Amanda Hack MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will (a) collect and (b) publish data on the (i) prevalence, (ii) diagnosis and (iii) treatment of PCOS in England.
Answer: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a condition that can be diagnosed in multiple different ways, including without a diagnosis code and in primary care settings, and therefore it is very difficult to identify the number of specific diagnostic tests carri...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDiagnosis: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that new NICE guidelines on PCOS are embedded in a nationally commissioned diagnostic pathway to reduce diagnostic delays.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has not yet published its clinical guideline on the assessment and management of polycystic ovary syndrome. The guideline is currently in development and NICE expects to publish the final guidel...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support the long-term (a) financial and (b) operational sustainability of community pharmacies.
Answer: The Government has been clear that community pharmacies will have a vital role in the Neighbourhood Health Service, bringing healthcare to the heart of the high street, as set out in our 10-Year Health Plan.There are over 10,400 pharmacies in England. Des...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: ClosuresDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that patients have timely access to pharmacy services in areas where community pharmacies have closed.
Answer: The Government has been clear that community pharmacies will have a vital role in the Neighbourhood Health Service, bringing healthcare to the heart of the high street, as set out in our 10-Year Health Plan.There are over 10,400 pharmacies in England. Des...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: ClosuresDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the rate of community pharmacy closures in England.
Answer: The Government has been clear that community pharmacies will have a vital role in the Neighbourhood Health Service, bringing healthcare to the heart of the high street, as set out in our 10-Year Health Plan.There are over 10,400 pharmacies in England. Des...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDrinking Water: Safety and StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74917More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve public awareness of drinking water (a) safety and (b) quality standards.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring a high level of protection for human health and the environment. Drinking water quality in England is exceptionally high and among the best in the world; the UK was ranked in the top 8 countries globally for drinkin...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDrinking Water: Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl SubstancesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74916More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance contamination in drinking water in England.
Answer: Defra works with other departments, regulators and devolved administrations to assess PFAS levels, their sources and potential risks, informing future policy and regulation. The Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) has provided guidance on PFAS since 2007, m...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSewers: ContaminationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to support national expansion of the Yellowfish campaign to reduce drain contamination.
Answer: The Yellow fish campaign is a targeted community-led engagement initiative that raises awareness of water pollution caused by contaminants such as chemicals, oils, detergents, and litter entering road drains. Where drainage has been identified as a pollut...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDisposable Wipes: LabellingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74913More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure clear consumer labelling on wet wipes marketed as flushable.
Answer: The Government’s message is clear – if you need to use wet wipes, dispose of them in the bin, not the loo, flushing wet wipes causes a number of environmental and drainage impacts. We are considering if further action, including on product labelling, is r...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDisposable Wipes: PlasticsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timetable is for banning wet wipes containing plastic.
Answer: We are working together with the devolved Governments to ban wet wipes containing plastic across the UK. For England, we will legislate in Autumn this year.
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDiseases: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74495More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the potential impact on carers is taken into account in NICE’s health technology appraisal decisions.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) technology appraisal process allows its independent committees to take societal benefits, such as health-related quality-of-life for carers and impacts on personal social services, into accoun...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDiseases: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review the manner in which NICE considers carer-related quality of life in its assessments of treatments for (a) rare, (b) progressive and (c) paediatric diseases.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) technology appraisal process allows its independent committees to take societal benefits, such as health-related quality-of-life for carers and impacts on personal social services, into accoun...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDiseases: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that NICE appraisal decisions for (a) progressive and (b) degenerative diseases are taken in a timely manner. .
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) makes evidence-based recommendations for the National Health Service on whether new medicines represent a clinically and cost-effective use of resources. To enable rapid access for NHS patients ...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving TestsDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department holds on how many and what proportion of driving test bookings involved the initial driving licence number on the booking form being subsequently changed, in each month since January 20
Answer: To ensure fairness for everyone wanting to book a practical driving test, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) continues to work hard to combat the unscrupulous practice of reselling tests. Between 28 May and 23 July 2025, DVSA ran a public cons...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Fund: Annual ReportsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66758More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to publish the (a) 2021-22, (b) 2022-23 and (c) 2023-24 Social Fund Annual Reports.
Answer: Work on the 2021-22 and 2022-23 Social Fund Annual Reports is underway, and these will be published as soon as possible. The 2023-24 Social Fund Annual Report will follow in due course.
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSchool Meals: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the finding on p.22 of the report by the Food Standards Agency entitled School Food Standards Compliance Pilot: Discover
Answer: It is important that children eat nutritious food at school and the department understands the value of compliance with the school food standards. We continue to work with the Food Standards Agency (FSA) following the findings of the compliance pilot run ...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with NHS England on the potential merits of funding research on using AI based on the knowledge of expert cardiologists to help interpret ECGs for the diagnosis of yo
Answer: The National Health Service has set an ambitious goal in its new 10-Year Plan that by 2035, artificial intelligence (AI) should be seamlessly integrated into most clinical pathways, with tools like generative AI being widely adopted and continuously impro...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic ExpenditureTreasuryTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62404More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the Green Book rules on North West Leicestershire constituency.
Answer: HM Treasury concluded a review of the Green Book in June 2025. It marks a new approach to appraisal in the public sector, one which will enable the more effective assessment of place-based interventions in every area of the country. That includes North We...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBrain: InjuriesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62374More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress he has made on ensuring that (a) patients and (b) families affected by brain aneurysms receive adequate (i) screening, (ii) treatment, (iii) care, (iv) long-term monitoring and
Answer: It is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) to make available appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including services for people with brain aneurysms, as they are best placed to make decisions ac...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBrain: InjuriesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62373More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that brain aneurysms are (a) recognised and (b) dealt with (i) in the NHS ten-year plan and (ii) by his Department.
Answer: It is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) to make available appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including services for people with brain aneurysms, as they are best placed to make decisions ac...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNatural History: GCSEDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61701More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the Natural History GCSE will be made available to students.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for North West Leicestershire to the answer of 21 March 2025 to Question 36968.
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61607More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued to Local Planning Authorities on allocating reserve sites in their local housing site plans that would only become operational when first-
Answer: The government’s Planning Practice Guidance on housing and economic land availability assessment sets out how local planning authorities should identify and assess sites for their suitability for allocation in their Local Plans. Local planning authorities...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: AllergiesDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60759More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to implement the recommendations of Reports to Prevent Future Deaths on (a) allergy (i) management and (ii) emergency response in schools and (b) other allergy policies.
Answer: Governing bodies must ensure that the arrangements they put in place are sufficient to meet their statutory responsibilities and that policies, plans, procedures and systems are properly and effectively implemented. This includes the duty under Section 10...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRare Diseases: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NICE on feedback from stakeholders on how the impacts on carers are considered in appraisals for rare and ultra-rare conditions.
Answer: In making its recommendations on new medicines, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) takes into account all health-related costs and benefits, including health benefits to carers. It does not, however, take into account wider socie...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS trusts are prepared to deliver new therapies once they enter routine commissioning.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) makes recommendations for the National Health Service on whether all new medicines, and significant licence extensions for existing medicines, should be routinely funded by the NHS in England ba...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
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