Helen Maguire MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Coronavirus: FraudDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27188More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to recover Government funding lost during the VIP contract lane during the Covid Pandemic.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the final report of the Covid Counter Fraud Commissioner, which examined these matters in detail and was published by HM Treasury on 9 December 2025, and which is available at the following link:https://assets.publishing.service...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordOphthalmic Services: Community CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions she has had with integrated care boards on expanding access to community optometry-led urgent eye care services.
Answer: Integrated care boards are responsible for deciding whether to commission enhanced eye care services from high street optical practices to meet the needs of their local populations. This is in line with the 10-Year Health Plan’s commitment to local decisi...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Government's commitment to spend £343 million on opening 159 NHS mental health centres in England to provide people with earlier local support and specialist crisis care outsi
Answer: The recently announced community-based mental health centres are based on a pilot aimed at adults with severe mental health needs. The new centres announced are for adults. However, following the formal evaluation of this pilot, we will be looking at rele...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordOphthalmic ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2026WithdrawnUIN 26415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of geographical variation in commissioning community urgent eye care services in England.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordOphthalmic Services: Community CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26414More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of geographical variation in commissioning community urgent eye care services in England.
Answer: Integrated care boards are responsible for deciding whether to commission enhanced eye care services from high street optical practices to meet the needs of their local populations. This is in line with the 10-Year Health Plan’s commitment to local decisi...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPostpartum HaemorrhageDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26413More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of whether the incidence rate of postpartum haemorrhage differs by (a) ethnicity, (b) deprivation, (c) geography; and how his department is ensuring better d
Answer: Improving maternity safety and reducing inequalities across the country is a priority for the Government, including in Surrey Heartlands. The Maternal Care Bundle sets clear standards across services by bringing together best practice to help tackle the l...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPostpartum Haemorrhage: SurreyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26412More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the reasons why Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board recorded the highest rate of postpartum haemorrhage involving blood loss of 1,500 millilitres or more in Engl
Answer: Improving maternity safety and reducing inequalities across the country is a priority for the Government, including in Surrey Heartlands. The Maternal Care Bundle sets clear standards across services by bringing together best practice to help tackle the l...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: EyesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26411More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her department has made on the recommendations provided in the ‘Eye care everywhere: taking pressure off Emergency Departments in England’ policy paper published by the Association
Answer: Integrated care boards are responsible for deciding whether to commission enhanced eye care services from high street optical practices to meet the needs of their local populations. This is in line with the 10-Year Health Plan’s commitment to local decisi...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26410More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, (a) how many referrals via Advice and Guidance have been rejected each month since July 2024 (b) how many of these were later successfully referred.
Answer: Advice and Guidance (A&G) does not reject referrals. A&G allows general practitioners (GPs) to receive advice from specialists without the need for a referral, ensuring that patients get the right care in the right place, first time. A GP’s clinic...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMenopause: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her department are taking to work with Integrated Care Boards to ensure that every Neighbourhood Health Service has sufficient specialist menopause expertise to deliver high-quality and
Answer: The Renewed Women’s Health Strategy, published in April, identifies menopause as a core women’s health priority and shifts menopause care into primary and community settings, including neighbourhood women’s health services and women’s health hubs, making ...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAnaesthetics: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the suggested recommendations provided in the Royal College of Anaesthetists’ report titled 'The Anaesthetic Workforce: UK State of the Nation Report, June 2026'.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 16 July in response to Question 17628.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAnaesthetics: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26407More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the findings in the Royal College of Anaesthetists’ report titled 'The Anaesthetic Workforce: UK State of the Nation Report, June 2026', including that 88% of clinic
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 16 July in response to Question 17628.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDementiaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26406More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions her department has had on improving dementia research, diagnosis and treatment, which haven’t seen significant improvements for nearly 20 years.
Answer: The Government wants a society where every person with dementia receives high-quality, compassionate care from diagnosis through to the end of life.We will publish the first ever Modern Service framework for Frailty and Dementia to set a clear direction a...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPostural Tachycardia Syndrome: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26405More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her department are taking to support those living with Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS) particularly in relation to there only being 2 PoTS specialists.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 15 June to Question 6594.
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: ComplaintsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26404More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the department are taking to assure itself that independent sector providers delivering NHS funded care comply with the Local Authority Social Services and National Health Service Compla
Answer: The Care Quality Commission (CQC) does not centrally record whether providers are delivering National Health Service funded care, so cannot identify Regulation 20 duty of candour breaches by those independent providers.In the last three years, the CQC has...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Disclosure of InformationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26403More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Department has made of the adequacy of the enforcement of Regulation 20 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 (Duty of Candour) at indep
Answer: The Care Quality Commission (CQC) does not centrally record whether providers are delivering National Health Service funded care, so cannot identify Regulation 20 duty of candour breaches by those independent providers.In the last three years, the CQC has...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: InformationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26402More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NHS England's January 2026 call for evidence on the impact of making the Accessible Information Standard mandatory, whether a cost-benefit assessment was subsequently produced, an
Answer: Further to the answer provided on 8 June in response to Question 5682, consideration is underway as to the extent to which the Accessible Information Standard meets the criteria for new mandatory information standards. A cost benefit assessment is one par...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPrimary Care: GrantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26401More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many grants awarded through the Utilisation and Modernisation Fund in financial year 2025-26 have supported schemes aimed at improving the environmental sustainability of primary care premises,
Answer: The information is not held in the format requested.
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26400More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to question 15160, whether there are plans to integrate screening for women at moderate and high risk into the breast screening programme.
Answer: The information requested on women's health hubs is not held by the Department. Breast screening is delivered through the NHS Breast Screening Programme, which invites eligible women aged 50 to 71 years old every three years. Information on breast awarene...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWomen's Health Hubs: Breast CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26399More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in relation to, question 15159, how many women’s health hubs in England currently provide information and education on breast awareness, checking and screening eligibility.
Answer: The information requested on women's health hubs is not held by the Department. Breast screening is delivered through the NHS Breast Screening Programme, which invites eligible women aged 50 to 71 years old every three years. Information on breast awarene...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSurgical Mesh Implants: CompensationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19282More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the government are taking to support and compensate women who have been treated with Trans Vaginal Tape Mesh.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 14 July in response to Question 16121.
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: CompensationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his department have made of the effectiveness of the deadline of 16 July for the Government to commit to a compensation scheme for women affected by pelvic mesh and sodium valproate
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 14 July in response to Question 16121.
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17636More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of staffing levels in Community Dental Services.
Answer: NHS England introduced the annual Dental Workforce Survey to improve understanding of the National Health Service dental workforce. NHS England has published this survey, and further information is available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.u...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17635More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Courses of Treatment were delivered by the Community Dental Service in each year since 2010-11.
Answer: We do not hold data at a national level on the number of Community Dental Service (CDS) referrals or activity delivered. However, data may be held at a CDS provider or integrated care board (ICB) level.We recognise that certain groups of patients may be p...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many referrals to the Community Dental Service were received in each year since 2010-11.
Answer: We do not hold data at a national level on the number of Community Dental Service (CDS) referrals or activity delivered. However, data may be held at a CDS provider or integrated care board (ICB) level.We recognise that certain groups of patients may be p...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
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