Richard Quigley MP: written questions
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Written questions
Eating Disorders: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4816More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of NHS England’s Workforce Training and Education Directorate in planning and commissioning training for eating disorder services, particularly whol
Answer: Employers in the health system are responsible for ensuring that their staff are trained to the required standards to deliver safe and effective care.NHS England works collaboratively with education providers in commissioning education and training opport...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDisabled Students' Allowances: Assistive TechnologyDepartment for EducationTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she made of whether there were adequate exceptional circumstances as a mitigating measure for the removal of spelling and grammar software from Disabled Students’ Allowances.
Answer: The department engaged with disability experts who support disabled students to gather feedback on the removal of non-specialist spelling and grammar software from Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) funding, in advance of a decision being taken. The decis...
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDisabled Students' Allowances: Assistive TechnologyDepartment for EducationTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) removing spelling and grammar software from Disabled Students’ Allowances funding and (b) the impact of reaching a decision on this prior to the concl
Answer: The department engaged with disability experts who support disabled students to gather feedback on the removal of non-specialist spelling and grammar software from Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) funding, in advance of a decision being taken. The decis...
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHydrocortisoneDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126862More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) ensure that people with adrenal insufficiency have timely access to appropriate emergency steroid treatment and (b) prevent avoidable adrenal crises when
Answer: The Department is aware of the discontinuation of hydrocortisone sodium phosphate 100 milligram/one millilitre solution for injection, and we continue to work with industry to find a longer-term solution.Hydrocortisone sodium succinate 100 milligram powde...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCancer: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for bringing the cancer travel fund for children and young people into effect.
Answer: The National Cancer Plan, published on 4 February 2026, sets out clear actions and timeframes for when commitments will be delivered within the next 10 years. The action to provide £10 million annually for children and young people’s cancer travel costs w...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPatients: Missing PersonsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance is available to (a) hospitals, (b) healthcare settings and (c) healthcare staff in (i) preventing and (ii) responding to incidents of patients going missing.
Answer: The Department does not hold a national figure for the number of people reported missing from hospitals or other healthcare settings in 2024/25 or in 2025/26.Clear guidance is in place to support hospitals, other healthcare settings, and staff in preventi...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPatients: Missing PersonsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were reported missing from (a) hospitals and (b) other healthcare settings in 2024/25 and so far in 2025/26.
Answer: The Department does not hold a national figure for the number of people reported missing from hospitals or other healthcare settings in 2024/25 or in 2025/26.Clear guidance is in place to support hospitals, other healthcare settings, and staff in preventi...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordFerries: Isle of WightDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121661More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of obtaining oversight of Isle of Wight ferry services.
Answer: The Government recognises that communities rely on Cross-Solent ferry services for accessing jobs, education and healthcare. However, these operate in a commercial environment without intervention from the Government. The Department has regular discussio...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHMP Camp HillMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress his Department has made on plans for the redevelopment of the former Camp Hill prison site on the Isle of Wight, including its sports facilities.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice is currently evaluating all potential options for the site and is maintaining engagement with the local authority to explore appropriate future uses for both the site and the sports pitch once it is designated as surplus to operati...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: Isle of WightHome OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 908222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the adequacy of support available for survivors of sexual assault on the Isle of Wight.
Answer: This Government is investing £550 million in victim support services over the next three years through:Funding to all Police and Crime Commissioners to allocate based on their assessment of local need, including for sexual violence victims.The national 24...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapy: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding has been allocated to radiotherapy productivity through AI; and what steps he is taking to help ensure AI-based radiotherapy technologies are deployed across all radiotherapy centres i
Answer: As set out in our National Cancer Plan, we want oncologists to use artificial intelligence (AI) to assist with radiotherapy treatment, for example through contouring during treatment planning, which will lead to better outcomes for patients. Local systems...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Emissions Trading Scheme: FerriesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109672More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the decision not to temporarily exempt the Isle of Wight from the maritime expansion of the Emissions Trading Scheme on the cost of Is
Answer: The Government assessed the expansion of the United Kingdom Emissions Trading Scheme to domestic maritime on a scheme wide basis rather than for individual routes. The Impact Assessment concluded that the policy is not expected to materially affect the co...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Emissions Trading Scheme: FerriesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109330More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to seek a reviewable exemption for lifeline Solent ferry services under the UK Emissions Trading Scheme.
Answer: The Government does not plan to exempt Solent ferry services from the UK Emissions Trading Scheme at this time. Any potential impacts of the scheme on these services will be considered in a review of the UK ETS Maritime regime in 2028.
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSovereign GrantTreasuryTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101557More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how often HM Treasury reviews (a) the level of the Sovereign Grant, and (b) what criteria are used in that review.
Answer: The requirements for reviewing the Sovereign Grant have been set by Parliament in the Sovereign Grant Act 2011, sections 6 and 7.The Government has also committed to bring forward legislation to reset the Grant to a lower level from 2027-28 once Buckingha...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSt Mary's Hospital Isle of Wight: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking (a) to ensure consistent improvement in weekend care at St Mary’s Hospital on the Isle of Wight and (b) to help tackle weekend staffing shortages.
Answer: It is the responsibility of individual National Health Service trusts to ensure safe staffing levels in all settings and at all times, including over the weekend.Our Urgent and Emergency Care Plan for 2025/26 sets out clear actions to deliver improvements...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDementia: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to reopen specialist dementia units.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving dementia care and is empowering local leaders with the autonomy they need to provide the best services to their local community, including those with dementia.The provision of dementia health care services is the r...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitals: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Department is taking to ensure consistent and effective communication between hospital doctors, consultants, and the families of patients during inpatient care.
Answer: The Government is committed to putting patients first, including ensuring that people have the best possible experience of care. We recognise that poor communication can be a source of frustration and worry for patients and their families, particularly fo...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSteroid Drugs: Skin DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99089More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) improve recognition of topical steroid withdrawal and (b) ensure that NHS clinicians are able to diagnose that condition accurately.
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has reviewed topical steroid withdrawal (TSW) reactions and first communicated about these reactions in September 2021 through our Drug Safety Update (DSU), which is widely disseminated among ...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: TransportDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he requires Integrated Care Boards to hold data on the number of patients provided with hospital transport, broken down by (a) treatment type and (b) mode of transport.
Answer: NHS England requires integrated care boards to submit monthly data for the Non-Emergency Patient Transport Scheme (NEPTS). This includes the total number of NEPTS journeys, timeliness of journeys, and journeys covered by the Healthcare Travel Cost Scheme....
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTemporary Accommodation: Young PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that planning policy does not inhibit the creation of transitional self-contained stepping stone homes for young people who are ready to live i
Answer: My Department continues to engage with stakeholders in the homelessness sector to support the development of schemes and policies to tackle homelessness, including stepping stone accommodation. The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that it is...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTemporary Accommodation: Young PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to support local authorities in scaling up the provision of stepping stone homes for young people at risk of homelessness.
Answer: My Department continues to engage with stakeholders in the homelessness sector to support the development of schemes and policies to tackle homelessness, including stepping stone accommodation. The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that it is...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGlioblastoma: ImmunotherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89869More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to publish its decision on the licensing of DCVax-L..
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is an executive agency of the Department and regulates medicine, medical devices, and blood components for transfusion in the United Kingdom, with responsibility for ensuring that medicines me...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) reduce the backlog of ADHD assessments for children and (b) ensure continuity of care for people affected by service pauses in (i) NHS Hampshire and Isle
Answer: The Government has recognised that, nationally in England, demand for assessments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has grown significantly in recent years and that people are experiencing severe delays accessing such assessments. The Go...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordClean Energy: WalesWales OfficeTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 905994More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for clean energy projects in Wales.
Answer: This government is supporting clean energy projects right across Wales – from tidal stream on Anglesey to floating wind in the Celtic Sea - which will create jobs, deliver regional growth and accelerate our drive towards lower bills for households and bus...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTransport: Isle of WightDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the availability of funding for a fixed-link viability study to the Isle of Wight.
Answer: The Department for Transport has not made an assessment of the availability of funding for a fixed-link viability study to the Isle of Wight. We believe that decisions on transport interventions for a local community are best made at local level and it wo...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
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