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917326

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date	05/06/2018
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	Genetics: 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 assessment (a) his Department and (b) Public Health England have made of the role of (i) genetic testing and (ii) population level genomic data to improve public health.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	150116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>The United Kingdom National Screening Committee recently recommended that the use of Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing should be evaluated as an additional screening test in the antenatal screening programme for Down’s syndrome, Edwards’ syndrome and Patau syndrome. In addition to this, the use of next generation sequencing is currently being evaluated in the diagnostic pathway for babies found to be screen positive for cystic fibrosis.</p><p> </p><p>From October 2018, the National Health Service’s Genomic Medicine Service will, for the first time, be supported by a comprehensive directory of genomic tests for specified cancers and rare diseases that encompasses the entire testing repertoire from Whole Genomic Sequencing to tests for single genes, molecular markers and other functional genomic tests.</p><p> </p><p>This National Genomic Test Directory will be updated on an annual basis to keep pace with scientific and technological advances with a systematic review process in place to ensure continued value through the co-ordinated replacement of older tests with new and emerging approaches.</p><p> </p><p>The Test Directory will be updated annually, following advice from an expert scientific and clinical committee that will be established to operate in accordance with NHS England’s specialised services commissioning processes.</p><p> </p><p>The Chief Medical Officer for England’s annual report ‘Generation Genome’ provided a comprehensive overview of the role of clinical genomic testing and is being taken forward via the Minister-chaired National Genomics Board.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 13/06/2018 15:36:59 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

917328

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
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	Genetics: Screening
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 made an assessment of the potential merits of rolling out population-wide genetic testing for mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	150118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>In the Cancer Strategy for England, the independent Cancer Taskforce recommended that all women with non-mucinous epithelial ovarian cancer should be offered testing for BRCA1/BRCA2 at the point of diagnosis, and that all women under the age of 50 diagnosed with breast cancer should be offered testing for BRCA1/BRCA2 at the point of diagnosis.</p><p> </p><p>Testing women at the point of diagnosis can ensure access to the most relevant treatment and enable family members to understand their own risk and take preventative action where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the National Health Service’s new Genomic Medicine Service, NHS England will publish a Test Directory to specify the genetic and genomic testing available in the NHS in England. The Test Directory will encompass the entire genetic and genomic testing repertoire, from Whole Genomic Sequencing to large panel tests and tests for single genes.</p><p> </p><p>The Test Directory will be updated annually, following advice from an expert scientific and clinical committee that will be established to operate in accordance with NHS England’s specialised services commissioning processes.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 13/06/2018 15:36:01 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

917334

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
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	HIV Infection: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made to date on the Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Impact Trial.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	150124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>As of the 1 June 2018, 7,406 participants are enrolled on the trial. Information on participating clinics and enrollment status is regularly updated on the Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Impact Trial website, available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.prepimpacttrial.org.uk/join-the-trial" target="_blank">https://www.prepimpacttrial.org.uk/join-the-trial</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/06/2018 15:24:59 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

917335

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
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	HIV Infection
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 made a recent assessment of the level of migrant access to HIV services; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	150125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>Data are not collected in the requested format as information on country of birth has not historically been captured for people accessing HIV care.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England is currently in the process of validating country of birth data reported from the new HIV and AIDS Reporting System.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/06/2018 15:35:02 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

917337

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
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	HIV Infection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on inclusion of information about HIV in the Department for Education's sex and relationships education draft guidance.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	150127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State has met the Secretary of State for Education to discuss a range of issues of mutual interest.</p><p> </p><p>Officials in the Department of Health and Social Care and Public Health England are members of the cross-Government group convened by the Department for Education to inform the development of this guidance and discussions have included content around HIV infection.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/06/2018 15:28:17 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

917338

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
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	HIV Infection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government plans to adopt a target to help eliminate HIV by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	150128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>As a way of stopping new HIV infections, the United Kingdom is committed to the United Nations 95-95-95 targets which state that by 2030: 95% of all people living with HIV will know their HIV status; 95% of all people with diagnosed HIV infection will receive sustained antiretroviral therapy; and 95% of all people receiving antiretroviral therapy will have viral suppression.</p><p> </p><p>Further information is available in Public Health England’s report ‘Towards elimination of HIV transmission AIDS and HIV related deaths in the UK’, available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hiv-in-the-united-kingdom" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hiv-in-the-united-kingdom</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/06/2018 15:20:36 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

917339

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Obesity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department has given schools on carrying out obesity checks on pupils.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	150129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>Schools are a vital part of the government’s plans to tackle childhood obesity, and the department encourages a healthy, balanced diet and healthy life choices through school funding, legislation and guidance.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education does not provide guidance to schools on the specific issue of carrying out obesity checks on pupils. However, Public Health England publishes resources to support families (Change4Life), schools (Our Healthy Year) and health professionals to address childhood obesity.</p><p> </p><p>The School Food Standards provide the legislative framework to ensure schools provide children with healthy food and drink options. We have recently doubled the Primary PE and Sport Premium to £320 million a year from the 2017-18 academic year. We have also established a £100 million healthy pupils capital fund to facilitate an improvement in children’s physical and mental health by increasing and improving access to and use of relevant facilities, such as kitchens, dining facilities, changing rooms and sports facilities. We are also investing up to £26 million to kick-start or improve breakfast club provision in over 1,700 schools.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 13/06/2018 16:27:11 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

917342

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has made of the potential merits of the use of flash glucose monitoring and real time continuous glucose monitoring for drivers with diabetes.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	150132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>Advice as to the use of flash glucose monitoring systems in the context of driving falls to the Secretary of State for Transport’s Honorary Medical Advisory Panel on Driving and Diabetes Mellitus to advise upon. The panel has recently considered the use of such technology and has advised that these systems have the potential to be used to monitor glucose levels for driving.</p><p> </p><p>Following the Panel’s review, this matter will be the subject of a targeted consultation with key stakeholders over the summer.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 150133 question first answered 13/06/2018 15:05:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

917343

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency plans to review its guidance on driving and diabetes on account of recent technological advances in glucose monitoring.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	150133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>Advice as to the use of flash glucose monitoring systems in the context of driving falls to the Secretary of State for Transport’s Honorary Medical Advisory Panel on Driving and Diabetes Mellitus to advise upon. The panel has recently considered the use of such technology and has advised that these systems have the potential to be used to monitor glucose levels for driving.</p><p> </p><p>Following the Panel’s review, this matter will be the subject of a targeted consultation with key stakeholders over the summer.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 150132 question first answered 13/06/2018 15:05:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

917344

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of diabetes-related (a) road collisions and (b) road deaths there were in (i) the UK and (ii) each of the devolved nations for the most recent year for which that information is available.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	150134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>We do not hold information on diabetes-related road accidents. The data on personal injury road accidents includes contributory factors which the police select when they attend the scene. These do not assign blame for the accident but give an indication of factors which the attending officer thought contributed to the accident, and are not broken down to record particular types of medical condition.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/06/2018 15:30:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon