The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2016-02-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been diagnosed with lung disease in each of the last five years.
Jane Ellison
This data is not available in the format requested.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stuart Andrew on 2016-02-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) terms of reference and (b) timeline are of review of blood donations policy.
Jane Ellison
The Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood Tissues and Organs (SaBTO) decided at its meeting in January 2016 to carry out a review of deferral criteria for blood donors in relation to risks both from sexually transmitted diseases and from infections potentially transmitted by other routes, for example, tattooing or intravenous drug use.
The process will fully involve stakeholders (who can share thinking with and seek feedback from their communities), and will be incremental, with published progress reports and any intermediate advice. The terms of reference will be published once approved by SaBTO.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sarah Wollaston on 2016-02-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has received requests to expedite the timetable of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation for a decision on HPV vaccination for boys; and whether he plans to review that timetable.
Jane Ellison
The Department and Public Health England (PHE) have received correspondence from hon. members, organisations and members of the public asking for the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation’s (JCVI’s) advice to be expedited.
The JCVI has requested modelling work to help inform whether a human papillomavirus vaccination programme for boys would be cost-effective. It is anticipated that PHE will submit this to JCVI by early 2017. This is not an issue of resources, as the process of model development and checking the validity of the results is complex and requires close working between the modelling team and the scientific and clinical experts. We need to follow due process and ensure that decisions are based upon robust and rigorous cost-effectiveness analysis.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2016-02-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what grants have been made by his Department to registered charities in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
Alistair Burt
The Department makes a number of grant payments to non-public sector bodies each financial year to support key policy objectives. This includes grants made to registered charities as well as other voluntary organisations.
In the last year, grants have been made to voluntary organisations, including registered charities as part of:
(a) The Innovation, Excellence and Strategic Development scheme. This is a competed scheme where successful applications are funded for up to three years; this provides funding to support proposals with a clear focus on supporting and driving forward new ideas (Innovation), or consolidating or expanding the benefits from successful projects (Excellence) or undertaking of strategic developments in voluntary sector capacity or capability within the health and care field.
(b) The Health and Social Care Volunteering Fund is a competed scheme which uniquely combines grant funding and support to voluntary organisations to increase their capacity, to get the maximum benefit from volunteers.
(c) The Strategic Partner Programme is a system-wide cohort of voluntary sector partners who use their knowledge, expertise and reach to inform and shape policy.
(d) Specific Policy Grants supporting Departmental policy.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2016-02-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) number of meningitis cases and (b) number of fatal meningitis cases in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
Jane Ellison
Public Health England collects data on laboratory confirmed cases of invasive meningococcal disease which is a major cause of bacterial meningitis in England. Linked data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have been used to generate information on deaths from invasive meningococcal disease, as shown in the table. The data do not distinguish between invasive meningococcal disease presentation as meningitis or septicaemia.
Number of laboratory confirmed cases of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) and related ONS certified deaths in England by epidemiological year: 2010/11 to 2014/15
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2010/11 |
2011/12 |
2012/13 |
2013/14 |
2014/15* |
|
|
Cases of IMD |
1009 |
730 |
769 |
636 |
724 |
|
ONS certified deaths |
60 |
34 |
43 |
39 |
56 |
*provisional
The increase in cases of IMD in 2014/15 relative to 2013/14 has been largely due to the rise in one form of IMD – MenW. A new MenACWY vaccination programme was introduced in August 2015 in response to this rise in cases.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2016-02-02.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many children have been stillborn in each region in each of the last 10 years.
Mr Rob Wilson
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2016-02-02.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many women have died (a) in pregnancy and (b) during childbirth in each of the last 10 years.
Mr Rob Wilson
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2016-02-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings (a) he, (b) the Minister for Public Health and (c) his special advisers had with representatives of the People Against Sugar Tax campaign in the last six months.
Jane Ellison
Details of all Ministerial meetings with external stakeholders are published quarterly in arrears on the GOV.UK website. The latest publication which covers meetings between July and September 2015 is available at:
Information for October to December 2015 will be published at the end of March.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Norman Lamb on 2016-02-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that adult mental health services have the expertise to support young people with attachment disorders.
Alistair Burt
Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) have responsibility for the commissioning of comprehensive secondary adult mental health services. The exact nature of support available will vary by CCG and be subject to local decision making. NHS England’s programme of work to develop mental health access and waiting time standards spans all ages with a focus on enabling timely access to care delivered in line with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommendations.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Pauline Latham on 2016-02-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the NHS budget was spent on public relations consultancy firms in each of the last five years.
Alistair Burt
The Department does not hold the requested information.