Andrew Snowden MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Insomnia: LancashireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2025 to 60968 on Insomnia: Lancashire, what steps his Department is taking to promote awareness of self-referral options to NHS talking therapies for people with i
Answer: No such discussions have taken place. Information on how to access NHS Talking Therapies services is available from general practitioners, National Health Service mental health providers, voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations, and at t...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordInsomnia: LancashireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64527More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2025 to Question 60968 on Insomnia: Lancashire, what data his Department holds on the number of people who accessed NHS Talking Therapies in relation to chronic in
Answer: The following table shows the number if patients referred to NHS Talking Therapies with insomnia in Fylde, and the number of patients referred with insomnia to NHS Talking Therapies in Lancashire, from 2021 to 2025:YearPatients referred with insomnia in F...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordInsomnia: North WestDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2025 to Question 60968 on Insomnia: Lancashire, whether his Department has had discussions with Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board on its insomnia
Answer: No such discussions have taken place. Information on how to access NHS Talking Therapies services is available from general practitioners, National Health Service mental health providers, voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations, and at t...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services and Social Services: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making frontline health and social care workers eligible for the autumn 2025 covid-19 vaccination programme.
Answer: The Government is committed to protecting those most vulnerable to COVID-19 through vaccination as guided by the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). On 13 November 2024, the JCVI published advice on the COVID-19 vaccination...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: LancashireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an estimate of the cost of hiring new staff due to changes in employer National Insurance contributions for GP practices in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire
Answer: We have made necessary decisions to fix the foundations of the public finances in the 2024 Autumn Budget. Resource spending for the Department will be £22.6 billion more in 2025/26 than in 2023/24, as part of the Spending Review settlement. The employers’...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDefibrillatorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's policies on maintaining the defibrillator network.
Answer: The Department does not maintain the automated external defibrillator (AED) network.The Circuit is the independently operated national AED database, developed by a partnership of the British Heart Foundation, the National Health Service, the Resuscitation...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPrimary Care: VeteransDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what processes are in place to ensure that veterans self-identifying in NHS primary care settings are effectively referred to VALOUR centres.
Answer: In May 2025, the Government announced VALOUR, a new programme which will establish VALOUR support centres and improve the coordination of services at a national, regional, and local level, making it easier for veterans to access the care and support avail...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAlzheimer's Disease: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June to Question 61301 on Alzheimer's Disease: Drugs, if he will publish a (a) summary and (b) redacted version of the economic models used in the NICE appraisals of (i
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) single technology appraisal process relies on information provided by companies to evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of new treatments. Some of this information, including the econo...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAlzheimer's Disease: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62774More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June to Question 61301 on Alzheimer's Disease: Drugs, whether NICE has made an assessment of the potential impact of not publishing the economic models for (a) lecanema
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) single technology appraisal process relies on information provided by companies to evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of new treatments. Some of this information, including the econo...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62705More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will meet with representatives from the Lobular Moonshot Project campaign.
Answer: The Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser recently met with the Lobular Moon-Shot Project to discuss opportunities, and will convene a follow up meeting with my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in due course.
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62704More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will consider funding the Lobular Moonshot Project for invasive lobular breast cancer.
Answer: The Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser recently met with the Lobular Moon-Shot Project to discuss opportunities, and will convene a follow up meeting with my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in due course.
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood: TransportDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62370More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government plans to provide financial support to voluntary blood bike charities undertaking urgent medical transport services for the NHS.
Answer: Currently, there are no plans at a national level to provide financial support to voluntary blood bike charities undertaking urgent medical transport services, and NHS Blood and Transplant does not use the service of blood bikes.Decisions to commission su...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCervical Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the uptake of at-home cervical screening tests.
Answer: From January 2026, screening providers in the NHS Cervical Screening Programme in England will be able to offer self-sampling kits to women if they have not attended their appointment for six months or more following routine invitation.Self-sampling will ...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth: SurrogacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to monitor the (a) physical and (b) mental health outcomes of women who act as surrogates.
Answer: Ensuring that women are healthy during their pregnancy is important for ensuring good outcomes for women and babies. This includes surrogates, also known as gestational carriers. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority’s Scientific and Clinical A...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Parents and SurrogacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure NHS trusts provide consistent (a) care and (b) guidance to intended (i) parents and (ii) surrogates.
Answer: The Government supports surrogacy as a part of assisted conception options, to help people who have difficulty starting their own family. To support intended parents and surrogates, the Department has published the guidance Care in surrogacy: guidance for...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: FyldeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61913More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce wait times for orthodontic appointments for Fylde residents.
Answer: Integrated care board (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning primary care services, including National Health Service dentistry and orthodontic services, to meet the needs of the local population. For Fylde residents, this is the NHS Lancashire and Sout...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of current funding arrangements for people whose homes require adaptations for health reasons.
Answer: In England, we continue to fund the locally administered Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) which helps eligible older and disabled people on low incomes to adapt their homes. We have provided an additional £172 million across this and the last financial yea...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBuilding Alterations and Disability Aids: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61908More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to work with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to improve access to funding for people whose homes require adaptations for health reasons.
Answer: In England, we continue to fund the locally administered Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) which helps eligible older and disabled people on low incomes to adapt their homes. We have provided an additional £172 million across this and the last financial yea...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAddictions: LancashireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61712More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to fund improved provision for addiction support services in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that anyone with a drug or alcohol problem can access the help and support they need, and we recognise the need for evidence-based, high-quality treatment. Local authorities are responsible for assessing the local n...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBone Marrow: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61711More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the number of people on the bone marrow donors register.
Answer: The UK aligned stem cell registry, a national register managed collaboratively by Anthony Nolan, DKMS UK, NHS Blood and Transplant, and the Welsh Bone Marrow Donor Registry, has over 2.3 million potential stem cell donors registered. The British Bone Marr...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: LancashireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61709More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support HIV (a) prevention and (b) care services in (i) Fylde constituency and (ii) Lancashire.
Answer: The Government is committed to ending new transmissions of HIV in England by 2030 and is developing the new HIV Action Plan which we aim to publish this year. The plan will address ways to improve and support HIV prevention and HIV care services across th...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFertility: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61707More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to NHS-funded fertility treatment in Fylde constituency.
Answer: We expect integrated care boards to commission fertility services in line with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines. NICE is currently reviewing the fertility guidelines and will consider whether the current recommendations ...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFertility: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure access to NHS-funded fertility treatment for people in Fylde constituency.
Answer: We expect integrated care boards to commission fertility services in line with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines. NICE is currently reviewing the fertility guidelines and will consider whether the current recommendations ...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Homes: TemperatureDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61369More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the capacity of care settings to cope with extreme heat in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator with oversight of quality and safety in health and care settings. Regulation 12 of the Health and Social Care Act (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 compels providers to assess the risks ...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTemperature: WarningsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61368More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of communications in issuing heat alerts.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) operates a Weather Health Alerting (WHA) system in partnership with the Met Office, as part of its Adverse Weather and Health Plan (AWHP) for the health and social care sector. The UKHSA publishes annual reports which...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
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