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386661

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Weather: Public Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with the Department of Transport on the health effects of travelling on public transport during hot weather.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	5021
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office-run Summer Resilience Network provides a mechanism for understanding and coordinating the preparations put in place nationally for the summer period, by departments and other bodies, and provides a valuable forum to raise issues of concern. The network meets every two weeks between June and September, unless required to meet more frequently. Officials from the Department of Health and the Department for Transport attend this network.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 06/07/2015 15:58:25 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

386666

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Weather: Health Education
	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 inform the public of steps to take to minimise damage to health during periods of severe hot weather.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	5020
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The annual Heatwave Plan for England is co-ordinated by Public Health England (PHE) on behalf of the health, social care and public health system. It aims to raise both public and professional awareness of the health impacts of severe heat and cold weather.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Existing advice on looking after children in school and early year’s settings is now available in a stand-alone leaflet, which can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428850/Looking_After_Children_Heat_PHE_AC_AB_Publications_MP_JRM_FINAL.PDF" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428850/Looking_After_Children_Heat_PHE_AC_AB_Publications_MP_JRM_FINAL.PDF</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The plan recommends a series of steps to be taken throughout the year by National Health Service, local government, voluntary and community groups and individuals to reduce the harm to health from hot weather. To support the plan, the Met Office issues alerts which are cascaded to a wide range of health and social care organisations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>PHE and its partner organisations undertake substantial public communications before and during heatwave alerts. Information for the public is also available on the NHS Choices website.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The plan is a good practice guide. All local health and social care organisations should adapt the national plan as appropriate to the local context and satisfy themselves that providers and stakeholders take appropriate action, according to the alert level.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 5011 5023 question first answered 06/07/2015 16:13:58 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

386659

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Weather
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been admitted to hospital with (a) sunstroke and (b) other heat-related conditions in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	5012
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available from The Health and Social Care Information Centre is provided in the attached table.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 06/07/2015 16:50:48 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison attachment 1 file name FAEs of heatsroke, sunstroke and other heat related conditions 2009-14.xlsx title FAEs of heat related conditions 2009-14
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

386660

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Weather
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent advice his Department has issued to (a) the NHS and (b) local authorities on how to protect vulnerable people during a period of severe hot weather; and when that advice was last issued and revised.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	5011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The annual Heatwave Plan for England is co-ordinated by Public Health England (PHE) on behalf of the health, social care and public health system. It aims to raise both public and professional awareness of the health impacts of severe heat and cold weather.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Existing advice on looking after children in school and early year’s settings is now available in a stand-alone leaflet, which can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428850/Looking_After_Children_Heat_PHE_AC_AB_Publications_MP_JRM_FINAL.PDF" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428850/Looking_After_Children_Heat_PHE_AC_AB_Publications_MP_JRM_FINAL.PDF</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The plan recommends a series of steps to be taken throughout the year by National Health Service, local government, voluntary and community groups and individuals to reduce the harm to health from hot weather. To support the plan, the Met Office issues alerts which are cascaded to a wide range of health and social care organisations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>PHE and its partner organisations undertake substantial public communications before and during heatwave alerts. Information for the public is also available on the NHS Choices website.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The plan is a good practice guide. All local health and social care organisations should adapt the national plan as appropriate to the local context and satisfy themselves that providers and stakeholders take appropriate action, according to the alert level.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 5020 5023 question first answered 06/07/2015 16:13:57 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

386664

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Temperature
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what precautions (a) his Department and (b) Public Health England are taking in case of heatwaves in summer 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	5023
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The annual Heatwave Plan for England is co-ordinated by Public Health England (PHE) on behalf of the health, social care and public health system. It aims to raise both public and professional awareness of the health impacts of severe heat and cold weather.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Existing advice on looking after children in school and early year’s settings is now available in a stand-alone leaflet, which can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428850/Looking_After_Children_Heat_PHE_AC_AB_Publications_MP_JRM_FINAL.PDF" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428850/Looking_After_Children_Heat_PHE_AC_AB_Publications_MP_JRM_FINAL.PDF</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The plan recommends a series of steps to be taken throughout the year by National Health Service, local government, voluntary and community groups and individuals to reduce the harm to health from hot weather. To support the plan, the Met Office issues alerts which are cascaded to a wide range of health and social care organisations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>PHE and its partner organisations undertake substantial public communications before and during heatwave alerts. Information for the public is also available on the NHS Choices website.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The plan is a good practice guide. All local health and social care organisations should adapt the national plan as appropriate to the local context and satisfy themselves that providers and stakeholders take appropriate action, according to the alert level.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 5011 5020 question first answered 06/07/2015 16:13:57 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger