Peter Prinsley MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Audiology: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to reinstate the Referral to Treatment (RTT) waiting time data for audiology services.
Answer: There are no plans to make the change described.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordOsteopathyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the General Osteopathic Council’s proposed increase in registration fees on self-employed osteopaths and recruitment & retention within the p
Answer: No assessment has been made. The General Osteopathic Council is an independent statutory regulator and decisions on registration fees are a matter for the Council.On 6 August 2026, the Council launched a public consultation on its proposed changes to regi...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCataracts: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23704More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of regional variation in access to cataract services, including waiting times for assessment and treatment.
Answer: In the ophthalmology specialism, which includes cataract services, 73.8% of patients were waiting within 18 weeks as of June 2026, with six of seven regions already meeting the March 2027 target of 70%.Integrated care boards are responsible for deciding w...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordOphthalmic ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23703More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increased use of optometrists to provide commissioned eye care services beyond the testing of sight, including post-operative cataract care,
Answer: In the ophthalmology specialism, which includes cataract services, 73.8% of patients were waiting within 18 weeks as of June 2026, with six of seven regions already meeting the March 2027 target of 70%.Integrated care boards are responsible for deciding w...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2026 to Question 11285, and with reference to the report entitled UK National Screening Committee, Screening for prostate cancer, whether his Department is taking s
Answer: The Department estimates that there are approximately 1,500 men currently known to have both a BRCA2 gene variant and a family history of breast, pancreatic, ovarian, or prostate cancer who will be eligible for the targeted prostate cancer screening progr...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLung Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using the NHS Lung Cancer Screening Programme to improve the earlier diagnosis of chronic respiratory diseases, including COPD.
Answer: The NHS Lung Cancer Screening Programme is designed to detect lung cancer at an earlier stage in people at high risk of developing the disease.The Government is advised on all screening matters by the independent UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC). ...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve health outcomes for people living with COPD.
Answer: To enable faster diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and earlier access to treatment, access to spirometry tests in community diagnostic centres is growing and will continue to do so as more sites come online.Pulmonary rehabilitation...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
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