Fabian Hamilton MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Death CertificatesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of weekend and out-of-hours provision for death certification by GPs, Medical Examiner services and registrar services; and what steps he is taking to en
Answer: The process of death certification and registration is complex, and no single department has policy and operational responsibility.Alignment is needed, including the availability of the medical practitioner who attended the deceased, the medical examiner ...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: Text MessagingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with phone companies on rates charged to the NHS for sending text messages.
Answer: The Department does not set or negotiate the rates charged to National Health Service organisations for sending text messages. Telephony and messaging services are procured locally by NHS bodies through established commercial arrangements, including frame...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108582More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report published by Breast Cancer Now, entitled Setting the Bar too High, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the opportunity cost-neutrality requirement
Answer: The severity modifier was introduced by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in January 2022 as part of a number of changes intended to make its methods fairer, faster, and more consistent. The severity modifier was designed on the...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordADHD: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for ADHD assessments for children.
Answer: The Government has recognised that, nationally in England, demand for assessments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has grown significantly in recent years and that people of all ages, including children and young people, are experiencin...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCommunity Care: Mileage AllowancesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the November 2025 decrease to the Agenda for Change mileage payments for community staff.
Answer: As set out in NHS Terms and Conditions of Service (TCS) Handbook, which is ratified by the NHS Staff Council, mileage reimbursement rates are reviewed twice a year in April and November.The outcome of the November 2025 review resulted in a reduction of re...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDiabetesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85097More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when NICE plans to review (a) guideline NG17 for Type 1 diabetes in adults and (b) guideline NG18 for Diabetes (type 1 and type 2) in children and young people; and what the timelines are for the n
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for translating evidence into authoritative evidence-based guidance for the health and care system on best practice, in order to drive improved outcomes for p...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDiabetes: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85096More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the merits of opportunities to (a) enable earlier diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes and (b) reduce incidences of diabetic ketoacidosis; and what actions are being taken by
Answer: The early diagnosis of type 1 diabetes is important to reducing incidences of diabetic ketoacidosis. NHS England is working with experts and relevant stakeholder organisations to monitor the outcomes of the current research on the early detection of type ...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDiabetes: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of people initially coded with (a) pre-diabetes and (b) type 2 diabetes who were later found to have early or established type 1 diabetes in the most recent period for
Answer: Data is not collected centrally on the numbers or proportions of people initially coded with pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes who were later found to have type 1 diabetes. The change of patient diagnosis would be reflected by a change of diagnosis code in ...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDiabetes: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps NHS England has taken to help identify (a) children and (b) adults at risk of pre-symptomatic Type 1 diabetes; and what assessment has been made of (i) the uptake and (ii) effecti
Answer: The National Institute for Healthcare Research is funding the EarLy Surveillance for Autoimmune diabetes (ELSA) study into the feasibility of screening for type 1 diabetes in children aged three to 13 years old. The ELSA study has tested over 24,000 peopl...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what role mayoral authorities will play in the delivery of Neighbourhood Health Plans.
Answer: The wide range of local government responsibilities relevant to health and wellbeing, including social care, public health, and beyond, are central to our vision for Neighbourhood Health. Neighbourhood Health will move care out of hospitals and into commu...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services and Social ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the 10 Year Health Plan on the roles of mayoral authorities in delivering health and social care services.
Answer: As set out in the 10-Year Health Plan, the Government is committed to making mayors, or their representatives, members of integrated care boards (ICBs), harnessing the opportunities of joined-up strategic planning between ICBs and strategic authorities, a...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: InnovationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85091More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the role of mayoral authorities will be within Regional Health Innovation Zones.
Answer: Collaboration between health systems and local government, including mayoral authorities, is fundamental to the design and delivery of the Regional Health Innovation Zones, as set out in the 10-Year Health Plan and the Life Sciences Sector Plan. The Gover...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2025 to Question 74995 on Covid: Vaccination, for what reason (a) spousal household contacts aged under 75 years of immunosuppressed individuals and (b) other
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 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordInfant Mortality: Bereavement CounsellingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that bereaved parents have equal access to specialist psychological support following (a) pregnancy and (b) baby loss.
Answer: Experiencing pregnancy or baby loss can be extremely difficult and traumatic. We are determined to make sure all bereaved parents, regardless of where they live, have access to specialist psychological support.As of June 2025, Maternal Mental Health Servi...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70311More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Cancer Plan will include targets to improve timely diagnosis of (a) myeloma and (b) other blood cancers.
Answer: It is a priority for the Government to support the National Health Service to diagnose cancer, including blood cancers such as myeloma, as well as other unstageable cancers, as early and quickly as possible, and to treat it faster, in order to improve out...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Crimes of ViolenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70310More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS staff who are assaulted at work do not face (a) loss of pay, (b) punitive attendance management processes and (c) risk of dismissal while reco
Answer: NHS trusts are independent employers that have their own policies and procedures for managing staff sickness absence. Sickness absence policies and procedures should be fair, reasonable and comply with existing employment legislation. For all NHS staff,...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: DoctorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 June 2025 to Question 61726, if he will publish: (a) the data source for the reported 8.9% increase in doctors working in clinical oncology between 2021 and 2023, (b) t
Answer: NHS England publishes monthly data on the number of staff employed by National Health Service trusts and integrated care boards (ICBs) in England, which is available at the following link:https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistica...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSurrogacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70306More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the (a) ethical, (b) legal, and (c) safeguarding implications of UK residents entering commercial surrogacy arrangements overseas; and whether the G
Answer: The Department has no plans to review the legal framework for international surrogacy arrangements.The Government supports surrogacy as a part of assisted conception options, to help people who have difficulty starting their own family.The Government reco...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: NursesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to include dementia specialist nurses in the Neighbourhood Health Service model; and what steps he is taking to ensure access to dementia specialist nurses in every co
Answer: The Neighbourhood Health Service will bring together teams of professionals closer to people’s homes to work together to provide comprehensive care in the community. We expect neighbourhood teams and services to be designed in a way that reflects the spec...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
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