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[Hugh Bayley in the Chair] — Health Inequalities (12 Nov 2009)

Howard Stoate: My right hon. Friend has basically agreed with what I said earlier, which is that it is more to do with perceptions. There are far more deeply rooted factors than simply wealth inequality. It is about how people perceive themselves and their role in society. That can have just as big an effect as material wealth in itself.

[Hugh Bayley in the Chair] — Health Inequalities (12 Nov 2009)

Howard Stoate: May I say how welcome are the significant changes the Government have made since the Acheson report and the real improvements in policy? However, does the Minister share my regret that the previous Government's burial of the Black report and of the subsequent report by Margaret Whitehead in 1985 puts us at least 20 years behind the improvements that could have been made had we taken the...

[Hugh Bayley in the Chair] — Health Inequalities (12 Nov 2009)

Howard Stoate: Is the hon. Gentleman aware that one of the main reasons why we do not have uniform food labelling, which I am in favour of, is that many manufacturers and large supermarkets will not agree on a system that they can put up with? How does he think we could compel them to sort that out?

[Hugh Bayley in the Chair] — Health Inequalities (12 Nov 2009)

Howard Stoate: I must take issue with the hon. Gentleman on that; most of the QOF measures are evidence-based. They are evaluated by NICE, which is now responsible for negotiating QOF on an annual basis. Most of them are to do with outcomes, such as lowering cholesterol. The number of people whose blood pressure is controlled, and the number whose diabetes is controlled in the long term is not a matter of...

[Hugh Bayley in the Chair] — Health Inequalities (12 Nov 2009)

Howard Stoate: It is a pleasure to take part in this debate. I am a practising GP and take a great deal of interest in issues around the health of my constituents as well as my patients. In recent years, the debate on health inequalities has focused almost exclusively on what we eat, drink and do—or, more specifically, what we do not do in terms of physical activity. Hardly any attention has been paid...

Written Answers — Health: NHS: Pay (5 Nov 2009)

Howard Stoate: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether his Department has directed NHS trusts to implement the provisions of the October 2005 joint statement on Agenda for Change and NHS Contractors Staff; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Health: NHS: Pay (5 Nov 2009)

Howard Stoate: To ask the Secretary of State for Health which NHS bodies in the South East have implemented the provisions of the October 2005 joint statement on Agenda for Change and NHS Contractors Staff.

Power Cuts (North-West Kent) (20 Oct 2009)

Howard Stoate: I thank the hon. Member for Bexleyheath and Crayford (Mr. Evennett) and the Minister for allowing me to contribute to this debate. As they will know, my constituents in Dartford were particularly badly affected by this incident. Tens of thousands of houses were out of power for the full 64 hours and had no back-up power, not even intermittent supplies—absolutely nothing. The hon....

New Member: New Clause 1 — Purchase of tobacco on behalf of children (12 Oct 2009) has video

Howard Stoate: Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

New Member: New Clause 1 — Purchase of tobacco on behalf of children (12 Oct 2009) has video

Howard Stoate: Just to help my right hon. Friend with the figures, 120,000 people die each year from smoking-related diseases, which is about 400 a day—the equivalent of the number on a jumbo jet falling out of the sky. That is the number of young people whom the tobacco companies need to recruit just to maintain the level of smokers in our society.

New Member: New Clause 12 — De-authorisation of NHS foundation trusts (12 Oct 2009) has video

Howard Stoate: Will my right hon. and learned Friend ensure that foundation trust board meetings are held in public? At the moment, the vast majority are held privately and therefore do not reassure the public that there is transparency in foundation trusts as currently constituted.

Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Primary Education: Free School Meals (21 Jul 2009)

Howard Stoate: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what funding is available to maintained primary schools to meet the cost of providing a free school meal service for all their pupils.

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Electromagnetic Fields: Health Hazards (16 Jul 2009)

Howard Stoate: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what guidance his Department (a) has issued and (b) plans to issue to local planning authorities on planning applications for housing and schools located close to high voltage overhead power lines.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Recycling (13 Jul 2009)

Howard Stoate: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps his Department is taking together with local authorities to (a) promote and (b) facilitate commercial waste recycling.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Recycling: South East (13 Jul 2009)

Howard Stoate: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many local authorities in (a) the South East and (b) London provide a commercial waste recycling service.

Business of the House: Swine Flu Update (2 Jul 2009) has video

Howard Stoate: May I join my right hon. Friend in recognising the almost unique ability of British primary care to deal with such an outbreak, and thank him for his kind words on all the hard work that staff do? Of course, that includes GPs, practice nurses, pharmacists and any other support staff. There is a problem, however, as primary care could become overwhelmed if the pandemic takes off as predicted....

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Energy: Prices (25 Jun 2009)

Howard Stoate: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps his Department is taking to encourage energy suppliers to simplify (a) tariffs and (b) bill format for domestic customers.

Written Answers — Transport: Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: Tolls (16 Jun 2009)

Howard Stoate: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many residents of (a) Dartford and (b) Thurrock have submitted successful applications to the Dartford-Thurrock River Crossing Local Resident Scheme to date.

Written Answers — Health: Arthritis: Health Services (12 Jun 2009)

Howard Stoate: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to provide patients with rheumatoid arthritis with (a) an effective treatment pathway and (b) an individual care management plan.

Bill Presented: Health Bill [ Lords] (8 Jun 2009) has video

Howard Stoate: It gives me great pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for North-West Hampshire (Sir George Young), who talks with great authority about smoking and comes up with extremely important points. As he rightly noted, he is well ahead of his Front-Bench colleagues on the issue, and all power to him. I am sure he will support the measures, as he has promised to do. One of the advantages of a...