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1349836

registered interest
date	22/07/2021
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	Office for Health Promotion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they expect to appoint external advisors to the Office for Health Promotion.
tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
uin	HL2321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2021 answer text <p>We expect that the Office for Health Promotion (OHP) will draw on external expertise and advice from a range of sources. We will present more detail on our plans, ambitions and governance arrangements for the OHP in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 29/07/2021 15:44:21 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

1349837

registered interest
date	22/07/2021
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	Office for Health Promotion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Office for Health Promotion will be their lead organisation for the promotion of physical activity.
tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
uin	HL2322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2021 answer text <p>The Office for Health Promotion (OHP) will work with teams across the Department, the health system and wider partners to support action on physical activity. We will present more detail on our plans and ambitions for the OHP in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 29/07/2021 15:44:43 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

1349318

registered interest
date	21/07/2021
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	Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the percentage of COVID-19 infections transmitted via (1) the air, and (2) surfaces.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL2251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2021 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 29/07/2021 15:37:46 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1349329

registered interest
date	21/07/2021
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	IVF
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Bethell on 20 October 2020 (HL9219) and 25 June (HL1299), why they have not yet published the outcome of their consultation on gamete and embryo storage limits.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL2262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2021 answer text <p>We intend to publish the Government’s response after the summer recess.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 29/07/2021 15:34:15 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1348558

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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	Calcium and Milk: Children and Young People
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 encourage the consumption of (a) milk and (b) calcium for (i) children under the age of 8 and (ii) other young people.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	36629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>Change4Life and Start4Life include information to parents of young and primary school aged children on consumption of milk as part of a healthy balanced diet.</p><p>The Government’s dietary advice, as depicted by the Eatwell Guide, encourages the consumption of milk and dairy products or dairy alternatives as part of a healthy balanced diet. The Eatwell Guide principles, including consumption of milk and dairy products, underpin the School Food Standards and Public Health England’s example menus and guidance for early years settings, which are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/example-menus-for-early-years-settings-in-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/example-menus-for-early-years-settings-in-england</a></p><p>Children and young people should be able to get all the calcium they need from a healthy balanced diet. Milk and dairy products or dairy alternatives are an important source of calcium. When choosing dairy alternatives, such as soya drinks, we advise selecting calcium-fortified versions.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 27/07/2021 14:12:25 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1348563

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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	Dermatitis: Waiting Lists
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 assessment he has made of trends in average waiting times for atopic eczema patients accessing dermatology services; and what plans he has to improve access to those services.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	36634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2021 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. We have provided an additional £1 billion to improve patient access and accelerate the recovery of elective services, including dermatology.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 26/07/2021 10:23:45 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1348588

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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	Electronic Cigarettes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to conduct further reviews of e-cigarettes and other novel nicotine delivery systems after his Department has published its eighth evidence review on those matters in March 2022.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
uin	36588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>Further plans for reviewing the evidence for e-cigarettes and other novel nicotine delivery systems are being considered and will be outlined in the new Tobacco Control Plan for England which will be published later this year.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 27/07/2021 13:55:17 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones

1348589

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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	Electronic Cigarettes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will request the Committee on Toxicity to undertake a toxicological evaluation of the effect of nicotine delivery levels in e-cigarettes.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
uin	36589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>There are no plans to do so.</p><p>The Department and Public Health England previously asked the Committee on Toxicity (CoT) to review the potential toxicological risks from electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and electronic non-nicotine delivery systems. This included information on ENDS e-liquids that contain nicotine, concentrations, and nicotine exposure. The CoT’s statement is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://cot.food.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2020-09/COT%20E%28N%29NDS%20statement%202020-04.pdf" target="_blank">https://cot.food.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2020-09/COT%20E%28N%29NDS%20statement%202020-04.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 27/07/2021 14:01:41 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones

1348638

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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	Travel: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the Government requires people who have received both covid-19 vaccinations abroad to quarantine when returning to the UK from a country on the amber travel list, while those who received both vaccines in the UK and have also returned from an amber list country are not required to quarantine.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	36748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>We are taking a phased approach to amending requirements for vaccinated passengers and exploring plans to remove quarantine for vaccinated non-United Kingdom residents from ‘amber list’ countries later this summer. The Test to Release scheme remains an option for travellers returning from ‘amber list’ countries to shorten their quarantine period.</p><p>We are working with medical and public health experts and international partners to broaden this scheme to more countries. We will provide an update in due course on the approach for individuals vaccinated in other countries, including those who have been vaccinated with vaccines not approved for use in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 27/07/2021 14:57:19 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1348639

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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	Food: Labelling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether a full mental health impact assessment was carried out prior to the creation of his Department's policy to make calorie labelling mandatory for all restaurants, pubs and cafes with 250 or more employees.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	36749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>We have consulted extensively throughout the development of our policy to mandate calorie labelling for the out-of-home sector. Our 2018 consultation received 1,158 responses including feedback from a wide range of experts. However, a record of the specific number of experts who have contributed to this process is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has published an impact assessment detailing the likely effect of the policy. This includes analysis on the estimated benefits that would be generated from a reduction in calorie intake as well as the evidence used to support our assessment. The Department has also published an equality assessment, which together with the impact assessment, considers evidence of the potential impact of the policy on mental health.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to reviewing the Regulations within five years of them coming into force. In part, the review will consider whether the policy has achieved its aims in helping consumers make more informed, healthier choices when eating out or getting a takeaway and whether it has encouraged businesses to reformulate their food offers. Officials are developing plans for evaluating the effectiveness and implementation of the policy.</p><p> </p><p>The impact assessment and equality assessment are available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/calorie-labelling-for-food-and-drink-served-outside-of-the-home" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/calorie-labelling-for-food-and-drink-served-outside-of-the-home</a></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 36750 36751 36752 question first answered 27/07/2021 14:26:49 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova