Sharon Hodgson MP: written questions
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Schools: AllergiesDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99702More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has issued guidance to schools following the inquest into the death of Benedict Blythe.
Answer: The department has not issued any guidance to schools following the inquest into the tragic death of Benedict Blythe. The department encourages schools, colleges and settings to use resources such as those published in the allergy guidance for schools as ...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFoodDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will introduce a Good Food Bill by the end of this Parliament.
Answer: The Good Food Cycle publication is the first part of the food strategy. It will require a long-term programme of work to transform the food system and support food strategy outcomes.
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Washington and Gateshead SouthDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98755More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, within Washington and Gateshead South constituency in the most recent 12 months for which data is available, what is the total sum of money resulting from a) deductions, and b) sanctions applied to Univ
Answer: a) Universal Credit deductions statistics are published quarterly with the latest figures available in table 6, row 216 in Universal Credit deductions statistics, September 2024 to August 2025, supplementary data tables, at Universal Credit statistics, 29...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: CompensationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95382More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide redress for mesh and sodium valproate families.
Answer: The Government is carefully considering the work by the Patient Safety Commissioner and her report, which set out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. This is a complex issue involving input from different Government departme...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCosmetics: AfamelanotideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94642More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set out the legal status of the sale of tan- enhancing nasal products containing Melanotan II for cosmetic purposes.
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is required to determine whether products are medicines on a case-by-case basis, taking into account the definition of a medicine in The Human Medicines Regulations 2012, relevant case law, an...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCosmetics: RegulationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93690More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to set out (a) where responsibility sits for action to prevent the availability of tan- enhancing products containing Melanotan II and (b) the steps that have been taken to prevent the availability
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is responsible for the regulation of medicinal products and medical devices in the United Kingdom.Although tanning is not considered to be a medical purpose, injectable products containing Mel...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCosmetics: AfamelanotideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93689More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the (a) availability and (b) levels of use of tan-enhancing products containing Melanotan II is being considered in the development of the forthcoming cancer plan.
Answer: The Government is taking steps to prevent, diagnose, and treat cancers more quickly, including skin cancers. The forthcoming National Cancer Plan will cover the entirety of the cancer pathway from referral and diagnosis to treatment and ongoing care. It w...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFireworks: RegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92525More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his department will conduct a review into current fireworks legislation to determine whether it is fit for purpose and efficiently protects animals and vulnerable people.
Answer: The Government is continuing to engage with businesses, consumer groups and charities, including those supporting animals and vulnerable people, to gather evidence on the issues with and impacts of fireworks to inform any future action and review into the...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Youth ParliamentDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with partners on the future of the UK Youth Parliament and its funding.
Answer: Delivery partners for the UK Youth Parliament participated in the evaluation of the 2023-25 programme, delivered by IFF Research, which includes recommendations on the future of the programme. DCMS is currently going through our internal business planning...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPregnancy: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has allocated for prospective studies into anti-seizure medications other than Sodium Valproate in pregnancy since 2018.
Answer: Between 2020 and 2024 the Department, through its research delivery arm the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR), has invested approximately £5.34 million through direct awards to research into anti-seizure or anti-epilepsy medication in ...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPregnancy: DrugsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what (a) grants and 9b) funding her Department has allocated to the Medical Research Council for research into anti-seizure medications in pregnancy since 2018.
Answer: Since 2018, the Medical Research Council (MRC), which is part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), has committed £2.7 million to a research project developing a new anti-seizure drug to the point of regulatory submission for first-in-human trials. The tr...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPregnancy: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has allocated for research of anti-seizure medications in pregnancy (a) in total and (b) to the MHRA since 2020.
Answer: Between 2020 and 2024 the Department, through its research delivery arm the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR), has invested approximately £5.34 million through direct awards to research into anti-seizure or anti-epilepsy medication in ...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPregnancy: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when research funding was last given for anti-seizure medications in pregnancy.
Answer: Between 2020 and 2024 the Department, through its research delivery arm the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR), has invested approximately £5.34 million through direct awards to research into anti-seizure or anti-epilepsy medication in ...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: FoodDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85130More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS trusts on providing meals for parents when their child is in hospital overnight.
Answer: NHS England is currently working with the National Health Service to pilot providing meals for parents when their child is in hospital overnight through work being implemented to recognise the wishes of Sophie Fairall and the charity established posthumou...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Wholesale TradeTreasuryTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82653More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she made of the role of wholesalers in maintaining supply chain resilience when determining eligibility for business rates reliefs.
Answer: The Government currently provides a 40 per cent business rates relief for eligible retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, up to a cash cap of £110,0000 per business, in 2025-26. Eligibility for the RHL relief scheme is outlined in guidance pub...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Wholesale TradeTreasuryTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82652More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of planned business rates reforms on the wholesale sector; and if she will consider extending retail-equivalent reliefs to wholesalers.
Answer: The Government currently provides a 40 per cent business rates relief for eligible retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, up to a cash cap of £110,0000 per business, in 2025-26. Eligibility for the RHL relief scheme is outlined in guidance pub...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School MealsDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that schools' core budgets in more deprived communities are not disproportionately used to meet the costs of providing free school meals.
Answer: This department spends over £1.5 billion annually supporting the provision of free and nutritious meals to around 3.4 million children. We have also set aside over £1 billion over the multi-year spending review period to back our significant expansion of ...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78055More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to make the provision of women's health hubs by ICBs mandatory.
Answer: A target on women’s health hubs was not needed in this year’s planning guidance because the target was met. We have moved away from central targets through the planning guidance and are supporting integrated care boards (ICBs) to continue improving their ...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the removal of the mandatory target for the provision of women's health hubs in each ICB area in the 2025/26 priorities and operat
Answer: A target on women’s health hubs was not needed in this year’s planning guidance because the target was met. We have moved away from central targets through the planning guidance and are supporting integrated care boards (ICBs) to continue improving their ...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78053More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the target to include a women's health hub within every ICB area is not included in the document by NHS England entitled 2025/26 priorities and operational planning guidance, last u
Answer: A target on women’s health hubs was not needed in this year’s planning guidance because the target was met. We have moved away from central targets through the planning guidance and are supporting integrated care boards (ICBs) to continue improving their ...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAmmunition: FactoriesMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, whether his Department has considered establishing one of the always on munitions factories in the North East; and when he expects to anno
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review committed to build at least six new energetics and munitions factories in the UK. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is currently developing a plan to deliver this commitment alongside our wider Defence Industrial Strategy, deliver...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSurgical Mesh Implants: Codes of PracticeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in which year the NHS created a Hospital Episode Statistic Code for rectopexy mesh.
Answer: The Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) are a curated data product containing details about admissions, outpatient appointments and historical accident and emergency attendances at National Health Service hospitals in England. This includes data on rectopex...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHernias: Surgical Mesh ImplantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence plans to publish updated guidance on the eight types of hernia mesh.
Answer: Topics for new or updated guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) are considered through the NICE prioritisation process. Decisions as to whether NICE will create new, or update existing, guidance are overseen by an inte...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFoetal Valproate Spectrum DisorderDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 August 2025 to Question 65738 on Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder, if he will make interim payments to valproate families following the end of the pilot project.
Answer: The NHS England-commissioned Fetal Exposure to Medicine Pilot project covers assessment, expert advice, and treatment planning for people impacted by sodium valproate and other anti-seizure medications.On the question of interim payments to valproate fami...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSurgical Mesh ImplantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the outcome was of the MHRA rectopexy review.
Answer: At the end of 2024, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) completed its’ first stage review into the use of mesh in rectopexy procedures, which involved a comprehensive review of the mesh products available in Great Britian’s mark...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
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