Stuart Andrew MP: written questions 2025
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Screening: BabiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2025 to Question 93697, what the average time taken was by the UK National Screening Committee to evaluate proposals for additions to the newborn screening prog
Answer: The process from a proposal to screen newborns for a condition, to a decision whether to roll out a national screening programme is multi staged, and the time taken will vary from one condition to the next. This includes procuring evidence products, secur...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMetachromatic LeukodystrophyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2025 to Question 93697, if he will meet with representatives of ArchAngel MLD Trust, the MPS Society, MLD Support UK, the LSD Collaborative, and Alex – The Leuk
Answer: My rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, will carefully consider a UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) recommendation on metachromatic leukodystrophy when it is presented to him, before making a decision. The Secretary o...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordScreening: BabiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2025 to Question 93696, what recent steps he has taken to implement the UK Rare Diseases Framework commitment to faster diagnosis; and how this is reflected in
Answer: The Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases. Helping patients get a final diagnosis faster is one of the four priorities of the UK Rare Diseases Framework. We published the annual England action plan in February 2...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMetachromatic LeukodystrophyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2025 to Question 93697, whether he has made an estimate of the number of (a) preventable deaths and (b) cases of irreversible disability in children with Metach
Answer: When evaluating the evidence relating to a health condition such as metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD), the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) considers important issues relating to the condition, the test, the treatment and the effectiveness of a s...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordScreening: BabiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2025 to Question 93697, whether he has made an estimate of the differences in the number of conditions screened for in newborns between the UK and other countri
Answer: Screening programmes in the United Kingdom have a more rigorous approach towards evaluating the benefits and harms of screening compared to many other countries such as the United States of America and Italy.The independent UK National Screening Committee...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEast Midlands Ambulance Service NHS TrustDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to address regional and rural-urban disparities in ambulance response times, with reference to the performance of East Midlands Ambulance Service.
Answer: We acknowledge that ambulance performance has not consistently met expectations in recent years, and we are taking serious steps to improve performance across the country, including rural and semi-urban areas. That is why we published our Urgent and Emerg...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAmbulance Services: East MidlandsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average ambulance response time for Category 2 calls was in rural parts of the East Midlands in each of the last 12 months; and how this compares with response times in urban areas in the
Answer: We acknowledge that ambulance performance has not consistently met expectations in recent years, and we are taking serious steps to improve performance across the country, including rural and semi-urban areas. That is why we published our Urgent and Emerg...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAmbulance Services: East MidlandsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97508More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of ambulance response times in rural areas of the East Midlands; and what steps are being taken to improve response times in those communities.
Answer: We acknowledge that ambulance performance has not consistently met expectations in recent years, and we are taking serious steps to improve performance across the country, including rural and semi-urban areas. That is why we published our Urgent and Emerg...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordInvestment: ProtectionTreasuryTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97507More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of how the proposed new regulatory regime for non-transferable securities and mini-bonds would have applied to the High Street Group scheme had it been in force at the time; and what con
Answer: The Government recognises the impact of the collapse of the High Street Group (HSG) on those who invested with it. The administrators of HSG estimate that the value of investments affected is about £123 million. As the regulator of financial services in t...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordInvestment: ProtectionTreasuryTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97506More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she will ask the Financial Conduct Authority and other relevant bodies to review their handling of intelligence and complaints relating to High Street Group and similar unauthorised mini-bond schemes; and to
Answer: The Government recognises the impact of the collapse of the High Street Group (HSG) on those who invested with it. The administrators of HSG estimate that the value of investments affected is about £123 million. As the regulator of financial services in t...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Funds Transfer: FraudTreasuryTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97505More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the banking sector and the Payment Systems Regulator on improving the ability of banks to identify and flag potentially suspicious payments linked to unauthorised investment schemes
Answer: The Government recognises the impact of the collapse of the High Street Group (HSG) on those who invested with it. The administrators of HSG estimate that the value of investments affected is about £123 million. As the regulator of financial services in t...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordInvestment: ProtectionTreasuryTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97504More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the redress and support mechanisms available to retail investors who have suffered losses in unauthorised mini-bond schemes that fall outside the Financial Services Co
Answer: The Government recognises the impact of the collapse of the High Street Group (HSG) on those who invested with it. The administrators of HSG estimate that the value of investments affected is about £123 million. As the regulator of financial services in t...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHigh Street Group: InsolvencyTreasuryTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97503More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an estimate of (a) the number of retail investors and (b) the total value of investments affected by the collapse of High Street Group mini-bonds and related schemes; and what assessm
Answer: The Government recognises the impact of the collapse of the High Street Group (HSG) on those who invested with it. The administrators of HSG estimate that the value of investments affected is about £123 million. As the regulator of financial services in t...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGuided WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96111More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government plans to publish a detailed roadmap for improving national missile defence capabilities, including timelines and funding commitments.
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review announced up to £1 billion of investment in Integrated Air and Missile Defence. This announcement responds to the threat the UK faces and will shape our future Integrated Air and Missile Defence capability. Work to deliver the...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGuided WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96110More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the UK’s vulnerability to long-range missile threats, including ballistic and cruise missile systems; and what steps he is taking to strengthen integrated air and
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review announced up to £1 billion of investment in Integrated Air and Missile Defence. This announcement responds to the threat the UK faces and will shape our future Integrated Air and Missile Defence capability. Work to deliver the...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health and Neurodiversity: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95629More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of changes in the diagnosis rates of mental health conditions and neurodivergence in England in the last five years
Answer: No assessment has been made. The independent review into the prevalence and support for mental health conditions, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and autism will examine the similarities and differences between these conditions, focusing on prev...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health and Neurodiversity: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95628More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what evidence his Department has received on the potential over-diagnosis of mental health conditions and neurodivergence.
Answer: The most recent evidence about the prevalence of mental health conditions and neurodiversity comes from the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey 2023/24, which provides data on the prevalence of both treated and untreated mental health disorders and neurode...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health and Neurodiversity: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95627More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the mental health and neurodivergence sectors on over-diagnosis.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care announced on 4 December 2025, via a Written Ministerial Statement, the launch of an independent review into the prevalence and support for mental health conditions, attention deficit hyp...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health and Neurodiversity: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95626More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether organisations in the mental health sector will be asked to contribute evidence to the Department’s review into the over-diagnosis of mental health conditions and neurodivergence.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care announced on 4 December 2025, via a Written Ministerial Statement, the launch of an independent review into the prevalence and support for mental health conditions, attention deficit hyp...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health and Neurodiversity: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95625More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to consult stakeholders in the mental health and neurodivergence sectors as part of its review into over-diagnosis.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care announced on 4 December 2025, via a Written Ministerial Statement, the launch of an independent review into the prevalence and support for mental health conditions, attention deficit hyp...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health and Neurodiversity: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the terms of reference for the Department’s review into the prevalence and potential over-diagnosis of mental health conditions and neurodivergence.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care announced on 4 December 2025, via a Written Ministerial Statement, the launch of an independent review into the prevalence and support for mental health conditions, attention deficit hyp...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health and Neurodiversity: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95623More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the proposed scope and timetable for his Department’s review into the prevalence of the potential over-diagnosis of mental health conditions and neurodivergence.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care announced on 4 December 2025, via a Written Ministerial Statement, the launch of an independent review into the prevalence and support for mental health conditions, attention deficit hyp...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health and Neurodiversity: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is undertaking a review into the prevalence of the over-diagnosis of mental health conditions and neurodivergence.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care announced on 4 December 2025, via a Written Ministerial Statement, the launch of an independent review into the prevalence and support for mental health conditions, attention deficit hyp...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95042More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she plans to take to ensure that future changes to vehicle taxation do not discourage the take-up of electric vehicles or disproportionately impact workers who rely on long-distance commuting.
Answer: From April 2025, zero emission and hybrid cars, vans and motorcycles started to pay Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) in a similar way to petrol and diesel vehicles; the standard annual rate is £195. As announced at Budget 2025, the Government is introducing El...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95041More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential financial impact on long-distance commuters and early adopters of electric vehicles of the decision to apply standard rates of vehicle excise duty to electric
Answer: From April 2025, zero emission and hybrid cars, vans and motorcycles started to pay Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) in a similar way to petrol and diesel vehicles; the standard annual rate is £195. As announced at Budget 2025, the Government is introducing El...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
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