Gregory Stafford MP: written questions
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Heart Diseases: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to support wider access to cardiac screening provided by (a) Cardiac Risk in the Young and (b) other charities.
Answer: In the United Kingdom, national screening programmes are introduced based on the recommendations of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), an independent scientific advisory committee which advises ministers and the National Health Service in all f...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67774More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of proactive cardiac screening on preventing sudden cardiac deaths among young people.
Answer: In the United Kingdom, national screening programmes are introduced based on the recommendations of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), an independent scientific advisory committee which advises ministers and the National Health Service in all f...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase access to cardiac screening for young people with no prior symptoms of heart conditions.
Answer: In the United Kingdom, national screening programmes are introduced based on the recommendations of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), an independent scientific advisory committee which advises ministers and the National Health Service in all f...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67772More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding has been allocated under the NHS 10-Year Plan to support cardiac screening programmes for young people.
Answer: In the United Kingdom, national screening programmes are introduced based on the recommendations of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), an independent scientific advisory committee which advises ministers and the National Health Service in all f...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67765More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of young sudden cardiac deaths through the 10 Year Health Plan.
Answer: Most cases of sudden cardiac death (SCD) are related to undetected cardiovascular disease. In the younger population, SCD is often due to congenital heart defects. Given this, genomics has an important role to play in diagnosing and supporting the treatme...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Health Services: Adrenaline Auto-injectorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66857More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of making more emergency adrenaline auto-injectors available in community settings.
Answer: In November 2021, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the Commission on Human Medicine’s Adrenaline Auto-injector Expert Working Group, with wide-ranging input from patient groups, leading allergy experts, and healthcare pro...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: AllergiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66856More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve NHS support for children and families with severe food allergies.
Answer: Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on schools to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. Schools should ensure they are aware of any pupils with medical conditions, and have policies and processes in p...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFractures: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66082More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support Integrated Care Boards to increase the availability of Fracture Liaison Services.
Answer: Fracture Liaison Services are commissioned by integrated care boards, which are well-placed to make decisions according to local need.Our 10-Year Health Plan committed to rolling out Fracture Liaison Services across every part of the country by 2030.
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Information ServicesHome OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of the information on gov.uk on the support available to asylum seekers.
Answer: The Home Office keeps all its information pages under regular review.
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what support mechanisms he is considering for the UK steel industry should the criteria for removing export tariffs on shipments to the US not be met.
Answer: The Government’s priority remains the swift implementation of the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal to enable UK businesses to export steel and aluminium to the United States without incurring Section 232 tariffs. We are engaged in active and constructive di...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he next plans to conduct a national security assessment of (a) British Steel and (b) the wider UK steel industry.
Answer: The government is conducting a range of assessments and analysis to inform future options for British Steel and our strategy for the steel industry. Matters relating to national security are under constant review. We do not comment on the timing or conten...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65565More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has considered increasing the size of the Steel Fund, in the context of funding allocated to the running of British Steel under the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025.
Answer: We are committed to providing up to £2.5bn for steel which is being delivered in part through the National Wealth Fund. At the Spending Review, the Chancellor confirmed that we will invest in the long-term future of Scunthorpe. We have been clear that pri...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Steel: FinanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has set a cap on the amount of funding he will allocate to the running of British Steel in the next three financial years.
Answer: Funding is provided to British Steel under the provisions of the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act. This funding is intended to ensure the safe and continued operation of the blast furnaces. The intervention is a temporary measure and work is continui...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: Import ControlsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to include measures to help protect steelmakers from subsidised steel imports from (a) China and (b) the wider Far East in the forthcoming trade strategy.
Answer: Steel is a top priority for this government. The UK applies 10 anti-dumping measures and two anti-subsidy measures on steel imports from China, and a safeguard measure on global imports for 14 steel categories. This measure was adjusted on 30 June to prov...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: Safeguard MeasuresDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to replace the import safeguard quotas for steel when they expire in June 2026.
Answer: Steel is a top priority for this Government and we recognise the continuing challenges facing the UK steel industry – driven by persistent overcapacity and unfair trading practices.We will ensure there is a plan in place for the UK steel industry followin...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
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