Sadik Al-Hassan MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Fishing and Coastal Growth FundDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54200More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how the £360 million Fishing and Coastal Fund will be allocated.
Answer: The Fishing & Coastal Growth Fund will be investing £360 million over the next 12 years. We will work with industry to target investment where it matters most. For example, by considering investment in new technology and equipment to modernise our fis...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54144More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to review the level of guaranteed support available to children with special educational needs in mainstream schools.
Answer: This government is committed to ensuring that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the right support to succeed and thrive in their education and as they move into adulthood.To enable high quality an...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to include policies on self-care within the forthcoming 10-year Health Plan.
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan will describe a shared vision for the health and care system in 2035, drawing directly from the extensive engagement that has been undertaken with the public, patients, and staff. The plan will set out how care models and pathways ...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCardiff Airport: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49663More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with her counterparts in the Welsh Government on the potential impact of the £205 million subsidy for Cardiff Airport on the competitiveness of (a) Bristol Airport and (b) other nea
Answer: As aviation is devolved, decisions regarding any subsidies made to Cardiff Airport is a matter for the Welsh Government. While the Secretary of State has not had any conversations with counterparts in the Welsh Government, officials continue to engage the...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Homes: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49662More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of regulation of access to controlled drugs in care homes in North Somerset.
Answer: Under the Enhanced health in care homes framework, every care home must be aligned to a primary care network (PCN) and must have established protocols between the PCN, the care home, and system partners, such as local general practices and pharmacies, for...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Homes: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49661More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made on the adequacy of access to (a) medicines and (b) controlled drugs in care homes in North Somerset.
Answer: Under the Enhanced health in care homes framework, every care home must be aligned to a primary care network (PCN) and must have established protocols between the PCN, the care home, and system partners, such as local general practices and pharmacies, for...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRights of Way: North of EnglandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made on turning Wainwright’s Coast to Coast route into a National Trail.
Answer: The proposal to designate Wainwright’s Coast to Coast route as a National Trail was approved in 2022. Natural England has been working with the Councils and National Park Authorities along the route to bring it up to National Trail quality standards. We h...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones: North SomersetDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 903451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help improve mobile network signal in North Somerset constituency.
Answer: I have asked Ofcom to check their figures, but according to them, 94% of the constituency has 4G geographic coverage from all four mobile operators, while 5G is available outside 96% of premises from at least one operator. The government’s ambition is for...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRare Diseases: Diagnosis and Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS 10 Year Plan will include steps to ensure healthcare professionals are adequately trained and supported in diagnosing and treating rare diseases like Myasthenia Gravis.
Answer: We have committed to develop a 10-Year Health Plan to deliver a National Health Service fit for the future. The plan, and the refreshed Long Term Workforce Plan that follows it, will ensure that we have the right number of staff, with the right skill mix ...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMyasthenia Gravis: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for when patients with Myasthenia Gravis will have access to recently licenced products.
Answer: On 7 March 2024, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) approved the medicine rozanolixizumab, marketed as Rystiggo, to treat adults with generalised myasthenia gravis.The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) ev...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMyasthenia Gravis: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37487More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to increase patient access to new and innovative treatments for Myasthenia Gravis.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases, such as myasthenia gravis. The UK Rare Diseases Framework sets out four priorities collaboratively developed with the rare disease community: these include improving ac...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRare Diseases: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence proposed changes to its Highly Specialised Technology routing criteria on acce
Answer: Decisions on whether medicines should be evaluated by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) through its highly specialised technologies (HST) programme are taken by NICE itself against a set of published criteria that have been deve...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRare Diseases: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the proposed changes to National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Highly Specialised Technology (HST) routing criteria aligns with the stated aim of HST to
Answer: Decisions on whether medicines should be evaluated by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) through its highly specialised technologies (HST) programme are taken by NICE itself against a set of published criteria that have been deve...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRare Diseases: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the proposed changes to National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Highly Specialised Technology (HST) routing criteria aligns with the stated aim of HST to
Answer: Decisions on whether medicines should be evaluated by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) through its highly specialised technologies (HST) programme are taken by NICE itself against a set of published criteria that have been deve...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordIraq: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 902821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Iraqi counterpart on strengthening UK-Iraq relations.
Answer: I met Iraqi Foreign Minister Dr Fuad Husein during the official visit of his Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani to the UK from 14-16 January. During the visit, our Prime Ministers signed the landmark Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, a wide-rangi...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordIntegrated Care Boards: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29283More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on multi-year funding settlements for integrated care boards.
Answer: Integrated care board (ICB) allocations for 2025/26 were published on 30 January alongside the 2025/26 NHS Planning Guidance, with further information available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/allocations/The pre-requisite for multi-year ...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPetrol: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has to implement a national system to monitor petrol prices.
Answer: The Government gave the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) statutory information gathering powers which commenced on 1 January 2025 so that it can monitor and scrutinise petrol and diesel prices. The CMA will be able to assess how well competition is...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAsthma: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25926More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's reforming elective care for patients plan, published on 6 January 2025, what steps he is taking to improve asthma follow-up treatment.
Answer: The Elective Reform Plan, published in January 2025, sets out the reform efforts needed to return to the 18-week constitutional standard, including the need to put the patient front and centre and reform elective pathways. In recognition of the unacceptab...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Diseases: Medical EquipmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of dry powder inhalers were prescribed by the NHS in the last year for which data is available.
Answer: The data below is based on figures published in the Prescription Cost Analysis. It includes all community dispensing in England, regardless of where they were prescribed, where the prescriptions have been submitted to the NHS Business Service Authority (N...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
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