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1145318

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Marriage: Humanism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to amend section 14 of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 to give legal recognition to humanist marriages before waiting for the outcome of the Law Commission’s review.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	287918
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The Law Commission review that the Government announced this June is a fundamental review of the law on how and where people can legally marry in England and Wales. As part of that review, the Government invited the Law Commission to make recommendations about how marriage by humanist and other non-religious belief organisations could be incorporated into a revised or new scheme for all marriages that is simple, fair and consistent.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 03/10/2019 14:47:41 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

1145319

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Marriage: Humanism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons the Law Commission is undertaking a review into humanist marriages.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	287919
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The Law Commission review that the Government announced this June is a fundamental review of the law on how and where people can legally marry in England and Wales. The law has been added to over several centuries without any systematic reform.</p><p> </p><p>As part of that review, the Government invited the Law Commission to make recommendations about how marriage by humanist and other non-religious belief organisations could be incorporated into a revised or new scheme for all marriages that is simple, fair and consistent.</p><p> </p><p>The Law Commission has published the terms of reference for the review at https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/weddings/.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 03/10/2019 14:47:04 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

1145320

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Marriage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funding has been allocated to the Law Commission review of the law on marriage.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	287920
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The Law Commission will review the law on how and where people can marry in England and Wales, and will provide recommendations for a simple, fair and consistent system which gives couples choice in to marry in a way that is meaningful to them. The cost of this project will be approximately £400,000.</p><p> </p><p>This cost is for the resource for two years of a project team made up of one full-time lawyer, one full-time research assistant, a proportion of the time of a team manager and some travel, publication and translation costs (totalling approximately £150,000 per year) plus the cost of engaging a specialist academic (£50,000 per year).</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 03/10/2019 14:51:15 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

156778

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Tobacco: Packaging
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to make a final decision on whether to proceed with the introduction of the standardised packaging of cigarettes and tobacco products; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	215258
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government has not yet made a final decision on whether to introduce standardised packaging of tobacco products. The Government continues to consider carefully all issues relevant to the introduction of standardised packaging of tobacco products. Any decision about the appropriate Parliamentary timetable for the proposed regulations will be made if required, when the Government has made its final decision.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The draft regulations were notified to the European Commission under the Technical Standards Directive on 29 August. This started an initial three month “standstill” period. We have received a detailed opinion from a Member State which extends the “standstill” period to six months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 215205 question first answered 26/11/2014 17:35:22 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

156779

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Tobacco: Packaging
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to lay before Parliament regulations on the standardised packaging of cigarettes and tobacco products.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	215205
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government has not yet made a final decision on whether to introduce standardised packaging of tobacco products. The Government continues to consider carefully all issues relevant to the introduction of standardised packaging of tobacco products. Any decision about the appropriate Parliamentary timetable for the proposed regulations will be made if required, when the Government has made its final decision.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The draft regulations were notified to the European Commission under the Technical Standards Directive on 29 August. This started an initial three month “standstill” period. We have received a detailed opinion from a Member State which extends the “standstill” period to six months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 215258 question first answered 26/11/2014 17:35:22 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

223291

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Genito-urinary Medicine
	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 ensure that standards of patient access, service quality and patient safety are maintained by local authorities in the commissioning of clinical sexual health services.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	225188
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>Since March 2013, the Department, Public Health England (PHE) and other partners have produced a range of policy documents and guidance for local authorities, clinical commissioning groups, providers and others to support the provision of joined up, high quality sexual health services. This guidance includes:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A Framework for Sexual Health Improvement in England –</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-framework-for-sexual-health-improvement-in-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-framework-for-sexual-health-improvement-in-england</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Making it work –</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/commissioning-sexual-health-reproductive-health-and-hiv-services" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/commissioning-sexual-health-reproductive-health-and-hiv-services</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HIV, sexual and reproductive health current issues bulletin Issue 1: Payments for patients living outside your local authority -</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hiv-sexual-and-reproductive-health-current-issues-bulletin-issue-1-november-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hiv-sexual-and-reproductive-health-current-issues-bulletin-issue-1-november-2013</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HIV, sexual and reproduction health current issues bulletin Issue 2: Commissioning Sexual Health Services from Primary Care –</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hiv-sexual-and-reproductive-health-current-issues-bulletin-issue-2-december-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hiv-sexual-and-reproductive-health-current-issues-bulletin-issue-2-december-2013</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HIV, sexual and reproduction health current issues bulletin Issue 3: Commissioning HIV Services –</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hiv-sexual-and-reproductive-health-current-issues-bulletin-issue-3-february-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hiv-sexual-and-reproductive-health-current-issues-bulletin-issue-3-february-2014</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HIV, sexual and reproduction health current issues bulletin Issue 4: Tendering Sexual Health Services –</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hiv-sexual-and-reproductive-health-current-issues-bulletin-issue-4-may-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hiv-sexual-and-reproductive-health-current-issues-bulletin-issue-4-may-2014</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Sexual Health Clinical Governance: Key principles to assist service commissioners and providers to operate clinical governance systems in sexual health services –</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/252975/Sexual_Health_Clinical_Governance_final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/252975/Sexual_Health_Clinical_Governance_final.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Commissioning Sexual Health Services and Interventions: Best Practice Guidance for Local Authorities –</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/commissioning-sexual-health-services-and-interventions-best-practice-guidance-for-local-authorities" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/commissioning-sexual-health-services-and-interventions-best-practice-guidance-for-local-authorities</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Sexual Health: Key Principals for Cross Charging –</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/226325/Sexual_Health_Key_Principles_for_cross_charging.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/226325/Sexual_Health_Key_Principles_for_cross_charging.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Integrated Sexual Health Services: National Service Specification –</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210726/Service_Specification_with_covering_note.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210726/Service_Specification_with_covering_note.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>PHE is planning a joint review with the Association of Directors of Public Health and other partners of the current commissioning arrangements for Sexual Health, Reproductive Health and HIV services. The review is intended to look at current commissioning arrangements and identify any issues arising from the changes to the commissioning of services, together with examples of good practice. It will be based on a structured questionnaire which will enable comparable information to be collected through interview with key partners. A summary of the findings will be published in the summer of 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 225144 question first answered 03/03/2015 10:39:48 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

223317

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Genito-urinary Medicine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department plans to publish the review of the first year's operation of the framework for sexual health improvement in England.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	225142
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The Framework for Sexual Health Improvement in England Progress Report will be published shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 02/03/2015 11:52:35 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

223318

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2015
	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, when vaccinations for human papillomavirus for men who have sex with men will be implemented.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	225143
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), the independent expert body that advises the Government on all immunisation matters agreed at its October meeting that further consultation was needed with stakeholders before finalising its advice to ministers on the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination of men who have sex with men (MSM). It held a stakeholder consultation between 12 November and 7 January and we understand that the JCVI considered the outcome of the consultation at its meeting on 4 February 2015, as it reviewed its provisional advice on MSM.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Any implementation of an HPV MSM vaccination programme will be dependent on the JCVI’s final advice. We look forward to receiving the JCVI’s final advice in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 03/03/2015 14:20:02 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

223319

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Genito-urinary Medicine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans are in place for an audit of the commissioning process for sexual health services.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	225144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>Since March 2013, the Department, Public Health England (PHE) and other partners have produced a range of policy documents and guidance for local authorities, clinical commissioning groups, providers and others to support the provision of joined up, high quality sexual health services. This guidance includes:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A Framework for Sexual Health Improvement in England –</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-framework-for-sexual-health-improvement-in-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-framework-for-sexual-health-improvement-in-england</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Making it work –</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/commissioning-sexual-health-reproductive-health-and-hiv-services" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/commissioning-sexual-health-reproductive-health-and-hiv-services</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HIV, sexual and reproductive health current issues bulletin Issue 1: Payments for patients living outside your local authority -</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hiv-sexual-and-reproductive-health-current-issues-bulletin-issue-1-november-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hiv-sexual-and-reproductive-health-current-issues-bulletin-issue-1-november-2013</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HIV, sexual and reproduction health current issues bulletin Issue 2: Commissioning Sexual Health Services from Primary Care –</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hiv-sexual-and-reproductive-health-current-issues-bulletin-issue-2-december-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hiv-sexual-and-reproductive-health-current-issues-bulletin-issue-2-december-2013</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HIV, sexual and reproduction health current issues bulletin Issue 3: Commissioning HIV Services –</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hiv-sexual-and-reproductive-health-current-issues-bulletin-issue-3-february-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hiv-sexual-and-reproductive-health-current-issues-bulletin-issue-3-february-2014</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HIV, sexual and reproduction health current issues bulletin Issue 4: Tendering Sexual Health Services –</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hiv-sexual-and-reproductive-health-current-issues-bulletin-issue-4-may-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hiv-sexual-and-reproductive-health-current-issues-bulletin-issue-4-may-2014</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Sexual Health Clinical Governance: Key principles to assist service commissioners and providers to operate clinical governance systems in sexual health services –</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/252975/Sexual_Health_Clinical_Governance_final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/252975/Sexual_Health_Clinical_Governance_final.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Commissioning Sexual Health Services and Interventions: Best Practice Guidance for Local Authorities –</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/commissioning-sexual-health-services-and-interventions-best-practice-guidance-for-local-authorities" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/commissioning-sexual-health-services-and-interventions-best-practice-guidance-for-local-authorities</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Sexual Health: Key Principals for Cross Charging –</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/226325/Sexual_Health_Key_Principles_for_cross_charging.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/226325/Sexual_Health_Key_Principles_for_cross_charging.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Integrated Sexual Health Services: National Service Specification –</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210726/Service_Specification_with_covering_note.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210726/Service_Specification_with_covering_note.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>PHE is planning a joint review with the Association of Directors of Public Health and other partners of the current commissioning arrangements for Sexual Health, Reproductive Health and HIV services. The review is intended to look at current commissioning arrangements and identify any issues arising from the changes to the commissioning of services, together with examples of good practice. It will be based on a structured questionnaire which will enable comparable information to be collected through interview with key partners. A summary of the findings will be published in the summer of 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 225188 question first answered 03/03/2015 10:39:48 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

225907

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Genito-urinary Medicine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what analysis his Department has made of the adequacy of the provision of workforce training within service specifications for sexual health services.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	226712
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>The content and standards of professional healthcare training is the responsibility of the professional regulators, which have the general function of promoting high standards of education to ensure that healthcare professionals are equipped with the knowledge, skills and attitudes essential for professional practice. The Department published a model service specification for integrated sexual health services in May 2013:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210726/Service_Specification_with_covering_note.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210726/Service_Specification_with_covering_note.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Provision of workforce training and education features prominently in this document.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 16/03/2015 17:18:01 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston