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449397

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many young people aged 17 or under of each age were sectioned under the Mental Health Act in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
	uin	25024
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2016 answer text <p>The National Police Chiefs Council has reported figures on the number of children held in police custody as a place of safety under section 136 of the Mental Health Act for only three years. These were as follows:</p><p> </p><p>2012-13 <ins class="ministerial">256</ins> <del class="ministerial">255</del>;</p><p>2013-14 <ins class="ministerial">161</ins> <del class="ministerial">256</del>; and</p><p>2014-15 <ins class="ministerial">145</ins> <del class="ministerial">161</del>.</p><p> </p><p>Data on children and young people sectioned under other sections of the Mental Health Act are not available centrally.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 08/02/2016 12:58:21 question first ministerially corrected 12/02/2016 15:22:26 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt previous answer version 43916 answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

449400

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many young people aged 17 or under of each age were held in police custody as a place of safety in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
	uin	25025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2016 answer text <p>The National Police Chiefs Council has reported figures on the number of children held in police custody as a place of safety under section 136 of the Mental Health Act for only three years. These were as follows:</p><p> </p><p>2012-13 <ins class="ministerial">256</ins> <del class="ministerial">255</del>;</p><p>2013-14 <ins class="ministerial">161</ins> <del class="ministerial">256</del>; and</p><p>2014-15 <ins class="ministerial">145</ins> <del class="ministerial">161</del>.</p><p> </p><p>Data on children and young people sectioned under other sections of the Mental Health Act are not available centrally.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 08/02/2016 12:58:21 question first ministerially corrected 12/02/2016 15:22:17 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt previous answer version 43918 answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

449393

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Food
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions (a) Ministers, (b) Special Advisers and (c) senior officials in his Department have had with representatives of (i) the Food and Drink Federation, (ii) Coca-Cola, (iii) PepsiCo and (iv) the British Soft Drinks Association in each of the last 18 months; and what the subject was of each such meeting.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	24988
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>Details of all Ministerial and Special Adviser meetings with external stakeholders are published quarterly in arrears on the GOV.UK website.</p><p> </p><p>Information for 2014 is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-external-meetings-2014" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-external-meetings-2014</a></p><p> </p><p>The latest publications up to September 2015 are available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-external-meetings-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-external-meetings-2015</a></p><p> </p><p>Information for October to December 2015 will be published at the end of March.</p><p> </p><p>Departmental officials have ongoing discussions with representatives from companies producing food and drink. Discussions have included actions and commitments being made by industry to improve the nation’s diet, successes achieved and challenges to make further substantial progress.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 04/02/2016 16:48:25 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

449396

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Soft Drinks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions (a) he and (b) the Minister for Public Health has had with Ministers in HM Treasury on the fiscal effect of an additional tax on soft drinks containing sugar.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	25043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>There are ongoing discussions between the Department and other Government departments, including HM Treasury, to consider a range of options to reduce sugar consumption.</p><p> </p><p>We will be launching our childhood obesity strategy in due course. It will look at everything, including sugar, that contributes to a child becoming overweight and obese.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 09/02/2016 16:04:04 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

449181

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Bladder Cancer
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they plan to take to ensure that treatment for bladder cancer under the NHS is accessible equally by all patients irrespective of home address.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL5691
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>NHS England is not aware of any general variation in access to bladder cancer treatment.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 11/02/2016 17:12:15 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

449182

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Bladder Cancer
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the BCG vaccine treatment of bladder cancer.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL5692
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>We have made no such assessment.</p><p> </p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for providing best practice guidance for the National Health Service.</p><p> </p><p>NICE published a clinical guideline in February 2015 on the diagnosis and management of bladder cancer which outlines the circumstances in which the Bacille Calmette‑Guérin (BCG) vaccine should be used to treat bladder cancer. A copy of the clinical guideline is attached.</p><p> </p><p>A bladder cancer quality standard was also published by NICE in December 2015 which refers to BCG treatment for bladder cancer. A copy of the quality standard is attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name Bladder Cancer NICE Guideline.pdf title Bladder Cancer NICE Guideline 2 file name Bladder Cancer Quality Standard.pdf title Bladder Cancer Quality Standard question first answered 10/02/2016 15:06:31 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

449183

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Bladder Cancer
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what support they are giving to the campaign by Public Health England and various cancer charities to raise awareness of bladder cancer.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL5693
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>The “Blood in Pee” campaign focuses on early symptoms of bladder and kidney cancer. The campaign has run twice at a national level from 15 October to 20 November 2013 and 13 October to 23 November 2014, following successful local and regional pilots and will be re-running from 15 February to 31 March 2016. The campaign will use a wide range of media, including national television and radio advertising, to promote the key message “If you notice blood in your pee, even if it’s just the once, tell your doctor”.</p><p>Public Health England (PHE) works closely with the Department and NHS England to ensure that health care professionals are also targeted with campaign information to encourage earlier diagnoses and referrals. PHE also works closely with the devolved administrations to ensure consistency of messages on their own campaigns and initiatives.</p><p>The Department notifies key stakeholders including charities about forthcoming campaigns and has engaged with relevant charities to review the campaign leaflet and source case studies for the bladder and kidney campaign. A copy of the leaflet has been attached</p><p><br> Information for the general public will be available on NHS Choices. This is an online only resource.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 11/02/2016 14:58:15 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name 2904661 Blood in Pee leaflet 2016 v2_0 FINAL 07016.pdf title Blood in Pee Leaflet
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

449191

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS: Drugs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what specific steps they will take to ensure that the review of the statutory scheme for branded medicines takes into account the specificities of medicines derived from human blood plasma, in the light of the Council of Europe resolution on principles concerning human normal immunoglobulin therapies for immunodeficiency and other diseases (CM/RES(2015)2).
	tabling member printed	Baroness Masham of Ilton
	uin	HL5701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>We are continuing to consider carefully all the consultation responses including those that refer to blood plasma products. It is important we get these changes right for patients, the National Health Service and industry. We want to look in particular at the impact on small and medium sized businesses, while securing the medicines patients need at a cost which the NHS can afford.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 10/02/2016 15:04:22 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	1850 label Biography information for Baroness Masham of Ilton

449410

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 28 January 2016 to Question 23467, what progress has been made on the procurement of the HPV vaccine.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Danny Kinahan
	uin	25038
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>The Department is considering the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation’s advice on this potential programme. Following this, consideration will be given to the procurement of vaccine.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 09/02/2016 16:01:52 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4381 label Biography information for Danny Kinahan

449176

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Fluoride: Drinking Water
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 19 January (HL Deb, col 641) about the potential fortification of bread with folic acid to prevent neural tube defects in pregnancy, why they do not apply the argument "around choice and whether or not it is right to medicate the entire population for the benefit of a fairly small part of it" to the fluoridation of water supplies to prevent caries.
	tabling member printed	Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
	uin	HL5686
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>It has been the policy of successive governments that decisions on water fluoridation are best taken locally. There is a duty to consult the local population where local authorities propose the establishment of a new water fluoridation scheme. Some areas of the country have water supplies that naturally contain levels of fluoride similar to the target level for water fluoridation schemes where the levels are adjusted.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 11/02/2016 15:54:06 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	3446 label Biography information for Earl Baldwin of Bewdley