Andrew George MP: written questions
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NHS EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a formal impact assessment on the abolition of NHS England to include assessment of (a) patient safety risks during the transition, (b) impact on delivery of (i) the 10-year plan
Answer: The Government is committed to transparency and evidence-based policy making. In line with established best practice for impact assessments, we will publish proportionate assessments to support these reforms. Where appropriate, assessments will be publish...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps will be taken to avoid disruption to frontline services (a) during and (b) after the abolition of NHS England.
Answer: Our commitment to the delivery of frontline services for patients underpins the transformation. We will simplify the National Health Service and remove layers of unnecessary bureaucracy, which will allow us to reinvest more into the frontline, so patients...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) clinical leadership and (b) specialist networks currently hosted by NHS England are maintained during and after its abolition.
Answer: Clinical leaders and networks of specialists across the country play a vital role in providing advice, catalysing change, and improving care. Following the announcement that NHS England will be abolished as an arm’s length body and replaced by a new Depar...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for publication of a formal impact assessment on the abolition of NHS England.
Answer: We will publish an impact assessment as part of the material to accompany the required primary legislation which will be brought forward when parliamentary time allows. Work is progressing at pace to develop the design and operating model for the new inte...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCash DispensingTreasuryTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90126More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress she has made on implementing the provisions in Schedule 8 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 on access to cash; and what discussions she has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the
Answer: The Government recognises that cash continues to be used by millions of people across the UK, including those in vulnerable groups, and is committed to protecting access to cash for individuals and businesses. The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 g...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBank ServicesTreasuryTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90125More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans the Government has to promote (a) community banking models and (b) cooperative financial institutions to improve access to banking services in underserved areas.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of diversity in the UK financial services sector, including community banking and co-operative models such as credit unions. These institutions provide valuable options for local communities, including underserved ...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBanks: ClosuresTreasuryTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90124More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the economic impact of bank branch closures on high streets for local businesses; and what steps are being considered to mitigate these.
Answer: Banking is changing, with many customers benefiting from the ease and convenience of remote banking. Whilst the Government does not make economic estimates regarding the impact of branch closures, the Government does understand the importance of face-to-f...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Bank ServicesTreasuryTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90123More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises have access to affordable banking services in rural areas.
Answer: The government understands the importance of face-to-face banking to rural and coastal communities and is committed to championing sufficient access for both business and personal customers. This is why the government is working with industry to roll out ...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: AccessTreasuryTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90122More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that financial products and services meet the accessibility requirements set out under the (a) Consumer Duty and (b) Financial Inclusion Strategy.
Answer: Earlier this month, I published the Government’s Financial Inclusion Strategy setting out an ambitious programme of measures to improve financial inclusion and resilience for underserved groups across the UK. This includes a key focus on digital inclusion...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBank ServicesTreasuryTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90121More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that open banking initiatives under the Financial Inclusion Strategy are accessible to consumers with (a) low digital literacy and (b) limited internet access.
Answer: Earlier this month, I published the Government’s Financial Inclusion Strategy setting out an ambitious programme of measures to improve financial inclusion and resilience for underserved groups across the UK. This includes a key focus on digital inclusion...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBank Services: Rural AreasTreasuryTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90120More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans her Department has to review the adequacy of banking infrastructure in rural areas as part of its 10-year Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy.
Answer: The government understands the importance of face-to-face banking to rural and coastal communities and is committed to championing sufficient access for both business and personal customers. This is why the government is working with industry to roll out ...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBank ServicesTreasuryTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90119More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to introduce statutory requirements for banks to provide alternative face-to-face services in communities in which branches have closed.
Answer: Banking is changing, with many customers benefitting from the convenience and flexibility of managing their finances remotely. However, Government understands the importance of face-to-face banking to communities and is committed to championing sufficient...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBank Services: Digital TechnologyTreasuryTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90118More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that digital banking services are (a) compliant with inclusive design principles outlined in the Financial Inclusion Strategy and (b) accessible to people with disabilit
Answer: Earlier this month, I published the Government’s Financial Inclusion Strategy setting out an ambitious programme of measures to improve financial inclusion and resilience for underserved groups across the UK. This includes a key focus on digital inclusion...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBanking HubsTreasuryTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90117More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans her Department has to expand the network of banking hubs (a) in all areas and (b) in areas with multiple recent bank branch closures.
Answer: Banking is changing, with many customers benefitting from the convenience and flexibility of managing their finances remotely. However, Government understands the importance of face-to-face banking to communities and is committed to championing sufficient...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBank Services: Rural AreasTreasuryTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90116More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the adequacy of its guidance on ensuring access to banking services for rural and coastal communities, in the context of (a) branch and (b) ATM cl
Answer: The government understands the importance of face-to-face banking to rural and coastal communities and is committed to championing sufficient access for both business and personal customers. This is why the government is working with industry to roll out ...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPigs: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of a ban on farrowing crates on pig production capacity.
Answer: We remain firmly committed to maintaining and improving animal welfare and want to work closely with the farming sector to deliver high standards. The use of farrowing crates for pigs is an issue which we are currently considering very carefully, includin...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPigs: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87230More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of imported pork produced using farrowing crates on the competitiveness of UK farmers that do not use farrowing crates.
Answer: The Government supports both a competitive farming sector and the need to maintain high animal welfare standards in the UK. No such assessment has been undertaken. No data is held on the production method of imported pork.
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPigs: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with counterparts in (a) Austria, (b) Sweden, (c) Switzerland, (d) Norway, (e) Germany, and (f) New Zealand on their (i) banning and (ii) phasin
Answer: We have regular engagement with counterparts in other countries on farmed animal welfare issues, including on cages and other close confinement systems.
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Professions: Hazardous SubstancesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84145More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what research his Department has commissioned on (a) reproductive health incomes and (b) other long-term health effects of occupational exposure to hazardous medicinal products among nursing staff;
Answer: The Government has not commissioned any research on the reproductive health outcomes or long-term health effects of the occupational exposure of nursing staff to hazardous medicinal products. No assessment has been made of the cost to the National Health ...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHazardous SubstancesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84144More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to promote the use of (a) biological safety cabinets, (b) closed-system drug-transfer devices and (c) other engineering controls during (i) preparation and (ii) administration of
Answer: Where hazardous medicinal products (HMPs) are substances hazardous to health subject to The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (as amended) (COSHH) employers, including NHS Trusts, are required to comply with the requirements of th...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHazardous Substances: RegulationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will review the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 to ensure that hazardous medicinal products with reprotoxic effects are controlled to the same standard as (a) carcinogen
Answer: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has no current plans to amend The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH) (as amended). These regulations place duties on all employers to assess the risk and ensure that the exposure of the...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHazardous Substances: Health ProfessionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84142More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to (a) (i) develop and (ii) adopt a list of hazardous medicinal products and (b) require safety data sheets for finished medicines; and if he will take steps with the Health
Answer: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has no current plans to develop or adopt a list of hazardous medicinal products. The GB Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Chemicals Regulations 2009 (GB CLP) is disapplied to medicinal products in their finis...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Professions: Hazardous SubstancesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84136More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) nurses and (b) other healthcare professionals exposed to hazardous medicinal products.
Answer: The Department has not made an estimate of the number of (a) nurses and (b) other healthcare professionals exposed to hazardous medicinal products.Any incidents involving staff exposure to hazardous medical products are reported and handled through local ...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLow Incomes: Government AssistanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 906017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of support for low income workers.
Answer: This Government is committed to supporting low income workers to boost their earnings and progress in work.DWP offers work coach support in Jobcentres and a variety of contracted employment programmes to help people into work.As part of our plans to Get B...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: CornwallDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps NHS England plans to take to maintain access to the Peninsula Soft Tissue Sarcoma Service in Cornwall.
Answer: The Peninsula Soft Tissue Sarcoma Service continues to provide cancer care to patients suspected of having or having been diagnosed with sarcoma at sites across Devon and Cornwall, including in the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro (RCHT). However, RCHT ha...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
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