Derek Twigg MP: written questions

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Written questions

Armed Forces: Sick LeaveMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the sickness rate was for service personnel by rank in each year since 2015.
Answer: This information is not held in the format requested.
Answered 13 Jan 2025
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Armed Forces: RehabilitationMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many injured service personal required rehabilitation services in each armed service in each year since 2015; and how much his Department on rehabilitation of injured service personnel in each service in the
Answer: The table below presents the number of UK Armed Forces personnel who have had at least one appointment at Primary Care Rehabilitation Facilities (PCRF), Regional Rehabilitation Units (RRU) and/or Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) in each year s...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
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Defence: Vocational GuidanceDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had recent discussions with universities on allowing defence companies to attend university (a) careers fairs and (b) events.
Answer: My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education has not had recent discussions with universities regarding the attendance of defence companies at career fairs and events. As autonomous institutions, universities have the discretion to decide wh...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
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Respiratory DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion patients who attended A&E with a respiratory condition and were admitted to a hospital ward were subsequently readmitted with a respiratory condition at a later date at
Answer: A table showing the information requested is attached.
Answered 15 Jan 2025
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Health Professions: EngineeringHome OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21977More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of classifying clinical engineers as healthcare professionals under the Health and Care Worker Visa.
Answer: The Home Office keeps all its immigration visa routes under regular review, which includes consulting the Department of Health and Social Care on which occupations should be eligible for the Health and Care Visa.
Answered 13 Jan 2025
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Radiotherapy: Medical EquipmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which organisation is responsible for procuring radiotherapy machines.
Answer: Responsibility for purchasing radiotherapy treatment machines sits with local systems. The Government committed £70 million for new machines in last year’s Budget, to ensure that the most advanced treatment is available to patients who need it.
Answered 9 Jan 2025
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Brain: TumoursDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20923More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding his Department has provided for child brain tumour research in each year since 2015.
Answer: The Department invests £1.5 billion per year in health research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and NIHR research expenditure for all cancers was £121.8 million in 2022/23. Cancer is a major area of NIHR spend, reflecti...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
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Lung Cancer: Widnes and HalewoodDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in Widnes and Halewood constituency were being treated for lung cancer as of 1 October 2024.
Answer: We do not collect data on the number of people treated for lung cancer by constituency. However, we do have the total number of people being treated for lung cancer across trusts throughout the country. The number of people who received either a first or ...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
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Armed Forces: Health ProfessionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) number of each rank in post of and (b) requirement for each rank of medical service personnel was on 1 April 2024.
Answer: I am withholding the information as its disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.
Answered 9 Jan 2025
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