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1650136

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date	04/07/2023
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	Processed Food
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they are having with (1) UK medical professionals and scientists, and (2) international partners, about (a) developing, and (b) agreeing, internationally recognised definitions of ultra-processed food.
tabling member printed	Baroness Suttie
uin	HL9040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Government has no plans.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) is currently carrying out a scoping review of the evidence on processed foods and health and aims to publish its initial assessment in the summer of 2023. SACN’s scoping review will make a number of research recommendations in this area. This review will also include evaluating existing classifications of processed foods, including ultra-processed foods and the NOVA classification.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">SACN is a committee of the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) and provides independent scientific advice and risk assessments on nutrition and related health issues. Members of SACN are appointed as independent scientific experts in their field. We are not aware of any plans to agree a definition internationally.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Department funds research on health and social care through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health including ultra-processed foods. The usual practice of the NIHR is not to ring-fence funds for expenditure on particular topics.</ins></p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 10/07/2023 16:22:27 question first ministerially corrected 13/07/2023 14:43:31 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham previous answer version 86576 answering member printed Lord Bethell answering member 4708
tabling member	4298 label Biography information for Baroness Suttie

1650137

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
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	Processed Food
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to carry out research into the impact of ultra-processed foods on public health outcomes.
tabling member printed	Baroness Suttie
uin	HL9041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Government has no plans.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) is currently carrying out a scoping review of the evidence on processed foods and health and aims to publish its initial assessment in the summer of 2023. SACN’s scoping review will make a number of research recommendations in this area. This review will also include evaluating existing classifications of processed foods, including ultra-processed foods and the NOVA classification.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">SACN is a committee of the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) and provides independent scientific advice and risk assessments on nutrition and related health issues. Members of SACN are appointed as independent scientific experts in their field. We are not aware of any plans to agree a definition internationally.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Department funds research on health and social care through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health including ultra-processed foods. The usual practice of the NIHR is not to ring-fence funds for expenditure on particular topics.</ins></p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 10/07/2023 16:22:27 question first ministerially corrected 20/07/2023 15:18:27 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham previous answer version 86577 answering member printed Lord Bethell answering member 4708
tabling member	4298 label Biography information for Baroness Suttie

1549194

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Ebola: Vaccination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the World Health Organization (WHO) about approving the use of vaccines (1) to prevent, and (2) to mitigate, outbreaks of Ebola in endemic countries.
tabling member printed	Baroness Suttie
uin	HL4081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2022 answer text <p>The UK regularly engages with the World Health Organization (WHO) and other international partners, including the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness (CEPI), to support research and use of vaccines to prevent and mitigate the spread of ebolavirus disease. For example, the UK supported research to develop an effective vaccine against the Zaire ebolavirus, which is approved by WHO and national regulatory authorities, and is used to control outbreaks in west and central Africa. The UK is also currently in regular dialogue with WHO, CEPI and other partners as part of our wider support to the Government of Uganda to take trials forward for candidate vaccines against the Sudan ebolavirus.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 22/12/2022 11:54:40 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4298 label Biography information for Baroness Suttie

1299878

registered interest
date	04/03/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Poverty: Diseases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the public health impact and (2) the role of UK funding in Product Development Partnerships over the last ten years in tackling poverty-associated diseases such as Tuberculosis.
tabling member printed	Baroness Suttie
uin	HL13941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2021 answer text <p>UK Government funding by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to Product Development Partnerships has contributed to 66 new health technologies, including diagnostics, drugs and vaccines being available for diseases and health threats that are underserved by commercial markets. These products have reached over 2.4 billion people around the world. This includes the game changing GenXpert technology to detect TB in 4 hours compared to several weeks previously. The technology was subsequently progressed to diagnose Ebola and COVID-19. This technology was developed with our core support by the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics and their partners. Since 2005, we are also one of the major donors to the TB Alliance, which has developed new treatments for TB, including the first child-friendly drug regimen and novel treatments for multi-drug resistant TB, such as Pretomanid, which, in combination with 2 other drugs, offers a highly effective, shorter and less toxic treatment option.</p><p>The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is a leading supporter of Product Development Partnerships, which bring together partners from the public, private and philanthropic sectors to develop new products in a way that de-links the cost of development from the final cost of product.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/03/2021 15:53:49 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4298 label Biography information for Baroness Suttie

1299879

registered interest
date	04/03/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to disburse funding to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, according to the original schedule agreed to by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
tabling member printed	Baroness Suttie
uin	HL13942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>The impact of COVID-19 on the UK economy has required us to take the difficult but necessary decision to reduce the overall amount we spend on ODA. However, Global Health remains one of the UK's ODA priorities, focusing on overcoming COVID-19 and supporting healthier and more resilient populations in developing countries.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary is currently leading a review of ODA spend for 21/22, the outcome of which will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 12/03/2021 11:04:42 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4298 label Biography information for Baroness Suttie