Clive Jones MP: written questions 2025
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ADHD: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95320More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) swiftly reopen referrals to the Adult ADHD Service at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust once they close on 1 December 2025, and (b) ensure that Adult ADHD Ser
Answer: The Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has confirmed that the adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) service is not closing. From 1 December 2025, the trust will temporarily stop accepting new referrals. The trust has taken this shor...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMobile Broadband: WokinghamDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help ensure universal mobile data coverage for for residents in Finchampstead, Wokingham.
Answer: In their Connected Nations Spring update, published 8 May 2025, Ofcom reports that 4G geographic coverage is already available across 99% of the Wokingham constituency from all four mobile operators. 5G (combined standalone and non-standalone 5G) is avail...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMobile Broadband: RailwaysDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure universal mobile data coverage for passengers on the railway network.
Answer: Our ambition is for all populated areas to have higher quality standalone 5G by 2030. In the 10 Year Infrastructure Strategy (June 2025), the Government committed to work with Ofcom and other regulators to assess the telecommunications needs of the transp...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCybercrime: ProsecutionsAttorney GeneralTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77334More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, how many people in the UK have been prosecuted for committing cyber security attacks on individuals and businesses.
Answer: This Government is taking significant action to counter the cyber threat posed to UK nationals and businesses.The Crown Prosecution Service’s (CPS) response to cybercrime is delivered at a local, national and international level, with increasing levels of...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFreight: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72980More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle road freight crime.
Answer: This Government understands the significant and damaging impact freight crime has on businesses and drivers and we are aware of worrying increases in its frequency.There are strong links between freight crime and serious, organised crime, which is a major...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with (a) representatives of the pharmaceutical industry, (b) the NHS, (c) Cabinet colleagues and (d) other stakeholders on indication-specific pricing of medications use
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has not held any meetings specifically on the topic of indication-specific pricing of medications used in the treatment of more than one form of cancer.
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRare Cancers: Clinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66391More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of patients with (a) suspected and (b) confirmed rare cancers who have access to treatments through clinical trials of medications currently approved
Answer: The Department is committed to ensuring that all patients, including those with rare cancers, have access to cutting-edge clinical trials, including trials where medicines are repurposed, as well as innovative, lifesaving treatments.The Department is work...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRare Cancers: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66390More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the (a) recognition of the signs and symptoms of rare cancers by General Practitioners and (b) rate of referral to specialist diagnostic testing for patients who
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting the National Health Service to diagnose cancer, including rare and less common cancers, earlier and to treat them faster.The Department is taking steps to improve public awareness of cancer signs and symptoms, inc...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66389More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve turnaround times for genomic and biomarker testing of suspected cancers in (a) Berkshire and (b) the UK.
Answer: Genomic testing in the National Health Service in England is delivered by a network of seven NHS Genomic Laboratory Hubs (GLHs), with the South-East GLH serving Berkshire. Genomic testing is one element of the cancer pathway, with other dependencies on ov...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRare Cancers: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66388More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that the National Genomic Test Directory for Cancer is expanded to include known biomarkers for rare forms of cancer.
Answer: The National Genomic Test Directory includes tests for over 7,000 rare diseases and over 200 cancer clinical indications, and includes both whole genome sequencing (WGS) and non-WGS testing. It is updated annually, following a robust and evidence-based pr...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGenomics: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will announce a timeline for the NHS Genomic Medicine Service to establish a public facing dashboard setting out data on (a) turnaround times and (b) volume of testing activity across each ge
Answer: Since December 2023, National Health Service genomic testing activity data has been published on the NHS England website, and is available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/genomic-testing-activity/This sta...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBladder CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62511More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to establish a regular bladder cancer audit to (a) reduce data gaps in the reporting of (i) incidence and (ii) staging, (b) capture data on inequalities and (c) provid
Answer: The NHS Cancer Programme commissioned the Royal College of Surgeons to deliver six new clinical audits, in primary breast cancer, metastatic breast cancer, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and kidney cancer, on top of four existing...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: Blood TestsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the merits of including PSA testing in routine NHS health checks.
Answer: The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) has commissioned a university to carry out a high quality review and cost effectiveness model of the evidence for a national prostate cancer screening programme. This includes considering evidence that looks at...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBoiler Upgrade SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61075More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to increase uptake of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme among (a) GP practices and (b) other small non-domestic buildings.
Answer: The Boiler Upgrade Scheme continues to provide grants of up to £7,500 for small non-domestic property owners, with the threshold for single heat pump installations set at 45kWh. The grants are in addition to the 0% rate of VAT on the installation of heat ...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBoiler Upgrade SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61074More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many (a) general practice surgeries and (b) other non-domestic organisations by sector have (i) applied for and (ii) received support through the boiler upgrade scheme.
Answer: The Boiler Upgrade Scheme does not have data specifying the nature of the business or a sector-level breakdown for non-domestic installations under the scheme. From May 2022 to April 2025, the scheme has received 394 non-domestic voucher applications, wit...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordKidney Diseases: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of targeted screening for chronic kidney disease high-risk populations.
Answer: The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) previously examined the evidence for a population screening programme for kidney disease in 2011 and recommended that a national screening programme should not be introduced. This was because, amongst other thi...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGenomics: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to require Genomic Laboratory Hubs to adopt standardised reporting templates for genomics reports.
Answer: Professional groups, including the Association for Clinical Genomic Science, produce best practice guidance and standard templates for members on reporting genomic results to clinicians. Further information on the Association for Clinical Genomic Science ...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: GenomicsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60801More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to fund a single digital tracking system for cancer tissue samples provided for genomic testing, so that that they may be tracked at every point of their journey.
Answer: Genomic testing in the National Health Service in England is provided through the NHS Genomic Medicine Service (NHS GMS). A central feature of the NHS GMS is the National Genomic Test Directory. The Test Directory outlines the full range of genomic tests ...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mechanisms his Department has in place to monitor the availability of cancer services during the reorganisation of NHS England into his Department.
Answer: Whilst this transformation takes place, we will ensure that we continue to evaluate impacts of all kinds, and we will work collaboratively to ensure continuity of care and that there are no risks to patient safety.We continue to work to reduce the time th...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made on the potential impact of abolishing NHS England on the availability of (a) abiraterone and (b) other similar drugs.
Answer: Whilst this transformation takes place, we will ensure that we continue to evaluate impacts of all kinds and will work collaboratively to ensure continuity of care and that there are no risks to patient safety. Throughout the organisational change, NHS En...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the availability of availability of cancer drugs is maintained during the reorganisation of NHS England.
Answer: Whilst this transformation takes place, we will ensure that we continue to evaluate impacts of all kinds and will work collaboratively to ensure continuity of care and that there are no risks to patient safety. Throughout the organisational change, NHS En...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60694More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the reorganisation of NHS England into his Department on the provision of cancer screening programmes in England.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 22 May 2025 to Question 53355.
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: CancerDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the number of cancer patients who will stop receiving personal independence payments following proposed welfare reforms.
Answer: Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper has been published here ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper’(opens in a new tab).Impacts of the proposed changes depend on many factors includi...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review (a) guidelines and (b) referral criteria for the direct rectal examination for prostate cancer.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that all patients with cancer, including prostate cancer, are diagnosed faster and more accurately, with the most appropriate diagnostic methods available. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUrinary Tract Infections: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2025 to Question 57594 on Urinary Tract Infections: Vaccination, whether the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (a) is reviewing and (b) plans to revi
Answer: The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has identified vaccines to prevent recurrent urinary tract infections (UTI). These are currently in development.During a sub-committee meeting of the JCVI held on 25 November 2024, the pipeline va...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
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