Paul Davies MP: written questions 2025
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Prisons: LiteracyMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40136More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of literacy programs in prisons.
Answer: We have robust evidence on the positive benefits of education to reducing reoffending, however, we don’t have specific evidence for the link between literacy levels and reoffending. We are currently improving our understanding of factors influencing parti...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: LiteracyMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40135More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what training is provided to prison staff to support literacy education.
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 recordPrisons: LiteracyMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to (a) measure and (b) evaluate the effectiveness of literacy programs in prisons.
Answer: We have robust evidence on the positive benefits of education to reducing reoffending, however, we don’t have specific evidence for the link between literacy levels and reoffending. We are currently improving our understanding of factors influencing parti...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: LiteracyMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department provides support for prisoners to help them continue improving their literacy skills after release.
Answer: A key aim of His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) prison education service is to support prisoners to develop their functional literacy skills so that they can be fully rehabilitated into society upon release. Prisoners have access to local ...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: LiteracyMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40132More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to improve literacy rates amongst prisoners.
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 recordReoffenders: LiteracyMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40131More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the relationship between literacy improvement and re-offending rates.
Answer: We have robust evidence on the positive benefits of education to reducing reoffending, however, we don’t have specific evidence for the link between literacy levels and reoffending. We are currently improving our understanding of factors influencing parti...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: 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
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