Caroline Johnson MP: written questions
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Medicine: 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
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107110More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the severity modifier on recent NICE recommendations on blood cancer treatments.
Answer: Since the introduction of the severity modifier, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has approved 27 out of 28 blood cancer medicines it evaluated, reflecting an approval rate of 96%. Of these topics, a severity weighting was applied in ...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: AccessDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which 30 stations have been approved for upgrades under the Access for All scheme.
Answer: This government is committed to improving the accessibility of the railway and recognises the social and economic benefits this brings to communities. On 15 January, we were pleased to announce that 8 Access for All projects will be progressing directly t...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105405More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Leader of the House on the timing of the introduction of legislation on the abolition of NHS England.
Answer: We are working with the Leader of the House and business managers on the introduction of the primary legislation required to abolish NHS England. This will ensure an appropriate timetable that enables us to work towards the two-year delivery schedule anno...
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: CompensationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105404More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to inform families of his plans for (a) interim and (b) main payment compensation before the second anniversary of the publication of the Hughes Report.
Answer: The Government is carefully considering the work by the Patient Safety Commissioner and her report, which set out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh.This is a complex issue involving input from different Government departmen...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: DatabasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to mandate the release of data for the data linkage study.
Answer: NHS England is committed to delivering the data linkage study, as part of a wider programme of research that will ensure research is embedded at the heart of the new children and young people’s gender services.The study was planned to take place during th...
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has decided who the members of the maternity and neonatal taskforce will be.
Answer: We are now finalising taskforce membership based on valuable feedback from some families and those who work in the maternity and neonatal sector. The members of the taskforce will be announced in due course.The taskforce will include family representative...
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDentistry: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2026 to Question 78391 on Dentistry: Recruitment, whether he plans to publish in 2026 or 2027.
Answer: Golden Hello data will be published in 2026 and will consist of data showing the regional distribution of the original allocation of posts and the number of posts recruited to at both a national and regional level.
Answered 23 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: Work ExperienceDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the (a) number and (b) variety of available work experience places for under 18s in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: Post-16 providers must record work placement activities as part of planned hours for each student for funding purposes and this data is not publicly available. Small scale sample audit checks are undertaken by the department. Schools and colleges self-rep...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: AccessDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which 50 stations have completed feasibility studies under the Access for All scheme.
Answer: In May 2024, the previous government selected 50 stations for initial feasibility work for potential upgrades as part of the Access for All programme, before delivery funding was secured. We will make an announcement on which stations will progress in due...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAdoption: Personal RecordsDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to make adoption records available to adults who were adopted.
Answer: I refer the hon. member for Sleaford and North Hykeham to the answer of 14 October 2025 to question 77488.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Written QuestionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he intends to answer WPQ 84255 tabled on 22 October 2025.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 12 January 2026 to Question 84255.
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Syncytial Virus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an estimate of the number of hospitals admissions which could be avoided per year among over 80 years olds through use of the RSV vaccine.
Answer: The Government takes advice on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) immunisation programmes from the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). At its main committee meeting of 4 June 2025, the JCVI considered the potential extension...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Office: Written QuestionsNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of (a) named day questions and (b) ordinary written questions were responded to by her Department within the required timescale in (i) May 2025, (ii) June 2025, (iii) July 2025, (iv) Augu
Answer: The information requested is shown below: Ordinary Written PQsNamed Day PQsMay 2025100%100%June 2025100%100%July 2025100%100%August 2025NilNilSeptember 2025100%100%October 2025100%100%November 2025100%100% The House of Commons Procedure Committee monitors...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordWales Office: Written QuestionsWales OfficeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of (a) named day questions and (b) ordinary written questions were responded to by her Department within the required timescale in (i) May 2025, (ii) June 2025, (iii) July 2025, (iv) August 2025, (v
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of the effective and timely handling of written parliamentary questions (PQs). The Wales Office answered 100% of Ordinary Written and Named Day questions within the required timescales between May 2025 and November...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
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