The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 17th May 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government, further to the World Health Organization report A focus on adolescent substance use in Europe, central Asia and Canada, published on 25 April, what plans they have to address the high levels of child alcohol consumption in England.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about levels of childhood alcohol consumption in England”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 15th May 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of low rates of breastfeeding on incidences of breast cancer.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about impact of low rates of breast-feeding on breast cancer”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 9th May 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans: His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the risk of individuals contracting HIV from contaminated blood in unregulated cosmetic procedures.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about risks of contaminated blood being used during cosmetic procedures”The Bishop of St Albans tabled a question on government plans to address the decline in uptake of childhood immunisations on 8th May 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans: To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to address the decline in uptake of childhood immunisations.
Lord Markham (Con, DHSC): NHS England’s 2023 vaccination strategy set a range of ambitions, including to improve uptake of children’s vaccines across the board. On mumps, measles and rubella in particular, between January and March the NHS and partners administered around four times as many MMR vaccinations to those aged five to 25 as last year and focused on engaging groups with historically lower vaccination rates. We intend to build on these experiences to further improve uptake.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about decline in uptake of childhood immunisations”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 29th April 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to put in place policies that encourage breastfeeding, including supportive work environments where women are able to breastfeed or express milk.
Lord Markham (Con, DHSC): The Government’s vision, set out in the policy paper, The Best Start for Life: A Vision for the 1,001 Critical Days, is that every parent and carer has access to high quality infant feeding services in their local area. A copy of the paper is attached.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about policies to encourage breastfeeding”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 29th April 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the link between women’s increasing consumption of alcohol and incidences of breast cancer.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about links between alcohol consumption and breast cancer”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 29th April 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government whether they have made an assessment of the impact of rural pharmacy closures on access to primary care.
Lord Markham (Con, DHSC): It is the statutory duty of every local authority in England to undertake pharmaceutical needs assessments for their areas including those that are rural in nature, every three years, to ensure provision continues to meet their population’s needs. Integrated care boards have regard to those assessments when commissioning services and where a pharmacy closure impacts on the access to services, a new contractor can apply to open a pharmacy in the area.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about pharmacy provision in rural areas”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 19th April 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government:
The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 17th April 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to prioritise research into variation of the prevalence of prostate cancer among different ethnic groups.
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The Bishop of Leeds asked a question on whether the government has established a communications plan in the event of another pandemic, during a discussion on pandemic preparedness on 15th April 2024:
The Lord Bishop of Leeds: My Lords, do the Government have a pre-prepared communications plan for the eventuality of another pandemic—which could be next week, next year or whatever—so that it is not made up on the hoof? We remember that, in 2016, there was a big exercise in London which was forgotten about when we got to the actual pandemic. Are those provisions being put in now and preparations being made?
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