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To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures he plans to take to raise the nutritional content of the diet of children. - Includes ref to Cm 3852 and includes ref to Consultation Document on Nutritional Standards for School Lunches.

Asked by
David Kidney (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
28 October 1998
Reference
318 c196W;318 c195-6W; 56070
House
House of Commons

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what research he is (a) commissioning and (b) evaluating on the link between high blood pressure and salt levels in food.

Asked by
Ian Gibson (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 May 1998
Reference
42621; 312 c489W
House
House of Commons

Criminal Procedure (Intermediate Diets) (Scotland) Bill. Lords second reading debate. Committee negatived. Standing Order No 44 having been suspended (pursuant to Resolution of 6 April) third reading. (Formal). Passed.

Lead member
Lord Hardie
Answering member
Lord Mackay of Drumadoon
Department
Scottish Office
Type
Debates on bills
Date
7 April 1998
Reference
588 c717-25
House
House of Lords

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will estimate the number of cases affected by the decision in Mackay v PF (Linlithgow) which have already been determined. - Inc figs and fact that the precise number of cases which may be affected by the decision in PF...

Asked by
Roseanna Cunningham (Scottish National Party)
Answering body
Scottish Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
2 April 1998
Reference
309 c612-3W; 37235
House
House of Commons

Criminal Procedure (Intermediate Diets) (Scotland) Bill. Second reading debate. Agreed to on question. Committed to a Committee of the Whole House. Committee stage, report stage and third reading (all formal). Passed.

Lead member
Henry McLeish
Answering member
Marquess of Lothian
Department
Scottish Office
Type
Debates on bills; Committee of the Whole House (HC)
Date
2 April 1998
Reference
309 c1468-74
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when the Crown Office was informed of a problem relating to the statutory basis for Intermediate Diets in Summary Criminal Procedure; and if he will place in the Library copies of the correspondence between the Crown Office and offices of the Procurators...

Asked by
Roseanna Cunningham (Scottish National Party)
Answering body
Scottish Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
2 April 1998
Reference
309 c612W; 37232
House
House of Commons
Type
Select Committee reports; House of Commons papers; Parliamentary committees
Committee
Committee of Public Accounts
Notes
Received 08.04.98
Date
30 March 1998
Reference
HC 419 1997/98
House
House of Commons

That this House notes with concern that cancer is now the number one killer disease in the UK and that bowel cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death after lung cancer with some 18,000 deaths caused by it each year, that while it is rare in those...

Primary sponsor
Lord Maclennan of Rogart (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Early day motions
Date
5 March 1998
Reference
916; 916A1
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, What representations he has received regarding links between levels of dietary salt-consumption and the incidence of hypertension. (Failed OPQ).

Asked by
Ann Winterton (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
24 February 1998
Reference
29328; 307 c162W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the amount by which the average per capita consumption of fruit salads and vegetables would have to increase to have a measurable impact on those causes of mortality where poor diet is judged to be a...

Asked by
Michael Jack (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 February 1998
Reference
28537; 306 c61-2W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings his Department has hosted with non-Governmental bodies or individuals to discuss the setting of targets for levels of human sodium intake; and if he will comment on the result s of such meetings and list those who attended; and if...

Asked by
Michael Jack (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 February 1998
Reference
306 c61W; 28535;28534
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what evidence his Department has assessed over the last 10 years which indicates a relationship between incidences of (a) dental caries and (b) angina with diet; and what new steps he plans to take to tackle these diseases.

Asked by
Martyn Jones (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 January 1998
Reference
24463; 304 c724W;304 c718W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is Her Majesty's Government's recommended daily amount for fibre; and what assessment he has made of the amounts recommended by other organisations. - Inc ref to "Dietary Reference Values for Food Energy and Nutrients for the United Kingdom" in Library.

Asked by
Martyn Jones (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 January 1998
Reference
304 c666W;304 c660W; 24459
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is the Government's guidance on the sale of the amino polysaccharide Chitosan as a slimming product; and what clinical trials his Department has evaluated in respect of the (a) safety and (b) effectiveness of the amino polysaccharide sold as Chitosan for...

Asked by
Barry Sheerman (Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 December 1997
Reference
302 c540W; 18590;18588
House
House of Commons
What steps they are taking to encourage the use of folic acid in order to reduce the incidence of spina bifida and babies with neural tube defects.
Asked by
Lord Ashley of Stoke (Labour)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
26 November 1997
Reference
583 c996-7
House
House of Lords
Answered by
Baroness Jay of Paddington (Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
26 November 1997
Reference
583 c996-7
House
House of Lords
Answered by
Baroness Jay of Paddington (Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
26 November 1997
Reference
583 c996-7
House
House of Lords
1st supplementary on possibility of legislation, as in America, to promote use by all women considering pregnancy.
Asked by
Lord Ashley of Stoke (Labour)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
26 November 1997
Reference
583 c996-7
House
House of Lords

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has evaluated on the relationship between the incidence of diabetes mellitus and diet.

Asked by
Martyn Jones (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 November 1997
Reference
301 c312W; 16337
House
House of Commons

That this House is deeply concerned that over 5,000 children are being treated on the NHS for serious eating disorders; believes this problem is growing; calls upon the Government to bring forward proposals to regulate the diet industry; and believes the fashion industry and leading image makers should be called...

Primary sponsor
Alice Mahon (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
12 November 1997
Reference
452
House
House of Commons