Darren Paffey MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
IVF: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 5196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review guidance to Integrated Care Boards on access to NHS-funded frozen embryo transfers for patients with remaining embryos from previous NHS-funded IVF cycles see
Answer: Funding decisions for health services in England are made by integrated care boards (ICBs) and are based on the clinical needs of their local population.On 31 March, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published its updated fertil...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordRegistration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil PartnershipsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure families are not penalised under the 5 day legal requirement to register a death when facing delays caused by (a) lack of appointments and (b) administ
Answer: The Department has policy and operational responsibility for the death certification process in England and Wales, which includes the medical examiner function which scrutinises all non-coronial deaths. Medical examiners and their officers are expected to...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNeurodiversity: AssessmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99441More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on children and families of local pauses to neurodevelopmental assessments under the NHS Right to Choose pathway; and what steps his Department i
Answer: The Government has recognised that, nationally, demand for assessments for neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has grown significantly in recent years and that people are experiencing severe del...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Labour TurnoverDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95962More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of extending statutory regulation by the Health and Care Professions Council to clinical technologists and sonographers on (a) workforce recruitm
Answer: The Government is clear that the professions protected in law must be the right ones and that the level of regulatory oversight must be proportionate to the risks to the public.There are no current plans to extend statutory regulation by the Health and Ca...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Neurone Disease: HampshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95283More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients with the rare genetic form of Motor Neurone Disease within Hampshire have timely access to Tofersen; and what assessment he has made of regional disp
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 medicines represent a clinically and cost-effectiv...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90917More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the feasibility of introducing a national risk-stratified screening programme for prostate cancer.
Answer: The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), which advises ministers on all screening matters, commissioned an evidence review modelling the clinical effectiveness and cost of several approaches to prostate cancer screening. This included different poten...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending eligibility for the Autumn 2025 COVID-19 vaccination to individuals under the age of 75 who, while not classified as immunosup
Answer: The Government is committed to protecting those most vulnerable to COVID-19 through vaccination, as guided by the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). The primary aim of the national COVID-19 vaccination programme remains th...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrescriptions: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89115More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2025 to Question 82861 on Prescriptions: Fees and Charges, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) amending the process for applying for a ma
Answer: A healthcare professional, such as a midwife, practice nurse, health visitor or general practitioner, can complete the maternity exemption (MATEX) application as soon as they have confirmed the pregnancy, birth, or stillbirth. This confirms the individual...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDiabetes: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89097More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the cost effectiveness of the XYLA-provided NHS diabetes prevention programme.
Answer: The NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme (NHS DPP) has been commissioned since 2016, and as of the end of September 2025, there have been over two million referrals into the programme and over 980,000 programme starts.An independent evaluation of the NHS DPP...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Children in CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of prioritising care-experienced children for (a) mental health, (b) neurodiversity and (c) other NHS appointments.
Answer: Although the Department is not convening a formal assessment, we believe that for care-experienced children and young people who are struggling with their mental health, fast access to early, high-quality support is critical. That is why the 10-Year Healt...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordShingles: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84881More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the eligibility criteria for the shingles vaccine, and what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the criteria are clearly communicated to (a)
Answer: From September 2023, the routine shingles vaccination programme changed from the Zostavax vaccine to the two-dose Shingrix vaccine, to better protect individuals from the effects of shingles, provide better clinical outcomes, and reduce pressures on the h...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPancreatic Cancer: Diagnosis and Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82864More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency on the potential impact (a) emerging diagnostic technologies and (b) breath testing on (i) detec
Answer: The Department has not had discussions with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency on this topic, however we remain committed to improving survival rates for people with all cancers including pancreatic cancer.The National Cancer Plan for...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNeurodiversity: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82862More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of specialists able to carry out (a) ADHD and (b) autism assessments.
Answer: The Government is committed to publishing a 10 Year Workforce Plan to create a workforce ready to deliver the transformed service set out in the 10-Year Health Plan.The 10 Year Workforce Plan will ensure the National Health Service has the right people in...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPrescriptions: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82861More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January to Question 22115 on Prescriptions: Fees and Charges, how many people with a maternity exemption certificate that received a penalty charge notice in 2024 were (
Answer: In 2024, the NHS Business Services Authority (NHS BSA) issued 48,063 penalty charge notices (PCNs) to people that claimed a maternity exemption on their prescription form, but where no exemption was found/matched as part of the NHS BSA process. Of the 48,...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPrescriptions: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82547More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Penalty Charge Notices issued for maternity exemption certificates that could not be validated but who were eligible for the exemption on preg
Answer: The maternity exemption, known as matex, and penalty charge notices (PCNs) are administered by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHS BSA) on behalf of the Department. The NHS BSA has adopted a policy of waiving the penalty charge for the matex, if a pa...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: Living WageDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80550More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that increases in the National Living Wage are matched by sustainable funding for local authority social care budgets.
Answer: The Spending Review 2025 allows for an increase of over £4 billion of funding available for adult social care in 2028/29 compared to 2025/26.The Government took the cost pressures facing adult social care, including increases to the National Living Wage, ...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDiseases: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential (a) merits of introducing a preventative screening programme for (i) kidney and (ii) chest conditions and (b) impact of such a programme on (A) ea
Answer: The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) reviewed the evidence to screen for kidney disease (glomerulonephritis) in 2011 and recommended against screening becausethere is no evidence that screening would be effective at improving outcomes for those wi...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD and Autism: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Dpartment holds on the average waiting times for (a) ADHD and (b) autism diagnosis for (i) primary school age and (ii) secondary school age children.
Answer: The information is not held centrally in the format requested, but some data on waiting times for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism assessments for children aged 0-17 is available on the NHS England website at the following link:h...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Supply: FluorideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of (a) the potential merits of adding fluoride to drinking water and (b) the potential impact of this on oral health for children.
Answer: Water fluoridation is an evidence based, effective public health intervention for improving the oral health of children and adults. The 2022 Health Monitoring Report showed that five-year-olds were less likely to experience dental caries, and less likely ...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
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