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Sexual Health
John Penrose:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much funding was available to (a) North Somerset
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primary care trust and (b) all English primary care trusts for sexual health-related issues in the last year for which figures are available. [33686]
Caroline Flint: Primary care trusts (PCTs) are responsible for providing sexual health services which meet the needs of their local populations. Records are not held centrally of the amounts made available for sexual health by each PCT.
In addition to local allocations, certain additional amounts of funding have been allocated by the Department in order to implement the national strategy for sexual health and HIV, and the sexual health elements of the Choosing Health" White Paper. North Somerset PCT have received £125,000 for 2004–05. For all English PCTs, the total figure for 2004–05 is £37,765,000 capital and revenue funding.
John Cummings: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the level of funding was for sexual health services in Easington primary care trust in each year since 2002. [34063]
Mr. Byrne: The information requested is not collected centrally. However, the Department has allocated the following funding to Easington primary care trust as the lead PCT for the Durham Chlamydia screening programme, which is shown in the table.
| Funding (£) | |
|---|---|
| 2003–04 | 150,000 |
| 2004–05 | 301,000 |
| 2005–06 | 478,000 |
| Total | 929,000 |
Notes:
The funding is allocated to Easington PCT which is then shared with the other Durham PCTs (Darlington, Derwentside, Durham and Chester-le-Street, Durham Dales, and Sedgefield)
Source:
Dept of Health
Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when she will begin the national advertising campaign on sexual health announced by her predecessor on 26 November 2004. [34225]
Caroline Flint: Our current plans are to aim to launch the new sexual health campaign around spring 2006.
Shropshire and Staffordshire Health Authority
Daniel Kawczynski: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the budget of the Shropshire and Staffordshire Health Authority is for 2005–06; and what plans she has to increase this budget for the next financial year. [24292]
Ms Rosie Winterton: Shropshire and Staffordshire Strategic Health Authority has a resource budget of £5.0 million for its running costs in 2005–06.
The Department has not determined strategic health authority budgets for 2006–07.
Smoking
Mr. Hollobone: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children have suffered observable damage as a result of their mothers smoking during pregnancy in each year for the last 10 years. [34425]
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Caroline Flint: The figures requested are not routinely collected.
The national health service leaflet, Smoking in Pregnancy" sets out the substantial risks that smoking in pregnancy presents including slow growth of the foetus, premature birth, stillbirth, low birth weight, and cot death. A copy of the leaflet is available in the Library.
Spinal Injuries
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the spinal injuries units in England; and if she will make a statement. [34288]
Mr. Byrne: There are 11 spinal injury units in the United Kingdom. Eight of theses specialist spinal cord injury centres are based in England and are listed as follows:
Following the year-long review that the Department announced in April, 2003, new arrangements for the commissioning of specialised services were introduced. Strategic health authorities and primary care trusts now have responsibility for the planning, commissioning and monitoring of specialised services, working collaboratively within regional commissioning
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consortia. They should assess the healthcare needs of their population and commission services for their local area.
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many serious spinal cord injuries have occurred in each of the last five years. [34289]
Mr. Byrne: The information requested is shown in the table.
Source:
Hospital Episode Statistics, Health and Social Care Information Centre
Stem Cell Research
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many diseases were cured as a result of (a) adult and (b) embryonic stem cell research in each year since 2002; and if she will make a statement. [34532]
Jane Kennedy: Research with embryonic stem cells has been licensed to allow scientists to understand and develop treatments for conditions such as motor neurone disease, diabetes and cystic fibrosis. It is still too early to speak of cures, but scientific and medical opinion is that stem cell research will revolutionise medicine in the 21st century.
There has been a number of encouraging early stage clinical trials with adult embryonic stem cells. As a result of the United Kingdom stem cell initiative, the Government are investing £100 million in stem cell research and clinical trials over the next two years.
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the ongoing projects using embryonic stem cells; and if she will make a statement. [34533]
Jane Kennedy: The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) is responsible for licensing research to produce embryonic stem cell lines. A list of current licenses can be obtained from the HFEA website http://www.hfea.gov.uk/Research.
There are no central figures for research involving embryonic stem cell lines, but the Medical Research Council's Stem Cell Steering Committee maintains details of embryonic stem cell lines that have been ethically sourced with informed donor consent.
In response to the United Kingdom stem cell initiative, the Government have announced a total investment of £100 million in stem cell research over the next two years.
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