Matt Vickers MP: written questions 2025
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NHS: VacanciesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of unfilled NHS roles in the North East.
Answer: NHS England publishes a compendium of NHS Vacancy Statistics each quarter. The information currently provides four measures of the level of vacancies in the National Health Service, one of which presents management information collected by NHS England fro...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Records: Tees ValleyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress he has made in digitising patient records in NHS trusts in Teesside.
Answer: University Hospitals Tees (UHT), comprising of the North Tees and Hartlepool and South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trusts, continues to progress its ambitions in digitising patient records across Teesside, North Yorkshire, and County Durham.A recent dig...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: North EastDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has allocated to community mental health transformation programmes in the North East since 2022.
Answer: The following table shows the funding allocated to community mental health transformation programmes in the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board area:YearAllocated Funding2022/23£17.4 million2023/24£21.7 million2024/25£22.1 millionSource: NH...
Answered 9 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth: Stockton on TeesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with local authorities on health inequalities in Stockton-on-Tees.
Answer: The United Kingdom faces significant health inequalities, with life expectancy and healthy life expectancy varying widely across and between communities. The Government is committed to building a fairer Britain, to ensure people can live well for longer, ...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Professions: North EastDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase training placements for (a) nurses and (b) allied health professionals in the North East.
Answer: Clinical practice placements are mandatory for healthcare education and training, in order to support and embed the skills, values, and behaviours for the future National Health Service workforce. Financial support is currently available to placement prov...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: North EastDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of NHS estates are in need of (a) major repairs and (b) replacement in the North East.
Answer: National Health Service trusts are legally responsible for managing and maintaining their estates using their operational capital allocations, and as part of this, they regularly assess the physical condition of their estate.The NHS England Estates Relate...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Tees ValleyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of cancer (a) referral and (b) diagnosis rates in Tees Valley.
Answer: Cancer patients are waiting too long for diagnosis and treatment on the NHS, including in Tees Valley. It is crucial that patients with cancer have access to treatment as quickly as possible after their diagnosis.The NHS is working with local providers to...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: DisadvantagedDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help support Integrated Care Boards to improve patient access in areas with high levels of deprivation.
Answer: Ensuring that funding for core services, provided via integrated care boards, are fairly allocated across practices nationwide is crucial and we recognise the importance of prioritising areas with high levels of deprivation. This is why we have committed ...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Workers: Labour TurnoverDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the retention of social care workers in areas with a high rate of vacancies.
Answer: English local authorities have responsibility under the Care Act 2014 to meet social care needs, and statutory guidance directs them to ensure there is sufficient workforce in adult social care. Skills for Care data suggests the adult social care workforc...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAmbulance Services: North EastDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of workforce shortages on ambulance response times in rural areas of the North East.
Answer: North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) is fully staffed at present across their patient-facing roles in emergency care. When vacancies arise, recruitment is targeted in those areas. The NEAS works closely with universities to support the 3-year education pro...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Tees ValleyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71288More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding has been allocated to support mental health crisis response services in the Tees Valley since 2021.
Answer: The following table shows the nationally allocated funding to support mental health crisis response services in the Tees Valley area:YearAllocated Funding (,000)2023/24£8442024/25£8542025/26 (planned spend)£1,079Source: NHS England Notes:Information for 2...
Answered 8 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: Continuing CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to include specialist assessments by dementia nurses as standard evidence in NHS Continuing Healthcare eligibility decisions.
Answer: There are no plans to update NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) guidance regarding mobility assessments or specialist assessments by dementia nurses. The CHC assessment process is supported by the Decision Support Tool. This provides practitioners with a way...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: Continuing CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to NHS Continuing Healthcare for people with (a) young onset dementia and (b) other forms of dementia.
Answer: Our national statutory guidance, the National framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care, outlines that access to NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) assessment, care provision, and support should be fair, consistent, and free from di...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: Community NursesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for (a) Admiral Nurses and (b) other dementia specialist nurses in the delivery of the proposed neighbourhood health service.
Answer: The Neighbourhood Health Service will bring together teams of professionals closer to people’s homes to work together to provide comprehensive care in the community. We expect neighbourhood teams and services to be designed in a way that reflects the spec...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: North EastDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69626More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce elective care backlogs at hospitals in the North East.
Answer: As of May 2025, the latest available data, the total waiting list in the North East and Yorkshire region stood at 990,884, with 67.1% waiting within 18 weeks, which is better than the national average of 60.9%.Since May 2024, the waiting list in North Eas...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Tees ValleyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69625More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of NHS dentistry provision in (a) Stockton and (b) the Tees Valley.
Answer: Dental Statistics - England 2023/24, published by the NHS Business Services Authority on 22 August 2024, is available at the following link:https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/statistical-collections/dental-england/dental-statistics-england-202324The data for the N...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordApprentices: Tees ValleyDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to support apprenticeships in green industries in the Tees Valley.
Answer: Upskilling the country’s workforce is vital to meet the government’s clean energy by 2030 mission, with apprenticeships playing a key role in supporting employers to develop the skills they need.Employers across England, including Tees Valley, can benefit...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: WeatherDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69623More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure school buildings in the North East are resilient to extreme weather.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Stockton West to the answer of 12 August 2025 to Question 68739.
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung People: UnemploymentDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on reducing the number of young people not in education, employment or training.
Answer: The government is determined to break down barriers to opportunity for all our young people and transform their life chances. A key pillar of the government’s opportunity mission is to ensure there are clear pathways through further and higher education a...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: AttendanceDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of school attendance levels by region.
Answer: The department publishes figures on pupil attendance using daily data submitted by state-funded schools. The latest data for the 2024/25 academic year to date, including regional breakdowns, is published here: https://explore-education-statistics.service....
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPupil PremiumDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department has spent on pupil premium allocations in (a) Stockton West and (b) Stockton North constituency since 2020.
Answer: Pupil premium allocations at constituency level by year since 2020/21 can be accessed using the links below:2020/21: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-allocations-and-conditions-of-grant-2020-to-2021.2021/22: https://www.gov.uk/gove...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFurther EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69619More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve post-16 education pathways for students not choosing higher education.
Answer: As announced in the spending review, the department is making over £1 billion of additional investment per year in skills by 2028/29. This will support and grow the wide range of technical routes and work-based training available for people of all ages ac...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOpportunity North EastDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69407More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Opportunity North East funding.
Answer: The funding for Opportunity North East (ONE) ended in 2022. The programme aimed to improve 28 secondary schools in the region through the ONE Vision school improvement programme. ONE also delivered projects that aimed to improve transition from primary to...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordT-levels: Tees ValleyDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69406More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress she has made on expanding T-level course availability in colleges in the Tees Valley.
Answer: The department is investing in the future of T Levels, boosting their expansion through £28 million of capital funding in 2025 so that students have access to industry-standard equipment. We are increasing industry placement provision with a targeted Empl...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: ConcreteDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69405More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department is providing to schools impacted by reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in the North East.
Answer: All schools and colleges with confirmed reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) have suitable mitigations in place.The department has supported schools and college to put in place mitigations.The government has committed to resolving this problem as...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
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