Helen Morgan MP: written questions 2025
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Prostate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase awareness of prostate-specific antigen tests among travel insurers.
Answer: PSA tests are blood tests that measure the amount of prostate specific antigen (PSA) in blood. Raised levels, often in combination with other symptoms, can be an indication of prostate cancer, though not exclusively. PSA tests have previously been used as...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordProject Gigabit: North ShropshireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many and what proportion of properties have been connected to full fibre under the North Shropshire Project Gigabit contract.
Answer: As of 25 June 2025, Freedom Fibre delivered 2,500 out of an original contract of 12,000 premises, for a proportion of 21% of the original contract. Building Digital UK will publish more up-to-date data about contract delivery in the next few weeks.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLandfillDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help reduce landfill use by 2028.
Answer: We are developing policy options for the near elimination of biodegradable municipal waste to landfill, following publication of a call for evidence and a summary of responses published earlier this year. The Collection and Packaging Reforms – Simpler Rec...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNaloxoneDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase (a) awareness and (b) the availability of Naloxone in public locations.
Answer: Naloxone forms a key part of the Government’s plan to reduce drug related deaths, and we are committed to raising awareness of, and expanding access to, naloxone across the country.To expand access to naloxone, in December 2024, the Department amended the...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81422More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the press report by the British Retail Consortium entitled 400 of Britain's largest shops at risk, published on12 September 2025, on t
Answer: From April 2026, the Government intends to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) properties with rateable values below £500,000. This permanent tax cut will ensure that eligible RHL properties benefit from much-ne...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many covid-19 vaccinations were available for use in England in winter (a) 2025-6, (b) 2024-5 and (c) 2023-4.
Answer: We are unable to provide the information requested, as it is commercially sensitive, however adequate doses were available to deliver the programmes.
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: Disease ControlDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to protect household contacts of the immunosuppressed from covid-19 infection.
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 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSupported Housing: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help young people in supported accommodation in North Shropshire constituency increase their (a) working income and (b) financial security.
Answer: It remains the department’s priority to ensure that those who can work are supported to enter the labour market and to sustain employment. We are considering options to improve work incentives for residents of supported housing and temporary accommodatio...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordChinook Helicopters: AccidentsMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78846More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department is providing to the bereaved families of the Mull of Kintyre Chinook crash in 1994.
Answer: Our deepest sympathies remain with the bereaved families of this tragic accident. The Ministry of Defence has supported families, and upheld our commitment to transparency and accountability, by fully cooperating with previous inquiries and investigations...
Answered 18 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordChinook Helicopters: AccidentsMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78845More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to assess the potential merits of reviewing the classification of documents on the Mull of Kintyre Chinook crash in 1994 within this parliamentary term.
Answer: The Mull of Kintyre crash was a tragic accident, and our thoughts and sympathies remain with the families, friends and colleagues of all those who died. As part of Ministry of Defence’s business as usual activity to renew the Retention Instrument associa...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Health Centres: Capital InvestmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78844More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much capital funding her Department has allocated for the rollout of neighbourhood health centres (a) in England and (b) for each eligible integrated care board.
Answer: The Government is committed to delivering a National Health Service that is fit for the future, and we recognise that delivering high quality NHS healthcare requires the right infrastructure in the right places.That is why over the course of our 10-Year H...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefibrillatorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring organisations with public use defibrillators to be provided with a log of use.
Answer: Charities which provide automated external defibrillators (AED) have clear guidance in place on the use and ongoing maintenance of the devices they provide.The Circuit, the national defibrillator registry independently operated by the British Heart Founda...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefibrillatorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the system used to alert volunteers when a defibrillator is used.
Answer: The Department has not made an assessment. The Circuit, the national defibrillator registry, is independently operated by the British Heart Foundation. The Circuit notifies the guardian of the defibrillator when it has been used and action to replace the ...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefibrillatorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78841More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the (a) training and (b) support provided to volunteers who help maintain public use defibrillators.
Answer: Charities which provide automated external defibrillators (AED) have clear guidance in place on the use and ongoing maintenance of the devices they provide.The Circuit, the national defibrillator registry independently operated by the British Heart Founda...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefibrillatorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78840More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the maintenance process of public use defibrillators.
Answer: Charities which provide automated external defibrillators (AED) have clear guidance in place on the use and ongoing maintenance of the devices they provide.The Circuit, the national defibrillator registry independently operated by the British Heart Founda...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefibrillatorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of (a) guidance and (b) other protocols provided to properties with public use defibrillators.
Answer: Charities which provide automated external defibrillators (AED) have clear guidance in place on the use and ongoing maintenance of the devices they provide.The Circuit, the national defibrillator registry independently operated by the British Heart Founda...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Workers: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78838More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, will he take steps to provide an interim pay increase for social care workers in advance of the implementation of fair pay agreement outcomes in 2028.
Answer: We want to get the process of establishing Fair Pay Agreements right to ensure meaningful reform for the adult social care sector. The public consultation launched recently is an important milestone and we encourage all interested parties to respond.In th...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in which NHS trusts Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiotherapy is available in England .
Answer: The National Health Service delivers a range of treatments for cancer, with expert clinicians working with patients to determine the most appropriate option. The Government is working with NHS England to ensure that the most effective treatments are avail...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of clinical oncology workforce shortages on the adoption of innovative cancer treatments by NHS trusts.
Answer: We are building out the cancer workforce. As of June 2025, there are over 1,800 full time equivalent doctors working in the speciality of clinical oncology in National Health Service trusts and other core organisations in England. This is almost 440, or 3...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential for systemic anti-cancer therapies to be delivered via primary care in the community or at home.
Answer: The National Health Service delivers a range of treatments for cancer, with expert clinicians working with patients to determine the most appropriate option. The Government is working with NHS England to ensure that the most effective treatments are avail...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Treatments: InnovationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration he has given to introducing an innovation incentive payment to facilitate the adoption of innovative treatments by NHS trusts.
Answer: No consideration has been given to introducing an innovation incentive payment to National Health Service trusts to facilitate the adoption of innovative treatments. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body resp...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS Trusts: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77191More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to encourage NHS trusts to take part in clinical trials for innovative treatments.
Answer: The Department is committed to turbocharging clinical research and encouraging National Health Service trusts to take part through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and a four-nation UK Clinical Research Delivery Programme (UKCRD)...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77190More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of commissioning arrangements for (a) Molecular Radiotherapy, (b) Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiotherapy and (c) Systemic Anti-Cancer Therap
Answer: The National Health Service delivers a range of treatments for cancer, with expert clinicians working with patients to determine the most appropriate option. The Government is working with NHS England to ensure that the most effective treatments are avail...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBotulismDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75525More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) location and (b) number of animals affected by outbreaks of botulism was in each month of 2025.
Answer: Information from the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s (APHA) surveillance network indicates one botulism outbreak in GB in 2025, affecting 712 cattle between August up to 8 September. The cases have been spread across Derbyshire, Essex, Northants, Pembrok...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBotulism: ShropshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75522More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help protect livestock from botulism disease in Shropshire.
Answer: The risk posed by botulism from poultry litter and other sources are well established in the agricultural industry. Farmers and their advisors know what measures can be taken to mitigate the risk. In some situations where risk analysis has been undertaken...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
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