Paul Davies MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
HIV/AIDS: Civil SocietyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62812More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of real-term reductions to the public health grant on HIV (a) prevention and (b) support services delivered by the voluntary sector.
Answer: In 2025/26 we increased funding through the ring-fenced Public Health Grant to £3.858 billion, providing local authorities with an average 5.4% cash increase and a 3% real terms increase to support the improvement of the delivery of public health services...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: Civil SocietyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62811More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will ensure national access to HIV peer support through (a) in-community, (b) in-clinic and (c) online services in partnership with voluntary sector organisations.
Answer: The Government is committed to ending new HIV transmissions in England by 2030, and is developing the new HIV Action Plan, which we aim to publish this year. The plan will address ways to optimise rapid access to treatment and retention in care, and will ...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62810More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Integrated Care Boards are currently meeting the (a) NHS England service specification for adult specialised HIV services and (b) British HIV Association (BHIVA) Standards of Care for Peop
Answer: In April 2024, NHS England published the updated national Service Specification for Adult HIV services, which sets out the mandatory standards of care that National Health Service providers are expected to meet.It is for integrated care boards, as the res...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: Civil SocietyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is planning to take steps to the next HIV Action Plan for England with the principles of the forthcoming Civil Society Covenant.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of the Civil Society Covenant’s four key principles: recognition; partnership; participation; and transparency. These principles will be reflected in the new HIV Action Plan, which we aim to publish this year.These...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: Civil SocietyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62808More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding has (a) the Department for Health and Social Care and (b) NHS England given to voluntary, community and social enterprises organisations for the commissioning of HIV services in th
Answer: As part of the development of the new HIV Action Plan, the Department, through its HIV Prevention England Programme (HPE), recently hosted engagement sessions with approximately 60 voluntary and community Sector (VCS) and external partners. Professor Kevi...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: Civil SocietyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62807More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of setting a two-year direct spending target with the HIV voluntary, community and social enterprise sector.
Answer: As part of the development of the new HIV Action Plan, the Department, through its HIV Prevention England Programme (HPE), recently hosted engagement sessions with approximately 60 voluntary and community Sector (VCS) and external partners. Professor Kevi...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: Civil SocietyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62806More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the National Procurement Policy Statement, published 13 February 2025, if he will make it his policy to ensure (a) local authority and (b) NHS commissioners (i) set appropriate sp
Answer: Local authorities are responsible for commissioning comprehensive, open access sexual and reproductive health services through the Public Health Grant (PHG). Individual local authorities decide on spending priorities based on an assessment of local need, ...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle inequalities in access to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis among (a) the black community and (b) women.
Answer: The Government is committed to ending new HIV transmissions in England by 2030. The Department, NHS England, and the UK Health Security Agency are working together on the development of the new HIV Action Plan which we aim to publish this year. We continu...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: CharitiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the level of funding provided to HIV charities on (a) HIV health outcomes and (b) the delivery of the HIV Action Plan for England
Answer: As part of the development of the new HIV Action Plan, the Department, through its HIV Prevention England Programme (HPE), recently hosted engagement sessions with approximately 60 voluntary and community Sector (VCS) and external partners. Professor Kevi...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions his Department has had with (a) NHS England and (b) local authorities on expanding community-based PrEP services.
Answer: The Government is committed to ending new HIV transmissions in England by 2030. The Department, NHS England, and the UK Health Security Agency are working together on the development of the new HIV Action Plan which we aim to publish this year. We continu...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBowel Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to encourage uptake of the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme to people aged 50 following the reduction of age eligibility.
Answer: The age extension for bowel screening started in April 2021 with the 56 year old cohort and, based on modelling and clinical advice, has followed the planned gradual reduction to age 50 by 2025. This has been done to ensure that screening centres could ma...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBowel Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to support colonoscopy services following the extension of the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme to include people aged 50-74.
Answer: The age extension for bowel screening started in April 2021 with the 56 year old cohort and, based on modelling and clinical advice, has followed the planned gradual reduction to age 50 by 2025. This has been done to ensure that screening centres could ma...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53407More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps NHS England plans to take to improve (a) awareness and (b) training for (i) GPs and (ii) frontline healthcare professionals to better (A) recognize and (B) refer suspected cases of adren
Answer: General practitioners (GPs) are responsible for ensuring their own clinical knowledge, including on adrenal cancer, remains up-to-date and for identifying learning needs as part of their continuing professional development. This activity should include ta...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53406More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support research into Adrenal cancer through (a) funding, (b) clinical trials and (c) collaboration with academic institutions.
Answer: Research is crucial in tackling cancer, which is why the Department invests £1.6 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), with cancer as one of the largest areas of spend ...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53405More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure (a) early diagnosis and (b) specialist treatment pathways for patients with Adrenal Cancer.
Answer: The Government recognises that diagnosing and treating rare cancers, including adrenal cancer, can be difficult due to their non-specific symptoms, which are often shared with other more common conditions.To support earlier diagnosis, the National Health ...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGonorrhoea: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49672More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to ensure the gonorrhoea vaccination programme reaches (a) young people aged 15-24 (b) women, (c) gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men and (d) other commun
Answer: In November 2023, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) issued advice on standing up a targeted, routine vaccination programme for protection against gonorrhoea.Officials across the Department, the UK Health Security Agency and NHS En...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGonorrhoea: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49671More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to implement the targeted roll-out of the Gonorrhoea vaccine.
Answer: In November 2023, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) issued advice on standing up a targeted, routine vaccination programme for protection against gonorrhoea.Officials across the Department, the UK Health Security Agency and NHS En...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Clinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of age-related eligibility criteria on the inclusion of teenagers and young adults in cancer clinical trials.
Answer: The Department is committed to maximising the United Kingdom’s potential to lead the world in clinical research, with the aim of ensuring that all patients, including teenagers and young adults with cancer, have access to cutting-edge clinical trials and ...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Clinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the geographical spread of cancer clinical trial sites to enable equitable access for teenagers and young adults.
Answer: The Department is committed to maximising the United Kingdom’s potential to lead the world in clinical research, with the aim of ensuring that all patients, including teenagers and young adults with cancer, have access to cutting-edge clinical trials and ...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Clinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the collection and reporting of age-disaggregated data on participation in cancer clinical trials, in addition to collecting participation data throug
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), funded by the Department, funds research and research infrastructure, which supports patients and the public to participate in high-quality research, including cancer clinical trials.The NIHR Res...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Clinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49667More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the evidential basis is for age-based exclusion criteria in cancer clinical trials; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure that young people have equitable access to participation i
Answer: The Department is committed to maximising the United Kingdom’s potential to lead the world in clinical research, with the aim of ensuring that all patients, including teenagers and young adults with cancer, have access to cutting-edge clinical trials and ...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLeukaemiaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Yorkshire Outreach Programme for leukaemia monitoring; and whether he plans to roll that programme out nationally.
Answer: The Department commends the Yorkshire Outreach Programme for leukaemia monitoring, which supports more than 3,500 people across the region, and will consider the programme as we develop a new National Cancer Plan to improve patient outcomes.For early-stag...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46565More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has taken steps to provide forums for (a) officials and (b) Ministers to learn from international examples of best practice in the delivery of healthcare.
Answer: The Department routinely engages with partners from overseas to share knowledge and best practice, to support strategy and policy development across the Department.As part of the 10-Year Health Plan engagement exercise, we have been working with internati...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPrimary Care: Digital TechnologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to enable all patients to book primary care appointments through the NHS app.
Answer: Currently, patients can book general practitioner (GP) appointments via the NHS App. Availability of GP appointments is dependent on practices making their appointments available online. Many practices use triage processes to make an initial assessment of...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPrimary Care: Digital TechnologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46563More
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 variations in commissioning by integrated care systems of digital solutions for primary care.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are the responsible commissioning bodies for digital technology in general practice. ICBs support practices to source the digital tools and services they need to deliver the requirements of the GP contract, as set out in the ...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
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