Zöe Franklin MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Breast Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13406More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) lowering the minimum age for routine breast screening to 40 and (b) offering annual screening on (i) early detection rates, (ii) patient o
Answer: We are guided by the independent scientific advice of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) on all screening matters. It is only where there is robust evidence that an offer to screen provides more good than harm that a screening programme is recom...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAtaxia: Diagnosis and Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve early and equitable access to diagnosis and treatment for people living with ataxia.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases, including rare ataxias, under the UK Rare Diseases Framework. We published the fifth annual England action plan in February 2026, where we report on the steps we have t...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFractures: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11850More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the implementation plan for delivering the Government's commitment to provide universal access to Fracture Liaison Services across England by 2030.
Answer: Our 10-Year Health Plan committed to rolling out Fracture Liaison Services across every part of the country by 2030.Integrated care boards (ICBs) remain well placed to make decisions according to local need.The Renewed Women’s Health Strategy sets an expe...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFractures: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11849More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made towards delivering the Government's commitment to provide universal access to Fracture Liaison Services by 2030; and when he plans to publish a timetable setting out the
Answer: Our 10-Year Health Plan committed to rolling out Fracture Liaison Services across every part of the country by 2030.Integrated care boards (ICBs) remain well placed to make decisions according to local need.The Renewed Women’s Health Strategy sets an expe...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCircumcisionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration he has given to (a) introducing safeguards and (b) reviewing legislation relating to the circumcision of infants and minors for non-medical reasons.
Answer: Departmental officials will be engaging with stakeholders, particularly in Muslim and Jewish communities, regarding non-statutory measures to improve patient safety relating to the circumcision of male infants and minors for non-medical reasons.
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that strategic commissioners, including Surrey Heartlands and NHS Sussex, have the commissioning flexibility and tools required to attract new NHS dent
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning primary care services, including National Health Service dentistry and orthodontic services, to meet the needs of the local population. For the Guildford constituency, this is the Surrey Hear...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLife ExpectancyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the gap in healthy life expectancy between the country’s most and least deprived communities.
Answer: The Government’s 10-Year Health Plan sets out our ambitious commitment to halve the healthy life expectancy gap between the richest and poorest regions. We know that reducing the gap will require action on challenges that are more prevalent in areas with ...
Answered 20 May 2026
Original Parliament recordCataracts: SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set out the contractual requirements that apply to independent sector providers delivering NHS-funded cataract surgery, including whether they are required to accept an appropriate case
Answer: Independent sector providers are commissioned and managed by integrated care boards (ICBs) under the terms of the NHS Standard Contract which applies the same standards of oversight and regulation as are applied to National Health Service providers.In the...
Answered 24 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: Hearing ImpairmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127350More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support community pharmacies to improve accessibility for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or living with dual sensory loss; and whether he is taking steps to suppor
Answer: The Department recognises the importance of ensuring community pharmacy services are safe and accessible to all patients, including those with sensory impairments. In addition to legal requirements under the Equality Act 2010 and the Human Rights Act 1998...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHospices: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126446More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of regional variation in access to children’s hospice services; and what steps he is taking to ensure equitable provision across England.
Answer: Whilst the majority of palliative care and end-of-life care is provided by National Health Service staff and services, we recognise the vital part that voluntary sector organisations, including children and young people’s hospices, also play in providing ...
Answered 15 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: Conditions of EmploymentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of staff providing NHS services being employed on different contractual terms to NHS Agenda for Change staff on (a) equality and (b) the workforc
Answer: This specific assessment has not been made. Independent organisations commissioned by the National Health Service in England, such as general practices or social enterprises, are free to develop and adapt their own terms and conditions of employment, incl...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: Conditions of EmploymentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that NHS commissioning ensures equivalent employment practices in outsourced NHS services.
Answer: The Government is committed to making work pay and ensuring that outsourced services are delivered in a way that improves quality, gives greater stability and longer-term investment in the workforce, and delivers better value for money as part of the broa...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117576More
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 commissioning arrangements in NHS breast screening services that result in staff providing NHS services being employe
Answer: Breast screening services that deliver the NHS Breast Screening Programme are mainly within National Health Service trusts, with staff on Agenda for Change terms or conditions or medical staff on the consultant, both medical and dental, pay scale. The exc...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCare Workers: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110272More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of care provided by care agencies to vulnerable people.
Answer: We have understood that the term care agencies refers to employment agencies. Care providers are required to be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) where they carry out a regulated activity, as described in the Health and Social Care Act 200...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCare Workers: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve oversight of care agencies and to enhance enforcement powers against providers who fail to meet required care standards.
Answer: We have understood that the term care agencies refers to employment agencies. Care providers are required to be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) where they carry out a regulated activity, as described in the Health and Social Care Act 200...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCare Workers: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to ensure that agency care workers receive appropriate and accredited training to meet the needs of vulnerable service users.
Answer: We have understood that the term care agencies refers to employment agencies. Care providers are required to be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) where they carry out a regulated activity, as described in the Health and Social Care Act 200...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCare Workers: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to prevent care agencies from supplying staff who deliver unsupervised personal care without the required registration with the Care Quality Commission.
Answer: We have understood that the term care agencies refers to employment agencies. Care providers are required to be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) where they carry out a regulated activity, as described in the Health and Social Care Act 200...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordParkinson’s Disease: Health ProfessionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108499More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of healthcare professionals with specialist training in Parkinson’s disease; and whether he considers current data collection sufficient to support work
Answer: The Department does not collect centralised data on the number of clinicians with specific expertise in Parkinson’s disease. This is because decisions about the staffing, skill mix, and service models required to meet local population needs are made by in...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPeriod PovertyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108112More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to address period poverty and ensure affordable access to menstrual products.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of women and girls being able to access the care they need for their reproductive health, including period products.We know that poverty doesn’t recognise gender, and that women and girls may suffer given the cost ...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: Business RatesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106808More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will extend Business Rates reimbursements to Community Pharmacies.
Answer: In the 2025 Autumn Budget, the Government took the hard choices to protect the National Health Service in England and continue prioritising reducing waiting times. We have also stepped in to cap bills and help businesses, as part of a £4.3 billion support...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support is available to children in voluntary foster care who have (a) drug dependency and (b) mental health needs; and whether he has made an assessment of access to (i) therapy and (ii) trea
Answer: The Department for Education’s National Minimum Standards for fostering makes it clear that local authorities should ensure that children in their care should have prompt access to doctors and other health professionals, including specialist services such...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIntegrated Care BoardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the extent of regional variations in access to (a) shared care agreements and (b) prescribed treatments; and what steps he is taking to help ensure consistency
Answer: Shared care arrangements between a general practitioner (GP) and a specialist are voluntary and are not part of the GP Contract. GPs do not receive additional funding for participating in shared care arrangements and may decline on clinical or capacity gr...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIntegrated Care BoardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) NHS Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board and (b) other integrated care boards provide (i) adequate funding and (ii) clear guidance to gener
Answer: Shared care arrangements between a general practitioner (GP) and a specialist are voluntary and are not part of the GP Contract. GPs do not receive additional funding for participating in shared care arrangements and may decline on clinical or capacity gr...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
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