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1469595

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
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	Breastfeeding
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 breastfeeding on a child's educational attainment.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	16940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>There is emerging evidence demonstrating an association between increased breastfeeding and small improvements in cognitive outcomes. However, as the evidence base is currently insufficiently robust to prove causation, no specific assessment has been made.</p><p>The Government has announced a £50 million investment in breastfeeding support through the £302 million allocated to Family Hubs and Start for Life to enable 75 local authorities to design and develop infant feeding services according to local needs. We will evaluate the impact of Start for Life services and monitor data on longer-term outcomes, including educational attainment.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 21/06/2022 14:40:06 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1469602

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
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	Hay Fever
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people who are affected by hayfever each year.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	16947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>No specific estimate has been made.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 21/06/2022 14:45:47 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1469604

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
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	Eating Disorders: Mental 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, how many (a) children and young people and (b) adults were referred to specialist secondary mental health services with a primary reason of referral of eating disorders in (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21 and (c) 2021-22; and what proportion of those referrals were made to an eating disorder service.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	16949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>This information is not collected in the format requested as Hospital Episodes Statistics record activity within secondary health services and not referrals to those services.</p><p><sup> </sup></p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 20/06/2022 12:49:49 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1469605

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
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	Monkeypox: Disease Control
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 reduce the number of cases of monkeypox.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	16950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is working with system partners to understand the transmission of monkeypox and which communities are affected. The UKHSA has published guidance to raise awareness and advise the public on symptoms and how to access the appropriate care. The UKHSA has worked with NHS England, local authority commissioners and sexual health services to ensure the effective identification and isolation of cases and issued recommendations on the use of vaccination for named close contacts of cases, which is now underway.</p><p>Registered medical practitioners in England now have a statutory duty to notify the local authority or health protection team of suspected cases of monkeypox, following regulations introduced on 8 June. When cases are confirmed, local health protection team is alerted and contact tracing and isolation guidance is issued.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 21/06/2022 16:16:42 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1469615

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
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	Tixagevimab/cilgavimab
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2022 to Question 1109 on Evusheld, what his planned timetable is for (a) receiving advice from clinicians on the most appropriate option for the use of Evusheld and (b) procuring that treatment for use within the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	16877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>While we expect to receive clinical advice shortly, we are currently unable to confirm a specific timetable.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup grouped question UIN 16878 question first answered 21/06/2022 10:41:32 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup previous answer version 6882 answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1469620

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
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	Paramedical Staff: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason students studying for a Paramedic Science degree course as their second degree are not eligible for grants from the NHS Learning Support Fund.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	17073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text <p>Second Degree Paramedicine students are not eligible for support from the Student Loans Company and therefore, are not eligible for the NHS Learning Support Fund.</p><p>The Department of Health and Social Care is in discussions with the Department for Education about providing an Equivalent or Lower Qualification exemption to the student finance rules for paramedicine. Subject to the outcome of these discussions and availability of the necessary funding, those studying paramedicine as a second degree could access tuition fee and maintenance loan support if eligible and if so, would have access to the NHS Learning Support Fund.</p><p>The Government keeps the funding arrangements for all pre-registration National Health Service health professionals’ education under review, to ensure that students are appropriately supported. In doing so, it must make use of finite financial resources to balance the level of support students receive with the need to make best use of public funds to deliver value for money.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 16/06/2022 09:58:42 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1469625

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
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	Tixagevimab/cilgavimab
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 timetable is for making a decision on the use of Evusheld following completion of UKHSA testing.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	16878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>While we expect to receive clinical advice shortly, we are currently unable to confirm a specific timetable.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup grouped question UIN 16877 question first answered 21/06/2022 10:41:31 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup previous answer version 6901 answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1469640

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
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	Macrogol
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 is taking steps to help ensure an adequate supply of (a) Movicol and (b) Macrogol.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	16983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>We are not aware of any supply issues with Movicol and other macrogol medicines. The Department works closely with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, the pharmaceutical industry, NHS England and NHS Improvement and others operating in the supply chain, to prevent shortages and expedite resupply where possible, to ensure that any risks to patients are minimised.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 16984 question first answered 20/06/2022 14:14:34 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1469641

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
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	Macrogol
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 has taken steps to help increase the supply of Movicol.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	16984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>We are not aware of any supply issues with Movicol and other macrogol medicines. The Department works closely with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, the pharmaceutical industry, NHS England and NHS Improvement and others operating in the supply chain, to prevent shortages and expedite resupply where possible, to ensure that any risks to patients are minimised.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 16983 question first answered 20/06/2022 14:14:34 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1469683

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
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	Coronavirus: Screening
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 in response to the NHS not accepting some covid-19 home testing kits because they have four letters on the test strip ID rather than three.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	17121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2022 answer text <p>Tests with four letters on the ID strip are privately purchased lateral flow device (LFD) tests which cannot currently be registered on GOV.UK. Free LFD tests can be registered on GOV.UK and eligible individuals should continue to do so. The registration of the different types of COVID-19 tests is currently under review.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 23/06/2022 14:52:23 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard