The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2016-07-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Food and Drink Federation on tackling obesity.
Nicola Blackwood
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 January and March 2016 can be found at:
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2016-07-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the need for a proposed hepatitis C improvement framework; and if he will make a statement.
David Mowat
NHS England has already published its planning approach to implement National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommended treatment during 2016/17. It has committed to producing a further operational framework for hepatitis C during 2016/17. Since making this commitment, NHS England’s approach is currently subject to legal proceedings which means that NHS England is keeping the timing of the publication of the Operational Framework under review.
In the meantime, NHS England continues to support the development of Operational Delivery Networks which provide an important local focus for improvements in hepatitis C. The National Health Service continues to work to deliver treatment to 10,000 patients. NHS England is also working with the pharmaceutical industry to secure reductions in price of these effective but costly drugs to enable more people to be cured of hepatitis C.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2016-07-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women had their ovaries and fallopian tubes removed to prevent cancer in each of the last five years.
David Mowat
The following table provides the number of finished consultant episodes (FCEs) with a primary or secondary diagnosis identifying that prophylactic surgery has been performed due to a family or personal history of cancer and a main or secondary procedure of salpingo-oophorectomy (removal of ovaries and fallopian tubes) in each or the last five years.
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FCEs |
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2010-11 |
1,194 |
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2011-12 |
1,348 |
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2012-13 |
1,252 |
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2013-14 |
1,362 |
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2014-15 |
1,504 |
Notes:
– Source: Hospital Episode Statistics, Health and Social Care Information Centre.
– Activity in English National Health Service Hospitals and English NHS commissioned activity in the independent sector.
– An FCE is a continuous period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FCEs should not be considered a count of different patients, as a person may have more than one episode of care within the same stay in hospital or in different stays in the same year.
– The following OPCS classification of interventions and procedures codes were used to identify a salpingo-oophorectomy:
Q22.1 – Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (removal of both ovaries and fallopian tubes)
Q23.1 – Unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (removal of one ovary and fallopian tube)
Q23.2 – Salpingo-oophorectomy of remaining solitary fallopian tube and ovary
Q24.1 – Salpingo-oophorectomy NEC (not elsewhere classified)
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2016-09-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the government of Sudan on bringing peace to South Sudan.
Mr Tobias Ellwood
Whilst I have not yet personally discussed South Sudan directly with representatives of the Government of Sudan, the UK regularly engages with the Sudanese over this pressing issue. We do this both bilaterally and in the margins of international meetings on South Sudan’s peace process, such as July’s Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission Partners Group meeting, which Sudan hosted and co-chaired with China.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2016-09-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions he has had with the government of Japan on increasing trade links with that country.
Mark Garnier
My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade met with the Japanese Ambassador to the United Kingdom on 6 September. A range of topics were discussed including the opportunities presented by the United Kingdom exiting the European Union to strengthen its role as a global leader for free trade, including its trade links with Japan.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2016-09-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to end the CarillionAmey contract to support armed forces married quarters and revert to previous regional arrangements.
Harriett Baldwin
The Ministry of Defence has put in place a strategy to provide an alternative contractor should CarillionAmey fail to sustain performance.
The Department continues to assess CarillionAmey’s performance to determine whether the implementation of this strategy is necessary.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2016-10-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what diplomatic steps her Department is taking to assist Ethiopia with famine relief and support in dealing with drought.
James Wharton
Ethiopia is coming out of its worst drought for 30 years. At the peak of the crisis, over 18 million people (approximately 20% of the population) were in need of food assistance.
The UK responded quickly and decisively to the humanitarian crisis and was the second largest bilateral donor. We have provided emergency support for 3.8 million people to date. Through the Government of Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Nets Programme (PSNP), which boosts household food security for extremely poor and vulnerable people over five years, UK funds are supporting 1.7 million people in 2016.
At the highest level, DFID and the FCO in Addis have undertaken diplomatic engagement and provided technical advice around the issue of chronic food insecurity with the Government of Ethiopia. My predecessor, Nick Hurd, met with Government of Ethiopia officials and committed to work together with the United Nations and others to assist them to cope with this crisis.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2016-10-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to address levels of discrimination in the work-place for women who are pregnant.
Margot James
Pregnancy and maternity-related discrimination in the workplace is both unlawful and unacceptable, and has no place in today’s society. That is why the former Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) jointly commissioned independent research to better understand the issues so that appropriate steps can be taken to address the situation.
The Government is committed to tackling pregnancy and maternity discrimination and we are taking action as promised in our response on 22 March 2016 to recommendations made by the EHRC. We are working with a range of partners including EHRC and Acas to promote opportunities for women, including pregnant women and new mothers; to ensure that female talent is recognised and rewarded; and to make more employers aware of their legal obligations.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2016-10-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many surgical operations were carried out by the NHS using robotic means in the last 12 months for which data exists.
Mr Philip Dunne
The data is not available in the form requested as a surgical operation can consist of several procedures which may or may not be carried out robotically.
However, there were 6,968 finished consultant episodes with a primary or secondary robotic procedure in 2014-15, the last 12 months for which data is available.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2015-10-27.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on the foraging of food in natural habitats.
Rory Stewart
Species targeted for wild food foraging are generally common and widespread. These species that are deemed at risk are protected by the provisions of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
Guidelines on the picking of edible fungi can be accessed at http://www.forestry.gov.uk/pdf/Eng_NF_FungiCode.pdf/$file/Eng_NF_FungiCode.pdf
Any proposals for wild food foraging on sites of special scientific interest in England would require consent from Natural England.
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