Chris Evans MP: written questions
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Tumours: Human TissueDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117701More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 21 November 2025 to question 90178, if his Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of the capacity of NHS pathology services for fresh-freezing brain cancer and
Answer: Standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the fresh-freezing of tissue examples have already been developed across pathology networks in England. It is, however, the responsibility of individual pathology services to maintain their own SOPs for the fresh-f...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGambling: RegulationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117700More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to develop a national fixed framework for the treatment of gambling-related harm.
Answer: NHS England will be developing a national commissioning specification during the first half of 2026/27 to ensure consistent, high-quality care across all gambling treatment and support services nationwide. Given the evolving evidence landscape and NHS Eng...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGambling: Addictions and AdvertisingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to raise awareness of gambling-related harms and mitigate the impact of gambling advertisements.
Answer: All operators who advertise in the UK must comply with advertising codes, which are enforced by the Advertising Standards Authority independently of government. The codes include a wide range of provisions which are designed to protect children and vulner...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSuicideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of wealth inequality on levels of suicide.
Answer: People living in the most deprived areas of England face a higher risk of suicide. Between 2020 and 2024, the age-standardised suicide rate for people aged 25 to 44 years old in the most deprived 10% of areas in England was 14.9 per 100,000 people, compar...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: LicensingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she will take to support a) local newspapers and b) digitally excluded adults in the context of the proposed removal of the legal requirement for alcohol licensing notices.
Answer: The Government published a Call for Evidence on reforming the licensing system on 7 October. This invited views on the impact of licensing reforms, including in relation to Recommendation 4 of the Licensing Taskforce, that the requirement for printed stat...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: South WalesDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions her Department has had with relevant stakeholders on the potential for a direct rail link between South Wales and Heathrow Airport.
Answer: The Department regularly engages with stakeholders on transport to Heathrow, in line with the Statement of Approach to engagement during the ANPS review. The Government recognises the vital role that surface access will play as part of any future expansio...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: StaffDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to mitigate risks posed to public transport workers who are lone working.
Answer: The Department wants everyone to feel and be safe on the public transport network, and we are working across government and with partners, including the British Transport Police (BTP), the transport industry, and local authorities to this end. On the rail...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGambling: AddictionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117694More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what definitions his Department uses for the purposes of determining which activities constitute (a) prevention and (b) treatment in relation to gambling-related harms when allocating funding from
Answer: For the purposes of the Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Gambling Harms Prevention Fund for 2026 to 2028, potential activities include, but are not limited to: awareness and education; brief advice, early intervention, and harm reduction...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGambling: ClinicsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117693More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what process NHS specialist gambling treatment clinics are required to follow in order to access funding from the statutory gambling levy; and if he will set out the criteria and decision-making fr
Answer: Regional National Health Service gambling services are commissioned by integrated care boards (ICBs). NHS England will be developing a national commissioning specification during the first half of 2026/27 to ensure consistent, high-quality care across all...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGambling: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117692More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding has been allocated from the statutory gambling levy to (a) NHS specialist gambling treatment clinics, (b) third-sector treatment providers, (c) local authorities and (d) other orga
Answer: Subject to final checks, this year the statutory levy has raised just under £120 million, which will be ringfenced solely for the use of tackling gambling-related harm. In England, prevention and treatment funding will include: £15.9 million for integrate...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGambling: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117691More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to fund NHS early-intervention services for children exhibiting gambling-related harm.
Answer: NHS England currently funds a national service for children aged 13 years old and over who are experiencing gambling-related harms. This service is provided by the Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, and is available to children across Eng...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGambling: Video GamesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117690More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to bring loot boxes under gambling regulation.
Answer: Prizes that can be won via loot boxes do not have a monetary value, cannot be cashed-out, and are of value only within the context of the game. They are therefore not legally classified as gambling and do not fall under gambling regulation. There are curr...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordChristianity: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how she marked Red Wednesday on 19 November; and what steps she is taking to support persecuted Christians across the world.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 3 November 2025 to Question 85662.
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: National Insurance ContributionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in the context of the transition from Employment Support Allowance to Universal Credit, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of this transition on people with workplace injuries who have
Answer: Customers who are claiming New Style Employment Support Allowance (NS ESA) based on their National Insurance contributions, for example following a workplace injury, will not be transitioned from NS ESA to Universal Credit.
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to phase out the use of animal-derived biomaterials and promote non-animal alternatives in medical research.
Answer: This Government’s recent strategy commits to reducing the use of animals in research and promotes the use of any validated alternative method. This includes replacing the use of animal-derived products, including for example, animal-derived polyclonal ant...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the strategy 'Replacing Animals in Science' published on 11 November 2025, what assessment she has made of the implications for this strategy of the use of foetal calf
Answer: The Government’s publication “Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods” sets out our long-term vision for a world where the use of animals in science is eliminated in all but excepti...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing Benefit: Supported HousingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in relation to Housing Benefit being tapered at a faster rate than pay, what impact this has had on young people in supported accommodation; and whether he has evaluated the subsequent loss to the Exche
Answer: There has been a longstanding work disincentive arising from the interaction between Universal Credit and Housing Benefit for young people living in supported accommodation. The Autumn Budget 2025 included an announcement to introduce four new earned inco...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90680More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will honour Red Wednesday on 19 November with reference to the intensification of religious persecution in Sudan.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the oral statement on Sudan given by the Foreign Secretary on 18 November.
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: WalesHome OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90181More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the number of experiments using animals that were carried out in Wales in 2024; and whether she will be taking steps to reduce these numbers.
Answer: In 2024, 25,718 regulated scientific procedures involving living animals were carried out in Wales, a decrease from 31,940 in 2023.The Home Office regulates under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA) to assure compliance with the robust pro...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: RodentsHome OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she made of the trends in the numbers of imported mice used for animal testing in 2024.
Answer: The number of mice born outside the UK and used for the first time in experimental procedures in 2024 was 21,287. While this is an increase of 4.6 per cent from 2023, the overall total number of procedures involving mice fell by 2.3 per cent from 2023 to ...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBrain CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the recommendations on NHS culture in the Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission's report entitled Closing the Gap, publishe
Answer: As part of the National Cancer Plan, we have engaged with brain cancer clinical experts and charities, as well as receiving this report, to help us develop the plan. The plan will include how we can reform the workforce to improve cancer patient outcomes,...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBrain Cancer: Human TissueDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90178More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to deliver (a) workforce and (b) training requirements to support an expansion of fresh-freezing facilities for brain cancer tissue in the NHS.
Answer: There are currently no plans by the Department to expand fresh-freezing facilities for brain cancer tissue. Pathology services in England are delivered through 27 regional pathology networks, and offer a comprehensive range of tests, including the analysi...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHuman Tissue: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90177More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of guidance provided to patients on their (a) rights and (b) options for the (i) storage and (ii) future research use of their tissue samples.
Answer: The Department recognises the importance of ensuring that patients are fully informed about their rights, options, and choices regarding the storage and future research use of their tissue samples. The Human Tissue Authority (HTA) Code of Practice and Sta...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBrain Cancer: Human TissueDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) fresh-freezing, (b) snap-freezing and (c) flash frozen capacity for brain cancer tissue samples across NHS trusts in England.
Answer: Fresh-freezing, also referred to as snap-freezing, is a standard technique used by pathology networks to preserve tissue architecture without chemical fixatives, allowing for subsequent molecular or histological analysis, typically supporting research or ...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCancer: Medical Treatments and ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of limited fresh-freezing capacity on patients’ access to emerging cancer (a) testing and (b) treatments.
Answer: Fresh-freezing, also referred to as snap-freezing, is a standard technique used by pathology networks to preserve tissue architecture without chemical fixatives, allowing for subsequent molecular or histological analysis, typically supporting research or ...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
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