Marsha De Cordova MP: written questions
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Written questions
Disabled Students' Allowances: Assistive TechnologyDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of free and open-sourced, built-in assistive software tools in meeting the needs of disabled students.
Answer: Supporting disabled students to access and succeed in higher education remains a government priority. Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) provides support to remove disability-related barriers to learning, enabling students to demonstrate their full academ...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordOphthalmic ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support capacity in hospital eye services, including through the use of optometry-led diagnostic and treatment pathways.
Answer: Integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning primary and secondary eye care services. This can include the commissioning of enhanced eye care services from high street optical practices, including minor and urgent eye care services and glaucom...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordOphthalmic ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4427More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of community-delivered Minor Eye Conditions Services and Covid Urgent Eye Care Services in areas where they are commissioned, including their effect
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for assessing the health needs of their local population and for commissioning primary and secondary eye care services to meet them. Local systems may take different approaches to meeting the needs of their lo...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordOphthalmic ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides on expected levels of access to community eye care services across England.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for assessing the health needs of their local population and for commissioning primary and secondary eye care services to meet them. Local systems may take different approaches to meeting the needs of their lo...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordOphthalmic ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of geographic variation in access to community eye care services.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for assessing the health needs of their local population and for commissioning primary and secondary eye care services to meet them. Local systems may take different approaches to meeting the needs of their lo...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEating Disorders: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of NHS mental health funding was allocated to specialist eating disorder services in each of the last five financial years.
Answer: The following table shows the amount and proportion of National Health Service mental health funding, as well as the total mental health spend, that was allocated to specialist eating disorder services from 2022/23 to 2024/25:Financial yearTotal eating di...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEating Disorders: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 328More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure continuity of care for patients receiving eating disorder support.
Answer: NHS England is supporting continuity of care for people with eating disorders by setting a community‑based, pathway‑led service model that spans primary care, community mental health services, specialist eating disorder teams and, where clinically necessa...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEating Disorders: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 327More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support early identification and intervention for eating disorders in adults within primary care and community mental health services.
Answer: NHS England is supporting earlier identification and intervention for adults with eating disorders by embedding timely, community-based treatment within the national service model. Alongside this, provider collaboratives are redesigning pathways to move a...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEating Disorders: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 326More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of flexible eating disorder treatment options for adults, including outpatient, day patient and community based models.
Answer: We recognise the importance of ensuring that adults with eating disorders can access timely, evidence-based care in the setting most appropriate to their needs.National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance on eating disorders sets out clear, ...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordEating Disorders: Greater LondonDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 325More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set out the eating disorder services are available to adults in Battersea and the NHS South West London Integrated Care Board area.
Answer: The South West London Integrated Care Board commissions adult eating disorder services for the Battersea and wider South West London population through the South London Partnership, which brings together the Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, the South London a...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: Ophthalmic ServicesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has assessed the potential merits of advocating international action to reduce avoidable sight loss at the Global Summit for Eye Health in November 2026.
Answer: The UK is committed to tackling global health challenges and considers eye health within this wider agenda. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is transforming its approach to global health by moving from direct service delivery to supporting...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: Ophthalmic ServicesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking with international partners to expand access to basic eye care services, including cataract surgery and vision correction, in low- and mid
Answer: The UK is committed to tackling global health challenges and considers eye health within this wider agenda. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is transforming its approach to global health by moving from direct service delivery to supporting...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: Ophthalmic ServicesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to include eye health interventions in future UK international development and global health programmes.
Answer: The UK is committed to tackling global health challenges and considers eye health within this wider agenda. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is transforming its approach to global health by moving from direct service delivery to supporting...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: Ophthalmic ServicesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what role eye health plays within global health and international development strategies.
Answer: The UK is committed to tackling global health challenges and considers eye health within this wider agenda. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is transforming its approach to global health by moving from direct service delivery to supporting...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: Ophthalmic ServicesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to advance the 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government commitment on taking action towards achieving access to quality eye care for all, including elim
Answer: The UK is committed to tackling global health challenges and considers eye health within this wider agenda. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is transforming its approach to global health by moving from direct service delivery to supporting...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordGaza: International Humanitarian LawForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether responsibility for monitoring potential breaches of international humanitarian law relating to Gaza has been reassigned within her Department following the closure of
Answer: The Media reports that the Honourable Member refers to are misleading. The International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Cell has moved, not closed. As part of an internal restructure, the Cell and its functions continue to operate from within a different team in ...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordGaza: International Humanitarian LawForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what arrangements are in place to identify and escalate emerging risks of breaches of international humanitarian law in relation to Gaza within her Department, in the context
Answer: The Media reports that the Honourable Member refers to are misleading. The International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Cell has moved, not closed. As part of an internal restructure, the Cell and its functions continue to operate from within a different team in ...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordGaza: International Humanitarian LawForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129694More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether an equality, legal, or risk impact assessment was carried out ahead of the closure of the FCDO unit responsible for monitoring potential breaches of international hum
Answer: The Media reports that the Honourable Member refers to are misleading. The International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Cell has moved, not closed. As part of an internal restructure, the Cell and its functions continue to operate from within a different team in ...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordGaza: International Humanitarian LawForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129693More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department are developing new mechanisms to monitor compliance with international humanitarian law in Gaza, in the context of the closure of the international hum
Answer: The Media reports that the Honourable Member refers to are misleading. The International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Cell has moved, not closed. As part of an internal restructure, the Cell and its functions continue to operate from within a different team in ...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordGaza: International Humanitarian LawForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129692More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the closure of the FCDO unit responsible for monitoring potential breaches of international humanitarian la
Answer: The Media reports that the Honourable Member refers to are misleading. The International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Cell has moved, not closed. As part of an internal restructure, the Cell and its functions continue to operate from within a different team in ...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what guidance her Department has issued to country offices on responsible programme exits.
Answer: Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocations by country for the next three years will be published no later than in the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) Annual Report & Accounts this summer.Teams across the FCDO and our countr...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Jamaica and KenyaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which bilateral programmes in a) Kenya and b) Jamaica are currently assessed as at risk of closure or early exit as a result of reductions in the aid budget as announced in F
Answer: Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocations by country for the next three years will be published no later than in the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) Annual Report & Accounts this summer.Teams across the FCDO and our countr...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Jamaica and KenyaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has estimated the potential effect of future reductions to the ODA budget on (a) existing and (b) pipeline programmes in (i) Kenya and (ii) Jamaica.
Answer: Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocations by country for the next three years will be published no later than in the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) Annual Report & Accounts this summer.Teams across the FCDO and our countr...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much and what proportion of planned spend figures on DevTracker (a) have been committed to and (b) are subject to reprofiling or cancellation.
Answer: Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocations by country for the next three years will be published no later than in the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) Annual Report & Accounts this summer.Teams across the FCDO and our countr...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what timetable her Department is working to for confirming country-level Official Development Assistance allocations for financial years (a) 2026-27, (b) 2027-28 and (c) 2028
Answer: Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocations by country for the next three years will be published no later than in the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) Annual Report & Accounts this summer.Teams across the FCDO and our countr...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
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