Shockat Adam MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Processed Food: HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62917More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support households (a) with children and (b) on a low income to (i) reduce their consumption of ultra-processed foods and (ii) use more minimally processed an
Answer: The Government’s Eatwell Guide already advises that people should eat more fruit, vegetables, and wholegrain or higher-fibre foods, as well as less processed meat, and less food and drink that is high in sugar, calories, saturated fat, and salt.The Eatwel...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPsychiatric Hospitals: Autism and Learning DisabilityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether each Integrated Care System is required to reduce the number of (a) people with a learning disability and (b) autistic people from their area in mental health hospitals by 10 per cent withi
Answer: National Health Service planning guidance for 2025/26 includes a focus on improving care for people with a learning disability and autistic people and contains the objective to deliver a minimum 10% reduction in the use of mental health inpatient care for...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPsychiatric Hospitals: Autism and Learning DisabilityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what baseline figure his Department will use to measure progress on reducing the number of (a) people with a learning disability and (b) autistic people in mental health hospitals by 10 per cent wi
Answer: National Health Service planning guidance for 2025/26 includes a focus on improving care for people with a learning disability and autistic people and contains the objective to deliver a minimum 10% reduction in the use of mental health inpatient care for...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGlaucoma: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62136More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to help prevent irreversible blindness due to glaucoma progression.
Answer: Regular sight tests play a crucial role in the early detection of glaucoma, which is often symptomless in the early stages. Free National Health Service sight tests are available for many, including individuals diagnosed with glaucoma or those aged 40 yea...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGlaucoma: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of combined cataract and trabecular bypasses on glaucoma progression.
Answer: The best treatment options for any individual patient will be decided by the treating clinician in discussion with the patient, taking into account relevant National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance. NICE guidance on trabecular ste...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGlaucoma: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the use of innovative technologies to treat glaucoma through the 10-Year Health Plan.
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan will deliver the three big shifts our National Health Service needs to be fit for the future: from hospital to community; from analogue to digital; and from sickness to prevention. All of these are relevant to preventing and managi...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGlaucoma: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62131More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking through the NHS 10-Year Health Plan to improve glaucoma care.
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan will deliver the three big shifts our National Health Service needs to be fit for the future: from hospital to community; from analogue to digital; and from sickness to prevention. All of these are relevant to preventing and managi...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the waiting time for access to mental health services.
Answer: The Government is delivering new and innovative models of care in the community. As part of this, we have launched six neighbourhood adult mental health centres to bring together community, crisis, and inpatient care; these are open 24 hours a day, seven ...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEyesight: DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33219More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of eye problems as part of its 10-Year Plan.
Answer: As part of the work to develop a 10-Year Health Plan, we have launched a significant public engagement process, and we would encourage all those with an interest in eye care services to take part in that process so that we can fully understand what is not...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHealthy Start SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31607More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to maximise take up of the Healthy Start scheme.
Answer: The Healthy Start scheme was introduced in 2006 to encourage a healthy diet for pregnant women, babies, and young children under four years old from very low-income households. It can be used to buy, or put towards the cost of, fruit, vegetables, pulses, ...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNutritionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31606More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of poor dietary health on the UK economy.
Answer: The Government recognises that poor diet and obesity are major drivers of physical and mental ill health and early mortality. Ill health leads to increased sickness absence and early death which reduces workforce productivity, putting a burden on business...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS Learning Support Fund: PharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to extend eligibility for the NHS Learning Support Fund to include pharmacy students.
Answer: There are no immediate plans to make changes to the NHS Learning Support Fund scheme design. The Government keeps the funding arrangements for all healthcare students under close review. At all times, the Government must strike a balance between the level...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordOphthalmic Services: Special Educational NeedsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25806More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many eye care professionals are delivering NHS Special School Eye Care Service under Primary Ophthalmic Service contracts; and how many special schools are in receipt of that service.
Answer: As of March 2024, 38 optometrists and 29 dispensing opticians had been recorded as delivering sight testing services within the 83 special educational settings, participating in the proof-of-concept programme. Regulations were laid on 28 November 2024 to ...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17341More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) meet demand for radiation treatment and (b) reduce NHS waiting times for people with cancers that require urgent treatment.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving cancer care and reducing waiting times for treatment. We understand that cancer patients are waiting longer than they should for the care they need, and we are taking action to address this.To ensure the most advan...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) help prevent burnout and (b) increase the capacity of postgraduate GP trainers.
Answer: We hugely value the critical role that general practitioners (GPs) play, and we are determined to address the issues they face. We recognise that burnout among postgraduate GP trainers is a risk that needs to be tackled, as highlighted in the General Medi...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: LeicesterDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of GPs in Leicester.
Answer: We are working to increase the general practice (GP) workforce across England, including in Leicester. This includes measures to boost recruitment, address the reasons why doctors leave the profession, and encourage them to return to practice.NHS England ...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
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