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Tobacco
Mr. Hands: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much duty has been collected from tobacco products in each of the last five years. [46603]
John Healey: Excise duty receipts for tobacco products can be found in Table 3 the HM Revenue and Customs 'Tobacco Bulletin', which is available from HM Revenue and Customs website at:
HEALTH
Agency Staff (Lancashire)
Mr. Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost of agency (a) nurses and (b) doctors in Lancashire Teaching NHS Trust has been in each year since 1997. [43162]
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Mr. Byrne: The information requested and shown in the table is only available since 2003 when the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals National Health Service Trust was formed.
| £000 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Medical | Nursing, Midwifery and health visiting | |
| 2002–03 | 1,035 | 1,268 |
| 2003–04 | 1,479 | 1,531 |
| 2004–05 | 1,226 | 1,090 |
Source:
Annual Financial Returns of NHS Trusts
Ambulance Services
Gregory Barker: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what her plans are for the regionalisation of ambulance services in Bexhill and Battle; and if she will make a statement. [45794]
Caroline Flint: Configuration of NHS Ambulance Trusts in England: Consultation Document" sets out the proposed new ambulance trusts on which we are currently consulting. This includes the proposal for a new trust, referred to in the document as South East A, which would cover the areas covered by the current Sussex, Kent and Surrey ambulance trusts, if the proposals are agreed. However, no decision has been made, or will be, until consultation has been concluded.
A copy of Configuration of NHS Ambulance Trusts in England: Consultation Document" is available in the Library. I also refer the hon. Member to the ministerial statement on this consultation I made on 14 December 2005, Official Report, columns 151–53WS.
Gregory Barker: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when she will announce the results of the public consultation into the regionalisation of the ambulance services in Sussex. [45791]
Caroline Flint: A 14-week consultation on the future configuration of ambulance services commenced on 14 December 2005, to run until 22 March 2006. No decision has been made, or will be, until consultation has been concluded. We will announce our decision once the consultation has concluded, after due consideration of responses received.
Aspartame
Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State forHealth what regulations her Department has issued in relation to aspartame; and if she will make a statement. [46261]
Caroline Flint: The Sweeteners in Food Regulations 1995, as amended, implement European Union legislation (Directive 94/35/EC) on sweeteners, including aspartame, which are permitted to be used in food.
Audiology (South-West Region)
John Penrose:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the average waiting time was for each primary
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care trust in the south west region for audiology-related treatment in the last period for which figures are available; [46575]
(2) how many patients are waiting for audiology-related treatment in each primary care trust in the south west region. [46576]
Caroline Flint: The information requested is not held centrally.
BCG Inoculations
Mr. Redwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Health for what reasons she has cancelled BCG inoculation programmes administered in schools. [44112]
Caroline Flint:
The reasons for the change to the Bacille Calmette Guerin vaccination policy were given in the chief medical officer's letter to the profession dated 6 July 2005. A copy of this letter is available in the Library.
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Child Obesity
Mr. Wills: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what national target she has set for halting the rise in obesity of children under 11 years in each year to 2010. [45528]
Caroline Flint: A public service agreement target specifically on obesity has been set in July 2004 halting the year-on-year rise in obesity among children aged under 11 by 2010 in the context of a broader strategy to tackle obesity in the population as a whole". No year-on-year targets up to 2010 have been set.
Dentistry
Rosie Cooper: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) dental nurses, (b) dental hygienists and (c) dental therapists were employed in West Lancashire in each year since 1997. [45090]
Mr. Byrne: The information requested is not available in the format requested. However, the table shows the data for dental therapists.
'—' = zero
n/a = not applicable
Note:
Full-time equivalent figures are rounded to the nearest whole number.
Source:
Health and Social Care Information Centre Non-Medical Workforce Census.
Healthy Living Centre (Stroud)
Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will open a healthy living centre in Stroud constituency. [46045]
Caroline Flint: Healthy living centres (HLCs) are funded by the Big Lottery Fund (BLF) and by local partnerships. All the grants by BLF for HLCs were awarded by the end of 2002 and there are no plans for further awards.
Homeopathy
Dr. Gibson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidelines she has issued on the use of homeopathy. [44619]
Caroline Flint:
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has produced some clinical guidelines that included reference to complementary and alternative therapies alongside more conventional approaches. NICE'S current assessment of smoking cessation interventions will also include consideration of complementary therapies, and departmental officials
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will discuss with NICE how the clinical guidelines workprogramme could, where appropriate, include complementary therapies.
The Government also commissioned the Foundation for Integrated Health to produce 'Complementary Healthcare: a guide for patients', published in January 2005, which includes information on homeopathy.
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