Clive Jones MP: written questions
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Genomics: 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
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: Blood TestsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the merits of including PSA testing in routine NHS health checks.
Answer: The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) has commissioned a university to carry out a high quality review and cost effectiveness model of the evidence for a national prostate cancer screening programme. This includes considering evidence that looks at...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBoiler Upgrade SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61075More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to increase uptake of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme among (a) GP practices and (b) other small non-domestic buildings.
Answer: The Boiler Upgrade Scheme continues to provide grants of up to £7,500 for small non-domestic property owners, with the threshold for single heat pump installations set at 45kWh. The grants are in addition to the 0% rate of VAT on the installation of heat ...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBoiler Upgrade SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61074More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many (a) general practice surgeries and (b) other non-domestic organisations by sector have (i) applied for and (ii) received support through the boiler upgrade scheme.
Answer: The Boiler Upgrade Scheme does not have data specifying the nature of the business or a sector-level breakdown for non-domestic installations under the scheme. From May 2022 to April 2025, the scheme has received 394 non-domestic voucher applications, wit...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordKidney Diseases: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of targeted screening for chronic kidney disease high-risk populations.
Answer: The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) previously examined the evidence for a population screening programme for kidney disease in 2011 and recommended that a national screening programme should not be introduced. This was because, amongst other thi...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGenomics: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to require Genomic Laboratory Hubs to adopt standardised reporting templates for genomics reports.
Answer: Professional groups, including the Association for Clinical Genomic Science, produce best practice guidance and standard templates for members on reporting genomic results to clinicians. Further information on the Association for Clinical Genomic Science ...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: GenomicsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60801More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to fund a single digital tracking system for cancer tissue samples provided for genomic testing, so that that they may be tracked at every point of their journey.
Answer: Genomic testing in the National Health Service in England is provided through the NHS Genomic Medicine Service (NHS GMS). A central feature of the NHS GMS is the National Genomic Test Directory. The Test Directory outlines the full range of genomic tests ...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mechanisms his Department has in place to monitor the availability of cancer services during the reorganisation of NHS England into his Department.
Answer: Whilst this transformation takes place, we will ensure that we continue to evaluate impacts of all kinds, and we will work collaboratively to ensure continuity of care and that there are no risks to patient safety.We continue to work to reduce the time th...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made on the potential impact of abolishing NHS England on the availability of (a) abiraterone and (b) other similar drugs.
Answer: Whilst this transformation takes place, we will ensure that we continue to evaluate impacts of all kinds and will work collaboratively to ensure continuity of care and that there are no risks to patient safety. Throughout the organisational change, NHS En...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the availability of availability of cancer drugs is maintained during the reorganisation of NHS England.
Answer: Whilst this transformation takes place, we will ensure that we continue to evaluate impacts of all kinds and will work collaboratively to ensure continuity of care and that there are no risks to patient safety. Throughout the organisational change, NHS En...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60694More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the reorganisation of NHS England into his Department on the provision of cancer screening programmes in England.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 22 May 2025 to Question 53355.
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: CancerDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the number of cancer patients who will stop receiving personal independence payments following proposed welfare reforms.
Answer: Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper has been published here ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper’(opens in a new tab).Impacts of the proposed changes depend on many factors includi...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review (a) guidelines and (b) referral criteria for the direct rectal examination for prostate cancer.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that all patients with cancer, including prostate cancer, are diagnosed faster and more accurately, with the most appropriate diagnostic methods available. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUrinary Tract Infections: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2025 to Question 57594 on Urinary Tract Infections: Vaccination, whether the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (a) is reviewing and (b) plans to revi
Answer: The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has identified vaccines to prevent recurrent urinary tract infections (UTI). These are currently in development.During a sub-committee meeting of the JCVI held on 25 November 2024, the pipeline va...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSouth Western Railway: Rolling StockDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58430More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 55867 on Rolling stock, what her timetable is for making an estimate of the potential impact of the time taken to introduce Class 701 rolling stock on the Water
Answer: My officials are currently considering the most appropriate way to approach this issue. Given the complexity of this task, we are unable to commit to a timetable of when this work will be completed.
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Written QuestionsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58114More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to respond to Question 55918, tabled by the hon. Member for Wokingham on 28 May 2025.
Answer: A response to Question 55918 was provided on 11 June 2025: Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUrinary Tract Infections: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NICE (a) is reviewing and (b) plans to review available vaccines for Urinary Tract Infection for use in the UK.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is not currently reviewing vaccines for urinary tract infections.Prophylactic vaccinations are considered by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation. However, therapeutic vaccination...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGP surgeries: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that projects delivered through the Primary Care Utilisation and Modernisation Fund support net zero objectives.
Answer: The Government is committed to delivering a National Health Service that is fit for the future and that recognises the importance of strategic, value for money investments in capital projects, such as new facilities, significant upgrades, or other targete...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help GPs decarbonise their physical estates.
Answer: The Government is supporting the decarbonisation of General Practitioners through the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) and Boiler Upgrade Grant (BUS). The PSDS supports the aim of reducing emissions from public sector buildings by 75% by 2037, ...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57151More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2025 to Question 38918 on Cancer: Young People, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of collating England-wide data on the participation of young
Answer: The National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) does collect data on participation in clinical trials through NIHR funded research infrastructure, including the participation of young adults. The Department reports on this data where it is appropriate to...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57150More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2025 to Question 38918 on Cancer: Young People, what steps (a) his Department and (b) the National Institute for Health and Care Research has taken to (i) enrol 5
Answer: To support the delivery of this ambition, the Department, through NHS England, has put in place new national service specifications, covering both Principal Treatment Centre and associated Teenage and Young Adult (TYA) Designated Hospital provision, and h...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren and Young People Cancer TaskforceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the membership is of the Patient Voice Panel as a part of the Children and Young People Cancer Taskforce; and what meetings it has held in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Government is committed to including the voices of young cancer patients in the work of the taskforce and the National Cancer Plan. That’s why the Department has worked with taskforce members to assemble a Patient Experience Panel of people with lived...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57114More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the NHS plans to take to improve (a) awareness and (b) training for (i) GPs and (ii) frontline healthcare professionals to help (A) recognise and (B) refer suspected cases of cancer in t
Answer: The Department is committed to getting the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster to improve survival rates, including for children and young people. To achieve this, the NHS has delivered an extra 40,000 operations, scan...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57113More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing awareness campaigns on the (a) signs and (b) symptoms of cancer in (i) teenagers and (ii) young adults.
Answer: NHS England and other National Health Service organisations, nationally and locally, publish information on the signs and symptoms of many different types of cancer, including those that are most common in teenagers and young adults. Further information o...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
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