Caroline Johnson MP: written questions 2025
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Soft Drinks: TaxationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78404More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to HM Treasury's and HMRC's document entitled Strengthening the Soft Drinks Industry Levy - consultation, published on 28 April 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential imp
Answer: No formal assessment has been carried out by the Government to date. While businesses are required to declare the sweeteners that have been used in products in the ingredients panel on food packaging, they are not required to provide information on the am...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: NutrientsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78403More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the food industry on the proposed update of the Nutrient Profiling Model.
Answer: As set out in our 10-Year Health Plan, we will take decisive action on the obesity crisis to ease the strain on our National Health Service and create the healthiest generation of children ever. This includes implementing junk food advertising restriction...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTofersenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78402More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason some people with motor neurone disease are receiving tofersen during its evaluation by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence; and if he will take steps to make it av
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for developing authoritative, evidence-based recommendations for the National Health Service on whether new medicines represent a clinically and cost-effectiv...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Neurone DiseaseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78401More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that all individuals with superoxide dismutase-1 motor neuron disease have access to early access programmes for motor neurone disease.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for developing authoritative, evidence-based recommendations for the National Health Service on whether new medicines represent a clinically and cost-effectiv...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78400More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made with the Secretary of State for Education of the potential merits of using geofence technology to tackle the use of vaping devices by children in schools.
Answer: It is concerning that youth vaping has more than doubled in the last five years and that one in four children aged between 11 and 15 years old tried vaping in 2023. That is why we are committed to bringing about definitive and positive change to stop futu...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic CigarettesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78399More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using technology within vapes to verify the age of vape users.
Answer: It is concerning that youth vaping has more than doubled in the last five years and that one in four children aged between 11 and 15 years old tried vaping in 2023. That is why we are committed to bringing about definitive and positive change to stop futu...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHuntington's Disease: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78398More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what action he is taking to ensure people with Huntington's disease have a single point of contact to coordinate their care.
Answer: The revised NHS England Specialised Neurology Services (adults) Specification 2025 outlines a comprehensive model of care, detailing the requirements for specialised neurology services but also outlining the expectations of a system wide approach. It arti...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHuntington's Disease: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78397More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure people with Huntington's disease have equitable access to mental health services.
Answer: Access to mental health services is based on clinical need, including for people with Huntington’s disease.We know that too many people are not receiving the mental health care they need and waiting times to access mental health services are too long. We ...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78394More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the proportion of urgent dental care appointments purchased by ICBs that were attended by a patient.
Answer: We have asked integrated care boards (ICBs) to commission extra urgent dental appointments to make sure that patients with urgent dental needs can get the treatment they need. ICBs have been making extra appointments available from April 2025.Appointments...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Health: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78393More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) schools, (b) nurseries and (c) early years settings have signed up to the Big Brush Club supervised toothbrushing scheme.
Answer: The Big Brush Club is commissioned across seven integrated care boards (ICBs) in the National Health Service South West region in England to deliver supervised toothbrushing at schools and nurseries. The total number of schools participating is 738. The n...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Health: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Big Brush Club on rates of dental decay among children who participated in that scheme.
Answer: No assessment has been made of this locally commissioned scheme. However, supervised toothbrushing is evidence based and cost effective, with a five-year return on investment of £3.06 for every £1 spent. Further information is available at the following l...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDentistry: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78391More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many posts have been (a) allocated and (b) filled in the dental recruitment incentive scheme, broken down by (i) region, (ii) integrated care board and (iii) in total.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) have started to recruit dentists through the Golden Hello scheme. This recruitment incentive will see dentists receiving payments of £20,000 to work in those areas that need them most for three years.Golden Hello data will be...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78390More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press notice entitled Dental patients to benefit from 700,000 extra urgent appointments, published on 21 February 2025, how many of the extra 700,000 urgent dental care appoin
Answer: We have asked integrated care boards (ICBs) to commission extra urgent dental appointments to make sure that patients with urgent dental needs can get the treatment they require. ICBs have been making extra appointments available from April 2025.Appointme...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78389More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press notice entitled Dental patients to benefit from 700,000 extra urgent appointments, published on 21 February 2025, how many urgent appointments each ICB has been asked to
Answer: We have asked integrated care boards (ICBs) to commission extra urgent dental appointments to make sure that patients with urgent dental needs can get the treatment they need. ICBs have been making extra appointments available from April 2025.Appointments...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPregnancy: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78395More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care of 27 March 2025, Official Report, column 447WH, if he will make an assessment of th
Answer: The Department will give careful consideration to the findings of Dr Bromley’s study, once the research has been finalised and published. The Department recognises the importance of robust, evidence-based research in shaping policy and improving outcomes ...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordStrategic Defence ReviewMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78396More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2025 to Question 58044 on Strategic Defence Review and with reference to the freedom of information request FOI2025/17106, which trade unions were offered access to the Strategic
Answer: As stated in the response to FOI2025/17106 in the FOI response that the hon. Member has already received, engagement with key stakeholders ahead of any major publications, such as the Strategic Defence Review, is entirely appropriate given the impact such...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the quality of (a) maternity and (b) neonatal services in each of the 14 NHS Trusts chosen for the maternity and neonatal investigation.
Answer: The Department has not selected which trusts to include in the independent maternity and neonatal investigation.The 14 NHS trusts were selected by the independent investigation based on a variety of factors, including results from the Care Quality Commiss...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: Public InquiriesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77116More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press notice entitled 14 NHS trusts the focus of national maternity investigation, published on 15 September 2025, which NHS Trusts selected for the maternity investigation we
Answer: The Department has not selected which trusts to include in the independent maternity and neonatal investigation.The 14 NHS trusts were selected by the independent investigation based on a variety of factors, including results from the Care Quality Commiss...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: Public InquiriesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77115More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press notice entitled 14 NHS trusts the focus of national maternity investigation, published on 15 September 2025, what criteria his Department used to decide which NHS Trusts
Answer: The Department has not selected which trusts to include in the independent maternity and neonatal investigation.The 14 NHS trusts were selected by the independent investigation based on a variety of factors, including results from the Care Quality Commiss...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSodium Valproate: PrescriptionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) women of child bearing age, (b) girls, (c) boys and (d) men are receiving prescriptions for sodium valproate as of 11 September 2025.
Answer: Prescription data is collected by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA).The NHSBSA bases prescription data on processed prescription data for each three-month period. This is a commonly used method for presenting prescription data for prescriptions...
Answered 8 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: CompensationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he plans to make interim payments to people affected by sodium valproate as recommended in the Hughes report on Options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh, published on 7
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, including around interim payments. This is a complex issue involving input...
Answered 8 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: CompensationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the recommendations of the Hughes report on Options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh, published on 7 February 2024.
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 departme...
Answered 8 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the closure of NHS England on levels of NHS service provision, in the context of (a) the closure of the NHS and Care Volunteer Responders prog
Answer: Volunteers play an important role supporting and complementing National Health Service services, staff, and patients but they do not replace staff or services. Following the closure of the NHS Volunteer Responders programme, all volunteers have been signp...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Freedom of InformationMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library his Department's response to the freedom of information request, reference FOI2025/17106.
Answer: I can confirm I am content to place a copy of my response in the library of the House.
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75675More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2025 to Question 66246 on General Practitioners: Recruitment, what the minimum length would be of that significant period.
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan set out that we will work across Government to prioritise United Kingdom medical graduates for foundation training, and to prioritise UK medical graduates and other doctors who have worked in the National Health Service for a signi...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
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