Danny Beales MP: written questions 2025
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Medical Equipment: PricesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42142More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of NICE’s Late Stage Assessments on the attractiveness of the UK for inward investment from medtech companies.
Answer: The Department commissioned the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to undertake Late-Stage Assessments (LSAs) to help commissioners, clinicians, and patients identify the most effective products that offer the best value for the Nati...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Equipment: PricesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of how the NICE Late-Stage Assessment programme aligns with the ambitions of the upcoming Life Sciences Sector Plan.
Answer: Through the Life Sciences Sector Plan and the wider industrial strategy, the Government will take targeted, concerted, and aggressive action to unlock growth. The plan will focus on enabling world-class research and development, making the United Kingdom ...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCathetersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42140More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the NICE Late Stage Assessment on intermittent catheters on the ambition to move more healthcare out of hospitals and into the community.
Answer: The Department commissions the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to undertake Late-Stage Assessments (LSAs) to help commissioners, clinicians, and patients identify the most effective products that offer the best value for the Natio...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Equipment: PricesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the review of Part IX of the Drug Tariff supports the NHS 10 Year Plan in shifting care from (a) hospital to the community, (b) treatment to preve
Answer: Part IX of the Drug Tariff covers medical technology products prescribed in the community. In 2025, the Department is updating the product categorisation and listing process, following extensive engagement with patient groups, the National Health Service,...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Equipment: PricesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42138More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that the review of Part IX of the Drug Tariff is aligned to the Life Sciences Sector Plan.
Answer: Through the Life Sciences Sector Plan and the wider industrial strategy, the Government will take targeted, concerted, and aggressive action to unlock growth. The plan will focus on enabling world-class research and development, making the United Kingdom ...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Equipment: PricesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42137More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the review of Part IX of the Drug Tariff does not adversely impact investment by the medtech sector.
Answer: The Department is working closely with industry through the Drug Tariff Committee to finalise the detail of the update to the product categorisation and listing process of Part IX of the Drug Tariff. The Department remains committed to ensuring that the r...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAbirateroneDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to allow doctors to prescribe Abiraterone.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for developing authoritative, evidence-based recommendations for the National Health Service on whether new, licenced medicines represent a clinically and cos...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: DisadvantagedDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce inequalities in prostate cancer outcomes.
Answer: The Government understands that more needs to be done to improve outcomes for all people with prostate cancer. To address disparities and find ways to better detect prostate cancer earlier, we have invested £16 million in the United Kingdom-wide TRANSFORM...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: TheftHome OfficeTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent the export of stolen vehicles by organised criminal groups.
Answer: This Government is determined to drive down vehicle crime and we are working with the automotive industry and police – taking a national approach – to ensure our response is as strong as it can be, including working closely with the National Police Chiefs...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTemporary Employment: Conditions of EmploymentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on (a) drivers employed by app companies, (b) couriers employed by app companies and (c) gig economy workers.
Answer: The impact of the Employment Rights Bill on those individuals will depend largely on their employment status. Individuals in the platform economy can be any status: employee, limb (b) worker, or self-employed, depending on the reality of the relationship ...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Insurance TaskforceDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress the Motor Insurance Taskforce has made.
Answer: The cross-Government Motor Insurance Taskforce met for the first time on 16 October 2024 and the Secretary of State is keen to reconvene again soon. The Taskforce has a strategic remit to set the direction for UK Government policy, identifying short- and ...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Oversease TradeHome OfficeTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 903163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle the international trading of stolen vehicles.
Answer: Vehicle theft is a serious crime that has a deeply damaging impact on vehicle owners, manufacturers and the insurance industry.A network of vehicle crime leads has been established in every police force in England and Wales, ensuring forces share informat...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRugby: Listed EventsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34187More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the (a) cultural, (b) economic and (c) community value of free-to-air coverage of the Six Nations Championship.
Answer: The Government believes that the current list of events works well and that it strikes an appropriate balance between access to sporting events and allowing sports to maximise broadcasting revenue. Therefore, the Government has no plans to review the list...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRugby: Listed EventsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34186More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of changing the status of the Six Nations Championship from Category B to Category A in the Ofcom Code on Sports and Other Listed and De
Answer: The Government believes that the current list of events works well and that it strikes an appropriate balance between access to sporting events and allowing sports to maximise broadcasting revenue. Therefore, the Government has no plans to review the list...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternal Mortality and Perinatal MortalityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce inequalities in (a) still-birth rates and (b) maternal mortality related to (i) class and (ii) ethnicity.
Answer: It is unacceptable that there are such stark inequalities for women and babies. It is a priority for the Government to make sure that all women and babies receive the high-quality care they deserve, regardless of their background, location, or ethnicity.W...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase staffing levels in maternity services.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling the retention and recruitment challenges that face the National Health Service. Bringing in the staff we need will take time, but this is a priority for the Government.NHS England is leading a range of initiatives t...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33350More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timeline is for negotiations on reform of the NHS dental contract.
Answer: To rebuild dentistry in the long term and increase access to National Health Service dental care, we will reform the dental contract, with a shift to focus on prevention and the retention of NHS dentists.There are no perfect payment systems and careful co...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCounselling: SchoolsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33349More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of extending school-based counselling on reducing child and adolescent mental health service waiting lists.
Answer: The Government will provide access to specialist mental health professionals in every school through expanding Mental Health Support Teams, so every young person has access to early support to address problems before they escalate.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Mental Health ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33348More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve mental health support in schools.
Answer: This government is committed to improving mental health support for all children and young people. This is critical to high and rising standards in schools and breaking down barriers to opportunity, helping pupils to achieve and thrive in education.The go...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Schemes: Greater LondonDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33347More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support economically inactive people back into work in (a) West London and (b) other parts of London.
Answer: The Get Britain Working White Paper published in November set out plans to deliver fundamental reform of our health, employment and skills system, that will help support economically inactive people in all areas in England get back into work. We committed...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment and TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to make it easier for people over the age of 25 to access skills training and employment support.
Answer: The government is taking several steps to make it easier for adults to access training. The Adult Skills Fund (ASF) fully or co-funds education and skills training for eligible adults aged 19 and above from pre-entry to level 3, to help them gain the skil...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Special Educational NeedsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support young people with SEND needs into employment.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions are supporting many young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) to find employment.The government will be launching a Youth Guarantee for all 18-21 year olds in England, to ensure that they can ...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversities: IndustryDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to promote universities as centres for industrial innovation; and if he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of including
Answer: Government has committed to developing an ambitious Industrial Strategy in partnership with business, devolved governments, regions and other stakeholders. This includes universities, who play a key role in driving local and national economic growth – in ...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing FirstMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of starting a national roll out of Housing First.
Answer: The Rough Sleeping Prevention and Recovery Grant is a consolidated rough sleeping fund aimed at tackling rough sleeping and is providing a total of £185.6 million to local authorities across England in 2025-26. Local authorities have the flexibility to ch...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMpox: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of integrating Mpox vaccines into routine sexual health services for higher risk groups.
Answer: NHS England is planning for a routine Mpox vaccination programme, whilst continuing to offer vaccination to eligible cohorts in areas with the highest density of the eligible population as part of the response to the recent Mpox outbreaks.NHS England has ...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
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