Helen Maguire MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Hospital Beds: CostsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100046More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the unit cost per day is for NHS (a) elective, (b) non-elective, (c) high dependency and (d) standard ward beds.
Answer: The following table shows the bed day cost for elective and non-elective admissions, for 2024/25:Financial yearQuestionPoint of delivery descriptionBed day cost2024/25ElectiveElective Inpatient£1,1982024/25Non electiveNon Elective Long Stay£7912024/25Non ...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDental HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of adults with tooth decay.
Answer: The Government is proceeding with the reforms to the National Health Service dental contract. These will be introduced from April 2026 so that patients with gum disease or tooth decay will be better able to get long-term treatment through new clinical tre...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDentistry: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the budget for NHS dentistry is for 2026.
Answer: The 2026/27 dental ringfenced budget for NHS dentistry is £4.2 billion. For 2026/27, the budget for dental checks in Special Educational Settings (SES) is being included within the dental ringfenced budget. This was previously included within the wider Ph...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Health: SurveysDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100041More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the Adult Oral Health survey published on 9 December 2025.
Answer: The Adult Oral Health Survey 2023 provides the first picture of adult oral health in England for more than a decade. It provides further evidence of the need for dental contract reform.We are taking forward significant changes to the National Health Servi...
Answered 30 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: ContraceptivesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of embedding routine and cross-system commissioning and provision of post-pregnancy contraception in post-partum care.
Answer: No assessment has been made. The renewed Women’s Health Strategy will set out how the Government will take the next steps to improve women's healthcare as part of the 10-Year Health Plan and create a system that listens to women. Steps to improve contrace...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100038More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the NHS, ICBs and local authorities collaboratively commission women’s health and contraceptive services.
Answer: Local integrated care systems are responsible for the collaborative commissioning of women’s health and contraceptive services.The Women’s Health Programme Board provides direction and strategic oversight to NHS England’s Women’s Health Programme.The boar...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of creating a permanent and protected ICB role for the appointed Women’s Health Champion in every Integrated Care System.
Answer: Integrated care boards are responsible for the planning, commissioning, and delivery of women’s health services, including oversight of the dedicated Women’s Health Champion role.The network of women’s health champions brings together senior leaders in wo...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitalsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the discharge process for patients in Surrey who are medically fit to leave hospital.
Answer: The Urgent and Emergency Care plan for 2025/26 identifies reducing delays in hospital discharge as a key priority. Further information on the Urgent and Emergency Care plan for 2025/26 is available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-rea...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical RecordsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100033More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of making patient records owned by the patient.
Answer: Health records are not owned by patients, as the providers of care who create and maintain the records are the data controllers, although all patients have the right to access their records under the Data Protection Act 2018. Patients also have the legal ...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Workers: General PractitionersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of implementing a mandatory care marker for care workers on their GP record.
Answer: The Department has not undertaken a formal assessment of introducing a mandatory care marker for those employed as care workers on general practice records. Any request for new coding would need to consider the purpose and proportionality of the introduct...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCare Homes: ReviewsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure annual statutory reviews for people in care are undertaken.
Answer: Under the Care Act 2014, local authorities must keep care and support plans under review, respond to reasonable requests for review, and update plans when circumstances change, involving the individual drawing on care and support, and their carer, if appl...
Answered 30 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPrimary Education: AssessmentsDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99619More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration her Department has given to alternative models of primary assessment.
Answer: Primary assessments were reviewed as part of the independent Curriculum and Assessment Review, led by Professor Becky Francis. The review panel published their final report last month, concluding that the primary assessment system is generally working wel...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPrimary Education: AssessmentsDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99618More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the primary assessment system on pupil wellbeing, including for pupils with SEND.
Answer: Primary assessments were reviewed as part of the independent Curriculum and Assessment Review, led by Professor Becky Francis. The review panel published their final report last month, concluding that the primary assessment system is generally working wel...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99617More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the 2025 Key Stage 2 SATs results for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities; and what steps are being t
Answer: This government is focused on securing an excellent education for every child and young person to enable them to achieve and thrive.Following the government response to the Curriculum and Assessment Review report, we are working on development of a reform...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPsychiatric Hospitals: MonumentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of establishing a national memorial to commemorate the lives of people buried in former psychiatric hospital cemeteries, including Ho
Answer: No such assessments have been made.
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Illness: AsylumDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99427More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the dereliction of former asylum cemeteries on stigma surrounding mental ill health.
Answer: No such assessments have been made.
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCemeteriesMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of bringing forward proposals for a national safeguarding framework for historic burial grounds linked to former (a) psychiatric and (b) Poor Law in
Answer: The Government recognises the sensitivities surrounding burial grounds linked to former psychiatric institutions, including Horton Cemetery, and is committed to upholding the dignity of these sites and the memory of those interred within them.The Law Comm...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordExhumationMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will place a moratorium on the granting of exhumation licences for former asylum cemeteries, including Horton Cemetery, until a review of historic and cultural importance has been undertaken.
Answer: The Government recognises the sensitivities surrounding burial grounds linked to former psychiatric institutions, including Horton Cemetery, and is committed to upholding the dignity of these sites and the memory of those interred within them.All applicat...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCemeteriesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to protect historic pauper burial sites from (a) private development and (b) inappropriate land use.
Answer: Burial grounds can be considered as open space, which is defined in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) as all open space of public value. There are strong safeguards set out in the NPPF to ensure the continued protection of existing open space....
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHorticultureDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99400More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will have discussions with the horticultural sector to embed green space delivery in the Environmental Improvement Plan.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of the environmental horticulture sector in promoting people’s health and wellbeing, and its potential contribution to our environmental goals. I have met with stakeholders including the Royal Horticultural Society...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Conflict: CiviliansMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99039More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2025 to Question 91776, and with reference to the UK’s commitments as a signatory of the Political Declaration on strengthening the protection of civilians from the humanitar
Answer: The UK has robust targeting policies, practices and processes to ensure that all military operations are conducted in full compliance with our legal obligations and in a manner that reflects the UK’s clear commitment to the protection of civilians. UK for...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Conflict: CiviliansMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99038More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2025 to Question 93101, what recent assessment his Department has made of its ability to mitigate and respond to civilian harm during future military operations, including in
Answer: A recent external review has confirmed that the Ministry of Defence's approach to mitigate and respond to civilian harm is effective in the current operating environment and fully compliant with International Humanitarian Law. Whilst impossible to predict...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: Criminal ProceedingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of implementing a whole-system criminal justice strategy for rape and sexual abuse.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice is committed to a high standard, whole system approach to cases of rape and sexual abuse. This is supported by the expertise of our Independent Advisor on the Criminal Justice Response to Sexual Violence.We will soon be publishing ...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: Criminal ProceedingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making case conferences before trial mandatory for victims and survivors of sexual abuse.
Answer: Victims and witnesses in sexual offence cases can request in advance of trial to observe proceedings remotely once they have given evidence. Courts will make every effort to accommodate these requests, which may include re-listing the trial in a courtroom...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: Criminal ProceedingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to enable victims and survivors of sexual abuse to observe their trial without sitting in the public gallery.
Answer: Victims and witnesses in sexual offence cases can request in advance of trial to observe proceedings remotely once they have given evidence. Courts will make every effort to accommodate these requests, which may include re-listing the trial in a courtroom...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
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