Clive Jones MP: written questions 2025
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Children and Young People Cancer TaskforceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29716More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the Terms of Reference for the Children and Young People's Cancer Taskforce.
Answer: The Department is committed to improving outcomes and patient experience for children, teenagers, and young adults with cancer, from birth to 24 years of age. That is why we have relaunched the Children and Young People Cancer Taskforce, which will identi...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapy: Thames ValleyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29713More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much of the £70 million investment for replacing older radiotherapy machines will go to (a) the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB and (b) the Berkshire West sub-ICB.
Answer: The Department does not hold detailed information about the age of radiotherapy machines, as local systems are responsible for radiotherapy treatment services.The new radiotherapy machines will support the recovery of cancer waiting times and help ensure ...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapy: Thames ValleyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29710More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many radiotherapy machines in the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and West Berkshire integrated care board area are beyond the recommended 10-year lifespan.
Answer: The Department does not hold detailed information about the age of radiotherapy machines, as local systems are responsible for radiotherapy treatment services.The new radiotherapy machines will support the recovery of cancer waiting times and help ensure ...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29708More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects NHS trusts to reach the 62-day cancer waiting time standard.
Answer: As we set out in our new plan for reforming elective care, we are committed to improving performance on cancer waiting times. The National Health Service’s annual operational planning guidance set out a national commitment to improve waiting times, with e...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the National Institute for Health and Care Research will be involved in the formulation of the National Cancer Plan.
Answer: The Department launched the call for evidence for the National Cancer Plan on 4 February 2025. Individuals, professionals and organisations are invited to share their views on our new online platform on how we can improve cancer care and outcomes. The pla...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29703More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who he plans to consult on the National Cancer Plan.
Answer: The Department launched the call for evidence for the National Cancer Plan on 4 February 2025. Individuals, professionals and organisations are invited to share their views on our new online platform on how we can improve cancer care and outcomes. The pla...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Feb 2025WithdrawnUIN 29702More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to launch the call for evidence for the National Cancer Plan.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCancer: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28209More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2025 to Question 21831 on Cancer: Drugs, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the findings on page 21 of
Answer: The Government wants National Health Service patients to benefit from effective NHS treatments at a price that is fair to the NHS and the taxpayer. It is important that we have a system in place for making evidence-based decisions on whether new medicines...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBrain: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27786More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) research into drug delivery mechanisms in the brain and (b) blood-brain barrier research.
Answer: The Department delivers research into blood-barrier brain (BBB) and drug delivery research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).NIHR infrastructure provides world-class research expertise, specialist facilities, a research de...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBrain: TumoursDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England is providing training to help GPs to diagnose brain tumours at an early stage.
Answer: General practitioners (GPs) are responsible for ensuring their own clinical knowledge, including on brain tumours, remains up-to-date, and for identifying learning needs as part of their continuing professional development. This activity should include ta...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Berkshire Hospital: ConstructionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will provide financial support to the Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Trust prior to 2030 to assist them in securing land for the reconstruction of the Royal Berkshire Hospital.
Answer: As part of the New Hospital Programme announcement on 20 January, it was confirmed that the Royal Berkshire Hospital scheme is part of Wave 3, and would not begin main construction until 2037/39. We will continue to engage with trusts to establish the act...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBrain: TumoursDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27345More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) diagnosis, (b) treatments and (c) support from clinical nurse specialists for (i) patients and (ii) families affected by brain tumours.
Answer: We will get the National Health Service diagnosing cancer, including brain cancer, on time, diagnosing it earlier and treating it faster, so more patients survive this horrible set of diseases, and we will improve patients’ experience across the system. T...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBrain: TumoursDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27339More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the needs of people affected by brain tumours are considered in the Cancer Plan.
Answer: The Government recognises that a cancer-specific approach is needed to meet the challenges in cancer care, and the value in engaging in wide-ranging and meaningful engagement and consultation on how cancer services can meet the needs of those living with ...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27053More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's press release entitled AI technology to help cut cancer waiting lists, published on 21 May 2024, whether his Department has distributed all of the announced fundi
Answer: The funding for artificially intelligent (AI) radiotherapy contouring quoted in the press release was announced under a previous administration, and was not taken forward at the time.However, AI presents significant opportunities within NHS England to imp...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27039More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England on the collection of patient data which indicates the level of disease progression of blood cancers at the point of diagnosis.
Answer: Unfortunately, not all blood cancers can be staged. Most types of leukaemia are not staged in the same way as cancers that form tumours, because they have typically spread through the body via the blood by the time they are found.However, all cases of can...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to consult with (a) cancer charities and (b) patient representative bodies during the development of a national cancer plan.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 23 January 2025 to Question 25063.The Government recognises that a cancer-specific approach is needed to meet the challenges in cancer care, and the value in engaging in wide-ranging and meaningful engagemen...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Preventive MedicineDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to include cancer prevention within the National Cancer Plan.
Answer: The Government has been clear that there should be a national cancer plan, and we are now in discussions about what form it should take, including the role of prevention in the work to reduce the lives lost to cancer. We will develop and publish the 10-Ye...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Written QuestionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to provide an Answer to Question 21540 on General Practitioners: Recruitment, tabled on 19 December 2024.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question 21540 on 23 January 2025.
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Berkshire Hospital: ConstructionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's New Hospitals Programme: plan for implementation, published on 20 January 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the delay in the Royal Berk
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 27 January 2025 to Question 25505.
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Berkshire Hospital: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to fund the ongoing maintenance of the Royal Berkshire Hospital until it is rebuilt.
Answer: The safety of National Health Service staff and patients is of vital importance to the Government. That is why repairing and rebuilding our hospitals is a key part of our ambition to create an NHS that is fit for the future through our 10-Year Health Plan...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: BerkshireDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 902399More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education,what steps she is taking to improve SEND provision in Berkshire.
Answer: Our promise to families is that we are absolutely committed to improving the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system and regaining their confidence.The department and NHS England have systems in place to support and challenge local areas ...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCost of Living PaymentsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of reintroducing the (a) Low Income Benefits, (b) Disability and (c) Pensioner Cost of Living payment.
Answer: The Cost of Living Payments were intended to relieve the immediate financial pressures caused by the rapid rise in cost of living. There are no plans to reintroduce these payments.
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NHS England's TYA Service Specifications, what steps he is taking to deliver age-appropriate care in age-appropriate settings for teenagers and young adults with cancer.
Answer: The Department is committed to improving outcomes and patient experience for teenagers and young adults with cancer. We recognise that cancer in teenagers and young people is different to cancer in adults and children, and that age-appropriate care is nec...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren and Young People Cancer TaskforceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for the involvement of the Children and Young People's Cancer Taskforce in the formation of the 10-year health plan.
Answer: We have committed to developing a 10-year plan to deliver a National Health Service fit for the future. We will carefully be considering all policies, including those that impact teenagers and young people with cancer.We want to ensure the 10-Year Health ...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the forthcoming national cancer plan will consult teenagers and young people with cancer.
Answer: The Government has been clear that there should be a national cancer plan, and we are now in discussions about what form it should take, including how we will account for children and young people. We will develop and publish the 10-Year Health Plan befor...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
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