Paul Davies MP: written questions
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Cancer: 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 recordHealth: ResearchDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52522More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will take steps to ensure the equitable geographic distribution of health research funding.
Answer: UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funds health research across the UK, primarily through their Medical Research Council (MRC). The UKRI place toolkit underpins MRC’s vision to encourage and support excellent and impactful research, wherever it is found in...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Bicycles: FiresDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many incidents of battery fires on (a) converted and (b) non-converted e-bikes were reported to the Office for Product Safety and Standards in the last 12 months for which data are available.
Answer: The Office for Product Safety and Standards received reports of 161 UK e-bike fires in 2023, of which 46% were post-market conversions. Data for 2024 is being complied and will be published in due course.
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Bicycles: FiresDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential risk of e-bike battery fires caused by products manufactured outside the (a) UK and (b) EU.
Answer: The Office for Product Safety and Standards leads a programme of activity to tackle the fire risks from unsafe lithium-ion e-bike batteries. All e-bikes and lithium-ion batteries placed on the UK market must be safe and producers are responsible for ensur...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Growth ServiceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51084More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has consulted with independent retailers on the development of the new Business Growth service.
Answer: My department is working closely with independent retailers and the wider business community on the design of the Business Growth Service. We’ve held roundtables and consultation events across the country, in partnership with local organisations, to hear ...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall BusinessesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51083More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress he has made towards publishing the Small Business Command Paper.
Answer: The Government will publish its SME Strategy later this year. The Strategy will set out the Government’s ambition to champion entrepreneurship, create an environment for SMEs to thrive and support them in their growth ambition.
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50400More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to ensure that pensioners who are earning below £11,400 are able to obtain winter fuel allowance.
Answer: Pension Credit provides extra money to help with living costs for people over State Pension age and on a low income. The Guarantee Credit part of Pension Credit tops up a person’s other income and also prompts recipients to receive a Winter Fuel Payment t...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to ensure autism is considered in the Youth Employment Strategy.
Answer: As a Government, we want to support all forms of neurodiversity in the workplace, and we are looking to build on the findings of the Buckland Review of Autism Employment by gathering expert evidence in line with this expanded focus.As part of plan to Get ...
Answered 12 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 recordRoad Traffic Offences: InsuranceDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48307More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department last reviewed the level of penalties for (a) driving without insurance and (b) keeping a vehicle without insurance.
Answer: The Government keeps motoring offences under review, including those for driving uninsured. In respect to how many and what proportion of road traffic offences were committed by uninsured drivers, my Department does not hold this information.
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRoad Traffic Offences: InsuranceDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48306More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is taking steps to help reduce the impact of uninsured drivers on car insurance premiums.
Answer: The Government takes uninsured driving seriously. Continuous Insurance Enforcement (CIE) has enabled action to be taken against those who keep a vehicle without insurance. The scheme allows uninsured vehicles to be identified from a comparison of the DVLA...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRoad Traffic Offences: InsuranceDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48305More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of road traffic offences were committed by uninsured drivers in the last two years; and if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of this data.
Answer: The Government keeps motoring offences under review, including those for driving uninsured. In respect to how many and what proportion of road traffic offences were committed by uninsured drivers, my Department does not hold this information.
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRoad Traffic Offences: InsuranceDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48304More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will include measures to help tackle uninsured driving in the forthcoming road safety strategy.
Answer: The Government keeps motoring offences under review, including those for driving uninsured. In respect to how many and what proportion of road traffic offences were committed by uninsured drivers, my Department does not hold this information.
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordForests: CommoditiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to publish the Forest Risk Commodities regulations.
Answer: The Government recognises the need to take action to ensure that UK consumption of forest risk commodities is not driving deforestation and we will set out our approach to addressing this in due course.
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordForests: CommoditiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with industry stakeholders on the Forest Risk Commodities regulations.
Answer: We recognise the need to take action to prevent UK consumption of forest risk commodities driving deforestation and to consult industry stakeholders.We will set out our approach to addressing deforestation in the UK’s supply chains in due course.
Answered 30 Apr 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
Original Parliament recordPlanning: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how she plans to implement her planning reform policy; and when she expects her reforms to start to impact regional development.
Answer: The government will continue to implement its ambitious planning reform agenda through a combination of legislation, policy, and guidance. No general statement can be made about when the impact of individual measures will be felt in specific areas.
Answered 22 Apr 2025
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