Stuart Andrew MP: written questions
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Heart Diseases: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113523More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of electrocardiogram screening for young people engaged in organised sport, including the clinical effectiveness and cost effectivene
Answer: The Government is guided by the independent scientific advice of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC). It is only where the offer to screen provides more good than harm that a screening programme is recommended. The UK NSC makes its recommendation...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113522More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set out the timetable for the UK National Screening Committee’s review of screening for sudden cardiac death in young people; and whether the large-scale screening audit data due for pub
Answer: The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) is currently re-examining the evidence for sudden cardiac death screening in young people and will open a public consultation on this in the spring. The UK NSC secretariat is not aware of the audit referred to ...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDown's SyndromeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113521More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Integrated Care Boards will be required to designate a named lead for the implementation of statutory guidance issued under the Down Syndrome Act 2022.
Answer: Under the Down Syndrome Act 2022, my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, is required to give guidance to relevant authorities in health, social care, education, and housing services on what they should be doing to meet the n...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDown's SyndromeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mechanisms will be used to monitor compliance by public bodies with statutory guidance issued under the Down Syndrome Act 2022.
Answer: Under the Down Syndrome Act 2022, my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, is required to give guidance to relevant authorities in health, social care, education, and housing services on what they should be doing to meet the n...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDown's Syndrome: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of diagnostic overshadowing for people with Down syndrome; and whether that issue will be included in the final statutory guidance und
Answer: In 2023, NHS England produced a guide for frontline staff to support people with learning disabilities which asks staff to be aware of diagnostic overshadowing. NHS England does not hold data on the extent of diagnostic overshadowing for people with Down ...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDown's SyndromeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that references to learning disability and support needs in the draft statutory guidance under the Down Syndrome Act 2022 reflect the needs profile of
Answer: Under the Down Syndrome Act, my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, is required to give statutory guidance to relevant authorities in health, social care, education, and housing services on what they should be doing to meet ...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDown's SyndromeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the final statutory guidance issued under the Down Syndrome Act 2022 will include Down syndrome-specific training for health, education and social care professionals.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for Maidenhead on 5 January 2026 to Question 103131.
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDown's SyndromeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of responses to the consultation on the draft statutory guidance under the Down Syndrome Act 2022.
Answer: Through the implementation of the Down Syndrome Act 2022, the Government is striving to improve life outcomes for people with Down syndrome, raise awareness and understanding of their needs, and break down barriers to opportunity that they, and other disa...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Professions: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the additional 1,000 medical specialty training posts referred to in the 10 Year Workforce Plan will be allocated in the current calendar year or phased over multiple years.
Answer: NHS England is currently in discussions with local National Health Service providers on proposals to expand specialty training posts, with a view to introducing these through an additional recruitment round in 2026.NHS England has written to NHS Providers...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Professions: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the planned level of funding per post is for the additional 1,000 medical specialty training posts referred to in the 10 Year Workforce Plan; and how this compares with the current level of fu
Answer: NHS England is currently in discussions with local National Health Service providers on proposals to expand specialty training posts, with a view to introducing these through an additional recruitment round in 2026.NHS England has written to NHS Providers...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the National Cancer Plan’s commitment to provide £70 million more in local authority Stop Smoking Services, whether that funding will be provided on an annual basis until 2030.
Answer: To help people quit, the Government has invested an additional £70 million in both 2024/25 and 2025/26 to support local authority led Stop Smoking Services in England. We are already seeing the impact this has made, as the first year of additional funding...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSurgery: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of block contract arrangements on the level of NHS productivity.
Answer: No formal assessment of the impact of block contract arrangements on National Health Service productivity has been made. However, the 10‑Year Health Plan sets out the Government’s intention to move away from block contracts, paid irrespective of how many ...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSurgery: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department’s policy is on managing NHS trusts that are not meeting elective recovery targets where services are delivered under block contract arrangements.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the commissioning of elective care services, based on the needs of their population.The NHS Payment Scheme is the set of rules, prices, and guidance that determine how providers of National Health Service-...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSurgery: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of block contract arrangements on elective care performance by NHS trusts.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the commissioning of elective care services, based on the needs of their population.The NHS Payment Scheme is the set of rules, prices, and guidance that determine how providers of National Health Service-...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSurgery: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS trusts are paid for the delivery of elective treatment through block contract arrangements.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the commissioning of elective care services, based on the needs of their population.The NHS Payment Scheme is the set of rules, prices, and guidance that determine how providers of National Health Service-...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSurgery: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department’s policy is on NHS trusts delivering elective care under block contract arrangements.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the commissioning of elective care services, based on the needs of their population.The NHS Payment Scheme is the set of rules, prices, and guidance that determine how providers of National Health Service-...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPension Protection FundDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111115More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of uprating Pension Protection Fund compensation for members who lost indexation from April 1997, to reflect the value their pensions would have
Answer: Indexation in the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) on pensions built up on or after 6 April 1997 (post-1997 indexation) broadly reflects the statutory requirements for Defined Benefit schemes more generally, which are in line with the consumer prices index, ...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111114More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Plan 2 student loan borrowers are informed of the changes to repayment thresholds due to take effect in April 2027.
Answer: The government announced on 26 November 2025, as part of Autumn Budget 2025, the repayment threshold to apply to English Plan 2 student loans from April 2027 to April 2030. The Student Loans Company (SLC) publish confirmation of the repayment threshold to...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111113More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has conducted an equality impact assessment on the freeze to the Plan 2 student loan repayment threshold due to take effect in April 2027.
Answer: It was announced at the Autumn Budget that the repayment and interest thresholds for Plan 2 student loans will be frozen from the 2026/27 financial year until April 2030, when they will increase annually by inflation.The department will release an equalit...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111112More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of the freeze to the repayment threshold from April 2027 on average annual repayments for Plan 2 student loan borrowers.
Answer: It was announced at the Autumn Budget that the repayment and interest thresholds for Plan 2 student loans will be frozen from the 2026/27 financial year until April 2030, when they will increase annually by inflation.The department has produced the attach...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111111More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of freezing the Plan 2 student loan repayment threshold from April 2027 on existing student loan borrowers.
Answer: It was announced at the Autumn Budget that the repayment and interest thresholds for Plan 2 student loans will be frozen from the 2026/27 financial year until April 2030, when they will increase annually by inflation.The department has produced the attach...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSurgery: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107367More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer to Question UIN 82954, answered on 15 January 2026, what activities the £18,818,566 paid by NHS England for validation exercises (April to September 2025) funded; whether tho
Answer: NHS England has provided funding to increase validation of waiting lists in 2025/26, as part of the Government's plans for a more productive and improved approach to elective care which is better for patients. A £33 fee is provided for each additional ref...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104490More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered freezing or reducing the small business multiplier in response to rising fixed costs for SMEs.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to UIN 101363.
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104489More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to publish analysis of the business rates burden by sector and business size following the 2026 revaluation.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to UIN 101363.
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104488More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the comparative impact of the 2026 business rates revaluation on (a) small retailers and (b) online distribution centres.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to UIN 101363.
Answered 15 Jan 2026
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