Clive Jones MP: written questions
515 published records · newest first.
Written questions
NHS EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38499More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what NHS England's functions are; and which (a) existing and (b) new Government bodies will take those functions on.
Answer: NHS England is being abolished as an arm’s length body and being brought back into the department. Ministers will work with the new transformation team at the top of NHS England, led by Sir James Mackey, to lead this transformation and return many of NHS ...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38498More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on the coordination of screening programmes.
Answer: Ministers will work with the new transformation team at the top of NHS England, led by James Mackey, to lead this transformation. As we work to return many of NHS England’s current functions to the Department, we will ensure that we continue to evaluate i...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38497More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what independent bodies are part of NHS England.
Answer: NHS England is currently an executive non-departmental public body which is sponsored by the Department. In the last 10 years, NHS England has taken on the functions of what were once separate arm’s length bodies, including NHS Improvement, NHS Digital an...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordIntegrated Care Boards: ReformDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38496More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of reforming integrated care boards.
Answer: The Department has not taken any recent assessment to reform integrated care boards (ICBs). As part of the necessary changes to support the National Health Service to recover, NHS England has indicated that ICBs should reduce in size. The Government is su...
Answered 21 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38495More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12286 on Pension Credit: Uptake, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the complexity of the Pension Cr
Answer: As the Department continues to modernise the Pension Credit service, we review the user experience, balancing simplification of application with capturing the right information to ensure accuracy of award. A key objective of DWP’s Service Modernisation Pr...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38274More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what (a) oversight and (b) governance procedures will prospective US-UK trade negotiations be subject to from (i) Parliament and (ii) external stakeholders.
Answer: Any treaty signed between the UK and the US that requires ratification will be subject to the scrutiny procedure under the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010. The CRaG process requires that a treaty, along with an Explanatory Memorandum, be lai...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38273More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what are the criteria by which it would be determined whether any prospective trade treaty between the UK and the US that does not deal with substantially all trade would be subject to scrutiny under t
Answer: Part 2 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 is the statutory framework for the parliamentary scrutiny of all legally binding international agreements, regardless of the extent to which the relevant international agreement deals with trade,...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38272More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to publish a Strategic Approach document for prospective US trade negotiations.
Answer: As the Prime Minister said on 27 February, we’ve decided to work with the United States on a new economic deal with advanced technology at its core. We will set out more details as discussions evolve.
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLife Sciences: WokinghamCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38259More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate the UK Statistics Authority has made of the number of life science businesses in Wokingham constituency in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021, (d) 2022, (e) 2023 and (f) 2024; and which constituency in (
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman or lady Parliamentary Question of 12th March is attached.
Answered 21 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign Investment in UKDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Harrington Review of Foreign Direct Investment, published on 22 November 2023, what recent progress his Department has made on implementing (a) the recommendation on a concierge s
Answer: The Government is continuing to deliver on the recommendations set out in the Harrington Review. That includes launching our new, modern Industrial Strategy, that will set out our vision for growth. In parallel, we are expanding the Office for Investment ...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade AgreementsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36931More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with his Indian counterpart on free trade negotiations with that country.
Answer: The Business and Trade Secretary travelled to New Delhi in February where he engaged closely with his counterpart, Minister Goyal, to relaunch and progress negotiations towards a deal that delivers on our mutual interests of economic growth.Following from...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordImport Duties: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36930More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what representations he has made to the (a) US Department of Commerce and (b) Office of the US Trade Representative on (i) digital services tax, (ii) value added tax and (iii) other regulatory issues r
Answer: The Secretary of State has been having regular, constructive conversations with the US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, to make the case for stronger UK-US trade that benefits both our countries.We will contin...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordImport Duties: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the implementation of the US reciprocal tariffs proposal on UK steel and aluminium exports from 12 March 2025 on (a) eco
Answer: My Department continues to engage closely with the industries affected by the implementation of the US’ reciprocal tariffs proposal. We are resolute in our support for the UK steel and aluminium industry, which is vital to the UK economy. We have committe...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordImport Duties: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the end of the US tariff rate quota on UK steel and aluminium exports from 12 March 2025 on (a) economic growth and (b) levels of exports in qua
Answer: My Department continues to engage closely with the industries affected by the US’ termination of its tariff rate quotas on steel and aluminium and to assess the potential impact on UK exports. We are resolute in our support for the UK steel and aluminium ...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLife Sciences: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36927More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle potential barriers to investment for the life science industry; and whether his Department is taking steps to improve partnerships between the NHS
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting the United Kingdom’s vibrant life sciences sector, which contributes £108 billion to the economy and approximately 300,000 jobs nationwide. A new Life Sciences Sector Plan, part of the upcoming Industrial Strategy...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Diagnostic CentresDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36926More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department plans to provide for Community Diagnostic Centres in the 2025-26 financial year; and if he will take steps to improve access to these centres in each region.
Answer: The Elective Reform Plan, published in January 2025, committed to expanding existing community diagnostic centres (CDCs), as well as building up to five new ones in 25/26, to support the National Health Service to return to meeting the elective waiting ti...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic HousesCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36530More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate the UK Statistics Authority has made of the number of pubs in Wokingham constituency in January (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021, (d) 2022, (e) 2023, (f) 2024 and (g) 2025; and which constituency in (a
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 7th March is attached.
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapy: Medical EquipmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2025 to Question 32470 on Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment, for what reason his Department has not published the full details of the funding allocation for replacin
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question 32470 on 5 March 2025.
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordADHDDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution by the Leader of The House of the 27 February 2025, Official Report, column 954, when he expects the NHS England ADHD taskforce to be ready to report with re
Answer: We are supportive of the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) taskforce that NHS England has established, which is working to bring together those with lived experience, experts from the National Health Service, education, charity, and justice ...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapy: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35482More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of AI radiotherapy auto-contouring on (a) patient outcomes, (b) productivity and (c) workforce retention.
Answer: Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have huge potential in improving productivity across the National Health Service by supporting clinicians with faster and more accurate diagnosis, enhancing clinical decision-making about treatment plans, and redu...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Secondhand GoodsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35481More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of recent trends in the residual value of second-hand electric vehicles.
Answer: The Government works closely with the automotive industry to monitor the health of the used electric vehicle (EV) market. The Office for Zero Emission Vehicles attends a used EV industry steering group. This includes stakeholders representing independent ...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: Social TariffsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35079More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on data sharing to identify households eligible for energy social tariffs.
Answer: The department is working closely with other government departments, including the Department for Work and Pensions, to understand how we can better use and share data to better target support at customers that need help. I am also leading a working group...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35078More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Minister for Public Health and Prevention plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Wokingham of 21 January 2025 on blood cancer.
Answer: I replied to the hon. Member on 10 March 2025.
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35077More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce resource disparities among NHS Trusts for cancer (a) care and (b) treatment.
Answer: A £70 million investment in new radiotherapy machines will ensure that the most advanced treatment is available and accessible to patients. The National Health Service will also maximise the pace of the roll-out of the additional diagnostic capacity, deli...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35076More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to respond to the hon. Member for Wokingham in relation to the correspondence of 5 February 2025 from the Leader of the House on the number of newly-qualified GPs employed
Answer: I replied to the hon. Member on 4 April 2025.
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament record
Published records only — not a full account of an MP’s work. How we work →