Stuart Andrew MP: written questions 2026
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Cannabis: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3220More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs’ review of cannabis-based products for medicinal use will specifically consider prescribing to patients with serious mental illness, advertising
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care has worked closely with the Home Office and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the development and implementation of the law change in 2018 to permit the prescribing of unlicensed can...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCannabisHome OfficeTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3219More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what dates the Cannabis Interchange Group has met since 1 January 2020; who attended each meeting; and whether she plans to publish the agendas, minutes and papers of those meetings.
Answer: The Home Office is not aware of a group called “the Cannabis Interchange Group”. Officials from the Home Office and the Department of Health and Social Care liaise frequently on issues connected to the use of controlled drugs in healthcare, including Cann...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCannabis: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of current arrangements for monitoring prescribing volumes of cannabis-based products for medicinal use by provider and prescriber.
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care has worked closely with the Home Office and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the development and implementation of the law change in 2018 to permit the prescribing of unlicensed can...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCannabis: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3217More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the MHRA on the regulation of private clinics advertising consultations for cannabis-based products for medicinal use.
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care has worked closely with the Home Office and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the development and implementation of the law change in 2018 to permit the prescribing of unlicensed can...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCannabis: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many investigations the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has opened into the (a) advertising and (b) promotion of unlicensed cannabis-based products for medicinal use by priv
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care has worked closely with the Home Office and healthcare regulators in the development and implementation of the law change in 2018 to permit the prescribing of unlicensed cannabis-based products for medicinal use an...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCannabis: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the application of Regulation 167 of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 to the supply of unlicensed cannabis-based products f
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care has worked closely with the Home Office and healthcare regulators in the development and implementation of the law change in 2018 to permit the prescribing of unlicensed cannabis-based products for medicinal use an...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCannabis: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the (a) Care Quality Commission, (b) General Medical Council, (c) Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and (b) the Secretary of State for
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care has worked closely with the Home Office and healthcare regulators in the development and implementation of the law change in 2018 to permit the prescribing of unlicensed cannabis-based products for medicinal use an...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCannabis: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure the safe prescribing of cannabis-based products for medicinal use.
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care has worked closely with the Home Office and healthcare regulators in the development and implementation of the law change in 2018 to permit the prescribing of unlicensed cannabis-based products for medicinal use an...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMotability: TaxationTreasuryTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1956More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of changes to tax treatment affecting the Motability Scheme from 1 July 2026 on the affordability of new leases for disabled people.
Answer: At Budget 2025 the government announced tax changes to the Motability scheme which will save over £1 billion over the next five years. The VAT relief for top-up payments made to lease more expensive vehicles will be removed for new leases from July 2026, ...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordMotability: SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has had discussions with Motability Operations Ltd on the potential safety implications of changes to tyre replacement limits under the Motability Scheme.
Answer: Responsibility for the terms and administration of the Scheme sits with Motability Foundation and its Board of Governors. The Department for Work and Pensions meets quarterly with Motability Foundation, to discuss the Scheme’s operation. The changes to th...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) statutory and (b) policy rules prevent NHS funding for an elective procedure being combined with a patient contribution to meet the cost of treatment by an independent-sector provider.
Answer: Where a patient opts to pay for private care, their entitlement to services within the National Health Service remains and may not be withdrawn. However, the NHS should not subsidise private care. Therefore, it is important there is as clear a distinction...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether patients who have waited longer than 18 weeks for consultant-led elective treatment have a right to request transfer to an alternative NHS or NHS-funded independent-sector provider able to
Answer: Patients in England have a right to request their local integrated care board (ICB) find an alternative provider when they have been waiting, or expect to wait, over 18 weeks to begin treatment for consultant-led care.When notified, ICBs are required to t...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps integrated care boards are required to take when a patient awaiting consultant-led elective treatment has waited longer than 18 weeks from referral to treatment.
Answer: Patients in England have a right to request their local integrated care board (ICB) find an alternative provider when they have been waiting, or expect to wait, over 18 weeks to begin treatment for consultant-led care.When notified, ICBs are required to t...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMedicine: British Students AbroadDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria his Department uses to determine whether a person has undertaken all or a majority of their medical training outside Ireland for the purposes of section 4 of the Medical Training (Pri
Answer: The Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act 2026 implements the Government’s commitment in the 10-Year Health Plan to prioritise United Kingdom medical graduates for foundation training places, and UK medical graduates and other doctors with significant Nat...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMedicine: British Students AbroadDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1950More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act 2026 on British citizens studying for UK-awarded medical degrees delivered outside the B
Answer: The Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act 2026 implements the Government’s commitment in the 10-Year Health Plan to prioritise United Kingdom medical graduates for foundation training places, and UK medical graduates and other doctors with significant Nat...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMedicine: British Students AbroadDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of students enrolled before the passage of the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act 2026 on UK-awarded medical degrees delivered outside the Bri
Answer: The Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act 2026 implements the Government’s commitment in the 10-Year Health Plan to prioritise United Kingdom medical graduates for foundation training places, and UK medical graduates and other doctors with significant Nat...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMedicine: British Students AbroadDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to publish guidance on the eligibility criteria for priority status under section 4 of the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act 2026 for students graduating with UK-award
Answer: The Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act 2026 implements the Government’s commitment in the 10-Year Health Plan to prioritise United Kingdom medical graduates for foundation training places, and UK medical graduates and other doctors with significant Nat...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMedicine: British Students AbroadDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce transitional or grandfathering arrangements for students who enrolled before the passage of the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act 2026 on UK-awarded me
Answer: The Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act 2026 implements the Government’s commitment in the 10-Year Health Plan to prioritise United Kingdom medical graduates for foundation training places, and UK medical graduates and other doctors with significant Nat...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Written QuestionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average number of days overdue was for Named Day Written Parliamentary Questions to his Department which were overdue for a substantive answer at the end of the 2024–26 Parliamentary Sessi
Answer: Information on the number of Written Parliamentary Questions the Department had not answered substantively before prorogation is available at the following link:https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions?SearchTerm=prorogation&DateFr...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Written QuestionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Named Day Written Parliamentary Questions to his Department were overdue for a substantive answer at the end of the 2024–26 Parliamentary Session.
Answer: Information on the number of Written Parliamentary Questions the Department had not answered substantively before prorogation is available at the following link:https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions?SearchTerm=prorogation&DateFr...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Written QuestionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Written Parliamentary Questions to his Department had not received a substantive answer by the end of the 2024–26 Parliamentary Session; and what the tabling date was of the oldest such Qu
Answer: Information on the number of Written Parliamentary Questions the Department had not answered substantively before prorogation is available at the following link:https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions?SearchTerm=prorogation&DateFr...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patient pathways in the net reduction in the referral-to-treatment waiting list since 1 September 2025 were removed as a result of (a) completed treatment, (b) patient-initiated cancellati
Answer: Validation is a routine part of providers’ waiting list management which ensures patient records are accurate, that patients are on the best pathway to meet their needs, and that they still need their appointments.Over 85% of removals from the Referral to...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of patient pathways removed from referral-to-treatment waiting lists following data validation exercises in each year since 2020.
Answer: Validation is a routine part of providers’ waiting list management which ensures patient records are accurate, that patients are on the best pathway to meet their needs, and that they still need their appointments.Over 85% of removals from the Referral to...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSurgery: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 15 January 2026 to Question 82954 on Surgery: Waiting Lists, what payments NHS England and his Department have made for waiting-list data validation exercises since
Answer: Validation is a routine part of providers’ waiting list management which ensures patient records are accurate, that patients are on the best pathway to meet their needs, and that they still need their appointments.Over 85% of removals from the Referral to...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department ahs provided dedicated support has been provided to West Northamptonshire Council in the context of the Local Road Maintenance Ratings 2025 to 2026; and whether a peer review has been com
Answer: As part of the publication of the local road maintenance ratings for 2025/26, the Department for Transport confirmed that it will provide red-rated authorities with a dedicated support programme to help improve local outcomes. This is in the form of exper...
Answered 24 Apr 2026
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