James Naish MP: written questions 2025
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Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will ensure that people with (a) severe multiple disadvantage and (b) other rare conditions are included in the (i) design and (ii) delivery of services after the proposed aboliti
Answer: Dr Dash’s report on patient safety across the health and care landscape was published in July 2025. The review recommends bringing together the work of local Healthwatch organisations with the engagement functions of integrated care boards and providers t...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPatients: ComplaintsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he will take to ensure that patients have access to independent statutory mechanisms for raising concerns about health and care services following the proposed abolition of local Healthw
Answer: The report by Dr Penny Dash, published in July, recommended bringing together the work of local Healthwatch organisations, and the engagement functions of integrated care boards (ICBs) and providers, to ensure patient and wider community input into the pl...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPatients: TravelDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78931More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve NHS hospital transport provision.
Answer: Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) are designed to provide transport for patients who have particular clinical or mobility needs that necessitate such support, which may include elderly or vulnerable patients. The eligibility criteria for NE...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPatients: TravelDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78930More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that vulnerable patients receive appropriate NHS transport services.
Answer: Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) are designed to provide transport for patients who have particular clinical or mobility needs that necessitate such support, which may include elderly or vulnerable patients. The eligibility criteria for NE...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPatients: TravelDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to monitor NHS transport service performance standards.
Answer: Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) are designed to provide transport for patients who have particular clinical or mobility needs that necessitate such support, which may include elderly or vulnerable patients. The eligibility criteria for NE...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSepiapterinDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to approve the use of sepiapterin for people with phenylketonuria.
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is an executive agency of the Department and regulates medicine, medical devices and blood components for transfusion in the United Kingdom, with responsibility for ensuring medicines meet app...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78927More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has contingency plans in place to extend eligibility for coronavirus vaccinations if infection rates rise in winter 2025-26.
Answer: The aim of the COVID-19 vaccination programme is to prevent serious disease, hospitalisation and/or mortality arising from COVID-19. Population immunity to COVID-19 has been increasing due to a combination of naturally acquired immunity following recovery...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronavirusDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78926More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to monitor coronavirus levels in winter 2025-26.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) continues to monitor COVID-19 through a variety of indicators and surveillance systems. Positive and negative laboratory tests, primarily taken in secondary health care settings, are reported through laboratory survei...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78925More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what eligibility criteria his Department plans to use for covid vaccination eligibility in winter 2025-26.
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 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMigraines: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78924More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the 10 Year Plan for the NHS on migraine care.
Answer: At the national level, there are a number of initiatives supporting service improvement and better care for patients with migraine, including those in Lincolnshire, such as the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) Programme for Neurology and the RightCare ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: RehabilitationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78923More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has decided on the future availability of the Complex Cancer Late Effects Rehabilitation Service provided by Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust.
Answer: The responsibility for the delivery, implementation and funding decisions for services ultimately rests with the appropriate National Health Service commissioning body. NHS England commissions the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust’s Complex...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Israel’s evacuation order from Gaza City on the adequacy of (a) food, (b) medical supplies and (c) space in humanitari
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 17 September to Question 71870.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her US counterpart on (a) lifting restrictions on crossings and (b) restoring UN-led, coordinated humanitarian operations in Gaza.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer of 15 September to Question 77707.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations she has made to her Israeli counterpart on (a) humanitarian access being limited to (i) Kerem Shalom and (ii) Kissufim and (b) the closure of Ziki
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer of 15 September to Question 77707.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Israeli counterparts on opening secure humanitarian corridors across Gaza.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer of 15 September to Question 77707.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78918More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he is having with the government of Israel on removing its new registration requirements for INGOs in Gaza.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer of 15 September to Question 77707.
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Work England: Cost-effectivenessDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76071More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the value for money of the services provided by Social Work England.
Answer: The department is the sponsor department for Social Work England, and as such we monitor their performance on an ongoing basis. In addition, Social Work England is regulated by the Professional Standards Authority and is meeting 17 out of the 18 standards...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Work England: StaffDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people are employed by Social Work England.
Answer: The department is the sponsor department for Social Work England, and as such we monitor their performance on an ongoing basis. In addition, Social Work England is regulated by the Professional Standards Authority and is meeting 17 out of the 18 standards...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Work England: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76069More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the performance of Social Work England.
Answer: The department is the sponsor department for Social Work England, and as such we monitor their performance on an ongoing basis. In addition, Social Work England is regulated by the Professional Standards Authority and is meeting 17 out of the 18 standards...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Work England: Cost-effectivenessDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the value for money provided by Social Work England.
Answer: The department is the sponsor department for Social Work England, and as such we monitor their performance on an ongoing basis. In addition, Social Work England is regulated by the Professional Standards Authority and is meeting 17 out of the 18 standards...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he will take through the benefit system to incentivise young people to work additional hours.
Answer: Extended periods of unemployment at a young age can have long-lasting consequences, including limiting of future employment prospects and reduced lifetime earnings. Early intervention is therefore critical. That is why our plan to Get Britain Working incl...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) increasing the housing benefit earnings disregard and (b) aligning the taper rate with Universal Credit.
Answer: We acknowledge there is a challenge arising from the interaction between Universal Credit and Housing Benefit, particularly for working age customers living in supported and temporary accommodation. This issue is a complex one, and eradicating the financi...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reviewing the universal credit taper to help more young people into work.
Answer: Extended periods of unemployment at a young age can have long-lasting consequences, including limiting of future employment prospects and reduced lifetime earnings. Early intervention is therefore critical. That is why our plan to Get Britain Working incl...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to make work pay for young people in supported accommodation.
Answer: We acknowledge there is a challenge arising from the interaction between Universal Credit and Housing Benefit, particularly for working age customers living in supported and temporary accommodation. This issue is a complex one, and eradicating the financi...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEducation: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of including a target of at least 80 hours of enrichment activities in the enrichment framework.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Rushcliffe to the answer of 2 July 2025 to Question 62871.
Answered 6 Oct 2025
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