Callum Anderson MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Cervical Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62796More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has set specific targets for the number of (a) self-sampling cervical screening tests distributed and (b) samples received from self-sampling cervical screening tests among d
Answer: Target setting is currently under consideration by NHS England.
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCervical Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62795More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of self-sampling on levels of uptake for cervical screening among (a) socioeconomic and (b) ethnic groups.
Answer: The Department undertook an Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) into the introduction of human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling in under-screened populations, which will be published shortly. The findings of this EQIA, which considered national and intern...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCervical Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's timetable is for the national rollout of self-sampling kits to people who have previously been less likely to have had cervical screening under the NHS Cervical Screening Prog
Answer: NHS England will roll out human papillomavirus self-sampling from early 2026.
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCervical Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62793More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England on the steps it plans to take to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of self-sampling for cervical screening compared with clinician-taken samples.
Answer: The Department is guided on screening policy by the UK National Screening Committee. The committee is working with National Institute for Health and Care Research and NHS England to develop an In Service Evaluation that will evaluate the clinical effectiv...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCervical Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62792More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people from groups that have previously been less likely to have had cervical screening who will be offered self-sampling kits under the NHS C
Answer: This information is not held at the requested geographical level.
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Maternity and Neonatal TaskforceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what governance arrangements will oversee the (a) reporting lines and (b) accountability mechanisms of the National Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce.
Answer: The Government is establishing a National Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce, chaired by my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, and made up of a panel of experts as well as family, charity, and staff representatives. Bringing ...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: AdvertisingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55757More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to (a) monitor and (b) evaluate the potential impact of advertising restrictions on rates of childhood obesity following their implementation.
Answer: The Government is taking bold action to tackle the childhood obesity crisis and create the healthiest generation of children ever. We are progressing with the implementation of the advertising restrictions for less healthy food or drink products on televi...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Milton KeynesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55715More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the provision of elective care in Milton Keynes.
Answer: As of March 2025, performance against the 18-week standard stood at 59.8% nationally. For Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, it stood at 47.79%.The Government has committed to achieving the NHS Constitutional standard that 92% of pati...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordContraceptives: PharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many community pharmacies provide Pharmacy Contraception Services as of May 2025 in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.
Answer: The most recent available data from January 2025 showed that there were 15 community pharmacies providing services in Buckingham and Bletchley. The contraception service is an additional service that contractors can choose to provide. The latest full set ...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS Low Income Scheme: BuckinghamshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in (a) Milton Keynes and (b) Buckinghamshire are eligible for free NHS prescriptions under the low-income scheme.
Answer: The information requested is not held. Eligibility for the NHS Low Income Scheme and the amount of help an individual can get depends on their weekly income and necessary outgoings, plus any savings or investments they have at the time of application. Giv...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrescriptions: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of prescription items dispensed in (a) Milton Keynes and (b) Buckinghamshire were exempt from charges for each of the last three years.
Answer: The information requested has been provided by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA). It has not been possible to collate data for the Milton Keynes and Buckinghamshire area alone as this would require the NHSBSA to hold postcodes for all addresses...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: Buckingham and BletchleyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49834More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average funding is allocated per pharmacy in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency under the 2025–26 contractual framework.
Answer: In 2025/26, funding for the core community pharmacy contractual framework will be increased to £3.073 billion. This represents the largest uplift in funding of any part of the National Health Service, at over 19% across 2024/25 and 2025/26. There is also ...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: BuckinghamshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GPs in (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes have been recruited through the increase to the Additional Roles Reimbursement Sc
Answer: As of 31 March 2025, the number of general practitioners (GPs) who had been recruited through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) was 26 in the NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (ICB), and 58 in the NHS Buckingha...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Buckingham and BletchleyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GP practices in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency have received funding for estate upgrades.
Answer: The Buckingham and Bletchley constituency falls into the areas of two integrated care boards (ICBs). No practices in the NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) ICB, part of the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency, will be receiving money from ...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Buckingham and BletchleyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the GP-to-patient ratio is in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.
Answer: As of 31 March 2025, the median number of full time equivalent doctors in general practice per 10,000 registered patients in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency was 4.5.
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: BuckinghamshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many recently qualified GPs have been recruited in (A) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme since April 2024.
Answer: As of 31 March 2025, the number of general practitioners (GPs) who had been recruited through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) was 26 in the NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (ICB), and 58 in the NHS Buckingha...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordStrokes: Bedfordshire and Thames ValleyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42098More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to allocate capital funding to improve stroke care infrastructure within the (a) Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and West Berkshire Integrated Care Board and (b) Bedfordsh
Answer: The Government is committed to shifting the focus of the National Health Service out of hospitals and into the community through our 10-Year Health Plan, and recognises that delivering high-quality NHS healthcare services requires the right infrastructure...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordStrokes: Bedfordshire and Thames ValleyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42097More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of stroke care provision within the (a) Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and West Berkshire Integrated Care Board and (b) Bedfordshire, Lu
Answer: The Integrated Stroke Delivery Network (ISDN) in Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West aims to improve stroke care through collaborative service improvement across the stroke pathway, addressing the approximately 2,200 annual stroke admissions ...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help meet the mental health needs of children from underserved communities in (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes.
Answer: We know that waits for children and young people's mental health services are far too long and that some disadvantaged groups are less likely to access support. That is why the National Health Service’s planning guidance for 2025/26 makes it clear that on...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMilton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: Healthcare AssistantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11431More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to address the shortage of healthcare assistants at Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Answer: We are committed to building a health service fit for the future, with the workforce it needs to get patients seen on time and cared for by the right professional when and where they need it, but bringing in the necessary staff will take time.Decisions ab...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: BuckinghamshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11430More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve mental health service provision for young people in Buckinghamshire.
Answer: It is unacceptable that too many children and young people, including in Buckinghamshire, are not receiving the mental health care they need, and we know that waits for mental health services are far too long.The Department is working across Government to...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHospitals: BuckinghamshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of patients at (a) Milton Keynes University Hospital and (b) Stoke Mandeville Hospital are discharged to social care.
Answer: The data below shows the proportion of patients who were discharged via pathways 1, 2, and 3. These pathways include both National Health Service and local authority funded services, with each pathway being defined as follows:pathway 1 involves discharge ...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMilton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11427More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting lists for diagnostic services at Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Answer: Cutting waiting lists, including for diagnostic tests, is a key priority for the Government. We will provide the number of computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and other tests that are needed to increase capacity and reduce elective...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: BuckinghamshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS dentists are available to residents in (a) north Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes.
Answer: The responsibility for commissioning primary care services, including National Health Service dentistry, to meet the needs of the local population has been delegated to integrated care boards (ICBs) across England. For North Buckinghamshire and Milton Key...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Milton KeynesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of patients referred to mental health services in Milton Keynes are seen within the target waiting time.
Answer: The following table shows information on the agreed mental health waiting time standards relating to the NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board, broken down by the services provided, and compared to their actual performance: Servi...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
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