Mohammad Yasin MP: written questions

Written questions

• Evidence: Transgender PeopleMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70817More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps to help ensure that transgender people giving evidence in court proceedings can access facilities without being required to disclose their gender identity.

  Answer: HM Courts & Tribunals Service is waiting for the Equality and Human Rights Commission to publish their updated statutory Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations to support service providers. This follows the UK Supreme Court R...

  Answered 8 Sept 2025

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• Paramedical Staff: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69358More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the pathway into paramedicine is accessible to (a) mature students and (b) career changers, in the context of the requirement for new paramedics to hold

  Answer: Paramedicine students are able to access the Learning Support Fund (LSF), a non-repayable grant of £5,000 per academic year. Further financial support is available for childcare, travel, and dual accommodation costs while on clinical placements. Students ...

  Answered 1 Sept 2025

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• Paramedical Staff: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69357More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to make second-degree Paramedic Science students eligible for (a) student finance and (b) the NHS Learning Support Fund.

  Answer: Students studying paramedicine as a second degree are able to access the Learning Support Fund (LSF), subject to meeting the other eligibility criteria. The LSF comprises a non-repayable training grant of £5,000 per academic year. Further financial suppor...

  Answered 1 Sept 2025

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• Paramedical Staff: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69356More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential financial barriers for people studying Paramedic Science as a second undergraduate degree.

  Answer: Students studying paramedicine as a second degree are able to access the Learning Support Fund (LSF), subject to meeting the other eligibility criteria. The LSF comprises a non-repayable training grant of £5,000 per academic year. Further financial suppor...

  Answered 1 Sept 2025

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• Cervical Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69041More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered providing self-sampling cervical screening kits to all women.

  Answer: Following the announcement to introduce human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling in the National Health Service cervical screening programme for the under-screened population, the NHS has begun planning an in-service evaluation (ISE) of HPV self-sampling ...

  Answered 28 Jul 2025

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