing the uptake of HIV testing among black Africans in England NICE public health guidance 33 <a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ph33/resources/guidance-increasing-the-uptake-of-hiv-testing-among-black-africans-in-england-pdf" target="_blank">http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ph33/resources/guidance-increasing-the-uptake-of-hiv-testing-among-black-africans-in-england-pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>[5] Yin Z et al. HIV in the United Kingdom 2014 Report: data to end 2013. November 2014. Public Health England, London. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/377194/2014_PHE_HIV_annual_report_19_11_2014.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/377194/2014_PHE_HIV_annual_report_19_11_2014.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>[6] Public Health England. Hepatitis C in the UK: 2014 Report. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/337115/HCV_in_the_UK_2014_24_July.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/337115/HCV_in_the_UK_2014_24_July.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>[7] Public Health England. HIV in the UK: 2014 Report <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/377194/2014_PHE_HIV_annual_report_19_11_2014.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/377194/2014_PHE_HIV_annual_report_19_11_2014.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/12/2014 16:36:45 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

169519

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans the NHS has for future support and care for people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	218055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government’s mandate to NHS England sets out the requirement for the National Health Service to demonstrate progress on preventing people from dying prematurely from respiratory disease. NHS England and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) have responsibility for determining the overall national approach to achieve this and improve clinical outcomes from healthcare services for people with respiratory disease, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In December 2013, NHS England published Our Ambition to Reduce Premature Mortality: A resource to support commissioners in setting a level of ambition. This resource sets out the high impact interventions that CCGs can commission to improve outcomes for people with physical health conditions such COPD and asthma. This resource has information on the treatment and management of COPD and refers and links to the Outcomes Strategy for COPD and Asthma and its Companion Document.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The resource can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/sop/red-prem-mort/" target="_blank">http://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/sop/red-prem-mort/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/12/2014 16:12:19 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

169520

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Ministers' Private Offices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) external and (b) civil service appointees worked in ministerial offices in his Department (i) between May 2005 and May 2010 and (ii) since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
uin	218056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the table below, in terms of headcount of individuals:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p>Joining Period</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cvil Service Appointees or External ?</p></td><td><p>May 2005 to May 2010</p></td><td><p>Since May 2010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>External</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Civil Service Starter</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 17/12/2014 15:55:01 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

169525

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Campylobacter: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Northern Ireland Executive regarding campylobacter in poultry.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
uin	218167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The UK Food Standards Agency, which is the lead agency for Campylobacter has been in regular contact with relevant departments in each of the four nations through their national offices. Ministers have not spoken to their Northern Ireland counterparts about Campylobacter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/12/2014 16:11:17 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

169527

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco: Packaging
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what detailed opinions have been submitted by organisations and corporate entities in response to the notification to the UK by the EU on proposals for standardised packaging of tobacco.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	218147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The draft regulations for standardised packaging of tobacco were notified to the European Commission under the Technical Standards Directive (Directive 98/34/EC) on 29 August. This procedure allows other member states and the European Commission to examine the draft regulations and provide comments or detailed opinions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The notification and information about which member states responded can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tris/en/search/?trisaction=search.detail&amp;year=2014&amp;num=427" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tris/en/search/?trisaction=search.detail&amp;year=2014&amp;num=427</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/12/2014 16:10:21 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

169528

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nurses
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 9 December 2014 to Question 216783, if he will make a comparative assessment of the cost effectiveness of (a) attracting qualified nurses who are no longer nursing back into nursing and (b) training nurses from scratch.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	218089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The Personal Social Services Research Unit at the University of Kent estimates that the average cost of training a nurse in 2013 was £78,604. This figure reflects the total cost of training and therefore includes costs funded through the public purse and by the student.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The cost of retraining a nurse varies because each programme is adapted to the individual needs of the nurse. However, Health Education England (HEE) estimates that the average cost to them to support each nurse back into practice is £2,000. This does not include any costs to the student. In addition, HEE has spent £50,000 on a recent social media campaign to attract nurses back to practice. This campaign has resulted in 779 nurses registering to undertake a return to practice programme in the next three months.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 17/12/2014 15:57:01 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane