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Alcohol

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will place copies in the Library of the House of the posters they produce warning of the dangers of alcohol abuse; and how they ensure that the posters are displayed in public buildings.

Asked by

Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 October 2009

Reference

4955; 713 c25WA

House

House of Lords

Health: Contaminated Blood Products

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Darzi of Denham on 29 June (WA 14) saying "the department has contacted the Whips' Office about a further debate on the Government's response to the Archer report", on what date or dates there was any previous debate...

Asked by

Lord Morris of Manchester (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Notes

Answer received between Monday 7 September 2009 and Monday 14 September 2009.

Date

5 October 2009

Reference

5069; 712 c455WA

House

House of Lords

Health: Contaminated Blood Products

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Darzi of Denham on 29 June (WA 14) on the Government's response to the report of the Independent Public Inquiry on Contaminated NHS Blood Products made by Written Statement on 20 May (WS 121–2), when after 20 May...

Asked by

Lord Jones (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Notes

Answer received between Monday 7 September 2009 and Monday 14 September 2009.

Date

5 October 2009

Reference

5128; 712 c456WA

House

House of Lords

Drugs: Thalidomide

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will re-assess their support for those damaged by thalidomide.

Asked by

Bishop of Ripon and Leeds (Bishops (affiliation))

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 July 2009

Reference

5218; 712 c320WA

House

House of Lords

Health: Henoch-Schönlein Purpura

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money they allocated to research on Henoch-Schonlein Purpura in each of the last five years.

Asked by

Lord Bradley (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 July 2009

Reference

5140; 712 c339WA

House

House of Lords

Fluoridation

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Darzi of Denham on 9 June (WA 143), whether the undertaking by Lord Warner on 8 March 2005 that "fluoridation schemes would only be introduced where the local population were in favour" (HL Deb, col 706) still represents...

Asked by

Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (Crossbench)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Answered on

21 July 2009

Section 89 of the Water Industry Act 1991 as substituted by the Water Industry Act 2003 requires strategic health authorities to consult and ascertain opinion before proceeding to make a request to a water undertaker to increase the fluoride content of its water supply. The Water Fluoridation (Consultation) (England) Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/921) make detailed provision about how consultation and the ascertainment of opinion is to be carried out. Regulation 5 sets out the pre-condition to a strategic health authority proceeding to request a water undertaker to increase the fluoride content of its water supply. Regulation 5 is in the following terms: ""A Strategic Health Authority shall not proceed with any step regarding fluoridation arrangements that falls within section 89(2) of the Act unless, having regard to the extent of support for the proposal and the cogency of the arguments advanced, the Authority are satisfied that the health arguments in favour of proceeding with the proposal outweigh all arguments against proceeding"." The decision under Regulation 5 is to be made by the strategic health authority, not the Secretary of State. Regulation 5 therefore makes clear that it is for the strategic health authority to decide if the health arguments outweigh all other arguments taking into account not merely the cogency of the arguments, but also, ""the extent of support for the proposal"." It is clear that, under Regulation 5, support is a relevant factor, but it is not the only factor or the conclusive issue. It can be outweighed by the health arguments. A majority of local support is not therefore a necessary precondition to the strategic health authority requesting a water undertaker to increase the fluoride content of a water supply. Government policy is not, and could not be, inconsistent with the regulations. In particular, it could not convert the reference in Regulation 5 to support as a relevant factor into a necessary precondition for a request for fluoridation. We accept that there may have been a degree of understandable confusion over these issues in the past. However, by way of clarification, the view given by the Chief Dental Officer in February 2008 that, ""a SHA cannot base its decision solely on a simple count of the representations for or against the proposal"," correctly represents government policy. Regulation 5 sets out the law and government policy cannot and does not seek to add to it. It is the for the strategic health authority to take the decision to ask a water undertaker to increase the fluoride content of a water supply and to make the judgment required under Regulation 5 as to whether the health arguments outweigh all other arguments. Local support is a relevant factor but is not a precondition for a request.

Date

21 July 2009

Reference

5153; 712 c326-7WA

House

House of Lords

Health: Botox

To ask Her Majesty's Government what antidotes exist to combat an outbreak of botulism in the United Kingdom; and what quantities of those antidotes are held.

Asked by

Lord Jopling (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 July 2009

Reference

5106; 712 c337WA

House

House of Lords

Health: Contaminated Blood Products

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will now review the Department of Health's decision not to change the point at which the widow of a patient infected by hepatitis C by contaminated NHS blood products becomes eligible for financial assistance, as suggested by the independent public inquiry headed by...

Asked by

Lord Jones (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 July 2009

Reference

5129; 712 c338-9WA

House

House of Lords

Embryology

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Darzi of Denham on 7 July (WA 127), whether an embryo in which cell division and development has ceased for at least 24 hours is considered by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority or its peer reviewers to...

Asked by

Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 July 2009

Reference

5015; 712 c324WA

House

House of Lords

Energy: Light Bulbs

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any dangers to people's health arising from the use of fluorescent tubes, low-energy bulbs, halogens and LEDs.

Asked by

Lord Hoyle (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Answered on

21 July 2009

In negotiations with the European Commission with regard to implementation of regulation 244/2009 concerning the domestic lighting part of the eco-design of energy-saving products directive 2005/32/EC, the Government successfully pressed for health impacts to be considered and for limits to be set on ultraviolet radiation emissions from compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs). Since early on in the negotiation process, the Government have been in discussion with clinicians and support groups for partially sighted people and people with certain light-sensitive and neurological conditions about low-energy lighting. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) tested a sample of CFLs and found that some emitted UVR which could, under certain conditions, expose people above international guidelines. As a result of its findings the HPA issued precautionary advice on 9 October 2008 to the general public concerning the use of open CFLs in close-working situations. The HPA's advice can be found at www.hpa.org.uk/webw/HPAweb& HPAwebStandard/HPAwebC/1223445516605?p =1153822623869 The HPA's research was considered alongside other available evidence to inform a report by the European Commission's Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR). SCENIHR's opinion on light sensitivity can be found at http://ec.europa.eu/health/opinions/en/energy-saving-lamps/index.htm. In December 2008, the Government prepared an impact assessment, including health aspects, relating to regulation 244/2009. The impact assessment was published on the Department of Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform website and is being transferred to the Business Innovation and Skills Department website.

Date

21 July 2009

Reference

5186; 712 c324-5WA

House

House of Lords

Health: Dermatology

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they expect to develop a future curriculum for pharmacists to improve the level of dermatology education.

Asked by

Baroness Masham of Ilton (Crossbench)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 July 2009

Reference

5167; 712 c339WA

House

House of Lords

Embryology

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Darzi of Denham on 6 July (WA 100-1), which report of an inspection by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) covers the work described in the poster by Dr Daniel Brison, Dr Susan Kimber and Dr Maria...

Asked by

Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 July 2009

Reference

5014; 712 c323WA

House

House of Lords

Health: Contaminated Blood Products

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the Department of Health's response to the proposed level of annual payments to the infected beneficiary community in paragraph 3.4 of the submission from the Macfarlane Trust dated 1 July replying to the Written Statement by Lord Darzi of Denham on 20 May...

Asked by

Lord Morris of Manchester (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 July 2009

Reference

4860; 712 c337-8WA

House

House of Lords

Health: Contaminated Blood Products

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment the Department of Health has made of paragraph 4.2 of the submission from the Macfarlane Trust dated 1 July replying to the Written Statement by Lord Darzi of Denham on 20 May (WA 121–2) in response to the report of the Independent Public...

Asked by

Lord Morris of Manchester (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 July 2009

Reference

4861; 712 c337-8WA

House

House of Lords

Health: Contaminated Blood Products

Asked by

Lord Morris of Manchester (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 July 2009

Reference

4862; 712 c337-8WA

House

House of Lords

Health: Contaminated Blood Products

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment the Department of Health has made of paragraph 3.2 of the submission from the Macfarlane Trust dated 1 July replying to the Written Statement by Lord Darzi of Denham on 20 May (WS 121–2) in response to the report of the Independent Public...

Asked by

Lord Morris of Manchester (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 July 2009

Reference

4859; 712 c337-8WA

House

House of Lords

Swine Flu

To ask Her Majesty's Government who will adm8inister the prospective vaccine against swine flu; how many patients are expected to be given the vaccine in one week by each practitioner; how those qualified to administer the vaccine will be paid; and in what order patients will be given the vaccine.

Asked by

Viscount Waverley (Crossbench)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 July 2009

Reference

5174; 712 c369WA

House

House of Lords

Swine Flu

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether sufficient field trials and safety checks will take place to ensure any potential to contract Guillain-Barré syndrome from the prospective swine flu vaccine is discounted before the vaccine is administered.

Asked by

Viscount Waverley (Crossbench)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 July 2009

Reference

5173; 712 c368-9WA

House

House of Lords

Food: Supermarkets

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have assessed progress in encouraging supermarkets to position unhealthy food and confectionery away from the checkout and in less prominent areas.

Asked by

Lord Dykes (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 July 2009

Reference

4736; 712 c328WA

House

House of Lords

Swine Flu

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans are in place to close departments in the event that swine flu becomes an epidemic affecting departments.

Asked by

Viscount Waverley (Crossbench)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 July 2009

Reference

5175; 712 c369WA

House

House of Lords

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