Jeremy Hunt MP: written questions

Written questions

• Pancreatic Cancer: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102725More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) prioritise research into pancreatic cancer and (b) encourage innovations in earlier diagnosis.

  Answer: The Department invests over £1.6 billion each year on research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and in 2024/25, spent £141.6 million on cancer research, signalling its high priority. This includes studies that focus spec...

  Answered 19 Jan 2026

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• NHS: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96094More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the report into the cost of clinical negligence being prepared by David Lock KC.

  Answer: The rising costs of clinical negligence claims against the National Health Service in England are of great concern to the Government. Costs have more than doubled in the last 10 years and are forecast to continue rising, putting further pressure on NHS fi...

  Answered 17 Dec 2025

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• Motor Vehicles: Child SeatsDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84160More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will support the proposal made by the Netherlands government to amend the shoulder height requirements in regulation R129 at the upcoming 77th meeting of the UN Working Party on Passive Safety in Geneva

  Answer: The Department for Transport noted the informal document presented by the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the 77th meeting of the UNECE Working Party on Passive Safety (GRSP) in May 2025 to amend Regulation 129 on Child Restraint Systems. An associated work...

  Answered 27 Oct 2025

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• Hospices: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78056More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to announce the funding support for children’s hospices for 2026-27 onwards.

  Answer: Children and young people’s hospices do incredible work to support seriously ill children and their families and loved ones when they need it most, and we recognise the incredibly tough pressures they are facing.We are providing £26 million in revenue fun...

  Answered 22 Oct 2025

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• Clothing: Import DutiesTreasuryTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65745More

  Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of removing the customs duty on mastectomy bras.

  Answer: The UK’s tariff schedule, known as the UK Global Tariff (UKGT), adheres to global classification standards. Those classify mastectomy bras under a commodity code that covers a range of other textiles.We continue to monitor the UKGT to ensure our Most Favo...

  Answered 16 Jul 2025

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• Anthropic: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65235More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress he has made on AI collaboration with Anthropic since 14 February 2025.

  Answer: The Department has continued to deepen its collaboration with Anthropic as part of its broader strategy to strengthen the UK’s sovereign AI capabilities. This partnership forms part of the Government’s commitment to ensuring the UK is an AI maker, not jus...

  Answered 15 Jul 2025

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