Paul Davies MP: written questions
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HIV/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 recordSocial Media: RegulationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61100More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure that social media platforms enforce their own (a) hate speech and (b) child protection policies.
Answer: Under the Online Safety Act, the largest services will need to put in place processes to enforce any Terms of Service they set for legal content for adults, including legal hate speech. Platforms likely to be accessed by children must also protect childre...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: Hate CrimeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will take (a) regulatory and (b) legislative steps to hold platforms accountable for monetising content which (i) does not meet internal policies on hate speech, (ii) promotes mis
Answer: The Online Safety Act gives online platforms new duties to tackle illegal user-generated content on their services. This includes duties for illegal content that stirs up hatred. Under these duties, providers need to remove this content. It cannot then be...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: HealthDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to consider support for the (a) mental health and (b) wellbeing of students in the national curriculum as part of the Curriculum and Assessment Review.
Answer: This government is committed to improving mental health support for all children and young people. This is critical to breaking down barriers to opportunity and helping pupils to achieve and thrive in education.As part of the curriculum, teaching about me...
Answered 26 Jun 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 recordBusiness: RegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 904563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to improve the regulatory environment for business.
Answer: On 17 March 2025 this Government published the Action Plan for Regulation, outlining reforms to streamline regulation and support growth. As part of this we are cutting regulatory administrative costs to business by 25%, strengthening accountability for r...
Answered 12 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 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
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