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Animal ExperimentsDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what recent steps he has taken to work towards the phasing out of animal testing.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordLiver Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27483More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to reduce health inequalities in liver disease outcomes in the North West.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer he received on 20 July in response to Question 17758.Subsequent to this answer, NHS England’s Transformation of Liver Services Programme has been retitled Liver Disease Programme, and has moved into the next phase of ...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLiver Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27482More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to reduce geographic variation in liver disease (a) diagnosis (b) treatment and (c) health outcomes.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer he received on 20 July in response to Question 17758.Subsequent to this answer, NHS England’s Transformation of Liver Services Programme has been retitled Liver Disease Programme, and has moved into the next phase of ...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDrugs: Rare DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how patient organisations representing people living with rare conditions will be consulted on the development of new pilots being delivered as part of the UK-US trade agreement.
Answer: Implementation work is currently underway to develop further details for each individual pilot. Detail regarding which treatments, including for rare conditions, are included, how each pilot will function, and how stakeholders will be involved are yet to ...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDrugs: Rare DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, further to the UK-US pharmaceutical agreement, how the Government’s proposed pilot on productivity benefits in medicines assessment will account for the wider value of treatments for rare condition
Answer: Implementation work is currently underway to develop further details for each individual pilot. Detail regarding which treatments, including for rare conditions, are included, how each pilot will function, and how stakeholders will be involved are yet to ...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
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Drugs: Rare DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how treatments for rare conditions will be prioritised for inclusion in the Government’s proposed pilot on supporting faster access to innovative medicines, as part of the UK-US pharmaceutical agre
Answer: Implementation work is currently underway to develop further details for each individual pilot. Detail regarding which treatments, including for rare conditions, are included, how each pilot will function, and how stakeholders will be involved are yet to ...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSchool Meals: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18051More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations her Department has received from children and young people on improving the healthiness of school food as part of the proposed updated School Food Standards.
Answer: The department knows that children and young people’s own experiences are key to shaping effective school food standards. To support this, the department has been engaging with children and young people to understand what they eat at school, what they enj...
Answered 3 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordLiver Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17759More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the NHS Liver Transformation Programme reduces health inequalities in liver disease outcomes for people living in areas with high levels of deprivation.
Answer: The resource for transforming liver services sits with integrated care boards, who will consider local need and the actions to progress alongside other clinical priorities.The national team’s role has been to bring together relevant stakeholders to co-ord...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLiver Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17758More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the NHS Liver Transformation Programme is adequately staffed and prioritised during the ongoing reorganisation of NHS England.
Answer: The resource for transforming liver services sits with integrated care boards, who will consider local need and the actions to progress alongside other clinical priorities.The national team’s role has been to bring together relevant stakeholders to co-ord...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLiver Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17757More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding has been allocated to the NHS Liver Transformation Programme for 2026-27.
Answer: The resource for transforming liver services sits with integrated care boards, who will consider local need and the actions to progress alongside other clinical priorities.The national team’s role has been to bring together relevant stakeholders to co-ord...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: PrimatesHome OfficeTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7191More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the recommendations made by the Animals in Science Committee on non-human primates used in service licenses, published on
Answer: The Government welcomes the advice provided by the Animals in Science Committee (ASC) on non-human primates used in service licences and is carefully considering its recommendations to inform policy and regulatory practice. The Government will publish its...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordParking: Pedestrian AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116795More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her Department's proposed timeline is for decriminalising pavement parking to enable local authorities to take enforcement action against vehicles parked on pavements.
Answer: On 8 January 2026, I announced the publication of the government’s formal response to the 2020 public consultation 'Pavement parking: options for change' which sets out what the government plans to do to tackle pavement parking. In the first instance we p...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEducation and Employment: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what evidence his Department holds, including survey data and commissioned research, on the extent to which disabled people identify inaccessible streets and public transport as barriers to accessing em
Answer: The Department regularly conducts research and analysis that looks at the barriers faced by disabled people such as the ‘Work aspirations and support needs of health and disability customers’ and this can be found on GOV.UK. One way the Department support...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMultiple Sclerosis: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98439More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his department collects to monitor potential inequalities in multiple sclerosis care access; and how those findings are used to inform policy and service delivery improvements.
Answer: The Department does not collect patient-level clinical data directly but works with NHS England and other bodies to monitor inequalities in access to multiple sclerosis (MS) services through a range of national programmes and datasets.The UK Multiple Scle...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCannabis: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support and fund clinical trials aimed at achieving licensing and NHS access for complex, cannabis-based medicines used in the treatment of severe, drug-resis
Answer: The Department commissions research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR is funding two trials to investigate the safety and efficacy of cannabinoid treatments for drug-resistant epilepsy in both adults and children...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabis: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92019More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to bring responsibility for medical cannabis policy and governance to his Department in line with Schedule 2 medicines.
Answer: The Home Office is the lead department for controlled drug legislation, whilst the Department of Health and Social Care and its Arm's Length Bodies lead on healthcare and the regulation of medicines. This framework applies to all drugs under Schedules 1 t...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
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Rare Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps with local Integrated Care Boards to help ensure that rare disease services are delivered according to the priorities set out in the Rare Disease Framework.
Answer: The UK Rare Diseases Framework sets a high-level strategy to focus action across the healthcare system to address the four priorities of: helping patients get a final diagnosis faster; increasing awareness of rare diseases among healthcare professionals; ...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRare Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of the National Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria Service for care coordination for people with rare diseases; and what steps his
Answer: The UK Rare Diseases Framework sets out four priorities to improve the lives of people living with rare diseases, such as Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria (PNH). This includes the priority of improving co-ordination of care.NHS England commissions ser...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRare Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what resources are available to support care coordination across (a) geographical areas and (b) disciplines for rare and ultra-rare conditions.
Answer: We remain committed to the UK Rare Diseases Framework, which highlights better coordination of care as a priority to improve the lives of people with rare diseases.Under England’s Rare Diseases Action Plans, we have committed to a range of measures to imp...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRare Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the progress of work under the UK Rare Diseases Framework; and what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that rare disease continues to be a health priority.
Answer: A rare disease is defined as a disease or condition which affects fewer than one in 2,000 people within the general population. While they are individually rare, they are collectively common, and one in 17 people will be affected by a rare disease at some...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRare Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps to prioritise improvement of care for (a) rare blood disorders and (b) other rare and ultra-rare conditions.
Answer: Improving the lives of people living with rare and ultra-rare conditions, such as rare blood disorders, continues to be a health priority. We remain committed to the UK Rare Diseases Framework, which highlights four priorities to improve the lives of peop...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
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