Sharon Hodgson MP: written questions 2025
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University College Hospital: Surgical Mesh ImplantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many removals of surgical mesh have taken place at the University College London Hospital in each month since this service began.
Answer: There are nine specialist mesh centres across England, ensuring that women in every region with complications of mesh inserted for urinary incontinence and vaginal prolapse gets the right support. Each mesh centre is led by a multi-disciplinary team to en...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSurgical Mesh ImplantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the average waiting times for mesh centres; and what steps he is taking to reduce this.
Answer: There are nine specialist mesh centres across England, ensuring that women in every region with complications of mesh inserted for urinary incontinence and vaginal prolapse get the right support. Each mesh centre is led by a multi-disciplinary team to ens...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSurgical Mesh ImplantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on (a) how much each mesh centre received in specialised commissioning funding and (b) how many removals took place in each month since this service began.
Answer: The Department does not hold information on how much each mesh centre received in specialised commissioning funding and on the number of removals that have taken place each month since the service began.There are nine specialist mesh centres across Englan...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department collects data on the number of people who (a) have been diagnosed with secondary breast cancer after finishing hormone therapy and (b) are living with secondary breast cancer
Answer: The National Disease Registration Service within NHS England, as the national cancer registry, collects diagnosis and treatment data on cancer patients in England.Using the data behind the Accredited Official Statistics on Cancer Registrations combined wi...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27130More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish a passenger focused plan on train travel post rail-reform which includes recommendations on ensuring the safety of women and girls on trains.
Answer: Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) is a priority for the Government. We have set ourselves the ambitious target to halve VAWG offences in the next decade using every lever available to us. My Department and the rail industry, including the B...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Gender Based ViolenceDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number of (a) arrests and (b) prosecutions in relation to cases of violence against women and girls on trains in the last five years.
Answer: The British Transport Police (BTP) are responsible for policing the rail network in England, Scotland and Wales. The force has provided the following information on arrests and prosecutions against female victims for Violence, Sex and Public Order (Seriou...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Gender Based ViolenceDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the (a) British Transport Police and (b) National Police Chiefs Council on levels of violence against women and girls on trains.
Answer: The department and ministers are in regular contact with the British Transport Police (BTP), who are a member of the National Police Chiefs Council, regarding their commitment to tackling VAWG offences on the rail network. The Force are a key partner in s...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHoliday Activities and Food ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of expanding the Holiday Activities and Food programme to all (a) families in receipt of Universal Credit and (b) children and young people living in areas o
Answer: The holiday activities and food programme (HAF) supports disadvantaged children and their families during the Easter, summer and Christmas holidays with enriching activities, providing them with healthy food, helping them to learn new things, improving so...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School MealsDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25181More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to expand free school meal eligibility as part of the work of the child poverty strategy.
Answer: The government is committed to delivering an ambitious strategy to reduce child poverty by tackling the root causes and giving every child the best start in life. To support this, a new Ministerial taskforce has been set up to develop a Child Poverty Stra...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordListed Places of Worship Grant Scheme: Religious FreedomDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24627More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has plans to meet with representatives of faith communities to discuss the potential impact of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme on freedom of religious practice in England an
Answer: On the 22nd of January, I was pleased to announce that the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme would continue from March 2025 to March 2026 with a budget of £23m. Further details can be found in this Written Statement.Both myself and my officials have m...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: WasteDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to introduce mandatory food waste reporting urgently.
Answer: In our manifesto, the Government committed to reducing waste by moving to a circular economy. The Secretary of State has convened a Small Ministerial Group on Circular Economy and a Circular Economy Taskforce of experts across government, industry, academ...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSunburn: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the frequency of sunburn in children and young people under 18.
Answer: The Department continues to advise patients to follow National Health Service guidance on sun protection. This advice is available publicly on the NHS.UK website, which is available at the following link:https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/seasonal-health/sunscr...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNon-ionizing RadiationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS 10-year-plan will include measures to address excessive exposure to ultraviolet radiation.
Answer: We have committed to develop a 10-year plan to deliver a National Health Service fit for the future. The engagement process has been launched, and as we work to develop and finalise the plan, I would encourage those concerned about excessive exposure to u...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSkin Cancer: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has spent on skin cancer awareness campaigns in each of the last three financial years .
Answer: The Department continues to advise patients to follow National Health Service guidance on reducing the risk of skin cancer. This advice is available publicly on the National Health Service website, at the following link:https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/melan...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: Hormone TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23288More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on whether there are ongoing trials to assess whether continuing hormone therapy indefinitely after a primary breast cancer diagnosis would prevent this cohort
Answer: Research is crucial in tackling cancer, which is why the Department invests over £1.5 billion per year in health research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). NIHR research expenditure for all cancers was £133 million in 202...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: Hormone TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of people who developed secondary breast cancer after completing the 10-year recommended hormone therapy in the latest period for which data is a
Answer: The National Disease Registration Service (NDRS) in NHS England, as the national cancer registry, collects diagnosis and treatment data on cancer patients in England. The NDRS does not hold data on the number of people who developed secondary breast cance...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
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