Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to improve public awareness of arthritis symptoms to help reduce delays in the seeking of medical advice.

Answered by Sharon Hodgson - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Government recognises the importance of improving public awareness of arthritis and its symptoms to support early diagnosis and timely access to care. On its NHS.UK website, NHS England provides extensive, publicly accessible information regarding the symptoms and management of arthritis. This includes information about general symptoms alongside specific manifestations for different types of the condition, and when to seek medical advice.

Charities and patient organisations also play a key role in role in raising awareness, and the NHS.UK website includes information and links to charities, helplines, and patient groups across its various arthritis informational pages to help people access further advice and support.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on revising and updating regulations governing the operation of pharmacies by pharmacy businesses in the context of Jhoots pharmacy.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Department is reviewing the regulations governing pharmaceutical services in England in light of the issues that arose when a large number of Jhoots pharmacies went into administration.

As part of this work, the Department has engaged with NHS England, the General Pharmaceutical Council, and sector representatives to consider whether the current oversight and enforcement arrangements are sufficient, and whether changes are needed to enable more timely action where concerns arise.

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Found: Ministers to Parliament, the Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Simon Hoare

Found: Ministers to Parliament, the Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Simon Hoare

Found: Ministers to Parliament, the Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Simon Hoare

Found: Ministers to Parliament, the Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Simon Hoare

Found: Ministers to Parliament, the Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Simon Hoare

Policing in Wales is reserved to the UK Government, with the Home Office bearing responsibility for publishing the most pressing national crime threats and how police forces ought to respond to them (the Strategic Policing Requirement), presenting the Annual Police Grant Report to Parliament for approval, and holding Police and Crime Commissioners accountable.

Once a major industry in Wales, mines extracting metals like zinc, lead and gold are now largely abandoned. But metals from these mines can discharge into local rivers, streams and lakes, damaging local plant and animal biodiversity and possibly impacting human health. 

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Wales is home to a substantial and well matured defence manufacturing industry, spanning sectors including aerospace, defence-related electronics, drones, weapons, ammunition and land systems manufacturing (e.g. armoured fighting vehicles). The Welsh Government has estimated that Wales’ combined defence and aerospace sector directly employs 16,000 people, has a turnover of £3.7 billion and contributes approximately £1.5 billion in gross valued added (GVA) to the Welsh economy.