Andrew Gwynne MP: written questions
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Heart Diseases: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68382More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the level of awareness amongst medical professional of (a) youth sudden cardiac death, (b) the symptoms of cardiac conditions in the young and (c) the referral pathwa
Answer: The Department expects National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance on the use of electrocardiograms for young people presenting with certain symptoms to be followed.To stop sudden cardiac death (SCD) in young people, the current consensus i...
Answered 5 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to implement a specialist pathway for people under the age of 35 with a cardiac abnormality detected on electrocardiogram.
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 68380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will issue guidance on health screening for people who have had a family member die from sudden cardiac death under the age of 35.
Answer: NHS England has published the national service specification Inherited Cardiac Conditions (All Ages), which covers patients who often present as young adults with previously undiagnosed cardiac disease and families requiring follow up due to a death from ...
Answered 5 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) specialist bereavement support and (b) familial screening services for the family members of a person who died from a cardiac condition under the
Answer: NHS England has published the national service specification Inherited Cardiac Conditions (All Ages), which covers patients who often present as young adults with previously undiagnosed cardiac disease and families requiring follow up due to a death from ...
Answered 5 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Foetal Valproate Spectrum DisorderDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Education Health and Care plans were given to children aged between seven and 15-years-old that have a diagnosis of Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder in 2024.
Answer: The department does not hold statistics on how many children with foetal valproate spectrum disorder are issued with education, health and care (EHC) plans.Information on the primary type of need for all children and young people with EHC plans is availab...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEducation: Foetal Valproate Spectrum DisorderDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support people in education who are affected by Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder.
Answer: The government recognises that children who have Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder (FVSD) can present with a range of learning needs, and thus schools have a legal responsibility to support them. Schools must use their best endeavours to make sure a chil...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEducation: Foetal Valproate Spectrum DisorderDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has issued guidance to schools on supporting children affected by Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder.
Answer: The government recognises that children who have Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder (FVSD) can present with a range of learning needs, and thus schools have a legal responsibility to support them. Schools must use their best endeavours to make sure a chil...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEducation: Foetal Valproate Spectrum DisorderDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of issuing guidance to schools on (a) the potential impact of Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder on learning abilities and (b) supporting children with Foeta
Answer: The government recognises that children who have Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder (FVSD) can present with a range of learning needs, and thus schools have a legal responsibility to support them. Schools must use their best endeavours to make sure a chil...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: Side EffectsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase public awareness of (a) which medicines are known to have teratogenous effects and (b) the risks of taking teratogenous medicines during pregnancy.
Answer: The product information for each medicine possibly associated with teratogenic effects includes details about the nature and severity of the risk. The product information is intended to support and not replace the discussion between a healthcare professio...
Answered 8 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordFoetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of a public awareness campaign on foetal valproate spectrum disorder.
Answer: There are mechanisms in place to minimise the risk of foetal harm associated with valproate, and to ensure that healthcare professionals are also able to support any babies and families that are affected. These are considered to be more targeted than a pu...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFoetal Valproate Spectrum DisorderDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure appropriate funding is allocated for (a) early diagnosis and (b) effective monitoring of foetal valproate spectrum disorder.
Answer: Everyone who has been harmed from sodium valproate has our deepest sympathies.Early diagnosis and the effective monitoring of foetal valproate syndrome is being considered as part of NHS England’s commissioned Fetal Exposure to Medicine Pilot project. The...
Answered 4 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordFoetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce waiting times for (a) child and adolescent mental health services, (b) paediatric services and (c) other services for people affected
Answer: The Department will continue to work across Government and with the National Health Service to reduce waiting times to access support for the mental and physical health needs of people with rare conditions like foetal valproate spectrum disorder.
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFoetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department are taking to support people affected by foetal valproate spectrum disorder.
Answer: Everyone who has been harmed from sodium valproate has our deepest sympathies.To improve the support available to children and adults impacted by sodium valproate, NHS England commissioned a Fetal Exposure to Medicine Pilot project. The pilot project is b...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPregnancy: EpilepsyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to ensure the provisions of (a) education and (b) training to help midwives support pregnant women who have been diagnosed with epilepsy.
Answer: It is the responsibility of approved education institutions and practice partners to develop the specific content and design of midwifery programmes to meet standards set by the midwifery regulator, the Nursing and Midwifery Council.Employers in the healt...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSodium Valproate: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of prescriptions for sodium valproate given to women between the ages of 18 and 52 in 2024.
Answer: The number of prescription items prescribed in England to women between the ages of 18 to 52 years old for sodium valproate in the calendar year 2024 was 201,834.
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFoetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of children who received a diagnosis of Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder between (a) January 2010 to 2015, (b) January 2015 to 2020 and (c) Jan
Answer: Everyone who has been harmed from sodium valproate has our deepest sympathies. The information requested is not collected centrally.The National Disease Registration Service in NHS England, which collects and quality assures data about people with congeni...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFoetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure the provision of specialist training for healthcare professionals on (a) the symptoms of, (b) complications arising from and (c) available support for people affecte
Answer: NHS England is exploring options for strengthening the provision of specialist training for healthcare professionals when supporting people impacted by sodium valproate through its Fetal Exposure to Medicine Pilot project. The pilot project is being led b...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Written QuestionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to respond to Questions (a) 58600 and (b) 58602 tabled by the hon. Member for Gorton and Denton on 10 June 2025.
Answer: I apologise for the delay in responding to the hon. Member's written parliamentary questions. I issued responses to the hon. Member on 4 and 6 of August 2025.
Answered 6 Aug 2025
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