Mary Kelly Foy MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Carers: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9403More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of financial support available to unpaid carers.
Answer: The Government is preparing a cross-Government action plan for unpaid carers, to improve how unpaid carers are recognised, how support is offered, and how they can be helped to reach their full potential and live fulfilling lives.Through measures in the 1...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCarers: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9402More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the identification and support of unpaid carers within NHS services.
Answer: The Government is preparing a cross-Government action plan for unpaid carers, to improve how unpaid carers are recognised, how support is offered, and how they can be helped to reach their full potential and live fulfilling lives.Through measures in the 1...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth: CarersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9401More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support the physical and mental health of unpaid carers.
Answer: The Government is preparing a cross-Government action plan for unpaid carers, to improve how unpaid carers are recognised, how support is offered, and how they can be helped to reach their full potential and live fulfilling lives.Through measures in the 1...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCarersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9400More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is developing a cross-government action plan for unpaid carers.
Answer: The Government is preparing a cross-Government action plan for unpaid carers, to improve how unpaid carers are recognised, how support is offered, and how they can be helped to reach their full potential and live fulfilling lives.Through measures in the 1...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce disparities in the early diagnosis of breast cancer.
Answer: Reducing disparities in the early diagnosis of cancer, including breast cancer, is a specific priority within the National Health Service’s wider Core20Plus5 approach to reducing healthcare inequalities. Core20Plus25 targets the most deprived 20% of the p...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure NHS England meets its target of 80 per cent breast screening uptake across all regions and eligible groups.
Answer: The NHS Breast Screening Programme is seeing improvement in uptake nationally with annual data from NHS England for 2024/25 showing 70.6% of women attending their appointment. However, there is much more to do.NHS England recently published a review of na...
Answered 15 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the Secretary of State for Science and Technology on the potential impact of a respiratory modern service framework on the life sciences ecosystem.
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 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department’s timeline is for deciding on the second wave of modern service frameworks; and whether respiratory conditions will be considered.
Answer: Modern service frameworks (MSFs) will define an aspirational, long-term outcome goal for a major condition and then identify the best evidenced interventions and the support for delivery. The first wave was agreed as:Cardiovascular Disease;Sepsis; andSeve...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of a respiratory modern Service Framework on winter pressures on the NHS.
Answer: Modern service frameworks will define an aspirational, long-term outcome goal for a major condition and will then identify the best evidenced interventions and the support for delivery. Early priorities will include cardiovascular disease, severe mental i...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Diseases: City of DurhamDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the prevalence of respiratory disease and (b) the number of emergency hospital admissions for respiratory conditions in City of Durham constituency co
Answer: Data is available for emergency Finished Admission Episodes (FAEs) where there was a primary diagnosis of 'respiratory conditions’. The following table shows the number of FAEs where there was a primary diagnosis of 'respiratory conditions’ for City of Du...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordBulimia: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120637More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his department has made on improving support for patients with bulimia.
Answer: We recognise the devastating impact an eating disorder such as bulimia can have on someone’s life, and the earlier treatment is provided, the greater the chance of recovery. NHS England continues to work with clinical experts, provider collaboratives, and...
Answered 20 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitals: ParkingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of patient parking at hospitals across County Durham.
Answer: No assessment has been made by my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, of the adequacy of patient parking at hospitals across County Durham.National Health Service organisations decide locally on the amount of car parking the...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSpeech and Language Disorders: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the potential merits of providing training to mental health teams on adapting their support to children with lifelong speech and language difficulties.
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care is working closely with the Department for Education and NHS England to improve access to community health services, including speech and language therapy, for children and young people with special educational nee...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopmental Language DisorderDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to treat developmental language disorders in line with autism by matching levels of freely available support, training and information for parents and carers.
Answer: Community health services, including children’s speech and language therapy, are locally commissioned to enable systems to best meet the needs of their communities. NHS England is working with the Department for Education to identify and support children ...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopmental Language DisorderDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98931More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered requesting the National Institute for Clinical Excellence to set national clinical guidelines for developmental language disorders.
Answer: Topics for new or updated National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance are considered through an established prioritisation process. Decisions as to whether NICE will create new, or update existing, guidance are overseen by a prioriti...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: EqualityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82382More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure equitable provision of palliative care in England.
Answer: Palliative care services are included in the list of services an integrated care board (ICB) must commission. ICBs are responsible for the commissioning of palliative care and end of life care services, to meet the needs of their local populations. To sup...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospices: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to fund the specialist palliative care provided by hospices.
Answer: Whilst the majority of palliative care and end of life care is provided by National Health Service staff and services, we recognise the vital part that voluntary sector organisations, including hospices, also play in providing support to people at the end...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospices: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that hospices receive the required funding to increase staffing wages in line with nationally agreed NHS pay rises.
Answer: We are immensely grateful for the critical role healthcare workers, including hospice staff, play in our health service and the high quality, compassionate care they deliver.The impact that National Health Service pay uplifts will have on the hospice sect...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospices: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that hospice contracts reflect the (a) cost of the services they provide and (b) needs of their local populations.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the commissioning of palliative care and end of life care services, to meet the needs of their local populations. To support ICBs in this duty, NHS England has published statutory guidance and service spec...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
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