Caroline Johnson MP: written questions 2025
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Health Services: Undocumented MigrantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75674More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of irregular migrants arriving by small boat receive health screening.
Answer: The Department and NHS England do not hold the information requested.
Answered 6 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Syncytial Virus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75673More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of people aged between 75 and 79 have received the respiratory syncytial virus vaccine.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) measures the coverage of vaccines against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).The RSV adult vaccination programme in England began on 1 September 2024. Only data for the catch-up cohort, namely adults aged between 75 an...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Syncytial Virus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75672More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the potential impact of the introduction of the respiratory syncytial virus vaccine for people aged between 75 and 79 on the number (a) deaths, (b) hospital admissions
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency’s (UKHSA) analysis in the Lancet journal in April indicated 30% fewer respiratory syncytial virus hospital admissions in 75- to 79-year-olds than would have occurred without vaccination. This was seen after around 40% of elig...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordVaccination: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75671More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number and proportion of children who are not up-to-date with their vaccinations by the demographic characteristics of those children.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) monitors trends in the level of childhood vaccination rates by upper tier local authority, region and country level. Data on coverage of all routine childhood immunisations are published quarterly and annually by UKHS...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHepatitis and HIV/AIDS: Accident and Emergency DepartmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) positive and (b) negative (i) HIV, (ii) hepatitis B and (iii) hepatitis C tests were performed in emergency departments as part of the opt-out blood-borne virus testing scheme in each
Answer: This information is not available as the data is currently unvalidated.Over the first 24 months of the opt-out bloodborne virus testing in emergency departments programme, 1,981,590 HIV tests, 1,502,799 hepatitis C virus tests and 1,185,678 hepatitis B vi...
Answered 29 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHepatitis and HIV/AIDS: Accident and Emergency DepartmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which NHS accident and emergency departments (a) offer and (b) do not offer an (i) HIV, (ii) hepatitis B and (iii) hepatitis C test to all patients requiring a blood test.
Answer: Emergency Department (ED) opt-out testing is currently being offered to all extremely high and high HIV prevalence areas in England until the end of March 2026. A detailed list of specific sites offering opt-out HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C testing is...
Answered 29 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTobacco and Vapes BillDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Leader of the House of Lords on when the committee stage of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill will take place.
Answer: Ministers and officials from the Department are regularly in touch with their counterparts across Government. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill has had its Second Reading in the House of Lords, and Committee stage will take place when parliamentary time allows. ...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance he has issued to (a) NHS England and (b) NHS Trusts to validate their waiting list data.
Answer: No estimate has been made of the return on investment on the validation sprint.Waiting list validation is a well-established component for effective management of waiting lists, with detailed guidance available for Trusts, including safeguards to ensure p...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many incomplete pathways have been removed as a result of data validation sprint in each month since April 2025.
Answer: No estimate has been made of the return on investment on the validation sprint.Waiting list validation is a well-established component for effective management of waiting lists, with detailed guidance available for Trusts, including safeguards to ensure p...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many incomplete pathways have been removed as a result of data validation in each month since July 2024.
Answer: No estimate has been made of the return on investment on the validation sprint.Waiting list validation is a well-established component for effective management of waiting lists, with detailed guidance available for Trusts, including safeguards to ensure p...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS Trusts: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an estimate of the value for money of paying NHS trusts to validate the data on their waiting lists.
Answer: No estimate has been made of the return on investment on the validation sprint.Waiting list validation is a well-established component for effective management of waiting lists, with detailed guidance available for Trusts, including safeguards to ensure p...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74960More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of headcount reductions in (a) NHS England, (b) his Department and (c) Integrated Care Boards on the implementation of the 10 Year Health Plan.
Answer: Following the announcement that NHS England will be abolished as an arm’s length body and replaced by a new Department of Health and Social Care, a transformation programme has been launched, led by Richard Barker as Senior Responsible Officer.It is only ...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on local clinical services.
Answer: Following the announcement that NHS England will be abolished as an arm’s length body and replaced by a new Department of Health and Social Care, a transformation programme has been launched, led by Richard Barker as Senior Responsible Officer.It is only ...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed abolition of NHS England on the provision of central estates.
Answer: The future Department will be smaller, more agile, and more efficient, thereby delivering value for money for the public and empowering our health system to improve health and care for patients.Work is progressing at pace to develop the design and operati...
Answered 8 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: FemalesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the reasons for which females who have an out of hospital cardiac arrest are less likely to receive (a) resuscitation and (b) defibrillation than males.
Answer: Immediate resuscitation and defibrillation can substantially improve the chance of survival after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. While fewer than one in ten people survive an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, defibrillation within three to five minutes ...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74854More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed abolition of NHS England on the (a) recruitment and (b) training of NHS staff.
Answer: Over the next two years, NHS England, including its functions for workforce, training, and education, will be brought into the Department. This will reduce duplication and bureaucracy, with savings from unnecessary administration costs allowing us to put ...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2025WithdrawnUIN 74849More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on the recruitment and training of NHS staff.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordNHS England:Department of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74848More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the abolition of NHS England does not affect the delivery of frontline services for patients.
Answer: Our commitment to the delivery of frontline services for patients underpin our reforms. These reforms will simplify the National Health Service, remove layers of unnecessary bureaucracy, and allow us to reinvest more in the frontline, so patients receive ...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on the structure of his Department.
Answer: Work is progressing at pace to develop the design and operating model for the new integrated organisation, including a plan for the smooth transfer of people, functions and responsibilities. Given the scale and significance of the reforms, the Government ...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74845More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on patient safety.
Answer: The changes that the Government is making, alongside the wider commitments set out in the 10 Year Health Plan, will positively impact on patient care and safety by driving quality of care, productivity and innovation in the National Health Service.NHS Eng...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74844More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of the abolition of NHS England on staff morale.
Answer: The organisational changes that have been announced are no reflection of the tireless work carried out by talented professionals across the Department and NHS England. They are about getting the system working for patients and the public.It is understood ...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on the NHS Business Services Authority.
Answer: Following the announcement that NHS England will be abolished as an arm’s length body, a transformation programme has been launched within the Department.It is only right that with such significant reform, we commit to carefully assessing and understandin...
Answered 25 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on NHS hospital trusts.
Answer: On 13 March 2025, the Prime Minister announced that NHS England will be brought back into the Department to form a new joint centre. Work is progressing at pace to develop the design and operating model for the new integrated organisation, and to plan for...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74841More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on (a) NHS Digital Services and (b) the (i) storage and (ii) retention of patient data.
Answer: The merger of NHS England into the Department will not prevent us continuing to deliver the digital services on which the National Health Service relies, maintaining the highest standards of cyber security and ensuring patient data continues to be appropr...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for bringing forward legislative proposals to abolish NHS England.
Answer: The formation of the future Department is being done in the first instance by bringing teams closer together to jointly plan future delivery. This will be followed by primary legislation to abolish NHS England, subject to Parliamentary approval and once P...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
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