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100187

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Thalidomide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to ensure the health and independence of UK thalidomide victims.
tabling member constituency	Montgomeryshire
tabling member printed	Glyn Davies
uin	211270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>On 20 December 2012, I announced a new 10-year grant to the Thalidomide Trust. The grant will be paid on an annual basis, uprated in line with inflation, which means that over the 10-year period it will be worth in the region of £80 million.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The grant is intended to enable investment in adaptations and preventative measures to improve health and wellbeing and to help minimise further deterioration for this unique group of people.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 28/10/2014 15:38:35 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4041 label Biography information for Glyn Davies

99921

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Euthanasia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the policy is of the Crown Prosecution Service in prosecuting cases of encouraging or assisting suicide.
tabling member constituency	Montgomeryshire
tabling member printed	Glyn Davies
uin	211043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>When prosecuting cases of encouraging or assisting suicide, Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) prosecutors make decisions in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors and the Director of Public Prosecutions Policy for Prosecutors in respect of cases of Encouraging or Assisting Suicide.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Following the recent Supreme Court Judgement in the case of ‘Nicklinson and others’, the policy was updated on the 16 October 2014 to clarify issues raised regarding healthcare professionals (and others with similar responsibilities for individuals).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A copy of the updated policy is available on the CPS website at: <a href="http://www.cps.gov.uk/publications/prosecution/assisted_suicide_policy.html" target="_blank">http://www.cps.gov.uk/publications/prosecution/assisted_suicide_policy.html</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 27/10/2014 17:31:28 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4041 label Biography information for Glyn Davies

91591

registered interest
date	11/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Parkinson's Disease: Osteoporosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support his Department provides for research into better diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis among people with Parkinson's.
tabling member constituency	Montgomeryshire
tabling member printed	Glyn Davies
uin	209097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department's National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is not currently funding any research on this specific topic. The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including osteoporosis and Parkinson’s disease. These applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 16/10/2014 16:07:09 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4041 label Biography information for Glyn Davies

91633

registered interest
date	11/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Parkinson's Disease: Osteoporosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department issues about early diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis among people with Parkinson's disease.
tabling member constituency	Montgomeryshire
tabling member printed	Glyn Davies
uin	209095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department has made no assessment of the possible links between Parkinson's disease and osteoporosis. However, we are aware of a number of studies citing such a link, the most recent being published in the <em>Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry </em>in March this year, which suggested that patients with Parkinson’s disease were at a higher risk of developing osteoporosis. A number of possible risk factors are identified, such as instability and a deteriorating physical condition.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence clinical guideline, <em>Osteoporosis: assessing the risk of fragility fracture,</em> sets out best practice for clinicians in the assessment of fragility fracture risk in patients. The guideline highlights a set of patients who are at risk of developing secondary osteoporosis, which includes those with, ‘<em>immobility (due for example to neurological injury or disease)’.</em> The guidance can be found at following link:</p><p> </p><p><br> www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg146/resources/guidance-osteoporosis-assessing-the-risk-of-fragility-fracture-pdf</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 209096 question first answered 16/10/2014 16:11:25 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4041 label Biography information for Glyn Davies

91634

registered interest
date	11/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Parkinson's Disease: Osteoporosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of possible links between Parkinson's disease and osteoporosis.
tabling member constituency	Montgomeryshire
tabling member printed	Glyn Davies
uin	209096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department has made no assessment of the possible links between Parkinson's disease and osteoporosis. However, we are aware of a number of studies citing such a link, the most recent being published in the <em>Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry </em>in March this year, which suggested that patients with Parkinson’s disease were at a higher risk of developing osteoporosis. A number of possible risk factors are identified, such as instability and a deteriorating physical condition.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence clinical guideline, <em>Osteoporosis: assessing the risk of fragility fracture,</em> sets out best practice for clinicians in the assessment of fragility fracture risk in patients. The guideline highlights a set of patients who are at risk of developing secondary osteoporosis, which includes those with, ‘<em>immobility (due for example to neurological injury or disease)’.</em> The guidance can be found at following link:</p><p> </p><p><br> www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg146/resources/guidance-osteoporosis-assessing-the-risk-of-fragility-fracture-pdf</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 209095 question first answered 16/10/2014 16:11:25 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4041 label Biography information for Glyn Davies

77825

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Organs: Donors
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 Ministers of the Welsh Government on the operation of the new Welsh law on presumed consent for organ donation for English residents who are patients in Wales and Welsh residents who are patients in England.
tabling member constituency	Montgomeryshire
tabling member printed	Glyn Davies
uin	904865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p>Discussions with the Welsh Government have confirmed that Welsh deemed consent legislation will only apply to people &quot;ordinarily resident&quot; in Wales for at least 12 months and who die in Wales. It will not apply to anyone under the age of 18 or to Welsh residents who die outside Wales.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 15/07/2014 15:22:46 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4041 label Biography information for Glyn Davies

62268

registered interest
date	16/06/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Energy Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the UK's security of energy supply.
tabling member constituency	Montgomeryshire
tabling member printed	Glyn Davies
uin	904346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p>The UK enjoys a stable and secure energy supply, and we are working hard to ensure that it continues. As a Government, we are actively managing a number of risks to our current and future energy supplies, including the current challenges from Iraq, Russia and Ukraine. Our recent national gas risk assessment demonstrated that our gas infrastructure is robust. The measures recently announced by National Grid respond to the energy crunch that, owing to the legacy of under-investment and neglect, was predicted for this winter, but which will not now happen.</p> answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey question first answered 19/06/2014 14:02:18 answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey
tabling member	4041 label Biography information for Glyn Davies

61518

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Bovine Tuberculosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of progress in other countries on tackling bovine TB in cattle and wildlife.
tabling member constituency	Montgomeryshire
tabling member printed	Glyn Davies
uin	904180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The success of the bovine TB eradication policies pursued in countries such as Australia, New Zealand, the United States, the Republic of Ireland and France demonstrates the need to bear down on the disease effectively in both cattle and in wildlife.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There is no single solution.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/06/2014 16:38:51 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4041 label Biography information for Glyn Davies

47814

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Syria.
tabling member constituency	Montgomeryshire
tabling member printed	Glyn Davies
uin	903624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UN estimates that 9.3 million people are in dire need of humanitarian aid within Syria. At least 6.5 million people in Syria have been forced to flee their homes to other areas of the country and there are now over 2.6 million refugees in the region.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4041 label Biography information for Glyn Davies