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522128

registered interest
date	26/05/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to address barriers faced by people with ME in accessing care and support; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	38801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p>The commissioning of services for people with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME), is a local matter. To support the local NHS in shaping services for people with CFS/ME, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published a clinical guideline on the management of CFS/ME in adults and children, which set outs best practice on the care, treatment and support of people with the condition.</p><p> </p><p>Although there is no cure for CFS/ME, there are treatments that may help to ease symptoms. The NICE guideline on CFS/ME recommends treatment such as cognitive behavioral therapy and graded exercise therapy approaches, which have the clearest research evidence of benefit. However, the guideline is clear that there is no one form of treatment to suit every patient. Treatment approaches will not be appropriate for all patients and the needs and preferences of patients should be taken into account. Shared decision-making between patients and healthcare professionals should take place during diagnosis and all phases of care. Furthermore, patients should be offered information about local and national self-help groups and support groups for people with CFS/ME and their carers.</p><p> </p><p>NICE last reviewed the guidance with its stakeholders, including CFS/ME charities during 2013. The review found no update was required. The full guideline may be viewed on the NICE website at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg53" target="_blank">www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg53</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 09/06/2016 10:59:19 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

511413

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Smoking
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 11 April 2016 to Question 32147, whether his Department plans to bring forward proposals to enable police to issue fixed notices for people smoking in cars with children present.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	33634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>The police use traffic offender reports to record information on a range of offences, including for smoking in private vehicles carrying children. Local authorities can then take appropriate enforcement action, including the issue fixed penalty notices, rather than the police.</p><p>Guidance on the use of traffic offender reports to share information with local authorities has been circulated to police forces.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 18/04/2016 16:30:49 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

484311

registered interest
date	22/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Smoking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects effective processes to be in place to allow the issuing of fixed penalty notices to people who are smoking in cars when children are present.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	32147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>Local authorities can issue fixed penalty notices for offences related to smoking in private vehicles carrying children; the police can use the traffic offender report to pass information to local authorities who can issue the fixed penalty notice and collect the fines. Guidance on this process has been sent to police forces.</p><p> </p><p>The police and local authorities can also collaborate on enforcement action, for example when carrying out local road safety operations, when the local authority can take enforcement action as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/04/2016 14:13:57 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

484313

registered interest
date	22/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Smoking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary and Secretary of State for Justice on establishing effective processes to allow fixed penalty notices to be issued to people smoking in cars with children present and the associated fines to be collected.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	32153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2016 answer text <p>Officials discussed the development of the regulations relating to smoking in private vehicles carrying children with the relevant government departments and continue to discuss enforcement of the offences on an ongoing basis.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/03/2016 14:27:55 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

479208

registered interest
date	16/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Smoking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people caught smoking in cars with children present receive a fixed penalty notice and their fine collected.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	31268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>In changing the law we always said the measure of success would be in changes in attitude and behaviour. As with other smokefree legislation, we expect high levels of compliance with this change. Discussions are ongoing with the relevant authorities about enforcement action.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 21/03/2016 17:27:53 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

436263

registered interest
date	08/12/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if the Government will publish an updated Tobacco Control Plan for England.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	19277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>This Government is committed to reducing the prevalence of smoking in England to further improve and protect the health of the nation. In line with this commitment Government plan to publish a new tobacco control strategy for England next year.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 14/12/2015 15:15:43 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

429090

registered interest
date	18/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the recommendations in the report by ukactive entitled Blueprint for an Active Britain, published in November 2015.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	16768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2015 answer text <p>Departmental officials are currently in the process of organising a meeting with ukactive to discuss the content of the report and wider issues relating to physical activity. I attended and spoke, alongside the Sports Minister, at the recent conference at which this report was launched.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 25/11/2015 14:52:20 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

427704

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Game: Lead
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) healthy adults, (b) pregnant women and (c) children who regularly consume game meat shot with lead.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	16011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>Government set up the independent Lead Ammunition Group in 2010 to provide advice on risks to wildlife and human health from lead shot game. The Government is considering the independent Lead Ammunition Group’s report on the effect of lead shot on human and wildlife health and will respond as soon as possible The Food Standards Agency (FSA) accepts the expert advice of the UK Committee on Toxicity and the European Food Safety Authority that it is not possible to set a safe level for exposure to lead from food. However, to better understand the potential risk to UK consumers the FSA produced a risk assessment in 2012 based on its survey data from 2007 of game meat samples; Veterinary Medicines Directorate data from the national surveillance scheme was also considered. The FSA risk assessment considered the potential levels of exposure to lead from lead shot game for adults, children and toddlers based on different levels of game meat consumption.</p><p>This risk assessment led to FSA issuing targeted advice to frequent consumers of lead shot game in 2012, warning of the potential risks. The advice was promoted as especially important for vulnerable groups such as toddlers and children, pregnant women and women trying for a baby, as exposure to lead can harm the developing brain and nervous system. The FSA risk assessment was published along with this advice. The Government has not estimated the number of people who regularly consume game meat shot with lead.</p><p>More generally, the FSA, works on behalf of the UK within the European Union to agree harmonised controls to reduce public exposure to lead in the food chain. EU maximum limits apply for lead in a range of foods and these are regularly reviewed by the EU Commission and member states. These maximum limits apply to all food produced in the EU or imported to the EU.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 15975 15988 16009 16010 question first answered 19/11/2015 17:27:38 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham