Helen Maguire MP: written questions
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Breast Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84845More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many eligible women have not had a breast cancer screening in (a) England and (b) Surrey for which the latest data is available.
Answer: The latest available screening data, for 2023/24, shows that in England, 6.69 million women were eligible for breast screening. Over 70%, or 4.6 million, of these eligible women had a breast screening result recorded within that last three-year period. Ap...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: RadiotherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cancer patients are waiting for radiotherapy treatment in (a) England and (b) Surrey for which the latest data is available.
Answer: The information is not available in the format requested. Information on the 31-day cancer treatment waiting time standard, including the number of patients who received radiotherapy and whether their treatment was within the 31-days, is available for Eng...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEU Defence PolicyMinistry of DefenceTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's timetable is for implementation discussions on (a) establishing an Administrative Arrangement with the European Defence Agency and (b) ensuring the UK’s participation in projects that fall u
Answer: The Security and Defence Partnership agreed with the European Union on 19 May 2025 is an example of this Government delivering on our manifesto commitments to strengthen European security, support growth and reinforce NATO. We will continue to prioritise ...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSecurity Action for EuropeMinistry of DefenceTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84841More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on talks with the EU on joining Security Action for Europe.
Answer: The UK and the EU are already working constructively to implement and build on our landmark Security and Defence Partnership. In order to effectively deter against increased aggression, we need to strengthen our shared defence industrial base to ensure Eu...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HealthMinistry of DefenceTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84840More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the 10 most common medical conditions that kept British armed forces personnel from being deployed in the latest year for which data is available.
Answer: The following table provides information held by the Ministry of Defence on all principal cause of downgrading for Medically Not Deployable (MND) UK Armed Forces personnel as at 1 September 2025: Table 1: Medically Not Deployable (MND) UK armed forces per...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Dental HealthMinistry of DefenceTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the number of working days of armed forces personnel lost due to dental issues in each of the last 10 years.
Answer: The number of working days Armed Forces personnel were absent owing to dental issues is not centrally recorded by the Department.
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Dental HealthMinistry of DefenceTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84838More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of poor dental health among (a) applicants, (b) recruits and (c) armed forces personnel on the UK's defence capability.
Answer: Defence is committed to maintaining a dentally fit force to enhance force generation and operational capability. The Defence Medical Services conducted a full Oral Health Needs Assessment in 2023 which delivered an overview of the oral health needs of the...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: RadiotherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84837More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that cancer patients have effective radiotherapy treatment.
Answer: Radiotherapy is vital in cancer care, and it remains a key priority for the Government to provide the highest quality of treatment available. This is why the Government has invested £70 million of central funding on 28 new LINAC radiotherapy machines acro...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBereavement Counselling: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84836More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of making the National Bereavement Care Pathway training mandatory for all healthcare professionals that come into contact with famil
Answer: All trusts in England are signed up to the National Bereavement Care Pathway, with the aim to ensure that all bereaved parents are offered equal, high quality, individualised, safe, and sensitive care.Training is the responsibility of individual trusts, o...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordInfant MortalityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on reducing the rate of (a) stillbirths and (b) (i) neonatal and (ii) maternal deaths in England by 50% by 2030.
Answer: The national maternity safety ambition is to reduce the rates of stillbirth, neonatal and maternal mortality, and infant brain injury to half of the 2010 rates by 2025, and to reduce the rate of preterm birth to 6% by 2025. These aims are unlikely to be m...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordInfant Mortality: MothersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84834More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of women who suffered baby loss between 2020 and 2025.
Answer: Baby loss can include miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth, and neonatal death. Official statistics published by the Office for National Statistics on stillbirths and neonatal deaths are available at the following link: https://www.ons.gov.uk/people...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the wellbeing of staff working in A&E.
Answer: The health and wellbeing of National Health Service staff, including those working in accident and emergency departments is a top priority. NHS organisations have a responsibility to create supportive working environments for staff, ensuring they have the...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: MetersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support prepayment meter customers unable to access (a) heating and (b) power.
Answer: Customers who are unable to top up their prepayment meter may be able to obtain a fuel voucher, access to emergency credit or be eligible for Cold Weather Payments, the Warm Home Discount or the Winter Fuel Payment. Customers should contact their energy s...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordReasonable Adjustments: MenopauseDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of workplace (a) guidance and (b) protections for employees experiencing menopausal symptoms; and if her Department will issue new guidance to (i) small and
Answer: It is important that those who experience substantial and longer-term menopausal effects should be adequately protected from discrimination in the workplace, and that employers are fully aware of the issues their employees may be experiencing at work, and...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHormone Replacement TherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) availability and (b) affordability of hormone replacement therapy; and what steps he is taking to reduce regional disparities in access to men
Answer: While there are no plans to review the inclusion of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) within the prescription charge exemption list, the HRT prescription pre-payment certificate is available for patients who are prescribed HRT on the National Health Servi...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHormone Replacement TherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the inclusion of hormone replacement therapy within the prescription charge exemption list.
Answer: While there are no plans to review the inclusion of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) within the prescription charge exemption list, the HRT prescription pre-payment certificate is available for patients who are prescribed HRT on the National Health Servi...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Dental HealthMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many candidates applying to join the armed forces were turned down on the basis of poor dental health in each of the last 10 years.
Answer: The Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force operate individual recruitment schemes and data on candidates who have been unable to join the Armed Forces for dental reasons is recorded separately for each Service. Data is provided for the period as he...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: AgricultureForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential of agricultural land in Gaza to grow adequate quantities of food to support the population.
Answer: The UK is deeply concerned by the collapse of Gaza's agricultural sector and the impact the destruction has had on food security. Recent assessments by the UN indicate that 86 per cent of cropland in Northern Gaza has been damaged. In response, we have sc...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: AgricultureForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84010More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support her Department is providing to help decontaminate agricultural land in Gaza.
Answer: The UK is deeply concerned by the collapse of Gaza's agricultural sector and the impact the destruction has had on food security. Recent assessments by the UN indicate that 86 per cent of cropland in Northern Gaza has been damaged. In response, we have sc...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent information her Department holds on the restrictions on (a) medicines and (b) medical equipment put in place by Israel at entry points into Gaza.
Answer: Humanitarian partners continue to report delays, restrictions, and denials of critical medical supplies getting into Gaza. On 18 October, the Foreign Secretary raised this directly with Foreign Minister Sa'ar and pressed for the reopening of the Rafah cro...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Dental ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel were categorised as NATO dental fitness Category (a) 2, (b) 3 and (c) 4 on the basis that they needed dental care or treatment in order to be fully deployable in each of the last 1
Answer: The following table provides the numbers of UK Armed Forces personnel categorised as NATO Category 2, 3 and 4, as at 1 April each year from 1 April 2015 to April 2025: NATO Category234201510,0968,01528,76720169,8936,94822,47820179,4966,08119,435201810,409...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84007More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to reduce holdover wait times for trainees.
Answer: Holdover wait times for trainees vary across the single Services and it is not a universal picture; however multiple steps are being taken to reduce wait times across all three Services. Force growth and training have been prioritised, with training pipel...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces CovenantMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help increase awareness of the Armed Forces Covenant Duty amongst service personnel.
Answer: Defence has made a concerted effort and is absolutely committed to raising awareness of the Armed Forces Covenant Legal Duty through our election manifesto commitment to fully extend the duty into law. This includes the creation of a Duty toolkit which ex...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMeans-tested Benefits: VeteransDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84005More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether veterans have their military compensation disregarded when means testing income for benefits.
Answer: The honourable member has previously raised this broad issue and I refer her to the answer given on 8 July 63814
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces CovenantMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84004More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Armed Forces Covenant Duty to include all (a) (i) UK and (ii) devolved government Departments and (b) policy areas.
Answer: The Government’s election manifesto committed to placing the Armed Forces Covenant fully into law. During Armed Forces week in June, the Prime Minister announced that Service personnel, Veterans, their families and the bereaved are to have their unique ci...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
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