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431987

registered interest
date	24/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cardiovascular Diseases: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answers of 16 November 2015 to Questions 15277 and 15193, what the outputs are from the NHS England expert forum which were originally initiated in the Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes Strategy; and what plans the NHS England expert group has for future work on familial hypercholesterolemia.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	17421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>The expert forum - the Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Collaborative Strategy Group - has representation from key CVD stakeholders including NHS England, Public Health England, Department of Health and third sector organisations such as the British Heart Foundation, Diabetes UK and the National Kidney Federation. It provides leadership to the National Health Service in developing approaches to improve the prevention, early diagnosis and management of CVD as highlighted in the CVD outcomes strategy.</p><br /><p>As part of its work, the group is exploring approaches to support the earlier diagnosis of atrial fibrillation, high blood pressure, heart failure and valve disease and to improve outcomes from out of hospital cardiac arrest. It is also considering how it can support wider strategic developments arising from the Five Year Forward View, such as the development of seven day services.</p><br /><p>In addition, NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Heart Disease continues towork with partners on familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). Working with Public Health England, they aim to identify more families with FH and address the importance of cholesterol on general as a risk factor for CVD. The National Clinical Director alsochairs an FH Steering Group, which brings together relevant stakeholders, and supportsStrategic Clinical Networks around the country so that good practice can be shared more widely.</p><br /> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 30/11/2015 17:32:31 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

431995

registered interest
date	24/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the budget is for implementation of the UK Five Year Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	17474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>The UK Five Year Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy (AMR) Strategy detailed implementation plan, published in December 2014, set out those activities that needed to be undertaken to deliver the strategy in each of seven key areas for action. No separate budget was identified. Activity in the plan is led by the Department of Health, Public Health England, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and NHS England and is incorporated within existing business plans for those organisations.</p><br /><p>In March 2015 the Government announced the new £195 million Fleming Fund to strengthen surveillance of drug resistance and laboratory capacity in developing countries. As stated in the Overseas Development Aid Strategy, published on 22 November. The Government will invest a further £70 million in the Fleming Fund and deliver the new Global AMR Innovation Fund launched with China. The Government will continue to push for further international financing for research and innovation to tackle AMR.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 30/11/2015 17:20:20 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

432003

registered interest
date	24/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Infectious Diseases: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what tests are used in UK microbiology laboratories that are deemed equivalent to the UK SMI B58.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	17536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>UK microbiology laboratories that do not use Standards for Microbiological Investigations (SMIs) should be able to demonstrate at least equivalence in their testing methodologies to the relevant accreditation body. Public Health England is not an accrediting body in these circumstances therefore we do not hold information as to what tests are deemed to be equivalent to UK SMI B58.</p><br /><p>UK SMIs are not mandatory and Public Health England does not have data as to how many laboratories, National Health Service or otherwise use UK SMI B58 or equivalent testing for detecting Group B Strep.</p><br /><p>SMIs are intended as a general resource for practising professionals operating in the field of laboratory medicine and infection specialties in the United Kingdom.</p><br /><p>SMIs help laboratories to meet accreditation requirements by promoting high quality practices which are auditable.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 17537 question first answered 30/11/2015 17:38:47 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

432006

registered interest
date	24/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Streptococcus: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many UK microbiology laboratories use the UK SMI B58 or equivalent test for detecting group B strep carriage.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	17537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>UK microbiology laboratories that do not use Standards for Microbiological Investigations (SMIs) should be able to demonstrate at least equivalence in their testing methodologies to the relevant accreditation body. Public Health England is not an accrediting body in these circumstances therefore we do not hold information as to what tests are deemed to be equivalent to UK SMI B58.</p><br /><p>UK SMIs are not mandatory and Public Health England does not have data as to how many laboratories, National Health Service or otherwise use UK SMI B58 or equivalent testing for detecting Group B Strep.</p><br /><p>SMIs are intended as a general resource for practising professionals operating in the field of laboratory medicine and infection specialties in the United Kingdom.</p><br /><p>SMIs help laboratories to meet accreditation requirements by promoting high quality practices which are auditable.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 17536 question first answered 30/11/2015 17:38:47 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

432012

registered interest
date	24/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Female Genital Mutilation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of provisions in place to provide psychological treatments for victims of FGM.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	17538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>As part of its £3 million Female Genital Mutilation Prevention Programme, the Department is actively looking at the provision of mental health and wellbeing services for FGM survivors.</p><p>A ministerial roundtable with senior stakeholders was held on 29 October 2015 to discuss this issue. The Department is working with specialist mental health professionals and professional bodies to evidence the needs of FGM survivors, and will consider how best to support commissioners to ensure FGM survivors can access existing mental health services that are able to meet their individual needs.</p><p>The Department has also commissioned specialist FGM mental health e-learning and we are also updating existing mental health training materials to support awareness and recognition by health professionals of how FGM may impact mental health.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 30/11/2015 17:31:15 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

431695

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Public Health: Southampton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to maintain the in-year budget for public health provision allocated by Southampton City Council.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	17157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>On 4 June as part of wider Government action on deficit reduction announced by the Chancellor, the Department was asked to deliver in year savings of £200 million in 2015/16 through reductions to the Public Health Grant to local authorities.</p><br /><p>The Department launched a consultation exercise on 31 July to engage with local authorities on how best to deliver these savings in a way that minimises any impact on services. As a result of the consultation, 6.19% savings was applied to all local authorities in year public health budgets.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 01/12/2015 15:30:48 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

431697

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Department of Health: Official Engagements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his official engagements were on (a) Monday 12 October and (b) Friday 20 November 2015.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
uin	17188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>On 12 October and 20 November my Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State was fully focused on his priorities for the health service, which included securing a Spending Review settlement that backs the NHS’s own Five Year Forward View with an additional £10 billion a year above inflation by 2020.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 26/11/2015 16:28:10 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

431701

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	HIV Infection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) men and (b) women in each age group have been diagnosed with HIV in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	17222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The annual numbers of new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diagnoses among men by age group over the last five years is shown in Table 1. The numbers for women by age group over the same period is shown in Table 2. The majority of new diagnoses are among persons aged between 25 and 44 years.</p><p><strong></strong></p><p>Number of men newly diagnosed with HIV by age group: United Kingdom, 2010-2014</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Age group</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>0-14</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15-24</p></td><td><p>457</p></td><td><p>482</p></td><td><p>536</p></td><td><p>583</p></td><td><p>565</p></td><td><p>2,623</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25-34</p></td><td><p>1,339</p></td><td><p>1,408</p></td><td><p>1,431</p></td><td><p>1,503</p></td><td><p>1,609</p></td><td><p>7,290</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>35-44</p></td><td><p>1,402</p></td><td><p>1,364</p></td><td><p>1,315</p></td><td><p>1,219</p></td><td><p>1,158</p></td><td><p>6,458</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>45-54</p></td><td><p>748</p></td><td><p>752</p></td><td><p>821</p></td><td><p>812</p></td><td><p>803</p></td><td><p>3,936</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>55-64</p></td><td><p>261</p></td><td><p>271</p></td><td><p>286</p></td><td><p>265</p></td><td><p>315</p></td><td><p>1,398</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>65+</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>133</p></td><td><p>149</p></td><td><p>568</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TOTAL</p></td><td><p>4,317</p></td><td><p>4,403</p></td><td><p>4,518</p></td><td><p>4,531</p></td><td><p>4,611</p></td><td><p>22,380</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Number of women newly diagnosed with HIV by age group: United Kingdom, 2010-2014</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Age group</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>0-14</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>143</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15-24</p></td><td><p>226</p></td><td><p>179</p></td><td><p>166</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>162</p></td><td><p>900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25-34</p></td><td><p>724</p></td><td><p>649</p></td><td><p>517</p></td><td><p>472</p></td><td><p>435</p></td><td><p>2,797</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>35-44</p></td><td><p>626</p></td><td><p>543</p></td><td><p>572</p></td><td><p>446</p></td><td><p>432</p></td><td><p>2,619</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>45-54</p></td><td><p>302</p></td><td><p>279</p></td><td><p>313</p></td><td><p>261</p></td><td><p>319</p></td><td><p>1,474</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>55-64</p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>65+</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>186</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TOTAL</p></td><td><p>2,036</p></td><td><p>1,786</p></td><td><p>1,736</p></td><td><p>1,501</p></td><td><p>1,540</p></td><td><p>8,599</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 01/12/2015 16:41:34 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

431706

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hospitals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which hospitals he has visited in an official capacity in 2015-16 to date; and what the date of each such visit was.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
uin	17304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health has undertaken the following visits to hospitals services in an official capacity since January 2015.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>15 January 2015</p></td><td><p>Mr Jeremy Hunt</p></td><td><p>Hospital</p></td><td><p>Luton and Dunstable University Hospital</p></td><td><p>Luton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29 January 2015</p></td><td><p>Mr Jeremy Hunt</p></td><td><p>Hospital</p></td><td><p>Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>King's Lynn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5 February 2015</p></td><td><p>Mr Jeremy Hunt</p></td><td><p>Hospital</p></td><td><p>Colchester Hospital</p></td><td><p>Colchester</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5 February 2015</p></td><td><p>Mr Jeremy Hunt</p></td><td><p>Hospital</p></td><td><p>Queen's Hospital, Barking, Havering, and Redbridge</p></td><td><p>Romford</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 February 2015</p></td><td><p>Mr Jeremy Hunt</p></td><td><p>Hospital</p></td><td><p>Hereford County Hospital</p></td><td><p>Hereford</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6 March 2015</p></td><td><p>Mr Jeremy Hunt</p></td><td><p>Hospital</p></td><td><p>Princess Alexandra Hospital</p></td><td><p>Harlow</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6 March 2015</p></td><td><p>Mr Jeremy Hunt</p></td><td><p>Hospital</p></td><td><p>Lister Hospital</p></td><td><p>Stevenage</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 March 2015</p></td><td><p>Mr Jeremy Hunt</p></td><td><p>Hospital</p></td><td><p>Dover Hopsital</p></td><td><p>Dover</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br> <br> 12 June 2015</p></td><td><p>Mr Jeremy Hunt</p></td><td><p>Hospital</p></td><td><p>Papworth Hospital Cambridge</p></td><td><p>Cambridge Midlands and East</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>26 June 2015</p></td><td><p>Mr Jeremy Hunt</p></td><td><p>Hospital</p></td><td><p>Tameside Hospital</p></td><td><p>Manchester North</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17 July 2015</p></td><td><p>Mr Jeremy Hunt</p></td><td><p>Hospital</p></td><td><p>National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>London</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23 July 2015</p></td><td><p>Mr Jeremy Hunt</p></td><td><p>Hospital</p></td><td><p>Royal Free</p></td><td><p>London</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23 July 2015</p></td><td><p>Mr Jeremy Hunt</p></td><td><p>Hospital</p></td><td><p>Whipps Cross Hospital</p></td><td><p>London</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30 July 2015</p></td><td><p>Mr Jeremy Hunt</p></td><td><p>Hospital</p></td><td><p>Royal London</p></td><td><p>London</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9 September 2015</p></td><td><p>Mr Jeremy Hunt</p></td><td><p>Hospital</p></td><td><p>St Thomas Hospital</p></td><td><p>London</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 November 2015</p></td><td><p>Mr Jeremy Hunt</p></td><td><p>Hospital</p></td><td><p>St Thomas Hospital</p></td><td><p>London</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 26/11/2015 16:24:17 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

431708

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Naloxone
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2015 to Question 15636, if he will make it his policy to collect data on which local areas are providing take-home naloxone for opioid overdose in people who use drugs; whether he plans to monitor the effects of provision of naloxone and instances of drug-related deaths; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	17278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for assessing local need and commissioning substance misuse services, using the public health grant, to meet that need. Public Health England (PHE) supports local authorities in this work and has provided advice on naloxone provision to commissioners and service providers for them to use in planning naloxone supply. PHE is providing support to areas with higher than average death rates.</p><br /><p>PHE is engaged in ongoing monitoring and analysis of drug-related deaths based on data collected by the Office for National Statistics, including matching with treatment data. PHE is investigating the use of this data to assess the impact of increased naloxone availability following the legislative change.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 01/12/2015 16:49:28 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas