Mark Hendrick MP: written questions
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Written questions
Medical Records: Hearing ImpairmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans are in place to ensure that the medical records of deaf and hearing-impaired patients are appropriately marked prior to the introduction of the Single Patient Record in 2028.
Answer: The Reasonable Adjustment flag is part of the NHS Spine, and professionals and their administrative staff can work with an individual to create the flag using the National Care Records Service, to ensure that an individual’s needs for reasonable adjustmen...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Hearing ImpairmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce mandatory visual display screens in (a) GP practices and (b) medical waiting rooms to ensure (i) deaf and (ii) hearing impaired patients are made aware of
Answer: The Department has no plans to mandate screens in general practices. However, a revised Accessible Information Standard (AIS) was published on 30 June 2025, to ensure that people who have a disability, impairment, or sensory loss can access and understand...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Hearing ImpairmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93656More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many medical appointments were missed by (a) deaf and (b) hearing impaired people due to a lack of information support (i) at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, (ii) in the North West and (c) in En
Answer: The Department does not hold data on medical appointments missed in the format requested. Our Elective Reform Plan sets out the focussed action we are taking to reduce missed appointments, as part of delivering the Government’s commitment to return to the...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: SoftwareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a timeline for when the NHS app will be made British Sign Language accessible.
Answer: The Government has set out a commitment to make the NHS App British Sign Language (BSL) accessible in the 10-Year Health Plan, which covers the period to 2035. Currently, there is no timeline for when the NHS App will be made BSL accessible. The NHS App r...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMiscarriageDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78010More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to routinely monitor and report miscarriage rate trends; and what steps he has taken to reduce the rate of miscarriages.
Answer: The risk of miscarriage is estimated at 15%, or approximately 100,000-150,000 miscarriages per year in the United Kingdom. However, due to lack of data on the earliest losses, the true figure could be higher at approximately 250,000 a year. An update to d...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: InterpretersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to improve access to interpreters for pregnant women and their families who are receiving maternity and neonatal care; and whether he plans to introduce national guid
Answer: Community language translation and interpretation services are crucial for patient safety. The responsibility to commission these services sits with integrated care boards and National Health Service providers as they are better placed to make decisions a...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordInfant MortalityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of average (a) stillbirth and (b) neonatal mortality rates among (i) Black and Asian babies and (ii) babies born to mother
Answer: The Department recognises that there are stark inequalities for women and babies, and that they should receive the high-quality care they deserve, regardless of their background, location or ethnicity.A number of interventions specifically aimed at addres...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordInternet: Proof of IdentityDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78007More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to introduce a mandatory ID submission for people creating online accounts on anonymous websites.
Answer: The Government has no plans to mandate the new digital ID for creating online accounts on anonymous websites. We will be consulting on other ways people might want to use this ID by the end of the year, such as when verifying their age for accessing certa...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: TrainingHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that all police forces have mandatory training to support victims of online harassment and stalking.
Answer: It is vital that the police and other frontline professionals have the right framework to follow when supporting victims of stalking, both online and offline. That is why the Government is legislating in the Crime and Policing Bill to introduce multi-agen...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordParkinson's Disease: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the number of patients who have been referred by their GP for a possible Parkinson's diagnosis and are not se
Answer: We recognise the importance of a timely diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease and remain committed to delivering the National Health Service constitutional standard for 92% of patients to wait no longer than 18 weeks from Referral to Treatment by March 2029, a...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Parkinson's DiseaseDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that there are Parkinson's trained assessors for benefit assessments involving applicants with a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is committed to ensuring that individuals with Parkinson’s disease and other health conditions receive high-quality, objective, and accurate assessments. To uphold this commitment, DWP has established clear compe...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordParkinson's Disease: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the provision of adequate levels of funding for seeking a cure for Parkinson's disease.
Answer: Government responsibility for delivering research into Parkinson’s disease is shared between the Department of Health and Social Care, with research delivered via the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and the Department for Science, ...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordParkinson's Disease: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to provide people with Parkinson's disease with a personal plan to allow (a) access to, (b) advice from and (c) treatment by a multidisciplinary team of (i) Parkinson’
Answer: Our 10-Year Health Plan will ensure that people with complex needs are supported to be active participants in their own care. As part of this, 95% of people with complex needs or long-term conditions like Parkison’s disease will have an agreed personalise...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordParkinson's Disease: LeafletsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will consider the potential merits of providing a leaflet to people diagnosed with Parkinson's disease with (a) information about the disease, (b) the relevant contact numbers for their (i) h
Answer: Our 10-Year Health Plan will ensure that people with complex needs are supported to be active participants in their own care. As part of this, 95% of people with complex needs or long-term conditions like Parkison’s disease will have an agreed personalise...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: LancashireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2025 to Question 60418 on medical testing, how much of the £600 million capital spending this year on diagnostics including funding all pathology networks will be
Answer: As part of the £1.65 billion for investment to improve National Health Service performance against constitutional standards in 2025/26, £600 million was allocated to diagnostics. Final allocation of this funding will be agreed via national panels upon rec...
Answered 25 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAsk for Angela SchemeHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70320More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what metrics are used to assess the (a) uptake and (b) effectiveness of the Ask for Angela scheme; and what information her Department holds on its usage in licensed venues.
Answer: Ask for Angela is not a Government scheme and therefore the Home Office does not hold information on the metrics to assess uptake and effectiveness. The scheme may hold relevant information and can be contacted online at: https://askforangela.co.uk/contac...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: Domestic AbuseTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70319More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking with financial institutions to provide (a) (i) emergency and (ii) discreet access to banking, (b) financial independence tools, (c) specialist support services and (d) other (A) privacy and
Answer: The Government recognises the important role that access to financial services products plays in supporting victim-survivors of domestic abuse to establish financial independence. The financial services sector has carried out significant work on this to d...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordM6: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70318More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the rate of people who were killed or seriously injured between junctions 31 and 33 of the M6 in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: Safety is National Highways’ top priority and it regularly reviews the safety performance of routes in the North West region. National Highways will be undertaking a route safety study for the M6 this financial year, which it expects to complete by March ...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Climate ChangeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70317More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to increase climate resilience in agriculture.
Answer: We are providing farmers and land managers with the support needed to help restore nature, which is vital to safeguard our long-term food security and build resilience to climate change. There are currently record numbers of farmers taking part in farming...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCycling: LancashireDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70316More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to increase (a) cycling safety and (b) increase uptake of cycling in (i) Preston and (ii) Lancashire.
Answer: In February, we announced almost £300 million funding for active travel in 2024/25 and 2025/26. Lancashire County Council has been awarded over £1.4 million in capital funding for 24/25 and over £4.5 million in revenue funding for 24/25 and capital fundin...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: North WestHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure the safety of asylum seekers accommodated in hotels in the North West, in the context of rising community tensions.
Answer: The safety and security of the local communities in which hotels are located, the staff who work there, and the asylum-seekers staying there is of paramount importance, and on-site security staff monitor each hotel round the clock. Our accommodation provi...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCrime Prevention: ArsonHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70314More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent arson attacks on hotels housing asylum seekers.
Answer: The safety and security of the local communities in which hotels are located, the staff who work there, and the asylum-seekers staying there is of paramount importance, and on-site security staff monitor each hotel round the clock. Our accommodation provi...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Disorder and Radicalism: ConvictionsHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70313More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people with domestic abuse allegations have gone on to be convicted for offences related to public disorder or extremism in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Home Office collects information on the number of offences recorded by the police in England and Wales that were domestic abuse-related at the Police Force Area level. Information is not collected on whether the victims of these offences had known men...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: LancashireHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70312More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many victims of domestic violence had a known mental health disorder in (a) Preston and (b) Lancashire in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: The Home Office collects information on the number of offences recorded by the police in England and Wales that were domestic abuse-related at the Police Force Area level. Information is not collected on whether the victims of these offences had known men...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: ConcessionsDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the English national concessionary travel scheme, if she will extend (a) free bus travel to before 9.30am and (b) eligibility for free buss travel to (i) companions and (ii) carers of disabled
Answer: The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) provides free off-peak bus travel to those with eligible disabilities and those of state pension age. The ENCTS costs around £700 million annually and any changes to the statutory obligations would ...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
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