Paul Davies MP: written questions 2025
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Forests: 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
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing and Regional Planning and DevelopmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44848More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to (a) increase housing affordability and (b) ensure balanced regional development.
Answer: Boosting the supply of homes of all tenures must be at the heart of any strategy to improve housing affordability which is why the government’s Plan for Change includes a hugely ambitious milestone of building 1.5 million safe and decent homes in England ...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUrban Areas: Government AssistanceTreasuryTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44847More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she plans to take to support cities outside London.
Answer: Spreading prosperity across the United Kingdom is a key pillar of the Growth Mission. The Government’s regional growth strategy will drive growth in city regions and make the most of the opportunities in each part of the country. We are supporting the pot...
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEconomic Growth: Oxford-Cambridge ArcTreasuryTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44846More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she plans to take to (a) develop and (b) implement growth corridor plans like the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor in other regions.
Answer: The Chancellor has recently announced the Government’s commitment to unlock growth in the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor, and the high potential sectors within it, as part of the Government’s Plan for Change. The Government believes that strengthening e...
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Expenditure: South EastTreasuryTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44845More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she plans to take to increase growth spending on (a) transport and (b) research and development outside of the South East of England.
Answer: Investment in our transport infrastructure is key to delivering the growth mission – with this government committing to a real terms increase in transport investment in 2025-26.We have committed over £1 billion for the North and over £500m for the Midland...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSuicide: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44844More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has committed to suicide prevention in the 2025-26 financial year.
Answer: Funding for suicide prevention is included in baseline National Health Service funding for mental health services, and is not separately identified.Between 2019/20 and 2023/24, additional funding of £57 million was provided through the NHS Long Term Plan ...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSuicide: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has provided for suicide prevention (a) nationally and (b) locally in each financial year since 2015-16.
Answer: Funding for suicide prevention is included in baseline National Health Service funding for mental health services, and is not separately identified.Between 2019/20 and 2023/24, additional funding of £57 million was provided through the NHS Long Term Plan ...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLung Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that the planned reductions in headcount in NHS England and his Department do not result in disruption to the implementation of lung cancer screening.
Answer: Ministers and senior Department officials will work with the new executive team at the top of NHS England, led by Sir Jim Mackey, to jointly lead this transformation. This reform is about devolving resources and responsibility to the frontline, thereby em...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLung Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March to Question 34747, whether it remains his Department's policy to reach full rollout of lung cancer screening to the eligible population by 2029.
Answer: The National Health Service is taking crucial steps to improve cancer outcomes across England, including for lung cancer. The NHS Lung Screening Cancer Programme is designed to catch more cancers earlier when they are more treatable, with the hope of savi...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLung Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43685More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March to Question 34747, when responsibility for oversight and funding of the National Lung Screening Programme will transfer from NHS England to his Department.
Answer: Ministers and senior Department officials will work with the new executive team at the top of NHS England, led by Sir Jim Mackey, to jointly lead this transformation. This reform is about devolving resources and responsibility to the frontline, thereby em...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordParkinson's Disease: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42100More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure Parkinson's services in Integrated Care Systems meet the requirements of the neurology service specifications.
Answer: We have delivered an additional two million appointments in England, seven months ahead of schedule. This includes operations, consultations, diagnostic tests, and treatments. These additional appointments have taken place across a number of specialities,...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordParkinson's Disease: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2025 to Question 32628 on Parkinson's Disease: Medical Treatments, what steps he is taking to improve access to treatment for people with (a) advanced and (b) comp
Answer: We have delivered an additional two million appointments in England, seven months ahead of schedule. This includes operations, consultations, diagnostic tests, and treatments. These additional appointments have taken place across a number of specialities,...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: HIV/AIDSForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle HIV-related deaths and infection, in the context of the proposed reduction in Official Development Allowance funding.
Answer: The reduced ODA settlement is for 2026/27 onwards and we will be taking a rigorous approach to ensuring all ODA delivers value for money. The impact on specific programmes will be informed by the ongoing Spending Review and departmental resource allocatio...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: HIV/AIDSForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has considered alternative (a) funding strategies and (b) partnerships to help tackle HIV/AIDS, in the context of the proposed reduction in Official De
Answer: The UK remains committed to the global HIV response and regularly engages in dialogue, and works in partnership, with other likeminded countries towards achieving a collective goal of ending HIV and AIDS as a public health threat globally, including in de...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordInternational Assistance: HIV/AIDSForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking with international counterparts to help tackle HIV/AIDS.
Answer: We are proud of our long-standing support to global health organisations at the core of the response to HIV and AIDS, including the Global Fund, Unitaid and UNAIDS which have helped reduce AIDS-related deaths by 69 per cent since the peak in 2004. The UK ...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: HIV/AIDSForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help mitigate the impact of reductions in funding for global HIV/AIDS programmes.
Answer: The reduced ODA settlement is for 2026/27 onwards and we will be taking a rigorous approach to ensuring all ODA delivers value for money. The impact on specific programmes will be informed by the ongoing Spending Review and departmental resource allocatio...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Growth ServiceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41772More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when the New Business Growth Service is going to be launched.
Answer: The new Business Growth service will simplify the government’s business support ecosystem to ensure businesses get the support they need with local delivery at its heart and all underpinned by an improved online service. This will help deliver the governm...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Growth ServiceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has consulted with independent retailers on the development of the New Business Growth Service.
Answer: The new Business Growth Service will regularly review user feedback to ensure it delivers what businesses need to support their growth and productivity. My department is therefore engaging widely with stakeholders, especially entrepreneurs and small busin...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41767More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to hold integrated care boards to account for meeting their statutory duty and implementing policy frameworks on children’s palliative care.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the commissioning of palliative and end of life care services, including for children and young people, to meet the needs of their local populations. To support ICBs in this duty, NHS England has published...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSexual and Reproductive HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to publish a Sexual Health Action Plan.
Answer: We are committed to improving sexual heath in England, and the Department, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), NHS England, and a broad range of system partners are working together to develop a new HIV Action Plan, which we aim to publish this year. A...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
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