Emma Lewell MP: written questions 2025

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Written questions

Sewage: South ShieldsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether Ofwat’s recent enforcement package on Northumbrian Water was in respect of overflows from sewage works in South Shields constituency.
Answer: Ofwat recently concluded its investigation into Northumbrian Water securing an enforcement package of £15.7 million, including £2 million allocated to further reduce spills at specific overflows. Ofwat does not hold post code specific data on sewage overf...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
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Healthy Start Scheme: South ShieldsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44981More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of eligible families are receiving Healthy Start in South Shields constituency.
Answer: The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) operates the Healthy Start scheme on behalf of the Department. Monthly figures for the number of people on the digital Healthy Start scheme are published on the NHS Healthy Start website, which is available at ...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
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Healthy Start Scheme: South ShieldsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many families receive Healthy Start in South Shields.
Answer: The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) operates the Healthy Start scheme on behalf of the Department. Monthly figures on the number of people on the digital Healthy Start scheme are published on the NHS Healthy Start website, which is available at t...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
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Tumours: ImmunotherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Tumour-infiltrating Lymphocytes therapy has been licenced in the UK.
Answer: The Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has not licenced any medicines that can be described as tumour infiltrating lymphocyte therapy.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
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Children and Young People Cancer TaskforceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects the Children and Young People’s Cancer Taskforce to report.
Answer: The Children and Young People Cancer Taskforce will be engaging with experts from across the sector, from clinicians, researchers, advocates, and those with lived experience, and its membership will also be reflective of diverse patient needs. The taskfor...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
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Children and Young People Cancer TaskforceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28910More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the terms of reference will be for the Children and Young People’s Cancer Taskforce.
Answer: The Children and Young People Cancer Taskforce will be engaging with experts from across the sector, from clinicians, researchers, advocates, and those with lived experience, and its membership will also be reflective of diverse patient needs. The taskfor...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
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Children and Young People Cancer TaskforceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2025 to Question 26821 on Children and Young People Cancer Taskforce, whether the taskforce plans to engage with (a) families with lived experience of childhood
Answer: The Children and Young People Cancer Taskforce will be engaging with experts from across the sector, from clinicians, researchers, advocates, and those with lived experience, and its membership will also be reflective of diverse patient needs. The taskfor...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
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Children and Young People Cancer TaskforceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress the Children and Young People's Cancer Taskforce has made.
Answer: The Department will be relaunching the Children and Young People’s Cancer Taskforce in the coming weeks. Dame Caroline Dinenage and Professor Darren Hargrave have been appointed as its co-chairs, alongside Dr Sharna Shanmugavadivel as vice-chair.The taskf...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
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Vaccine Damage Payment SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average time period is for issuing payments via the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme.
Answer: Between November 2021 and January 2025, the average time period for issuing payments following confirmation of a successful claim was 46 calendar days. A payment can only be made once bank details and identification verification has been received from the...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
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Vaccine Damage Payment SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of applications to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (a) are pending, (b) have been paid and (c) have been refused.
Answer: Between 1 November 2021 and 17 January 2025, the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme has received 19,115 claims. Of these, 7,159, or 37% of claims, are awaiting resolution, 208, or 1% of claims, have been awarded, and 11,748, or 61% of claims, have not been awa...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
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