Ben Goldsborough MP: written questions

4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025

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Written questions

Healthy Start Scheme: South NorfolkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of eligible families are receiving support through the Healthy Start scheme in South Norfolk constituency.
Answer: The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) operates the Healthy Start scheme on behalf of the Department. Monthly figures for the number of people on the digital Healthy Start scheme are published on the NHS Healthy Start website, which is available at ...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
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Health: PrisonersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31324More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all prisoners receive an initial health screening when arriving on the secure estate.
Answer: Every prisoner, whether they are new into prison or have been transferred between establishments, undergoes a health screen upon arrival. This is in line with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s guidance and covers immediate health pro...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
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Health: PrisonersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31320More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to provide safety and health screenings for new arrivals to the secure estate.
Answer: Every prisoner, whether they are new into prison or have been transferred between establishments, undergoes a health screen upon arrival. This is in line with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s guidance and covers immediate health pro...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
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Mental Health Services: PrisonersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many secure mental health beds were available on the secure estate in each of the last ten financial years.
Answer: The data requested is not centrally held nor published by NHS England.
Answered 27 Feb 2025
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Dental Services: NorfolkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24024More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to NHS dentistry in (a) South Norfolk constituency and (b) Norfolk.
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. To rebuild den...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
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Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital: Accident and Emergency DepartmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24023More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was in the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital emergency department in each of the last ten years.
Answer: The data is not available in the format requested. Provisional data for the median average time spent at National Health Service trust emergency departments is published by NHS England each month, and is available at the following link: https://digital.nh...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
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Health Services: NorfolkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12835More
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, what estimate he has made of the amount of funding that will be allocated to NHS services in Norfolk in each of the n
Answer: At the Autumn Budget, the Government announced a £22.6 billion increase in day-to-day health spending and a £3.1 billion increase in the capital budget over this year and next. Phase 2 of the Spending Review will consider overall funding for subsequent ye...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
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Patients: HomelessnessDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10398More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people facing homelessness are discharged safely from hospital.
Answer: The Department is committed to promoting safe and timely discharge for people experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness to appropriate accommodation. Every acute hospital has access to a care transfer hub to manage discharge for people with more complex n...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
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Neurodiversity: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2203More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting times were for (a) ADHD and (b) autism assessments in each year since 2010.
Answer: There is, at present, no single, established dataset that can be used to monitor waiting times for the assessment or treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) nationally. The National Institute for Health and Care Research has commissio...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
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Neurodiversity: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1091More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many families of children (a) have applied, (b) are waiting and (c) have been issued with a neurodevelopmental services assessment in each local authority area in each of the last five years.
Answer: The information is not available in the format requested.
Answered 30 Jul 2024
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Department or topic	Published records
Cabinet Office	1
Department for Business and Trade	5
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	3
Department for Education	11
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	10
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	32
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	1
Department for Transport	11
Department for Work and Pensions	3
Department of Health and Social Care	10
Home Office	21
Ministry of Defence	1
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	8
Ministry of Justice	69
Treasury	3

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