Alison Hume MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Health: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the National Institute for Health and Care Research is taking to reduce regional variations of their health research funding; and what steps they are taking to increase the trend in the
Answer: The Department is committed to funding health and care research via the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) across England, to ensure that the research we support is inclusive and representative of the populations we serve.NIHR infrastr...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordME/CFS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55862More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to help ensure that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis are followed by NHS staff.
Answer: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines are not mandatory, but the Government does expect healthcare commissioners to take the guidelines fully into account when designing services to meet the needs of their local population, a...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordME/CFS: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55861More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for research into Myalgic Encephalomyelitis.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has regular discussions with my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer on a whole host of issues across our brief, including myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fa...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordME/CFS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55860More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he will publish the Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) Delivery Plan.
Answer: We aim to publish our myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), final delivery plan by the end of June 2025.The plan will focus on boosting research, improving attitudes and education, and bettering the lives of people wi...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55859More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to consult with people who have rare conditions on the integration of NHS England functions into his Department.
Answer: Working under the UK Rare Diseases Framework, the Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases.Through our public consultation on the 10 Year Plan, the Government has shown that we are committed to engaging with the pu...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRare Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55858More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to renew the UK Rare Diseases Framework.
Answer: The Government remains committed to improving the lives of people living with rare diseases and their families, and will be working with the devolved administrations this year to review what comes next following the expiry of the UK Rare Diseases Framewor...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: ParkingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32760More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an estimate of the cost of providing free on-site parking to all NHS staff.
Answer: No estimate has been made of the potential parking costs on National Health Service staff. All NHS trusts that charge for hospital car parking provide free parking for those in-most need. This includes frequent outpatient attenders, parents of sick childr...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPost-mortems: PathologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the average time taken to carry out postmortems by pathologists ordered by a coroner in (a) the UK and (b) North Yorkshire.
Answer: The Government has not made an estimate of the average time taken to carry out postmortems ordered by a coroner.
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPaediatrics: PathologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30854More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the number of qualified pathologists specialising in paediatric pathology (a) in total and (b) in the Scarborough Hull York Pathology Serv
Answer: No specific assessment has been made of the adequacy of the number of qualified pathologists or paediatric pathologists either across England or at the Scarborough, Hull, and York Pathology Service.The Department is aware that workforce shortages in paedi...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPathologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30853More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the number of qualified pathologists working (a) in total and (b) in the Scarborough Hull York Pathology Service.
Answer: No specific assessment has been made of the adequacy of the number of qualified pathologists or paediatric pathologists either across England or at the Scarborough, Hull, and York Pathology Service.The Department is aware that workforce shortages in paedi...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEndometriosis: North EastDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of endometriosis services in the North East.
Answer: The Government is committed to prioritising women’s health as we build a National Health Service fit for the future, and women’s equality will be at the heart of our missions. We have also taken urgent action to tackle gynaecology waiting lists through th...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government plans to introduce a cap for social care costs.
Answer: His Majesty’s Government inherited a commitment to implement charging reforms, including a cap on personal care costs, in October 2025. Regrettably, funding for these reforms had not been guaranteed, preparations for full rollout were not on track, and th...
Answered 10 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordContinuing CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21207More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of continuing care assessments that result in eligibility in (a) the Yorkshire and Humber Integrated Care Board area and (b) England are subsequently removed at a later stage.
Answer: The following table shows the number of NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) standard assessments completed, as well as the number and proportion assessed as eligible, in 2023/24, for England and the NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board:AreaSta...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordContinuing CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21203More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of continuing care assessments resulted in eligibility in (a) the Yorkshire and Humber Integrated Care Board and (b) England in the most recent year for which figures a
Answer: The following table shows the number of NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) standard assessments completed, as well as the number and proportion assessed as eligible, in 2023/24, for England and the NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board:AreaSta...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPancreatic Enzyme Replacement TherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure the adequacy of patient access to (a) Creon and (b) other pancreatic enzyme replacement medications; and whether he has had recent discussions with (i) NHS En
Answer: The Department has been working with suppliers to address current supply issues with Creon, which is used by patients with conditions such as cystic fibrosis and certain cancers including pancreatic cancer. The supply issues with Creon are impacting count...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Scarborough And WhitbyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7178More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of dentistry practices in Scarborough and Whitby constituency accepting new (a) adult and (b) child NHS patients on the (i) most recent date for which figu
Answer: While the data is not held for 2010, as of 9 October 2024, there were 15 open dentistry practices in the Scarborough and Whitby constituency, two of which were showing as ‘accepting new adult patients when availability allows’ and four of which were showi...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Scarborough And WhitbyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7177More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number and proportion of (a) adults and (b) children that do not have access to an NHS dentist in Scarborough and Whitby constituency.
Answer: The responsibility for commissioning primary care, including dentistry, to meet the needs of the local population has been delegated to all integrated care boards (ICBs) across England. For the Scarborough and Whitby constituency, this would be the NHS Hu...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Scarborough And WhitbyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of dental care provision in Scarborough and Whitby constituency; and whether he plans to take steps to help improve that provision.
Answer: Dental Statistics - England 2023-24, published by the NHS Business Services Authority on 22 August 2024, is available at the following link:https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/statistical-collections/dental-england/dental-statistics-england-202324The data for NHS H...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordADHD: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with (a) NHS England and (b) pharmaceutical companies to ensure that patients have sufficient supplies of ADHD medication.
Answer: The Department monitors and manages medicine supply at a national level so that stocks remain available to meet regional and local demand. Information is not collected on a local level.The Department has been working hard with industry and NHS England to ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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