Caroline Johnson MP: written questions
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Resident Doctors: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54318More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what date he received the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration report on resident doctors pay.
Answer: The Department received the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration’s report on 29 April 2025. The report contains findings and recommendations from the independent pay review body on resident doctor’s pay for 2025/26.
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMedicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency: CostsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the impact assessment for the Medical Devices and Blood Safety and Quality (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2025, published on 25 February 2025, whether the calculations used to estim
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is subject to the increase in employer National Insurance contributions announced in the 2024 Autumn Budget. For their current fees uplift, the MHRA modelled their future costs, using historic...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Public BodiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are employed by (a) NHS England, (b) Health Education England, (c) NHS Digital, (d) NHS Improvement, (e) Health Research Authority, (f) Human Tissue Authority, (g) Human Fertilisati
Answer: Several of the bodies mentioned in the question no longer exist. Health Education England, NHS Digital, and NHS Improvement have all been merged into NHS England in recent years. With regards the remaining bodies, the latest published figures on headcount...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Public BodiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the decrease in the Lower Earnings Limit for National Insurance contributions announced in the Autumn 2024 Budget applies to (a) NHS England, (b) Health Education England, (c) NHS Digital,
Answer: The increase in employer National Insurance contributions (ENICs) and decrease in the lower earnings limit applies to all the employers listed. The Government will publish the ENICs allocations to reimburse public sector employers alongside departmental b...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Public BodiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the increase in employer National Insurance contributions announced in the Autumn 2024 Budget applies to (a) NHS England, (b) Health Education England, (c) NHS Digital, (d) NHS Improvement,
Answer: The increase in employer National Insurance contributions (ENICs) and decrease in the lower earnings limit applies to all the employers listed. The Government will publish the ENICs allocations to reimburse public sector employers alongside departmental b...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS and Social Services: Voluntary WorkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of average cost per activity under the NHS and Care Volunteer Responders service, in the context of value-for-money references during the Urgent Question on the NHS Volunt
Answer: The National NHS and Care Volunteer Responders programme was first established as part of the COVID-19 response and then adapted to respond to other organisational pressures. However, a model that worked well in a national crisis is no longer the most cos...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS and Social Services: Voluntary WorkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has produced an impact assessment on the closure of the NHS and Care Volunteer Responders service.
Answer: Since relaunching the programme in September 2022, the NHS and Care Volunteer Responders (NHSVCR) programme has 48,078 registered volunteers who have completed their identification check, in order to be able to carry out tasks.The NHS Volunteer recruitmen...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS and Social Services: Voluntary WorkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse was of the NHS and Care Volunteer Responders service in each (a) month, (b) quarter and (c) year since January 2023.
Answer: The National NHS and Care Volunteer Responders programme was first established as part of the COVID-19 response and then adapted to respond to other organisational pressures. However, a model that worked well in a national crisis is no longer the most cos...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS and Social Services: Voluntary WorkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to ensure that patients receive adequate support following the closure of the NHS and Care Volunteer Responders service.
Answer: Since relaunching the programme in September 2022, the NHS and Care Volunteer Responders (NHSVCR) programme has 48,078 registered volunteers who have completed their identification check, in order to be able to carry out tasks.The NHS Volunteer recruitmen...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS and Social Services: Voluntary WorkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Urgent Question on the NHS Volunteer and Care service on 19 May 2025, when he plans to launch the new volunteer portal.
Answer: Since relaunching the programme in September 2022, the NHS and Care Volunteer Responders (NHSVCR) programme has 48,078 registered volunteers who have completed their identification check, in order to be able to carry out tasks.The NHS Volunteer recruitmen...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS and Social Services: Voluntary WorkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many volunteers are registered with NHS and Care Volunteer Responders service.
Answer: Since relaunching the programme in September 2022, the NHS and Care Volunteer Responders (NHSVCR) programme has 48,078 registered volunteers who have completed their identification check, in order to be able to carry out tasks.The NHS Volunteer recruitmen...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS and Social Services: Voluntary WorkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) tasks and (b) shifts booked from 1 June 2025 onwards with the NHS and Care Volunteer Responders service have been cancelled.
Answer: The Royal Voluntary Service provides reports on activity to NHS England. These reports do not separate out tasks and shifts. The following table provides a breakdown of activities, which could be tasks or shifts, in each month from May 2023 to February 20...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS and Social Services: Voluntary WorkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53122More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) tasks and (b) shifts were provided by the NHS and Care Volunteer Responders service in each quarter since May 2023.
Answer: The Royal Voluntary Service provides reports on activity to NHS England. These reports do not separate out tasks and shifts. The following table provides a breakdown of activities, which could be tasks or shifts, in each month from May 2023 to February 20...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS and Social Services: Voluntary WorkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53121More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) tasks and (b) shifts were provided by the NHS and Care Volunteer Responders service in each month since May 2023.
Answer: The Royal Voluntary Service provides reports on activity to NHS England. These reports do not separate out tasks and shifts. The following table provides a breakdown of activities, which could be tasks or shifts, in each month from May 2023 to February 20...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS and Social Services: Voluntary WorkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53120More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients received support from the NHS and Care Volunteer Responders service in each quarter since January 2023.
Answer: NHS England does not hold this information. Over its lifetime, the NHS and Care Volunteer Responders programme has supported over 219,000 people.
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS and Social Services: Voluntary WorkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients received support from the NHS and Care Volunteer Responders service in each month since May 2023.
Answer: NHS England does not hold this information. Over its lifetime, the NHS and Care Volunteer Responders programme has supported over 219,000 people.
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: ReviewsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) internal policy reviews, (b) independent reviews, (c) external reviews, (d) taskforces, (e) public consultations, (f) investigations and (g) other reviews his Department launched betwe
Answer: Following the election, the Government outlined its ambitions through the Plan for Change, which sets out an ambitious set of milestones, across the missions, for this Parliament.As the House of Commons would expect, the Government continually reviews its...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPassports: SexHome OfficeTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2025 to Question 45772 on Passports: Sex, whether the sex marker confirms the (a) biological and (b) legal sex of the passport holder.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer I gave her on 31 March to question 41234.
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLand UseDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51905More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the number of hectares of (a) agricultural land, (b) Grade 1 agricultural land, (c) Grade 2 agricultural land, (d) Grade 3a agricultural land, (e) Grade
Answer: An estimate will be made when an updated Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) map is published later this year. Land classification is a devolved matter, and each nation within the UK takes a different approach. In England and Wales, the ALC system is u...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: Gender RecognitionMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have a gender recognition certificate.
Answer: The number of prisoners known to have a Gender Recognition Certificate is published in the annual HM Prison & Probation Service Offender Equalities Report.In 2023/24, there were 10 prisoners known to have a Gender Recognition Certificate. The full rep...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHospital Wards: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 May 2025 to Question 45763 on Women, when he expects his review of delivering same-sex accommodation guidance to be completed.
Answer: The National Health Service is reviewing its Delivering same-sex accommodation guidance, and will ensure that it reflects the Supreme Court’s ruling and is aligned with the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s statutory guidance, when this becomes avail...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWomenHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 2 May 2025 to Question 45761 on Women, when the updated Statutory Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations will be published.
Answer: Timeframes for publication of the updated Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations is a matter for the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). Ministers will consider the EHRC’s updated draft once it has been submitted. Furthe...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Waste: BirminghamDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48160More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2025 to Question 44517 on Domestic Waste: Birmingham, when he expects the risk assessment on the potential public health impacts of uncollected waste in Birmingha
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton on 25 April 2025 to Question 45661.
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Waste: BirminghamDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48159More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent meetings (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with relevant stakeholders to discuss the potential risks to public health posed by uncollected rubbish in Birmingham.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and ministers from the Department have had no recent meetings on the potential risks to public health posed by uncollected rubbish in Birmingham.The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is ...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSalmonella: BirminghamDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48158More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cases of salmonella infections have been reported in Birmingham in each of the last six months.
Answer: The information is not held in the format requested. Weekly reports with figures for food poisoning by region are available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/notifiable-diseases-weekly-reports-for-2025.
Answered 30 Apr 2025
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