Asked by: Chris Elmore (Labour - Bridgend)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will increase funding allocated to research into (a) endometriosis and (b) polycystic ovary syndrome.
Answered by Edward Argar
The Department’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has invested £8.4 million into endometriosis research and £3.9 million into polycystic ovary syndrome research. The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome. While it is not usual practice to ring-fence funds for particular topics or conditions, the NIHR’s funding is available through open competition and we encourage researchers to submit applications in these areas.
Asked by: Chris Elmore (Labour - Bridgend)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether a UK resident is allowed to quarantine in their motor home on return to the UK from Spain.
Answered by Nadine Dorries
If someone has not been in a red-list country they must quarantine at home and book and take mandatory COVID-19 tests on day two and day eight of their quarantine. They must complete a Passenger Locator Form (PLF) two days before they travel with details of where they will quarantine when they arrive. Individuals must provide a registered United Kingdom address on the PLF. For someone quarantining in a motor home, this would mean they need to remain parked in the same location for the duration of the 10 days quarantine.
Asked by: Chris Elmore (Labour - Bridgend)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle misinformation on vaccines online, and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Jo Churchill
We take the issue of vaccine misinformation extremely seriously and are working across Government to tackle this.
We continue to work with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, media, social media and technology companies to limit misinformation and promote positive messages about vaccination.
The Department works closely with Public Health England and NHS England and NHS Improvement to promote vaccinations and raise awareness of their benefits and the diseases they prevent.
Asked by: Chris Elmore (Labour - Bridgend)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his recent meeting with Facebook’s Vice-President for Global Affairs and Communications, whether Section 230 of the US Communications Decency Act 1996 was discussed at that meeting; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Jo Churchill
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care held a wide-ranging discussion on the role that social media companies, including Facebook, can play to tackle the spread of vaccine misinformation online.
We continue to work with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, media, social media and technology companies, including Facebook, to limit the impact and spread of misinformation and promote positive messages about vaccination.