Carla Lockhart MP: written questions
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Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122235More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many staff of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency have, in each of the last five years, (a) moved to roles with pharmaceutical companies or industry-funded bodies and (b) jo
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) requires all staff to undertake a conflict-of-interest declaration upon joining the agency and then on a yearly basis. All declarations are assessed according to MHRA policy to ensure due cons...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMedicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency: Conflict of InterestsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122234More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many whistleblowing reports relating to conflicts of interest have been submitted within the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency in each of the last five years; and whether the
Answer: In the last five years, three internal whistleblowing reports relating to conflicts of interest have been made to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) nominated officers.Nominated officers are trained individuals designated to ...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMedicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122233More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Department has modelled alternative funding structures for the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency that would reduce reliance on industry fees; and if it will publish an
Answer: No such modelling has been undertaken.
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Yellow Card SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122232More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is taking to improve clinician reporting of myocarditis and pericarditis in the Yellow Card system; and whether the Department has
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is committed to continually strengthening the Yellow Card scheme to support patient safety. The MHRA regularly promotes awareness through public health campaigns, conferences, established netw...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122230More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment was made of the potential merits of including an examination of the evidence base relating to the spike protein and lipid nanoparticles used in Covid-19 mRNA vaccines within the sco
Answer: The UK COVID-19 Inquiry is an independent statutory inquiry. As an independent body, it is responsible for determining its own scope, lines of investigation, and the evidence it seeks. Decisions about whether to include examination of specific scientific ...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordInternet: SafetyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122228More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's policies of the paper by the Online Safety Act Network entitled Strengthening the Online Safety Act: A Ten-point pl
Answer: We regularly engage with a wide range of stakeholders, including civil society organisations, to ensure our policymaking remains rooted in evidence and responsive to emerging harms. Contributions from organisations across the sector, including the Online ...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCharities: PolicyDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122226More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to enable smaller charities to contribute more effectively to public policy development, including through improving access to (a) tenders, (b) grant applicati
Answer: This Government is doing much to reset the relationship with civil society and ensure we listen to - and heed - a broad range of voices from across the sector, including those from small charities. The Civil Society Covenant, launched by the Prime Ministe...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPalestine: TextbooksForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122225More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make it her policy to condition the continuation of UK funding to the Palestinian Authority on the removal of (a) antisemitic content and (b) incitement to violen
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answers I gave on this topic on 3 March at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Oral Questions, and on 9 March in response to Question 115698.
Answered 2 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordInternet: AntisemitismDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121430More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the role that small, high-harm online platforms play in hosting antisemitic content that is subsequently amplified by larger platforms.
Answer: Antisemitic content is divisive, hateful and has no place online. The government expects Ofcom to use its full powers in the Online Safety Act to tackle it.Antisemitic material that meets the criminal threshold is illegal content, and the Act’s duties app...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSurgical Mesh ImplantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients have reported adverse outcomes following rectopexy mesh procedures in the last ten years; and whether his Department has considered those cases in determining eligibility for mesh
Answer: Up to and including the 16 March 2026, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has received a total of 3,303 adverse incident reports. Please note that this search was conducted across all relevant brands, models, and manufacturers associa...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: SurrogacyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether payments received by a surrogate mother in the UK are treated as income for the purposes of benefits assessments.
Answer: Surrogacy payments in the United Kingdom should only be for reasonable expenses. They are not taken into account as income for Universal Credit purposes. If any of the surrogacy payment is unspent in the period it is paid for, then this can be treated as ...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSurrogacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on trends in the number of children born via surrogacy abroad, in particular in (a) Kazakhstan and (b) Nigeria.
Answer: The Department has not made an assessment of the potential impact of the increase in the number of children entering the United Kingdom who have been born through surrogacy in countries where commercial surrogacy operates, on the UK's not-for-profit surro...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSurrogacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120431More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the increase in the number of children entering the UK who have been born through surrogacy in countries where commercial surrogacy oper
Answer: The Department has not made an assessment of the potential impact of the increase in the number of children entering the United Kingdom who have been born through surrogacy in countries where commercial surrogacy operates, on the UK's not-for-profit surro...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPuberty Suppressing Hormones: Clinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with whistleblowers from the former Tavistock Gender Identity Development Service regarding the PATHWAYS Puberty Blocker Trial.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has met with a variety of stakeholders to discuss gender services, including former staff at the Tavistock Gender Identity Development Service. Baroness Cass also met with former Gender...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGender Dysphoria: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his polices on the care of gender distressed children of the US judgment in the case of Fox Varian.
Answer: No assessment has been made. Surgical interventions for gender dysphoria are not performed on patients under 18 years old on the National Health Service. In line with NHS England’s national service specification, surgical interventions on the NHS are only...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGender Dysphoria: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to implement a data linkage study of the Gender Identity Development Services.
Answer: The Government and National Health Service are committed to implementing the recommendations of the Cass Review in full. This includes carrying out the data linkage study. Since taking over responsibility for delivery of the data linkage study, NHS Englan...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Transgender PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112899More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support detransitioners.
Answer: We are working with NHS England to implement the recommendations from the Cass Review to ensure everyone gets the high-quality care they need. This includes setting up a clinical pathway and provision for people considering detransition. Following engagem...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMotor Insurance: Young PeopleDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112311More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what targeted measures are being considered to improve (a) affordability and (b) access to car insurance for young people, particularly those in rural or poorly served public transport areas.
Answer: The motor insurance taskforce focused on driving down the cost of claims, with a view to stabilising and ultimately, reducing the premiums that drivers of all ages pay. The cross-government taskforce’s final report highlights the wider range of areas in w...
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMotor Insurance: Young PeopleDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Motor Insurance Taskforce has made of the potential impact of increases in the cost of car insurance premiums on young drivers.
Answer: The motor insurance taskforce focused on driving down the cost of claims, with a view to stabilising and ultimately, reducing the premiums that drivers of all ages pay. The cross-government taskforce’s final report highlights the wider range of areas in w...
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMotor Insurance: Northern IrelandDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112304More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether evidence or representations from stakeholders in Northern Ireland have been considered by the Motor Insurance Taskforce; and what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies o
Answer: The work of the motor insurance taskforce focused on issues and concerns associated with the cost of insurance premiums and claims that are shared across the UK.The taskforce heard representations that some of the unique features of the motor insurance ma...
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMotor Insurance Taskforce: MeetingsDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the Motor Insurance Taskforce met since its establishment; on what dates those meetings took place; which organisations and departments were represented; and whether she plans to publish minutes
Answer: The work of the motor insurance taskforce focused on issues and concerns associated with the cost of insurance premiums and claims that are shared across the UK.The taskforce heard representations that some of the unique features of the motor insurance ma...
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: StatisticsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112219More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will have discussions with the Office for National Statistics on revising its back baseline to reflect pre-2020 trends.
Answer: Analysts from the Department of Health and Social Care are having regular discussions with colleagues at the Office for National Statistics (ONS) regarding planned improvements to the methodology used to estimate excess deaths, as outlined in an ONS blog ...
Answered 20 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAbortion: GenderDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to require abortion providers to provide clear guidance regarding the legality of procuring a termination on the basis of sex.
Answer: There is no policy requirement for abortion providers to provide guidance regarding the legality of procuring a termination on the basis of sex, as all abortion providers must comply with the legal requirements set out in the Abortion Act 1967. The Depart...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordIslamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsHome OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the Charity Commission on the potential use of religious charities by networks aligned with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Answer: Ministers and officials regularly meet with the Charity Commission to discuss a range of issues relating to the regulation of charities.The Charity Commission is alive to the risks of state threats to the charity sector and works with other agencies to pr...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordIslamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsHome OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her polices of reports that religious centres in the UK are being used to (a) promote and (b) support the activities of the Islamic Revol
Answer: Ministers and officials regularly meet with the Charity Commission to discuss a range of issues relating to the regulation of charities.The Charity Commission is alive to the risks of state threats to the charity sector and works with other agencies to pr...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
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