Caroline Johnson MP: written questions
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Doctors: 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
Original Parliament recordMedicine: GraduatesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of UK primary medical degree graduates were (a) British and (b) non-British by country in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care does not hold information on the nationality of United Kingdom primary medical degree student graduates. The Office for Students publishes statistics on the fee statuses of annual intakes to medical courses across ...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMedicine: GraduatesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what number of UK citizens have obtained a primary medical degree outside the UK by country in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Department does not hold the data requested. Data is available that shows the scale of doctors employed in National Health Service trusts in England who qualified outside the United Kingdom and who declare a UK nationality. The data is not available b...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMedicine: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many additional medical places are funded in start in 2026 compared with 2025.
Answer: In England, the Office for Students (OfS) sets the maximum fundable limit for medical school places on an annual basis. For the 2025/26 academic year, the OfS has published the maximum fundable limit at 8,126 for medical school places, with further inform...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDangerous Driving: Driving LicencesDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107436More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) number and (b) proportion of people who obtained a driving licence in the last 10 years after a previous conviction for death by careless driving committed a further motoring offence.
Answer: The information requested is not held. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is not informed when an individual is released from prison, and endorsements ordered upon conviction by the courts for the offences of causing death by careless driving or caus...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDangerous Driving: Driving LicencesDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) number and (b) proportion of people who obtained a driving licence in the last 10 years after a previous conviction for death by dangerous driving committed a further motoring offence.
Answer: The information requested is not held. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is not informed when an individual is released from prison, and endorsements ordered upon conviction by the courts for the offences of causing death by careless driving or caus...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDangerous Driving: Driving LicencesDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) proportion and (b) number of people imprisoned for death by careless driving obtain a driving licence within five years after release.
Answer: The information requested is not held. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is not informed when an individual is released from prison, and endorsements ordered upon conviction by the courts for the offences of causing death by careless driving or caus...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDangerous Driving: Driving LicencesDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) proportion and (b) number of people imprisoned for death by dangerous driving obtain a driving licence within five years after release.
Answer: The information requested is not held. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is not informed when an individual is released from prison, and endorsements ordered upon conviction by the courts for the offences of causing death by careless driving or caus...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordIndividual Savings AccountsTreasuryTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107114More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of recent and proposed changes to ISAs on the complexity of the savings landscape and household saving behaviour.
Answer: This is about making people’s savings work harder for them and for the economy. The UK has the lowest level of retail investment in the G7, with fewer than 1 in 10 people owning shares compared to 1 in 5 back in 1990. In Sweden, that figure rises to 2 in ...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTeachers: LincolnshireDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107113More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of cuts to teacher training bursaries in 26/27 on teacher recruitment in Lincolnshire.
Answer: The government committed, in our Plan for Change, to recruiting an additional 6,500 new expert teachers across secondary and special schools, and in colleges, over the course of this parliament.We are making progress. The latest workforce data reported ov...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGyms and Leisure Centres: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107112More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to business rates on the sustainability of commercial fitness gyms and community leisure centres serving rural communities.
Answer: The amount of business rates paid on each property is based on the rateable value of the property, assessed by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), and the multiplier values, which are set by the Government. Rateable values are re-assessed every three years...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: ImmunotherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107111More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure access to CAR-T therapy for mantle cell lymphoma patients who previously have been ineligible under the cancer drugs fund following NICE's most recent decision.
Answer: Decisions on whether new medicines should be routinely funded by the National Health Service in England are made by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on the basis of an evaluation of their costs and benefits. NICE is currently r...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
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