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1302570

registered interest
date	15/03/2021
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	Food: Advertising
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 plans to take to ensure that there will be appropriate opportunity for parliamentary scrutiny of the proposed restrictions on the promotion and placement of foods high in fat, sugar and salt.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	169025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government intends to use powers in the Food Safety Act 1990 to lay secondary legislation before Parliament by mid-2021. Subject to progress in Parliament, we will then allow at least a six-month implementation period before the restrictions come into force in April 2022.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 23/03/2021 11:51:39 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1288558

registered interest
date	23/02/2021
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	What assessment he has made of the effect of the obesity strategy on the cost of living.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	912284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2021 answer text <p>The Healthy Weight Strategy is not about making food more expensive or restricting people’s choices, but helping people eat healthier with the money they have.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 23/02/2021 16:05:29 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1284883

registered interest
date	08/02/2021
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	Care Homes: Visits
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 announce a timetable for the re-introduction of close contact care home visits in England.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	150922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2021 answer text <p>In the face of a new variant of the virus we have acted to protect those most at risk in care homes and while advising how visits can go ahead safely in some form. As set out in updated visiting guidance, visits to care homes can continue to take place with arrangements such as substantial screens, visiting pods or behind windows. Close-contact indoor visits are not currently advised. As has been the case throughout the pandemic, visits in exceptional circumstances including end of life should always be supported and enabled.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise how important it is to allow care home residents to meet their loved ones safely. We are looking to enable a wider range of visiting arrangements available when it is safe to do so. We will publish updated guidance as this period of national restrictions ends.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 150665 150716 150769 question first answered 17/02/2021 09:34:12 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1284037

registered interest
date	04/02/2021
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 recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of his obesity strategy on (a) costs for consumers and (b) the level of jobs in the food and drinks industry.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	149330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2021 answer text <p>We carefully consider all views and potential impacts of our measures to reduce obesity and its effects on individual health and the National Health Service. This includes feedback from a wide range of experts and stakeholders on specific policy proposals and in response to our public consultations.</p><p> </p><p>The final impact assessment on mandating calorie labelling of food and drink in out-of-home sector is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/903712/Calorie_Labelling_-_Impact_Assessment.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/903712/Calorie_Labelling_-_Impact_Assessment.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The final impact assessments on the proposals to restrict the promotion of foods high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) by location and by volume is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/restricting-promotions-of-food-and-drink-that-is-high-in-fat-sugar-and-salt" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/restricting-promotions-of-food-and-drink-that-is-high-in-fat-sugar-and-salt</a></p><p> </p><p>The developmental impact assessment on further advertising restrictions on TV and online was published alongside the 2019 consultation on this policy. This is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/786554/advertising-consultation-impact-assessment.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/786554/advertising-consultation-impact-assessment.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>An evidence note was published alongside the consultation on the proposal to introduce a total restriction of online advertising for HFSS products. This builds on the impact assessment that accompanied the 2019 consultation and is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/total-restriction-of-online-advertising-for-products-high-in-fat-sugar-and-salt-hfss/evidence-note" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/total-restriction-of-online-advertising-for-products-high-in-fat-sugar-and-salt-hfss/evidence-note</a></p><p> </p><p>We will publish the final impact assessment on further advertising restrictions on TV and online alongside the full response to the consultation shortly.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 149331 question first answered 10/02/2021 17:19:07 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1284038

registered interest
date	04/02/2021
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 impact assessment he has undertaken on the potential effect on the food and drinks industry of the Government's proposed strategy on tackling obesity.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	149331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2021 answer text <p>We carefully consider all views and potential impacts of our measures to reduce obesity and its effects on individual health and the National Health Service. This includes feedback from a wide range of experts and stakeholders on specific policy proposals and in response to our public consultations.</p><p> </p><p>The final impact assessment on mandating calorie labelling of food and drink in out-of-home sector is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/903712/Calorie_Labelling_-_Impact_Assessment.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/903712/Calorie_Labelling_-_Impact_Assessment.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The final impact assessments on the proposals to restrict the promotion of foods high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) by location and by volume is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/restricting-promotions-of-food-and-drink-that-is-high-in-fat-sugar-and-salt" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/restricting-promotions-of-food-and-drink-that-is-high-in-fat-sugar-and-salt</a></p><p> </p><p>The developmental impact assessment on further advertising restrictions on TV and online was published alongside the 2019 consultation on this policy. This is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/786554/advertising-consultation-impact-assessment.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/786554/advertising-consultation-impact-assessment.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>An evidence note was published alongside the consultation on the proposal to introduce a total restriction of online advertising for HFSS products. This builds on the impact assessment that accompanied the 2019 consultation and is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/total-restriction-of-online-advertising-for-products-high-in-fat-sugar-and-salt-hfss/evidence-note" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/total-restriction-of-online-advertising-for-products-high-in-fat-sugar-and-salt-hfss/evidence-note</a></p><p> </p><p>We will publish the final impact assessment on further advertising restrictions on TV and online alongside the full response to the consultation shortly.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 149330 question first answered 10/02/2021 17:19:07 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1255427

registered interest
date	25/11/2020
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	Mental Health Services: Males
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 improve mental health support for men in order to reduce levels of male suicide.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	121001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2020 answer text <p>We know that men are less likely to seek help or talk about suicidal feelings and some are often reluctant to engage with health and other support services.</p><p>The National Suicide Prevention Strategy highlights men, and especially middle-aged and young men, as a group at high risk of suicide, and in January 2019, we published the first Cross-Government suicide prevention workplan. It includes sections on tailoring prevention approaches towards reducing suicide risk in high-risk groups such as men.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries grouped question UIN 121000 question first answered 08/12/2020 09:59:10 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1255431

registered interest
date	25/11/2020
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	Addictions: 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 he is taking to improve addiction support services in the most disadvantaged communities.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	121003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government will provide additional funding over 2020/21 to 2021/22 to drug and alcohol treatment in targeted local authorities to individuals experiencing rough sleeping, including those currently in emergency accommodation following the COVID-19 response. The second phase of Dame Carol Black’s independent review on drugs focusing on prevention, treatment services and recovery, will be made available to Ministers later this year and will feed into wider Government work to tackle the serious harms caused by substance misuse.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 02/12/2020 19:08:21 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1251847

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
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	Coronavirus: Drugs and Vaccination
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 supply chains of (a) medicines and (b) vaccines related to the treatment of covid-19 can continue in the event that no deal is reached with the EU by the end of the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	115020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2020 answer text <p>The Department, in consultation with the devolved administrations and Crown Dependencies, is working with trade bodies, product suppliers, and the health and care system to help ensure continued supply of medicines and medical products, including medicines and vaccines related to the treatment of COVID-19, to the whole of the United Kingdom at the end of the transition period.</p><p>As set out in a letter from the Department to industry of 17 November, we are implementing a multi-layered approach, that includes asking suppliers of medicines, vaccines and other medical products to the UK from or via the European Union to get trader ready, reroute their supply chains away from any potential disruption and stockpile on UK soil where this is possible. The letter is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-to-medicines-and-medical-products-suppliers-17-november-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-to-medicines-and-medical-products-suppliers-17-november-2020</a></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 27/11/2020 10:37:24 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1193828

registered interest
date	06/05/2020
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	Coronavirus: Nottinghamshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, where the covid-19 testing centres will be located in (a) Mansfield and (b) Ashfield; and what the timetable is for opening those testing centres.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	44030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>We have expanded test accessibility by increasing the number of home test kits that are couriered to and from the home. These are available to book by eligible individuals using the self-referral portal. We have also increased mobile testing, with 96 units currently operational (8 May 2020). Mobile test units are being deployed to areas that have a pressing need for testing by individuals who cannot access regional test sites. Local Resilience Forums coordinate with local partners to inform the Department of where a unit is required.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 11/06/2020 13:18:00 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1190234

registered interest
date	24/04/2020
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	Cardiovascular Diseases
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 raise awareness of cardiovascular disease.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	39787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement are running a campaign as part of the national COVID-19 campaign to encourage people to access NHS services for non-COVID-19 related conditions.</p><p>This will include raising awareness of the symptoms of heart attack and of the need to immediately call 999. These campaign assets will be made available for all National Health Service organisations to publish through their public facing channels.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 04/05/2020 11:37:54 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley