Luke Evans MP: written questions 2025
540 published records · newest first.
Written questions
NHS EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51436More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2025 to Question 44000 on NHS England, what ongoing assessments his Department is currently undertaking to assess the potential impact of the abolition of NHS Eng
Answer: It is only right that with such significant reform, we commit to carefully assessing and understanding the potential impacts, as is due process. Ongoing assessment is part of the reform programme, and the evidence collected will inform the programme as ap...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS England: ICTDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2025 to Question 43997 on NHS England: ICT, if he will publish a (a) timeline and (b) outline of the plans he intends to put in place to ensure a smooth integrati
Answer: Ministers and senior Department officials are working closely with the new NHS England executive team on the creation of a new centre and to ensure delivery is prioritised and protected during this period of change. The Government is committed to transpar...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral PractitionersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the number of GP appointments in the last five years.
Answer: Appointment numbers continue to increase year-on-year, and in the 12 months to March 2025 an estimated 383.4 million appointments were delivered. This is an increase of 3.7% compared to the 12 months up to March 2024, with 369.7 million appointments deliv...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the number of (a) GP appointments and (b) GPs recruited through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme since Augus
Answer: Appointment numbers continue to increase year-on-year, and in the 12 months to March 2025 an estimated 383.4 million appointments were delivered. This is an increase of 3.7% compared to the 12 months up to March 2024, with 369.7 million appointments deliv...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of implementing new caps on clinical pathway consultations on Pharmacy First from April 2025.
Answer: Caps on Pharmacy First clinical pathway consultations were first introduced in April 2024. In October 2024, the methodology used to calculate clinical pathway caps changed to be based on actual delivery, and from April 2025 caps will be calculated monthly...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2025 to Question 45881 on NHS England: Redundancy Pay, on what evidential basis he said that the cost of abolishing NHS England will be offset by future reduction
Answer: The organisational change programme is still in its early phases, but we expect a contribution to overall efficiency to be realised from functional integration, more coherent policy and delivery alignment, and improved performance and accountability mecha...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS England: Redundancy PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2025 to Question 45881 on NHS England: Redundancy Pay, if he will publish the modelling data on the offsetting of the redundancy package costs.
Answer: It is only right that with such significant reform, we commit to carefully assessing and understanding the potential impacts and costs, as is due process. Evidence from these ongoing assessments will inform our programme as appropriate.The Government is c...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49950More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2025 to Question 44003 on NHS England, when the next meeting between Ministers and the new executive team in NHS England is planned.
Answer: Ministers and senior Department officials are working closely with the new NHS England executive team on the creation of a new centre and to ensure delivery is prioritised and protected during this period of change.Ministers meet regularly with members of...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2025 to Question 44003 on NHS England, what his planned timetable is to determine the (a) leadership, (b) structure and (c) requirements for abolishing NHS Englan
Answer: Work has already begun on bringing teams in NHS England and the Department even closer together, to share knowledge and allow for joint planning, whilst we progress the design of the new centre, so clarity can be given to staff as soon as possible. This i...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2025 to Question 43996 on NHS England, what plans his Department plans to put in place to help ensure that there are no risks to patient safety.
Answer: NHS England will continue to undertake its statutory functions while working with the new NHS England executive during the transition, until parliamentary time allows for primary legislative changes to be made.Patient safety will remain paramount over thi...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2025 to Question 43999 on NHS England, if he will publish the evidence from the ongoing assessments.
Answer: It is only right that with such significant reform, we commit to carefully assessing and understanding the potential impacts, as is due process. Evidence from these ongoing assessments will inform our programme as appropriate.The Government is committed t...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49439More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many positions were funded using the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme per year since 2019; and in what roles.
Answer: The following table shows the number of full-time equivalent direct patient care staff positions that have been recruited as of each December over the last four years, within general practice and primary care networks, (PCNs) and breaks this down by the r...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the underspend for the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme was in the most recent year for which data is available.
Answer: The following table shows the number of full-time equivalent direct patient care staff positions that have been recruited as of each December over the last four years, within general practice and primary care networks, (PCNs) and breaks this down by the r...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Commission into Adult Social CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49437More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what resources have been provided to Baroness Casey to support (a) the independent commission into adult social care and (b) associated costs.
Answer: The terms of reference set out that Baroness Casey of Blackstock DBE CB will lead the commission’s work fully independently, with the Department of Health and Social Care as the lead sponsor department. All relevant Government departments will cooperate f...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Commission into Adult Social CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49436More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Baroness Casey has begun the independent commission into adult social care.
Answer: The independent commission into adult social care, chaired by Baroness Louise Casey of Blackstock DBE CB, formally launched on 29 April 2025 with a meeting with people who draw on social care. On 2 May 2025, the Government published the terms of reference...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrescriptionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49042More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's report entitled Good for you, good for us, good for everybody, published in 2021, whether he has had recent discussions with NHS England on improving awareness of
Answer: The National Health Service and its partner organisations are responding to the challenge of overprescribing, as set out in the Government’s review of overprescribing, Good for you, good for us, good for everybody, in September 2021. Due to the multifacet...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Records: Information SharingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49041More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's report entitled Good for you, good for us, good for everybody, published in 2021, what progress his Department has made on improving data sharing across care sett
Answer: The National Health Service and its partner organisations are responding to the challenge of overprescribing, as set out in the Government’s review of overprescribing, Good for you, good for us, good for everybody, in September 2021. Due to the multifacet...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrescription DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's report entitled Good for you, good for us, good for everybody, published in 2021, if he will take steps to expand structured medication reviews.
Answer: The National Health Service and its partner organisations are responding to the challenge of overprescribing, as set out in the Government’s review of overprescribing, Good for you, good for us, good for everybody, in September 2021. Due to the multifacet...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrescriptionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49039More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's policies on overprescribing.
Answer: The National Health Service and its partner organisations are responding to the challenge of overprescribing, as set out in the Government’s review of overprescribing, Good for you, good for us, good for everybody, in September 2021. Due to the multifacet...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrescription Drugs: CostsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47807More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of overprescribing.
Answer: The National Health Service and its partner organisations are responding to the challenge of overprescribing, as set out in the Government’s review of overprescribing, Good for you, good for us, good for everybody, in September 2021. There are currently n...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrescription DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47806More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to reduce overprescribing.
Answer: The National Health Service and its partner organisations are responding to the challenge of overprescribing, as set out in the Government’s review of overprescribing, Good for you, good for us, good for everybody, in September 2021. There are currently n...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrescription DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will undertake a review of overprescribing.
Answer: The National Health Service and its partner organisations are responding to the challenge of overprescribing, as set out in the Government’s review of overprescribing, Good for you, good for us, good for everybody, in September 2021. There are currently n...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrescription DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to implement the recommendations of his Department's report entitled Good for you, good for us, good for everybody, published on 22 September 2021.
Answer: The National Health Service and its partner organisations are responding to the challenge of overprescribing, as set out in the Government’s review of overprescribing, Good for you, good for us, good for everybody, in September 2021. There are currently n...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for recruiting new mental health workers in (a) child and (b) adult mental health services.
Answer: Too many people are not receiving the mental health care they need and waits for mental health services are too long.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...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many new mental health staff have been recruited to the NHS since 1 July 2024.
Answer: Mental Health workforce data is published quarterly by NHS England as part of their NHS Workforce statistics, and is available at the following link:https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-workforce-statistics#past-publica...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament record
Published records only — not a full account of an MP’s work. How we work →