Caroline Johnson MP: written questions
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Tuberculosis: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the (a) vaccination status, (b) ethnicity, (c) travel history, (d) source of infection and (d) eligibility for NHS vaccine before infection diagnosed of chi
Answer: Children are identified as a specific population group requiring actions in the joint UK Health Security Agency and NHS England plan, Tuberculosis (TB): action plan for England, 2021 to 2026, but there are no high-level indicators to report relating to TB...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTuberculosis: Disease ControlDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45749More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of cases of tuberculosis in Non-UK born individuals (a) visiting and (b) migrating to the UK.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and NHS England’s collaborative Tuberculosis (TB): action plan for England, 2021 to 2026 aims to reduce the numbers of cases of TB in non-United Kingdom born individuals migrating to the UK. The plan is available at t...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTuberculosis: Antimicrobial ResistanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of tuberculosis cases show evidence of (a) multi drug resistance and (b) rifampicin resistance.
Answer: Detailed analysis on drug resistance is published in the annual Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Microbiology England reports, with the most recent being from 2023. Rifampicin-resistant (RR) and multidrug resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) is reported in a singl...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTuberculosis: Disease ControlDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to the meet the World Health Organisation's target to end tuberculosis by 2035.
Answer: In September 2023, the United Kingdom reconfirmed its commitment to the fight against tuberculosis (TB), including to World Health Organization’s (WHO) elimination targets, at the United Nations high-level meeting on TB.The UK Health Security Agency (UKHS...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood TestsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45746More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to extend opt out (a) HIV, (b) Hepatitis B and (c) Hepatitis C testing to all patients requiring a blood test in all NHS accident and emergency departments that do not currently o
Answer: Emergency department opt out testing is currently being offered to all extremely high and high HIV prevalence areas in England until 2026/27. A detailed list of specific sites offering opt-out HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C testing is in the attached t...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood TestsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will list the NHS accident and emergency departments currently not offering an opt out of (a) HIV, (b) Hepatitis B and (c) Hepatitis C testing to all patients requiring a blood test.
Answer: Emergency department opt out testing is currently being offered to all extremely high and high HIV prevalence areas in England until 2026/27. A detailed list of specific sites offering opt-out HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C testing is in the attached t...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood TestsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will list the NHS accident and emergency departments currently offering an opt out of (a) HIV, (b) Hepatitis B and (c) Hepatitis C testing to all patients requiring a blood test.
Answer: Emergency department opt out testing is currently being offered to all extremely high and high HIV prevalence areas in England until 2026/27. A detailed list of specific sites offering opt-out HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C testing is in the attached t...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordVetting: FraudHome OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an estimate of the (a) number and (b) proportion of Disclosure and Barring Service certificates provided to employers which are (i) fake and (ii) falsified.
Answer: The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is operationally independent from the Home Office and neither Home Office or DBS holds estimates on either the number or proportion of DBS certificates which are fake or falsified. However, the DBS does publish gui...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcare: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45076More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2025 to Question 41472 on Childcare: Fees and Charges whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the £100k cut off for free childcare provision on (a) overa
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham to the answer of 31 March 2025 to Question 41472.
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPassports: Proof of IdentityHome OfficeTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45075More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether a person's passport can be used to prove their (a) biological sex, (b) genetic sex, (c) sex at birth and (d) sex as legally defined.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer I gave her on 31 March to question 41234.
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Waste: BirminghamDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of uncollected rubbish in Birmingham on (a) public health and (b) levels of Weil’s disease.
Answer: My Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, is closely monitoring the situation in Birmingham.Birmingham City Council is conducting a risk assessment on the potential public health impacts of uncollected waste. The assessment is...
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLeptospirosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of (a) the number of cases of leptospirosis and (b) the epidemiology of those cases.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) undertakes routine surveillance for leptospirosis infections in humans and publishes a quarterly report on the common animal-associated infections, with further information available at the following link:https://www....
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLeptospirosis: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve public awareness of the (a) risk factors (b) transmission and (c) symptoms of leptospirosis.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency publishes standard guidance on the risk factors, transmission, and symptoms of leptospirosis, which is available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/guidance/leptospirosis#full-publication-update-history.National Health ...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordConvictions: ChildrenMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children were convicted of (a) murder and (b) manslaughter by (i) age, (ii) biological sex, (iii) ethnicity, (iv) country of birth, (v) care experience, (vi) history of previous criminal offences, (vii)
Answer: The number of children that were convicted of murder and manslaughter by age, biological sex and ethnicity can be found in the criminal justice statistics: Criminal Justice System statistics quarterly: June 2024 - GOV.UK.The Ministry of Justice does not h...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS England: Redundancy PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of (a) severance payments and (b) redundancy packages for NHS England staff following the abolition of NHS England.
Answer: We recognise that there may be some short-term upfront costs as we undertake the integration of NHS England and the Department, but these costs and more will be recouped in future years because of a smaller and leaner centre. By the end of the process, we...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of restructuring administrative functions following NHS England’s abolition.
Answer: We recognise that there may be some short-term upfront costs as we undertake the integration of NHS England and the Department, but these costs and more will be recouped in future years because of a smaller and leaner centre. By the end of the process, we...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on long term public sector borrowing relating to health administration.
Answer: Ministers and senior Department officials will work with the new transformation team at the top of NHS England, led by Sir Jim Mackey, to lead this transformation. The transition team will work across NHS England and the Department, bringing together the ...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcare: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of the £100k cut off for free childcare provision on (a) overall workforce productivity, (b) willingness of impacted employees to take on additional hours and responsi
Answer: All families are eligible for universal 15 hours of free childcare for three and four year-olds, including those who earn over £100,000.The £100,000 level was chosen to correspond with income tax thresholds and to be easily understandable for parents. Onl...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of schools whose grant offered to cover the rise in employers National Insurance contributions is not enough meet the actual cost incurred.
Answer: The government has agreed that public sector employers will receive support in recognition of the increase in their National Insurance contributions (NICs) from April 2025. The department is providing schools and high needs settings with over £930 million...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of whether the additional funding provided to schools for the increased cost of employer National insurance contributions is adequate to meet those costs.
Answer: The government has agreed that public sector employers will receive support in recognition of the increase in their National Insurance contributions (NICs) from April 2025. The department is providing schools and high needs settings with over £930 million...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDatabases: SexDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what meetings (a) he has and (b) his Ministers have had with (i) the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and (ii) other Ministers in the Department for Health and Social Care
Answer: The Secretary of State and Ministers meet with health Ministers regularly to discuss a range of topics. The Secretary of State and Ministers have not met with health Ministers specifically to discuss the Data (Use and Access) Bill and sex data. Official l...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPassports: Gender RecognitionHome OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41234More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether an individual without a Gender Recognition Certificate can change the sex displayed on their passport to be different from their sex recorded at birth.
Answer: HM Passport’s Office policy can be found at Gender recognition policy - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). The policy was last updated under the previous government in April 2024, and has not been changed since.
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Terminal IllnessesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claiming benefits under special rules with a form SR1 have been claiming for (a) more than 12 months and (b) less than 12 months.
Answer: The Department supports people nearing the end of life through special benefit rules – called the Special Rules for End of Life (SREL). These enable people who are nearing the end of their lives to get faster, easier access to certain benefits, without ne...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Dysphoria: SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30636More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many bilateral mastectomies for gender dysphoria funded by the NHS were performed on patients (a) over 18 years old, (b) under 18 years old and (c) in total in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Department does not hold this data centrally. This information is held at individual National Health Service provider level.NHS Children and Young People’s Gender Services, which delivers care for those who are under 18, do not make referrals for surg...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: CorrespondenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28961More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of items of correspondence from Parliamentarians received by (a) her Department, (b) her and (c) her Ministers in each month since August 2024 have not yet received a substantive resp
Answer: For the months of August and September all correspondence from Parliamentarians have received a substantive response. The table below covers October-January. MonthOutstandingPercentageOctober61.5%November92.5%December5819.5%*January *Many of these cases r...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
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