Fabian Hamilton MP: written questions
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Urinary Tract InfectionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on whether the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence plans to publish guidelines for the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of chronic urinary tract i
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has an established prioritisation process overseen by a prioritisation board, for the identification of priorities for guidance development. Anyone can suggest a topic through the NICE website a...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMexico: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58160More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to help support at-risk human rights defenders in (a) Mexico and (b) the El Bajío community in Sonora.
Answer: The UK recognises the essential role that civil society and human rights defenders play in promoting and protecting human rights, democracy, and the rule of law. Our Embassy in Mexico monitors the human rights situation in Mexico closely and maintains clo...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordColombia: Human Rights and Humanitarian SituationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58159More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to help tackle the impact of the recruitment of children by armed groups on (a) the humanitarian situation and (b) human rights
Answer: The UK Government is concerned by reports of a sharp rise in child recruitment by armed groups in Colombia. The UK is a key member of the UN's Group of Friends of Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) which plays a key role in promoting the protection of chi...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Capture and StorageDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to commission an independent review of the (a) carbon capture and storage programme and (b) associated cluster model ahead of the next Carbon Budget Delivery Plan
Answer: Currently, we do not plan to commission an independent review into the CCUS programme. The National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority provides oversight of the Programme as a Government’s Major Projects Portfolio, through Gateway Reviews...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordProcessed Food: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57209More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce consumption of ultra-processed food among children.
Answer: United Kingdom dietary recommendations are based on robust independent risk assessments by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN). In its 2023 and 2025 position statements on processed foods and health, the SACN concluded that while there a...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBangladesh: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken in response to reports of human rights abuses in Bangladesh.
Answer: The UK has a long-standing commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights. We commend the Interim Government of Bangladesh for inviting the UN Human Rights Office to investigate last summer's events. We support efforts to safeguard human right...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: LGBT+ PeopleMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54623More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications his Department had (a) received and (b) paid for the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme on 29 May 2025; and what steps he is taking to decrease the time taken to make those payments.
Answer: The LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme launched in December 2024, and as of 2 June 2025, the Scheme had received 1,054 applications, and 39 applicants had received their payment. The first payments were made within 16 weeks of the Scheme opening and paymen...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordStudents: DisabilityDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure continuity of transport support for disabled students aged 16 to 18.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.Local authorities are responsible for transpor...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMedicine: StudentsDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that medical students in receipt of the NHS Bursary can also access full student maintenance loans in their final years of study.
Answer: The department works closely with the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) on a wide range of matters to ensure the education system is supporting healthcare students, including student funding.The government needs to ensure that the student fundi...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the revised funding limits under the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund on children in kinship care.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the member for Leeds North East, to the answer of 13 May 2025 to Question 49523.
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54619More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to review the loss of transitional protection under Universal Credit for claimants who form a couple, including where one partner acts as a carer.
Answer: Transitional Protection is designed to give customers notified to move to Universal Credit time to adjust. It is not intended to permanently replicate legacy benefits and ends when there is no longer a meaningful comparison between a household’s final leg...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure local authorities have (a) clear guidance and (b) funding to meet the March 2026 deadline for collecting (i) food, (ii) drink, (iii) liquid cartons an
Answer: We have published guidance to assist local authorities, other waste collectors and workplaces implement the Simpler Recycling requirements on GOV.UK. This includes guidance on: Simpler recycling: household recycling in EnglandSimpler recycling: workplace ...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: British National (Overseas)Home OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his Department's White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, whether the expansion of the Point-Based System to increase in the stan
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting members of the Hong Kong community who have relocated to the UK and those who may come here in future.Further details of all measures announced in the Immigration White Paper will be set out in the normal way in d...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBBCForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52580More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department’s policies of the speech by the BBC Director General on 14 May 2025.
Answer: We have noted the speech given by the BBC Director General on 14 May. The Government is in close touch with the BBC on all issues - we have regular discussions at both senior and official level. The Government highly values the BBC World Service, which pr...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: LeedsMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether a VALOUR-recognised support centre will be located in Leeds.
Answer: I repeat the lines that my mMnisterial colleague, the Minister for Veterans and People gave: that VALOUR is a new commitment to establish the first-ever UK-wide approach to veteran support. The detailed structures and processes that will underpin VALOUR w...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Armed ForcesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help armed forces (a) veterans and (b) families to access NHS dental treatment.
Answer: We are working to ensure that everyone who needs to see a dentist will be able to do so. This includes our valued members of the Armed Forces community, including our respected veterans, who have spent their careers defending our country. The Government p...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMidwives: Higher EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51810More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to incorporate mental health training into midwifery education.
Answer: There are no such plans. Undergraduate midwifery education and training already incorporates aspects of mental health training. It is the responsibility of the Approved Education Institutions and practice partners to develop the specific content and desig...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEnforcement Conduct BoardMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) making the Enforcement Conduct Board's voluntary accreditation scheme regulations for Bailiffs mandatory and (b) giving the Board the power to authori
Answer: The Government supports the important work undertaken by the Enforcement Conduct Board to ensure that people facing enforcement action are treated fairly. We are actively considering whether further legislation is required to ensure appropriate oversight ...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon BudgetsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to include costed policies to meet the (a) fourth, (b) fifth and (c) sixth carbon budget as part of the forthcoming climate action plan.
Answer: Under the Climate Change Act 2008, this plan must set out this government’s package of policies and proposals needed to deliver carbon budgets 4-6. By October 2025 we will deliver an updated plan out to the end of carbon budget 6 in 2037.
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordOrthopaedicsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the number of amputations for vascular and venous disease; and what discussions he has had with experts in th
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan, once published, will set out the Government's overarching vision for delivering the critical shift from a focus on treating illness to preventing conditions. Disease prevention is crucial in reducing the number of amputations aris...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCardiovascular Diseases: Diagnosis and Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to help increase (a) public and (b) medical education on vascular and venous disease; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of doing so on levels of early
Answer: Vascular and venous disease are often associated with risk factors, such as raised cholesterol, obesity, and raised blood pressure.The Department’s Better Health campaigns and resources include free evidence-based apps and tools to support people to make ...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCardiovascular Diseases: Public AppointmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered appointing a clinical director for vascular and venous disease.
Answer: NHS England and the Department are strongly supportive of clinical leadership and recognise the critical need to incorporate clinical expertise into our work. National clinical roles are a key part of this approach, and play an important role in policy de...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordProcessed Cereal-based Foods and Baby Foods for Infants and Young Children (England) Regulations 2003Department of Health and Social CareTabled 2 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will update the Processed Cereal–based Foods and Baby Foods for Infants and Young Children (England) Regulations 2003.
Answer: Children’s early years provide an important foundation for their future health and strongly influences many aspects of well-being in later life.It is vital that we maintain the highest standards for foods consumed by babies and infants, which is why we ha...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMusculoskeletal Disorders: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49317More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the time taken for patients with musculoskeletal conditions to be treated in Leeds North East constituency; and if he will make an assessment of the potential meri
Answer: There are no plans by either the Department or NHS England to review the use of chiropractors in the treatment of individuals with musculoskeletal conditions.Where there is demand, integrated care boards are able to make independent decisions on which hea...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAphasia: Speech and Language TherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with NHS England on improving access to speech and language therapy for people with Primary Progressive Aphasia.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving care for everyone with dementia, including those with primary progressive aphasia.That is why we have funded the work of the D100: Assessment Tool Pathway programme, which brings together multiple resources into a ...
Answered 7 May 2025
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