Danny Beales MP: written questions
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Prostate Cancer: Hormone TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64682More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of NHS England’s decision not to commission abiraterone acetate plus prednisone/prednisolone for men with high risk non metastatic prostate cance
Answer: NHS England develops an Equality and Health Inequalities Impact Assessment (EHIA) for policy propositions included in its Policy Work Programme. The EHIA for abiraterone acetate plus prednisone for hormone sensitive non-metastatic prostate cancer noted th...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: Hormone TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the randomised control trial study report entitled Cost utility analysis of adding abiraterone acetate plus prednisone/prednisolone to long term hormone therapy in newly diagnosed
Answer: NHS England considered abiraterone as an off-label treatment for hormone sensitive, non-metastatic prostate cancer through its clinical policy development process in 2024/25. Through this process, NHS England confirmed that there was sufficient supporting...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of delays in the S106 process; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of standardised agree
Answer: The government recognise that protracted negotiations on section 106 agreements increase costs for local authorities and developers, and can have a disproportionate impact on SME builders.On 28 May 2025, the government published the Planning Reform Workin...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: WomenMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57199More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate she has made of the potential legal costs for her Department of implementing the proposed EHRC Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions, and Associations.
Answer: No such estimates have been produced. Any financial implications of implementing the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s revised Code of Practice at MoJ HQ will be considered as part of the Department’s annual budgeting process.
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCourts: WomenMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56521More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate she has made of the cost to court infrastructure of implementing the Equality and Human Rights Commission's revised code of practice for services, public functions and associations.
Answer: No such estimates have been produced. Any financial consequences from implementing the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s revised code of practice in HM Courts and Tribunals Service will be considered as part of the agency’s annual budgeting cycle.
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCourts: WomenMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate she has made of the cost to courts of implementing the Equality and Human Rights Commission's revised code of practice for services, public functions and associations.
Answer: No such estimates have been produced. Any financial consequences from implementing the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s revised code of practice in HM Courts and Tribunals Service will be considered as part of the agency’s annual budgeting cycle.
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: WomenMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate she has made of the cost to prisons of implementing the Equality and Human Rights Commission's revised code of practice for services, public functions and associations.
Answer: No such estimates have been produced. Any financial consequences from implementing the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s revised code of practice in prisons will be considered as part of HM Prison and Probation Service’s annual budgeting cycle.
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordInfant FoodsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to update the existing regulations on (a) composition, (b) marketing and (c) labelling of commercial infant and toddler foods to ensure products are suitably nutritious.
Answer: Children’s early years provide an important foundation for their future health and strongly influences many aspects of wellbeing in later life.It is vital that we maintain the highest standards for foods consumed by babies and infants, which is why we hav...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: Young PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which departments are contributing to ensuring that the distinct needs of young people are reflected in the development of the cross-governmental homelessness strategy.
Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high. This can have a devastating impact on those affected, including young people. We must address this and deliver long term solutions. The Deputy Prime Minister is leading cross-government work to deliver the long-term s...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHunting: Public ConsultationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52811More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on the trail hunting consultation; and if he will an assessment of the potential merits of (a) reviewing current exemptions within the Hunting Act
Answer: This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England and Wales only. This government was elected on a mandate to introduce the most ambitious plans in a generation to improve animal welfare and that is exactly what we will d...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52810More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including longer-term funding settlements for homelessness services in the (a) Comprehensive Spending Review and (b) Homel
Answer: Future funding for homelessness services is subject to the outcome of phase 2 of the Spending Review. Councils can also draw from the wider local government finance settlement to help meet homelessness costs. We know that the sector has long called for lo...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Welfare: LicensingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will set a timeline for publishing a consultation on the introduction of licensing regulations for animal sanctuaries and rehoming organisations.
Answer: This Government was elected on a mandate to introduce the most ambitious plans to improve animal welfare in a generation. The Department has initiated a series of meetings with key animal welfare stakeholders as part of the development of an overarching a...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Treatment: Pollution ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve the regulation of wastewater treatment processes to reduce the levels of (a) pharmaceuticals, (b) microplastics and (c) per- and polyfluo
Answer: The Environment Agency works with the water industry on the Chemicals Investigation Programme (CIP). This is funded through the water industry price review and considers chemicals in sewage effluent, including some pharmaceuticals and Per- and polyfluoroa...
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS 10-year plan will include steps to improve (a) prevention of, (b) early diagnosis for and (c) treatment for lung conditions.
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan will deliver the three big shifts our National Health Service needs to be fit for the future: from hospital to community; from analogue to digital; and from sickness to prevention. All of these are relevant to improving respiratory...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLifelong Learning EntitlementDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February to Question 31745 on Universities: Industry, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of adults who are likely to take up the opportunity for Life Long Lea
Answer: The department is due to announce outstanding policy details related to the Lifelong Learning Entitlement later this year. These details will inform our demand projections for this specific programme, and we will share further information about this in du...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordYouth GuaranteeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42147More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential economic impact of introducing the Youth Guarantee Scheme on (a) Greater London and (b) the UK.
Answer: As announced in the “Get Britain Working” White Paper, we are launching a new Youth Guarantee for all young people aged 18-21 in England to ensure that they can access quality training opportunities, an apprenticeship or help to find work. The Youth Guara...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordYouth Guarantee: Greater LondonDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2025 to Question 32770 Employment: Special Educational Needs, whether her Department has identified West London as one of the trailblazer areas for the Youth Guaran
Answer: The Youth Guarantee Trailblazers will test a new, more localised delivery framework to help young people access education, training and employment support, providing important learnings to inform the future development of the Youth Guarantee in England. T...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical 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
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