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Advertising
Mr. Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when she expects to take a decision on the criteria that will be used in determining whether sufficient change has taken place in the nature and balance of food advertising to obviate the need for legislation. [67952]
Caroline Flint: A range of factors will be taken into account when deciding in 2007 on the need for legislation. As announced at the food and drink advertising and promotion forum on 26 April, my concerns are focused on protecting primary school aged children. We want to see a change in the nature and balance of food and drink advertising and promotion of foods to children so that the foods advertised better represent a balanced diet. We will be building on this further, including the establishment of a baseline against which we can assess what progress has been made.
Alcohol-related Conditions
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what proportion of people were admitted to acute hospitals in each of the regions where the primary or secondary diagnosis was an alcohol-related condition in each of the last three years for which data are available; and what percentage this was of the population of each region. [69208]
Caroline Flint: The information requested is not held centrally. However, data is available on the number of patients with alcohol related conditions admitted into acute hospitals as a percentage of the total patients admitted in the last three years which is shown in the table.
| Government office region of residence | Patients with alcohol related conditions admitted into acute hospitals | Total number of patients for all diagnoses in 2002-03 | Total number of patients with alcohol related conditions admitted into acute hospitals as a percentage of the total patients 2002-03 |
| Government office region of residence | Total number of patients with alcohol related conditions admitted into acute hospitals 2003-04 | Total number of patients for all diagnoses in 2003-04 | Total number of patients with alcohol related conditions admitted into acute hospitals as a percentage of the total patients 2003-04 |
| Government office region of residence | Total number of patients with alcohol related conditions admitted into acute hospitals 2004-05 | Total number of patients for all diagnoses in 2004-05 | Total number of patients with alcohol related conditions admitted into acute hospitals as a percentage of the total patients 2004-05 |
| Notes: 1. Finished consultant episode (FCE) An FCE is defined as a period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. Please note that the figures do not represent the number of patients, as a person may have more than one episode of care within the year. 2. Ungrossed data—Figures have not been adjusted for shortfalls in data, that is the data is ungrossed. 3. OPCS-4 codes used F10 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol) K70 (Alcoholic liver disease) T51 (Toxic effect of alcohol). Source: Hospital episode statistics, the Information Centre for health and social care |
Avian Influenza
Mr. Vara: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures are in place at British ports of entry to identify those with the H5N1 virus seeking entry to Britain in the event of a major outbreak overseas. [65758]
Ms Rosie Winterton: Regulation 12 of the Public Health (Aircraft) Regulations 1979, regulation 13 of the Public Health (Ships) Regulations 1979 and regulation 8 of the Public Health (International Trains) Regulations 1994 place a duty on conveyance operators to notify the authorities if they become aware that there is a sick person on board an incoming conveyance. The regulations also provide powers for the authorities to take certain actions: for example, to examine or question persons on incoming conveyances where there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that they are suffering from or have been exposed to an infectious disease (aircraft regulation 8, ships regulation 9, trains regulation 9). These regulations apply in England and Wales, and their application in Wales is overseen by the National Assembly for Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own regulations.
The Government keeps under review the measures that might be required in the event of a flu pandemic among humans. Currently the advice from the World Health Organisation is that H5N1 is a disease of birds and there is not efficient or sustained transmission from one human to another.
Blood Samples
Paul Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate has been made of the average level among the UK population of (a) n-heptane and (b) polybrominated biphenyl in (i) blood samples and (ii) fat biopsies. [71310]
Caroline Flint: No assessments have been made of average levels of n-heptane or polybrominated biphenyls in the United Kingdom population, either in blood or fat biopsies.
Paul Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate has been made of the average level among the UK population of (a) free cell DNA in ug DNA per litre of plasma, (b) nickel DNA adducts in ng/ml and (c) beryllium DNA adducts in ng/ml. [71323]
Caroline Flint: No estimates have been made of the average levels in the United Kingdom population of free cell deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in microgram DNA per litre of plasma, nor of nickel DNA adducts or beryllium DNA adducts in plasma.
Bournemouth Teaching Primary Care Trust
Mr. Ellwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the revenue allocation made by her Department to Bournemouth teaching primary care trust was in (a) 2005-06 and (b) 2006-07; [70267]
(2) what the level of growth funding received by Bournemouth teaching primary care trust was in
2006-07, expressed (a) in financial terms and (b) as a percentage of its total funding allocation; [70268]
(3) how much was allocated to Bournemouth teaching primary care trust in (a) 2005-06 and (b) 2006-07; and how much and what percentage of such funding was growth funding in 2006-07. [70785]
Caroline Flint: The data requested for Bournemouth teaching primary care trust (PCT) is shown in the tables:
| 2005-06 revenue allocations | |
| Bournemouth Teaching PCT | |
| 2006-07 revenue allocations | |
| Bournemouth Teaching PCT | |
| Note: Comparisons can not be made between the 2005-06 and the 2006-07 allocations for the following reasons: changes are made to the weighted capitation formula for each allocations round, therefore, comparisons would not be on a like with like basis; and 2006-07 is the first year that primary medical services were incorporated into revenue allocations. |
Mr. Ellwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what proportion of Bournemouth Primary Care Trust's allocation for 2006-07 is being held (a) in its reserve and (b) by the strategic health authority; [70269]
(2) what proportion of Bournemouth Primary Care Trust's allocation for 2006-07 is currently being held in its reserve by the relevant strategic health authority. [70786]
Caroline Flint: The agreement of strategic health authority reserves form part of the 2006-07 financial planning process, which is not yet complete.
Mr. Ellwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the level of funding excluding the market forces factor was made available by Bournemouth Primary Care Trust to the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as part of its legally binding contract for 2005-06; [70277]
(2) what funding was allocated by Bournemouth Primary Care Trust to the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as part of its contract for 2005-6; and what amount will be allocated for 2006-07. [70788]
Caroline Flint: The Department does not collect information from national health service foundation trusts. The total amount of expenditure made in 2005-06 by Bournemouth Teaching Primary Care Trust to the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will be available in the autumn from the PCT audited summarisation schedules.
However, the precise nature of this expenditure and whether it covers just contract expenditure will not be identifiable.
Figures for 2004-05, before the trust became a foundation trust, showed Bournemouth Teaching PCT reported £121,614,000 expenditure with Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Trust and the trust reported £121,583,000 income from the PCT.
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