Anna Sabine MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52138More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of in-community support for children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
Answer: It is the responsibility of the integrated care boards in England to make appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including treatment pathways and support for foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), in line with...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFoetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52136More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on creating a treatment pathway for children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in the NHS.
Answer: It is the responsibility of the integrated care boards in England to make appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including treatment pathways and support for foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), in line with...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPrescriptions: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the criteria is for medication for long-term illnesses to be exempt from prescription charges.
Answer: There are no current plans to review the list of prescription charge exemptions or the list of medical conditions that entitle someone to apply for a medical exemption certificate.There are extensive arrangements in place in England to ensure that prescri...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPrescriptions: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review prescription charges for long-term medication.
Answer: There are no current plans to review the list of prescription charge exemptions or the list of medical conditions that entitle someone to apply for a medical exemption certificate.There are extensive arrangements in place in England to ensure that prescri...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren and Young People Cancer TaskforceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the age range will be of people considered by the Children and Young People with Cancer Taskforce.
Answer: The Department is committed to improving outcomes and patient experience for children, teenagers, and young adults with cancer, from birth to 24 years of age. That is why we have relaunched the Children and Young People Cancer Taskforce, which will identi...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBreastfeedingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29336More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support is available for mothers experiencing poor mental health post-partum related to breastfeeding.
Answer: Whilst the relationship with breastfeeding and postnatal depression is complex, a successful breastfeeding experience may protect against mental health issues such as postnatal depression.Through the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme, the Departmen...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordInfant FoodsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29335More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the proportion of mothers who (a) breastfeed, (b) use formula and (c) use both for infants in the first six weeks of life.
Answer: The Department collects, holds, and publishes numbers and rates of babies fully breastfed, partially breastfed, and not at all breastfed, at six to eight weeks of age. It can be assumed that babies partially breastfed and not at all breastfed are receivin...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordInfant FoodsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29330More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to improve (a) awareness of and (b) access to formula milk for infants.
Answer: Infant feeding is critical to a baby’s healthy growth and development. The Government is committed to giving every child the best start in life and that includes helping families to access support to feed their baby.Whilst breastfeeding has significant he...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29325More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the transition between children social care and adult social care on patients.
Answer: The Department works closely with the Department for Education and other partners to understand the difficulties young disabled people and their families can face when they transition into adult social care, and to identify opportunities to better support...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHuman Papillomavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the uptake of HPV vaccinations for (a) girls and (b) boys.
Answer: NHS Commissioned School Aged Immunisation Service providers have robust catch-up plans in place for the adolescent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme. This is based on population need, and utilises opportunities from the move to one dose in ...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCervical Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the uptake of smear tests.
Answer: To support improving access and uptake of the NHS Cervical Screening Programme, the National Health Service has a series of initiatives underway, including:developing a digital-first approach to cervical screening invitations and reminders;introducing rev...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: SchoolsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing qualified mental health professionals to schools.
Answer: We know that waits for mental health services are far too long, including for children and young people. That is why we will recruit 8,500 additional mental health workers across child and adult mental health services, and introduce a specialist mental he...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: PupilsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to introduce dental provision for students in schools.
Answer: We are committed to implementing a national targeted supervised toothbrushing programme to three, four, and five year olds living in our most deprived areas.
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: British Dental AssociationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how often he meets with the British Dental Association; and when he last met with that organisation.
Answer: Ministers meet regularly with external stakeholders on a variety of topics, including but not limited to dentistry. Details of ministerial meetings are published quarterly in arrears on the GOV.UK website.
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what resources she is allocating to Integrated Care Boards to help them achieve an increase in the number of NHS dental appointments.
Answer: The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and recruit new dentists to the areas that need them most. We have also i...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHuman Papillomavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase HPV vaccination uptake amongst school-aged boys.
Answer: National Health Service Commissioned School Aged Immunisation Service providers have robust catch-up plans in place for the adolescent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme based on population need.The UK Health Security Agency works closely wi...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Private SectorDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12897More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure contracts made between the NHS and private providers aren't acquired by private equity companies.
Answer: In accordance with the NHS Provider Selection Regime, contracts for National Health Service-funded healthcare services may be awarded to NHS trusts or foundation trusts and to non-NHS providers from the private and voluntary sectors. It is possible for a ...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCarers: Frome and East SomersetDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7238More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of unpaid carers in Frome and East Somerset constituency.
Answer: The 2021 Census found that there are approximately 4.7 million people in England who said they provided unpaid care. In the Frome and East Somerset constituency, the Census data showed that there were 7,900 people who said they provided unpaid care.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7237More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the length of time between diagnosis and the start of radiotherapy treatment.
Answer: We will get the National Health Service diagnosing cancer on time, diagnosing it earlier, and treating it faster, and we will improve patients’ experience across the system.Lord Darzi’s report has set out the scale of the challenges we face in fixing the ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: SomersetDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the (a) average and (b) longest waiting time was to access children and adolescent mental health services in Somerset in each of the last ten years.
Answer: The information regarding what the average and longest waiting times were to access children and adolescent mental health services in Somerset is shown in the attached table.This report provides data on the number of referrals for children and young peopl...
Answered 5 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordInsulin: SomersetDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of insulin stocks in pharmacies in Somerset.
Answer: The Department monitors and manages medicine supply at a national level so that stocks remain available to meet regional and local demand. No assessment has been made, as information on stock levels within individual pharmacies is not held centrally. Loca...
Answered 1 Aug 2024
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