Clive Jones MP: written questions
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Cancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35077More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce resource disparities among NHS Trusts for cancer (a) care and (b) treatment.
Answer: A £70 million investment in new radiotherapy machines will ensure that the most advanced treatment is available and accessible to patients. The National Health Service will also maximise the pace of the roll-out of the additional diagnostic capacity, deli...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35076More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to respond to the hon. Member for Wokingham in relation to the correspondence of 5 February 2025 from the Leader of the House on the number of newly-qualified GPs employed
Answer: I replied to the hon. Member on 4 April 2025.
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes PlanDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34713More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing (a) VAT reductions or grants and (b) other financial incentives to encourage the adoption of heat battery technology i
Answer: VAT treatment is the responsibility of the Treasury, and they keep all taxes under review. Installations of qualifying energy-saving materials (ESMs) can benefit from zero rated VAT, until April 2027, and the Department continues to engage with the Treasu...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHeat Batteries: Warm Homes PlanDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34712More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to improve public awareness and consumer advice on the benefits of heat battery technology as part of the Government’s Warm Homes Plan.
Answer: Heat batteries are a promising technology because they utilise time-of-use tariffs, do not require outside space, and can be cheaper to install than heat pumps in some circumstances. However, they are also less efficient than heat pumps and will therefore...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHeat BatteriesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34711More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of heat batteries on (a) peak electricity demand and (b) grid flexibility in the UK energy system.
Answer: Heat batteries are a promising technology because they utilise time-of-use tariffs and do not require outside space. However, they are also less efficient than heat pumps and will therefore use more energy to meet the same heating demand, which could impa...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHeat Batteries: Warm Homes PlanDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34710More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential contribution of heat battery technology to the Warm Homes Plan; and what steps he is taking to support the (a) development and (b) dep
Answer: Heat batteries are a promising technology because they utilise time-of-use tariffs, do not require outside space, and can be cheaper to install than heat pumps in some circumstances. However, they are also less efficient than heat pumps and will therefore...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRare CancersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34487More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that GPs have access to clinical decision support tools for identifying rare or less common cancers.
Answer: Improving diagnosis rates and access to treatment are key priorities for the Government for all cancer types, including rare and less common cancers.We are improving public awareness of cancer signs and symptoms, streamlining referral routes, and increasi...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of existing cancer stages.
Answer: Earlier diagnosis remains a key priority for the Government for stageable and non-stageable cancer types. For stageable cancers, there is a clear link between early staging and increased survival rates. Earlier diagnosis is also linked to better outcomes ...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRare CancersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 11 of Cancer52 and GRAIL's report on improving diagnosis for rare and less common cancers, published in February 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential implicatio
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.We are improving public awareness of cancer signs and symptoms, streamlining referral routes,...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34484More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) increase public awareness of the (i) signs and (ii) symptoms of cancer and (b) encourage people to act on them.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to the Hon. Member for Strangford on 23 January 2025 to Question 24851.
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34483More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve research into innovative screening methods; and if he will commit to rapidly (a) funding, (b) piloting and (c) implementing screening programmes recommended by th
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has invested significant funding into the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), which leads on research into screening programmes. For example, on 4 February 2025 the D...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34482More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including a dedicated chapter within the National Cancer Plan on children and young people.
Answer: The structure of the National Cancer Plan document will be decided in due course. However, the plan will address the unique experiences of children and young people with cancer. To support this, on 4 February 2025, we relaunched the Children and Young Peo...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRare CancersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34481More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to include policies on rare cancer prognosis in the national cancer plan.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has announced that a National Cancer Plan for England will be published this year. The Prime Minister’s Health Mission sets the objective of building a National Health Service fit for th...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBile Duct CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the survival rates of people with (a) intrahepatic and (b) extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.
Answer: The National Health Service is taking crucial steps to improve cancer outcomes for patients across England, including for intrahepatic and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.For stageable cancers, such as cholangiocarcinoma, there is a clear link between ear...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBile Duct Cancer: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34479More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to grant funding for cholangiocarcinoma research.
Answer: The Department invests £1.6 billion each year in research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). NIHR research expenditure for all cancers was £133 million in 2023/24, reflecting its high priority. T...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBile Duct Cancer: DisadvantagedDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34478More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of potential impact of levels of deprivation on the mortality rate among cholangiocarcinoma patients.
Answer: We recognize that there are particular challenges for a number of different populations, particularly for people living in the most deprived areas of the country, and that this impacts incidence and mortality rates, including for those with cholangiocarci...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBile Duct Cancer: DisadvantagedDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34477More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the level of deprivation on the incidence rate of cholangiocarcinoma.
Answer: We recognize that there are particular challenges for a number of different populations, particularly for people living in the most deprived areas of the country, and that this impacts incidence and mortality rates, including for those with cholangiocarci...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBile Duct CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to include cholangiocarcinoma in the target group of 75% of cancers diagnosed at stage one or two by 2028.
Answer: Improving diagnosis rates and access to treatment are key priorities for the Government for all cancer types, including cholangiocarcinoma.To achieve this, we are improving public awareness of cancer signs and symptoms, streamlining referral routes, and i...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBile Duct Cancer: Thames ValleyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with NHS England to help improve (a) early diagnosis rates of and (b) access to treatments for cholangiocarcinoma in the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and West Berkshire Inte
Answer: Improving diagnosis rates and access to treatment are key priorities for the Government for all cancer types, including cholangiocarcinoma.To achieve this, we are improving public awareness of cancer signs and symptoms, streamlining referral routes, and i...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBile Duct CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34474More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to include proposals to (a) improve earlier diagnosis and (b) increase access to treatments of cholangiocarcinoma in the National Cancer Plan.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has announced that a National Cancer Plan for England will be published this year. The Prime Minister’s Health Mission sets the objective of building a National Health Service fit for th...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBile Duct Cancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with NICE on the introduction of comprehensive guidance on the management of cholangiocarcinoma.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has produced guidance through its technology appraisals programme recommending several medicines for use in the treatment of cholangiocarcinoma that are now funded by the National Health Service for el...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBile Duct CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the prognosis rate for cholangiocarcinoma.
Answer: The National Health Service is taking crucial steps to improve cancer outcomes for patients across England, including for intrahepatic and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.For stageable cancers, such as cholangiocarcinoma, there is a clear link between ear...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBile Duct CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help raise awareness of cholangiocarcinoma.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to the Hon. Member for Strangford on 23 January 2025 to Question 24851.
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUK National Screening CommitteeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34121More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for replacing Professor Sir Mike Richards as chair of the UK National Screening Committee.
Answer: Professor Sir Mike Richards was appointed as Chair of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) on 11 March 2022. Appointments to the UK NSC are made in line with the principles of public appointment as set out by the Office of the Commissioner for Pub...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Written QuestionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34120More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to Question 31610 tabled by the hon. Member for Wokingham on 13 February 2025.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question 31610 on 12 March 2025.
Answered 12 Mar 2025
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