Jessica Toale MP: written questions
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Diethylstilbestrol: Side EffectsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the feasibility of using historic medical records to (a) identify and (b) contact people who may have been exposed to diethylstilbestrol.
Answer: We recognise the consequences for those who were exposed to diethylstilbestrol (DES) and offer our sincere sympathies to those who continue to be affected.There have been no discussions between the Department and patient advocacy groups representing peopl...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDiethylstilbestrol: Side EffectsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to issue a official apology to those affected by the historical prescription of diethylstilbestrol.
Answer: We recognise the consequences for those who were exposed to diethylstilbestrol (DES) and are sorry that women and their families have suffered for far too long.The Department has not made an assessment of the merits of launching a public information campa...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDiethylstilbestrol: Side EffectsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with patient advocacy groups representing people affected by diethylstilbestrol exposure.
Answer: We recognise the consequences for those who were exposed to diethylstilbestrol (DES) and offer our sincere sympathies to those who continue to be affected.There have been no discussions between the Department and patient advocacy groups representing peopl...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDiethylstilbestrol: Side EffectsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance is available to clinicians for patients with a family history of diethylstilbestrol exposure.
Answer: The Government encourages all women, including those exposed to diethylstilbestrol (DES) in utero, to attend regular cervical screenings which test for human papillomavirus, the cause of most cervical cancers. Women who believe or know that they were expo...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDiethylstilbestrol: Side EffectsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82511More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered the potential merits of a screening protocol for people exposed to diethylstilbestrol.
Answer: The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), which advises the Government on all aspects of screening, has never been asked to consider the evidence for a screening programme for people exposed to diethylstilbestrol in utero.Any individual or organisatio...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDiethylstilbestrol: Side EffectsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of NHS screening programmes for the detection of gynaecological cancers linked to diethylstilbestrol exposure.
Answer: The NHS Cervical Screening Programme is the only gynaecological screening programme offered by the National Health Service. On its own, it cannot provide comprehensive care to women exposed to diethylstilbestrol (DES) in utero. This is why the NHS Cervica...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDiethylstilbestrol: Side EffectsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether women (a) known and (b) suspected to have exposure to diethylstilbestrol in utero are eligible for enhanced cancer screening.
Answer: Yes, women who believe they have been exposed to diethylstilbestrol (DES) in utero are eligible for enhanced cancer screening. The NHS Cervical Screening Programme guidance reminds providers that these women are eligible for routine cervical screening and...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDiethylstilbestrol: Side EffectsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82508More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to fund epidemiological research into the potential impact of diethylstilbestrol exposure on third generation people.
Answer: The Department invests over £1.6 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).While no research has been commissioned into the health outcomes of people exposed to diethylstilb...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDiethylstilbestrol: Side EffectsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the (a) UK Health Security Agency and (b) National Institute for Health and Care Research on studies into diethylstilbestrol-related health risks.
Answer: Diethylstilbestrol is a synthetic non-steroidal estrogen medication, which does not fall within the UK Health Security Agency’s remit.Decisions on topics for new or updated guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) are con...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDiethylstilbestrol: Side EffectsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has commissioned research since 2000 into the health outcomes of people exposed to diethylstilbestrol in utero.
Answer: The Department invests over £1.6 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).While no research has been commissioned into the health outcomes of people exposed to diethylstilb...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDiethylstilbestrol: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department holds data on the number of women prescribed diethylstilbestrol in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland between 1939 and 1978.
Answer: This historical information is not held by the Department.
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDiethylstilbestrol: Side EffectsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82504More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of diethylstilbestrol exposure on the (a) long-term and (b) intergenerational health of people in the UK.
Answer: The Government encourages all women, including those exposed to diethylstilbestrol (DES) in utero, to attend regular cervical screenings which test for human papillomavirus, the cause of most cervical cancers. Women who believe or know that they were expo...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDiethylstilbestrol: Side EffectsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether diethylstilbestrol (DES) exposure is referenced in NHS training curricula for (a) obstetrics, (b) gynaecology and (c) general practice.
Answer: The standard of training for doctors is the responsibility of the General Medical Council (GMC), who set the outcome standards expected at undergraduate level and approve courses and medical schools to write and teach the curricula content that enables th...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDiethylstilbestrol: Side EffectsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to issue updated clinical guidance on diethylstilbestrol (DES) exposure to (a) general practitioners, (b) gynaecologists and (c) oncologists.
Answer: The Government encourages all women, including those exposed to diethylstilbestrol (DES) in utero, to attend regular cervical screenings which test for human papillomavirus, the cause of most cervical cancers. Women who believe or know that they were expo...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDiethylstilbestrol: Side EffectsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82501More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness among healthcare professionals of the long-term health risks associated with in utero exposure to diethylstilbestrol.
Answer: The Government encourages all women, including those exposed to diethylstilbestrol (DES) in utero, to attend regular cervical screenings which test for human papillomavirus, the cause of most cervical cancers. Women who believe or know that they were expo...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 905872More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to decarbonise schools.
Answer: The department is committed to supporting the UK net-zero carbon targets. Since 2021, the department’s own building standards require that all new school buildings delivered by the department are net-zero carbon in operation and are adapted to climate cha...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80325More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of NHS provision of medical equipment for families with disabled children.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning services to meet the health needs of their local population, and responsibility for providing disabled children’s equipment would typically fall to the National Health Service and local autho...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80324More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that parents with disabled children are provided with appropriate medical equipment to support their child.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning services to meet the health needs of their local population, and responsibility for providing disabled children’s equipment would typically fall to the National Health Service and local autho...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLetting Agents: Money LaunderingTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80323More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 18 September 2025 to Question 76734 on money laundering, whether her Department has issued separate tailored guidance (a) the relocation industry and (b) the lettings industry.
Answer: HMRC issues specific guidance for estate agency businesses and those letting agency businesses within scope of the Money Laundering Regulations, to help them comply. This is available on GOV.UK.
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMoney LaunderingTreasuryTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76734More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department has taken to provide additional clarity to businesses when engaging with HMRC to ensure compliance with money laundering regulations.
Answer: HM Revenue & Customs supports supervised businesses by engaging through a range of channels, providing effective information and guidance. HMRC publishes detailed guidance on how to comply with the money laundering regulations, documents explaining ri...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCervical CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66777More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the progress to meeting the World Health Organisation's 2030 strategy for (a) the elimination of cervical cancer, (b) 90 percent of girls vaccinated with
Answer: NHS England published the Cervical cancer elimination plan by 2040 – plan for England in March 2025, setting out how the National Health Service will improve equitable uptake and coverage across human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and cervical screenin...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordScreening and Vaccination: DisadvantagedDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase (a) vaccination and (b) screening rates in areas with high health disparities.
Answer: The Department is working with NHS England and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to encourage high uptake of all immunisation and screening programmes, including in areas where coverage has historically been low.The National Health Service is building...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCervical Cancer: Preventive MedicineDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve public awareness of (a) HPV vaccination, (b) regular cervical screening and (c) other cervical cancer prevention measures.
Answer: On 19 June 2025, NHS England launched its first ever cervical cancer elimination creative campaign and communications toolkit for Cervical Screening Awareness Week, which took place between 19 and 24 June 2025. The campaign included digital resources that...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAir PollutionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62836More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to deliver a cross-departmental indoor air quality strategy.
Answer: The Department engages with departments from across the Government on ways to reduce the health impacts of both indoor and outdoor air quality. This includes addressing damp and mould in homes through the Government’s action on social housing standards.
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Pollution: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs of the potential merits of a UK-wide public health clean air campaign on (a) (i) short-term and (ii)
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care works closely with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs at both an official and ministerial level to tackle air pollution. Ministers from the Department of Health and Social Care and the Departmen...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
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