Caroline Johnson MP: written questions 2026
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Meningitis: SmokingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) smoking and (b) passive smoking on the risk of invasive meningococcal disease.
Answer: There is established evidence that exposure to tobacco smoke increases the risk of meningococcal disease. Tobacco smoking increases the risk of meningococcal carriage and meningococcal disease by damaging the nasopharyngeal mucosa and suppressing immune r...
Answered 14 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPrescriptionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many overseas prescriptions are dispensed in a) the UK and b) England i) in total, ii) by medicines dispensed and iii) by origin country.
Answer: The United Kingdom only recognises overseas prescriptions from European Economic Area (EEA) countries and Switzerland. Most medicines, with the exception of schedule 1 to 3 controlled drugs and specials, prescribed in these countries can be dispensed by U...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordReview of the NHS Adult Gender Dysphoria Clinics in EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the current Chair of the adult clinical reference group for adult gender dysphoria services refused to comply with requests for data for the date linkage study which was recommended by the
Answer: It is well documented that a number of adult gender clinics were unwilling to collaborate with data sharing requests made of them previously, in respect of the data linkage study, and that this meant that the data linkage study was unable to proceed at th...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAbortion: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many deaths there have been of (a) women, (b) babies and (c) stillbirths where the termination of pregnancy through pills-by-post has been considered a contributory factor.
Answer: The information requested is not routinely collected centrally.The Department collects information on abortions in England and Wales via the HSA4 abortion notification form. The HSA4 form includes a section for recording the death of a woman within 14 day...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAbortion: ProsecutionsAttorney GeneralTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117020More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, how many prosecutions there have been for offences relating to the termination of pregnancy through the the pills-by-post scheme.
Answer: The At-Home Early Medical Abortion or EMA (known as the “pills by post” scheme), was implemented to allow eligible individuals to receive medication to terminate a pregnancy of less than 10 weeks via post after a telephone or video consultation. Introduce...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAbortion: DrugsHome OfficeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117019More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many charges there have been for offences relating to the termination of pregnancy through the the pills-by-post scheme.
Answer: The Home Office does collect and publish official statistics on the number of charges for the offences of ‘Procuring illegal abortion’ offences and ‘intentional destruction of a viable unborn child’ recorded by the police in England and Wales.However, it ...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAbortion: ConvictionsMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117018More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there have been for offences relating to the termination of pregnancy through the the pills-by-post scheme.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the number of convictions across England and Wales for a wide range of offences in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: Criminal justic...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Gender RecognitionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the written statement on 26 February 2026 titled Data Linkage Study, what the small but important improvements in study design are to which he refers in his statement.
Answer: Small but important proposed improvements include refining the data sharing requirement of adult gender clinics, so that data is only requested that directly relates to the study cohort. Careful consideration has also been given to how best to run the stu...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Gender RecognitionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the written statement on 26 February 2026 titled Data Linkage Study, whether he plans to complete the data linkage study before the Pathways puberty blockers trial commences.
Answer: The data linkage study is an important commitment within a wider national gender research programme, which is being jointly delivered by NHS England and the National Institute for Health and Care Research.The data linkage study is observational in nature,...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Gender RecognitionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the written statement on 26 February 2026 titled Data Linkage Study, whether he expects the data linkage study to be completed before the abolition of NHS England.
Answer: The Department currently expects the data linkage study analysis to have been completed, or be close to completion, by April 2027, dependent on the timing of research approvals being secured. However, should any remaining actions be required to complete, ...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Gender RecognitionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the written statement on 26 February 2026 titled Data Linkage Study, what is his expected timeframe for research and ethics approval.
Answer: Important final steps are currently being taken to enable the data linkage study to begin, including the laying of an updated statutory instrument, or Order, to provide appropriate legal protections for those individuals and organisations who will be shar...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDoctors: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what date he plans to bring into force the provisions of the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill.
Answer: The Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act 2026 received Royal Assent on 5 March 2026. The Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act 2026 (Commencement) Regulations 2026 were made on 5 March 2026, which brought into force all provisions of the Act on 6 March 2...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordClinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115873More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Statement of 23 February 2026 on Clinical trials, HCWS1347, in which the letter from MHRA refers to correspondence from 7 November 2025, if he will publish that corres
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is not releasing the 7 November letter at this point as the decision is the subject of litigation, and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency does not comment on ongoing litigation p...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to conduct a full Equality Impact Assessment as part of the decision making process on prostate cancer screening recommendations.
Answer: Yes, a full equality impact assessment will be undertaken as part of the decision-making process on prostate cancer screening recommendations.On 28 November, the UK National Screening Committee opened a 12-week public consultation on a draft recommendatio...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115584More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has reviewed the findings of the independent analysis commissioned by Prostate Cancer Research on the economic model used by the UK National Screening Committee.
Answer: The independent analysis commissioned by Prostate Cancer Research was submitted to the UK National Screening Committee’s public consultation on its draft recommendation on screening for prostate cancer. This consultation has now closed, and the committee ...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: DatabasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) he, (b) Ministers and (c) officials had discussions with (i) NHS England, (ii) University of York and (iii) other researchers on the Data Linkage study in (A) November 2025, (B) Decembe
Answer: The data linkage study remains an important commitment and forms part of a wider national research programme underpinning the design and delivery of the new model of National Health Service care in place in England for children and young people with gende...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPuberty Suppressing Hormones: Clinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether any children were recruited for any arm of the Pathways clinical trials prior to it being paused.
Answer: As announced on 20 February 2026, the PATHWAYS clinical trial has been paused, following new queries raised by the medicines regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. No participants have been recruited to the trial and while it ...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPuberty Suppressing Hormones: Clinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether all arms of the Pathways clinical trials have been paused.
Answer: The PATHWAYS TRIAL focuses on the effects of puberty suppressing hormones on young people’s physical, social, and emotional well-being specifically when offered alongside the new model of National Health Service gender care based on comprehensive assessme...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPuberty Suppressing Hormones: Clinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Statement of 23 February 2026 on Clinical trials, whether (a) he, (b) Ministers and (c) officials had discussions with MHRA on the Pathways clinical trial prior to Feb
Answer: Given that there are live legal proceedings, we are unable to comment on the details of the PATHWAYS trial.
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPuberty Suppressing Hormones: Clinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Statement of 23 February 2026 on Clinical Trials, what information his Department holds on when the letter from MHRA to King's College London was (a) sent and (b) rece
Answer: Given that there are live legal proceedings, we are unable to comment on the details of the PATHWAYS trial.
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTeachers: TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113162More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of school initial teacher training providers sending trainee teachers to conferences and work shops promoting the concept of white privilege on schools' abil
Answer: All Initial Teacher Training (ITT) courses leading to QTS must incorporate the Initial Teacher Training Early Career Framework (ITTECF) in full. The ITTECF is based on the best available evidence of what makes high-quality teaching and sets out the critic...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Bodies: RecruitmentDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what monitoring her Department undertakes of recruitment and selection practices by organisations in receipt of public funds.
Answer: The department does not monitor the recruitment and selection approaches in place across other employers except in some specific situations, for example on the approach to the remuneration of some senior academy trust executive leaders.All individuals wor...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSurgical Mesh Implants and Sodium Valproate: CompensationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112853More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many full time equivalent civil servants are working on his Department's response to the Hughes Report: Options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh, published on 7 Februar
Answer: Civil servants often contribute to a range of policy areas within the Department, therefore it is not possible to provide specific staff numbers for those that are exclusively working on the Department’s response to the Hughes Report.
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDoctors: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many staff responsible for UK Foundation programme allocation process are (a) NHS employees, (b) civil servants and (c) people involved in direct clinical care.
Answer: The UK Foundation Programme Office (UKFPO) facilitates the operation and continuing development of the Foundation Programme. It is jointly funded and governed by NHS England and the four United Kingdom health departments.All of the UKFPO’s administrative ...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMedicine: GraduatesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of (a) home students and (b) non-home students who graduated from the UK with a primary medical degree from 2010 to 2020 remain working in the NHS.
Answer: The Department does not hold the data requested. The Department does though hold data from internal analysis that may give wider context to the question tabled and this is included below.This analysis shows that of United Kingdom medical school students g...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
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