Katie White MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Cancer: RehabilitationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to integrate (a) movement and (b) exercise into cancer rehabilitation.
Answer: To encourage movement, the National Health Service’s Better Health Campaign signposts people, including those living with long term conditions like cancer, to digital support like the NHS Active 10 walking app and Couch to 5K.The NHS Cancer Programme, thr...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Illness: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of mental health conditions among young people.
Answer: As part of our mission to build a National Health Service that is fit for the future and that is there when people need it, the Government is recruiting 8,500 mental health workers to help ease pressure on busy mental health services.The Government is inv...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordInsulinDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to insulin for people who need it.
Answer: We are aware of supply issues with a limited number of insulin products, some of which are affected globally, including the discontinuation of Levemir pens and cartridges. We are working intensively with manufacturers of alternative insulin products to he...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDiabetes: Medical EquipmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding his Department has allocated for the provision of insulin pumps for local services in the (a) 2025-26 and (b) 2026-27 financial years.
Answer: Insulin pumps were recommended for certain groups of the type 1 diabetes population in 2008 via the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) Technology Appraisal TA151.The National Health Service is legally obliged to fund and resource m...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: Leeds North WestDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59233More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting lists for ADHD treatment in Leeds North West constituency.
Answer: It is the responsibility of the integrated care boards (ICBs) in England to make appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including providing access to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessment an...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Voluntary WorkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to reinstate the NHS and Care Volunteer Responders scheme within the new infrastructure of the National Health Service.
Answer: The NHS Volunteer Responders programme was first established as part of the COVID-19 response and then adapted to respond to other organisational pressures. However, a model that worked well in a national crisis is no longer the most cost-effective way of...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: EqualityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49228More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the diversity of GPs; and how those steps align with the NHS Long Term Plan.
Answer: The Government is committed to fostering a diverse workforce. It is vital that the National Health Service’s workforce represents the patients it serves, which is why we are actively encouraging better flexible working such as job-sharing and part-time ho...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Labour TurnoverDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49227More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help retain existing GPs in the workforce.
Answer: We are starting to see consistent growth in the general practice (GP) workforce. As of March 2025, there were 938 more full time equivalent doctors working in GPs compared to March 2024.Our commitment to growing the GP workforce includes addressing the re...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS England: LeedsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to support workers at NHS England in Leeds with job losses; and how he plans to ensure the retention of talent and skills necessary to effectively deliver the future develo
Answer: My Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, recognises the talented, dedicated public servants working across the country, and at every level, of NHS England and the Department.The Government is committed to Leeds being the seco...
Answered 17 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Illness: Domestic AbuseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to (a) correlate data between people (i) with mental health conditions and (ii) reported as perpetrators of domestic abuse and (b) share that data with police authorities.
Answer: We know that the proportion of domestic homicide reviews where mental health concerns have been identified has risen in recent years. It is important that all parts of the system, including health, policing and justice services, work together to deal with...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35508More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to regulate commercially available prostate specific antigen tests; and if he will produce clinical guidance to ensure the promotion of (a) clear and (b) evidence-based p
Answer: In January 2024, the UK National Screening Committee updated its information on paid-for private screening tests, and how they differ from National Health Service screening programmes.The updated guidance sets out the potential benefits and harms of all s...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: InquiriesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many independent inquiries into maternity care have been conducted by NHS England in the last 20 years; what the key recommendations of those reviews were; and how many of those recommendations
Answer: There have been four independent inquiries into maternity and neonatal services provided at the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, published in 2015, Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, published in 2020 and 2022, and East ...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Leeds North WestDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to NHS dentistry in Leeds North West constituency.
Answer: The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and recruit new dentists to areas that need them most. To rebuild dentist...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
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