Clive Jones MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
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
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