Ben Maguire MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Asthma: PrescriptionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of adding asthma to the list of long-term medical conditions that are 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. The Government has not specifically assessed the impact on patient health ...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Diseases: North CornwallDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the prevalence of respiratory disease and (b) the number of emergency hospital admissions for respiratory conditions in North Cornwall constituency co
Answer: Data is available for emergency finished admission episodes (FAEs) where there was a primary diagnosis of 'respiratory conditions’. The following table shows the number of FAEs where there was a primary diagnosis of 'respiratory conditions’ for North Corn...
Answered 24 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordEndometriosis: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127663More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government is working with regulators and professional bodies to strengthen endometriosis education.
Answer: The Government acknowledges the importance of ensuring healthcare professionals are adequately trained and educated on women’s health conditions, including endometriosis, and we have taken action to address this.The standard of undergraduate medical train...
Answered 24 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordEndometriosis: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department will take to address gaps in endometriosis training in order to reduce delays in diagnosis and improve outcomes.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordEndometriosis: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127391More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that endometriosis is consistently and adequately covered in the education and training of healthcare practitioners.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordKidney DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127390More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle increases in the level of kidney disease.
Answer: NHS England is delivering a comprehensive programme to improve the diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of people with kidney disease. Eight commissioned regional renal clinical networks are implementing the renal service transformation toolkit in collabora...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: NHSDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will list the integrated care boards that returned money for unfulfilled NHS dental care.
Answer: The Government wants to ensure that every penny we allocate for dentistry is spent on dentistry, and that the ringfenced dental budget is spent on the patients who need it most.Changes to the contract already mean that commissioners can more easily redist...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: North CornwallDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2024 to Question 244 on Dental Services: North Cornwall, what discussions he has had with the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly ICB on the proposed innovative access pi
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for assessing the needs of their population and ensuring that the relevant dental services are available. The ICB has confirmed a range of measures to increase appointment availability for local residents, inc...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCleaning Services: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111051More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the resilience of NHS services to disruptions within the commercial laundry sector.
Answer: The NHS England estates, commercial, and emergency preparedness, resilience, and response teams are undertaking an assessment of the provision of laundry services, in-house and out-sourced, in the National Health Service. This includes the NHS requirement...
Answered 20 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSpeech and Language Therapy: North CornwallDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101693More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of the availability of (a) speech and (b) language therapists in North Cornwall constituency.
Answer: Community health services, including speech and language therapy, are locally commissioned to enable systems to best meet the needs of their communities.North Cornwall Speech and Language therapist services are commissioned through the National Health Ser...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS pension forfeiture provisions apply in cases where a former NHS employee has been convicted of serious criminal offences.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has the power to forfeit some or all NHS Pension Scheme benefits where an individual is convicted of certain offences. This includes individuals who have left National Health Service emp...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97965More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance he has issued to ICBs on the level of expenditure per capita for dental services.
Answer: There is no guidance issued to integrated care boards (ICBs) on the level of expenditure per capita for dental services.ICBs are responsible for commissioning primary care dentistry and receive an annual allocation of funding to secure services to meet th...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDentistry: Per Capita CostsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94878More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding per capita her Department provided for NHS dentistry in the 2025-26 financial year.
Answer: NHS England is responsible for determining allocations of financial resources to integrated care boards. The dental ringfenced budget is set net of patient charge revenue. It is the total spend for dental, with less expected revenue from patients, and inc...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDentistry: Per Capita CostsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94877More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding per capita her Department provided for NHS dentistry in the last financial year.
Answer: NHS England is responsible for determining allocations of financial resources to integrated care boards. The dental ringfenced budget is set net of patient charge revenue. It is the total spend for dental, with less expected revenue from patients, and inc...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Parish and Town CouncilsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish guidance for (a) town and (b) parish councils on the steps they can take to encourage NHS dental providers to open new practices in areas with (i) limited and (ii) no access to N
Answer: We are aware of the challenges faced in accessing a dentist particularly in more rural areas such as North Cornwall.The NHS contracts with independent dental providers to deliver NHS dental treatment in primary care settings. Dental practices are business...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Rural AreasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89314More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of communities in rural areas providing (a) subsidised premises and (b) other local incentives to support the establishment of new NHS dental pra
Answer: We are aware of the challenges faced in accessing a dentist particularly in more rural areas such as North Cornwall.The NHS contracts with independent dental providers to deliver NHS dental treatment in primary care settings. Dental practices are business...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: ParkingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of hospital parking costs on (a) recruitment and (b) retention of NHS staff who commute long distances in (a) North Cornwall constitu
Answer: Decisions on the provision of car parking are made locally by National Health Service organisations, including considering how they affect local recruitment and the retention of their staff. These decisions will need to reflect the local geography and env...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: ParkingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84049More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of ensuring that NHS bank staff are offered the same discounted parking arrangements as other hospital employees.
Answer: Decisions on the provision of car parking are made locally by National Health Service organisations, including considering how they affect local recruitment and the retention of their staff. These decisions will need to reflect the local geography and env...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: ParkingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84048More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the costs of hospital parking for NHS bank staff working shifts at NHS Trusts.
Answer: Decisions on the provision of car parking are made locally by National Health Service organisations, including considering how they affect local recruitment and the retention of their staff. These decisions will need to reflect the local geography and env...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPatients: SafetyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his Department guarantee safe services for patients when a Hospital Trust is regularly at OPEL 4.
Answer: The National Health Service’s operational pressures escalation levels (OPEL) framework provides a standardised approach to support an effective, integrated, and coordinated response to acute trust operational pressures. This includes the actions locally, ...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS Trusts: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84041More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department has provided to Hospital Trusts that reach Opel 4.
Answer: The National Health Service’s operational pressures escalation levels (OPEL) framework provides a standardised approach to support an effective, integrated, and coordinated response to acute trust operational pressures. This includes the actions locally, ...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDoctors: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of specialty training posts for UK-trained doctors.
Answer: As set out in the 10-Year Health Plan published in July, over the next three years we will create 1,000 new speciality training posts with a focus on specialities where there is greatest need.The 10-Year Health Plan also set out that we will work across g...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral PractitionersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) doctors completing GP training and (b) available GP posts.
Answer: NHS England produces regular forecasts of the numbers of doctors due to complete General Practitioner (GP) training. Latest data show that for 2025/26, 1,964 doctors completed GP training between 1 April and 21 August 2025 with a further 2,733 doctors for...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73836More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that cancer early diagnosis targets are appropriate for blood cancers.
Answer: The Department remains committed to the early diagnosis of cancer and to improving outcomes for patients. However, we recognise that there is more to be done to ensure that patients with harder to stage cancers, such as blood cancer, receive fast and earl...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Workers: TravelDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73212More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Transport on support for care workers with the costs of travel.
Answer: Most care workers are employed by private sector providers who set their pay and terms and conditions, independent of central Government.The Government recognises the scale of reforms needed to make the adult social care sector attractive, to support sust...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
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