Liz Twist MP: written questions

Written questions

• Special Educational Needs: SurveysDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 900541More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including acquired brain injury as a specific category in the special educational needs survey.

  Answer: Children who have had a brain injury can be affected in different ways. Some brain injuries will result in a special educational need (SEN) or a medical need, whilst others may affect a child in other ways. We are moving to a needs‑led SEND system so that...

  Answered 24 Jun 2026

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• Poverty: ChildrenWomen and EqualitiesTabled 23 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 908917More

  Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce levels of inequality for children in poverty.

  Answer: Tackling child poverty is a moral mission for this Government. Your background should not determine what you can go on to achieve in life. Inequality and poverty are barriers to opportunity. We want to improve the life chances for every child. That’s why...

  Answered 29 Apr 2026

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• Respiratory Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113215More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the potential impact of increasing national pulmonary rehabilitation referral rates on (a) clinical outcomes for patients, (b) NHS emergency admission rates

  Answer: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a clinically proven intervention that improves outcomes and reduces hospital admissions for people with chronic respiratory conditions. Health Education England reported in 2022 that increasing access to PR for people with...

  Answered 24 Feb 2026

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• Respiratory Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113211More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve the 37% referral rates of eligible patients for pulmonary rehabilitation.

  Answer: To improve referral rates for pulmonary rehabilitation (PR), NHS England has issued detailed guidance to integrated care boards on strengthening PR workforce capacity, ensuring safe staffing levels, and developing accessible service models to reduce healt...

  Answered 24 Feb 2026

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• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113210More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to improve access to pulmonary rehabilitation for adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease living in Blaydon and Consett constituency.

  Answer: In the Blaydon and Consett area, pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is primarily delivered by the Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust. Since April 2024, the trust's physiotherapy and occupational therapy services have undertaken a comprehensive redesign of t...

  Answered 23 Feb 2026

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• Respiratory Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113209More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he make an assessment of the potential merits of a Modern Service Framework for respiratory health to help improve referral and take up rates of pulmonary rehabilitation.

  Answer: The Government will consider long-term conditions for future waves of modern service frameworks (MSFs), including respiratory conditions. The criteria for determining other conditions for future MSFs will be based on where there is potential for rapid and...

  Answered 23 Feb 2026

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• Living Wage and Minimum WageDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 906871More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress he has made with Cabinet colleagues on helping reduce the number of employers underpaying the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage.

  Answer: As a Government we are clear: everyone must get the pay they are entitled to.In 2024/25, HMRC identified £5.8 million owed to 25,000 workers and issued 750 penalties worth £4.2 million to employers.We are going further- setting up the Fair Work Agency to ...

  Answered 12 Dec 2025

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• Employment: SuicideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93078More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of promoting the document entitled BS 30480 Suicide and the workplace: Intervention, prevention and support for people affected by suicide, publi

  Answer: I am grateful to the hon. Member for her tireless work on suicide prevention. Every suicide is a tragedy that leaves a profound and enduring impact on families, friends, and communities. Tackling suicide is one of the Government’s top priorities and we ar...

  Answered 28 Nov 2025

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• Energy: ReformDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 906412More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Ofgem on reforming the energy market.

  Answer: For too long consumers have been let down by a broken energy market, with sky-high bills and poor customer service during a cost-of-living crisis.That’s why we’re reforming Ofgem, providing it with the powers it needs to protect consumers and ensuring it’...

  Answered 19 Nov 2025

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