Caroline Johnson MP: written questions
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Sexually Transmitted InfectionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85845More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of sexually transmitted infections on the future fertility of people.
Answer: Bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STI) such as chlamydia and gonorrhoea are a recognised cause of pelvic inflammatory disease, which can in some cases lead to tubal factor infertility.Chlamydia is the most commonly diagnosed STI. It often has no ...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSexually Transmitted InfectionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85844More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the trends in the levels of (a) gonorrhea, (b) chlamydia, and (c) syphillis in people.
Answer: Official statistics published by the UK Health Security Agency highlight trends in sexually transmitted infection diagnoses in England. Information is available from the GUMCAD STI Surveillance System and the CTAD Chlamydia Surveillance System at the foll...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Syncytial Virus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85259More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation's report entitled Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) immunisation programme for adults aged 80 years and older: JCVI advice, pub
Answer: In advice published on 16 July 2025, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advised that the routine respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) programme be extended to also include adults aged 80 years and older, and all residents in a care ho...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordResident Doctors: Industrial DisputesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) operations and (b) appointments that will be cancelled if resident doctors strike from 14 to 19 November 2025.
Answer: No formal assessment has been made of any industrial action by resident doctors from 14 to 19 November 2025.
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordResident Doctors: Industrial DisputesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what forecast he has made of the cost to the public purse of the planned strike of resident doctors from 14 to 19 November 2025.
Answer: The five-day resident doctor strike in July 2025 had an estimated cost to the National Health Service of approximately £240 million, and this is a starting estimate for the planned November strike. The costs were lower than in July 2024 as a result of low...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the Government has delayed publication of the cancer plan.
Answer: The National Cancer Plan is due to be published in the new year. The decision to publish the plan in the new year was taken in consultation with key stakeholders and patient groups. We have received more than 11,000 responses to our Call for Evidence and ...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Health of 23 October 2025 on Impact of NHS workforce levels on cancer patients, what steps his Department is taking to reduce th
Answer: The Government will publish the 10 Year Workforce Plan in spring 2026.This plan will set out action to create a workforce able to deliver the transformed service set out in the 10-Year Health Plan. It is important we do this in a robust and joined up way....
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84680More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the NHS long-term workforce plan.
Answer: The Government will publish the 10 Year Workforce Plan in spring 2026.This plan will set out action to create a workforce able to deliver the transformed service set out in the 10-Year Health Plan. It is important we do this in a robust and joined up way....
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the national cancer plan.
Answer: The National Cancer Plan will be published in the new year. We have received over 11,000 responses to our Call for Evidence and have had significant ongoing engagement with patients, clinicians, and charities.The plan will include further details on how w...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDermatologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84631More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to implement the Getting It Right First Time recommendations on improving the (a) access to and (b) quality of dermatology care.
Answer: As set out in the Plan for Change, we will ensure that by March 2029 we return to the standard that 92% of patients wait no longer than 18 weeks from referral to treatment, a standard which has not been met consistently since September 2015. The Governmen...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDermatologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84630More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to improve access to dermatology services.
Answer: As set out in the Plan for Change, we will ensure that by March 2029 we return to the standard that 92% of patients wait no longer than 18 weeks from referral to treatment, a standard which has not been met consistently since September 2015. The Governmen...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSpinal Muscular Atrophy: BabiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84629More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects to receive a formal recommendation from the UK national screening committee on newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy.
Answer: A recommendation by the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) on newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is expected following the conclusion of an in-service evaluation (ISE), which is needed to answer several outstanding questions related...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84628More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children with education, health and care plans were born abroad.
Answer: The requested information is not held by the department.
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84627More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children receiving education in state funded special schools were born abroad.
Answer: The requested information is not held by the department.
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSurgical Hubs: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84385More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of current capital funding budget will be allocated towards the expansion of the surgical hub programme.
Answer: The Government is increasing the Department’s capital budgets to over £14.6 billion by the end of the Spending Review period for 2029/30, to invest into the National Health Service and wider health infrastructure, including elective care. This will delive...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84384More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to improve data collection on diagnostic pathways for (a) teenagers and (b) children with cancer.
Answer: The Department is committed to getting the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster so that more patients survive, including children and teenagers. The Department, NHS England and other NHS partner organisations are taking...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84383More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the (a) speed of diagnosis and (b) time from diagnosis to treatment in (i) children and (ii) teenagers with cancer.
Answer: The Department is committed to getting the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster so that more patients survive, including children and teenagers. The Department, NHS England and other NHS partner organisations are taking...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84382More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve early recognition of cancer symptoms of teenagers in primary care.
Answer: The Department is committed to getting the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster so that more patients survive, including children and teenagers. The Department, NHS England and other NHS partner organisations are taking...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve public awareness of the symptoms of cancer in teenagers.
Answer: The Department is committed to getting the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster so that more patients survive, including children and teenagers. The Department, NHS England and other NHS partner organisations are taking...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSurgical HubsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many additional surgical hubs are due to (a) open and (b) be built in the next 12 months.
Answer: Dedicated and protected surgical hubs transform the way the National Health Service provides elective care by focusing on providing high volume, low complexity surgery, as recommended by the Royal College of Surgeons of England.There are currently 123 ele...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDeath: MenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to reduce premature deaths in men.
Answer: We are developing a Men's Health Strategy which will seek to improve the health and wellbeing of all men in England. This includes finding the right ways to promote healthier behaviours, improving outcomes for health conditions that hit men harder, and im...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSuicide: MenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to help reduce suicides in men.
Answer: On 19 November, we published the Men’s Health Strategy. The strategy includes tangible actions to improve access to healthcare, provide the right support to enable men to make healthier choices, develop healthy living and working conditions, foster strong...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to publish the new health strategy in this calendar year.
Answer: We are developing a Men's Health Strategy which will seek to improve the health and wellbeing of all men in England. This includes finding the right ways to promote healthier behaviours, improving outcomes for health conditions that hit men harder, and im...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSurgery: Medical Treatments AbroadDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of British citizens have have required remedial surgery in the NHS as a result of poor elective overseas surgery.
Answer: The data requested is not held centrally by the Department.
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSurgery: Medical Treatments AbroadDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84375More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many British citizens have died as a result of elective overseas surgery in each of the last five years.
Answer: The data requested is not held centrally by the Department.
Answered 17 Nov 2025
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