Sarah Olney MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Suicide: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria he uses to assess the effectiveness of the Suicide Prevention Strategy.
Answer: Data, evidence, and engagement with experts informed the actions that sit within the Suicide Prevention Strategy’s action plan. Government departments and other organisations responsible for delivering suicide prevention activity are accountable for the d...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much was spent on the Pharmacy First awareness campaign.
Answer: The Pharmacy First advertising campaign has now run on several occasions. Evaluation of the November to December 2024 campaign showed a measurable increase in public awareness and confidence. Awareness that pharmacies can treat Pharmacy First conditions r...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSuicide: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124188More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the mid-term review of the Suicide Prevention Strategy will be published.
Answer: Officials are reviewing the Suicide Prevention Strategy, including how best to present updates, acknowledging the successes of the strategy so far as well as re-invigorating cross-Government efforts to go further. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of Stat...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are currently on the NHS Talking Therapy waiting list in the UK.
Answer: The latest published annual statistics for NHS Talking Therapies services in England for 2024/25 show that the mean average waiting time in days between the date the referral request was received and the date of first appointment, where the referral had a...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115527More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what was the average waiting time in 2025 for an NHS Talking Therapy appointment following referral.
Answer: The latest published annual statistics for NHS Talking Therapies services in England for 2024/25 show that the mean average waiting time in days between the date the referral request was received and the date of first appointment, where the referral had a...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Think Pharmacy First campaign on helping to encourage people use pharmacies for treatment.
Answer: The Pharmacy First advertising campaign has now been run on several occasions. Data collected from the campaign run from November to December 2024 showed an increase in public knowledge that pharmacies can treat ‘Pharmacy First’ conditions, from 71% to 79...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Out of Area TreatmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105234More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data is collected on patients with complex trauma and personality disorder diagnoses who are placed into private out-of-area placements.
Answer: NHS England has advised that all providers of National Health Service-funded mental health services, including private providers, are required to submit the mandatory and required fields, where the service is provided, contained within the Mental Health S...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105233More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his department uses AI to automate decision making about access to public services.
Answer: The Department develops policy and strategy on the regulation and use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies across health and care. The NHS England Information Governance (IG) Policy Engagement Team are updating their guidance for patients, health ...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of therapeutic Tier 4 services.
Answer: NHS England’s London Region Specialised Commissioning is currently undertaking a tabletop review of Tier 4 (T4) Personality Disorder inpatient provision within the London footprint. This review is being led by the Nursing and Quality and Mental Health tea...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSuicide: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to launch a public awareness campaign to help tackle suicide.
Answer: The Department currently has no specific plans to launch a public awareness campaign to help tackle suicide. The Suicide Prevention Strategy for England, published in 2023, identifies eight priority groups for targeted and tailored support at a national l...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonality Disorders: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97826More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who requested the table-top review of Tier 4 services for personality disorder by NHS England; who is leading that review; and what that review's aims and purpose are.
Answer: NHS England London Region Specialised Commissioning is currently undertaking a tabletop review of Tier 4 (T4) Personality Disorder inpatient provision within the London footprint. This review is being led by the Nursing and Quality and Mental Health teams...
Answered 29 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordContinuing Care: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commission an independent national review into the use of allocation tools in Children’s Continuing Care, with recommendations on legality, safeguarding and transparency, and lay the rep
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that all children, including those with complex health needs, receive appropriate care and support whenever and wherever they need it. Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the provision and commissionin...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordContinuing Care: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95977More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many referrals have the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman received in each year since 2015 regarding Children’s Continuing Care.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that all children, including those with complex health needs, receive appropriate care and support whenever and wherever they need it. The National Framework for Children and Young People’s Continuing Care provides ...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordContinuing Care: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Stage 1 and Stage 2 complaints regarding Children’s Continuing Care were received in each ICB in the last three years, what percentage of those complaints were upheld or partially upheld a
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that all children, including those with complex health needs, receive appropriate care and support whenever and wherever they need it. The National Framework for Children and Young People’s Continuing Care, publishe...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordOmaveloxoloneDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on approval of Skyclarys; and if he will consider the urgent provision of Skyclarys for patients on an
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) initiated the appraisal of Skyclarys (omaveloxolone) for the treatment of Friedrich’s Ataxia for people aged 16 years old and over in anticipation of a licence bring granted by the Medicines and...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to conduct a review of blood donation rules for people over the age of 70.
Answer: NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for blood donation in England, and blood donor selection guidelines are prepared by the Joint United Kingdom Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Services Professional Advisory Committee (JPAC), with...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
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