Clive Jones MP: written questions
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Royal 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
Original Parliament recordCancer: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to engage teenagers and young people with cancer within 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 25513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to include teenagers and young adults with cancer within 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: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to retain the three objectives on cancer in the forthcoming NHS Priorities and Operational Planning Guidance.
Answer: The Operational Planning Guidance is due to be published within the coming weeks. It will reference key cancer performance objectives.
Answered 24 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordConsumer Goods: SafetyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25511More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much his Department has spent on increasing awareness of the EU Regulation on General Product Safety.
Answer: The Department has received more than 500 queries on the new GPSR since June 2024, with the majority coming in December 2024. Officials have responded to these queries in a timely manner.Government has been raising awareness of the regulation through its ...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordConsumer Goods: RegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an impact assessment for the EU Regulation on General Product Safety.
Answer: Our assessment of the impact of the updated GPSR remains that it largely formalises how businesses are operating in the UK and that where businesses need to make changes, in most cases, they are already adapting to continue trading with the EU. The measur...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordConsumer Goods: SafetyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many enquiries his Department has received on the EU Regulation on General Product Safety in each month between June 2024 and January 2025.
Answer: The Department has received more than 500 queries on the new GPSR since June 2024, with the majority coming in December 2024. Officials have responded to these queries in a timely manner.Government has been raising awareness of the regulation through its ...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordConsumer Goods: SafetyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25508More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much time staff in his Department have spent dealing with enquiries on the EU Regulation on General Product Safety in each month between June 2024 and January 2025.
Answer: The Department has received more than 500 queries on the new GPSR since June 2024, with the majority coming in December 2024. Officials have responded to these queries in a timely manner.Government has been raising awareness of the regulation through its ...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordConsumer Goods: SafetyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many meetings Ministers in his Department had with trade bodies on the EU Regulation on General Product Safety before those regulations came into force.
Answer: Ministerial colleagues and I regularly engage with businesses and business representative organisations. Further, officials in my Department have been in contact with businesses and trade bodies in anticipation of the EU GPSR's entry into force and contin...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordConsumer Goods: SafetyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many meetings Ministers in his Department had on the EU Regulation on General Product Safety before those regulations came into force.
Answer: Ministerial colleagues and I regularly engage with businesses and business representative organisations. Further, officials in my Department have been in contact with businesses and trade bodies in anticipation of the EU GPSR's entry into force and contin...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Berkshire HospitalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the time taken to complete the Royal Berkshire Hospital on patients in Wokingham constituency.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care set out a credible and deliverable plan for the new hospital schemes in the New Hospital Programme (NHP) on 20 January 2025, following the conclusion of the review of the NHP. The plan f...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
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