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1123023

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
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	Heart Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential link between the consumption of ready-made meals and heart disease.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	247699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2019 answer text <p>Public Health England has advised that it has not made any assessment of the potential link between the consumption of ready-made meals and heart disease, and that attributing disease to particular foods would be difficult due to the range of factors that play a part in causing the development of diet-related diseases.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 03/05/2019 11:32:59 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1123025

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
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	Dental Health: Health Education
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 steps he has taken to increase public awareness of gum disease and tooth loss.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	247701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2019 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for assessing the oral health needs of their local population, developing appropriate strategies and commissioning oral health improvement programmes for both gum disease and tooth loss.</p><p>In 2017, Public Health England (PHE) published a ‘Guide to a healthy mouth in adults’ which provides a summary of the simple steps that can be taken to protect and improve oral health. In 2018, PHE also published ‘Commissioning Better Oral Health for Vulnerable Older People’ which supports commissioners in improving the oral health of vulnerable older people. Finally, in 2019, PHE published ‘Adult Oral Health- applying All Our Health’, online guidance for healthcare professionals to improve oral health in adults. This guidance is available at the following links:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/601835/healthy_mouth_adults_quick_guide.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/601835/healthy_mouth_adults_quick_guide.pdf</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/commissioning-better-oral-health-for-vulnerable-older-people" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/commissioning-better-oral-health-for-vulnerable-older-people</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adult-oral-health-applying-all-our-health" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adult-oral-health-applying-all-our-health</a></p><p>The National Health Service website also has information on preventing and treating gum disease. This guidance is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Gum-disease/" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Gum-disease/</a></p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 03/05/2019 11:30:00 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1123026

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
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	Asthma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) men and (b) women in each age group have been classified as having asthma in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	247702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2019 answer text <p>The information is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 03/05/2019 11:24:38 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1123027

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
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	Raynaud's Phenomenon
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed with Raynaud syndrome in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	247703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2019 answer text <p>The information is not available in the requested format.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 03/05/2019 10:28:59 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1123028

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
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	NHS: Bullying
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 reduce incidences of bullying and harassment in the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	247704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department is committed to working in partnership with its arm’s length bodies, National Health Service organisations, trade unions and staff to deliver its manifesto commitment to tackle rates of bullying which are too high.</p><p>Ministers commissioned the national Social Partnership Forum (SPF) to tackle bullying. The SPF approach to ‘Creating positive workplace cultures and tackling bullying in the NHS - a collective call to action’ is entering its third year. Further information is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.socialpartnershipforum.org/priority-areas/creating-positive-workplace-cultures-and-tackling-bullying-in-the-nhs-a-collective-call-to-action/" target="_blank">https://www.socialpartnershipforum.org/priority-areas/creating-positive-workplace-cultures-and-tackling-bullying-in-the-nhs-a-collective-call-to-action/</a></p><p>The forthcoming People Plan is also expected to include actions to tackle bullying which will complement existing good practice already in place across the NHS and promoted via SPF’s “collective call to action” and other initiatives such as the Alliance of organisations committed to tackling bullying, recently launched and led by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the National Guardian, the UK Health Departments and many others. The Alliance advocates kindness and respect in selecting staff with the right values and building kindness and respect into staff training and development throughout their careers.</p><p> </p><p>Note: The SPF brings together NHS Employers, NHS Trade Unions, NHS England, Health Education England, NHS Improvement and the Department to discuss and debate the development and implementation of the workforce implications of policy.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 02/05/2019 14:53:27 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1123029

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
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: Orthopaedics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people with diabetes have had an amputation in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	247705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2019 answer text <p>NHS Digital data details the count of finished admission episodes (FAEs) with a primary diagnosis of diabetes and a primary procedure of amputation, for the financial years between 2013-14 and 2017-18.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p>Financial year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FAEs</p></td><td><p>1,002</p></td><td><p>1,080</p></td><td><p>1,222</p></td><td><p>1,395</p></td><td><p>1,497</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Source: Hospital Episode Statistics, NHS Digital</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>A FAE is the first period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FAEs are counted against the year or month in which the admission episode finishes. Admissions do not represent the number of patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the period.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 03/05/2019 13:09:37 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1123030

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
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	Vaccination: Children
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 increase the take-up of vaccinations for children.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	247706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2019 answer text <p>Public Health England, in partnership with NHS England and the Department, is undertaking a range of actions to improve vaccination coverage for children of all ages in England. This includes initiatives to improve access to the immunisation programme; communication with the public; data to better identify underserved individuals and populations; and training for healthcare professionals.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 03/05/2019 11:34:10 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1123032

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2019 to Question 225506 on Prisons: Education, how many offenders were engaged in learning and skills in prisons in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	247708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Education publishes data on prison education participation and completion rates. Details for the academic years 2010-11 to 2017-18 can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/761349/201718_Nov_MAIN_OLASS_Particpation_FINALv1.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/761349/201718_Nov_MAIN_OLASS_Particpation_FINALv1.xlsx</a></p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 02/05/2019 15:59:22 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1123033

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Post Offices: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his Department will take steps to help retain Post Office branches where the Network Transformation Programme funding is insufficient to sustain the branch in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales, (c) Northern Ireland, and (d) each region of England.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	247729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government has invested more than £2 billion since 2010 to support the Post Office and as part of that investment the Post Office is required to ensure that the network of branches remains above 11,500 overall and that accessibility targets are met. These parameters ensures that post office services remain accessible to all, with almost 93% of people within a mile and 99.7% within 3 miles of their nearest branch.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 02/05/2019 13:01:42 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1123034

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Personal Savings: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure older people are able to build and maintain savings for retirement.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	247730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting people of all incomes and at all stages of life to save.</p><p> </p><p>Older people will continue to benefit from a number of measures the Government has introduced in recent years.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has increased the amount that individuals, including older people and those of State Pension age, can earn or receive in savings interest before paying income tax to £12,500 per year. As a result, people can keep more of their income to invest as they choose.</p><p> </p><p>The amount of money that people can save into their ISAs each year (the annual subscription allowance) has been increased to a record £20,000.</p><p> </p><p>Since April 2016, individuals have also been able to benefit from a new Personal Savings Allowance of up to £1,000 for basic rate taxpayers and up to £500 for higher rate taxpayers.</p><p>As a result of these measures, over 95% of people with savings income pay no tax on that income.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 01/05/2019 15:16:16 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows