Ayoub Khan MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Asthma: Medical EquipmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of making all NHS-provided emergency asthma inhalers free of charge.
Answer: There are no current plans to review the list of medical conditions that entitle someone to apply for a medical exemption certificate.Approximately 89% of prescription items are dispensed free of charge in the community in England, and there are a wide ra...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAsthma: Medical EquipmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential benefits of amending the Human Medicines (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 to require (a) colleges, (b) nurseries, and (c) universi
Answer: There are no plans to amend these regulations to require colleges and universities to hold emergency inhalers. These are not controlled environments like schools, which require parents to inform them if their children need an inhaler. Colleges and univers...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAsthma: Medical EquipmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62444More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of mandating the installation of dosage counters in all NHS-provided emergency asthma inhalers.
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) understands the term “emergency asthma inhalers” in this context to refer to reliever inhalers containing short-acting beta agonist (SABA) licensed for the rapid relief of symptoms during acut...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAsthma: Birmingham Perry BarrDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support people with asthma in Birmingham Perry Barr constituency.
Answer: The Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care System (BSol ICS) is working to enhance asthma care, which includes access to diagnostics in the community, across the city and the borough. Improved rates of diagnosis will allow early intervention and preventi...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChildbirthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43404More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made representations to the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology to encourage increased funding for research into preterm birth (a) prevention, b) treatment and
Answer: The Department commissions research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and over the last five years, NIHR research programmes invested in 77 research awards focusing on preterm birth which, across their full duration, tota...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChildbirthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43402More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the rates at which children born preterm receive follow-up health and developmental assessments at ages (a) two and (b) four.
Answer: We are committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever. To help deliver this, we are strengthening health visiting services, which are responsible for monitoring and assessing the health and development of children aged zero to five years ...
Answered 17 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChildbirthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43401More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve training for (a) health visitors and (b) community healthcare professionals on the needs of (i) preterm babies and (ii) their families.
Answer: The Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever. To achieve this, we must ensure families have the support they need to give their babies and children the best start and the building blocks for a healthy life. This will t...
Answered 14 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChildbirthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43399More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to expand access to (a) neonatal outreach services and (b) specialist perinatal mental health support for families of preterm babies following hospital discharge
Answer: From 1 April 2025, commissioning responsibilities for neonatal services in England have been delegated to the integrated care boards (ICBs). The neonatal service specification sets out the standards for neonatal provision. It states that a neonatal unit-b...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBaby Care UnitsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43394More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) availability and (b) quality of overnight accommodation for parents in neonatal units.
Answer: We understand that not all neonatal estates allow parents to be fully involved in their babies' care, and the impact this has on providing the appropriate level of care to meet a baby's needs.NHS England has conducted a survey to understand compliance wit...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChildbirthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure NHS Trusts implement interventions set out in (a) the guidance entitled Saving Babies’ Lives Version Two: A care bundle for reducing perinatal mortalit
Answer: All trusts are now implementing Version 3 of the Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle, which was published in May 2023, and provides maternity units with detailed guidance to reduce stillbirths, neonatal brain injury, neonatal deaths, and preterm births.The Na...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPancreatic Enzyme Replacement TherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2025 to Question 20760 on Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy, whether he has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on increasing the UK's manufacturi
Answer: There have been no recent discussions with Cabinet Office colleagues on increasing the United Kingdom’s manufacturing capacity of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) or increasing access to the raw ingredients required for the production of PERT....
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPancreatic Enzyme Replacement TherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2025 to Question 20760 on Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy, whether he has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on increasing access to the raw in
Answer: There have been no recent discussions with Cabinet Office colleagues on increasing the United Kingdom’s manufacturing capacity of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) or increasing access to the raw ingredients required for the production of PERT....
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSurgical Hubs: OrthopaedicsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12615More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, whether any of the new surgical hubs will focus solely on orthopaedic procedures.
Answer: The Department, in collaboration with NHS England, will outline details of the funding allocation for surgical hubs at the earliest opportunity. This will include the number of hubs to be established, and their specialty focus. Each hub will be developed ...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSurgical Hubs: Injuries and OrthopaedicsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12614More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of surgical hubs on waiting times for (a) trauma and (b) orthopaedic treatment.
Answer: No formal assessment has been made on the impact of surgical hubs on waiting times for trauma and orthopaedic treatment.Surgical hubs enable trusts to increase resilience for elective procedures and minimise cancellations during periods of high pressure. ...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMusculoskeletal Disorders: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12613More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, how much and what proportion of the additional funding for the NHS will be spent on (a) physiotherapy and (b) other c
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of improving health for the 20 million people in the United Kingdom who live with musculoskeletal condition. This forms a key part of the Government’s mission to build a National Health Service fit for the future.F...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMusculoskeletal Disorders: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, how much and what proportion of the additional funding for the NHS will be spent on support for people with (a) arthr
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of improving health for the 20 million people in the United Kingdom who live with a musculoskeletal condition. This forms a key part of the Government’s mission to build a National Health Service fit for the future...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will meet the Medical Defence Union to discuss NHS staff morale.
Answer: There are no plans for my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to meet with the Medical Defence Union to discuss National Health Service staff morale.The Department works closely with NHS England to address issues around staf...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMedical Treatments: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a system of fixed recoverable costs in clinical negligence claims.
Answer: The rising costs of clinical negligence claims against the National Health Service in England are of great concern to the Government. Costs have more than quadrupled in the last 17 years and are forecast to continue rising, putting further pressure on NHS...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMedical Treatments: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will (a) repeal Section 2(4) of the Law Reform (Personal Injuries) Act 1948 and (b) make an assessment of the potential merits of other reforms of legislation covering clinical negligence cos
Answer: The rising costs of clinical negligence claims against the National Health Service in England are of great concern to the Government. Costs have more than quadrupled in the last 17 years and are forecast to continue rising, putting further pressure on NHS...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
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