Clive Jones MP: written questions
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Wheelchairs: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111501More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what statistics he has on the demand for and use of wheelchairs; and how that data informs NHS England’s commissioning of appropriate services.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the provision and commissioning of local wheelchair services, based on the needs of their local population. NHS England supports ICBs to commission effective, efficient, and personalised wheelchair service...
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDisability: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111500More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that funding for wheelchair users is adequate to meet essential needs, including equipment and specialist support.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the provision and commissioning of local wheelchair services, based on the needs of their local population. NHS England supports ICBs to commission effective, efficient, and personalised wheelchair service...
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111338More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people became unemployed while waiting for a decision on their application to the Access To Work Scheme in 2025.
Answer: This information is not held. Access to Work is available only to those in, or about to begin, employment, so this information is not recorded.
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work Programme: StandardsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of applications for the Access To Work scheme had a wait time of more than two weeks from submitting an application to receiving a decision in 2025 in (a) Berkshire and (b)
Answer: The Department does not hold data on Access to Work application processing times at the level requested. Determining this information would require manually reviewing individual applications which would incur disproportionate cost.
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordVitamin D: Dietary SupplementsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to extend access to free and subsidized vitamin D supplements to at-risk groups identified in NICE PH56.
Answer: In 2016, the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) published a robust assessment of the evidence on vitamin D and a wide range of health outcomes resulting in the current advice for everyone to take a 10 microgram, or 400 international units, ...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFood: Vitamin DDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will develop a vitamin D food fortification policy.
Answer: In 2016, the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) published a robust assessment of the evidence on vitamin D and a wide range of health outcomes resulting in the current advice for everyone to take a 10 microgram, or 400 international units, ...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordVitamin D: Deficiency DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ask the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition to review whether current vitamin D supplementation recommendations (a) adequately serve all population groups and (b) take adequate ac
Answer: In 2016, the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) published a robust assessment of the evidence on vitamin D and a wide range of health outcomes resulting in the current advice for everyone to take a 10 microgram, or 400 international units, ...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordVitamin D: Deficiency DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110574More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) collect and (b) publish vitamin D deficiency statistics broken down by ethnicity.
Answer: In 2016, the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) published a robust assessment of the evidence on vitamin D and a wide range of health outcomes resulting in the current advice for everyone to take a 10 microgram, or 400 international units, ...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: Cost Benefit AnalysisDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment her Department has made of the long-term costs of post-flood clean-up operations with the potential savings from investing in proactive flood prevention mea
Answer: The Environment Agency is delivering the Government’s flood and coastal risk management (FCRM) Investment Programme. For every £1 spent in the Investment Programme improving protection from flooding and coastal erosion, around £8 of property damages is av...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHydroelectric PowerDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment protocols are in place to evaluate the cumulative impact of new hydroelectric installations on water flow, flood risk, and ecological balance.
Answer: Any building or structure in the floodplain must ensure that it is resilient to flooding and that it does not increase flood risk for anybody else in the floodplain. Hydroelectric power is governed by a strict regulatory framework managed primarily by the...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRiver Thames: InfrastructureDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will to outline the governance framework for managing River Thames navigation assets, including the criteria and decision-making process for modifying lock structures and updati
Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) maintains a comprehensive network of local and national governance and assurance boards that oversee the safety, operational performance, and investment prioritisation of its navigation assets. Public safety is the primary fact...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNetwork Rail: ConcessionsDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106394More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had any meetings with colleagues at Transport for London to discuss the availability of Network Railcard discounts at railway stations managed by Transport for London.
Answer: As transport in London is devolved, fares decisions, including any potential Network Rail discounts, are for the Mayor and Transport for London. Network Railcard discounts can be applied to fares on TfL Rail services. However, they cannot be applied to O...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVitamin D: Deficiency DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce health disparities linked to high vitamin D deficiency rates in at-risk population groups.
Answer: Government recommendations for vitamin D are promoted on the National Health Service webpage and through the social marketing campaigns Best Start in Life, Better Health, and Healthier Families.The Government’s Healthy Start Scheme was introduced in 2006 ...
Answered 23 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordADHD: 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
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