Andrew Snowden MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Drugs: VATDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15499More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of VAT on free-of-charge medicine donations on NHS access to medicines supplied through early access schemes.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I provided on 30 June to the hon. Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham in response to Question 8180, and to the written statement made by the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury on 2 July.
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAir PollutionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the levels of air pollution between the most and least deprived communities.
Answer: Poor air quality is one of the largest environmental risks to public health in the United Kingdom. Areas of high deprivation frequently have higher levels of traffic or industrial activities. People in lower socio-economic groups are more likely to have p...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAir Pollution: Public HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of air pollution on public health outcomes.
Answer: Poor air quality is one of the largest environmental risks to public health in the United Kingdom. Epidemiological evidence shows that both long-term, over years or lifetimes, and short-term, over hours or days, exposure to air pollution is harmful, linki...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDoctors: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13606More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has issued guidance to NHS employers on providing meaningful feedback to unsuccessful applicants for medical posts.
Answer: All candidates applying for posts as part of national medical recruitment undertaken by NHS England are provided feedback at each stage of the process where they are unsuccessful. Information about the application process is set out on the UK Foundation P...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDoctors: UnemploymentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13605More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of doctors with full General Medical Council registration and a licence to practise who are (a) unemployed and (b) underemployed while seeking su
Answer: The Department has made no assessment of the number of General Medical Council licenced doctors who are unemployed or underemployed while seeking substantive National Health Service medical posts.
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPuberty Suppressing Hormones: Clinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department received representations from external organisations regarding the MHRA's review of the PATHWAYS clinical trial protocol.
Answer: The Department regularly receives correspondence from external organisations relating to the PATHWAYS clinical trial, some of which addresses the clinical trial protocol. However, the review of the PATHWAYS clinical trial protocol was conducted independen...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPuberty Suppressing Hormones: Clinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what public funding has been allocated to the PATHWAYS clinical trial; and from which budgets.
Answer: The allocated budget for the PATHWAYS: Puberty suppression And Transitional Healthcare with Adaptive Youth Services study is £10,694,902.24. This total figure covers four projects, including the clinical trial:- the PATHWAYS clinical trial;- PATHWAYS HORI...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPuberty Suppressing Hormones: Clinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the capacity of children under the age of 16 to provide informed assent to participation in the PATHWAYS clinical trial.
Answer: The consideration of consent and assent proposals within clinical trials rightly forms part of the independent scientific and regulatory review process. This trial has been designed with the input of expert clinicians, children, and families, and has bene...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPuberty Suppressing Hormones: Clinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the suitability of the minimum recruitment ages of 11 for girls and 12 for boys in the PATHWAYS clinical trial.
Answer: During scientific dialogue, the age of entry was a key area of consideration between the sponsors and the Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) assessment team. This scientific dialogue has resulted in strengthened safeguards including...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCommunity Diagnostic CentresDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many additional Community Diagnostic Centres he plans to establish during this Parliament.
Answer: As of June 2026, 171 community diagnostic centres (CDCs) are open, with a further three CDCs due to open in 2026/27. The Department and NHS England are also working to approve additional CDCs and details on the number and location of these CDCs will be an...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Health CentresDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Neighbourhood Health Centres the Government plans to establish in England.
Answer: The Government plans to establish 250 neighbourhood health centres across England by 2035. This is a core part of the 10-Year Health Plan, designed to shift care closer to local communities and reduce hospital pressure. The rollout timeline and milestones...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCommunity HospitalsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many community hospitals are currently operational in England.
Answer: Community hospitals are small local hospitals or units providing a range of clinical services to their local population. These services may include community beds, clinics, minor injuries services, diagnostic facilities, day care, mental health services, ...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordRare Cancers: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to NICE cost-effectiveness thresholds on access to medicines for rare cancers.
Answer: National Health Service patients will get improved access to life-changing treatments as a result of the changes to the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) cost-effectiveness threshold announced in the United States and United Kingdom ...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBrain Cancer: Clinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of clinical trials relating to brain tumours that are currently recruiting participants in England.
Answer: The Department is supporting the delivery of brain tumour clinical trials through the National Institute for Health and Care Research, (NIHR) which funds research and research infrastructure to support patients and the public to participate in high-qualit...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordRare Cancers: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether a National Specialty Lead for rare cancers has been appointed, in the context of the Rare Cancers Act 2026.
Answer: The Government will implement the Rare Cancers Act 2026 by ensuring that a National Specialty Lead for Rare Cancers is appointed by summer 2026.The National Specialty Lead will be based in the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Researc...
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBrain: TumoursDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10029More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much public funding has been allocated to brain tumour research in each of the last five financial years.
Answer: Government responsibility for delivering brain cancer research is shared between the Department of Health and Social Care, with research delivered by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and the Department for Science, Innovation an...
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDentistry: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has assessed the potential merits of establishing new dental schools in areas with persistent shortages of NHS dentists.
Answer: We have recently announced that two new dental schools, in Portsmouth and East Anglia, have each been allocated 25 new dental school places. These new dental schools are located in areas that previously did not have Government-funded dental training place...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDentistry: Labour TurnoverDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10026More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS dentists have left NHS practice in each of the last five years.
Answer: National Health Service dental statistics identify dentists who performed NHS dental activity in a given financial year. Within these statistics a ‘leaver’ is defined as a performer who carried out NHS dental activity in the previous financial year but no...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10023More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made on implementing the NHS dental contract reforms announced in December 2025.
Answer: From April 2026, we began introducing the package of reforms announced in December to address some of the pressing issues that dentists and dental teams have been experiencing. These reforms will prioritise those with the greatest need, shifting care away...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on providing 700,000 additional urgent NHS dental appointments.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring people can access urgent dental care when they need it. In 2025/26, integrated care boards (ICBs) commissioned additional urgent dental appointments and there is now an urgent care safety net available in all areas ...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: RadiotherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8799More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the average travel distance for patients accessing SABR treatment for prostate cancer.
Answer: The clinical commissioning policy for stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) for localised prostate cancer was supported by an Equality and Health Inequalities Impact Assessment. This identified several potential benefits for patients, including fewer ...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: RadiotherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure equitable access to SABR for prostate cancer patients across all regions of England.
Answer: The Department does not hold information on the number of National Health Service radiotherapy centres that currently have the equipment and workforce to deliver stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR). The Department expects that radiotherapy treatment...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: RadiotherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8793More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS radiotherapy centres currently have the (a) equipment and (b) workforce required to deliver SABR for prostate cancer treatment.
Answer: The Department does not hold information on the number of National Health Service radiotherapy centres that currently have the equipment and workforce to deliver stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR). The Department expects that radiotherapy treatment...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: RadiotherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8792More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what timetable has been set for each NHS radiotherapy centre in England to begin offering stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) for eligible prostate cancer patients.
Answer: In 2027, we will streamline the process for approving new uses of stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR). We will also ensure that centres are incentivized to use SABR, including for eligible prostate cancer patients.We know that SABR is often a better...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: Racial DiscriminationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to implement the recommendations in Lord Mann’s review into antisemitism and other forms of racism in the NHS.
Answer: The Government supports all recommendations from the Lord Mann review, accepting in full the recommendations for the Department and NHS England, subject to consultation and further stakeholder engagement where appropriate. Work to implement the recommenda...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
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