Alistair Strathern MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Antimicrobial Resistance: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Chief Medical Officer’s publication entitled Annual report 2025: infections, published on 4 December 2025, if he will set out how the proposed regional infection groups will d
Answer: The United Kingdom’s 2024 to 2029 National Action Plan (NAP) to confront antimicrobial resistance (AMR) sets out a range of commitments and targets to mitigate the AMR risk, including to reduce antibiotic use in humans. Aligned to the NAP, NHS England is ...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAntimicrobial Resistance: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Chief Medical Officer’s publication entitled Annual report 2025: infections, published on 4 December 2025, what steps he is taking to embed antimicrobial stewardship as a prof
Answer: The United Kingdom’s 2024 to 2029 National Action Plan (NAP) to confront antimicrobial resistance (AMR) sets out a range of commitments and targets to mitigate the AMR risk, including to reduce antibiotic use in humans. Aligned to the NAP, NHS England is ...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPancreatic Enzyme Replacement TherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to address the shortage of the drug pancrelipase for pancreatic exocrine insufficiency patients.
Answer: There are ongoing supply issues with pancrelipase, also known by the brand name Creon, capsules, used by patients with conditions such as cystic fibrosis and certain cancers including pancreatic and neuroendocrine cancer. The Department is continuing to w...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology and Media: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she will take to support children’s media and digital literacy education before 2028.
Answer: Media literacy is covered in the current citizenship, relationships, sex and health education (RSHE), and digital literacy is covered in the computing curriculum.In July the government published updated RSHE statutory guidance containing new content relat...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHydrocortisone: Addison's DiseaseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help increase the availability of hydrocortisone for people with adrenal insufficiency.
Answer: The Department is aware of supply issues affecting hydrocortisone sodium phosphate 100 milligram /1 millilitre solution for injection and has been in contact with the supplier of the alternative, hydrocortisone sodium succinate 100 milligram powder which ...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRespiratory DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve NHS staff (a) training and (b) understanding of tracheobronchomalacia.
Answer: Tracheobronchomalacia is an uncommon condition that may present with unexplained breathlessness, cough and 'difficult' asthma with wheeze.NHS England has developed free e-learning modules for healthcare professionals focused on respiratory diseases, inclu...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSpeech and Language TherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England on ensuring that NHS speech and language therapy services use evidence-based intervention dosages for children with moderate to severe speech sound diso
Answer: All National Health Services, including speech and language therapy, should operate in accordance with the best available evidence-based practices. Where sufficient evidence exists, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) publishes fo...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBrain: TumoursDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78849More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all brain tumour patients are routinely informed of opportunities to take part in (a) research and (b) clinical trials.
Answer: The Department is committed to ensuring that all patients, including those with brain tumours have access to cutting-edge clinical trials and innovative, lifesaving treatments.The Department is ensuring that patients, including those with brain tumours, a...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHyoscine HydrobromideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the supply of Hyoscine hydrobromide 1.5mg patches.
Answer: The Department is aware that hyoscine hydrobromide (Scopoderm) 1.5 milligram patches are currently out of stock with a resupply date yet to be confirmed. We are continuing to work closely with the sole supplier of this product and the Medicines and Health...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPalforziaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had on increasing access to Palforzia treatment.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) assesses the clinical and cost effectiveness of new medicines on behalf of the National Health Service in England. Palforzia is an oral immunotherapy treatment for peanut allergy. In February 20...
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAdrenaline Auto-injectors: Public PlacesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered locating anaphylaxis kits in (a) schools, (b) supermarkets and (c) other public places.
Answer: Since October 2017, the Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2017 have allowed all schools to buy adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs) without a prescription, for emergency use on children who are at risk of anaphylaxis but whose own device is not availabl...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDivorce Courts: Domestic AbuseMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to account for the consequences of coercive control in divorce court (a) proceedings and (b) decisions.
Answer: It is a top priority for this Government to tackle violence against women and girls, including economic abuse and coercive control. The Law Commission’s 2024 scoping report on financial remedies on divorce considered the issue of domestic abuse, including...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRelationships and Sex EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of prioritising issues of sexual consent in sexual health education.
Answer: The revised relationships, sex and health education statutory guidance was published on 15 July and sets out that secondary schools should cover the role of consent, including in romantic and sexual relationships. This includes the law about the age of co...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTomography: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68546More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of widening the deployment of play therapy in supporting paediatric MRI scans on costs.
Answer: The Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever. This involves ensuring that children receive the appropriate care and support whenever they need it.To support this, NHS England and the charity Starlight have jointly laun...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Flood ControlMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the merits of including low cost effective property flood resilience measures in (a) the Future Homes Standard and (b) building regulations.
Answer: The Government is committed to building the homes the country needs while ensuring they are safe from flooding. The Building Regulations set minimum standards for all new dwellings. The Future Homes Standard will focus on the energy efficiency and carbon ...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSewers: Urban AreasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of producing standards on implementing sustainable urban drainage for (a) landowners, (b) local authorities
Answer: In June of this year, the Government introduced new national standards making clear that sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) should be designed to cope with changing climatic conditions as well as delivering wider water infrastructure benefits in the form...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: PensionsHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55338More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reviewing the current police widow(er)s’ pension regulations.
Answer: The 2015 police pension scheme is the scheme currently open to serving police officers. This scheme provides life-long survivor benefits for spouses, civil partners and unmarried partners, including those who remarry or cohabit after losing a spouse. The ...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLocksmiths: RegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55205More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of regulating the locksmith industry to protect people from rogue locksmiths.
Answer: The UK's framework for occupational regulation upholds public protection, while ensuring regulatory burdens on industry are proportionate. Although the locksmithing profession is not subject to statutory regulation, several self-regulating trade associati...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh ImplantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference the Answer of 12 May 2025 to Question 50325, what his planned timeline is for publishing the update to the Patient Safety Commissioner’s report.
Answer: The Government is carefully considering the valuable work done by the Patient Safety Commissioner and the resulting Hughes Report, which set out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. This is a complex area of work, involving s...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMedicine: Higher EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on support available for medical students.
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care works closely with the Department for Education on an on-going basis, covering a wide range of matters to ensure the education system is supporting medical students.For the 2025/26 academic year, the Government wil...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPostnatal DepressionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45961More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cases of postnatal depression involved (a) engagement with and (b) mental health assessment of the woman’s partner by the relevant service in the most recent 12-month period for which data
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally at this level of detail. The Government is committed to improving the support available to mothers, fathers, and partners who experience mental health difficulties, including postnatal depression, during the...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: FathersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45960More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support NHS trusts to (a) recognise and (b) involve fathers as parents in (i) maternity and (ii) early childhood services.
Answer: The National Health Service’s three-year delivery plan for maternity and neonatal services recognises that listening and responding to all women, their partners and families, is an essential part of enabling and delivering safe and high-quality care. Ther...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: FathersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will publish data on the number of (a) fathers who have accessed perinatal mental health services and (b) maternity outreach clinics that offer (i) evidence-based mental health as
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally at this level of detail. The Government is committed to improving the support available to mothers, fathers, and partners who experience mental health difficulties, including postnatal depression, during the...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGivinostat: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase availability of Givinostat for children.
Answer: The Department understands the impact that Duchenne muscular dystrophy has on those living with it and their families, and the urgent need for new treatment options. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) makes recommendations for th...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Records: BabiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS services (a) engage with new fathers and (b) record their details alongside the mothers in their baby's health records.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for Livingston on 31 March 2025 to Question 38280.
Answered 23 Apr 2025
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