Charlie Dewhirst MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
NHS EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Statement of 22 May 2025 on NHS Workforce, HCWS663, what the evidential basis is for the reduction of NHS England costs by 50%; and what assessment he has made of the
Answer: We are intending to reduce the headcount across the Department and NHS England, which will deliver hundreds of millions of pounds of savings each year which can be recycled into front line service delivery. Work is progressing to take forward the detailed...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS England: RedundancyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) analysis and (b) modelling he used for the target of 50% reduction in staff across (i) NHS England and (ii) his Department; and whether that target was based on (A) internal performance re
Answer: The future Department will be smaller, more agile, and more efficient, delivering value for money for the public and empowering our health system to improve health and care for patients. To realise this vision, the new Department will be stripped of dupli...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS England: RedundancyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of proposed changes to NHS staffing levels on the economy of local communities.
Answer: NHS England has asked integrated care boards (ICBs) to act primarily as strategic commissioners of health and care services and reduce duplication of responsibilities within the health and care structure. To deliver on this commitment, ICBs have drafted a...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS England: RedundancyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59543More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of proposed NHS workforce reductions on (a) East Yorkshire and (b) other (i) rural and (ii) coastal communities.
Answer: NHS England has asked integrated care boards (ICBs) to act primarily as strategic commissioners of health and care services and reduce duplication of responsibilities within the health and care structure. All ICBs, including Humber and North Yorkshire ICB...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIntegrated Care BoardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59542More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the capacity of Integrated Care Boards to deliver services effectively (a) during and (b) after proposed structural reforms.
Answer: NHS England has asked integrated care boards (ICBs) to act primarily as strategic commissioners of health and care services and reduce duplication of responsibilities within the health and care structure. To deliver on this commitment, ICBs have drafted a...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS England: Redundancy PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59541More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the projected total cost of redundancy packages arising from the proposed changes to NHS England and DHSC; and what estimate he has made of the net financial benefit af
Answer: The future Department will be smaller, more agile, and more efficient, delivering value for money for the public and empowering our health system to improve health and care for patients. We recognise that to achieve this, there will be some short-term upf...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS England: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will publish an impact assessment on the (a) proposed abolition of NHS England and (b) planned 50% reduction in the combined workforce of (i) NHS England and (ii) the Department for Health a
Answer: It is only right that with such significant reform, we commit to carefully assessing and understanding the potential impacts, as is due process. Evidence from these ongoing assessments will inform our programme as appropriate. Furthermore, the Government ...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: PovertyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what cross-Departmental research his Department has commissioned into the link between (a) debt, (b) benefit sanctions, (c) child maintenance arrears and (d) suicide risk; and what mental health in
Answer: We recognise the effect that financial pressures, such as debt collection practices, benefit sanctions, and child maintenance arrears, can have on some people’s mental health and their risk of developing suicidal thoughts.The cross-Government, cross-secto...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth: Coastal AreasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 903396More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of health inequalities in coastal communities.
Answer: The Honourable Member for Bridlington and the Wolds is right that coastal communities face unique challenges when it comes to health inequalities. Through our health mission, we are looking to halve the gap in healthy life expectancy between the richest a...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergency Services: Post-traumatic Stress DisorderDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support ex-blue light service personnel with complex post-traumatic stress disorder.
Answer: National Health Service mental health services are available to support the mental health of ex blue light staff who have experienced trauma in their past or who might have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). They can access evidence-based mental healt...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: VeteransDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to expand the availability of veteran-specific mental health services in (a) rural and (b) deprived areas.
Answer: NHS England commissions Op COURAGE, the integrated mental health and wellbeing service, which allows veterans to make self-referrals.The service has been designed to support veterans from all areas, including rural and deprived areas, and is delivered fro...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordWes Streeting: Members' StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25864More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Register Of Interests Of Members' Secretaries And Research Assistants, published on 22 November 2024, whether Matthew Goodin (a) attends meetings in his Department and (b) sit
Answer: Matthew Goddin does not attend Departmental meetings. As a member of Parliamentary staff, he meets with my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to discuss Parliamentary business.
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordTobacco: SalesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17992More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the potential increase in illegal tobacco sales as a consequence of the implementation of a generational ban on tobacco sales.
Answer: Evidence shows that when we have previously introduced targeted tobacco control measures, they have had a positive impact on tackling the problems of illicit tobacco. Consumption of illicit cigarettes has gone from 15 billion cigarettes in 2000/2001 to 1....
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordTobacco: SalesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government will take steps to support the mental health of shopkeepers responsible with enforcing the implementation of a generational ban on tobacco sales.
Answer: Smoking is the number one preventable cause of death, disability, and ill health. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will put us on track to a smoke-free United Kingdom, helping to reduce 80,000 preventable deaths, reduce the burden on the National Health Service...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordTobacco: SalesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the potential increase in incidents of (a) violent crime, (b) physical abuse and (c) verbal intimidation against shopkeepers as a result of a generational ban on toba
Answer: Smoking is the number one preventable cause of death, disability, and ill health. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will put us on track to a smoke-free United Kingdom, helping to reduce 80,000 preventable deaths, reduce the burden on the National Health Service...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the screening rates for prostate cancer in men aged over 50; and if he will take steps to increase the level of funding available to help screen
Answer: Screening for prostate cancer is currently not recommended by the UK National Screening Committees (UK NSC) due to the inaccuracy of the current best test called the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA). A PSA-based screening programme could harm some men as m...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Official CarsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2024 to Question 7004 on Department of Health and Social Care: Official Cars, whether any of the three vehicles are electric cars.
Answer: For security reasons specific details of allocations including make and model of vehicles are not issued. The arrangements relating to the usage of vehicles in the Government Car Service are set out in the Civil Service Management Code.
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Official CarsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2024 to Question 7005 on Department of Health and Social Care: Official Cars, if he will name which specific senior officials have access to a Government car; a
Answer: For security reasons specific details of allocations including make and model of vehicles are not issued. The arrangements relating to the usage of vehicles in the Government Car Service are set out in the Civil Service Management Code.
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Official CarsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7005More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's policy is on the allocation of Government Car Service cars to senior officials; what the policy was on 24 May 2024; and which senior officials have been granted access to the
Answer: The Government Car Service (GCS) offers vehicles to Government departments as a shared resource. Each department independently determines the allocation of these vehicles.The arrangements relating to the using of vehicles in the GCS are set out in the Civ...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Official CarsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7004More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answers of 6 September 2024 to Questions 2306 and 2308 on Ministers: Official Cars, which (a) Ministers and (b) officials in (i) his Department and (ii) NHS England have (A) been al
Answer: The Government Car Service offers vehicles to Government departments as a shared resource. Each Department independently determines the allocation of these vehicles to its ministerial cadre/officials, as under previous administrations. The Department is c...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS England: Communication and Management ConsultantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Pursuant to the answer of 2 September 2024 to Question 2636 on NHS England: Communication and Management Consultants, what is the monetary value of the communications and engagement lot for consult
Answer: Lot four of the Consultancy and Advisory Services framework agreement for communications, engagement, and research services, managed by NHS Shared Business Services and announced on 20 August 2024, has an estimated value of £45 million, which is the maxim...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS England: Communication and Management ConsultantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 2 September 2024, to Question 2636, on NHS England: Communication and Management Consultants and with reference to the document entitled Fixing the foundations: Public spe
Answer: The document, Fixing the foundations: Public spending audit 2024-25, published by HM Treasury, set out the request for departments to identify savings. The Department is exploring options across all budgets within its remit to identify savings to contribu...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS England: Communication and Management ConsultantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2636More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 10 of HM Treasury's document entitled Fixing the foundations: Public spending audit 2024-25, published on 29 July 2024, whether his plans to cut (a) consultancy and (b) commu
Answer: The Department is exploring options across all budgets within its remit to identify savings to contribute to pressures revealed in the audit, as outlined in HM Treasury’s document entitled Fixing the foundations: Public spending audit 2024-25. This includ...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
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