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388243

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Allergies
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 clinical and research bodies on methods of reducing the number of people who develop allergies.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>Although health is a devolved matter, research and evidence on best practice is made widely available across the United Kingdom health departments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 14/07/2015 13:20:26 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

388244

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Obesity: Surgery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received on complications experienced by some patients including pain and difficulty swallowing food after weight-loss surgery; and what steps he plans to take in response to those representations.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The National Registry for Bariatric Surgery collects a range of outcomes data including complications through the national clinical reference group. However, commissioners do not ask for data on these specific symptoms.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>If a patient experiences post-surgical issues they should seek advice from their doctor. The symptoms described can occur after any type of gastric surgery and are not necessarily related to surgery specific for obesity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 14/07/2015 14:09:55 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

388247

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Depressive Illnesses: Isotretinoin
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 clinical and pharmaceutical bodies on alleged links between the acne drug roaccutane and depression.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has met with various stakeholders regarding the possible link between Roaccutane (isotretinoin) and psychiatric disorders including depression since the late 1990’s.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Warnings regarding the possible risk of developing depression or aggravating existing depression have been included in the product information for Roaccutane and the generic versions of isotretinoin since 1998. As further data has emerged the warnings have been updated.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A scientific advisory group of the Commission on Human Medicines (CHM), the Government’s independent expert advisory body on medicines licensing and safety, was first convened in 2003 to specifically consider the safety of isotretinoin.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The members of the group included experts in clinical pharmacology, pharmacovigilance, dermatology, psychiatry, psychopharmacology, epidemiology and general practice, as well as lay members. The group considered the risks of psychiatric disorders including depression suspected to be associated with isotretinoin in 2003, 2005 and 2014 and reported their findings to the CHM.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The recommendations of the expert group were endorsed by CHM and were communicated to healthcare professionals, including clinicians and pharmacists.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 14/07/2015 16:00:58 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

388282

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cataracts: Surgery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cataract operations have been conducted for people in each age group in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	6040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The number of cataract operations in England over the last five years are shown in the attached table. In 2013-14 there were 365,470. This compares to 343,970 operations in 2009-10. The 70-79 and 80-89 age groups had the largest number of operations accounting for 68% of cataract operations in 2013-14.</p><p><br><br></p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/07/2015 16:45:52 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt attachment 1 file name Cataract Operations 2009-14.docx title Cataract operations (England) per age group 09-14
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

388286

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	6037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) is a complex group of heritable disorders of connective tissue with an estimated prevalence of 1 in 20,000. As EDS appears in a variety of forms diagnosis can be underestimated.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 14/07/2015 13:15:27 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

388287

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in each age group were registered as blind in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	6038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>Information on the number of people who are registered as blind or deaf is collected and published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the last available information related to the age distribution for people registered as deaf in England:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>All</p></td><td><p>under 18</p></td><td><p>18 - 64</p></td><td><p>65 - 74</p></td><td><p>75 and over</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>54,500</p></td><td><p>3,400</p></td><td><p>28,700</p></td><td><p>6,400</p></td><td><p>16,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>56,400</p></td><td><p>2,200</p></td><td><p>30,100</p></td><td><p>6,700</p></td><td><p>17,400</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the latest available information related to the age distribution for people registered as blind in the last five years:</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Type</p></td><td><p>All</p></td><td><p>under 18</p></td><td><p>18 - 49</p></td><td><p>50 - 74</p></td><td><p>75 and over</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>All cases</p></td><td><p>152,980</p></td><td><p>4,780</p></td><td><p>19,330</p></td><td><p>30,460</p></td><td><p>98,270</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>New cases</p></td><td><p>10,230</p></td><td><p>415</p></td><td><p>880</p></td><td><p>1,800</p></td><td><p>7,130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>All cases</p></td><td><p>147,810</p></td><td><p>4,440</p></td><td><p>18,880</p></td><td><p>29,985</p></td><td><p>94,475</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>New cases</p></td><td><p>9,110</p></td><td><p>405</p></td><td><p>985</p></td><td><p>1,740</p></td><td><p>5,975</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>All cases</p></td><td><p>143,385</p></td><td><p>4,275</p></td><td><p>19,570</p></td><td><p>31,620</p></td><td><p>87,920</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>New cases</p></td><td><p>8,875</p></td><td><p>370</p></td><td><p>890</p></td><td><p>1,700</p></td><td><p>5,915</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 6039 question first answered 14/07/2015 13:38:52 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

388288

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hearing Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in each age group were registered as deaf in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	6039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>Information on the number of people who are registered as blind or deaf is collected and published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the last available information related to the age distribution for people registered as deaf in England:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>All</p></td><td><p>under 18</p></td><td><p>18 - 64</p></td><td><p>65 - 74</p></td><td><p>75 and over</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>54,500</p></td><td><p>3,400</p></td><td><p>28,700</p></td><td><p>6,400</p></td><td><p>16,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>56,400</p></td><td><p>2,200</p></td><td><p>30,100</p></td><td><p>6,700</p></td><td><p>17,400</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the latest available information related to the age distribution for people registered as blind in the last five years:</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Type</p></td><td><p>All</p></td><td><p>under 18</p></td><td><p>18 - 49</p></td><td><p>50 - 74</p></td><td><p>75 and over</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>All cases</p></td><td><p>152,980</p></td><td><p>4,780</p></td><td><p>19,330</p></td><td><p>30,460</p></td><td><p>98,270</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>New cases</p></td><td><p>10,230</p></td><td><p>415</p></td><td><p>880</p></td><td><p>1,800</p></td><td><p>7,130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>All cases</p></td><td><p>147,810</p></td><td><p>4,440</p></td><td><p>18,880</p></td><td><p>29,985</p></td><td><p>94,475</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>New cases</p></td><td><p>9,110</p></td><td><p>405</p></td><td><p>985</p></td><td><p>1,740</p></td><td><p>5,975</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>All cases</p></td><td><p>143,385</p></td><td><p>4,275</p></td><td><p>19,570</p></td><td><p>31,620</p></td><td><p>87,920</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>New cases</p></td><td><p>8,875</p></td><td><p>370</p></td><td><p>890</p></td><td><p>1,700</p></td><td><p>5,915</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 6038 question first answered 14/07/2015 13:38:52 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

388289

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Blood: Screening
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 make the HemoLink device for taking blood samples available for use in the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>Manufacturers of medical devices have to obtain a CE mark before their products can be made available on the European Union market. The HemoLink device has not yet received a CE mark and therefore cannot be used as a medical device in the European Union. Decisions on the use of particular products that are CE marked are a matter for individual healthcare providers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 14/07/2015 14:53:25 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

388290

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tinnitus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were diagnosed with tinnitus in each of the last five years; and how many people in total have that condition.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>This information is not collected. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence estimates that around 6 million people in the United Kingdom have some form of tinnitus with about 600,000 experiencing it to an extent that it affects their quality of life.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 14/07/2015 13:04:18 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

387048

registered interest
date	01/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Voluntary Work: Older People
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 encourage people to visit elderly neighbours with poor health.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>In a recent speech to the Local Government Association the Secretary of State for Health urged the public to take more personal responsibility for looking after older people. He stressed that the health service, local government, the voluntary sector as well as individuals themselves need to work together to ensure vulnerable people such as the elderly continue to live their life in the community.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Through the Care Act 2014, the Department has required local authorities to have measures in place to identify people in their area who would benefit from universal services to help reduce, delay or prevent needs for care and support. This includes needs that may arise from social isolation. The Department has supported a ‘digital toolkit’ for local commissioners, which was developed by the Campaign to End Loneliness. Since its launch in July 2012, the toolkit has been supporting commissioners in understanding, mapping and commissioning for loneliness and social isolation in their communities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Care Act also provides for greater support for carers to support family and friends who need help. In the Secretary of State’s speech he committed the Department to develop a new carers’ strategy that looks at the best of international practice and examines what more we can do to support existing carers and the new carers we will need.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has published its strategic vision for volunteering, <em>Social action for health and well-being: building co-operative communities.</em> This sets out how we can support people to give their time, more often and in ways that fit in with their lives, to bring health and wellbeing benefits for themselves and others in their communities.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 06/07/2015 16:28:10 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon