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Written Question
Sugar
Monday 20th October 2014

Asked by: Laura Sandys (Conservative - South Thanet)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce sugar intake by the public.

Answered by Jane Ellison

We are working with industry to cut sugar and calories across a range of products, including fast food and fizzy drinks. We are also the first country in Europe to recommend simple voluntary front of pack labelling, which will help people to know how much sugar they are consuming. Businesses who have adopted front of pack labelling account for two-thirds of the packaged foods market.

Public Health England (PHE) is leading the way on helping people cut calories from sugar and other foods through the Change4Life campaign. PHE is also undertaking a review of the evidence on sugar in the diet and will make recommendations next spring.

Written Question
Obesity and Diabetes
Monday 20th October 2014

Asked by: Laura Sandys (Conservative - South Thanet)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, to what extent responsibility for preventing the development of obesity and type 2 diabetes (a) has been devolved to Public Health England and (b) remains with his Department.

Answered by Jane Ellison

As steward of the health and care system, the Department sets national priorities, secures and allocates resources, supports our national bodies and holds them to account. The Department carries out this function for the prevention of obesity and diabetes. “Healthy Lives, Healthy People: A Call to Action on obesity in England” is the strategy by which this is delivered and I chair the Obesity Review Group which reviews and holds the system to account.

The delivery of national public health functions in this regard is the responsibility of Public Health England (PHE) including campaigns such as Change4Life, the National Child Measurement Programme and NHS Health Checks. PHE supports local authorities and the health system through making available evidence and information on the important role of tackling poor diets, physical inactivity and excess weight in both the primary prevention of diabetes and as part of disease management.

In addition NHS England has a key role to play on the prevention on obesity and diabetes. “Action for Diabetes”, published in January, sets out NHS England’s broad vision and direction for supporting improvements in outcomes for people with and at risk of diabetes in the coming years, both as a direct commissioner and by providing support to the commissioning system. The report is available at:

www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/act-for-diabetes.pdf

“Living Well for Longer: National Support for Local Action to Reduce Premature Avoidable Mortality”, published in April, sets out the actions being taken across Government, PHE and NHS England to reduce premature avoidable mortality.

A copy of Living Well for Longer has already been placed in the Library and is also available at:

www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/307703/LW4L.pdf

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 25 Feb 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"3. What progress has been made on introducing a cap on care costs...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 25 Feb 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"Best behaviour, Mr Speaker.

Does the Minister agree that greater investment in pre-emptive and preventive measures, such as GP annual assessment for those who are getting older, might keep the new old just a little younger?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 29 Jan 2013
Epilepsy

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 29 Jan 2013
Epilepsy

"It is excellent that the hon. Lady was able to secure this debate, particularly in the light of the recent report. As an epileptic, I find that one of the issues we face is that although the condition affects half a million people there is a stigma around it, and …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 29 Jan 2013
Epilepsy

"I welcome this debate, because the hon. Lady is covering a very wide spectrum of issues. She said at the beginning that a third of people with epilepsy do not have the right treatment, are not on the right medicine or have not seen the right specialist, and that is …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 29 Jan 2013
Epilepsy

"As the Minister rightly recognises, epilepsy has been a Cinderella condition. It has been ignored and has not received the profile that the numbers warrant. He is saying that there will be a step change in how the Department looks at the condition. Will he ensure that there is an …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 07 Sep 2012
Social Care (Local Sufficiency) and Identification of Carers Bill

"In response to the point made by the hon. Member for Worsley and Eccles South (Barbara Keeley), is there not also an opportunity to create a strong role for the health and wellbeing boards?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 07 Sep 2012
Social Care (Local Sufficiency) and Identification of Carers Bill

"It gives me great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Aberavon (Dr Francis), in particular because of his history; he has been involved in the carers agenda for many years. I am pleased to be a sponsor of the Bill. The hon. Member for Worsley and Eccles South (Barbara …..."
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