Samantha Niblett MP: written questions
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General Practitioners: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15808More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the 2026/27 GP contract on continuity of care; and whether he has made an assessment of the cost-effectiveness of reduced continuity, as a res
Answer: Where a patient presents with a clinically urgent need, it is for the general practitioner to determine the appropriate course of action, and the patient should receive a clinically appropriate response on the same day. Where a request is ‘dealt with’, th...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: TelemedicineDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15807More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increased use of online consultation systems on total demand for GP services; and whether additional funding has been provided to practices to
Answer: The Government is committed to improving access to general practices (GPs) by increasing capacity and making it easier for patients to contact their surgery. The changes made to online consultation systems in October 2024 are supporting greater parity acr...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15806More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential financial and workforce impact on GP practices of the requirement to deliver same-day responses to all clinically urgent requests under the 2026/27 GP c
Answer: The 2026/27 GP Contract makes clear that requests identified by practices as clinically urgent should be responded to on the same day. This builds on NHS England’s Medium Term Planning Framework, which set an expectation that urgent appointments should be...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the funding uplift in the 2026/27 GP contract.
Answer: General practices (GPs) are valued independent contractors who provide £14 billion worth of National Health Services. Every year we consult with the profession about what services GPs provide, and the money providers are entitled to in return under their ...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAdvice and Guidance ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the workload and associated cost to GP practices arising from the expansion of Advice and Refer under the 2026/27 GP contract; and what funding has been allocated to ge
Answer: The Department and NHS England considered the potential impacts of expanding Advice and Guidance (A&G) as part of the policy development process, including through clinical input, established governance arrangements, and equalities considerations. A&a...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsbestos: Public BuildingsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to order the removal of asbestos from public (a) buildings and (b) workplaces.
Answer: The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 (CAR) provide a robust regulatory system to ensure that asbestos-containing materials in non-domestic buildings are managed proactively, to prevent harm to building occupants on the basis that asbestos in good cond...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether, following the Government's announcement on measures to address AI chatbots producing romantic and sexual content for children, it plans to take further steps to close gaps rela
Answer: We have taken a power in the Crime and Policing Act to close loopholes in the Online Safety Act regarding AI chatbots. This means unregulated chatbots will have to comply with duties under the Online Safety Act to protect their users from illegal content ...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to protect children from harm caused by AI chatbots.
Answer: We have taken a power in the Crime and Policing Act to close loopholes in the Online Safety Act regarding AI chatbots. This means unregulated chatbots will have to comply with duties under the Online Safety Act to protect their users from illegal content ...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15100More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) modelling and (b) risk assessment was undertaken prior to the implementation of the 1 April 2026 GP contract changes to evaluate their impact on (a) patient safety, (b) primary care capaci
Answer: The Department and NHS England considered the potential impacts of expanding Advice and Guidance (A&G) as part of the policy development process, including through clinical input, established governance arrangements, and equalities considerations. A&a...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordImports: AsbestosDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that products imported by businesses and retailers are free of asbestos.
Answer: Under UK law, businesses placing consumer products on the market, including importers, are responsible for ensuring they are safe. The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) and local authorities have powers to require unsafe products be withdrawn...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsbestos: Health and SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Sixth Report of the Work and Pensions Committee of Session 2021–22 on The Health and Safety Executive’s approach to asbestos management, HC 560, published on 21 April 2022, what st
Answer: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is continuing its long-term work to deliver regulatory interventions, new communication campaigns and asbestos-related research in support of wider Government priorities. This work is aligned with those recommendation...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWomen's Health Hubs: DerbyshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women's health hubs have been established in NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB; and what services they provide.
Answer: NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) has established two virtual Women’s Health Hubs, one serving Derby City and one serving Derbyshire County. These operate collectively as the Derby and Derbyshire Women’s Health Hubs, using a mixed deliv...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsbestos: SalesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the steps taken by retailers to warn the public of sold products that contain asbestos.
Answer: Our laws are clear: the UK has a zero-tolerance approach to asbestos in consumer products. Where it is identified, businesses that supplied affected products must recall them, taking all reasonable steps to identify and notify affected consumers, and publ...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: NationalisationDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of rail service renationalisation on (a) employment levels, (b) direct jobs in train operating companies and (c) indirect jobs across the wi
Answer: As part of the public ownership programme, existing staff at train operating companies will be able to transfer to the relevant public sector operator with their terms and conditions protected under TUPE regulations. In future, these passenger services wi...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: NationalisationDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed renationalisation of passenger rail services under Great British Railways on (a) private sector (i) suppliers and (ii) manufacture
Answer: The Government will establish Great British Railways (GBR) as a new, publicly owned body to integrate track and train. In developing these proposals, the Department has been clear that the private sector will continue to play a vital role across the rail ...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMeningitis: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14589More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of current eligibility criteria for the MenB catch up vaccination programme; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending e
Answer: On 12 June 2026, I announced a one-off, time-limited meningococcal group B (MenB) immunisation programme to protect those at highest immediate risk of MenB disease this autumn.People currently in the Year 13 age group in England and Wales, those born from...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: LandfillDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the expiry of Renewables Obligation support for landfill gas generation on (a) electricity generation, (b) methane emissions, environmen
Answer: Government is aware that Renewables Obligation (RO) support will begin to end in April 2027. In line with commitments made in the Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan, we are exploring the possibility of a long-term methane capture scheme, with suitable...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: LandfillDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14118More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for South Derbyshire of the expiry of Renewables Obligation support for landfill gas generation, including in respect of the future o
Answer: More than 300 landfill gas sites across Great Britain currently receive support through the Renewables Obligation (RO). Government is aware that the commercial viability of some of these sites may be affected when the RO support begins to expire from 2027...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: LandfillDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14090More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure there is no gap in financial support for landfill gas electricity generation following the expiry of Renewables Obligation support in April 20
Answer: Government is aware that Renewables Obligation (RO) support for existing landfill gas generators will begin to expire from 2027, and that this could affect their commercial viability. That’s why the Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan committed to expl...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving Licences and Driving Tests: AgeDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she will make an assessment of the potential merits of setting an age at which (a) driving licences are revoked and (b) drivers are required to retake a driving test.
Answer: There are no plans to set an age at which a driving licence is revoked, or drivers are required to retake a driving test. At the age of 70, drivers must renew their entitlement, and at most, every three years after that. To renew their entitlement, they m...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to ensure that all women over 70 are being reminded of the importance of having mammograms.
Answer: The NHS Breast Screening Programme offers all women in England between the ages of 50 and 71 years old the opportunity to be screened every three years for breast cancer, to help detect abnormalities and intervene early to reduce the number of lives lost ...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: Transgender PeopleDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12410More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she plans to take with Cabinet colleagues to protect and support transgender individuals following the implementation of the proposed under 16s social media ban.
Answer: The government wants to support those who use the online world to find solace and support or who depend on technology to connect with others. Transgender individuals will still have access to the internet and safe spaces online. The government wants to se...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAbortion: ClinicsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure the safety of women at abortion clinics.
Answer: All women in England and Wales should have access to safe, regulated abortions on the National Health Service under our current laws.Safeguarding is an essential aspect of abortion care, and abortion providers are required to have effective arrangements i...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCommunity Development: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the level of availability of accessible third spaces for people under the age of 16 following the introduction of the proposed social media ba
Answer: Giving every child the best possible start in life is this government's driving force. This Government is investing £500 million through our Youth Matters national youth strategy, so young people from all walks of life can access fun things to do outside ...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSexual and Reproductive HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients referred to psychosexual services under NICE guidance are able to access those services within a reasonable timeframe.
Answer: Responsibility for commissioning psychosexual services is split across upper tier local authorities and integrated care boards (ICBs). Upper tier local authorities are responsible for commissioning comprehensive sexual health services, which includes the ...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
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