Charlie Dewhirst MP: written questions

4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress

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Written questions

Department of Health and Social Care: Government Communication ServiceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24190More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2026 to Question 3763 and with reference to the Answer of of 19 January 2026 to Question 104195 on Government Communication Service: Staff, how many headcount staff
Answer: The requested information is not centrally held.
Answered 16 Sept 2026
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Department of Health and Social Care: MarketingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 4161, on Government departments: marketing, how much has been spent on branded goods and merchandise by (a) NHS England and (b) each of the departm
Answer: This data is not centrally collated by the Department.
Answered 22 Sept 2026
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Department of Health and Social Care: Special AdvisersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24149More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, further to the answer of 3 June 2026, to Question 3339, on Special Advisers: Public Appointments, how many delivery advisers have been appointed to date, broken down by (a) special advisers, (b) Di
Answer: The Department has maintained a dedicated delivery function for more than 10 years. Within the existing delivery unit, there are:zero Special Advisers;one Direct Ministerial Appointment;two civil servants appointed by exception; and15 permanent civil serv...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
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Department of Health and Social Care: EqualityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what specific diversity and inclusion (a) days, (b) weeks and (c) months, were recognised and marked by (i) the department and (ii) NHS England, in the calendar year 2025.
Answer: The requested information is not held centrally by the Department and could only be collated and verified at disproportionate cost.
Answered 18 Sept 2026
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Department of Health and Social Care: DatabasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24113More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, further to the answer of 22 June 2026, to Question 10189, on Databases: EU law, if they will list the data and reporting requirements that the department must make to the European Commission and it
Answer: The Department and its agencies share information and data with European Union counterparts where doing so supports our cooperation on wider health objectives, but there is no central list of reporting requirements of the kind to which the Hon. Member ref...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
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Department of Health and Social Care: Flint GlobalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department’s (a) Permanent Secretary and (b) Ministers have had correspondence with Flint Global since July 2024; and whether NHS England has had such correspondence.
Answer: External meetings held by ministers and senior civil servants are reported on a quarterly basis in the Department’s transparency publications. Officials in the Department and NHS England are in regular contact with a range of external stakeholders, but do...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
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Department of Health and Social Care: CommunicationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24074More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the outturn spending was by (1) NHS England and (2) her Department on communications, marketing and advertising in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26.
Answer: Significant payments to companies, £25,000 and over, are published by month as part of the Department’s transparency data. This provides the most up-to-date data, including the companies used to deliver advertising and marketing. They are available at the...
Answered 22 Sept 2026
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Department of Health and Social Care: Unpaid WorkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24052More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, further to the answer of 8 July 2026 to Question 14349 on Civil Service: Temporary Employment, if she will list each of the internship schemes that have been made available in the last 12 months th
Answer: In terms of the Department, I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 28 November 2025 in response to Question 81969. We do not hold information on any schemes managed outside the Department.
Answered 16 Sept 2026
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Department of Health and Social Care: Industrial DisputesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 24032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will list each industrial dispute live within (1) NHS England and (2) her Department, including the nature of the dispute and level of industrial action.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Department of Health and Social Care: Facilities AgreementsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what was the total cost of facility time to (1) NHS England and (2) the department in (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25 and (c) 2025-26; and what was the headcount number of facility time staff in each; how
Answer: The Department and NHS England routinely publish details of trade union facility time in their respective annual reports, in line with the Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017.They are available at the following links:http...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
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Department of Health and Social Care: Remote WorkingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the percentage office workplace attendance requirement in each of (1) NHS England and (2) the department’s offices, broken down by location; and whether attendance statistics are collated f
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 15 September 2025 in response to Question 72016.
Answered 16 Sept 2026
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Department of Health and Social Care: Unpaid WorkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether any internship schemes managed by (a) her Department, (b) NHS England and (c) each of its Arm’s Length Bodies are restricted to applicants on the basis of (i) ethnicity, (ii) social class a
Answer: In terms of the Department, I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 28 November 2025 in response to Question 81969. We do not hold information on any schemes managed outside the Department.
Answered 16 Sept 2026
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Department of Health and Social Care: Social MediaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much (a) NHS England and (b) her Department has spent on social media influencers since July 2024.
Answer: With regard to departmental spend, I refer the Hon. Member to the response previously given on 13 October 2025 to Question 77003. NHS England’s national campaigns team has spent a total £50,098 on social media influencers since July 2024. The figure provi...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
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Department of Health and Social Care: Senior Civil ServantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23926More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many departmental Senior Civil Service away days have taken place in calendar year 2026 to date; in what specific venues; at what cost; and if there was any associated social or team-building a
Answer: The Department held one Department-wide Senior Civil Service event in calendar year 2026. This took place in July 2026 at Mary Ward House, London, and cost £14,027. It did not include social or team-building activities. Details of any locally arranged eve...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
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Department of Health and Social Care: Mayor of Greater ManchesterDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23908More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what written representations have (a) NHS England and (b) Ministers received from the Mayor of Greater Manchester since July 2024.
Answer: Ministers and officials are in regular contact with elected representatives across the country.
Answered 22 Sept 2026
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Department of Health and Social Care: BuildingsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23890More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the percentage of desks provided for staff is as a proportion of the total number of assigned staff in (a) her Department's London headquarters and (b) NHS England.
Answer: The Department's London headquarters, 39 Victoria Street, provides 882 desks for 2,090 assigned staff, representing a desk provision of 42.2%. This equates to approximately one desk for every 2.4 staff members.NHS England’s London headquarters, Wellington...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
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Cancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23854More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to review the age criteria for two week cancer referrals.
Answer: The Department has not made an assessment of the effectiveness of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) guideline on suspected cancer. NICE keeps all its guidance under review and its guideline on the recognition and referral of s...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
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Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23853More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the NICE (NG12) Suspected Cancer: Recognition and referral guidelines.
Answer: The Department has not made an assessment of the effectiveness of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) guideline on suspected cancer. NICE keeps all its guidance under review and its guideline on the recognition and referral of s...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
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Attorney General's Office	16
Cabinet Office	16
Department for Business and Trade	3
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade	16
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport	22
Department for Education	16
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	16
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	19
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	3
Department for Transport	15
Department for Work and Pensions	17
Department of Health and Social Care	18
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	16
Home Office	16
Ministry of Defence	16
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	18
Ministry of Justice	16
Northern Ireland Office	15
Public Accounts Commission	5
Scotland Office	15
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission	4
Treasury	28
Wales Office	16
Women and Equalities	16

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