Clive Jones MP: written questions 2025
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Cancer: 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
Original Parliament recordRoyal Berkshire HospitalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when funding will be allocated for the Royal Berkshire Hospital's rebuild under the New Hospital Programme.
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 ...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Berkshire HospitalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25069More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department plans to provide to the Royal Berkshire Hospital to resolve its maintenance backlog.
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 ...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Berkshire HospitalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the New Hospital Programme: Plan for implementation, what proportion of the New Hospital Programme for the Royal Berkshire Hospital is expected to come from charitable donations.
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 ...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Berkshire HospitalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the New Hospital Programme: Plan for implementation, what proportion of the New Hospital Programme for the Royal Berkshire Hospital is expected to come from land sales.
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 ...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Berkshire HospitalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the New Hospital Programme: Plan for implementation, what percentage of the New Hospital Programme for the Royal Berkshire Hospital is expected to come from public dividend capita
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 ...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to set an early diagnosis target for blood cancers.
Answer: We are determined to take all the necessary steps to improve early diagnosis for all cancers, including blood cancer. To accomplish this, the National Health Service is implementing non-specific symptom pathways for patients who present with symptoms such...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information her Department holds on patient data that would indicate disease progression at point of diagnosis in blood cancers.
Answer: The National Disease Registration Service, through the National Cancer Registration and Analysis Services (NCRAS), collects information on how many people in England have cancer. Blood cancer is included as a distinct category, labelled haematological neo...
Answered 24 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the process for developing the new national cancer plan will include consultation with cancer (a) charities and (b) patient representative bodies.
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 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25062More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the reasons why NHS Trusts are not currently meeting the 62 day cancer waiting time standard.
Answer: No assessment has been made of the reasons why some National Health Service trusts are not currently meeting the 31-day and 62-day cancer waiting time standards, however we know that patients are waiting too long for cancer treatment. We will get the NHS ...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the reasons why NHS Trusts are not currently meeting the 31-day cancer waiting time standard.
Answer: No assessment has been made of the reasons why some National Health Service trusts are not currently meeting the 31-day and 62-day cancer waiting time standards, however we know that patients are waiting too long for cancer treatment. We will get the NHS ...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to provide funding for the recruitment and retention of the oncology workforce in the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board.
Answer: Developing our workforce is key to supporting the delivery of effective and sustainable cancer services across England and in local areas, including for the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care System.NHS England invested approx...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRadiologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much NHS Trusts paid to private companies for (a) outsourcing and (b) locums for radiology services in the most recent period for which information is available.
Answer: NHS England does not hold this information centrally.
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25058More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral statement by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care of 15 January 2025, Official Report, column 363, and pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2024 to Question
Answer: Data on the number of general practitioners employed through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme is not currently published. Information on the number of recently qualified general practitioners for which primary care networks are claiming reimburse...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer and Tomography: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of NHS Trusts have implemented recruitment freezes in (a) scanning and (b) cancer departments.
Answer: The Department does not currently hold this information. We will engage further with NHS England on this matter.
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordLeukaemiaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase the five-year survival rate of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia, from 22% to 44%.
Answer: The Department is committed to improving survival rates for all blood cancers, including acute myeloid leukaemia. Raising awareness, delivering more research, including into new treatments, and improving early diagnosis of cancers, which includes blood re...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
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