Question follow-through · 69243
Measles: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for trends in the number of reported cases of measles in children; and what advice his Department has provided to parents whose children contr
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 21 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 5 Sept 2025 · 46 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
21 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for trends in the number of reported cases of measles in children; and what advice his Department has provided to parents whose children contr
1 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Sept 2025
Answer published
Coverage for all routine childhood immunisations, including the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine, has fallen in England over the last decade. National uptake of MMR1 in two-year-olds is currently 88.8%, and uptake of MMR1 and MMR2 in five-year-ol...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Glaucoma: Diagnosis
22 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) improve early diagnosis of glaucoma and (b) monitoring of deterioration of the condition in patients.
Gastrointestinal System: Diseases
22 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) increase clinical and public awareness of small bacterial overgrowth symptoms and (b) ensure that patients with digestive problems receive the proper diagnosis and tr
NHS: Staff
22 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the NHS Long-Term Workforce Plan will be published; and what support he plans to provide to the community pharmacy workforce to deliver this plan.
Pharmacy: Prescriptions
22 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the expanded Independent Prescribing and clinical services granted to community pharmacists in the 10-year health plan will be funded.
Pharmacy: Finance
22 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase funding within the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework to help pharmacists deliver on their expanded roles under the 10-Year Health Plan.
Cancer: Civil Society
22 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to build partnerships with (a) charities, (b) community organisations and (c) people with lived experience of cancer.
Cholera
1 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many confirmed cases of cholera there have been in the UK in the last 10 years.
Parkinson's Disease: Medical Treatments
2 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using Functional Electrical Stimulation devices to support people with Parkinson's disease.
ADHD: Women
2 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women under the age of 18 have been diagnosed with ADHD in the last 12 months.
Bowel Cancer: Women
2 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women aged between (a) 50-60 and (b) 60-70 years olds have been diagnosed with bowel cancer in the last 12 months.
Sepsis: Death
2 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many deaths there have been due to sepsis in the last 24 months.
Dementia: Diagnosis
2 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve levels of early diagnoses of dementia.