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839035

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2018
	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	Air Pollution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of levels of mortality linked to outdoor air pollution exposure at local authority level.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	127595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England’s 2014 report ‘Estimating local mortality burdens associated with particulate air pollution’ estimated the mortality burden in 2010 associated with long-term exposure to human-made particulate air pollution at local authority level, expressed in terms of attributable deaths and associated loss of life. Further information is available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/estimating-local-mortality-burdens-associated-with-particulate-air-pollution" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/estimating-local-mortality-burdens-associated-with-particulate-air-pollution</a></p><p> </p><p>The Public Health Outcomes Framework will release updated data in May 2018, including the indicator 3.01 Fraction of mortality attributable to particulate air pollution.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 127598 question first answered 26/02/2018 17:24:07 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

838542

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2018
	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	Air Pollution: Health Hazards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to indicator 3.01 of Improving outcomes and supporting transparency, updated in August 2016, what data does his Department holds on the level of mortality linked to air pollution.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	127362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>The Public Health Outcomes Framework for England reports on a range of indicators for local authorities, including an indicator for air pollution expressed as the fraction of adult mortality attributable to long-term exposure to human-made particulate air pollution (Indicator 3.01).</p><p> </p><p>In England, approximately 4.7% of all adult deaths in 2015 were attributable to long-term exposure to human-made particulate air pollution.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 26/02/2018 17:21:16 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

847794

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2018
	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	Air Pollution: Health Hazards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to update indicator 3.01 in the Public Health Outcomes Framework to include morbidity as well as mortality linked to anthropogenic PM2.5 to reflect the role of that pollutant in exacerbating cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses and increasing the risk of a health episode being experienced by those living with those conditions.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	129470
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The Public Health Outcomes Framework 3.01 indicator provides the fraction of adult mortality attributable to long-term exposure to human-made particulate air pollution. There are no plans to update this indicator to include morbidity.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 05/03/2018 15:43:15 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

909451

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2018
	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	Ambulance Services: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made on improving response times in line with the Government’s improved ambulance performance framework of July 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	146985
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2018 answer text <p>Following an independent evaluation of extensive trials, the Government agreed NHS England’s recommendation to implement an improved ambulance performance framework in July 2017. All mainland ambulance services adopted the new standards by November 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The framework prioritises responses to the sickest patients while helping reduce long waits for ambulance responses, and ensures patients receive the response that they need the first time. Ambulance services are performing well as they adapt to the new system, and are demonstrating improving performance across the board on all measures.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement continue to support the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust to adapt to the new framework, including the review of staff rotas and vehicle fleets to include more double crewed ambulances which has resulted in increase in staff in some areas. The Trust is also working with local commissioners to create a joint plan to support improvements in performance and ensure adequate resources to deliver against the standards.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 146984 question first answered 31/05/2018 15:14:51 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

934322

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2018
	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	Baby Care Units
	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 plans to allocate further funding specifically for the improvement of facilities for families on neonatal units.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	160389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department currently has no plans to allocate funding specifically for the improvement of facilities for families on neonatal units. Plans to allocate funding specifically for the improvement of facilities for families on neonatal units are the responsibility of individual hospital trusts. When designing neonatal services, the Department expects trusts to follow the principles set out in the ‘Toolkit for high-quality neonatal services’ which includes the provision of dedicated facilities for parents and families of babies receiving neonatal care.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 11/07/2018 13:02:59 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

837852

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	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	Care Homes: Fees and Charges
	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 estimate he has made of the number of care home residents paying top up fees for their care.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	126883
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>Data on top-up fees are not centrally held.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 09/02/2018 11:45:09 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

825757

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2018
	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	Department of Health and Social Care: Former Members
	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 former Conservative Members of Parliament who were defeated at the 2017 general election and who now work in his Department were appointed after a publicly advertised and open recruitment process.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	123824
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not hold central information on the former roles of any its employees or their declared political interests. All recruitment within the Department is conducted in line with the Civil Service Commissioner’s recruitment principles and all civil servants adhere to the Civil Service code.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 29/01/2018 12:36:15 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

909449

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2018
	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	Devon and Cornwall Ambulance Service
	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 improve ambulance response times by Devon and Cornwall Ambulance Service.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	146984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2018 answer text <p>Following an independent evaluation of extensive trials, the Government agreed NHS England’s recommendation to implement an improved ambulance performance framework in July 2017. All mainland ambulance services adopted the new standards by November 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The framework prioritises responses to the sickest patients while helping reduce long waits for ambulance responses, and ensures patients receive the response that they need the first time. Ambulance services are performing well as they adapt to the new system, and are demonstrating improving performance across the board on all measures.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement continue to support the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust to adapt to the new framework, including the review of staff rotas and vehicle fleets to include more double crewed ambulances which has resulted in increase in staff in some areas. The Trust is also working with local commissioners to create a joint plan to support improvements in performance and ensure adequate resources to deliver against the standards.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 146985 question first answered 31/05/2018 15:14:51 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

934318

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2018
	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	Genito-urinary Medicine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to A Framework for Sexual Health Improvement in England, published by his Department in March 2013, when his Department plans to update that publication.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	160386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department's publication, A Framework for Sexual Health Improvement in England (2013), is kept under review. There are no plans to update it at this time.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 09/07/2018 16:22:20 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

934319

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2018
	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	Genito-urinary Medicine
	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 his Department is taking to improve sexual health outcomes for people aged 50 and over; and what guidance is issued to health professionals to improve sexual health outcomes for those people.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	160387
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England’s (PHE) Health promotion for sexual and reproductive health and HIV strategic action plan, 2016 to 2019 aims to reduce health inequalities and achieve improvements in sexual and reproductive health and HIV prevention across the life course.</p><p>PHE uses scientific evidence, evaluation and community engagement to undertake activities to improve sexual health outcomes for people aged 50 and over. Targeted and universal health promotion approaches include the national sexual health information programme to improve the public and professional understanding of sexually transmitted infections and sexual wellbeing; the national HIV prevention programme; the HIV self-sampling service; the set of documents highlighting reproductive health as a public health issue for women from across the life course and the forthcoming action plan due to be published in March 2019.</p><p>Further information on targeted and universal health approaches across the life course is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/488090/SRHandHIVStrategicPlan_211215.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/488090/SRHandHIVStrategicPlan_211215.pdf</a></p><p>Further information on reproductive health is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reproductive-health-what-women-say" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reproductive-health-what-women-say</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 09/07/2018 16:08:53 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard