Helen Morgan MP: written questions 2025
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African Swine Fever: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what biosecurity procedures are in place for (a) detained and (b) uncollected meat consignments at UK border control posts to prevent the transmission of African Swine Fever.
Answer: All consignments of pork and pork products are checked at bio-secure border control posts to ensure that they have been effectively treated to mitigate the risk of African Swine Fever or they originate from a region declared free of the disease. Border Fo...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPigmeat: SpainDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many consignments of pork meat and associated products originating from Spain have been seized at UK borders since 28 November 2025.
Answer: The seizure data for detained consignments associated with a specific disease outbreak is recorded locally by Port Health Authorities. Defra does not record this information centrally.
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPigmeat: SmugglingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many seizures of illegal pork imports have been recorded at UK ports and airports in the last 12 months.
Answer: Defra does not record this information. Border Force, supported by port health and local authorities, is responsible for seizing illegal imports of pork at UK ports and airports.
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAfrican Swine FeverDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the risk of African Swine Fever entering the UK.
Answer: Defra’s latest assessment for African Swine Fever (ASF) dated 1 December 2025, considers that the risk of the virus entering the UK remains at medium. We have strict measures in place to mitigate this risk. These include the listing of countries and regio...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97052More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions Single Living Accommodation units in each UK local authority area have experienced loss of (a) heating and (b) hot water for over 24 hours in each year since 2018.
Answer: Information on the number of occasions Single Living Accommodation (SLA) units in each UK local authority area that have experienced a loss of heating and hot water for over 24 hours in each year since 2018 can only be provided at a disproportionate cost....
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97049More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many complaints regarding (a) gas, (b) electrical and (c) water issues have been recorded in Single Living Accommodation in each UK local authority area in each year since 2018.
Answer: Information on how many complaints regarding gas, electrical and water issues have been recorded in Single Living Accommodation (SLA) in each UK local authority area in each year since 2018 is not held centrally and can only be provided at a disproportion...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97048More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Single Living Accommodation units in each UK local authority area have recorded Legionella, in each year since 2018.
Answer: Information on the number of cases of Legionella recorded in Single Living Accommodation (SLA) in each year since 2018 is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Further to my response to the hon Member's Question 91487 ans...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNeurology: Neighbourhood Health CentresDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has provided to Neighbourhood Health Centre sites on integrating specialist neurology services with neighbourhood-based care teams.
Answer: In August 2025, NHS England updated its service specification for specialised adult neurology services. It outlines how specialised neurology services should support integrated and responsive care for individuals with long-term neurological conditions thr...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNeurology: Neighbourhood Health CentresDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of Neighbourhood Health Centre sites have prioritised neurology within their (a) initial service plans and (b) delivery models.
Answer: In August 2025, NHS England updated its service specification for specialised adult neurology services. It outlines how specialised neurology services should support integrated and responsive care for individuals with long-term neurological conditions thr...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96965More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has conducted an assessment of the potential impact of the UK-USA pharmaceutical deal on frontline NHS services.
Answer: Every patient deserves access to the best possible treatment. This deal is a vital investment that builds on the strength of our National Health Service and world leading life sciences sector.Costs will start smaller but will increase over time as the Nat...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how he plans to fund the UK-US pharmaceutical deal.
Answer: Every patient deserves access to the best possible treatment. This deal is a vital investment that builds on the strength of our National Health Service and world leading life sciences sector.Costs will start smaller but will increase over time as the Nat...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessments his department has made of the predicted total cost of UK-US pharmaceutical deal on the NHS budget.
Answer: Every patient deserves access to the best possible treatment. This deal is a vital investment that builds on the strength of our National Health Service and world leading life sciences sector.Costs will start smaller but will increase over time as the Nat...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: MenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96375More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to expand BRCA testing to men, including those with male relatives of confirmed BRCA carriers.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care will consider the final recommendation of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) on screening for prostate cancer when it is received. He will make a decision on implementation, in...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96374More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will provide guidance, resources, and risk assessment tools to general practitioners to support discussions with patients eligible for targeted prostate cancer screening.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care will consider the final recommendation of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) on screening for prostate cancer when it is received. At that point, he will make a decision on imp...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95963More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set a target date for the implementation of a nationwide prostate cancer screening programme for men with a BRCA variant.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care will consider the final recommendation of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) on screening for prostate cancer when it is received. He will make a decision on implementation, in...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Written QuestionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to answer Question 90914 on NHS: Software.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 2 December 2025 to Question 90914.
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSpeed Limits: EnforcementDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95756More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps with the Chancellor of the Exchequer to ensure income generated from speed enforcement is spent on roads maintenance and roads policing.
Answer: The Department for Transport currently has no plans to bring forward proposals that would allow income generated from speed enforcement to fund specific road maintenance or road policing measures. Money from fines and penalty receipts, including those for...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRoad Signs and Markings: Speed LimitsDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95755More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will update guidance to allow 30mph speed limit repeater signs on roads with street lighting.
Answer: The Department has no plans to update legislation to allow 30mph speed limit repeater signs on roads with street lighting. Repeater signing is not used on street lit roads subject to a 30mph speed limit because the lamp columns act as the repeaters. Guida...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the full modelling and cost-effectiveness analyses underpinning the JCVI’s advice on COVID-19 vaccination eligibility for winter 2025–26, including the assumptions used on transm
Answer: The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation’s (JCVI) advice on COVID-19 vaccination in 2025 and spring 2026 was published on 13 November 2024. The JCVI met in September and October 2024 to formulate this advice, carefully considering the evidence ...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94963More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation’s recommendation to narrow eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccination pro
Answer: The Government is committed to protecting those most vulnerable to COVID-19 through vaccination, as guided by the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). The primary aim of the national COVID-19 vaccination programme remains th...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS Trusts: VATTreasuryTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94450More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of legislation regarding VAT and the NHS following the First-tier Tribunal's ruling in the case of Isle of Wight NHS Trust v HMRC [2025] UKFTT 1114 (TC).
Answer: The government is carefully considering the impact of the Isle of Wight decision on the VAT treatment of the supply of temporary medical staff. HMRC will publish updated guidance in due course.
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: ConsultantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data he holds on NHS spending on external consultants for (a) compliance and (b) the recovery of Value Added Tax.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care does not hold detailed data which can identify consultancy spending for compliance and the recovery of Value Added Tax.
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94404More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the efficacy of smartphone-enabled barcode scanning in the verification of medicines.
Answer: No assessment of the impact of the disapplication of the EU Falsified Medicines Directive (EU FMD) on the United Kingdom’s medicine supply chain has been made by the Department. However, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is no...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: Counterfeit ManufacturingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94403More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to leverage emerging technologies to combat falsified medicines and improve patient safety.
Answer: No assessment of the impact of the disapplication of the EU Falsified Medicines Directive (EU FMD) on the United Kingdom’s medicine supply chain has been made by the Department. However, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is no...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: Counterfeit ManufacturingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94402More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of the disapplication of the EU Falsified Medicines Directive on the UK’s medicine supply chain.
Answer: No assessment of the impact of the disapplication of the EU Falsified Medicines Directive (EU FMD) on the United Kingdom’s medicine supply chain has been made by the Department. However, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is no...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
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