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date	15/04/2024
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	Air Pollution: Warwick and Leamington
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 she has made of the impact of air quality on the health of residents in Warwick and Leamington constituency.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	21758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The fraction of mortality attributable to particulate air pollution indicator, measured as PM2.5, represents the percentage of annual deaths from all causes in those aged 30 years old and older, attributed to PM2.5. In 2022, the latest year from which published data is available, the fraction of mortality attributable to particulate air pollution was 5.5% for Warwickshire, and 5.5% for Warwick.</p><p>The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) produces the estimates of the fraction of mortality attributable to particulate air pollution in English local authorities and regions, as an indicator within the Public Health Outcomes Framework for England, published by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities. This framework is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/public-health-outcomes-framework/data#page/0/gid/1000043/pat/15/par/E92000001/ati/6/are/E12000007/cid/4/page-options/ovw-do-0" target="_blank">https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/public-health-outcomes-framework/data#page/0/gid/1000043/pat/15/par/E92000001/ati/6/are/E12000007/cid/4/page-options/ovw-do-0</a></p><p>The UKHSA provides the scientific secretariat to the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants, an expert committee of the Department, which advises the Government on matters concerning the health effects of air pollutants. Further information on this committee is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/committee-on-the-medical-effects-of-air-pollutants-comeap" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/committee-on-the-medical-effects-of-air-pollutants-comeap</a></p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 22/04/2024 14:56:49 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1701094

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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	Mental Health Services: Warwickshire
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 she has made of the potential implications for her policies of average waiting times for young people to access mental health services in Warwickshire.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	21761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>Whilst the Department has made no such assessment, we know that some children and young people are waiting longer than we would like to get help with their mental health, which is why we have been increasing access to services. Over the year to December 2023, over 750,000 children and young people aged under 18 years old were supported through National Health Service-funded mental health services, representing a 31% increase since March 2021.</p><p>NHS England is working to improve the quality of data on access and waiting times for children and their families and carers waiting to receive community-based mental health care. NHS England began publishing this new data in 2023 to improve transparency and drive local accountability.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 17/04/2024 16:06:13 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1698633

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
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	Diabetes: Insulin
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 she is taking to ensure people with diabetes can continue to access the insulin they need.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	20362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>We are aware of supply issues with some insulin products, however the vast majority are in stock. Comprehensive management guidance on alternative products has been issued to the National Health Service where needed.</p><p>The medicine supply chain is highly regulated, complex, and global. Supply disruption is an issue which affects the United Kingdom, as well as the other countries around the world, and it can have a variety of causes, including manufacturing issues, problems with access to raw ingredients, and sudden spikes in demand.</p><p> </p><p>There is a team within the Department that deals specifically with medicine supply problems. It has well-established tools and processes to manage medicine supply issues, working closely with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, the pharmaceutical industry, NHS England, and others operating in the supply chain, to help prevent shortages and expedite resupply as soon as possible, to ensure that the risks to patients are minimised.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 15/04/2024 08:56:46 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western