Anna Dixon MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Social Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, (a) which stakeholders he has consulted and (b) what data sources he has used to develop the basis of the adult social care resource formula.
Answer: It is important that the Adult Social Care Relative Needs Formula accurately reflects the relative need for services to ensure funding is allocated to the places that need it most and to enable all local authorities to focus on improving adult social care...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61084More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the assessment framework used for commissioning the adult social care resource formula focuses on outcomes.
Answer: It is important that the Adult Social Care Relative Needs Formula accurately reflects the relative need for services to ensure funding is allocated to the places that need it most and to enable all local authorities to focus on improving adult social care...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of mental health staff that will be placed in schools; and what assessment he has made of the level of qualification that will be required by those staff mem
Answer: We are working closely with local commissioners to deliver mental health support teams in schools in England so they cover 100% of pupils by 2029/30. NHSE have estimated that around 2,400 Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP) are placed throughout ...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEvents Industry: First AidDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48273More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 3rd April 2025 on Question 44192 on Events Industry: First Aid, when his Department plans to publish the updated Event Healthcare Standard; and whether he is taking steps to c
Answer: Following the Manchester Arena Inquiry Volume Two report recommendations the government committed to develop an Event Healthcare Standard. This guidance will support the Care Quality Commission’s regulation of the provision of treatment of disease, disord...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCarersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34149More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of whether local authorities are able to meet their statutory duties to unpaid carers under the Care Act 2014.
Answer: The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is assessing how well local authorities in England are delivering their duties under Part 1 of the Care Act 2014, including their duties relating to unpaid carers. This means that the CQC is looking at how local authoriti...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEnzyme Replacement Therapy: ShortagesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 on Enzyme Replacement Therapy: Drugs, what progress his Department has made in tackling shortages of (a) ADHD medication, (b) Creon and (c) other medicatio
Answer: The Department has continued to work hard with industry and NHS England to help resolve supply issues with some attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medicines, which are affecting the United Kingdom and other countries around the world. As a re...
Answered 24 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDiabetes: ShipleyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the supply of GLP-1 receptor agonist medications for diabetic patients in Shipley constituency.
Answer: There are ongoing global supply issues with some medications used to treat diabetes, and we continue to work closely with industry partners to improve the situation. Supplies of Rybelsus, which is an oral semaglutide available in tablet form, have been bo...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Workplace PensionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10638More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the McCloud remedy is implemented for affected NHS workers by April 2025.
Answer: The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) is implementing the McCloud remedy for impacted members of the NHS Pension Scheme. Remedy implementation is a complex and large-scale undertaking. The core element of the remedy will provide members with a choi...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHydrocephalus: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of instructing NICE to review it's infant head circumference measurement guidelines, in the context of improving the diagnosis and treatment of
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) develops its guidance independently and keeps its published guidelines under active surveillance so that it is able to update its recommendations in light of any significant new evidence. Decisi...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Workplace PensionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the tapered annual allowance threshold for NHS pensions.
Answer: Tax policy is a matter for my Rt Hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The tapered annual allowance threshold applies universally and restricts the amount of tax-free pension saving available to the wealthiest in society.
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7213More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support the financial sustainability of community pharmacies.
Answer: Pharmacies play a vital role in our healthcare system. Previous plans did not go far enough. We are committed to expanding the role of pharmacies and better utilising the skills of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. That includes making prescribing par...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordADHD: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7209More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for ADHD assessments.
Answer: The Department is currently considering next steps to improve access to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessments. It is the responsibility of integrated care boards to make appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of thei...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for access to CAMHS support.
Answer: It is unacceptable that too many children and young people are not receiving the mental health care they deserve, and we know that waits for mental health services are far too long. We are determined to change that.As part of our mission to build a Nation...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNeurodiversity: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7206More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase access to diagnosis for children with (a) ADHD and (b) autism in the context of applications for school places.
Answer: The Department is currently considering next steps to improve access to autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessments.It is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) to make available appropriate provision to meet the he...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDefibrillators: SalesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7203More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to prevent the sale of the CellAED personal defibrillator.
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is responsible for regulating the United Kingdom’s medical devices market and works to protect and promote public health and patient safety. We undertake safety and market surveillance of all ...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordEnzyme Replacement Therapy: ShortagesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7199More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to tackle shortages in (a) ADHD medication, (b) Creon and (c) medications used in the management of enzyme deficiency disorders and cystic fybrosis.
Answer: The Department has been working hard with industry and NHS England to help resolve supply issues with some attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medicines, which are affecting the United Kingdom and other countries around the world. As a result ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: ShipleyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to NHS dentistry in Shipley constituency.
Answer: The Government’s ambition is to make sure that everyone who needs dental treatment can access a dentist, including in the Shipley constituency. We will tackle the immediate dentistry crisis with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointm...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordAiredale Hospital: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for rebuilding Airedale General Hospital.
Answer: The new hospital scheme for Airedale General Hospital has received £6.6 million of funding up to the end of 2023/24. The final funding envelope for the new hospital is subject to the approval of a Full Business Case, as is usual for large infrastructure p...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordAiredale Hospital: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the full cost of rebuilding Airedale Hospital; and how much funding had been allocated to that project as of 4 July 2024.
Answer: The new hospital scheme for Airedale General Hospital has received £6.6 million of funding up to the end of 2023/24. The final funding envelope for the new hospital is subject to the approval of a Full Business Case, as is usual for large infrastructure p...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
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