Helen Morgan MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Health Services: Care LeaversDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure accurate recording of care experienced patients.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving the experiences and health outcomes of care experienced patients.To ensure accurate recording of care experienced patients, clinical codes can be applied to health records to identify individuals as care leavers up...
Answered 26 May 2026
Original Parliament recordEpidermolysis Bullosa: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2026Awaiting answerUIN 130132More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support people with epidermolysis bullosa.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Care LeaversDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 130026More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure accurate recording of care experienced patients.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Care LeaversDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 130025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to improve staff training for health professionals regarding the treatment of care experienced patients.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPrescription DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NICE plans to develop a new product for off-patent medicine reappraisals.
Answer: As the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) moves towards a whole life-cycle approach to producing guidance, it is considering whether its methods and processes for reviewing guidance on off-patent medicines need to change. NICE’s whol...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will work towards a mutual recognition agreement with India on medicines regulation by 2030.
Answer: The United Kingdom and India have a strong relationship on healthcare issues, as evidenced through the memorandum of understanding signed between the governments on a health and life sciences partnership. This partnership recognises medicine and medical d...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Apr 2026Awaiting answerUIN 129568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to seek mutual recognition of batch testing for medicines manufacturing with the EU at the forthcoming UK-EU summit.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordNHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Apr 2026Awaiting answerUIN 129567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK’s health security pact with India on UK access to medicines exported from India.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordNHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Apr 2026Awaiting answerUIN 129560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to strengthen the resilience of the UK's supply of medicines, beyond establishing the Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Apr 2026Awaiting answerUIN 129559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government expects to conclude the community pharmacy agreement by the start of June 2026.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordPrescription Drugs: PricesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Apr 2026Awaiting answerUIN 129558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the Iran war on the prices paid by community pharmacies to procure prescription medicines.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDairy Farming: Climate ChangeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128398More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how her Department plans to support dairy farms in North Shropshire, who fall within the highest area for heat risk in the country and face escalating climate-related challenges.
Answer: The Defra-funded Food, Farming & Natural Environment Climate Service led out of the Met Office has developed evidence on adaptation options which improve resilience of the agri-food sector, including cost and ease of implementation. These adaptation o...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDairy Farming: Climate ChangeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128397More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of increasing heat risk to UK dairy farms on grazing land and silage production to feed livestock.
Answer: The Defra-funded Food, Farming & Natural Environment Climate Service led out of the Met Office has developed evidence on adaptation options which improve resilience of the agri-food sector, including cost and ease of implementation. These adaptation o...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordFood Supply: Climate ChangeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128396More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the potential impact of climate change-driven food inflation on food security.
Answer: Defra is taking action to reduce this impact and support the continued production and supply of food for UK citizens. For example, we are actively implementing the third National Adaptation Programme which sets out a range of measures to improve resilienc...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordJoint Replacements: ObesityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128395More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the adequacy of weight management support on patients required to lose weight to become eligible for joint replacement surgery.
Answer: The Department has made no specific assessment of the potential impact of body mass index (BMI) based restrictions on health inequalities.It is the responsibility of individual integrated care boards to determine policies for their local area, including t...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordJoint Replacements: ObesityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128394More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of BMI-based restriction on access to joint replacement surgery on health inequalities.
Answer: The Department has made no specific assessment of the potential impact of body mass index (BMI) based restrictions on health inequalities.It is the responsibility of individual integrated care boards to determine policies for their local area, including t...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordJoint Replacements: ObesityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128393More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that ICBs adhere to NICE guidance on the use of BMI thresholds for referral for joint replacement surgery.
Answer: The Department has made no specific assessment of the potential impact of body mass index (BMI) based restrictions on health inequalities.It is the responsibility of individual integrated care boards to determine policies for their local area, including t...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: Mobile BroadbandDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the opportunities presented by Great British Railways to improve access to rail-side infrastructure for mobile connectivity, including by addressing historic barriers related to
Answer: The Department provided funding to Network Rail as part of its 'open for business' initiative: to look at the suitability of using Network Rail's existing trackside infrastructure (including operational GSM-R masts and overhead line stanchions) for use by...
Answered 24 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones: Local GovernmentDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128391More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities to develop in-house digital and connectivity expertise, to improve the interpretation and use of mobile coverage and per
Answer: The telecoms regulator, Ofcom, is responsible for reporting on network coverage and availability across the UK. This data should be presented in an accessible format for all types of user, including local authorities.Government believes Digital Champions ...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMobile BroadbandDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128390More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to establish a clear and consistent definition of good quality mobile connectivity, beyond coverage alone.
Answer: The draft Statement of Strategic Priorities for Telecommunications, the Management of Radio Spectrum, and Postal Services sets out a priority for Ofcom to keep under review its definitions of what constitutes “good” 4G and 5G and the signal strength thres...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRadio Frequencies: Mobile BroadbandDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128389More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of more closely aligning spectrum policy with mobile coverage and connectivity objectives across the UK.
Answer: The government's ambition is for all populated areas to have access to higher quality standalone 5G by 2030. Our spectrum policy supports the industry achieve this.Spectrum is a strategic national asset and ensuring efficient use of spectrum is a priority...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRadio FrequenciesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128388More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department plans to publish a refreshed spectrum strategy.
Answer: The government's ambition is for all populated areas to have access to higher quality standalone 5G by 2030. Our spectrum policy supports the industry achieve this.Spectrum is a strategic national asset and ensuring efficient use of spectrum is a priority...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126760More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the ten advice and guidance referral pathways selected by each integrated care board.
Answer: Currently there are no plans to publish a national dataset setting out the specialties selected by National Health Service providers at integrated care board level. This position is being kept under review.
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordIVF: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to address regional differences in funding for patients trying to conceive through IVF, in the context of NICE guidelines on offering people under 40 up to three full cycles
Answer: Funding decisions for health services in England are made by integrated care boards (ICBs) and are based on the clinical needs of their local population.On 31 March, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published its updated fertil...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPostpartum HaemorrhageDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124913More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the causes of the reported 19 per cent increase in postpartum haemorrhage rates among mothers in England.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
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