Wera Hobhouse MP: written questions 2026

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Written questions

Eating Disorders: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113690More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of commissioning national training to support the workforce delivering eating disorder services for children and young people.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of ensuring that the workforce delivering eating disorder services for children and young people has the right skills and training.NHS England already has extensive eating disorder training in place for staff acros...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
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Eating Disorders: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113689More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to help reduce geographic variation in waiting times for children and young people to start community eating disorder treatment.
Answer: The Government recognises that there is unacceptable geographic variation in waiting times for children and young people accessing community eating disorder treatment.We are reforming eating disorder services to ensure that children and young people can a...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
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Eating Disorders: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the waiting times for children and young people to start community eating disorder treatment, based on the data published by NHS England.
Answer: The Government keeps waiting time data for children and young people’s community eating disorder services under close review, drawing on the statistics published regularly by NHS England.We recognise that demand for eating disorder services has increased ...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
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Heart Diseases: BathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help (a) increase survival rates from out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and (b) increase the availability of defibrillators in Bath.
Answer: In order to increase survival rates from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, NHS England has worked in partnership with St John’s Ambulance and others to increase access to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training. Local ambulance trusts, charities includ...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
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First Aid: CurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111782More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance and support are provided to schools to meet basic first aid requirements in the curriculum, including CPR and defibrillator awareness.
Answer: All state funded schools are required to teach first aid as part of the statutory health education set out in the Relationships, Sex and Health education (RSHE) statutory guidance. Independent schools are required to cover health education as part of thei...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
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Youth Services: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111781More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her proposed timetable is for announcing current and future funding streams for the National Youth Strategy including Richer Young Lives, Youth Facilities and the Youth Workforce.
Answer: ‘Youth Matters: Your National Youth Strategy’ is a 10 year plan to ensure every young person across the country has somewhere to go, someone who cares for them and a community they feel part of.This is backed by over £500 million of new youth funding over...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
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Youth Services: Voluntary WorkDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111780More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the contribution of uniformed and non-uniformed youth volunteering organisations to the aims of the National Youth Strategy.
Answer: On the 10th December 2025, the Government published ‘Youth Matters: Your National Youth Strategy’. It is a 10 year plan to ensure every young person across the country has somewhere to go, someone who cares for them and a community they feel part of. It i...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
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Young Futures Hubs: First AidDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111779More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will review the inclusion of first aid education within Young Futures Hubs after the initial phase of early adopters.
Answer: Specific services and activities available in each hub will depend on the needs of the community and its young people, with a focus on upstream intervention. Some Young Futures Hubs may choose to include first aid education.
Answered 12 Feb 2026
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