Emma Lewell MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Holiday Activities and Food ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether local authorities in England have received from the Department for Education information on how they can implement the HAF Plus model of the Holiday Activities and Food programme.
Answer: The holiday activities and food (HAF) programme provides free nutritious meals, enriching activities, and safe environments to children and young people from low-income families during the school holidays, benefiting their health, wellbeing and readiness ...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHealthy Start SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of revising the eligibility criteria for NHS Healthy Start cards.
Answer: The Department continues to work with the NHS Business Services Authority on ways to encourage those eligible to apply for the Healthy Start Scheme to apply.The Department keeps the eligibility criteria for the Healthy Start Scheme under continuous review...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHealthy Start SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the NHS Business Services Authority will begin writing proactively to eligible families about their NHS Healthy Start entitlement, encouraging them to apply and offering them support with the
Answer: The Department continues to work with the NHS Business Services Authority on ways to encourage those eligible to apply for the Healthy Start Scheme to apply.The Department keeps the eligibility criteria for the Healthy Start Scheme under continuous review...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordVaccine Damage Payment SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128691More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of a Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme replacement.
Answer: Our deepest sympathies are with those who have experienced harm following vaccination, as well as their families.The Government recognises that concerns have been raised in relation to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS), including during Module 4 of...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordArmy Foundation College: Sexual OffencesDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127117More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when will the Children's Commissioner publish her report on the Army Foundation College in Harrogate.
Answer: This is a matter for the Children’s Commissioner. Given her independence, my hon. Friend, the Member for South Shields will need to contact her directly.
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHealthy Start SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124609More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the uptake figures were for the Healthy Start scheme in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: We do not hold data on the proportion of families eligible to participate in the Healthy Start Scheme. As of 26 March 2026, there were 354,989 people on the digital scheme across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.The data is based on individual people ...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHealthy Start SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124608More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of families are eligible to participate in the Healthy Start scheme.
Answer: We do not hold data on the proportion of families eligible to participate in the Healthy Start Scheme. As of 26 March 2026, there were 354,989 people on the digital scheme across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.The data is based on individual people ...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordNuclear Weapons: TestingMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will instruct the UK Health and Security Agency to add service personnel (a) who flew atomic surveillance missions and (b) for whom he recently extended the eligibility criteria for the Nuclear Test Medal t
Answer: This Government has reset the relationship with Nuclear Test Veterans and the organisations that support them. We remain committed to listening to their concerns and working collaboratively to address them. In consultation with scientists at the UK Health...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNuclear Weapons: TestingMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the recent declassification of the Merlin database and file reference ES 38/ZGWGV, whether service personnel took part in a mission to sample the Soviet nuclear weapon known as Tsar Bomba.
Answer: The information in ES38/ZGWGV suggests that Service personnel were involved in at least one sampling sortie after the Tsar Bomba test in October 1961. However, the unit records from this time are now held by The National Archives, and it is not possible t...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a respiratory Modern Service Framework, in the context of (a) NHS winter pressures and (b) health outcomes for long-term respiratory condition
Answer: The Government will consider long-term conditions for future waves of modern service frameworks (MSFs), including respiratory conditions. The criteria for determining other conditions for future MSFs will be based on where there is potential for rapid and...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Diseases: South ShieldsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of (a) the prevalence of respiratory disease and (b) the number of emergency hospital admissions for respiratory conditions in South Shields constituency compa
Answer: The Government will consider long-term conditions for future waves of modern service frameworks (MSFs), including respiratory conditions. The criteria for determining other conditions for future MSFs will be based on where there is potential for rapid and...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Radiation ExposureMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106994More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish all radiation research on British servicemen held by The Technical Cooperation Programme of the Ministry of Defence.
Answer: The Technical Cooperation Programme (TTCP) is a defence innovation network that has enabled cooperation in Defence and Security Science and Technology for nearly 70 years between five nations’ Defence organisations: UK, US, Australia, Canada and New Zeala...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
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