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1660417

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date	13/09/2023
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	Walking
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 plans to update health guidelines on daily step counts.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	199329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government encourages adults to focus on walking briskly rather than just counting steps to improve their health.</p><p>The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities’ (OHID) ‘Better Health’ programme offers a number of free, accessible and evidence-based resources to support adults and young people to be more active. This includes the NHS Active 10 app, which encourages adults to incorporate brisk walking into their days to improve their general health and wellbeing without the need for gyms or expensive fitness programmes. The app supports and motivates users to increase and monitor the intensity of their walking, rather than just focus on the distance or number of steps throughout the day. Just 10 minutes of brisk walking a day is an easy way for adults to introduce more moderate intensity physical activity into their day.</p><p>To support more individuals to reach a brisk walking pace and to achieve moderate intensity activity, OHID have just launched a new feature within the NHS Active 10 app, called ‘Pace Checker’. The feature helps walkers to find their brisk walking pace of 100 or more steps per minute, and motivates them to complete more Active 10s every day.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 19/09/2023 12:28:51 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1660418

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
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	Alcoholic Drinks: Consumption
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 plans to take steps to update public health guidance on alcohol consumption.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	199330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>There are no current plans to do so. The existing United Kingdom Chief Medical Officers’ low risk drinking guidelines are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-consumption-advice-on-low-risk-drinking" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-consumption-advice-on-low-risk-drinking</a></p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 19/09/2023 12:31:03 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1660420

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
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	Anticoagulants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of variation in the management of anticoagulant-associated bleeds on patients.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	199332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>The clinical steps taken to address haemorrhage often vary from patient to patient and are influenced by a number of factors including but not limited to, the underlying indication for anticoagulation, the site of the bleed and its clinical consequences and the timing, volume and progression of the bleed. While no specific assessment has been made of the potential impact of variation in the management of anticoagulant-associated bleeds on patients, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency continually reviews the safety, efficacy and quality of medicines including treatments for anticoagulant associated bleeds, publishing drug safety updates where necessary to better inform clinicians and patients of the bleeding risk of anticoagulants.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 20/09/2023 09:51:27 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1660562

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
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	Surgical Hubs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many procedures have been delivered by NHS England’s Surgical Hubs as of 13 September 2023.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	199385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>There are currently 94 elective surgical hubs operational across the National Health Service in England. Of those, 63 have implemented unique data codes which allow for their activity to be measured separately from the wider activity of the hospital trust which runs the hub. As of the week ending 30 July 2023, the most recent available data, these 63 hubs have delivered 10,253 elective procedures and 41,067 outpatient appointments.</p><p>Implementation of the unique site codes for the remaining 31 hubs is ongoing and is expected to be completed by November 2023. The total number of elective procedures and outpatient appointments above is therefore likely to be an underestimate of total activity.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 18/09/2023 15:53:11 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1660135

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
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	Medical Equipment: Energy Bills Rebate
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 assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of extending the electricity grant available to people using medical equipment at home.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	199095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, meets regularly with other Cabinet colleagues on a variety of matters pertaining to health and social care, including support for people using medical equipment at home.</p><p>As set out in the Autumn Statement, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero are exploring the best approach to consumer protection, as part of wider retail market reforms. The Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England are supporting the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in this.</p><p>An NHS England specialised commissioning team is working to support Department of Health and Social Care colleagues with identifying energy-reliant medical devices used in patients' homes, and identifying clinical expert nominees to advise more widely, as part of their operational response.</p><p>The Government continues to monitor the situation and will keep options under review, including with respect to the most vulnerable households.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 20/09/2023 10:00:03 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1660137

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
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	Semaglutide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timescale is for making Wegovy available on the NHS for people with heart disease.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	199097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for developing evidence-based recommendations for the NHS on whether new medicines represent a clinically and cost-effective use of resources. NICE appraises all new medicines within their licensed indications, and the National Health Service in England is legally required to fund medicines recommended by NICE.</p><p>Wegovy is not licensed for heart disease and has therefore not been appraised by NICE for the condition. If Wegovy were to be licensed for heart disease in the future, it would then be considered for appraisal by NICE.</p><p>NICE has, however, published guidance which recommends Wegovy as an option for treating people who are overweight or obese and who have at least 1 weight-related comorbidity, which may include heart disease, and meet the other criteria specified in the guidance.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 19/09/2023 13:04:19 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1660140

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
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	Diabetes: Heart Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of blood sugar levels on heart disease risk.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	199100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>No assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 19/09/2023 10:01:55 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1659534

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
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	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Health Services
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 his Department is taking to ensure that NHS care for illnesses related to ME and chronic fatigue is delivered sensitively.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	198702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government published ‘My Full Reality’, the cross-Government Interim Delivery Plan on myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) on 9 August 2023. The Plan aims to improve experiences and outcomes for people with ME/CFS by setting out agreed actions, which include improvements in attitudes towards the condition by health, care and other professionals.</p><p>Alongside the Plan, we published an eight-week consultation to build a picture of how well the Plan meets the needs of the ME/CFS community, and to highlight any significant gaps where further action may be necessary. The Plan and consultation are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/improving-the-experiences-of-people-with-mecfs-interim-delivery-plan/my-full-reality-the-interim-delivery-plan-on-mecfs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/improving-the-experiences-of-people-with-mecfs-interim-delivery-plan/my-full-reality-the-interim-delivery-plan-on-mecfs</a></p><p>We will publish the final Plan in due course.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 19/09/2023 12:55:42 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1659535

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
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	Thyroid Diseases: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to help support people affected by the increase in price of thyroid drugs to seek compensation from Advanz Pharma.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	198703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department takes excessive drug pricing very seriously. It is for the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to investigate concerns about abuses of competition law. Where companies are found by the CMA to be in breach of the legislation, the Department considers seeking damages. The Department is unable to confirm or deny bringing claims for damages regarding the increase in price of thyroid drugs by Advanz Pharma. People with myxoedema (that is, hypothyroidism requiring thyroid hormone replacement) can apply for a medical exemption certificate which provides all their prescriptions free of charge.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 19/09/2023 15:54:58 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1659539

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
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	Dementia: Hypertension
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of research trials on the link between vascular dementia and high blood pressure.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	198707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2023 answer text <p>While no specific assessment has been made, we recognise that high blood pressure is one of a number of modifiable risk factors for dementia, as identified in ‘Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2020 report of the Lancet Commission’.</p><p>The Department’s Neurology &amp; Dementia Intelligence Team undertook an analysis of an anonymised sample primary care database in 2017, to provide an understanding of the types of comorbidities that people with a formal diagnosis of dementia lived with, which is available at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dementia-comorbidities-in-patients/dementia-comorbidities-in-patients-data-briefing</p><p>The analysis found that 44% of people with dementia were also found to have a diagnosis of hypertension, while this increased to 55% of people living with vascular dementia. A diagnosis of stroke or transient ischaemic attack is at least twice as likely in patients with vascular dementia (35%) than in all other forms of dementia.</p><p>The Government has announced that it will publish a Major Conditions Strategy covering six conditions, including dementia. The Major Conditions Strategy will set out a strong and coherent policy agenda with a shift to integrated, whole-person care, and will cover prevention, diagnosis and long-term treatment and care.</p><p>The Government spent over £413 million on dementia research from 2017/18 to 2021/22. In our 2019 manifesto we committed to double funding for dementia research. We will double funding for dementia research to £160 million per year by 2024/25. This will span all areas of research, from causes and prevention to treatment and care, delivering evidence to help prevent, diagnose and treat dementia, enabling the best possible care and quality of life for people with dementia.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 21/09/2023 13:59:47 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon