Asked by: Angela Smith (Liberal Democrat - Penistone and Stocksbridge)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which private sector companies (a) provided financial resources, (b) submitted evidence and (c) provided any in-kind support during the development of the new Eatwell Guide.
Answered by Jane Ellison
No private sector companies provided financial resources or in-kind support during the development of the Eatwell Guide.
An external reference group was convened to provide advice to Public Health England (PHE) on the approaches to developing the model. Representatives from health, voluntary sector and industry (including trade and levy organisations), were members and provided routes of engagement.
Outside of reference group involvement, 25 individuals/organisations provided unofficial written comments directly to PHE; two of which were private sector companies.
Asked by: Angela Smith (Liberal Democrat - Penistone and Stocksbridge)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department will be responsible for drafting and publishing the obesity strategy.
Answered by Jane Ellison
The Childhood Obesity Strategy, which will be launched in the summer, is being led by the Department with input from across Government, including Public Health England.
Asked by: Angela Smith (Liberal Democrat - Penistone and Stocksbridge)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with organisations representing health and care workers on the development of the draft statutory guidance implementing the adult autism strategy.
Answered by Norman Lamb
A number of events around the draft guidance for implementing the Adult Autism Strategy have taken place during the consultation period which began on 7 November and closed on 19 December 2014. These events included representatives of National Health Service provider and commissioning organisations.
In addition, the consultation was widely promoted to health and social care organisations, by third sector partners and through social media networks to reach a wide range of people and groups, including adults with autism, families and carers, and health and social care organisations that plan, commission and provide services for people with autism and their families.
Asked by: Angela Smith (Liberal Democrat - Penistone and Stocksbridge)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department plans to take to encourage NHS foundation trusts to follow the statutory guidance implementing the adult autism strategy.
Answered by Norman Lamb
The guidance for implementing the adult autism strategy for the NHS and local authorities is statutory. Therefore, NHS foundation trusts are expected to follow the guidance and the Department will be working with NHS England and other stakeholders to ensure it is widely disseminated and followed in the NHS.