Carolyn Harris MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Obesity: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NICE guidance on GLP-1 medications for obesity is implemented consistently across Integrated Care Boards; and if he will review the methodology us
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are legally required to make funding available for medicines recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in line with NICE guidance and the NICE Funding Variation for tirzepatide. NHS England i...
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordObesityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on establishing a cross Government obesity strategy that treats modern obesity t
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan for England, published in July 2025, set out the decisive action the Government is taking to tackle the obesity crisis and ease the strain on the National Health Service. This included a commitment to expand access to GLP-1 medicin...
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMedicines and Healthcare products Regulatory AgencyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of whether the current resourcing level in the Criminal Enforcement Unit of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is sufficient to progress
Answer: Resourcing levels and operational demand are kept under ongoing review to ensure the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s Criminal Enforcement Unit remains able to respond effectively to evolving criminal threats. While additional capacit...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordYellow Card SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many reports submitted by members of the public through the Yellow Card scheme resulted in enforcement action by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, in each of the past fiv
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 31 March 2026 to Question 122732.The Yellow Card scheme collects reports of suspected adverse drug reactions, medical device incidents, and concerns about the safety and quality of medicines. Where appropria...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordYellow Card SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many reports were submitted by members of the public through the Yellow Card scheme, in each of the past five years, in relation to the sale of (a) counterfeit medicines, (b) unapproved medicin
Answer: Answering the question raised by the Hon. Member would require the Medicines and Healthcare Products Agency staff to go through a large volume of data manually. This is because the information is not held in such a way to be able to filter by the requeste...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAvoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve support and services for patients with Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.
Answer: NHS England continues to work with eating disorder services and local commissioners to improve access to assessment and treatment for people with a suspected eating disorder, including those presenting with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPregnancy: TemperatureDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to work with UKHSA to issue specific guidance for (a) health professionals and (b) the public, regarding the health risks to pregnant people during periods of extreme
Answer: The Department and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) recognises that there are risks caused by exposure to extreme high temperatures which are set out in the Adverse Weather and Health Plan Equity Review and Impact Assessment 2024. This includes an as...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPregnancy: TemperatureDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his department plans to update NHS antenatal and maternity guidance, in the context of emerging evidence that extreme heat exposure can elevate risks to pregnant people and unborn children.
Answer: The Department and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) recognises that there are risks caused by exposure to extreme high temperatures which are set out in the Adverse Weather and Health Plan Equity Review and Impact Assessment 2024. This includes an as...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGlioblastoma: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of potential new treatments for glioblastoma.
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care enables research via its research arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and is committed to furthering our investment and driving scientific advancements in research into the causes and t...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordObesityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to recognise obesity as a disease.
Answer: The Department does not recognise obesity as a disease.Guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), which the Government accepts and works to, focus on obesity as a complex but preventable public health issue. NICE does no...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordObesity: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of delivering weight management services as part of the neighbourhood health model.
Answer: Neighbourhood Health Services will bring together teams of professionals, including nurses, doctors, social care workers, pharmacists, health visitors, and more, closer to people’s homes, to work together to provide comprehensive care in the community.We ...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordObesity: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of different funding mechanisms that could be applied to new obesity treatments.
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 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Workers: Migrant WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the recommendations of the Thirty-Seventh Report of the Committee of Public Accounts of Session 2024-25 on Immigration: Skilled worker visas, HC 819 and pursuant to the Answer of
Answer: The Government welcomes the Committee of Public Accounts’ report on skilled worker visas and will respond fully in due course.The Department is providing up to £12.5 million this financial year to 15 regional partnerships to help support international car...
Answered 25 Sept 2025
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