Sorcha Eastwood MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Long Covid: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the Northern Ireland Department of Health on working together on (a) research and (b) treatment for people with long covid.
Answer: The Department has not had any specific discussions in relation to working together on research and treatment for long COVID with Northern Ireland’s Department of Health.The Department of Health and Social Care funds research through the National Institut...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: CompensationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consultation process has been followed with devolved nations in preparation for the Government's response to the Hughes Report, published on 7 February 2024.
Answer: The Government is carefully considering the valuable work done by the Patient Safety Commissioner and the resulting Hughes Report, which set out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. This is a complex area of work, involving s...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: CompensationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress his Department has made in preparing Government's response to the Hughes Report, published on 7 February 2024.
Answer: The Government is carefully considering the valuable work done by the Patient Safety Commissioner and the resulting Hughes Report, which set out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. This is a complex area of work, involving s...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: CompensationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timeline is for the Government's response to the Hughes Report, published on 7 February 2024.
Answer: The Government is carefully considering the valuable work done by the Patient Safety Commissioner and the resulting Hughes Report, which set out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. This is a complex area of work, involving s...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to meet young people with cancer to discuss their experiences during Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month in April 2025.
Answer: NHS England and other National Health Service organisations, nationally and locally, publish information on the signs and symptoms of many different types of cancer, including those that are most common in teenagers and young adults. Further information o...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise awareness during Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month of the signs and symptoms of cancer in April 2025.
Answer: NHS England and other National Health Service organisations, nationally and locally, publish information on the signs and symptoms of many different types of cancer, including those that are most common in teenagers and young adults. Further information o...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRelugolix/estradiol/norethisterone: Northern IrelandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's recommendation of relugolix-estradiol-norethisterone for routine NHS use to treat endometriosis will extend to Northern Ireland.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) makes recommendations on whether new medicines should be routinely funded by the National Health Service in England. NICE published final draft guidance on 13 March 2025 that recommends relugoli...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordKidney DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37870More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to engage with (a) Kidney Care UK and (b) other patient representative organisations ahead of the World Health Assembly's debate on kidney health.
Answer: The Department has met with Kidney Care UK and will be arranging further meetings with civil society organisations on the full range of health topics to be discussed in advance of the World Health Assembly in May 2025.
Answered 21 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordKidney DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will support the ratification of the World Health Organisation Resolution to include chronic kidney disease in its priority list of non-communicable diseases.
Answer: The United Kingdom actively engaged in negotiations on the World Health Organization (WHO) resolution, Reducing the Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) through the Promotion of Kidney Health and Strengthening Prevention and Control of Kidney Diseas...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22161More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce inequalities of care for blood cancer patients.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 8 October 2024 to Question 5808.
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: DatabasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22160More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of blood cancer data.
Answer: The National Disease Registration Service, through the National Cancer Registration and Analysis Services (NCRAS), collects information on how many people in England are diagnosed with or treated for cancer. Blood cancer is included as a distinct category...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSmoking: Northern IrelandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15880More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on supporting smokers in Northern Ireland to quit.
Answer: The landmark Tobacco and Vapes Bill was introduced into Parliament on 5 November 2024 and will be the single biggest public health intervention since the Government banned smoking in indoor public spaces.This bill goes further than ever before. It will cr...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHearing AidsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of AirPods Pro 2's Hearing Aid feature.
Answer: We are aware of the new features on the AirPods Pro 2. As part of the 10-Year Health Plan, we will consider the potential of technologies, including wearable technologies, to support the shift in healthcare from hospital to community, analogue to digital,...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRadioisotopes: Northern IrelandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with his Northern Irish counterpart to ensure that radioisotopes are distributed to areas most in need.
Answer: The Department has been working hard with industry to help resolve the shortages of radioisotopes, which are affecting the United Kingdom and other countries around the world. The affected radioisotopes are mainly used for diagnosing cancers, including pr...
Answered 7 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes and TobaccoDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10217More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to introduce the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.
Answer: In the King’s Speech on 17 July 2024, we committed to introducing the Tobacco and Vapes Bill in this parliamentary session. The bill will create the first smoke-free generation, gradually ending the sale of tobacco products as well as stopping vapes and o...
Answered 25 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTrastuzumab Deruxtecan: Northern IrelandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will have discussions with the Northern Ireland Health Minister on access to Enhertu in Northern Ireland.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has no plans to speak to the Minister of Health for Northern Ireland about the specific issue of access to the medicine Enhertu in Northern Ireland. Decisions on the availability of ind...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBlood CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to help ensure blood cancer is routinely included as a distinct category when reporting on (a) prevalence, (b) healthcare utilisation and (c) other appropriate benchmarks.
Answer: The National Disease Registration Service, through the National Cancer Registration and Analysis Services (NCRAS), collects information on how many people in England have cancer. Blood cancer is included as a distinct category, labelled haematological neo...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBlood CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5812More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to hold discussions with his counterparts in the devolved Administrations on co-ordinating national cancer registries in their (a) collection, (b) analysis and (c) reporting o
Answer: There are no current plans to hold discussions with the devolved administrations on co-ordinating national cancer registries. The National Disease Registration Service (NDRS), which includes the National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service, is a memb...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: Clinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5811More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of participation in clinical trials for blood cancer; and whether he plans to take steps to increase the level of participation among underreprese
Answer: No such assessment has been made. The Department-funded National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) funds research and research infrastructure which supports patients and the public to participate in high-quality research. The NIHR supported the...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: Clinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5810More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to support (a) investigator-led and (b) commercially-sponsored clinical trials in blood cancer research.
Answer: The Department-funded National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) funds research and research infrastructure which supports patients and the public to participate in high-quality research, including clinical research on blood cancer.NIHR infrast...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBlood CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) help improve patient understanding of self-monitoring of blood cancer and (b) increase funding for (i) sign-posting and referrals into charity support services and (i
Answer: NHS England is committed to ensuring that all cancer patients are offered Holistic Needs Assessment and Personalised Care and Support Planning, ensuring care is focused on what matters most to each person. This is being delivered in line with the NHS Comp...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5808More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking improve the disparities experienced by those from (a) ethnic minorities, (b) deprived backgrounds and (c) geographically remote locations in accessing a timely diagnosis of
Answer: Making improvements across different cancer types is critical to reducing disparities in cancer survival. Early cancer diagnosis is also a specific priority within the National Health Service’s wider Core20Plus5 approach to reducing healthcare inequalitie...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: NursesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5807More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) blood cancer clinical nurses employed and (b) vacant blood cancer clinical nurse specialist posts there are in the NHS; and what assessment he has made of the potential merits of devel
Answer: Information on the number of blood cancer clinical nurse specialists employed in the National Health Service, and the number of vacant posts, is not held centrally.The NHS has been facing chronic workforce shortages for years, and we have to be honest tha...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBlood CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5806More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps with NHS England to develop (a) modelling of the blood cancer care workforce and (b) national standards for staffing and facilities.
Answer: Information on the number of blood cancer clinical nurse specialists employed in the National Health Service, and the number of vacant posts, is not held centrally.The NHS has been facing chronic workforce shortages for years, and we have to be honest tha...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMedical Equipment: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report by Lord Darzi entitled Independent investigation of the NHS in England, published on 12 September 2024, what steps he plans to take to improve the quality of the NHS eq
Answer: Professor Lord Darzi highlights that the National Health Service has been starved of capital, with outdated scanners, too little automation, and that the NHS is failing to enter the digital era. The findings provide a diagnosis of the challenges facing th...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
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