Neil Shastri-Hurst MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Continuing CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps NHS England is taking to fulfil its oversight responsibilities for NHS Continuing Healthcare as set out in paragraph 23 of the National Framework.
Answer: NHS England operates an assurance regime to promote accurate assessment, equal access, standardisation, and consistency within NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC). This involves regional assurance meetings every two months, with a focus on reducing unwarrante...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSteroid Drugs: SalesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the Home Office on enforcement against the illegal online sale of anabolic steroids.
Answer: The Department collects data, through the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS), on the number of people in structured substance misuse treatment, including those reporting a problem with anabolic steroids and other image and performance enhan...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSteroid Drugs: PatientsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department maintains data on the number of hospital admissions linked to anabolic steroid use and related complications.
Answer: The Department collects data, through the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS), on the number of people in structured substance misuse treatment, including those reporting a problem with anabolic steroids and other image and performance enhan...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSteroid Drugs: Social MediaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4774More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has held discussions with social media companies on content promoting anabolic steroid use and extreme body image ideals to young men.
Answer: The Department has not held discussions with social media companies on content promoting anabolic steroid use and extreme body image ideals to young men.However, in November 2025, the Department launched England’s first ever Men’s Health Strategy which se...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSteroid DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mechanisms are used by his Department to monitor the prevalence of anabolic steroid and other image and performance enhancing drug use in England.
Answer: The Department collects data, through the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS), on the number of people in structured substance misuse treatment, including those reporting a problem with anabolic steroids and other image and performance enhan...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPalliative CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3479More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the average time taken by Integrated Care Boards to complete NHS Continuing Healthcare eligibility assessments, including for patients receiving end-of-life care.
Answer: NHS England publishes data on NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and NHS-funded Nursing Care (FNC) on a quarterly basis. This includes the number and proportion of CHC referrals and eligibility decisions made for both the Standard and Fast Track CHC referral...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCircumcisionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on complications arising out of non-therapeutic circumcision between 2020 and 2025.
Answer: Information on complications arising out of non-therapeutic circumcision between 2020 and 2025 is not held in the format requested.
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCircumcisionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help prevent deaths related to non-therapeutic male circumcision.
Answer: The Department is currently considering its response to a prevention of future deaths report regarding non-therapeutic male circumcision. The response will set out any steps being taken to help prevent deaths related to non-therapeutic male circumcision. ...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordElectromagnetic Fields: Health HazardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what advice his Department has received from the UK Health Security Agency on the health impacts and emerging evidence concerning electromagnetic fields associated with public exclusion zone requir
Answer: Advice provided by the UK Health Security Agency to the Government, which includes the Department, on the health impacts of electromagnetic fields associated with telecommunications masts is publicly available on the GOV.UK website, at the following link:...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how often meetings are held to discuss NHS England’s Urgent and Emergency Care Daily Situation Reports.
Answer: In May 2025, I initiated meetings to reflect on lessons learnt from last winter and to discuss priorities and preparations for this winter. These meetings ran until September 2025. In addition to this my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health ...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which Minister is attending meetings to discuss NHS England’s Urgent and Emergency Care Daily Situation Reports.
Answer: In May 2025, I initiated meetings to reflect on lessons learnt from last winter and to discuss priorities and preparations for this winter. These meetings ran until September 2025. In addition to this my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health ...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: Disclosure of InformationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that concerns raised by NHS whistleblowers on patient safety are (a) recorded, (b) escalated and (c) reviewed.
Answer: There are a number of avenues through which healthcare workers can speak up and raise concerns, with established procedures in place to record, act on, and escalate issues as needed.In England, more than 1,300 Freedom to Speak Up Guardians now support sta...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91826More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS staff were subject to Maintaining High Professional Standards procedures in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Department does not hold data centrally on how many National Health Service staff were investigated under the Maintaining High Professional Standards framework in each of the last five years. This data is also not held by NHS England.
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS Trusts: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of current national oversight arrangements for the implementation of the framework set out in the document Maintaining High Professional Standards proced
Answer: Maintaining High Professional Standards was first published in 2005, and it remains an important framework for the initial handling of concerns about doctors and dentists in the National Health Service. All Department and NHS England guidance documents ar...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90542More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the prevalence of the use of Class (a) A, (b) B and (c) C drugs in NHS Mental Health Facilities.
Answer: We currently have no plans to make such an assessment. NHS England does not hold information or data related to the prevalence of illegal drug use across specialised mental health facilities.
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: Care HomesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of mandating specialist dementia care homes to complete the Herbert Protocol for all residents with dementia.
Answer: The Herbert Protocol is a form that can provide the police and other emergency services with essential information about a person with dementia should they go missing.While this is not currently mandated, it is freely available for use online and can be c...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordObsessive Compulsive Disorder: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure children presenting with obsessive compulsive disorder receive timely assessment and treatment within CAMHS.
Answer: We are transforming children and young people's mental health services to improve access to treatment for children with mental health needs, including obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). In the 12 months to July 2025, over 846,000 children and young peop...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordObsessive Compulsive Disorder: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77321More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England on the provision of (a) peer-support and (b) community-based networks for parents and carers of children with obsessive compulsive disorder.
Answer: Decisions about service provision are made locally, determined by locally identified need. Whilst service configurations and offers will differ across the country, local provision may include peer support or community-based networks for parents and carers...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordObsessive Compulsive Disorder: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77320More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce specific waiting time targets for the assessment and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder in children.
Answer: NHS England has been publishing data on children and young people’s community mental health waiting times since April 2024. These metrics measure the time taken for a child or young person who is starting to receive help in the form of assessments, co-pro...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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