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School Fruit Scheme
Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Health which schools in the Chorley constituency benefit from the free fruit scheme. [157255]
Miss Melanie Johnson: The following 50 schools in the Chorley District of Lancashire local education authority receive fruit under the National School Fruit Scheme:
- Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit
- Duke Street Primary School
- Highfield Primary School
- Chorley, the Parish of St. Laurence Church of England Primary School
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley
- St. George's Church of England Primary School, Chorley
- Chorley St. James' Church of England Primary School
- St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley
- Gillibrand Primary School
- Chorley St. Mary's Catholic Primary
- Chorley St. Peter's Church of England Primary School
- St. Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley
- Buckshaw Primary School
- Rivington Voluntary Aided Primary School
- Adlington St. Paul's Church of England Primary School
- Adlington Primary School
- St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Brinscall
- Lancaster Lane Community Primary School
- Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School
- Clayton-le-Woods Westwood Primary School
- Anderton St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School
- Bretherton Endowed Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
- Brindle St. James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
- Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School
- St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Brindle
- Christ Church Charnock Richard Church of England Primary School
- St. Bede's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton Green
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- Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School
- Coppull Parish Church of England Primary School
- Coppull St. John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
- St. Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Coppull
- Coppull Primary School
- Croston Trinity & St. Michael's Church of England Methodist Primary School
- Eccleston St. Mary's Church of England Primary School
- Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
- Euxton St. Mary's Catholic Primary School
- Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School
- Heskin Pemberton's Church of England Primary School
- Mawdesley St. Peter's Church of England Primary School
- SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley
- Balshaw Lane Community Primary School
- Eccleston Primary School
- Clayton Brook Primary School
- St. Chad's Catholic Primary School
- Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School
- Brinscall St. John's Church of England and Methodist Primary School
- Abbey Village Primary School
- Withnell Fold Primary School
- Chorley Astley Park
- Mayfield School
Breast Cancer
Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the NHS will offer genetic testing of the complete BRCA2 gene instead of the current test. [156897]
Miss Melanie Johnson: The National Institute for Clinical Excellence is preparing guidance for the national health service in England and Wales on the identification and management of genetic risk of familial breast cancer, with which the BRCA 2 gene is associated. This is due to be published shortly and is expected to include guidance on when it is appropriate to refer individuals for genetic testing, and the type of test which should be offered.
Hepatitis C
Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many new cases of hepatitis C have been diagnosed among drug users in (a) London and (b) England in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [156561]
Miss Melanie Johnson: Laboratory reports of antibody to hepatitis C in London and England from 1999 to 2003, where injecting drug use is given as a risk factor, are shown in the table. The majority of cases of acute hepatitis C infection do not result in symptoms and therefore new infections are not usually identified. These laboratory reports do not distinguish between new and previous infections.
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| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003(58) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 338 | 283 | 399 | 366 | 377 |
| England | 5,297 | 4,893 | 4,665 | 5,547 | 6,129 |
(58) Provisional data.
Source:
Health Protection Agency.
HIV/AIDS
Mr. Nigel Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many new HIV positive cases were recorded in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; how many deaths from HIV/AIDS there were in each year; how many HIV positive cases have been reported in total; and if he will make an assessment of likely future trends of the disease. [157485]
Miss Melanie Johnson: The numbers of new diagnoses of HIV infection and deaths in HIV-infected individuals, with or without reported AIDS, recorded in England in each of the last 10 years are shown in the table. By the end of December 2003, a total of 56,286 individuals had been reported as diagnosed with HIV infection in England since the start of the epidemic.
The latest estimates for future trends in numbers of diagnosed individuals living with HIV were published by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) at the end of 2002. They are available on the HPA website at http://www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics az/hiv and sti/publications/hiv annual 2002.pdf.
| Year(59) | Newly diagnosed HIV infections | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2,404 | 1,422 |
| 1994 | 2,362 | 1,527 |
| 1995 | 2,449 | 1,528 |
| 1996 | 2,477 | 1,308 |
| 1997 | 2,512 | 652 |
| 1998 | 2,618 | 446 |
| 1999 | 2,878 | 417 |
| 2000 | 3,618 | 424 |
| 2001 | 4,716 | 422 |
| 2002 | 5,531 | 336 |
(59)Note:
Numbers for recent years will rise as delayed reports are received.
Source:
Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, Health Protection Agency (data to the end of December 2003).
Hospital Regulators
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) organisations and (b) regulators are entitled to (i) inspect and (ii) regulate NHS hospital trusts in England. [154009]
Mr. Hutton: Using the definition in The Better Regulation Task Force's report, "Independent Regulators", there are 31 bodies with the right to inspect or regulate national health service hospital trusts in England. However, 18 of these are regulators of the professions, or professional bodies, whose inspection roles apply only to training which a hospital might provide.
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From 1 April 2004, the Commission for Health Improvement, the Social Services Inspectorate and the National Care Standards Commission will cease to exist. At the same time, three new bodies will be introduced: the Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection, the Commission for Social Care Inspection and the Foundation Trusts Regulator, but in most cases they will replace or rationalise a number of the functions of existing bodies.
Long-term Care
Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what target he has set for intensive home care as a percentage of intensive home and residential care. [158053]
Dr. Ladyman: The Department's Public Service Agreement includes a target to increase the number of those supported to live intensively at home to 30 per cent. of all those being supported at home or in residential care by March 2006. The percentage has risen by nearly two points, from 27.2 per cent. in 2001–02 to 29 per cent. in 2002–03.
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2004, Official Report, column 559W, on long-term care, how the estimates for (a) income from user charges for personal care at home, (b) savings of disability benefits and (c) publicly funded residents with incomes high enough to meet some care costs were derived. [156350]
Dr. Ladyman: In 2001–02, councils received around £320 million in income from user charges for domiciliary services. This information can be found on the Department's website. This is assumed to rise to around £350 million in 2003–04.
Savings from disability benefits were estimated in the manner described in the reply of 25 February 2004, Official Report, columns 466–67W.
The costs in respect of publicly funded residents with incomes high enough to meet care costs are an estimate, in the absence of data. A comparison of local authority data on the numbers of older supported residents in independent sector care homes and Department for Work and Pensions data on the numbers of older recipients of the residential allowance suggests that around 20 per cent. of older supported residents did not receive the residential allowance. This suggests that around 20 per cent. of supported residents have incomes above £168 per week, which is both the cut-off for receipt of residential allowance by older residents and the assumed level of hotel costs. This would amount to some 57,000 supported residents. If the average income of this subgroup—for which data are not available—was around £200 per week, the annual cost of free personal care for this group would be around £100 million.
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 30 January 2004, Official Report, column 559W, on long-term care, whether there would be offsetting savings to the Department for Work
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and Pensions' expenditure on disability benefits for older people receiving care at home, if the personal care were to be provided free. [156466]
Dr. Ladyman: Free personal care would not result in any savings to the Department for Work and Pensions' expenditure on disability benefits for older people receiving care at home. This is because receipt of local authority funded home care, unlike receipt of local authority supported residential care, does not trigger loss of disability benefits.
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people over 75 were admitted to long-term care following a fall in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [156644]
Dr. Ladyman: Information on the number of people over 75 admitted to long-term care following a fall is not centrally available.
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