James Naish MP: written questions
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NHS: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled Fit for the future: 10 year health plan for England, published in July 2025, when he expects David Lock KC’s review of clinical-negligence c
Answer: David Lock KC was appointed on 30 June 2025 to provide expert advice on the rising legal costs of clinical negligence, and on how to improve patients’ experiences of claims, ahead of a review by the Department in the autumn. He has commenced work on this ...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Mental HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66694More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to extend funding for the NHS Practitioner Health programme beyond March 2026.
Answer: Looking after the mental health of our hardworking National Health Service staff is a priority for the Government.The NHS Practitioner Health programme is funded until March 2026, and more recently the 10-Year Health Plan committed to rolling out Staff Tr...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordInternational Development Association: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66693More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to pledge of £1.45 billion to the twentieth-first replenishment of the International Development Association.
Answer: The UK remains committed to the International Development Association (IDA). As the Minister for International Development, Latin America and the Caribbean has said, we will prioritise spending our ODA budget through multilaterals which deliver most impac...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66692More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed changes to funding of Official Development Assistance from the 2027-28 financial year on
Answer: Detailed decisions on the Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocations and the impact on programmes are being worked through. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is taking a rigorous approach to ensure all ODA delivers value for m...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordClimate Change: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66691More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government plans to adopt a new target that would triple UK international climate finance to 2035 in line with the global goal agreed at COP28.
Answer: The UK remains committed to providing International Climate Finance (ICF) now and in the future, and to playing our part alongside other developed countries and climate finance providers to deliver our international obligations. Climate and nature are top...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordClimate Change: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66690More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the Government meets its international climate-finance pledge by March 2026.
Answer: The UK remains committed to providing International Climate Finance now and in the future, and to playing our part alongside other developed countries and climate finance providers to deliver our international obligations. It remains our ambition to deliv...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPolio: Disease ControlForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66689More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding his Department has allocated to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative in each of the next three years.
Answer: The UK is a longstanding supporter of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), having contributed £1.4 billion since 1995. This has enabled GPEI to reduce wild poliovirus cases by over 99 per cent. The UK is also the largest donor to Gavi, the Vacc...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGlobal Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and MalariaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to encourage other donor countries to make pledges to the Global Fund.
Answer: The UK is co-hosting the Global Fund 8th replenishment with South Africa. The Department, together with officials from South Africa and the Global Fund, will engage with existing and potential new donors in the private and public sector through bilateral ...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGlobal Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to announce the UK’s financial commitment to the 2025 Global Fund replenishment.
Answer: The UK has long been a strong supporter of the Global Fund and we are proud to be co-hosting the 8th replenishment this year in partnership with South Africa. Except for a few time-sensitive decisions, such as our pledge at the Gavi replenishment conferen...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGlobal Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to (a) match and (b) exceed its previous £1 billion pledge to the Global Fund at the forthcoming replenishment.
Answer: The UK has long been a strong supporter of the Global Fund and we are proud to be co-hosting the 8th replenishment this year in partnership with South Africa. Except for a few time-sensitive decisions, such as our pledge at the Gavi replenishment conferen...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChronic IllnessesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of NICE’s definition of a very severe condition.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) introduced the severity modifier in 2022 to replace the existing end of life modifier, based on evidence of societal preferences and as part of a comprehensive review of NICE’s methods and proce...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65927More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of NICE’s severity modifier on people with secondary breast cancer.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is responsible for the methods and processes that it uses in the development of its recommendations. The severity modifier was introduced in January 2022 as part of a number of changes intended ...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65926More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that people with incurable secondary breast cancer have access to world-leading treatments.
Answer: NHS England announced in April 2025 that eligible women with secondary breast cancer could soon have access to a new targeted treatment, capivasertib, used alongside fulvestrant, on the National Health Service.In May, NHS England announced the world’s fir...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordStocks and Shares: Hong KongTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65643More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation plans to issue updated guidance to asset managers on the risks of holding Hong Kong-listed securities that track sanctioned Chinese parent companies through S
Answer: UK businesses should ensure compliance with all UK sanctions regulations as part of their business operations, including performing due diligence checks on all of their clients, suppliers and partners. Non-compliance with UK sanctions is a serious offence...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordInsurance and Pension Funds: ChinaTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65642More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will commission a review of UK (a) pension fund and (b) insurance fund exposure to Chinese corporations sanctioned by allied jurisdictions.
Answer: There are currently no plans to commission a review of UK pension fund and insurance fund exposure to Chinese corporations sanctioned by allied jurisdictions.The Government does routinely assess the impacts of its sanctions.
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordForced Labour: XinjiangCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65641More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that suppliers (a) linked to forced labour in Xinjiang and (b) named in allied sanctions lists are excluded from public procurement frameworks.
Answer: The UK Government is committed to tackling human rights abuses including modern slavery and human trafficking in public supply chains. On 24 February 2025 the Procurement Act came into force, providing contracting authorities with stronger powers to exclu...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: ImportsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65640More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the proportion of UK solar-panel imports sourced from Xinjiang-based polysilicon manufacturers sanctioned by the United States; and whether he plans to introduce
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of ensuring UK businesses are not complicit in forced labour and human rights violations. In the Trade Strategy, the Government launched a review of its approach to responsible business conduct policy. The review w...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPension Funds: Hong KongDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65639More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Pensions Regulator has issued guidance to trustees on the (a) financial and (b) reputational risks of holding equities in Hong Kong-listed companies named in overseas sanctions orders for hu
Answer: The Pensions Regulator does not give investment advice, including on ethical grounds. It has not published specific guidance on these matters. HMG offers Overseas Business Risk information for UK businesses on political, economic and security risks when t...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordXinjiang: Forced LabourForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65635More
Question: o ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has considered publishing a consolidated UK list of Chinese companies (a) credibly implicated in forced-labour abuses in Xinjiang and (b) linked to the People’s Lib
Answer: The human rights situation in China, including China's persecution of Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities, remains a priority for the government. The UK regularly discusses issues of common concern with likeminded partners, including through...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordXinjiang: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterparts in the G7 on creating a common investment-ban list for companies credibly implicated in (a) forced labour, (b) genocide a
Answer: The human rights situation in China, including China's persecution of Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities, remains a priority for the government. The UK regularly discusses issues of common concern with likeminded partners, including through...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordXinjiang: Overseas CompaniesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65633More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has considered secondary sanctions on UK-based financial institutions that continue to (a) underwrite, (b) trade and (c) market securities issued by Xinjiang Produ
Answer: In March 2021, the UK, along with international partners, imposed sanctions relating to human rights abuses in Xinjiang, including sanctions against Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. 'Secondary sanctions' can be understood in different ways. UK ...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCoalfields Regeneration Trust: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent steps she has taken on the capital funding request from the Coalfields Regeneration Trust.
Answer: The fiscal position means that there have been tough choices to get us back on the path to recovery. It is in this context that the department is considering the request made for funding by the Coalfields Regeneration Trust.I was pleased to meet with Andy...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: DisabilityCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65579More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to improve accessibility for disabled candidates seeking employment in the public sector.
Answer: The Government is fully committed to the Equality Act 2010 (the Act), which protects disabled people from discrimination in the workplace. The Act prohibits direct and indirect disability discrimination and requires employers - including those in the publ...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: DisabilityCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65578More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of reasonable adjustments in public sector recruitment processes for disabled applicants.
Answer: The Government is fully committed to the Equality Act 2010 (the Act), which protects disabled people from discrimination in the workplace. The Act prohibits direct and indirect disability discrimination and requires employers - including those in the publ...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: EqualityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of steps that local authorities are taking to help improve the representation of people with (a) a working class background, (b) a mi
Answer: Local authorities are independent employers responsible for the management and organisation of their own workforces, including recruitment practices. It is the duty of local authorities to comply with all relevant employment and equalities legislation and...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
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