Helen Maguire MP: written questions 2025
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Driving TestsDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to increase the number of driving tests in (a) Epsom and Ewell constituency and (b) England.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times. On the 23 April, the Secretary of State for Transport appeared before the Transport ...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSatellites: RegulationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with her international counterparts on the regulation of satellites in space.
Answer: The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology leads the UK’s international engagement on the regulation of satellites in space. This includes representation at the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and regular bi-and multi-lateral d...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLandminesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help tackle the use of anti-personnel mines in international conflicts.
Answer: The UK is a State Party to the Ottawa Treaty and our commitment to the Treaty is unwavering. The Treaty plays an important role in how we protect civilians, advance the security of our allies and our own national security. We nonetheless recognise the sec...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordOttawa ConventionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85644More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of countries withdrawing from the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-
Answer: The UK is a State Party to the Ottawa Treaty and our commitment to the Treaty is unwavering. The Treaty plays an important role in how we protect civilians, advance the security of our allies and our own national security. We nonetheless recognise the sec...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordOttawa ConventionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her international counterparts on strengthening the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-P
Answer: The UK is a State Party to the Ottawa Treaty and our commitment to the Treaty is unwavering. The Treaty plays an important role in how we protect civilians, advance the security of our allies and our own national security. We nonetheless recognise the sec...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: Arms TradeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85642More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will hold discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of imposing a full arms embargo on Israel.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 18 September to question 72500.
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: Arms TradeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85641More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of suspending arms export licences to Israel.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 18 September to question 72500.
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Professions: UkraineDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85640More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of supporting the (a) training and (b) deployment of UK health staff to Ukraine.
Answer: There are options for National Health Service staff to voluntarily provide healthcare support on a humanitarian basis and separately to their NHS duties. For example, humanitarian medical charities such as UK Med are active in Ukraine with NHS clinicians ...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBrain Cancer: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85639More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of clinical trials available for brain cancer vaccines.
Answer: The Department is committed to turbocharging clinical research and delivering better patient care, to make the Untied Kingdom a world-leading destination for clinical research, including clinical trials for brain cancer vaccines.The NHS Cancer Vaccine Lau...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85638More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support young people with their mental health.
Answer: Through our Plan for Change, the Government is expanding access to mental health support teams in all schools and colleges to reach all pupils by 2029/30, ensuring that every pupil has access to early support services. More widely, we are investing £26 mi...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNeurological Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85637More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of ensuring people with (a) Huntington's disease and (b) other long-term neurological conditions have a single point of contact to co
Answer: More needs to be done to meet need on coordination of care for people with rare diseases, including Huntingdon’s disease, and work is underway to improve this.The revised NHS England Specialised Neurology Services (adults) specification 2025 outlines a co...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Maternity ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85636More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of clinical medical cases relating to childbirth injuries on maternal mental health.
Answer: No such assessment has been made of the potential impact of clinical medical cases relating to childbirth injuries on maternal mental health. However, significant progress has been made across England in recent years to ensure women experiencing moderate ...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85635More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure NHS staff receive adequate training to (a) ask menopause questions and (b) support affected women in routine NHS health checks.
Answer: We will be working with experts, including general practitioners (GPs), over the coming months to co-design the menopause content for the NHS Health Check. The NHS Health Check Best Practice Guidance will be updated to reflect the addition of menopause, a...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil DefenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of launching a home readiness campaign to advise people on how to respond in the event of a potential conflict.
Answer: As set out in the Strategic Defence Review, a whole-of-society approach is crucial to strengthen resilience to the risks we face, including hybrid threats. The Cabinet Office-led Home Defence Programme will work to familiarise the public with their role i...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: DyslexiaDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85049More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure schools have adequate (a) training and (b) resources to support children with dyslexia.
Answer: The department is committed to improving support for all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including pupils with dyslexia. The English Hubs programme is dedicated to improving the teaching of reading, and t...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: ChildrenMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85048More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support service personnel with SEND children.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer my predecessor gave on 3 September 2025 to Question 73617 to the hon. Member for Birmingham Northfield (Laurence Turner).
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEU Defence PolicyMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85047More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on negotiating the UK's participation in the EU’s European Peace Facility.
Answer: The UK agreed an ambitious Security and Defence Partnership (SDP) with the EU to strengthen European security, support growth and reinforce NATO. As work progresses to implement the SDP, including the first UK-EU Foreign and Security Policy dialogue on 22...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: AdmissionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85046More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people aged between (a) 60 and 70, (b) 70 and 80, (c) 80 and 90 and (d) 90 and 100 were admitted to hospital in (i) England and (ii) Surrey in 2024.
Answer: NHS England publishes data on hospital admissions, which is available at the following link:https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/hospital-accident--emergency-activityTo show admission data by age, finished consultant episod...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85045More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to provide hospices with funding to raise staff pay in line with nationally agreed NHS pay rises.
Answer: The impact that National Health Service pay uplifts will have on the hospice sector will depend on the structure of the charity, including the number of employees and salary levels.Independent organisations, such as charities and social enterprises, are f...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHospices: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that hospice contracts reflect the (a) cost of the services they provide and (b) needs of their local populations.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the commissioning of palliative care and end of life care services, to meet the needs of their local populations. To support ICBs in this duty, NHS England has published statutory guidance and service spec...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEpsom Hospital: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department is providing to Epsom Hospital to (a) recruit and (b) retain specialist (i) cancer nurses and (ii) other cancer workforce.
Answer: The Government and NHS England are taking action ensure that we train the staff we need to ensure patients are cared for by the right professional, when and where they need it including at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust.In 2024/25, an ...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Epsom and EwellDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85042More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure residents living (a) with and (b) beyond cancer receive (i) timely and (ii) personalised support following a cancer diagnosis in Epsom and Ewell consti
Answer: It is a priority for the Government and the National Health Service to improve support for people who are living with cancer, and for those people who have been through cancer treatment, in England, including in the Epsom and Ewell constituency.NHS Englan...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85041More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to include policies on improving long-term quality of life for people who (a) have and (b) have had cancer within the national cancer plan.
Answer: The National Cancer Plan will have patients at its heart and will cover the entirety of the cancer pathway, from referral and diagnosis to treatment and ongoing care, as well as prevention and research and innovation. It will seek to improve every aspect ...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to include a framework for neighbourhood cancer care within the national cancer plan.
Answer: Bringing cancer care into the Neighbourhood Health Service is an important part of our forthcoming National Cancer Plan for England, enabling cancer patients to be treated and cared for closer to home.The National Cancer Plan will seek to make cancer care...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85039More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to include policies on neighbourhood cancer care within the national cancer plan that help to reduce health inequalities.
Answer: Bringing cancer care into the Neighbourhood Health Service is an important part of our forthcoming National Cancer Plan for England, enabling cancer patients to be treated and cared for closer to home.The National Cancer Plan will seek to make cancer care...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
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