Clive Efford MP: written questions
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Written questions
Haemophilia: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 25954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions she has had with Haemophilia Centre Doctors regarding the specification for Haemophilia care services.
Answer: NHS England has completed development of the revised service specification for specialist haemophilia and related bleeding disorder services and has undertaken a public consultation on the proposed changes. The final specification has been revised to refl...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHaemophilia: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 25953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she plans to publish the specifications for Haemophinia Care.
Answer: NHS England has completed development of the revised service specification for specialist haemophilia and related bleeding disorder services and has undertaken a public consultation on the proposed changes. The final specification has been revised to refl...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGender Based Violence: EducationWomen and EqualitiesTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 900646More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to improve awareness of violence against women and girls in schools.
Answer: Tackling violence against women and girls is a moral mission for all of society, and education is an integral part. We are focussing on prevention; instilling the values and skills to disrupt dangerous attitudes and stop harmful behaviours from escalating...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordInfected Blood InquiryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress is being made in replacing plasma-derived products with recombinant coagulation factor products, where clinically appropriate, in accordance with Recommendation 9 of the Infected Bloo
Answer: It is crucial we protect the safety of haemophilia care, and the Government is committed to implementing recommendation 9 of the 2024 Infected Blood Inquiry report.The Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases, such...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHaemophilia: DatabasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration he has given to supporting the National Haemophilia Database through additional central funding.
Answer: It is crucial we protect the safety of haemophilia care, and the Government is committed to implementing recommendation 9 of the 2024 Infected Blood Inquiry report.The Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases, such...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHaemophilia: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124058More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on establishing functioning multi-disciplinary networks to ensure best practice is followed in the treatment and care of haemophilia.
Answer: It is crucial we protect the safety of haemophilia care, and the Government is committed to implementing recommendation 9 of the 2024 Infected Blood Inquiry report.The Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases, such...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHaemophilia: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps have been taken to address funding shortfalls and inequities between haemophilia centres around the UK, identified by 2024-25 peer review of haemophilia care.
Answer: It is crucial we protect the safety of haemophilia care, and the Government is committed to implementing recommendation 9 of the 2024 Infected Blood Inquiry report.The Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases, such...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordInfected Blood InquiryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124052More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps have been taken towards implementing Recommendation 9 of the Infected Blood Inquiry.
Answer: It is crucial we protect the safety of haemophilia care, and the Government is committed to implementing recommendation 9 of the 2024 Infected Blood Inquiry report.The Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases, such...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: BorrowingTreasuryTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 906804More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to reduce Government borrowing.
Answer: We need to address the UK’s borrowing and debt, so we spend less on debt interest and more on the priorities of working people. The government has a credible consolidation plan that ensures borrowing is falling in every year of the forecast. Borrowing thi...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: PharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58136More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had NHS England on the future (a) oversight and (b) regulation of (i) specialist pharmacies and (ii) aseptic services within hospitals.
Answer: The Department has asked NHS England to continue to progress work on the Infusions and Special Medicines Programme, which is tasked with the implementation of Lord Carter’ 2020 report, Transforming Pharmacy Aseptic Services in England. The work included p...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: PharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58135More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure the (a) oversight and (b) regulation of (i) specialist pharmacies and (ii) aseptic services within hospitals.
Answer: The Department has asked NHS England to continue to progress work on the Infusions and Special Medicines Programme, which is tasked with the implementation of Lord Carter’ 2020 report, Transforming Pharmacy Aseptic Services in England. The work included p...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordInfected Blood Compensation SchemeCabinet OfficeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51790More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to his evidence to the Infected Blood Inquiry on 7 May 2025, whether he intends to review (a) the compensation regulations and (b) the tariffs.
Answer: As I said in my oral evidence to the Inquiry, I am open to considering a number of areas of the Scheme where doing so does not cause undue delay to the delivery of compensation. The Inquiry will be producing a further report and the Government will respon...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordInfected Blood Compensation SchemeCabinet OfficeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51789More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme, if he will review the supplementary route for people for whom the impact of their viruses and their treatments are not fully captured by the core route t
Answer: The Infected Blood Inquiry Response Expert Group provided advice on the design of infection severity bands for the core route. They considered the health impacts and treatments that applicants are likely to have experienced. This includes many side effect...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood: ContaminationCabinet OfficeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51788More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the tariffs for people infected with Hepatitis C through contaminated blood products.
Answer: The impact of a Hepatitis infection can range from very mild to very severe, including liver failure and death as a direct result of the infection. In its second interim report, the Infected Blood Inquiry recommended that the compensation scheme should re...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordInfected Blood Compensation SchemeCabinet OfficeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51787More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the commitments he made when giving evidence to the Infected Blood Inquiry on 7 May 2025, when he plans to respond to the five areas of compensation regulations following his review.
Answer: As I said in my oral evidence to the Inquiry, I am open to considering a number of areas of the Scheme where doing so does not cause undue delay to the delivery of compensation. The Inquiry will be producing a further report and the Government will respon...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRoad Works: FinesDepartment for TransportTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42393More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to fine utility companies for inconvenience caused when their roadworks overrun.
Answer: Utility companies are already incentivised to complete works on time with charges of up to £10,000 per day for works that overrun. We have announced that these charges will apply to weekends and bank holidays. We are also doubling fixed penalty notices fo...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRoad WorksDepartment for TransportTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to incentivise utility companies to not overrun on roadworks.
Answer: Utility companies are already incentivised to complete works on time with charges of up to £10,000 per day for works that overrun. We have announced that these charges will apply to weekends and bank holidays. We are also doubling fixed penalty notices fo...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPress: RegulationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 902909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to implement the recommendations made by the Leveson Inquiry on independent press regulation.
Answer: The Government has clearly laid out its priorities in the manifesto and in the King’s speech, and the second part of Leveson is not among them. There are no current plans for further legislation.
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPassports: BiometricsHome OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to update the technology required to read (a) diacritical characters and (b) accents marks in the biographical information of UK passport holders.
Answer: British passports meet the standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). While these standards permit the use of either diacritic marks or their transliteration, the number of countries that have adopted use of diacritics in their...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
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