Helen Maguire MP: written questions
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Large Goods Vehicles: RefrigerationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87629More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much and what proportion of UK emissions came from refrigerated transport in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: The Government’s UK territorial greenhouse gas emissions statistics include emissions from refrigerated transport. However, not all of these emissions are identified separately as some are aggregated with other emissions. For example, emissions where refr...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Scooters: ChinaTreasuryTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87628More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many e-scooters have been imported from China in (a) 2022, (b) 2023, (c) 2024 and (d) 2025.
Answer: HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is responsible for the collection and publication of data on imports and exports of goods to and from the UK which includes data on imports of e-scooters. HMRC releases this information monthly, as an Accredited Official St...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Bicycles: ChinaTreasuryTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87627More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many e-bikes have been imported from China in (a) 2022, (b) 2023, (c) 2024 and (d) 2025.
Answer: HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is responsible for the collection and publication of data on imports and exports of goods to and from the UK which includes data on imports of e-bikes. HMRC releases this information monthly, as an Accredited Official Stati...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: ConcessionsDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87626More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many concessionary bus journeys were available in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2023-24 and (c) 2024-25.
Answer: The Department publishes statistics on concessionary travel in England in the Concessionary Travel Statistics release, which are based on survey data collected from Travel Concession Authorities (TCAs). Concessionary travel relates to when eligible people...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: ConcessionsDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87625More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of concessionary bus journeys undertaken by (a) elderly and (b) disabled people.
Answer: The Department publishes statistics on concessionary travel in England in the Concessionary Travel Statistics release, which are based on survey data collected from Travel Concession Authorities (TCAs). Concessionary travel relates to when eligible people...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: ConcessionsDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many concessionary bus journeys were taken by (a) elderly and (b) disabled people in (i) 2018-19, (ii) 2023-24 and (iii) 2024-25.
Answer: The Department publishes statistics on concessionary travel in England in the Concessionary Travel Statistics release, which are based on survey data collected from Travel Concession Authorities (TCAs). Concessionary travel relates to when eligible people...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: TestingDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87623More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of updating section 8.1.1 of her Department's guidance entitled MOT inspection manual: cars and passenger vehicles, updated on 11 August 2025, to make it man
Answer: Excessive vehicle noise can be a serious disruption to people’s lives. This is why it is included in the MOT as an inspection of exhaust silencers and noise deafening material as well as a subjective assessment of excessive noise upon revving the vehicle....
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: TestingDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many MOT centres in England in (a) 2022-2023, (b)2023-2024 and (c)2024-2025 assessed for exhaust noise as per section 8.1.1. of the MOT inspection manual: cars and passenger vehicles.
Answer: It is a mandatory requirement for all MOT centres in England to assess for exhaust noise when conducting an MOT. During the emissions test the tester is required to use their judgement to assess the exhaust noise, either as part of the emissions test or ...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: TestingDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vehicles which passed their MOT in (a) 2022-2023, (b) 2023-2024 and (c) 2024-2025 were assessed for exhaust noise as per section 8.1.1. of the MOT inspection manual: cars and passenger vehicles.
Answer: It is a mandatory requirement for all MOT centres in England to assess for exhaust noise when conducting an MOT. During the emissions test the tester is required to use their judgement to assess the exhaust noise, either as part of the emissions test or ...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles: RefrigerationDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of mandating zero-emission transport refrigeration units for refrigerated transport to replace diesel units.
Answer: The Department for Transport is working with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to develop an Off-Road Machinery Decarbonisation Strategy, the scope of which includes transport refrigerat...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles: RefrigerationDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87619More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many refrigerator vehicles are currently used in the UK.
Answer: The Department for Transport does not hold this information.
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLung Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87618More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the relationship between deprivation and lung cancer diagnosis.
Answer: We know that some cancers disproportionately impact those living in deprived areas, notably lung cancer. The Lung Cancer Screening Programme is designed to identify cancer at an earlier stage and is aimed at high-risk individuals or people with a history ...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLung Cancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87617More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is staking to increase survival rates amongst lung cancer patients.
Answer: We know that some cancers disproportionately impact those living in deprived areas, notably lung cancer. The Lung Cancer Screening Programme is designed to identify cancer at an earlier stage and is aimed at high-risk individuals or people with a history ...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Mortality RatesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87616More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the UK’s cancer survival rate was in (a) 2021-2022, (b) 2022-2023, (c) 2023-2024 and (d) 2024-2025.
Answer: The most recent statistics for cancer survival are for cancer diagnosed from 2016 to 2020 and followed up to 2021. They can be found at the following link:https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/cancer-survival-in-england/canc...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency DepartmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87615More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were admitted to A&E in England after 5pm in (a) 2021-2022, (b) 2022-2023, (c) 2023-2024 and (d) 2024-2025.
Answer: The data is not available in the format requested. NHS England does not publish data on patients who were admitted to accident and emergency in England on weekends or after 5:00pm. The only data available is for patients seen within four hours and 12 hour...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency DepartmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87614More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were admitted to A&E in England on weekends in (a) 2021-2022, (b) 2022-2023, (c) 2023-2024 and (d) 2024-2025.
Answer: The data is not available in the format requested. NHS England does not publish data on patients who were admitted to accident and emergency in England on weekends or after 5:00pm. The only data available is for patients seen within four hours and 12 hour...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87613More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cancer drugs have been approved for use in (a) 2021-2022, (b) 2022-2023, (c) 2023-2024 and (d) 2024-2025.
Answer: The following table shows the number of cancer medicines that have been recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence in each of the last four full business years:YearNumber of recommendations2021/22362022/23362023/24282024/2537 The...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEhlers-Danlos SyndromeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase awareness amongst (a) GPs and (b) NHS clinicians of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.
Answer: A primary goal of the Complex Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) Service, which is commissioned by NHS England, is to educate clinicians about the diagnosis, investigation, and management of patients with complex and atypical forms of EDS. While the service foc...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth: DisadvantagedDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87611More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the link between access to independent advice and improved health and wellbeing outcomes.
Answer: Our 10-Year Health Plan sets out a range of proposals to help patients get the advice they need, ranging from building artificial intelligence-powered online advice into the NHS App to co-locating National Health Service, local authority, and voluntary se...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLiver Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to improve the early detection of liver cancer as part of the forthcoming National Cancer Plan.
Answer: The early diagnosis of cancers, including liver cancer, is a key focus of the National Cancer Plan, in order to improve outcomes. The Department received over 11,000 responses to its call for evidence and has engaged extensively with patients, clinicians,...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSatellites: Space DebrisDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of satellite debris falling to earth on the environment.
Answer: The UK Space Agency has led global research on the potential environmental impact of satellites burning up in Earth’s atmosphere (atmospheric ablation) through a set of short, complementary research studies. Initial outcomes conclude there is an impact of...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: SatellitesMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of an increase in the use of satellites on GPS disruption.
Answer: Defence continually assesses the potential impacts of disruption to Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), including the US Global Positioning System (GPS), on Defence activities. Defence is taking steps to bolster the resilience of our positioning, ...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGynaecology: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Elective Recovery Plan, published on 6 January 2025, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of targeted measures to reduce gynaecology waiting list.
Answer: Tackling waiting lists is a key part of our Health Mission. We have exceeded our pledge to deliver an extra 2 million operations, scans, and appointments, having delivered 5.2 million additional appointments between July 2024 and June 2025. This marks a v...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: EqualityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is his Department taking to address (a) regional and (b) socioeconomic inequality in (i) maternal and (ii) perinatal outcomes.
Answer: On 23 June 2025, my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care announced a rapid, national, independent Investigation into National Health Service maternity and neonatal services to understand the systemic issues behind why so many ...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMenopause: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will roll out a national education programme to inform women about menopause.
Answer: The Government recognises that women suffering from symptoms of menopause have been failed for far too long, and we acknowledge the impact it has on women’s lives, relationships and participation in the workplace.Our renewed strategy will set out how the ...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
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