Shockat Adam MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Muscular Dystrophy: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding his Department has allocated for emerging Duchenne muscular dystrophy treatments; and what plans he has to ensure that future therapies, including gene therapies and exon-skipping trea
Answer: The Department understands the impact that Duchenne muscular dystrophy has on those living with it and their families, and the urgent need for new treatment options. The Department has not allocated any funding specifically for emerging treatments for Duc...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRare Diseases: Advice and Guidance ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13318More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what safeguards are in place to ensure that patients with complex, chronic or rare conditions are not disadvantaged by the requirement to use Advice and Guidance before referral.
Answer: Advice and Guidance (A&G) is not, and has not been, mandated for use prior to a formal referral. Practices are expected to use A&G to support clinical decision making in relation to a planned care referral where clinically appropriate, alongside s...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAdvice and Guidance Services: Out-patientsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13317More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of mandatory Advice and Guidance pathways on patients' access to hospital specialist care.
Answer: Advice and Guidance (A&G) is not, and has not been, mandated for use prior to a formal referral. Practices are expected to use A&G to support clinical decision making in relation to a planned care referral where clinically appropriate, alongside s...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Professions: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13316More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of General Medical Council fitness-to-practise investigations on the wellbeing of doctors, and what steps are being taken to ensure those process
Answer: The General Medical Council (GMC) is independent of the Government, is directly accountable to Parliament, and is responsible for operational matters concerning the discharge of its statutory duties. The United Kingdom’s model of healthcare professional r...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPhysician and Anaesthesia Associate Professions Independent ReviewDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made in implementing the recommendations of the independent review of Physician Associate and Anaesthesia Associate roles.
Answer: The Government accepted all 18 recommendations of the independent review of physician associate and anaesthesia associate roles published in July 2025, with implementation subject to consultation and further work where required. The Department is now work...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPhysician Assistants: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13314More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure clear national standards on the scope of practice and supervision of Physician Associates and Anaesthesia Associates.
Answer: The Government accepted all 18 recommendations of the independent review of physician associate and anaesthesia associate roles published in July 2025, with implementation subject to consultation and further work where required. The Department is now work...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBipolar Disorder: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3080More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of commissioning an expert clinical review into the use of the Zamar Protocol for patients with severe treatment-resistant bipo
Answer: The Department has no current plans to commission an expert clinical review into the use of the Zamar Protocol for patients with severe treatment-resistant bipolar spectrum disorders.The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has not con...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSodium ValproateDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of appointing a (a) senior team and (b) tsar to support people affected by sodium valproate.
Answer: The Department does not at present intend to appoint a senior team or a tsar in relation to those affected by sodium valproate.NHS England has commissioned the Fetal Exposure to Medicines Services Pilot, being delivered by the National Health Service in N...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordEhlers-Danlos SyndromeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve training and awareness among healthcare professionals of complex multi system conditions such as hEDS and associated comorbidities.
Answer: In England, the organisation and delivery of multidisciplinary care for patients with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (hEDS) and associated co-morbidities is a matter for local National Health Service systems. Integrated care boards are responsible fo...
Answered 26 May 2026
Original Parliament recordPatients: Medical EquipmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what financial support and assistance is available to patients required to self fund essential medical equipment.
Answer: National Health Service medical services are free at the point of use for the patient, as the system is taxpayer funded, although patients might be charged for some NHS services, for example, dental treatment, prescriptions, glasses, wigs, and fabric supp...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMast Cell Activation Syndrome: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance is provided to NHS Trusts on the diagnosis and management of Mast Cell Activation Syndrome in the absence of traditional allergy markers.
Answer: There is currently no National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) clinical guideline specifically covering the diagnosis and management of mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS). In the absence of condition‑specific national guidance, clinician...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordME/CFS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of regional provision of services for patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; and what steps he is taking to increase the avail
Answer: The commissioning of specialised services for myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), is the responsibility of local integrated care boards (ICBs). ICBs are expected to commission services that meet the needs of their l...
Answered 5 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMedical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 801More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will review funding and prescribing guidance for medical compression garments for conditions other than lipoedema, including Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome.
Answer: Medical compression garments are already available to be prescribed in primary and community care. The ability for a prescribing clinician to use these in the treatment and management of conditions including postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome is al...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordPostural Tachycardia Syndrome: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 800More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support is available for patients with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome awaiting specialist assessment, including access to interim treatments and prescribed medical compression garme
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning end‑to‑end postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) pathways that meet local population need and, where neither paediatric nor adult secondary care is accessible, this reflects a loca...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCraniocervical Instability: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 799More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what provision exists within the NHS for diagnostic investigations, including upright and dynamic MRI, for suspected craniocervical instability; and whether he plans to expand access to that provis
Answer: In England, the organisation and delivery of multidisciplinary care for patients with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (hEDS) and associated co-morbidities is a matter for local National Health Service systems. Integrated care boards are responsible fo...
Answered 26 May 2026
Original Parliament recordMusculoskeletal Disorders: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure access to specialist multidisciplinary teams for patients with complex connective tissue disorders, including those with suspected craniocervical instability.
Answer: In England, the organisation and delivery of multidisciplinary care for patients with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (hEDS) and associated co-morbidities is a matter for local National Health Service systems. Integrated care boards are responsible fo...
Answered 26 May 2026
Original Parliament recordEhlers-Danlos Syndrome: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of NHS care pathways for patients with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and associated co-morbidities.
Answer: In England, the organisation and delivery of multidisciplinary care for patients with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (hEDS) and associated co-morbidities is a matter for local National Health Service systems. Integrated care boards are responsible fo...
Answered 26 May 2026
Original Parliament recordPsychiatric Hospitals: Autism and Learning DisabilityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128116More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answers of 3 and 7 July 2025 to questions 62380 and 62381, what figures his Department used as the 31 March 2024 baselines to measure progress on reducing the number of adults (i) w
Answer: The table attached presents an extract from the Assuring Transformation dataset, which shows the figures the Department uses as the 31 March 2024 baselines to measure progress on reducing the number of adults with a learning disability and autistic people...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: PalantirDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124237More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made recent assessment concerning NHS contracts awarded to Palantir.
Answer: Privacy by design is a core principle of the NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP). NHS England constantly assesses privacy and data management through strict information governance processes detailed in the NHS Federated Data Platform Information Governa...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: Business RatesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109325More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending Business Rates reimbursements to Community Pharmacies.
Answer: In the Autumn Budget 2025, the Government made hard choices in order to protect the National Health Service in England and continue to prioritise reducing waiting times. We have also stepped in to cap bills and help businesses, as part of a £4.3 billion s...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109324More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to ensure community pharmacies are involved in formal policy discussions affecting the pharmacy sector.
Answer: The Government recognises that pharmacies are an integral part of the fabric of our communities, as an easily accessible ‘front door’ to the National Health Service, staffed by highly trained and skilled healthcare professionals.Following consultation wit...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMalnutritionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department expects to publish new national hydration and nutrition guidance, further to the review conducted by NHS England’s Nursing Directorate; and if he will publish the findings of th
Answer: NHS England has undertaken a comprehensive review and refresh of the Commissioning Excellent Nutrition and Hydration 2015–2018 guidance to ensure that it reflects current evidence base, national food standards, National Institute for Health and Care Excel...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMalnutritionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99584More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to update NHS England’s Guidance - Commissioning Excellent Nutrition and Hydration 2015-2018, including consultation that has taken place with stakeholders worki
Answer: NHS England has undertaken a comprehensive review and refresh of the Commissioning Excellent Nutrition and Hydration 2015–2018 guidance to ensure that it reflects current evidence base, national food standards, National Institute for Health and Care Excel...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDiseases: MalnutritionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure people at risk of disease-related malnutrition are supported through the (a) implementation of the 10 Year Health Plan and (b) provision of neighbourho
Answer: Disease-related malnutrition is a clinical condition affecting all ages across the community and in all health and care settings. Diagnosis and detection are key, and health staff are trained to spot the early warning signs of malnutrition so effective in...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDiseases: MalnutritionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99582More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure equitable regional access to malnutrition screening and support for disease-related malnutrition.
Answer: Disease-related malnutrition is a clinical condition affecting all ages across the community and in all health and care settings. Diagnosis and detection are key, and health staff are trained to spot the early warning signs of malnutrition so effective in...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
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