Written Evidence May. 29 2024
Inquiry: Food, Diet and ObesityFound: Weight gain was considered a risk to developing long-term health conditions and poor mental health
Written Evidence May. 29 2024
Inquiry: Food, Diet and ObesityFound: DR MATHILDE TOUVIER, INSERM (FRENCH NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH) – SUPPLEMENTARY
Written Evidence May. 29 2024
Inquiry: Food, Diet and ObesityFound: They do not require iron supplements unless advised by a health professional.
Report May. 29 2024
Committee: Science, Innovation and Technology CommitteeFound: Legacy – Parliament 2019–24 8 2 Health-related inquiries and Covid-19 7.
Written Evidence May. 28 2024
Inquiry: Food, Diet and ObesityFound: The food system is intrinsically linked to planetary, plant, animal and human health.
Asked by: Baillie, Jackie (Scottish Labour - Dumbarton)
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has plans to provide funding for the installation of HEPA filters in (a) schools, (b) hospitals and (c) public buildings to tackle the effects of COVID-19.
Answered by Gray, Neil - Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care
We now live with COVID-19 as one of many respiratory infections. Good ventilation is beneficial to air quality and good hygiene. It is the statutory responsibility of Local Authorities to manage their school estate, and it would therefore be for them to determine if it would be appropriate to install HEPA filters, as a relatively costly technology, in their schools, based on local circumstances. However, in August 2021, funding of £10m was made available to local authorities in relation to improving ventilation in schools. Moreover, further funding of £4.8m was made available to local authorities in January 2022.
The Scottish Government will provide Health Boards with £149 million of capital funding in 2024-25 for investing in their estate and equipment. The installation of HEPA filters, or any other means of improving air quality is a matter for local decision making. Health Boards make decisions on what to invest in based on the risk profile of their buildings. Health Boards will consider what level of ventilation is needed across the different areas in their facilities and will invest accordingly.
Funding allocations for ventilation upgrades and maintenance for public buildings is at the discretion of each individual local authority or public body, on the basis of local needs and priorities whilst also fulfilling any statutory obligations where applicable.
Written Evidence May. 24 2024
Inquiry: Food, Diet and ObesityFound: The impacts of obesity on health, including on children and adolescent health outcomes The main health
Written Evidence May. 24 2024
Inquiry: Food, Diet and ObesityFound: FDO0102 - Food, Diet and Obesity Consensus Action on Salt, Sugar and Health Written Evidence
Asked by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether waiting times to see (a) asthma specialists and (b) respiratory consultants have increased in the last 12 months; and whether there has been an increase in the number of asthma (i) deaths and (ii) acute presentations in the last 12 months.
Answered by Andrew Stephenson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.
Written Evidence May. 23 2024
Inquiry: Food, Diet and ObesityFound: Based on our 44-year experience of assisting governments in the adoption and implemention of health