Derek Twigg MP: written questions
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Written questions
Asthma: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the average age of diagnosis of children with Asthma in the Cheshire and Mersey ICB area.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordAsthma: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the earliest age a child can receive a diagnosis for Asthma.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordLung Cancer: Widnes and HalewoodCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29100More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what data her Department holds on how many people in Widnes and Halewood constituency died from lung cancer each year since 2020.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Widnes and HalewoodDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in Widnes and Halewood are on the waiting list for access to NHS Dentistry.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDriving TestsDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29098More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many learner drivers have had their driving test cancelled by the DVSA (a) once and (b) more than once in each month since April 2025.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordForeign Nationals: RepatriationHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 19838More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what has been the longest time period to return a foreign national offender who volunteered under the Early Return Scheme since 1 April 2024.
Answer: The information you have requested on the longest time period to return a foreign national offender (FNO) under the Early Removal Scheme (ERS) since 1 April 2024 is not available from published statistics.The Home Office does publish data on FNOs removed ...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign Nationals: RepatriationHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 19837More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national offenders who volunteered under the Early Return Scheme have been removed for the UK since 1 April 2024.
Answer: The information you have requested on the longest time period to return a foreign national offender (FNO) under the Early Removal Scheme (ERS) since 1 April 2024 is not available from published statistics.The Home Office does publish data on FNOs removed ...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLung CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17965More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients were diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in each year since 2015.
Answer: The National Disease Registration Service (NDRS) collects data on cancer incidence across a range of tumour types and stages. Data showing the annual incidence rate of stage four lung cancer can be found at the following link:https://nhsd-ndrs.shinyapps.i...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many training places were allocated for GPs in each year since 2015.
Answer: NHS England publishes the number of posts and fill rates for medical specialty training programmes, including general practice training. Data for 2013 to 2025 is available at the following link:https://medical.hee.nhs.uk/medical-training-recruitment/medic...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRiver MerseyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17963More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the health of the River Mersey.
Answer: River ecological health status is based on Cycle 3 classifications in the River Basin Management Plans (RBMP), which were classified in 2019, partially updated in 2022, and again partially updated in 2025. The 2019 and 2022 classifications are publicly av...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRadiology: ConsultantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17303More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the requirement for consultant radiologists in the the NHS as of 1 June 2026 and what number were employed.
Answer: NHS England publishes monthly information on the composition of the workforce employed by National Health Service trusts and integrated care boards in England. This includes information on the number of consultant radiologists. The information can be foun...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any money has been diverted away from Op Kindred's budget to other budgets in the MOD during the past 12 months.
Answer: No funding has been diverted from the £3 billion a year that has been committed in support of Ukraine and encompasses Taskforce KINDRED.
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK based Start-up businesses have contacted his Department in the past 12 months seeking to inquire on or bid for defence related work.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence does not hold centrally recorded data on the number of UK-based start-up businesses that have contacted the Department in the last 12 months to enquire about, or bid for, defence-related work. A "start-up" is not a catego...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRiver Mersey: SewageDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the levels of sewage inflow into the River Mersey.
Answer: The Environment Agency’s 2025-2030 Water Industry National Environment Programme is assessing risks from storm overflows in the Mersey catchment. The programme requires United Utilities to investigate the impact of over 450 storm overflows and to complete...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWest Coast Main Line: Rolling StockDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16851More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times faults have occurred on Evero trains operating on the West Coast Main line since their introduction.
Answer: The Department does not hold figures for the number of faults that have occurred on Avanti West Coast’s Class 805 and Class 807 Evero trains since their introduction into passenger service. However, the fleet performance metrics which are monitored by the...
Answered 4 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: AnimalsDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16850More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many train delays have there been each year since 2020 caused by trains hitting animals on the track.
Answer: The Department does not hold a centrally published series showing the number of train delays that were caused specifically by trains striking non-human animals on the railway. Operational incident and delay attribution data are recorded and managed by Ne...
Answered 4 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordCancer: Widnes and HalewoodDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16849More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the current wait time for cancer patients, from GP referral to being seen by a specialist in the Widnes and Halewood constituency.
Answer: The Department does not hold cancer waiting times data at a parliamentary constituency level. NHS England publishes cancer waiting times statistics by National Health Service provider and integrated care board, including performance against the faster dia...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: WidnesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16848More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GPs there were in Widnes each year since 2020.
Answer: The following table shows full time equivalent (FTE) doctors in general practice in Widnes and Halewood constituency in the period between March 2020 and March 2026:DateAll doctors in general practiceFully qualified general practitionersGeneral practition...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWest Coast Main Line: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Avanti West Coast trains have been delayed between Liverpool and London each of the five years up to and including 2025.
Answer: The Department does not routinely hold this data. It is the responsibility of train operating companies to collect this information. Although not on a line of route basis, wider performance data is publicly available through the Office of Rail and Road's ...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWest Coast Main Line: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16846More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what has been the average time delay for Avanti West Coast trains in each of the five years up to and including 2025.
Answer: The Department does not routinely hold this data. It is the responsibility of train operating companies to collect this information. Wider performance data is however publicly available through The Office of Rail and Road's data portal. This can be found ...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordTomography: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16845More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time is for patients to receive results from a CT scan at each acute hospital Trust in England as at 1 June 2026.
Answer: The average waiting time for patients to receive diagnostic results is tracked and published using the Diagnostic Imaging Dataset (DIDS).The median number of days from request to test for diagnostic imaging, including computed tomography scans, for 2025/2...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordTomographyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16844More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) CT Scanners and (b) MRI scanners were in NHS hospitals on (i) 1 April 2015, (ii) 1 April 2020 and (iii) April 2026.
Answer: The number of computed tomography (CT) scanners and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners in National Health Service hospitals is published by the National Imaging Data Collection (NIDC) asset register.The published NIDC data does not cover data from ...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: ContractsMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many documents an SME has to complete before being considered eligible to bid for contracts with his Department.
Answer: The specific accreditation requirements placed on a supplier will vary from contract to contract, but will typically include the need to provide cyber security certification, financial records and appropriate insurance.
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117673More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether data for Death Benefit nominations was migrated successfully from paper systems to the online Civil Service Pension Scheme system run by Capita.
Answer: The data for Death Benefit Nominations (DBNs) was successfully migrated from the previous administrator (MyCSP) Compendia solution to the current Hartlink system managed by the current administrator, Capita. While the vast majority of records were digital...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: Data CentresDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the capacity of (a) energy suppliers and (b) the National Grid to provide power for the cooling systems for proposed new AI data centres.
Answer: The Department’s energy and emissions projections include growth in power demand from computing services such as data centres. However, to ensure a comprehensive view of the energy system, the methodology projects at a broader sector level, not disaggrega...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
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