Luke Evans MP: written questions
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PrescriptionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency on reducing overprescribing.
Answer: I have discussed with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) concerns raised by Members of Parliament about the adverse effects of antidepressant prescribing, and what the MHRA can do to improve communication on the risks of differ...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60212More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the NHS 2025/26 priorities and operational planning guidance to include a target on dementia diagnosis.
Answer: The Government remains committed to recovering the dementia diagnosis rate to the national ambition of 66.7% and agrees that timely diagnosis is vital to ensure that people with dementia can access the treatment and support they need. The Darzi Investigat...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60211More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the quality of dementia diagnosis data.
Answer: To support recovery of the dementia diagnosis rates and implementation of the Dementia Care Pathway, we have developed a memory service dashboard for management information purposes. The aim is to support commissioners and providers with appropriate data ...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60210More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has carried out an impact assessment for the removal of the dementia diagnosis target from NHS planning guidance.
Answer: The Government remains committed to recovering the dementia diagnosis rate to the national ambition of 66.7% and agrees that timely diagnosis is vital to ensure that people with dementia can access the treatment and support they need. The Darzi Investigat...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCarersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60209More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to publish a national carers strategy.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that families have the support that they need. The Government has heard the calls for a National Carers Strategy. This must be addressed in the wider context of the urgent need for a renewed vision for adult social ...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to publish a dementia strategy.
Answer: The Government wants a society where every person with dementia receives high-quality, compassionate care from diagnosis through to the end of life.The 10-Year Health Plan will address the challenges diagnosed by Lord Darzi in his independent investigatio...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59765More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2025 to Question 57372 on Chagos Islands: Sovereignty, what the costs were to his Department of the Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia.
Answer: As set out by the Secretary of State in his statement on 22 May 2025, the Agreement is at a cost of less than 0.2% of the annual defence budget and secures a base which is vital for UK national security for over a century. It represents good value for UK ...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2025 to Question 57372 on Chagos Islands: Sovereignty, what the costs to his Department were of the Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipela
Answer: The payments to Mauritius will be split between the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Ministry of Defence. They will be published in the normal manner alongside other departmental spend in the annual accounts.
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPrescriptionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with NICE on reducing overprescribing.
Answer: The Department has had no recent discussions with either the Royal Pharmaceutical Society or the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on reducing overprescribing.
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPrescriptionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with the Royal Pharmaceutical society on reducing overprescribing.
Answer: The Department has had no recent discussions with either the Royal Pharmaceutical Society or the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on reducing overprescribing.
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59407More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the recovery pathways for the care of sudden cardiac arrest survivors.
Answer: In December 2024, to support local systems to commission high quality cardiac rehabilitation, NHS England published the document, Commissioning standards for cardiac rehabilitation, which is available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNon-surgical Cosmetic Procedures: RegulationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is to respond to the consultation on potential further regulation in the non-surgical cosmetic procedure sector.
Answer: In considering options for further regulation of the non-surgical cosmetics sector, the Department has had discussions with a wide range of stakeholders. This includes representatives from professional associations of practitioners operating in the sector...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNon-surgical Cosmetic Procedures: RegulationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 54369 on Non-surgical Cosmetic Procedures: Advertising, what options he is considering for further regulation in the non-surgical cosmetic procedur
Answer: In considering options for further regulation of the non-surgical cosmetics sector, the Department has had discussions with a wide range of stakeholders. This includes representatives from professional associations of practitioners operating in the sector...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNon-surgical Cosmetic Procedures: RegulationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 54369 on Non-surgical Cosmetic Procedures: Advertising, which bodies his Department has had discussions with on further regulation in the non-surgi
Answer: In considering options for further regulation of the non-surgical cosmetics sector, the Department has had discussions with a wide range of stakeholders. This includes representatives from professional associations of practitioners operating in the sector...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: Pedestrian AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had recent discussions with (a) local councils and (b) other local government bodies on using existing powers to (i) restrict and (ii) enforce restrictions on pavement parking.
Answer: The Secretary of State has not had discussions with local councils or other local government bodies on the issue of pavement parking. The Department held a consultation in 2020 and has been considering the responses to the consultation and working through...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAnti-social Behaviour: North East Somerset and HanhamHome OfficeTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59122More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 54607 on Anti-social Behaviour: North East Somerset and Hanham, whether she has had recent discussions with police forces on initiating the recruitmen
Answer: On 10 April, the Prime Minister announced the details of the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee.Tackling anti-social behaviour (ASB) and the harm it causes is a top priority for this Government and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission. As part of the Nei...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAnti-social Behaviour: North East Somerset and HanhamHome OfficeTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59121More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 54607 on Anti-social Behaviour: North East Somerset and Hanham, what geographical area would be covered by a local anti-social behaviour action plan.
Answer: On 10 April, the Prime Minister announced the details of the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee.Tackling anti-social behaviour (ASB) and the harm it causes is a top priority for this Government and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission. As part of the Nei...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAnti-social Behaviour: North East Somerset and HanhamHome OfficeTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59120More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 54607 on Anti-social Behaviour: North East Somerset and Hanham, what steps she is taking to help ensure that intelligence gained by the dedicated lead
Answer: On 10 April, the Prime Minister announced the details of the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee.Tackling anti-social behaviour (ASB) and the harm it causes is a top priority for this Government and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission. As part of the Nei...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: Pedestrian AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 May 2025 to Question 3431 on Parking: Pedestrian Areas, what aims and objectives her Department is considering in relation to its response to the pavement parking consultation.
Answer: The Secretary of State has not had discussions with local councils or other local government bodies on the issue of pavement parking. The Department held a consultation in 2020 and has been considering the responses to the consultation and working through...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping: EnforcementDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59118More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the enforcement powers available to enable local authorities to tackle fly-tipping.
Answer: We have committed to forcing fly-tippers to clean up the mess they have created as part of a crackdown on anti-social behaviour. This will build on the sanctions already available which include fixed penalty notices of up to £1000, seizing and crushing of...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping: EnforcementDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of existing enforcement powers for tackling fly-tipping.
Answer: We have committed to forcing fly-tippers to clean up the mess they have created as part of a crackdown on anti-social behaviour. This will build on the sanctions already available which include fixed penalty notices of up to £1000, seizing and crushing of...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBanks and Building Socities: Crimes of ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has with representative bodies to ensure that plans to provide protection from assault to front-line retail workers include (a) bank and (b) building society staff.
Answer: Through our Crime and Policing Bill, this Government has introduced a standalone offence of assaulting a retail worker to protect the hardworking and dedicated staff that work in stores. My officials have met with UK Finance and Barclays Bank to discuss t...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWheat: TransportDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on ensuring the continued transportation of milling wheat for food production; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of collaborati
Answer: Defra maintains regular engagement with industry and other Government departments to monitor potential risks to the food supply. This includes extensive, regular and ongoing engagement in preparedness for, and response to, issues with the potential to cau...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOxygen: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to the number of hyperbaric chamber on divers based in the Midlands.
Answer: NHS England is committed to ensuring equitably accessible, high-quality services, for anyone who requires hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). We will meet our obligations to do so through implementing plans to deliver the commissioning intentions set out du...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOxygen: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reducing the number of hyperbaric chambers on accessibility for patients.
Answer: NHS England is committed to ensuring equitably accessible, high-quality services, for anyone who requires hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). We will meet our obligations to do so through implementing plans to deliver the commissioning intentions set out du...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
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