Caroline Johnson MP: written questions
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Department of Health and Social Care: Written QuestionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to Question 84680 from the hon. Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers I gave on:13 November 2025 to Question 84256;13 November 2025 to Question 85257;13 November 2025 to Question 84680;12 November 2025 to Question 84681;19 November 2025 to Question 85849; and19 November 2025 to Questio...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Written QuestionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89543More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to Question 84679 from the hon. Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers I gave on:19 November 2025 to Question 85259;13 November 2025 to Question 85256;13 November 2025 to Question 84679;19 November 2025 to Question 85844;12 November 2025 to Question 85845;12 November 2025 to Question 85...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Written QuestionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89542More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to Question 84380 from the hon. Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 8 January 2026 to Question 84380.
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Written QuestionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89541More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the Question 84256 from the hon. Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers I gave on:13 November 2025 to Question 84256;13 November 2025 to Question 85257;13 November 2025 to Question 84680;12 November 2025 to Question 84681;19 November 2025 to Question 85849; and19 November 2025 to Questio...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Written QuestionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89540More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the Question 84255 from the hon. Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 12 January 2026 to Question 84255.
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy Drinks: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of high caffeine drinks on (a) 14-16 year olds, (b) 16-18 year olds and (c) 18-24 year olds.
Answer: On 3 September 2025, the Department published a consultation on banning the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to children under 16 years old in England, an important step towards fulfilling a Plan for Change commitment.In the consultation and accompanyi...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordObesity: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle obesity in children.
Answer: It is shocking that the latest data from the National Child Measurement Programme showed the highest prevalence of obesity seen in reception age children in England since the programme began, excluding the 2020/21 pandemic peak.We recognise that preventio...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to help increase the number of blood donors.
Answer: NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for blood services in England. Recently, NHSBT has led a number of initiatives to increase blood donations and in turn improve blood stocks, specifically:to increase collection capacity and resilience, NHSBT...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria his Department uses to measure the success of (a) vaccination and (b) immunisation programmes; and what assessment he has made of the (i) maternity, (ii) neonatal and (iii) adult rsv
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) published quality criteria for an effective immunisation programme in June 2025 which includes accessibility of clinics, communication, training, and storage. A copy of the quality criteria is attached. These criteria...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDoctors: Overseas WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that Doctors who have had their license to practice removed overseas are unable to practice in the UK.
Answer: The General Medical Council (GMC) is the independent regulator of all medical doctors, physician assistants, and physician assistants in anaesthesia, still legally known as anaesthesia associates and physician associates, practising in the United Kingdom....
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHospital Wards: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of Hospital Trust permit men to be cared for on women-only wards.
Answer: It is longstanding National Health Service policy that men should not be cared for on women-only wards.NHS organisations submit data on the number of occurrences of unjustified mixing in relation to sleeping accommodation. This data is published monthly a...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordExercise: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help increase the level of exercise undertaken by children.
Answer: The Government recognises the physical and mental health benefits that an active lifestyle can bring for children and young people.The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the Department for Education co-fund the Primary School PE and Sport Pre...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRare DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the rare disease framework.
Answer: The UK Rare Diseases Framework was published following the National Conversation on Rare Diseases, which received nearly 6,300 responses. This helped identify the four priorities of the framework in tackling rare diseases: helping patients get a final dia...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care and NHS England: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89531More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the (a) head count and (b) number of full time equivalent employees was in (i) NHS England and (ii) his Department in each month since February 2025.
Answer: This data is published monthly and is available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dhsc-workforce-management-information#2025
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Maternity and Neonatal TaskforceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who the members are of the national maternity and neonatal taskforce.
Answer: The National Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce will be made of up a breadth of independent clinical and international expertise including those who can speak to the inequalities within maternal health, as well as family and staff representatives, charities...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Maternity and Neonatal TaskforceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many times the national maternity and neonatal taskforce has met.
Answer: The National Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce will be chaired by my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, and will take forward the recommendations of the independent National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation, forming the...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Foreign NationalsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the NHS has recovered from patients who were not entitled to free NHS in each of the last three years.
Answer: For this answer, we have taken ‘patients who were not entitled’ to mean chargeable overseas visitors.The Department publishes data on the income identified from chargeable overseas visitors in England as part of the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: Foreign NationalsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86272More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of people receiving NHS HIV care in England were born overseas.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency publishes data on the number of people who were newly diagnosed in England in 2025, which is available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hiv-annual-data-tables/hiv-testing-prep-new-hiv-diagnoses-a...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the average cost of testing an adult for HIV.
Answer: Adult HIV testing is commissioned in a range of different circumstances and by different providers, therefore the cost varies depending on these factors. No estimate has been made of the average cost of testing an adult for HIV across all settings.
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the average annual cost of treating a person with HIV.
Answer: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment and care remain world class in England and the success of HIV treatment is today enabling people with HIV to live long healthy lives. Effective HIV treatment also means those with an undetectable viral load can...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: Foreign NationalsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to information provided below Figure 11 in the UK Health Security Agency's official statistics entitled HIV testing, PrEP, new HIV diagnoses and care outcomes for people accessing HI
Answer: The number of people newly diagnosed in England in 2025 who were born abroad, by year of arrival, is published in figure 12 of the recently published HIV testing, PrEP, new HIV diagnoses and care outcomes for people accessing HIV services: 2025 report, av...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMechanical Thrombectomy: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85849More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care of 28 October 2025 on World Stroke Day, what the maximum (a) travelling time and (b)
Answer: The National Stroke Service Model and the National Service Model for an Integrated Community Stroke Service set out an evidenced based pathway for joined-up stroke care throughout the patient journey. The service model sets out that all acute stroke patie...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMusculoskeletal Disorders: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85848More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to develop a modern services framework for (a) arthritis and (b) musculorskeletal disease.
Answer: As announced in the 10-Year Health Plan, as well as an overall quality strategy, the National Quality Board will oversee the development of a new series of service frameworks to accelerate progress in conditions where there is potential for rapid and sign...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSexually Transmitted InfectionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of home testing by post for sexually transmitted infections.
Answer: Local authorities in England are responsible for commissioning comprehensive, open access sexual health services, including sexually transmitted infection (STI) services, through the Public Health Grant, which was funded at £3.884 billion in 2025/26. It i...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85846More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people released from custody in error remain at large since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Releases in error have been increasing for several years and are another symptom of the prison system crisis inherited by this Government.While the overwhelming majority of offenders are released correctly, we are clamping down on those releases in error ...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
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