Stuart Andrew MP: written questions
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Radiology: ApprenticesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99755More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of therapeutic radiography apprenticeship provision; and what steps she is taking to support the long-term viability of those courses.
Answer: The department works closely with the Department for Health and Social Care to support the availability of a diverse range of training routes into health and care careers. We have worked with the health and care sector to design the Level 6 prosthetics an...
Answered 29 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability Aids and Prosthetics: ApprenticesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99754More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the sustainability of prosthetics and orthotics apprenticeship provision in England; and what steps she is taking to support its continuation.
Answer: The department works closely with the Department for Health and Social Care to support the availability of a diverse range of training routes into health and care careers. We have worked with the health and care sector to design the Level 6 prosthetics an...
Answered 29 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBabies: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it is his intention to expand Start for Life funding to the 78 local authorities currently without provision.
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan sets out an ambitious agenda on how we will improve the nation’s health by creating a new model of care that is fit for the future.We recognise that local authorities are ambitious, seeking to deliver universal support to families ...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBabies: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of not extending Start for Life funding to all councils delivering Best Start Family Hubs on (i) the developmental domains assessed in the Early
Answer: We are committed to delivering the 10-Year Health Plan ambition to match Healthy Babies, formerly Start for Life, to Best Start Family Hubs over the next decade.There is strong evidence that the 1,001 days from pregnancy to the age of two years old set th...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBabies: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on child development outcomes of not matching Start for Life funding with the expansion of Best Start Family Hubs.
Answer: We are committed to delivering the 10-Year Health Plan ambition to match Healthy Babies, formerly Start for Life, to Best Start Family Hubs over the next decade.There is strong evidence that the 1,001 days from pregnancy to the age of two years old set th...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Illness: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of diagnosis rates for mental health conditions in England.
Answer: On 4 December 2025, we launched an independent review into the prevalence and support for mental health conditions, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and autism. The review will look to understand the similarities and differences between me...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Illness: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99749More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care what recent discussions he has had with the mental health sector on diagnoses of mental health conditions.
Answer: The independent review into prevalence and support for mental health conditions, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and autism will appoint an advisory working group. This will be a multidisciplinary group of leading academics, clinicians, e...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Illness and Neurodiversity: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who his Department plans to consult as part of any review into the prevalence and overdiagnosis of mental health conditions and neurodivergence.
Answer: The independent review into prevalence and support for mental health conditions, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and autism will appoint an advisory working group. This will be a multidisciplinary group of leading academics, clinicians, e...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Illness and Neurodiversity: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to publish the Terms of Reference for any review into the prevalence and overdiagnosis of mental health conditions and neurodivergence.
Answer: On 4 December 2025, we launched an independent review into the prevalence and support for mental health conditions, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and autism. The review will look to understand the similarities and differences between me...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Illness and Neurodiversity: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99746More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the scope and timeframe is of any planned review into the overdiagnosis of mental health conditions and neurodivergence.
Answer: On 4 December 2025, we launched an independent review into the prevalence and support for mental health conditions, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and autism. The review will look to understand the similarities and differences between me...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Illness and Neurodiversity: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is undertaking a review into the prevalence and overdiagnosis of mental health conditions and neurodivergence.
Answer: On 4 December 2025, we launched an independent review into the prevalence and support for mental health conditions, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and autism. The review will look to understand the similarities and differences between me...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordScreening: 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
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