Asked by: Nickie Aiken (Conservative - Cities of London and Westminster)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he has made of the effect on whole population levels of childhood obesity of (a) the Daily Mile and other activity-based options and (b) restricting the advertising of food and drink high in salt, fat and sugar.
Answered by Jo Churchill
There has been no such comparative assessment. Obesity is a complex problem caused by many different factors to which there is no single solution.
Asked by: Nickie Aiken (Conservative - Cities of London and Westminster)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposed online ban on advertising food and drink high in salt, fat and sugar on the ability of hospitality and food and drink businesses to market their products and develop their businesses.
Answered by Jo Churchill
We published an evidence note alongside the consultation on the proposal to introduce a total restriction of online advertising for products high in fat, salt and sugar. This is available at the following link:
This builds on the impact assessment that accompanied the 2019 consultation on further advertising restrictions on TV and online. This is available at the following link:
Asked by: Nickie Aiken (Conservative - Cities of London and Westminster)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposed ban on advertising online food and drink high in salt, fat and sugar on the ability of the (a) advertising industry and (b) food and drink (i) manufacturing and (ii) hospitality sectors to recover from the economic effects of the covid-19 outbreak.
Answered by Jo Churchill
We published an evidence note alongside the consultation on the proposal to introduce a total restriction of online advertising for products high in fat, salt and sugar. This is available at the following link:
This builds on the impact assessment that accompanied the 2019 consultation on further advertising restrictions on TV and online. This is available at the following link:
Asked by: Nickie Aiken (Conservative - Cities of London and Westminster)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making the drug known as Trikafta or Kaftrio available to people with Cystic Fibrosis through the NHS.
Answered by Jo Churchill
The European Commission formally issued the marketing authorisation for Kaftrio on 21 August. It is therefore now available to be prescribed by National Health Service clinicians to eligible patients through an interim access deal negotiated between NHS England and NHS Improvement and Vertex, the drug manufacturer.
Asked by: Nickie Aiken (Conservative - Cities of London and Westminster)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that all hospitals are able to facilitate visits of immediate family members to seriously ill patients in non-covid-19 related wards.
Answered by Helen Whately - Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich (Dr Dan Poulter MP) on 22 June 2020 to Question 53383.