Kate Osamor MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Tuberculosis: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61788More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve the availability of tuberculosis medication.
Answer: Medicine supply chains are complex, global, and highly regulated, and there are a number of reasons why supply can be disrupted, many of which are not specific to the United Kingdom and are outside of Government control, including manufacturing difficulti...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTuberculosis: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61787More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the availability of tuberculosis medication on the provision of healthcare in London.
Answer: Medicine supply chains are complex, global, and highly regulated, and there are a number of reasons why supply can be disrupted, many of which are not specific to the United Kingdom and are outside of Government control, including manufacturing difficulti...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNaloxoneDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase public awareness of the role of naloxone in preventing opioid-related deaths.
Answer: The Government has amended the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 to expand access to naloxone. The legislation means more services and professionals can supply this medication without prescription, which in turn means easier access to it for people at risk...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTuberculosis: Asylum and HomelessnessDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve tuberculosis (a) screening, (b) diagnosis and (c) treatment services for (i) people experiencing homelessness and (ii) asylum seekers.
Answer: The Department works collaboratively with Government departments, local authorities, and third-sector organisations to overcome barriers to healthcare access for people seeking asylum and those experiencing homelessness, ensuring they can access and recei...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDoctors: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce competition ratios for specialty training for doctors.
Answer: We are committed to training the staff we need to ensure patients are cared for by the right professional, when and where they need it.We will ensure that the number of medical specialty training places meets the demands of the National Health Service in ...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPhysiotherapy: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to increase the number of entry-level positions for newly qualified physiotherapists.
Answer: Decisions about the employment of newly qualified physiotherapists are a matter for individual National Health Service trusts. NHS trusts manage their recruitment at a local level, ensuring they have the right number of staff in place, with the right skil...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: TaiwanDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20663More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to establish a reciprocal healthcare agreement with Taiwan.
Answer: Department officials continue to engage with Taiwanese officials. Any new reciprocal healthcare agreement between the United Kingdom and Taiwan would be subject to negotiations.
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFood Information (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2019Department of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will extend the Food Information (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2019 to (a) restaurant menus and (b) non-pre-packed food.
Answer: The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has policy responsibility for food safety, including food allergen labelling, in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and is working to improve the availability and accuracy of allergen information for non-prepacked foods,...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: AllergiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of severe food allergy labelling requirements for hospitality venues.
Answer: The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has policy responsibility for food safety, including food allergen labelling, in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and is working to improve the availability and accuracy of allergen information for non-prepacked foods,...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: AllergiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to increase the availability of allergen information in hospitality venues where food is not pre-packed.
Answer: The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has policy responsibility for food safety, including food allergen labelling, in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and is working to improve the availability and accuracy of allergen information for non-prepacked foods,...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: AllergiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making allergen training a mandatory requirement for hospitality venues.
Answer: The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has policy responsibility for food safety, including food allergen labelling, in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and is working to improve the availability and accuracy of allergen information for non-prepacked foods,...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordVaccination: RegulationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12089More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to regulate the provision of injections of (a) dermal fillers and (b) weight-loss medications.
Answer: The majority of the medicines that can be used for weight management, including injectable medicines containing liraglutide, semaglutide, and tirzepatide, are prescription only medicines. They cannot be advertised, including through social media, to the g...
Answered 7 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHospitals: ParkingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to provide funding for (a) free or (b) subsidised parking for NHS (i) staff and (ii) patients at NHS facilities.
Answer: Hospital car parks are the responsibility of individual National Health Service trusts, with no central Government involvement. All revenue that hospitals make from car parking must be put back into front line services. The NHS Car Parking guidance states...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHospitals: ParkingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4749More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) NHS staff and (b) patients with car parking charges at NHS facilities.
Answer: Hospital car parks are the responsibility of individual National Health Service trusts, with no central Government involvement. All revenue that hospitals make from car parking must be put back into front line services. The NHS Car Parking guidance states...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
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