Claire Hanna MP: written questions

4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025

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Written questions

Healthy Start Scheme: Northern IrelandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many families subject to no recourse to public funds in Northern Ireland (a) are in receipt of Healthy Start and (b) have had their application for Healthy Start rejected.
Answer: The Department transferred the Healthy Start Extension Scheme to the NHS Business Services Authority at the beginning of April 2025.Since April 2025, and as of the 11 June 2025, there are no families in Northern Ireland subject to no recourse to public fu...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
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Foetal Valproate Spectrum DisorderDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a national redress scheme for (a) mothers and (b) children living with fetal valproate syndrome.
Answer: The Government is carefully considering the valuable work done by the Patient Safety Commissioner and the resulting Hughes Report, which set out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. We will be providing an update to the Patie...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
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Glioblastoma: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21702More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve NHS diagnostic processes for glioblastoma brain tumours.
Answer: The Department is working with NHS England in taking steps to improve diagnostic processes in the National Health Service for all patients with cancer, including those with glioblastoma brain tumours.We will get the NHS diagnosing cancer, including brain ...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
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HIV/AIDS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the devolved administrations on development of a new HIV Action Plan.
Answer: Health is a devolved matter and it is the responsibility of individual governments to commission comprehensive healthcare based on population need. All four nations, however, are committed to reducing HIV transmissions.The new HIV Action Plan, which is du...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
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Bowel Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20891More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the current age range for bowel cancer screening.
Answer: Based on advice from the UK National Screening Committee, NHS England committed in the Long Term Plan to extend the age range of people eligible for bowel screening using the FIT home testing kit from age 60 down to age 50.The age extension for bowel scre...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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Sodium Valproate: CompensationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Hughes report published by the Patient Safety Commissioner on 7 February 2024, if he will take steps to introduce a compensation scheme which is open to (a) all UK and (b) Nor
Answer: The Government is carefully considering the valuable work done by the Patient Safety Commissioner and the resulting Hughes Report, which set out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. We will be providing an update to the Patie...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
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Cancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had discussions with Leukaemia UK on publication of a cancer strategy.
Answer: The Department has not had discussions with Leukaemia UK regarding the publication of a cancer strategy. The NHS Long Term Plan, published in January 2019, sets out the National Health Service’s current key ambitions on cancer. The plan sets out the NHS a...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
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Breast CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to ensure that people with breast cancer receive (a) an early diagnosis and (b) swift treatment.
Answer: The Department is responsible for healthcare in England. In Northern Ireland, health is a transferred matter.Improving early diagnosis of cancer, including breast cancer, is a priority for NHS England. NHS England has an ambition to diagnose 75% of cancer...
Answered 1 Aug 2024
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Health Services: MigrantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1582More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review the immigration health surcharge.
Answer: The Government has not announced any plans to review the policy.
Answered 12 Aug 2024
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Dentistry: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1581More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review the standards of training for dentistry students.
Answer: The General Dental Council (GDC) is the independent regulator for dentists and dental care professionals in the United Kingdom. The GDC sets the standards of training and education required, including clinical placements, to gain entry to its register, an...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
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Dentistry: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1580More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the clinical experience dentists receive before becoming eligible to practice.
Answer: The General Dental Council (GDC) is the independent regulator for dentists and dental care professionals in the United Kingdom. The GDC sets the standards of training and education required, including clinical placements, to gain entry to its register, an...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
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Dentistry: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making dental (a) foundation and (b) vocational training mandatory for dentists entering private practice.
Answer: The General Dental Council (GDC) is the independent regulator of dentistry in the United Kingdom, and sets the standards that must be met by domestic and international applicants wishing to be added to the UK dental register. Only dentists and dental care...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
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Heart DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1047More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to (a) help increase the survival rate of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and (b) increase the availability of defibrillators in public settings.
Answer: As of July 2024, there are 93,113 automated external defibrillators registered in the United Kingdom on the National Defibrillator Network, also known as The Circuit, including 73,682 in England. Moving forward, the Department has asked Professor Lord Dar...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
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Department or topic	Published records
Cabinet Office	4
Department for Business and Trade	5
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	7
Department for Education	1
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	2
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	8
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	4
Department for Transport	4
Department for Work and Pensions	17
Department of Health and Social Care	13
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	19
Home Office	27
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	7
Northern Ireland Office	12
Treasury	32

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