Chris Coghlan MP: written questions

4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress

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Written questions

  • Paediatrics: Impact AssessmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27099More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether an Equality Impact Assessment was carried out on the implementation of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health’s 2021 guidance on Perplexing Presentations and Fabricated or Induce

    Answer: The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health is independent of the Government, and we are not aware of any Equality Impact Assessment being carried out in relation to their guidance.

    Answered 14 Sept 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Mental Illness: Medical RecordsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24465More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Adult Safeguarding Board will be considering the relationship between safeguarding, mental capacity and consent to share information on treatment and diagnosis with family care

    Answer: The National Adult Safeguarding Board plans to set up a lived experience reference group which will have a diverse membership, including people with a range of care and support needs and unpaid carers. This group will report into the National Adult Safegu...

    Answered 7 Sept 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Mental IllnessDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24464More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Adult Safeguarding Board will be engaging with families of those with severe mental illness.

    Answer: The National Adult Safeguarding Board plans to set up a lived experience reference group which will have a diverse membership, including people with a range of care and support needs and unpaid carers. This group will report into the National Adult Safegu...

    Answered 7 Sept 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Mental Capacity: Medical ExaminationsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24463More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of how mental capacity assessments are applied by mental health providers and the mental health workforce.

    Answer: The Mental Health Act Code of Practice is already clear that practitioners should be familiar with the provisions of the Mental Capacity Act. We will look at how we can improve guidance on capacity and assessment of capacity to professionals in the revise...

    Answered 14 Sept 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Mental Illness: Medical RecordsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24462More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of how consent to share information with family carers is applied by mental health providers and the mental health workforce.

    Answer: The Mental Health Act Code of Practice is already clear that practitioners should be familiar with the provisions of the Mental Capacity Act. We will look at how we can improve guidance on capacity and assessment of capacity to professionals in the revise...

    Answered 14 Sept 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Breast Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24459More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of a) lowering the starting age for routine mammograms to 40 and b) introducing annual breast screening, to increase early detection and prevent

    Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided to the Hon Member for Guildford on 6 July 2026 to Question 13406.

    Answered 7 Sept 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Human Papillomavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18324More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of expanding eligibility for the human papillomavirus vaccination to all young adults under the age of 25, irrespective of sex or sex

    Answer: Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination is offered routinely to all adolescents in school Year 8, and catch-up vaccination is available up to and including 25 years of age for females and for males born on or after 1 September 2006 who missed vaccination t...

    Answered 17 Jul 2026

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4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.

View as listDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: 8Department for Digital, Culture…8Department for Education: 1Department for Education1Department for Transport: 1Department for Transport1Department of Health and Social Care: 7Department of Health and Social…7Home Office: 4Home Office4Ministry of Defence: 1Ministry of Defence1Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: 2Ministry of Housing, Communitie…2Ministry of Justice: 5Ministry of Justice5Treasury: 4Treasury4
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4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality. Published records do not measure effort or effectiveness. Methodology.
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport8
Department for Education1
Department for Transport1
Department of Health and Social Care7
Home Office4
Ministry of Defence1
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government2
Ministry of Justice5
Treasury4

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