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Paul Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions she has had with (a) the Department for Education and Skills and (b) the Food Standards Agency on making nutrition a mandatory element of the Food Preparation and Cooking NVQ. [11461]
Caroline Flint: The Department has not had any discussions with the Department for Education and Skills or the Food Standards Agency on making nutrition a mandatory element of the food preparation and cooking national vocation qualification.
Mrs. May: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what methods were used (a) to monitor and (b) to record performance against the target set out in her Department's National Strategy for Sexual Health and HIV that by the end of 2004 all genito-urinary medicine clinic attendees should be offered an HIV test on their first screening for sexually transmitted infections. [9885]
Caroline Flint: Data on HIV tests taken and offered in genito-urinary medicine clinics are collected and published by the Health Protection Agency (HPA). Indicators for the national strategy for sexual health HIV goals were published by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) in their annual report, Focus on Prevention. HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in the United Kingdom in 2003" is available on their website at www.hpa.org.uk.
Mr. Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many general practitioners there have been in the Milton Keynes Primary Care Trust in each year since 1997. [11571]
Ms Rosie Winterton:
The information requested is shown in the table.
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Mr. Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients in the Milton Keynes Primary Care Trust have been waiting more than (a) three months, (b) six months, (c) nine months and (d) 12 months for hip replacement operations. [11445]
Ms Rosie Winterton: The information requested is shown in the table.
Dan Norris: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the take-up rate for influenza vaccinations was in (a) north-east Somerset and (b) south Gloucestershire in each of the last five years. [12546]
Caroline Flint: The take-up rates for influenza vaccinations for those aged 65 and over in north Somerset and south Gloucestershire in each of the last five years are shown in the table.
North Somerset | South Gloucestershire | |
---|---|---|
200001 | (61)67 | (61)67 |
200102 | (61)65 | (61)70 |
200203 | 71 | 73 |
200304 | 72 | 76 |
200405 | 69 | 75 |
Mr. Laurence Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the incidence of food poisoning from liquid eggs; and if she will make a statement. [13122]
Caroline Flint: The Health Protection Agency receives reports of outbreaks of infectious intestinal disease. No outbreaks associated with liquid eggs were reported in the years 1992 to 2004.
Paul Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans she has to review the work of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency. [10851]
John Austin: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans she has to carry out a review of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency; and if she will make a statement. [12153]
Jane Kennedy:
The recent Health Select Committee report into the influence of the pharmaceutical industry recommended that the work of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency should be reviewed. The Government are currently considering its response to the report. This issue will be addressed fully in that response.
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Dr. Kumar: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures are being taken to reduce the incidence of mumps at universities. [12523]
Caroline Flint: The Department continues to advise that all children receive two doses of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine as part of the routine childhood immunisation programme. We are also advising 15 to 24-year-olds to ensure they are properly protected against MMR.
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