Zöe Franklin MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Social Services: Employers' ContributionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62862More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to the employers' National Insurance Contributions on providers of adult social care.
Answer: The Department routinely conducts assessments of cost pressures for local authority funded adult social care, which include the costs associated with changes to employers’ National Insurance contributions.To enable local authorities to deliver key service...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62861More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to include (a) national commissioning standards for adult social care, (b) assurance and (c) oversight of adult social care commissioning in the National Care Service.
Answer: We have launched an independent commission into adult social care, chaired by Baroness Louise Casey. The commission will build a national consensus to create a National Care Service that is productive, preventative, and that gives people who draw on care,...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62859More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to begin consulting with adult social care providers on proposals for a Fair Pay Agreement.
Answer: In England, we are committed to consulting on the design of the Fair Pay Agreement process, and we aim to begin a public consultation after the Employment Rights Bill receives Royal Assent later this year. We expect the consultation to run for 12 weeks, a...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61439More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that babies and young children are included in the 10-Year Health Plan.
Answer: The Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever.The 10-Year Health Plan to reform the National Health Service will make it fit for the future. This includes policies that will impact on babies, and young children. The pla...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: AutismDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of specialist dental provision for patients with autism.
Answer: Community Dental Services (CDS) provide specialised dental services to people with additional needs, such as people with autism, and are available in a variety of places to ensure everyone can access National Health Service dental care. These include hosp...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNeurodiversity: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure there is a clear referral pathway for (a) autism and (b) ADHD assessments for children around the age of five.
Answer: It is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) to make available appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessment services and ref...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSodium Nitrate: SalesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to introduce restrictions on purchasing sodium nitrate in quantities that pose a significant risk to (a) self harm and (b) life.
Answer: We are committed to implementing our suicide prevention strategy for England, which sets out priority areas and key actions to address the risk factors contributing to suicide and self-harm. Tackling methods of suicide and self-harm is one of these priori...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSodium Nitrate: PoisoningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what priority is being given to cases of suicide by sodium nitrate poisoning within the Government’s ongoing implementation of the suicide prevention strategy.
Answer: Every suicide is a tragedy that has a devastating and enduring impact on families, friends and communities. The suicide prevention strategy for England sets out priority areas and key actions to address the risk factors contributing to suicide. Tackling m...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to (a) simplify the exemption process for dental charges for people on Universal Credit and (b) introduce a real-time exemption checker for use in dental practices simi
Answer: Free National Health Service dental care is available to people who meet the following criteria:- under 18 years old, or under 19 years old and in full-time education;- pregnant, or have had a baby in the previous 12 months;- being treated in an NHS hospi...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPrimary Care: Transgender PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of treatment of trans patients in primary care; and whether those patients receive adequate treatment for biological health needs.
Answer: It is important that all patients, including transgender patients, feel comfortable and confident in accessing primary care services.The Government is committed to ensuring that transgender patients receive the care and support they need when accessing Na...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAutism: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that adults with autism are not placed in accommodation that disrupts access to established support networks.
Answer: Under the Care Act 2014, local authorities are tasked with the duty to shape their care markets to meet the diverse needs of all local people. This includes encouraging a wide range of service provision to ensure that people have a choice of appropriate s...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBand Keratopathy: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the level of availability of non-surgical treatments for Band Keratopathy on the NHS; and if he will consider expanding access to laser treatment as an alternative to
Answer: No specific assessment has yet been made by the Department on the level of availability of non-surgical treatments for band keratopathy and access to laser treatment. However, the Government is committed to innovation in elective care, so that patients ha...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEpilepsy: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38333More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) help tackle shortages of epilepsy medication and (b) ensure patients have consistent access to their prescribed treatment.
Answer: The Department is working hard with industry to help resolve intermittent supply issues with some epilepsy medications. As a result of ongoing activity and intensive work, including directing suppliers to expedite deliveries, most issues, including with c...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Dysphoria: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the difference in waiting times for gender dysphoria treatment between England and Wales.
Answer: The NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee commissions gender identity services for children and young people from NHS England. There are no plans to assess the difference in waiting times for specialist gender services for adults between England and Wal...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31318More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to improve access to cardiac screening for people aged 14 to 35 years including (a) at university (b) grassroots sports clubs.
Answer: The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) last reviewed screening for sudden cardiac death (SCD) in people under the age of 39 in 2019 and concluded that screening should not be offered. The committee’s review is available at the following link:https:/...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: SurreyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to emergency dentistry in Surrey.
Answer: The Dental Statistics - England 2023/24, published by the NHS Business Services Authority on 22 August 2024, is available from the following link:https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/statistical-collections/dental-england/dental-statistics-england-202324In 2023/24, ...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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