Amanda Hack MP: written questions

Written questions

• Diseases: 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

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• Driving 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

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• Social 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

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• School 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

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• Heart 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

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