Jeremy Hunt MP: written questions
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Pancreatic Cancer: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) prioritise research into pancreatic cancer and (b) encourage innovations in earlier diagnosis.
Answer: The Department invests over £1.6 billion each year on research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and in 2024/25, spent £141.6 million on cancer research, signalling its high priority. This includes studies that focus spec...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the report into the cost of clinical negligence being prepared by David Lock KC.
Answer: The rising costs of clinical negligence claims against the National Health Service in England are of great concern to the Government. Costs have more than doubled in the last 10 years and are forecast to continue rising, putting further pressure on NHS fi...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Child SeatsDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84160More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will support the proposal made by the Netherlands government to amend the shoulder height requirements in regulation R129 at the upcoming 77th meeting of the UN Working Party on Passive Safety in Geneva
Answer: The Department for Transport noted the informal document presented by the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the 77th meeting of the UNECE Working Party on Passive Safety (GRSP) in May 2025 to amend Regulation 129 on Child Restraint Systems. An associated work...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospices: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to announce the funding support for children’s hospices for 2026-27 onwards.
Answer: Children and young people’s hospices do incredible work to support seriously ill children and their families and loved ones when they need it most, and we recognise the incredibly tough pressures they are facing.We are providing £26 million in revenue fun...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordClothing: Import DutiesTreasuryTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65745More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of removing the customs duty on mastectomy bras.
Answer: The UK’s tariff schedule, known as the UK Global Tariff (UKGT), adheres to global classification standards. Those classify mastectomy bras under a commodity code that covers a range of other textiles.We continue to monitor the UKGT to ensure our Most Favo...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAnthropic: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65235More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress he has made on AI collaboration with Anthropic since 14 February 2025.
Answer: The Department has continued to deepen its collaboration with Anthropic as part of its broader strategy to strengthen the UK’s sovereign AI capabilities. This partnership forms part of the Government’s commitment to ensuring the UK is an AI maker, not jus...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to respond to the correspondence from the Rt hon. Member for Godalming and Ash of 3 April 2025 requesting a meeting with the Minister for Housing and Planning to d
Answer: As set out in previous replies to the Rt Hon Member on this subject, my Department is continuing to review the issues highlighted in the correspondence shared as part of the government’s commitment to strength the existing system of developer contribution...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Military AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 904217More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase support for Ukraine.
Answer: This year the UK will give more military support to Ukraine than ever before, with a £4.5 billion boost. At the 27th Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting, we announced a rapid surge in support, valued at around £450 million. This follows the £2.26 billio...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMedicines and Medical Devices Safety Independent ReviewDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43029More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he will implement the recommended compensation schemes for victims of (a) pelvic mesh implants, (b) sodium valproate, and (c) Primodos made by the Hughes report.
Answer: The Government is carefully considering the valuable work done by the Patient Safety Commissioner and the resulting Hughes Report, which set out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. This is a complex area of work, involving s...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: SurreyDepartment for TransportTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress she has made on completing feasibility studies to provide step-free access to Ash Vale Station.
Answer: The feasibility work for Ash Vale station is underway and we expect all 50 of the feasibility studies announced last year to be complete in the spring. We expect to be able to confirm which stations will move forward over the summer. The Access for All pr...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones: Rural AreasDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 903455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help improve mobile phone coverage in rural areas.
Answer: Through the Shared Rural Network, we are continuing to deliver 4G connectivity where there is limited or no coverage.Beyond this, our ambition is for all populated areas, including rural communities, to have higher quality standalone 5G by 2030.We are wor...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDuty of Candour ReviewDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38962More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to publish its final response to its Duty of candour review.
Answer: The Government is supportive of the review it inherited into the effectiveness and implementation of the statutory duty of candour for health and social care providers.We are clear that the duty needs to act as a catalyst for providers to improve openness...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAutism and Learning Disability: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36619More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the timely publication of the 2023-24 report by NHS England on learning from lives and deaths: people with a learning disability and autistic people.
Answer: NHS England commissions Kings College London and its partners to analyse data from the publication, Learning from Lives and Deaths: People with a Learning Disability and Autistic People. The annual report is published by Kings College London, which is cur...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 28 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of giving Ukrainians with temporary residence the option to apply for visas longer than 18 months.
Answer: We recognise the Ukrainian government’s desire for the future return of its citizens to Ukraine to assist in the rebuilding of that country. It is important our approach respects these wishes.This is why the temporary Ukraine Schemes do not lead to settle...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPatients: DeathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of NHS Secondary Care Trusts are reporting all of the legally required elements of the Learning from Deaths national guidance.
Answer: This information is not collected centrally. All National Health Service trusts, apart from NHS ambulance trusts, are required to meet the reporting requirements in The National Health Service (Quality Accounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 relating to na...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcare: CostsDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16930More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help reduce the cost of childcare for everyone.
Answer: This government has a driving mission to break down barriers to opportunity, which starts by ensuring every child has the best start in life. It is our ambition for all families to have access to high quality, affordable and flexible early education and c...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: SafetyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13758More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will launch a new National Maternity Safety Ambition.
Answer: The National Maternity Safety Ambition was launched in 2015 and will end in 2025. As part of our consultation on the 10-year health plan, we will first consider the best ways to improve maternity safety so that the NHS has the tools it needs to deliver im...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: SafetyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13757More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to recommendation 44 of the Report of the Morecambe Bay Investigation, published in March 2015, what steps his Department has taken to establish a proper framework on which future in
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that all women and babies received safe, personalised, equitable, and compassionate care. We are determined to learn lessons from inquiries and investigations.The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch became an ind...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the investigation into maternity incidents at Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation Trust has started.
Answer: The trust has committed to a thematic review of all neonatal and maternal deaths since 2019. This has started for neonatal deaths but not for maternal deaths, due to delays identifying an external assessor.The trust is engaging with the NHS England South ...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
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