Clive Jones MP: written questions 2025
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Cancer: Clinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of age-related eligibility criteria on the inclusion of (a) teenagers and (b) young adults in cancer clinical trials.
Answer: The Department is committed to maximising the United Kingdom’s potential to lead the world in clinical research, with the aim of ensuring that all patients, including teenagers and young adults with cancer, have access to cutting-edge clinical trials and ...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Clinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to increase the geographical spread of cancer clinical trial sites open to (a) teenagers and (b) young adults.
Answer: The Department is committed to maximising the United Kingdom’s potential to lead the world in clinical research, with the aim of ensuring that all patients, including teenagers and young adults with cancer, have access to cutting-edge clinical trials and ...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Clinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to improve the (a) collection and (b) reporting of age-disaggregated data on participation in cancer clinical trials for (i) people aged between 16 and 24 and
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), funded by the Department, funds research and research infrastructure, which supports patients and the public to participate in high-quality research, including cancer clinical trials.The NIHR Res...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Clinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49619More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason age is used to determine eligibility for cancer clinical trials; and whether he is taking steps to ensure that people aged between 16 and 24 have equitable access to such trials.
Answer: The Department is committed to maximising the United Kingdom’s potential to lead the world in clinical research, with the aim of ensuring that all patients, including teenagers and young adults with cancer, have access to cutting-edge clinical trials and ...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: Import ControlsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49618More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reducing UK tariffs on US meat and seafood products on (a) levels of meat imports and (b) food standards.
Answer: The UK has a strong and balanced trading relationship with the US worth £315 billion. Investment supports around 2.5 million jobs across both countries. Trade is second only to the EU where our trading relationship is worth £813 billion.We will always act...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: ConstructionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department is providing to hospital trusts waiting for their wave of the New Hospital Programme to be implemented.
Answer: Some Wave 2 and 3 schemes will receive funding for specific agreed activities, such as land purchases, that can be progressed during the Spending Review period. We will continue to engage with trusts over the next five years to establish whether there are...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure NHS trusts do not have to (a) reduce substantive staff posts and (b) scale back service provision to meet operational priorities in 2025-26.
Answer: We have changed the National Health Service operating model to devolve power to local leaders. The Darzi investigation highlighted that there were too many targets set for the NHS, which made it hard for local systems to prioritise their actions or be hel...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: ResearchDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of transitioning to animal free medical research methods on public health.
Answer: The Labour Manifesto commits to “partner with scientists, industry, and civil society as we work towards the phasing out of animal testing”.Recent developments in technology, in particular cell biology, organoids and AI, promise a step-change in the utili...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: ResearchDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49191More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of transitioning to animal free medical research methods on the economy.
Answer: The Labour Manifesto commits to “partner with scientists, industry, and civil society as we work towards the phasing out of animal testing”. The government will publish a strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods la...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: ResearchDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49190More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he is taking steps to help support a transition to animal-free medical research methods.
Answer: The Labour Manifesto commits to “partner with scientists, industry, and civil society as we work towards the phasing out of animal testing”, which is a long-term goal. While it is not yet possible to replace all animal use due to the complexity of biologi...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking with blood cancer (a) charities, (b) academic institutions and (c) professional bodies to improve recruitment and retention in the blood cancer workforce.
Answer: Decisions about recruitment are matters for individual National Health Service trusts. NHS trusts manage their recruitment at a local level, ensuring they have the right number of staff in place, with the right skill mix, to deliver safe and effective car...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support the (a) mental health and (b) emotional wellbeing of the blood cancer workforce.
Answer: It is important that all National Health Service staff are able to work in a supportive and inclusive environment that prioritises their health and wellbeing.Employers across the NHS have their own arrangements in place for supporting their staff, includi...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: Health ProfessionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the retention of blood cancer clinical expertise following the merger of NHS England with his Department.
Answer: Ministers and senior Department officials will work with the new executive team at the top of NHS England, led by Sir Jim Mackey, to lead the formation of a new joint centre. As we work to bring the two organisations together, we will ensure that we conti...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: Health ProfessionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce reliance on locum consultants in blood cancer teams at district general hospitals.
Answer: The planning guidance states that trusts should reduce their agency spend by 30% this year, and reduce bank spend by 10%. It also sets our ambition to eliminate agency use in the coming years.NHS England is investing in expanding specialty training posts ...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: Health ProfessionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) haematologists and (b) haemato-oncologists work in the NHS; and what the target numbers are for those professions.
Answer: As of January 2025, there are 2,181 full time equivalent (FTE) doctors working in the specialty of haematology across National Health Service trusts and integrated care boards in England. This includes 1,025 FTE consultant haematologists.The Department do...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: Health ProfessionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to encourage (a) trainee and (b) newly qualified healthcare professionals to specialise in blood cancer.
Answer: We will publish a refreshed Workforce Plan to deliver the transformed health service we will build over the next decade, and treat patients on time again.We will ensure the National Health Service has the right people, in the right places, with the right ...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Cancer Plan will take steps to increase the number of clinical academics dedicated to blood cancer research.
Answer: The Government has announced that the National Cancer Plan will be published this year, following publication of the 10-Year Health Plan. We are now in discussions about what form it should take, including how we will ensure that cancer patients across En...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Cancer Plan will include measures to ensure people diagnosed with blood cancer have access to a Clinical Nurse Specialist (a) after diagnosis and (b) during treatment.
Answer: The Department is committed to developing a skilled blood cancer workforce, including nurses and doctors, so that patients receive care from the right professionals, at the right time, and in the right place. A refreshed Workforce Plan will be published l...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the National Cancer Plan will include healthcare professionals working in blood cancer.
Answer: The Department is committed to developing a skilled blood cancer workforce, including nurses and doctors, so that patients receive care from the right professionals, at the right time, and in the right place. A refreshed Workforce Plan will be published l...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: Health ProfessionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the National Cancer Plan on increasing the number of blood cancer (i) nurses and (ii) doctors over the next 10 years.
Answer: The Department is committed to developing a skilled blood cancer workforce, including nurses and doctors, so that patients receive care from the right professionals, at the right time, and in the right place. A refreshed Workforce Plan will be published l...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the National Cancer Plan with include consultation with blood cancer (a) consultant haematologists, (b) clinical nurse specialists and (c) other staff.
Answer: The Government recognises that a cancer-specific approach is needed to meet the challenges in cancer care, and the value in wide-ranging and meaningful engagement and consultation, including with blood cancer professionals and staff, whilst developing the...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: RadiotherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that radiotherapy treatment meets NHS cancer waiting times.
Answer: The Department is committed to improving cancer outcomes and reducing waiting times for treatment for patients across the country, including for patients in Wokingham.To ensure the most advanced radiotherapy treatment is available to patients, the Departm...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapy: Medical EquipmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to allocate further funding for new radiotherapy LINAC machines.
Answer: The Government allocated £70 million for the replacement of ageing radiotherapy machines. There are no plans at this stage to allocate further central funding for this. Responsibility for investing in new radiotherapy machines continues to sit with local ...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapy: Medical EquipmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many LINAC machines are (a) currently within the recommended lifespan and (b) beyond the recommended lifespan.
Answer: The Department does not hold data on how many radiotherapy machines are beyond their recommended working life in each National Health Service trust.The number of radiotherapy machines in use which are over the 10-year recommended age is not published by N...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: RadiotherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48717More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of radiotherapy on cancer outcomes in (a) Wokingham constituency and (b) England.
Answer: The Department is committed to improving cancer outcomes and reducing waiting times for treatment for patients across the country, including for patients in Wokingham.To ensure the most advanced radiotherapy treatment is available to patients, the Departm...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
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