Caroline Johnson MP: written questions
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Maternity Services: ReviewsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81350More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that neonatal services are fully incorporated into the scope of the National maternity and neonatal investigation.
Answer: Baroness Amos has published the terms of reference for the national maternity and neonatal investigation. The terms of reference fully incorporate neonatal care into its aims. The full terms of reference are available at the following link:https://www.gov...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBaby Care UnitsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of NHS neonatal units have parental accommodation available.
Answer: Not all maternity hospitals are currently able to offer adequate accommodation for families. This is due to the historic undercapitalisation across the National Health Service, as highlighted by the Darzi Report.All trust boards should review their estate...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: Air Ambulance ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78414More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which acute hospital trusts have a helipad which can be used 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
Answer: There are currently 55 hospital helipad sites located on NHS England estates with a further 26 sites utilised outside of NHS grounds. While some of these are operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week, many have restricted opening hours due to local pl...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHypertension: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78413More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to improve the identification of people with undiagnosed hypertension.
Answer: It is estimated that around 29% of all people who have hypertension are undiagnosed. We are taking action to address this as part of the 10-Year Health Plan which outlines our intention to publish a Modern Service Framework for cardiovascular disease (CVD...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTomographyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78412More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on the commitment to deliver a doubling of the number of NHS CT and MRI scanners.
Answer: We are committed to transforming diagnostic services and will support the National Health Service to increase diagnostic capacity to meet the demand for diagnostic services, including investment in new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomogra...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Treatments: Cost EffectivenessDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78411More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the NICE cost effectiveness threshold.
Answer: The Life Sciences Sector Plan states that future changes to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE’s) methods and processes can be considered where they are evidence based, financially sustainable, and represent value to the taxpaye...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRare CancersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78410More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for the National Health Data Service to collect data on rare cancers.
Answer: The Government is setting up the Health Data Research Service (HDRS) to help improve healthcare for everyone in the United Kingdom. The National Health Service has collected health information from millions of people over 75 years old and has a unique set...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPancreatic CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for the National Health Data Service to collect data on pancreatic cancer.
Answer: The Government is setting up the Health Data Research Service (HDRS) to help improve healthcare for everyone in the United Kingdom. The National Health Service has collected health information from millions of people over 75 years old and has a unique set...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his oral contribution of 6 May 2025, Official Report, column 540 and his letter to the hon. Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham dated 29 May 2025, when he will meet the hon. Mem
Answer: My office has been in touch with the hon. Member to arrange a meeting.
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78407More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure patients receive time-critical medication in care settings.
Answer: Hospital providers are responsible for ensuring that patients within hospital settings receive the appropriate medication on time, and there is a variety of different mechanisms that can be used to support timely administration.These include:Training on t...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPathology: ConsultantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78406More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many consultant pathologists are employed by the NHS by (a) headcount and (b) whole time equivalent.
Answer: NHS England publishes Hospital and Community Health Services workforce statistics for England, which are available at the following link:https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-workforce-statisticsThese statistics include ...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent National Maternity and Neonatal InvestigationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78405More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects the independent maternity and neonatal investigation to publish its final recommendations.
Answer: The independent maternity and neonatal investigation will produce an initial set of national recommendations by December 2025. The investigation will publish its final report and recommendations in Spring 2026.
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSoft 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
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