Tag: David Tredinnick

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Tredinnick on 2015-12-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the Government plans to undertake its public consultation on whether or not homeopathic products should be available through NHS prescriptions; and what estimate he has made of the likely cost of that consultation to the public purse.

Alistair Burt

We are currently considering whether or not homeopathic products should continue to be available through National Health Service prescriptions. A consultation on proposals will commence early in the new year. The consultation will be undertaken by the Department utilising on-line tools such as the governmental digital platform gov.uk. We do not anticipate any additional external costs.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Tredinnick on 2016-03-22.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Government plans to pursue any initiatives similar to that announced in the joint statement made by President Obama and Prime Minister Modi in January 2016 during the President’s visit to India on expanding the India-US health collaboration in health sectors including complementary and traditional medicine.

Jane Ellison

The UK Government continues to work closely with the Government of India within the health sector, including working with the Indian Government to open health centres. In 2013 the Department agreed a five year Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of India. This prioritises action on antimicrobial resistance, training and development and universal health coverage. There are no plans to expand this to include complementary and traditional medicine.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Tredinnick on 2016-05-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department’s policies of the recent decision of the US and Indian governments, announced in the press release of the government of India on AYUSH of 3 March 2016, to review and cooperate on whether to reduce morbidity from cancer using ayurveda, yoga, naturopathy, unani, siddha and homeopathy interventions.

Jane Ellison

The Department has not made an assessment on this matter.