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768105

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date	10/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Prostate Cancer
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 the Royal College of Nursing on the connection between height and prostate cancer risk.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	106906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2017 answer text <p>No such discussions have taken place.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/10/2017 13:19:55 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

767444

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Pornography: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to stop access for those under 18-years of age to online porn sites.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	106788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>Through the Digital Economy Act (2017), we have created the requirement for commercial providers of online pornography to have robust age verification controls to prevent under 18s accessing this material.</p><p> </p><p>Our aim is to bring these powers into force within 12 months of the Act receiving Royal Assent (27 April 2017).</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 16/10/2017 12:10:18 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

767462

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Hygiene
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that hygiene standards are maintained in navy ship galleys.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	106713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>To ensure the operational effectiveness of their Units, the Royal Navy takes food hygiene extremely seriously. Galleys are subjected to routine cleans, followed by formal inspections by individual chefs and Logistics and Executive personnel, in addition to Operational Sea Training and Flotilla inspections.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/10/2017 14:41:22 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

767561

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Malaria: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate her Department has made of the international financing required to end malaria.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	106802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>DFID supports the achievement of the global malaria targets for 2030; these include aiming for at least a 90% reduction of malaria deaths from a 2015 baseline. The World Health Organisation estimates that this will require the total annual malaria spend to reach an estimated US$ 8.7 billion by 2030. DFID is the second largest international funder to the global malaria response.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 16/10/2017 17:06:49 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

767562

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks and Smoking: Television
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 television companies on reducing the prevalence of smoking and alcohol consumption in programming.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	106803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2017 answer text <p>No such discussions have taken place. It is for content makers to decide what to include in their programmes, provided that they comply with the Broadcasting Code. As television reflects real life, it can be expected that some people on television may smoke and drink alcohol. In respect of children and young people, the Ofcom Broadcasting Code stipulates that smoking, drugs and the misuse of alcohol must not be featured in programmes made primarily for children, and must generally be avoided and not condoned, encouraged, or glamorised before the watershed or in programmes likely to be seen by children.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/10/2017 13:36:16 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

767566

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Exercise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to incentivise people to have an active lifestyle.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	106804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2017 answer text <p>Public Health England uses a range of approaches to encourage people to be more physically active. Its social marketing campaigns Change4Life and Active 10, the recent One You physical activity campaign, was supported by a mobile phone app to encourage 10 minute bouts of walking and has been downloaded over 400,000 times.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS England Healthy New Towns programme, one of the ‘Five Year Forward View’ innovation programmes, launched in July 2015, is working with 10 new housing developments across England to deliver a range of innovative interventions and implement best practice to co-create with local communities new places which promote health and wellbeing.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/10/2017 13:34:13 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

767569

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hay Fever: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people (a) have been diagnosed and (b) are being treated for hay fever aged (i) 10 to 16, (ii) 16 to 30, (iii) 30 to 80 and (iv) over 60 years in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	106796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2017 answer text <p>This information is not collected.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/10/2017 13:25:53 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

767572

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	HIV Infection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people there were with HIV in the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	106787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2017 answer text <p>In each of the years 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 there were 77,333, 81,062, 85,162, 89,289 and 91,987 people living with diagnosed HIV in the United Kingdom, respectively.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/10/2017 13:23:50 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

767581

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Prescription Drugs: Chronic Illnesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will ensure that delivery of prescription drugs for patients with long-term conditions and illness will be maintained.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	106703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2017 answer text <p>Delivery of prescription medicines can continue to be commissioned by NHS England from community pharmacies, depending on local needs as an enhanced service, in which case it is provided free of charge to patients. However, pharmacies can of course offer delivery services to their patients – even if they are not commissioned by NHS England. Where they do, it is a private arrangement between the pharmacy and the patient.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/10/2017 13:30:11 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

767582

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Wheelchairs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to improve availability of wheelchairs.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	106705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>Local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are responsible for commissioning the majority of wheelchair services for their local populations and equipment will be prescribed according to the patient’s clinical need following an assessment by an appropriately qualified practitioner or prescriber.</p><p> </p><p>To improve wheelchair commissioning, and promote personalisation in wheelchair services, NHS England has published a Model Service Specification for Wheelchair and Posture Services. The specification provides CCGs with a Framework for them to use with their service users, providers and suppliers to ensure that they commission services that meet the needs of wheelchair users.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is developing a personal health budget offer for wheelchair users. This will allow meet individuals’ health and wellbeing needs more effectively. The scheme will build on the existing voucher scheme by introducing holistic, personalised assessments and by increasing transparency of choice for people who access wheelchair services.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 12/10/2017 13:37:51 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon