Helen Maguire MP: written questions 2025
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Hospitals: Older PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of people admitted to hospital in (a) England and (b) Surrey were aged between (i) 60 and 70, (ii) 70 and 80, (iii) 80 and 90 and (iv) 90 and 100 in 2024.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 30 October 2025 to Question 85046.
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency DepartmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98069More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients were admitted to A&E in England and seen within a) four hours and b) 12 hours at the weekend in the (a) 2021-22, (b) 2022-23, (c) 2023-24 and (d) 2024-25 financial years.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answers provided on 11 November to Questions 87614 and 87615. Otherwise, we do not hold data at this level of granularity.
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency DepartmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients were admitted to A&E in England and seen within a) four hours and b) 12 hours after 5pm in the (a) 2021-22, (b) 2022-23, (c) 2023-24 and (d) 2024-25 financial years.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answers provided on 11 November to Questions 87614 and 87615. Otherwise, we do not hold data at this level of granularity.
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFormaldehyde: Health HazardsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the dangers to NHS staff from exposure to formaldehyde.
Answer: The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (2002) (COSHH) (as amended) is a robust and well-established regulatory framework in place to protect workers from the health risks associated with exposure to hazardous substances in the workplace...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOttawa ConventionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97714More
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: I refer the Hon Member to the answer she was provided on 5 November in response to Question 85644.
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordInternet: WomenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help prevent discrimination against women in digital spaces.
Answer: Making the online environment a safer and fairer place for women and girls is a priority for this government.The Online Safety Act has placed a requirement on tech platforms to proactively tackle the most harmful illegal content, much of which disproporti...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear Regulatory ReviewDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96373More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will publish all submissions made to the Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce.
Answer: The taskforce aimed for maximum transparency, publishing its terms of reference and interim findings. Stakeholders were invited to submit evidence on a non-attributed basis, encouraging frank and open disclosure. The final report provides a clear summary ...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSuicideHome OfficeTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96372More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of making it a statutory requirement for police officers to record how many suicides they attend.
Answer: The Home Office does not collect data from police about suicides they have attended and has no current plans to do so.
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapy: Medical EquipmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96371More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many linear accelerator machines are over (a) 10, (b) 15 and (c) 25 years old by integrated care system.
Answer: The number of radiotherapy machines in use which are over the 10-year recommended age is not published by NHS England. The Department also does not hold detailed information about the age of radiotherapy machines, as local systems are responsible for radi...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Private SectorDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96370More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many operations scheduled to be carried out by independent healthcare providers were cancelled by ICBs between April 2024 and 2025.
Answer: In January 2025, the National Health Service and the independent sector established a partnership agreement, the first of its kind for 25 years, setting out how we will work together to reduce the elective care waiting list. NHS England manages the Depart...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Private SectorDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96369More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many ICBs have had to pause NHS services provided by independent healthcare providers during 2024-25.
Answer: In January 2025, the National Health Service and the independent sector established a partnership agreement, the first of its kind for 25 years, setting out how we will work together to reduce the elective care waiting list. NHS England manages the Depart...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Private SectorDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96368More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has with ICBs on ensuring delivery of patient care via independent healthcare providers throughout the financial year.
Answer: In January 2025, the National Health Service and the independent sector established a partnership agreement, the first of its kind for 25 years, setting out how we will work together to reduce the elective care waiting list. NHS England manages the Depart...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBladder Cancer: Mortality RatesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96367More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of survival rates for bladder cancer.
Answer: Improving cancer outcomes, including for bladder cancer, is a priority for the Government. The forthcoming National Cancer Plan will set out further actions to improve earlier diagnosis, expand access to the latest treatments and technologies, and improve...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBladder Cancer: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase research funding for bladder cancer.
Answer: Research is crucial in tackling cancer, which is why the Department invests £1.6 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).Between the 2020/21 and 2024/25 financial years, t...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBladder Cancer: AuditsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of undertaking a National Bladder Cancer Audit.
Answer: Improving cancer outcomes, including for bladder cancer, is a priority for the Government. The forthcoming National Cancer Plan will set out further actions to improve earlier diagnosis, expand access to the latest treatments and technologies, and improve...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBladder Cancer: Mortality RatesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase survival rates for bladder cancer.
Answer: Improving cancer outcomes, including for bladder cancer, is a priority for the Government. The forthcoming National Cancer Plan will set out further actions to improve earlier diagnosis, expand access to the latest treatments and technologies, and improve...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOphthalmic Services: Community Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to expand the use of community optometry services.
Answer: Integrated care boards are responsible for assessing the health needs of their local population and commissioning primary and secondary eye care services to meet them.This can already include the commissioning of enhanced eye care services from high stree...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordOphthalmic ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96362More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to create capacity in hospital eye services by expanding the use of optometry-led diagnostic and treatment pathways.
Answer: Integrated care boards are responsible for assessing the health needs of their local population and commissioning primary and secondary eye care services to meet them.This can already include the commissioning of enhanced eye care services from high stree...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordOphthalmic ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of steps taken by Integrated Care Boards to help tackle regional inequalities in access to eye care services.
Answer: No assessment has been made. Integrated care boards, as commissioners of primary and secondary eye care services, are required to work with local authorities to assess the current and future health, care, and wellbeing needs of their local populations. Th...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGynaecological Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to ensure women’s health hubs and community diagnostic centres are utilised to support earlier diagnosis of gynaecological cancers, including ovarian cancer.
Answer: Reducing the number of lives lost to cancer in England, including ovarian cancer, is a key aim of the National Cancer Plan which will be published in the new year. The plan will set out in further detail how the Government will improve outcomes for cancer...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOvarian Cancer: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve public and primary care awareness of ovarian cancer symptoms, in the context of data from the National Ovarian Cancer Audit showing that four in 10 wo
Answer: Reducing the number of lives lost to cancer in England, including ovarian cancer, is a key aim of the National Cancer Plan which will be published in the new year. The plan will set out in further detail how the Government will improve outcomes for cancer...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOvarian Cancer: Mortality RatesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what measures the National Cancer Plan will implement to improve ovarian cancer survival in England.
Answer: Reducing the number of lives lost to cancer in England, including ovarian cancer, is a key aim of the National Cancer Plan which will be published in the new year. The plan will set out in further detail how the Government will improve outcomes for cancer...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when her Department plans to bring forward potential sanctions relating to human rights violations and abuses in Sudan.
Answer: We continue to work tirelessly towards securing a ceasefire, humanitarian relief, and accountability for atrocities committed in Sudan, as set out in the Foreign Secretary's statement to the House on 18 November. We will provide further updates to the Hou...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what humanitarian assistance her Department is giving to people in Sudan impacted by the conflict.
Answer: We continue to work tirelessly towards securing a ceasefire, humanitarian relief, and accountability for atrocities committed in Sudan, as set out in the Foreign Secretary's statement to the House on 18 November. We will provide further updates to the Hou...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Peace NegotiationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her American counterparts on securing a ceasefire in Sudan following President Trump’s meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman o
Answer: We continue to work tirelessly towards securing a ceasefire, humanitarian relief, and accountability for atrocities committed in Sudan, as set out in the Foreign Secretary's statement to the House on 18 November. We will provide further updates to the Hou...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
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