Danny Beales MP: written questions 2025
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Mpox: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28774More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Mpox vaccines were delivered in each month since January 2024.
Answer: The following table shows the number of Mpox vaccines delivered each month from 1 January 2024 to 31 January 2025, as well as the total Mpox vaccines delivered in that period:MonthNumber of Mpox vaccinations administeredJanuary 2024804February 20241,069Ma...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordVaccination: Take-upDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the level of vaccine uptake is by (a) ethnicity, (b) region and (c) socio-economic group.
Answer: This information is not held in the format requested. The total number of mpox vaccinations administered in England in 2023/24 financial year was 21,225. The total number of mpox vaccinations administered in 2024/25 financial year to date currently stands...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMpox: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28769More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made with NHS England of the efficacy of booster vaccinations for mPox.
Answer: An assessment of the efficacy of booster vaccinations has not been made as there is currently no requirement for mpox booster vaccinations.There is currently insufficient evidence to support routine boosters of mpox vaccination in immunocompetent individu...
Answered 20 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMpox: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many mPox vaccines were given in England in the 2023-24 financial year; and how many have been given to date in the 2024-25 financial year.
Answer: The total number of Mpox vaccinations administered in England in the 2023/24 financial year totalled to 21,225. The total number of Mpox vaccinations administered in the 2024/25 financial year to date currently stands at 15,649.The data was extracted on 5...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordIndividual Savings Accounts: HousingTreasuryTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27051More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of raising the upper limit of house prices for which the Lifetime Individual Savings Account can be used without incurring a penalty for people living in (a) Gr
Answer: While the Government will continue to monitor the situation, it currently remains of the view that the property price cap for the Lifetime ISA is set at an appropriate level to support most first-time buyers across the UK while targeting households that m...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26605More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of regularly publishing data on incidents of corridor care in the NHS.
Answer: The Government is clear that patients should expect and receive the highest standard of service, and is determined to tackle the issue of corridor care.Discussions on how to improve urgent and emergency care services are continuing, and we will continue t...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordIndividual Savings Accounts: HousingTreasuryTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26269More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the upper limit of house prices for which the Lifetime Individual Savings Account can be used without incurring a penalty.
Answer: Data from the latest UK House Price Index shows that while the average price paid by first-time buyers has increased, it is still below the LISA property price cap in all regions of the UK except for London, where the average price paid is affected by bor...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFire and Rescue Services: Unmanned Air SystemsHome OfficeTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26268More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of using drone technology to support fire and rescue services.
Answer: Fire and Rescue Services have been early adopters of drones which can improve decision making, operational efficiency and reduce risk to firefighters. We work closely with the National Fire Chiefs Council, who co-ordinate the use of Fire & Rescue Serv...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS Trusts: Unmanned Air SystemsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to expand the trial of the transportation of blood by drone technology undertaken by Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital to more NHS Trusts.
Answer: The medical drone delivery service for the Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is a six-month trial, that started in November. There is potential for drones to support and improve the way the National Health Service delivers patient care, with the o...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Unmanned Air SystemsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to encourage the wider adoption of drone technology in the NHS.
Answer: NHS England will continue to encourage the wider adoption of drone technology in the National Health Service where it is both feasible and appropriate.The NHS is committed to decarbonising travel and transport, with a clear vision of achieving a zero-emis...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions his Department has had with NHS England on the potential merits of publishing data on incidents of corridor care in the NHS.
Answer: The Government is clear that patients should expect and receive the highest standard of service, and is determined to tackle the issue of corridor care.Discussions on how to improve urgent and emergency care services are continuing, including how best to ...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22855More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her planned timetable is for the delivery of the Loan Charge Review.
Answer: At Budget, the Government committed to an independent review of the Loan Charge to help bring the matter to a close for those affected whilst ensuring fairness for all taxpayers. Further details will be set out in due course.
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21927More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the child poverty strategy will include measures to tackle child homelessness.
Answer: Delivering our manifesto commitment to tackle child poverty is an urgent priority for this Government, and the Ministerial Taskforce is working to publish the Child Poverty Strategy in Spring 2025. The Taskforce’s publication of 23 October ‘Tackling Child...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordShingles: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21926More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make shingles vaccinations available to all people aged over 65.
Answer: Shingles vaccination was originally routinely offered as part of the national immunisation programme to those aged 70, using the Zostavax vaccine. In 2019, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) recommended that the programme should be...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCourts and Legal Aid SchemeMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21925More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding for (a) legal aid and (b) criminal courts.
Answer: This Government inherited a justice system under enormous strain and a legal aid system facing significant challenges, but we have already started to rebuild the system. On criminal legal aid, in November 2024 we announced our response to the Crime Lower ...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21924More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which body within the NHS will be conducting the review into the case for lowering the screening age for prostate cancer; what the scope of this review will be; and when he expects to receive recom
Answer: Screening for prostate cancer is currently not recommended in the United Kingdom, due to the inaccuracy of the current best test Prostate Specific Antigen.A UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) review looking at whether to offer screening for prostate...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
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