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1685954

registered interest
date	30/01/2024
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	Multiple Sclerosis: Menopause
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 she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support research into the potential impact of menopause on people with multiple sclerosis.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	12121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department commissions research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR funds research on menopause, but it is not currently funding any specific research into the potential impact of menopause on people with multiple sclerosis.</p><p>The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health and we want to ensure that we answer the most important research questions and address topics that make the biggest difference to patients, and the public. On 18 October 2023, World Menopause Day, the James Lind Alliance (JLA) launched a Priority Setting Partnership focused on menopause. This initiative engages women who have experienced menopause as well as healthcare professionals, to identify research priorities. This will result in the creation of a public Top 10 list that researchers can access and consider as a focus for their work. The final priority setting process will be a full day workshop facilitated by the JLA in October 2024.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 06/02/2024 11:08:47 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1684494

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
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: Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it is her Department's policy to ban the promotion and advertisement of vaping products (a) in sports venues and (b) on sports kits.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	11133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>The Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 outline restrictions on the marketing and promotion of vapes, and are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/507/contents/made" target="_blank">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/507/contents/made</a></p><p>This includes a ban on advertising on television, radio and through information society services, such as internet advertising or commercial email. We also work closely with the Advertising Standards Authority, which investigates advertising on social media platforms.</p><p>There are no current plans to ban the promotion and advertisement of vaping products in sports venues and on sports kits. The Government’s response to the recent smoking and vaping consultation sets out our plan to introduce legislation as soon as possible. The legislation will introduce measures to crack down on youth vaping by restricting flavours, point of sale, and packaging for vaping products.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 30/01/2024 17:20:10 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1684547

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
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	Dementia: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to ensure that funding provided by her Department for research into dementia is allocated on the basis of whether people undertaking that research reflect the diversity of people affected by that illness.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	11231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government is strongly committed to supporting research into dementia. Governmental responsibility for delivering dementia research is shared between the Department of Health and Social Care, with research delivered by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, with research delivered via UK Research and Innovation.</p><p>The NIHR is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. When populations are excluded from health and care research it leads to biases, bad science, and skewed results. The NIHR understands that more diverse and inclusive health and care research can prove whether medicines and treatments will benefit people from all backgrounds, and for that reason it supports Join Dementia Research to increase the number and diversity of people participating in dementia research. Based on the latest published data, the diversity of research participants in NIHR-funded Randomised Control Trials (RCTs) in all areas of disease in 2022, mirrored the 2011 census data on ethnicity and sex across England and Wales. Data shows that NIHR RCT research participants were 86% white, 4% black, 5% Asian, and 5% of other minority ethnic groups. Male and female participation was equal to the population, at 49% and 51%, respectively. The NIHR strives to develop researchers from multiple disciplines, specialisms, geographies and backgrounds, and works to address barriers to career progression arising from characteristics such as sex, race or disability. Diverse people and communities shape NIHR funded research.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 30/01/2024 13:22:00 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1681953

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
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, what steps she is taking to reduce the prevalence of vaping among people who have never smoked tobacco.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	9532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>Vaping is rightly used by adults as a tool to quit smoking, but the health advice is clear that if you do not smoke, do not vape, and children should never vape.</p><p>On 12 October 2023, we launched a public consultation, seeking views on creating the first smokefree generation, our plans to crack down on youth vaping by reducing the appeal, availability and affordability of vapes to our children, and options to ensure the law is enforced. The consultation closed on 6 December 2023, and we will respond in the coming weeks ahead of the introduction of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 22/01/2024 16:02:33 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1681954

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
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, when she last met representatives of the vaping industry.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	9533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government and devolved administrations have consulted on plans to create a smokefree generation and tackle youth vaping, and as a part of this, officials meet with different stakeholders. The Secretary of State has not met with representatives of the vaping industry.</p><p>The consultation closed in December 2023 and we will publish our consultation response in the coming weeks ahead of the introduction of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 22/01/2024 17:30:22 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1681955

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
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: 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, what steps her Department is taking to support research into the potential impact of vaping on health.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	9534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The best thing a smoker can do for their health is to quit smoking. As shown in the recently published Nicotine Vaping in England Report there is evidence that vapes are less harmful to health than smoking.</p><p>The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), previously Public Health England, has published detailed evidence updates on vapes/e-cigarettes. These reviews report on the safety, effectiveness and impact of vapes since 2014. The last report is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1107701/Nicotine-vaping-in-England-2022-report.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1107701/Nicotine-vaping-in-England-2022-report.pdf</a></p><p>OHID will continue to closely monitor the evidence base of research on vapes, including their long-term impact on health and health behaviours.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 22/01/2024 16:00:05 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1658763

registered interest
date	06/09/2023
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 an estimate of the proportion of people who vape who were not formerly tobacco smokers.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	198216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>Data from the Office for National Statistics adult smoking habits survey show that around 2.4% of people who have never smoked reported that they were daily or occasional vape users in 2022, an increase from 1.7% in 2021.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 11/09/2023 16:26:21 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1657437

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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, whether it is his Department's policy to reduce the availability of disposable vapes.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	197006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2023 answer text <p>Nicotine vapes, including disposables, are regulated through the Tobacco and Related Product Regulations 2016. These regulations protect children through restricting the sale of vapes to only people over the age of 18, limiting nicotine content, refill bottle and tank sizes, labelling requirements and through advertising restrictions.</p><p>Every nicotine vape packet contains a health warning. Vapes can also only be advertised in certain media and with certain restrictions. More information on these restrictions is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.asa.org.uk/type/non_broadcast/code_section/22.html" target="_blank">https://www.asa.org.uk/type/non_broadcast/code_section/22.html</a></p><p>While vaping is a preferable alternative to smoking for adults, we are concerned about the rise in youth vaping, particularly the increasing use of disposable vapes and the unknown long-term harms. Given the recent increases, the Government recently ran a call for evidence to identify opportunities to reduce the number of children accessing and using vaping products.</p><p>The Government is currently considering a range of options based on the evidence provided, including potential changes to vaping policy and regulation. We intend to respond to the call for evidence in the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 197009 197010 197011 question first answered 08/09/2023 10:31:42 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1657438

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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: Children
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 an estimate of the number and proportion of people under the age of 18 who vape.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	197007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2023 answer text <p>Data on vaping is available at England level for those aged 11 to 15 through the 'NHS Smoking, Drinking and Drug use among Young People in England' publication. Current vaping prevalence among those aged 11 to 15 was 9% in 2021.</p><p>ASH survey data on youth vaping from 2023 shows a similar trend, with 7.6% of children aged 11 to 17 currently vaping. More information on this survey is available at the following link:</p><p><br> <a href="https://ash.org.uk/resources/view/use-of-e-cigarettes-among-young-people-in-great-britain" target="_blank">https://ash.org.uk/resources/view/use-of-e-cigarettes-among-young-people-in-great-britain</a></p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 07/09/2023 16:12:13 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1657439

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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: Sales
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 has had recent discussions with supermarkets on the (a) sale and (b) placement of vaping products in their premises.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	197008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>Officials from the Department have met with supermarkets and retail associations to discuss vaping policy, including to discuss what further measures can be taken to protect children from accessing vapes and enforcing our vaping regulations.</p><p>The Government recently ran a call for evidence to identify opportunities to reduce the number of children accessing and using vaping products, and this explored how vapes are promoted in retail outlets. We are currently considering a range of options based on the evidence provided and intend to respond to the call for evidence in the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 11/09/2023 15:22:38 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald