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168653

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Tanzania
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations (a) to the government of Tanzania and (b) in international fora about the proposed eviction of the Masai to provide a hunting reserve.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	217611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text We were aware of media reports last month about plans by the Government of Tanzania in relation to land occupied by Masai pastoralists. Since then, on November 23, Tanzanian President Kikwete confirmed that “there has never been, nor will there ever be, any plan by the government of Tanzania to evict the Masai people from their ancestral land”. answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 15/12/2014 14:47:51 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

169510

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	The Gambia: Commonwealth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Commonwealth Secretary-General about Gambia's return to the Commonwealth; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	218001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text The UK has had no discussions with the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Kamalesh Sharma, about The Gambia’s return to the Commonwealth. The decision to withdraw from the Commonwealth was an executive decision taken solely by Gambian President Jammeh. Although the Commonwealth Secretary-General has publicly stated that The Gambia’s return would be welcomed, President Jammeh has made it clear that he will not reverse his decision. If The Gambia did decide to return to the Commonwealth, it would need to make a formal application to the Secretary-General. answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 15/12/2014 14:08:59 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

168945

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Iraq
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of Yazidis still trapped on Mount Sinai in Iraq; and what steps the Government is taking to support those people.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Huppert
uin	217995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text The Government is in close contact with partner agencies, including the UN, on the humanitarian situation in Iraq. We have not received any information or requests that would suggest that humanitarian assistance is required on Mount Sinjar but we continue to monitor the situation closely. The Government is providing £39.5 million of humanitarian assistance in response to the crisis in Iraq. All UK aid is distributed on the basis of need to ensure that civilians are not discriminated against on the grounds of race, religion or ethnicity. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 15/12/2014 16:16:26 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3931 label Biography information for Dr Julian Huppert

168938

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Iraq
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the effect of the appointment of Haider al-Abadi as Prime Minister of Iraq on (a) the relationship between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Iraqi government and (b) the capacity of those governments to lead efforts to combat ISIL.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	217940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <table><tbody><tr><th> </th><td><table><tbody><tr><td>We welcome Prime Minister Abadi’s commitment to inclusive politics and national reconciliation. Under his tenure relations between the Government of Iraq (GoI) and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) have improved significantly, with a landmark deal on oil revenues and budget payments agreed on 2 December. This deal commits the GoI to providing funding to the KRG for the Kurdish Security Forces and will hopefully lay the foundations for increased cooperation between the GoI and KRG in the fight against ISIL. <br><br>Prime Minister Abadi has also taken steps to reform and improve the effectiveness of the Iraqi Security Forces, including the dismissal of commanders for corruption, and to create a National Guard force which would bring militia groups under government control.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 15/12/2014 16:19:53 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

168899

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Iraq
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last raised the inclusion and representation of Assyrians in the (a) Iraqi army and (b) Kurdish peshmerga with the (i) Iraqi government and (ii) Kurdistan regional government.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	217891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <table><tbody><tr><th> </th><td><table><tbody><tr><td>We have not raised this issue with the current Government of Iraq (GoI) or Kurdistan Regional Government. <br><br>We welcome the commitment that Prime Minister Abadi has made to inclusive government and to protecting the rights of all Iraqi citizens. <br><br>The recent agreement reached between the GoI and Kurdistan Regional Government on revenue-sharing, and the agreement reached between the GoI and three of the tribes of Anbar province to cooperate in the fight against ISIL, are evidence of the more inclusive approach Prime Minister Abadi is taking. <br><br>Likewise, the steps that have been taken to reform the Iraqi Security Forces, including the dismissal of commanders for corruption, and the creation of a National Guard which would bring militia groups under government control, are hopeful signs for the future.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 15/12/2014 16:22:48 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

169505

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Middle East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help LGBT people under threat from ISIS in Northern Iraq and Syria.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	218080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <table><tbody><tr><th> </th><td><table><tbody><tr><td>ISIL continues to brutally and indiscriminately murder and persecute people in both Iraq and Syria. They are terrorising people from many minority groups in areas under their control including Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people. The Government strongly condemns any and all abuses or violations of human rights. <br><br>We are supporting the Government of Iraq as they work to deliver a unified response against ISIL. The UK fully supports the Iraqi government in its efforts to uphold the rule of law and bring those responsible for all violations and abuses of human rights to justice. <br><br>The Government, through UK Aid, is providing humanitarian relief of more than £700 million to help alleviate the suffering of displaced people in Iraq and Syria.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 15/12/2014 16:23:20 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

169507

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Bahrain
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans there are for visits to the UK by representatives of the Bahrain government.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
uin	218076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td>On 4 December, a delegation of representatives from the Government of Bahrain visited the UK for the UK-Bahrain Joint Working Group. At present, the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office do not have any other inward visits planned with representatives of the Bahraini Government.</td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 15/12/2014 16:24:57 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

168210

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Mobile Phones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of regulatory changes, other than national roaming, that could speed up the delivery of improved mobile telephone coverage.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	217552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>I have recently consulted on potential measures to tackle partial not-spots in mobile phone coverage. The options under consultation were national roaming, infrastructure sharing, reforming virtual networks and a coverage obligation.</p><p>Alongside this my officials are considering the implications of the Law Commission’s recommendations of reform on the Electronic Communications Code and how these impact on network roll out and service provision to consumers.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 15/12/2014 11:13:10 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

168310

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dental Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dentists are operating under (a) general dental services contracts and (b) personal dental services agreements in (i) Suffolk, (ii) Bedfordshire, (iii) Cambridgeshire, (iv) Essex, (v) Hertfordshire, (vi) Norfolk and (vii) England.
tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
tabling member printed	Mr David Ruffley
uin	217323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p> </p><p>The information requested is shown in the following tables.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Number of dentists in England between schedule period December 2013 to November 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of performers operating under GDS Contracts</p></td><td><p>21,573</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of performers operating under PDS Agreements</p></td><td><p>3,687</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>25,260</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Number of dentists in selected Area Teams and local authority area between schedule period December 2013 to November 2014</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Babergh</p></td><td><p>East Anglia</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Forest Heath</p></td><td><p>East Anglia</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ipswich</p></td><td><p>East Anglia</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mid Suffolk</p></td><td><p>East Anglia</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Edmundsbury</p></td><td><p>East Anglia</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suffolk Coastal</p></td><td><p>East Anglia</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Waveney</p></td><td><p>East Anglia</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sub Total</p></td><td><p>356</p></td><td><p>106</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Luton</p></td><td><p>Hertfordshire and the South Midlands</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedford</p></td><td><p>Hertfordshire and the South Midlands</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central Bedfordshire</p></td><td><p>East Anglia</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central Bedfordshire</p></td><td><p>Hertfordshire and the South Midlands</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Milton Keynes</p></td><td><p>Hertfordshire and the South Midlands</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sub Total</p></td><td><p>427</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridge</p></td><td><p>East Anglia</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Cambridgeshire</p></td><td><p>East Anglia</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fenland</p></td><td><p>East Anglia</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Huntingdonshire</p></td><td><p>East Anglia</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Cambridgeshire</p></td><td><p>East Anglia</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough</p></td><td><p>East Anglia</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sub Total</p></td><td><p>363</p></td><td><p>144</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Basildon</p></td><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Braintree</p></td><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brentwood</p></td><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Castle Point</p></td><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chelmsford</p></td><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Colchester</p></td><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Epping Forest</p></td><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harlow</p></td><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maldon</p></td><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rochford</p></td><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tendring</p></td><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uttlesford</p></td><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southend-on-Sea</p></td><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thurrock</p></td><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sub Total</p></td><td><p>883</p></td><td><p>95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Broxbourne</p></td><td><p>Hertfordshire and the South Midlands</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dacorum</p></td><td><p>Hertfordshire and the South Midlands</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>Hertfordshire and the South Midlands</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertsmere</p></td><td><p>Hertfordshire and the South Midlands</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>Hertfordshire and the South Midlands</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Albans</p></td><td><p>Hertfordshire and the South Midlands</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stevenage</p></td><td><p>Hertfordshire and the South Midlands</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Three Rivers</p></td><td><p>Hertfordshire and the South Midlands</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>57</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Watford</p></td><td><p>Hertfordshire and the South Midlands</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Welwyn Hatfield</p></td><td><p>Hertfordshire and the South Midlands</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sub Total</p></td><td><p>765</p></td><td><p>146</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Breckland</p></td><td><p>East Anglia</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Broadland</p></td><td><p>East Anglia</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Great Yarmouth</p></td><td><p>East Anglia</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>King's Lynn and West Norfolk</p></td><td><p>East Anglia</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Norfolk</p></td><td><p>East Anglia</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norwich</p></td><td><p>East Anglia</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Norfolk</p></td><td><p>East Anglia</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sub Total</p></td><td><p>488</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><em> Sources: </em><em> </em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHSBSA Dental Services Payments on line (POL)<strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Information entered by commissioners to administer and monitor contracts to enable payments to dentists.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHSBSA Dental Services data warehouse</p><p> </p><p>The information we collect from dental activity forms (FP17s) combined with the information taken from POL</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p>Caveats:</p><p> </p><p>Data included is for contracts in England entered on POL by commissioners from Area Teams (AT).</p><p> </p><p>Number of performers. This will be the performer reported on an FP17 or where this is not reported this will be the provider number where there is only one performer; else the form is rejected.</p><p> </p><p>Performers will be counted in each contract type where they have submitted an FP17. This could be both GDS and PDS type contracts during the time period.</p><p> </p><p>Performers in East of England may be counted more than once as they will be counted in each local authority that they have submitted FP17s from.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Definitions:</p><p> </p><p>FP17: Dentists are required to submit a form called an FP17 for every course of NHS dental treatment they provide. The FP17 form can be submitted either on paper or electronically. The information contained on the FP17 form is either scanned (if a paper submission) and imported or imported directly (if an electronic submission) and stored electronically in the NHS dental services data repository (NHS DS data warehouse).</p><p> </p><p>FP17O<strong>:</strong> Dentists are required to submit a form called an FP17O for every course of NHS orthodontic dental treatment they provide. The FP17O form can be submitted either on paper or electronically. The information contained on the FP17O form is either scanned (if a paper submission) and imported or imported directly (if an electronic submission) and stored electronically in the NHS dental services data repository (NHS DS data warehouse).</p><p> </p><p>Contract Type Name<strong> : </strong></p><p> </p><p>GDS – General Dental Services</p><p> </p><p>PDS – Personal Dental Services</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Time Period:</p><p> </p><p>Active Performers identified are those submitting FP17s between scheduled months of December 2013 and November 2014 where the treatment completion date falls within the financial years 2013-14 and 2014-15.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Local Authority Name - The identifying local Authority name of the Performer</p><p> </p><p>Number of performers - The count of the active performers</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Area Team Name - The identifying Area Team code of the Performer</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data extracted from the Data Warehouse on 9 December 2014</p><p> </p><p>NHS Business Services Authority</p><p> </p><p>Information Services</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 15/12/2014 17:31:47 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley

168956

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Illness: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the NHS is taking to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to deal with the side effects of (a) haloperidol and (b) other antipsychotic drugs.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	217894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>When prescribing any medicine, including antipsychotic medicines like haloperidol, clinicians should take time to explain to the patient (and relatives/carers where relevant) the rationale for, and the potential side effects from, the course of treatment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, information about a medicine is provided in the product information for prescribers (through a Summary of Product Characteristics or SPC) and patients (through a Patient Information Leaflet) including information about the known side effects of the medicine, any risk factors for developing side-effects, any measures that can be taken to minimise such risks and, for patients, instances when they should return to their doctor or seek urgent medical attention.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) continues to monitor closely the safety of all antipsychotics. All new information about possible side effects is reviewed as it becomes available and, if needed, the MHRA will take action to minimise any risks to patients. The MHRA has communicated with healthcare professionals about the side effects of antipsychotics on a number of occasions via its monthly drug safety bulletin ‘Drug Safety Update’.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 15/12/2014 17:21:22 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie