Paul Davies MP: written questions
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Prisons: LiteracyMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40130More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on improving literacy education in prisons.
Answer: Improving literacy education, including reading, is a priority for His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). HMPPS has established a panel of experts to provide advice on effective approaches for teaching reading in prisons. This expert panel in...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: DiscriminationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38931More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to measure the effectiveness of the steps his Department is taking to reduce HIV stigma.
Answer: The Department, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), NHS England, and a broad range of system partners are developing a new HIV Action Plan, which will include an objective on tackling stigma. The Terrence Higgins Trust, the Elton John AIDS Foundation, ...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: DiscriminationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38930More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with his counterparts in other countries to share best practice for reducing HIV stigma.
Answer: The Department, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), NHS England, and a broad range of system partners are developing a new HIV Action Plan, which will include an objective on tackling stigma. The Terrence Higgins Trust, the Elton John AIDS Foundation, ...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: DiscriminationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking help support community organizations to tackle HIV stigma.
Answer: The Department, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), NHS England, and a broad range of system partners are developing a new HIV Action Plan, which will include an objective on tackling stigma. The Terrence Higgins Trust, the Elton John AIDS Foundation, ...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: HIV/AIDSForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that (a) marginalized and (b) high-risk populations in (i) low and (ii) medium-income countries receive adequate HIV prevention support
Answer: Addressing stigma, discrimination and barriers to access to HIV prevention, testing and treatment is vital for the global HIV response. The UK is a champion of human rights globally, and our funding to the Robert Carr Fund and UNAIDS has helped to combat ...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAfrica: HIV/AIDSForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38927More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking with international organizations to help improve access to HIV prevention tools in Africa.
Answer: The UK's funding and political support of global health institutions such as WHO, Unitaid, UNAIDS, CHAI, Medaccess, the Global Fund, and the Robert Carr Fund helps to ensure that people at high risk of HIV, including in Africa, can access HIV prevention a...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government collects data on how many young people with cancer were diagnosed in A&E.
Answer: The National Disease Registration Service in NHS England, as the national cancer registry, collects diagnosis and treatment data on cancer patients in England. Data is available at the following link:https://digital.nhs.uk/ndrsThe most recent published da...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department collects data on how many young people with cancer were diagnosed at stage (a) one and (b) two.
Answer: The National Disease Registration Service in NHS England, as the national cancer registry, collects diagnosis and treatment data on cancer patients in England. Data is available at the following link:https://digital.nhs.uk/ndrsThe most recent published da...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the national cancer plan will help to tackle inequalities for young people with cancer.
Answer: NHS England and other local health organisations publish information on the signs and symptoms of cancers that are most common in children and young people.However, the Department recognises there is more to be done to improve outcomes and experience for ...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38918More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of young people with cancer were entered into clinical trials in March 2025.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) does not currently hold data on the number of young people with cancer enrolled into clinical trials in March 2025 as this time period is still ongoing.Department-funded NIHR research and infrastr...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38917More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will meet young people with cancer to discuss their experiences.
Answer: NHS England and other local health organisations publish information on the signs and symptoms of cancers that are most common in children and young people.However, the Department recognises there is more to be done to improve outcomes and experience for ...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38916More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase awareness of the symptoms of cancer amongst young people.
Answer: NHS England and other local health organisations publish information on the signs and symptoms of cancers that are most common in children and young people.However, the Department recognises there is more to be done to improve outcomes and experience for ...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordOffenders: WomenMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38329More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the oral answer of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice on 11 March 2025 to Question 903119 on Female Offenders, whether specialised training includes suicide prevention traini
Answer: The Foundation training programme for all new prison officers includes learning in relation to suicide and self-harm. For officers working in the female estate, there is an additional week of Foundation training which gives officers an understanding of th...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons and Probation: TrainingMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38328More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the cost of providing suicide prevention training to (a) prison and (b) probation staff.
Answer: Suicide prevention training for prison staff has been developed by the HMPPS learning design team in conjunction with policy leads and subject matter experts. It is delivered locally, using a training for trainers approach where possible, to minimise the ...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Monoxide: PoisoningHome OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will extend the Fire Kills campaign to raise awareness of fatal carbon monoxide poisoning.
Answer: The Home Office’s Fire Kills campaign raises awareness of fire safety advice and seeks to educate people on how to keep themselves and those they care for safe from the risks of fire in the home.The campaign supports fire and rescue authorities in deliver...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Monoxide: AlarmsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent the online sale of carbon monoxide alarms that do not comply with UK trading standards.
Answer: All consumer products placed on the UK market must be safe. Businesses that produce or import products have obligations to ensure they are safe before placing them on the market, and relevant British Standards can assist those making carbon monoxide alarm...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSexually Transmitted InfectionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the uplift in the Public Health Grant is allocated effectively by local authorities to tackle the rising rates of sexually transmitted infections
Answer: Dedicated local sexual health services play a key public health role in the diagnosis, early treatment, and management of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Individual local authorities, funded through a ring-fenced Public Health Grant (PHG), are res...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSexually Transmitted InfectionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35994More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle increasing rates of sexually transmitted infections in England; and whether he plans to allocate public health funding to this.
Answer: Dedicated local sexual health services play a key public health role in the diagnosis, early treatment, and management of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Individual local authorities, funded through a ring-fenced Public Health Grant (PHG), are res...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSmoking: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34749More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department plans to provide for smoking cessation programmes in the 2025-26 financial year.
Answer: The Government is providing £70 million of additional funding for local authority-led Stop Smoking Services in England in 2025/26. We will invest £10 million of new funding in 2025/26 to support Trading Standards to tackle underage and illicit tobacco and...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLung Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to provide funding for the additional (a) diagnostics and (b) treatment arising from the detection of early-stage lung cancer through the national lung cancer screening programme.
Answer: Funding for national lung screening is set by NHS England. The Department has set stretching targets for the National Health Service to improve cancer performance next year, and the Spending Review prioritised investment into the health service, with a £2...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLung Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding he plans to provide for the national lung cancer screening programme in each the next three years; and on what evidential basis his Department has determined that level of funding.
Answer: Funding for national lung screening is set by NHS England. The Department has set stretching targets for the National Health Service to improve cancer performance next year, and the Spending Review prioritised investment into the health service, with a £2...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessness and Temporary AccommodationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce (a) homelessness and (b) the number of children in temporary accommodation.
Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high. This can have a devastating impact on those affected. The Deputy Prime Minister is leading cross-government work to deliver the long-term solutions we need to get us back on track to ending all forms of homelessness. ...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordParkinson's Disease: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32628More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure (a) timely adjustments of medications and (b) access to treatments for people with Parkinson's.
Answer: Clinicians are responsible for making prescribing decisions for their patients, taking into account best prescribing practice and the local commissioning decisions of their respective integrated care boards. They are also expected to take account of appro...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordParkinson's Disease: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32627More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that patients with Parkinson receive regular consultations.
Answer: We have delivered an additional two million appointments, seven months ahead of schedule. This includes operations, consultations, diagnostic tests and treatments. These additional appointments have taken place across several specialities, including neuro...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFood SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27446More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress his Department has made on developing a food strategy.
Answer: On December 10, the Secretary of State spoke to businesses and industry groups from across the food sector and confirmed that work is underway to develop an ambitious food strategy. In developing the strategy, we are establishing a new way of working with...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
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