Claire Coutinho MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Medical Records: GenderDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will instruct NHS England to implement the revisions to the Professional Records Standards Body's Core Information Standard on data items relating to sex and gender.
Answer: The Professional Records Standards Body's (PRSB) updates to the sex and gender data item representation for clinical use in the Core Information Standard have not yet been updated in the NHS England Standards Directory repository. Although these changes l...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordHospital Wards: GenderDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will instruct NHS England to withdraw Annex B to the guidance entitled Delivering same-sex accommodation, updated on 24 April 2025.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) his Department and (b) the arms length bodies sponsored by his Department are compliant with the Supreme Court ruling in the case of For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [202
Answer: The Department regularly reviews its policies and guidance to ensure they remain legally compliant and consistent with evolving case law. This includes reviewing its Gender Identity and Intersex policy package following the Supreme Court ruling in For Wom...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS Trusts: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an estimate of the number of NHS Trusts with policies on staff toilets and changing facilities that are incompatible with the Supreme Court ruling in the case of For Women Scotl
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordNursing and Midwifery CouncilDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many times Ministers in his Department have met with representatives of the Nursing and Midwifery Council in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is the independent regulator of nurses and midwives in the United Kingdom, and nursing associates in England. The NMC is independent of Government, directly accountable to Parliament and is responsible for operation...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNursing and Midwifery CouncilDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84772More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which Minister has responsibility for oversight of the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Answer: The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is the independent regulator of nurses and midwives in the United Kingdom, and nursing associates in England. The NMC is independent of Government, directly accountable to Parliament and is responsible for operation...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNursing and Midwifery Council: Disciplinary ProceedingsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81996More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average cost to the public purse is of a Nursing and Midwifery Council disciplinary process.
Answer: The Department does not hold this information centrally. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is the independent regulator of nurses and midwives in the United Kingdom, and nursing associates in England. The UK's model of healthcare professional regula...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNursing and Midwifery Council: Disciplinary ProceedingsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many hours of staff time are taken up by the average Nursing and Midwifery Council disciplinary process.
Answer: The Department does not hold this information centrally. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is the independent regulator of nurses and midwives in the United Kingdom, and nursing associates in England. The UK's model of healthcare professional regula...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNursing and Midwifery Council: ComplaintsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81994More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average length of time taken is for the Nursing and Midwifery Council to resolve a disciplinary complaint.
Answer: The Department does not hold this information centrally. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is the independent regulator of nurses and midwives in the United Kingdom, and nursing associates in England. The UK's model of healthcare professional regula...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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