Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Marcus Fysh and Steve Brine

Tuesday 23rd October 2018 Commons Chamber

[Mr Marcus Fysh (Yeovil) (Con)]

T5. Spina bifida is one of the most prevalent causes of infant mortality and disability, and a campaign has been running for quite a long time to try to fortify flour to prevent it. Successive Governments have ducked the issue, so will we now please seize it?

[Steve Brine]

We are continuing to review the advice from our expert advisory groups on safe levels of folate intake, but, continuing our tradition of announcing things to the House first, I want to inform the House today that we are going to issue a public consultation, as of now, on adding folic acid to flour.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Marcus Fysh and Steve Brine

Tuesday 4th July 2017 Commons Chamber

[Steve Brine]

I thank the hon. Lady for her question and I look forward to engaging with her on such matters. The “General Practice Forward View” is a landmark document, which was published in April last year. As she knows, it sets out extra investment that GPs have been calling for for years: £2.5 billion a year for GP services. That means investment is rising. The good news, as the Secretary of State said, is that more people are coming into general practice. We want to continue to encourage that, but we also have to take action to prevent early retirements and to bring people back to general practice. We are indeed doing that.

[Mr Marcus Fysh (Yeovil) (Con)]

6. What steps are being taken to broaden routes into nursing.