Andrew Gwynne MP: written questions
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Hysteroscopy: CorrespondenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 1 September 2025 to Question 69778 on Hysteroscopy: Correspondence, whether he has had recent discussions with NHS Trusts on ensuring that letters sent in advance of a hys
Answer: It is unacceptable that some women have such poor experiences of hysteroscopies. It is important that healthcare professionals provide women with information ahead of the procedure, so that they can make an informed decision. Women must be given the oppor...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHysteroscopy: CorrespondenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 1 September 2025 to Question 69778 on Hysteroscopy: Correspondence, whether his Department holds information on the number of women who were not sent a letter in advance o
Answer: The Department does not hold information on the number of women who were not sent a letter in advance of an outpatient hysteroscopy appointment specifically.Letters and information sent to patients are determined at a local level by individual National He...
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress he has made in helping to reduce sudden cardiac deaths in (a) children and (b) young adults.
Answer: NHS England has published a national service specification for inherited cardiac conditions that covers patients who often present as young adults with previously undiagnosed cardiac disease or families requiring follow up due to a death from this cause. ...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73950More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the feasibility of implementing swab tests for the detection of Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathies in children with risk factors for those diseases.
Answer: No assessment has been made as this test is in development, backed by the British Heart Foundation. An early study has been undertaken, but further research is needed.
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordProductivity and Wealth: EqualityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she has taken to help reduce (a) wealth and (b) productivity inequalities in England.
Answer: We are committed to reducing wealth and productivity inequalities across England. We are investing in local economic growth, regenerating high streets, supporting communities, and improving transport and cultural infrastructure. We are giving local leader...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordParental LeaveDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will implement equal parental leave rights between (a) biological, (b) adoption and (c) kinship parents.
Answer: The Government has launched a comprehensive review of the parental leave and pay system to ensure it is fairer and easier to use for all types of families.All current and upcoming parental leave and pay entitlements are in scope of the review, including M...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: DiscriminationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69784More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she has taken to reduce (a) racism, (b) sexism and (c) other forms of discrimination within sports.
Answer: The Government’s stance is unequivocal: racism, sexism, or any other form of discrimination has absolutely no place in our society, and no place in sport and activity. We are committed to stamping it out, from the elite level to the grassroots, ensuring t...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRentsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she has taken to (a) minimise rent increases and (b) increase affordable renting provisions.
Answer: The £39 billion announced at the Spending Review for the new Social and Affordable Homes Programme for 2026-27 to 2035-36 is the biggest long-term investment in social and affordable housing in recent memory.Our ambition is to deliver up around 300,000 so...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69782More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterparts on recent military strikes in (a) Syria and (b) Gaza.
Answer: We continue to urge the need for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The Foreign Secretary spoke with Israeli Foreign Minister Sa'ar on 23 August to press for the restoration of humanitarian access in Gaza and to raise serious concerns about the impact of mil...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHysteroscopy: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69781More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will implement mandatory clinician guidelines for hysteroscopies to (a) minimise pain and (b) promote informed decision making.
Answer: The Government recognises that some procedures, such as hysteroscopy, can result in pain, and the level of pain experienced will vary between individual women. It is important that healthcare professionals provide women with information prior to their pro...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHysteroscopy: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69780More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of hysteroscopies that were stopped early because of intolerable patient pain in the NHS in England in 2024.
Answer: The data requested is not held.
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHysteroscopy: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69779More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will have discussions with NHS Trusts on the adequacy of the processes used to obtain informed consent for hysteroscopy procedures.
Answer: The Government recognises that some procedures, such as hysteroscopy, can result in pain, and the level of pain experienced will vary between individual women. It is important that healthcare professionals provide women with information prior to their pro...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHysteroscopy: CorrespondenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69778More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with NHS Trusts on the adequacy of letters sent to patients before a hysteroscopy on (a) the procedure, (b) pain relief and (c) the principles of informed consent.
Answer: The Government recognises that some procedures, such as hysteroscopy, can result in pain, and the level of pain experienced will vary between individual women. It is important that healthcare professionals provide women with information prior to their pro...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSodium Valproate: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69777More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2025 to Question 65734 on Sodium Valproate: Women, whether his Department holds information on the number of women between the ages of 18 and 52 who were prescribe
Answer: The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) holds prescription data relating to drugs and appliances dispensed within a community setting in England.The number of female patients between the ages of 18 and 52 years old who were prescribed sodium valproat...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordKinship Care: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has she made of the economic impact on kinship carers arising from (a) reduced employment rights compared with biological parents, (b) variations in local kinship care offers and (c) reducing ac
Answer: The government has launched a review of the parental leave system, which will consider whether the current support available meets the needs of working families who do not qualify for existing leave and pay entitlements, including kinship carers.We are le...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Written QuestionsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to respond to Question 61769 tabled by the hon. Member for Gorton and Denton on 23 June 2025.
Answer: The response to Written Parliamentary Question 61769 was published on 23 July 2025.
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSouth Sudan: Humanitarian SituationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the (a) financial and (b) humanitarian situation in South Sudan.
Answer: South Sudan faces a humanitarian crisis driven by conflict, climate shocks, and economic instability. Despite resumed oil exports, previously accounting for 90 per cent of government revenue, its financial situation remains fragile. The UK urges reforms i...
Answered 2 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDebts: Developing CountriesTreasuryTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69259More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she has taken to help reduce the impact of unsustainable debt on developing nations.
Answer: The Government is committed to policies that tackle unsustainable debt. We progress this work through international fora and mechanisms, including the G20, Paris Club, the Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable, and the G20 Common Framework. For example, at the...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDebts: Developing CountriesTreasuryTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69258More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will amend the Debt Relief Act (Developing Countries) 2010 to include all (a) current and (b) future qualifying debts.
Answer: The Government is committed to policies that tackle unsustainable debt. We progress this work through international fora and mechanisms, including the G20, Paris Club, the Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable, and the G20 Common Framework. For example, at the...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDebts: Developing CountriesTreasuryTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69257More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy that (a) countries in the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative and (b) other developing nations should only pay sustainable amounts to their (i) state (ii) non-state debtors.
Answer: The Government is committed to policies that tackle unsustainable debt. We progress this work through international fora and mechanisms, including the G20, Paris Club, the Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable, and the G20 Common Framework. For example, at the...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDebts: Developing CountriesTreasuryTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69256More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take legislative steps with Cabinet colleagues to prevent creditors of international debts from imposing unsustainable debt repayment orders on developing nations.
Answer: The Government is committed to policies that tackle unsustainable debt. We progress this work through international fora and mechanisms, including the G20, Paris Club, the Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable, and the G20 Common Framework. For example, at the...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSports Competitors: HealthDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will (a) have discussions with Cabinet colleagues and (b) make it her policy to implement mandatory health screenings for people engaged in (a) professional and (b) semi-professional sport
Answer: The safety, wellbeing and welfare of everyone taking part in sport is absolutely paramount.National Governing Bodies (NGBs) and professional sports leagues where applicable are responsible for ensuring that appropriate measures are in place to protect par...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68385More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether sudden cardiac death in young men is being considered as part of the Men's Health Strategy.
Answer: We are developing a Men's Health Strategy which will seek to improve the health and wellbeing of all men in England, and which will be informed by a call for evidence. This includes finding the right ways to promote healthier behaviours, improving outcome...
Answered 5 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68384More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of people aged 14 to 35 who die each year as a result of a primarily cardiac health condition.
Answer: NHS England has published the national service specification Inherited Cardiac Conditions (All Ages), that covers patients who often present as young adults with previously undiagnosed cardiac disease and families requiring follow up due to a death from t...
Answered 5 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68383More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce misdiagnoses of people under the age of 35 with cardiac symptoms.
Answer: NHS England has published the national service specification Inherited Cardiac Conditions (All Ages) that covers patients who often present as young adults with previously undiagnosed cardiac disease and families requiring follow up due to a death from th...
Answered 5 Aug 2025
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