Josh Fenton-Glynn MP: written questions
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NHS Local Improvement Finance Trust: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the expiry of NHS Local Improvement Finance Trust contracts on the finances of Integrated Care Boards over the next 10 years.
Answer: From 2029, the leases on 308 NHS Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT) buildings will begin to expire. The Department has initiated a national programme, Securing the Future, to manage these lease expiries through a structured, phased approach, and has d...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS Local Improvement Finance Trust: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87582More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to prepare for the expiry of NHS Local Improvement Finance Trust contracts, including the continuity of (a) primary care and (b) community health services.
Answer: From 2029, the leases on 308 NHS Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT) buildings will begin to expire. The Department has initiated a national programme, Securing the Future, to manage these lease expiries through a structured, phased approach, and has d...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPeatlands: Wind PowerDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of introducing a presumption against building onshore wind developments on deep peat on the Government’s (a) biodiversity and (b) p
Answer: The Government has considered the impact of planning regulation around wind farm development on peatland restoration and biodiversity. The Government recognises the importance of England’s peatlands for biodiversity, water, and carbon storage. That’s why ...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: PlanningDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83521More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee’s Second Report of Session 2024–25, Gridlock or growth? Avoiding energy planning chaos, published on 7 July 2025, when he plans to
Answer: Government is grateful to the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee for its scrutiny of the draft updated National Policy Statements. The Committee’s conclusions and recommendations have been carefully considered and the Government response will be publi...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWind Power: PeatlandsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of introducing a presumption against building onshore wind developments on deep peat on the UK’s ability to meet its carbon emissions reduc
Answer: The Government has considered the impact of planning regulation around wind farm development on peatland, including on deep peat, recognising the importance of England’s peatlands for biodiversity, water, and carbon storage. There are existing protections...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDoctors: Sexual OffencesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of whether the absence of mandatory strike-off in the new MPTS guidance for proven sexual misconduct by doctors adequately protects patients.
Answer: The new guidance for Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service tribunals includes more detail about assessing the seriousness of an allegation and the features that may increase the seriousness. The guidance now also includes sanction bandings. These indicat...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions his Department has had with the (a) General Medical Council and (b) Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service on the implementation of the new Guidance for MPTS Tribunals, publ
Answer: Discussions have taken place between the Department and both the General Medical Council and the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service to understand how the updated guidance will influence tribunal decision making and whether the new sanction bandings in...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDoctors and Nurses: Sexual OffencesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of nurses and midwives accused of sexual misconduct were placed under interim suspension by the NMC between 2019 and 2024.
Answer: The Department does not hold this information centrally. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is the independent regulator of nurses and midwives in the United Kingdom, and nursing associates in England. The NMC is independent of the Government, direct...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDoctors: Sexual OffencesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of doctors accused of sexual misconduct were placed under interim suspension by the GMC between 2018 and 2025.
Answer: The Department does not hold this information centrally.The General Medical Council (GMC) is the regulator of all medical doctors, physician assistants, and physician assistants in anaesthesia, still legally known as anaesthesia associates and physician a...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDoctors: Sexual OffencesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82584More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether any doctors were erased or struck off due to sexual misconduct between 2018 and 2025.
Answer: The Department does not hold this information centrally.The General Medical Council (GMC) is the regulator of all medical doctors, physician assistants, and physician assistants in anaesthesia, still legally known as anaesthesia associates and physician a...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordManufacturing Industries: Calder ValleyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81689More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of skills levels on advanced manufacturing businesses in Calder Valley constituency.
Answer: This Government recognises the importance of skills for manufacturing across the UK, including for businesses in West Yorkshire’s Calder Valley. Through our new Modern Industrial Strategy we are investing an extra £1.2 billion yearly by 2028-29 to develop...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to expand defence procurement processes to enable greater participation by (a) advanced manufacturers in the Calder Valley valve industry and (b) other small and medium sized b
Answer: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) hold a crucial place in UK defence. They are the backbone of the UK economy and are vital to delivering the innovation, expertise and agility that we need now and in the future. This is recognised in the Defence I...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordApprentices: Engineering and Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support the engineering and manufacturing industry to take on apprentices.
Answer: This government is transforming the apprenticeships offer into a new growth and skills offer, which will give greater flexibility to employers and learners across the country, including in Calder Valley, and support the industrial strategy. We know that s...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordApprentices: Calder ValleyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking through the provision of apprenticeships to tackle skills shortages in manufacturing in Calder Valley.
Answer: This government is transforming the apprenticeships offer into a new growth and skills offer, which will give greater flexibility to employers and learners across the country, including in Calder Valley, and support the industrial strategy. We know that s...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: NHS and Social ServicesHome OfficeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81685More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of people who (a) have indefinite leave to remain status and (b) are employed in the (i) NHS and (ii) social care sector.
Answer: The information requested is not centrally held.The Home Office publishes quarterly statistics relating to decisions on applications for Indefinite Leave to Remain, and those made through the EU Settlement Scheme, in the Immigration system statistics quar...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLife Sciences: TechnologyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to support innovation in novel diagnostic technologies through the Life Sciences Sector Plan, published on 16 July 2025.
Answer: The Life Sciences Sector Plan focuses on enabling world-class R&D, making the UK an outstanding place to start, scale and invest in life sciences, and driving healthcare innovation and reform.To ensure the NHS is equipped to adopt innovation at pace a...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLife Sciences: TechnologyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to support research and development projects using novel diagnostic technologies.
Answer: The Life Sciences Sector Plan commits to enabling world class research & development (R&D) within the UK, with specific actions to support Medtech and Biotech companies including those focused on diagnostics. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and ...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Diagnostic CentresDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81682More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients with (a) vague and (b) non-specific symptoms can undergo a range of tests in one visit at Community Diagnostic Centres.
Answer: The Elective Reform Plan, published in January 2025, sets out the productivity and reform efforts needed to return to the 18-week constitutional standard by the end of this Parliament. The plan commits to transforming and expanding diagnostic services and...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the time taken to diagnose (a) cancers that present with (i) vague and (ii) non-specific symptoms and (b) pancreatic cancer.
Answer: The Department is supporting the National Health Service to meet the Faster Diagnosis Standard (FDS), for 75% of patients to be diagnosed or have cancer ruled out within 28 days of being referred urgently by their general practitioner (GP) for suspected c...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81680More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of (a) (i) communications and (ii) public advertising on NHS dentistry and (b) oral health initiatives to improve patient access to NHS
Answer: There are currently no national communication campaigns on National Health Service dentistry and oral health initiatives to improve patient access and therefore no assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the communications and public advertising ...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much NHS England spent on (a) communications and (b) public advertising relating to NHS (i) dentistry and (ii) oral health initiatives in each of the last five years.
Answer: NHS England has spent no money on communications or advertising relating to National Health Service dentistry or oral health initiatives in the last five years.Integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning primary care services, including NHS d...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the time taken to diagnose (a) lung, (b) pancreatic, (c) liver, (d) brain, (e) oesophageal and (f) stomach cancer.
Answer: The Department is supporting the National Health Service to meet the Faster Diagnosis Standard (FDS), for 75% of patients to be diagnosed or have cancer ruled out within 28 days of being referred urgently by their general practitioner (GP) for suspected c...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81677More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the average time between the (a) onset of symptoms and (b) formal diagnosis for patients with (i) lung, (ii) pancreatic, (iii) liver, (iv) brain, (v) oesophageal and
Answer: The Department is supporting the National Health Service to meet the Faster Diagnosis Standard (FDS), for 75% of patients to be diagnosed or have cancer ruled out within 28 days of being referred urgently by their general practitioner (GP) for suspected c...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAgricultureDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department’s policies of the level of harvest yields in 2025.
Answer: Our fantastic British farmers are world-leaders and carefully plan their planting to suit the weather, their soil type, and their long-term agronomic strategy. We continue to engage and work closely with industry and to monitor domestic food production, i...
Answered 8 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWind PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to (a) maximise the output of existing wind turbines and (b) avoid payments for curtailment of generation.
Answer: The Reformed National Pricing package will ensure a more strategic approach to the energy system which improves operational efficiency, including how existing wind turbines are utilised. The National Energy System Operator (NESO) is responsible for operat...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
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