Stuart Andrew MP: written questions
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Prostate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of whether the modelling assumptions underpinning projected PSMA PET-CT activity volumes within the forthcoming PET-CT commissioning arrangements are (a) forward-looking
Answer: NHS England is responsible for commissioning prostate‑specific membrane antigen (PSMA) radiotracers for positron emission tomography–computed tomography (PET‑CT) imaging for adults with high‑risk primary or recurrent prostate cancer. The commissioning pol...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122088More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the cost of shipping and air freight following the conflict in the Middle East on the supply of generic medicines to the UK; and what steps he
Answer: We continue to monitor the impact of the Middle East conflict on the medical supply chain, including on generic medicines. While we understand that transport costs have risen, there are currently no reported shortages of medicines due to the conflict.If s...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Life Sciences Sector Plan includes provision to protect and promote the resilience of the UK’s medicines supply chain.
Answer: A thriving life sciences sector is key to supporting the United Kingdom’s resilience and securing our medicines supply chain. Through the Life Sciences Sector Plan, the Government is making the UK one of the best places in the world to develop and manufac...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122084More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has for non-specific symptom pathways for earlier diagnosis of leukaemia and other blood cancers.
Answer: Early diagnosis is a key focus of the National Cancer Plan. It is a priority for the Government to support the National Health Service to diagnose cancer, including blood cancers, as early and quickly as possible, and to treat it faster, to improve outcom...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRadiologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120303More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of interventional radiology services in England.
Answer: The Elective Reform Plan, which was published in January 2025, committed to increasing surgical and diagnostic capacity for services such as interventional radiology. This is a step towards returning to the National Health Service constitutional standard ...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRadiology: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of current and projected workforce needs in interventional radiology; and what steps his Department is taking to support training and recruitment in this spe
Answer: We set out in the 10-Year Health Plan for England that over the next three years we will create 1,000 new specialty training posts, with a focus on specialties where there is the greatest need. We will set out next steps in due course.The Government is co...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRadiologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of regional variation in access to 24/7 interventional radiology services in England.
Answer: The Elective Reform Plan, which was published in January 2025, committed to increasing surgical and diagnostic capacity for services such as interventional radiology. This is a step towards returning to the National Health Service constitutional standard ...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patient pathways from the net reduction in the referral-to-treatment waiting list reported since 1 September 2025 were removed as a result of (a) completion of treatment and (b) data valid
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115808More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of patient pathways removed from referral-to-treatment waiting lists following data validation exercises since 2020.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSurgery: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115807More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2026 to Question UIN 82954, what payments NHS England has made for waiting list data validation exercises (a) since 1 September 2025 and (b) in 2025–26 to date.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy Drinks: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114826More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to restrict the sale of high sugar and high caffeine energy drinks to children aged 16 and under before the next King's Speech.
Answer: The Government has a commitment to ban the sale of energy drinks to children under 16 years old, which is subject to a consultation. We subsequently ran a 12-week consultation, which was open from 3 September 2025 to 26 November 2025.We are carefully cons...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the role of community-based diagnostic services and AI-supported electrocardiogram interpretation in the early detection of inherited cardiac conditions i
Answer: A number of diagnostics are used to detect inherited cardiac conditions in young people at an early stage, including electrocardiograms (ECGs) and imaging. National Health Service artificial intelligence-supported ECG interpretation helps detect inherited...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113523More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of electrocardiogram screening for young people engaged in organised sport, including the clinical effectiveness and cost effectivene
Answer: The Government is guided by the independent scientific advice of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC). It is only where the offer to screen provides more good than harm that a screening programme is recommended. The UK NSC makes its recommendation...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113522More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set out the timetable for the UK National Screening Committee’s review of screening for sudden cardiac death in young people; and whether the large-scale screening audit data due for pub
Answer: The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) is currently re-examining the evidence for sudden cardiac death screening in young people and will open a public consultation on this in the spring. The UK NSC secretariat is not aware of the audit referred to ...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDown's SyndromeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113521More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Integrated Care Boards will be required to designate a named lead for the implementation of statutory guidance issued under the Down Syndrome Act 2022.
Answer: Under the Down Syndrome Act 2022, my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, is required to give guidance to relevant authorities in health, social care, education, and housing services on what they should be doing to meet the n...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDown's SyndromeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mechanisms will be used to monitor compliance by public bodies with statutory guidance issued under the Down Syndrome Act 2022.
Answer: Under the Down Syndrome Act 2022, my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, is required to give guidance to relevant authorities in health, social care, education, and housing services on what they should be doing to meet the n...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDown's Syndrome: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of diagnostic overshadowing for people with Down syndrome; and whether that issue will be included in the final statutory guidance und
Answer: In 2023, NHS England produced a guide for frontline staff to support people with learning disabilities which asks staff to be aware of diagnostic overshadowing. NHS England does not hold data on the extent of diagnostic overshadowing for people with Down ...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDown's SyndromeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that references to learning disability and support needs in the draft statutory guidance under the Down Syndrome Act 2022 reflect the needs profile of
Answer: Under the Down Syndrome Act, my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, is required to give statutory guidance to relevant authorities in health, social care, education, and housing services on what they should be doing to meet ...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDown's SyndromeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the final statutory guidance issued under the Down Syndrome Act 2022 will include Down syndrome-specific training for health, education and social care professionals.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for Maidenhead on 5 January 2026 to Question 103131.
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDown's SyndromeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113516More
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 responses to the consultation on the draft statutory guidance under the Down Syndrome Act 2022.
Answer: Through the implementation of the Down Syndrome Act 2022, the Government is striving to improve life outcomes for people with Down syndrome, raise awareness and understanding of their needs, and break down barriers to opportunity that they, and other disa...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Professions: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the additional 1,000 medical specialty training posts referred to in the 10 Year Workforce Plan will be allocated in the current calendar year or phased over multiple years.
Answer: NHS England is currently in discussions with local National Health Service providers on proposals to expand specialty training posts, with a view to introducing these through an additional recruitment round in 2026.NHS England has written to NHS Providers...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Professions: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the planned level of funding per post is for the additional 1,000 medical specialty training posts referred to in the 10 Year Workforce Plan; and how this compares with the current level of fu
Answer: NHS England is currently in discussions with local National Health Service providers on proposals to expand specialty training posts, with a view to introducing these through an additional recruitment round in 2026.NHS England has written to NHS Providers...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the National Cancer Plan’s commitment to provide £70 million more in local authority Stop Smoking Services, whether that funding will be provided on an annual basis until 2030.
Answer: To help people quit, the Government has invested an additional £70 million in both 2024/25 and 2025/26 to support local authority led Stop Smoking Services in England. We are already seeing the impact this has made, as the first year of additional funding...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSurgery: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of block contract arrangements on the level of NHS productivity.
Answer: No formal assessment of the impact of block contract arrangements on National Health Service productivity has been made. However, the 10‑Year Health Plan sets out the Government’s intention to move away from block contracts, paid irrespective of how many ...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSurgery: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department’s policy is on managing NHS trusts that are not meeting elective recovery targets where services are delivered under block contract arrangements.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the commissioning of elective care services, based on the needs of their population.The NHS Payment Scheme is the set of rules, prices, and guidance that determine how providers of National Health Service-...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
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