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1700786
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-15more like thismore than 2024-04-15
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Prostate Cancer: Ethnic Groups more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to prioritise research into variation of the prevalence of prostate cancer among different ethnic groups. more like this
tabling member printed
The Lord Bishop of St Albans more like this
uin HL3809 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2024-04-17more like thismore than 2024-04-17
answer text <p>The Department welcomes the recently announced TRANSFORM trial which aims to save thousands of men each year by finding the best way to screen for prostate cancer across all ethnic groups. It will be spread across the United Kingdom, although final decisions on specific locations are yet to be taken. Men will be invited to participate via their general practices. This study, led by Prostate Cancer UK and supported by the Government among others, will also aim to address some of the inequalities that exist in prostate cancer diagnosis today by ensuring that one in ten of the trial participants will be black men, who are three times overrepresented compared to the population of men aged between 45 and 75 years old as based on 2021 census data.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) funds research in response to proposals received from scientists and commissioned calls rather than allocating funding to specific disease areas. It welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including prostate cancer. Applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made based on the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, to raise awareness of prostate cancer in this group, Leicester’s Centre for BME Health has developed a toolkit in partnership with the NIHR with guidance on how to start conversations about prostate cancer and overcome barriers to diagnosis.</p>
answering member printed Lord Markham more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-04-17T16:29:23.157Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-17T16:29:23.157Z
answering member
4948
label Biography information for Lord Markham more like this
tabling member
4308
label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans more like this
1700813
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-15more like thismore than 2024-04-15
answering body
Department for Business and Trade more like this
answering dept id 214 more like this
answering dept short name Business and Trade more like this
answering dept sort name Business and Trade more like this
hansard heading Trade Agreements: Switzerland more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent progress she has made on trade discussions with Switzerland. more like this
tabling member constituency Romford more like this
tabling member printed
Andrew Rosindell more like this
uin 21599 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2024-04-17more like thismore than 2024-04-17
answer text <p>Since launching trade negotiations with Switzerland in May 2023, the UK has held four rounds of negotiations on an enhanced Free Trade Agreement. The fourth round took place from 4 to 8 March 2024. Discussions were productive, provisionally closing the chapter on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). This will help UK SMEs expand their operations more easily into the Swiss market.</p><p> </p><p>The fifth round of negotiations is scheduled to take place in early summer where we will look to make further positive progress.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to keep Parliament and the public informed through regular <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2024-03-21/hcws359" target="_blank">parliamentary</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/enhanced-uk-switzerland-fta-negotiations-update-march-2024" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> updates.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham more like this
answering member printed Greg Hands more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-04-17T17:27:16.387Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-17T17:27:16.387Z
answering member
1526
label Biography information for Greg Hands more like this
tabling member
1447
label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell more like this
1700934
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-15more like thismore than 2024-04-15
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Childminding more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of childminders on the (a) Early Years Register and (b) Childcare Register in (i) each region and (ii) each local authority in each year since 2018. more like this
tabling member constituency Houghton and Sunderland South more like this
tabling member printed
Bridget Phillipson more like this
uin 21627 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2024-04-18more like thismore than 2024-04-18
answer text <p>This is a matter for His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver. I have asked him to write to the hon. Member and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Wantage more like this
answering member printed David Johnston more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-04-18T08:59:32.717Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-18T08:59:32.717Z
answering member
4761
label Biography information for David Johnston more like this
tabling member
4046
label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson more like this
1700989
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-15more like thismore than 2024-04-15
answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology more like this
answering dept id 216 more like this
answering dept short name Science, Innovation and Technology more like this
answering dept sort name Science, Innovation and Technology more like this
hansard heading Research and Science: Business more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Higher Education Statistics Authority report entitled Higher Education Provider Data: Business and Community Interaction 2022/23, published on of 4 April 2024, what assessment her Department has made of the reasons for the decline in the number of spinouts from 2021-22 to 2022-23. more like this
tabling member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne Central more like this
tabling member printed
Chi Onwurah more like this
uin 21663 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2024-04-18more like thismore than 2024-04-18
answer text <p>There were five fewer spinouts owned by Higher Education Providers formed in 2022-23 compared to 2021-22 based on the Business and Community Interaction data. However, this was accompanied by an 8.9% increase in the number of spinouts surviving at least three years. The government is committed to increasing the commercialisation of university research and accepted all the recommendations of the independent review of university spinouts in November 2023.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs more like this
answering member printed Andrew Griffith more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-04-18T09:28:49.463Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-18T09:28:49.463Z
answering member
4874
label Biography information for Andrew Griffith more like this
tabling member
4124
label Biography information for Chi Onwurah more like this
1700990
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-15more like thismore than 2024-04-15
answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology more like this
answering dept id 216 more like this
answering dept short name Science, Innovation and Technology more like this
answering dept sort name Science, Innovation and Technology more like this
hansard heading Higher Education: Finance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the to the Higher Education Statistics Authority report entitled Higher Education Provider Data: Business and Community Interaction 2022/23 published on 4 April 2024, what assessment her department has made of the reasons for the decline in higher education income from collaborative research with business from 2021-22 to 2022-23. more like this
tabling member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne Central more like this
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Chi Onwurah more like this
uin 21664 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2024-04-18more like thismore than 2024-04-18
answer text <p>Higher education income from collaborative research with business dropped between 2021/22 and 2022/23 from £1.89bn to £1.78bn. However, this is still consistent with an upward trend from 2018/19.</p><p> </p><p>The government supports university knowledge exchange activities business, through Higher Education Innovation Funding which is currently at its highest ever level at £260m a year with an additional £20m to support business and commercialisation activities.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs more like this
answering member printed Andrew Griffith more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-04-18T09:26:12.1Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-18T09:26:12.1Z
answering member
4874
label Biography information for Andrew Griffith more like this
tabling member
4124
label Biography information for Chi Onwurah more like this
1700991
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-15more like thismore than 2024-04-15
answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology more like this
answering dept id 216 more like this
answering dept short name Science, Innovation and Technology more like this
answering dept sort name Science, Innovation and Technology more like this
hansard heading Innovation and Research: Infrastructure more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK Science and Technology Framework, last updated on 9 February 2024, what her Department's planned timetable is for publishing the long-term national plan for research and innovation infrastructure. more like this
tabling member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne Central more like this
tabling member printed
Chi Onwurah more like this
uin 21665 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2024-04-18more like thismore than 2024-04-18
answer text <p>As per the S&amp;T Framework update published in February, the government expects to publish a national plan for research and innovation infrastructure within 12 months.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs more like this
answering member printed Andrew Griffith more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-04-18T09:30:25.2Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-18T09:30:25.2Z
answering member
4874
label Biography information for Andrew Griffith more like this
tabling member
4124
label Biography information for Chi Onwurah more like this
1701024
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-15more like thismore than 2024-04-15
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Incontinence: Health Services more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make it her policy to make an assessment of the potential impact of any proposed amendments to Part IX of the Drug Tariff on (a) patients with continence care needs, (b) continence care services, (c) the range of continence devices available to clinicians and patients and (d) new product development and innovation in medical devices in the continence sector. more like this
tabling member constituency Stockport more like this
tabling member printed
Navendu Mishra more like this
uin 21863 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2024-04-18more like thismore than 2024-04-18
answer text <p>Part IX will remain a list of devices available to be prescribed in the community, via the FP10 prescription route. The Department believes that it is currently difficult to identify which devices are broadly comparable, and whether more expensive devices provide added value. The proposed amendments that were consulted on were intended to increase meaningful choice, not to decrease the choice for clinicians and patients. Comparison between products can increase awareness of different brands amongst prescribers, which can support small and medium sized businesses in entering the market.</p><p>The consultation response on the proposed amendments to Part IX is expected to be released in May 2024, which will outline the Government’s response. Any amendments that are taken forward will happen gradually, with review points and engagement with stakeholders, including industry, patient representatives, clinicians, and National Health Service organisations. We are aware that there are some very good devices in use, relied upon by clinicians and patients.</p>
answering member constituency Pendle more like this
answering member printed Andrew Stephenson more like this
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less than 2024-04-18T09:34:23.493Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-18T09:34:23.493Z
answering member
4044
label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson more like this
tabling member
4811
label Biography information for Navendu Mishra more like this
1701026
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-15more like thismore than 2024-04-15
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Bowel Cancer: Greater Manchester more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of bowel cancer diagnosis services in (a) Stockport and (b) Greater Manchester. more like this
tabling member constituency Stockport more like this
tabling member printed
Navendu Mishra more like this
uin 21865 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2024-04-18more like thismore than 2024-04-18
answer text <p>The Department continues to take steps to improve early diagnosis for all cancers, which encompasses bowel cancer, and in all areas, including Stockport and Greater Manchester. The Department is working jointly with NHS England on implementing the Delivery Plan for Tackling the COVID-19 Backlog of Elective Care, which includes plans to spend more than £8 billion from 2022/23 to 2024/25 to help drive up and protect elective activity, including cancer diagnosis and treatment.</p><p>NHS England is working to meet the Faster Diagnosis Standard (FDS), which sets a target of 28 days from urgent referral by a general practitioner or screening programme to patients being told that they have cancer, or that cancer is ruled out. To achieve this target, NHS England has: streamlined bowel cancer pathways by implementing faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) triage for patients in primary and secondary care settings; implemented non-symptom specific pathways for patients; and opened community diagnostic centres across England, prioritising this capacity for cancer services. The latest published data from February 2024 shows FDS performance was 78.1% nationally. More specifically to bowel cancer, the latest published data shows that at a national level, the number of people diagnosed with bowel cancer has risen to 41,596 in 2021, compared to 37,702 diagnosed in 2019. Since the FIT kit was introduced into the bowel cancer screening programme in April 2019, national uptake has increased from 59.2% to 67.8%. the latest data for the North-West region shows that 64.3% of 60 to 74-year-olds completed their bowel screening in the first quarter of 2023/24.</p><p>In 2023 the NHS England’s Help Us Help You campaign urged people to take up the offer of bowel screening when invited, and the screening offer for the bowel screening programme is being gradually extended from age 60 down to 50 years old by 2025, ensuring more people are screened and potentially diagnosed with bowel cancer at the earliest stage.   NHS England is also now offering routine preventative bowel cancer screening to people with Lynch syndrome, with 94% of people on average receiving the test between 2021 and 2023, up from 47% in 2019.</p>
answering member constituency Pendle more like this
answering member printed Andrew Stephenson more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-04-18T09:37:22.073Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-18T09:37:22.073Z
answering member
4044
label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson more like this
tabling member
4811
label Biography information for Navendu Mishra more like this
1701094
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-15more like thismore than 2024-04-15
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Mental Health Services: Warwickshire more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of average waiting times for young people to access mental health services in Warwickshire. more like this
tabling member constituency Warwick and Leamington more like this
tabling member printed
Matt Western more like this
uin 21761 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2024-04-17more like thismore than 2024-04-17
answer text <p>Whilst the Department has made no such assessment, we know that some children and young people are waiting longer than we would like to get help with their mental health, which is why we have been increasing access to services. Over the year to December 2023, over 750,000 children and young people aged under 18 years old were supported through National Health Service-funded mental health services, representing a 31% increase since March 2021.</p><p>NHS England is working to improve the quality of data on access and waiting times for children and their families and carers waiting to receive community-based mental health care. NHS England began publishing this new data in 2023 to improve transparency and drive local accountability.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Lewes more like this
answering member printed Maria Caulfield more like this
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less than 2024-04-17T16:06:13.737Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-17T16:06:13.737Z
answering member
4492
label Biography information for Maria Caulfield more like this
tabling member
4617
label Biography information for Matt Western more like this
1701130
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-15more like thismore than 2024-04-15
answering body
Wales Office more like this
answering dept id 28 more like this
answering dept short name Wales more like this
answering dept sort name Wales more like this
hansard heading First Minister of Wales more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what plans he has to meet the First Minister of Wales. more like this
tabling member constituency Newport West more like this
tabling member printed
Ruth Jones more like this
uin 21826 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2024-04-17more like thismore than 2024-04-17
answer text <p>I met with the First Minister on Wednesday 27 March 2024 and congratulated him on his appointment.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Monmouth more like this
answering member printed David T C Davies more like this
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less than 2024-04-17T13:00:20.14Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-17T13:00:20.14Z
answering member
1545
label Biography information for David T C Davies more like this
tabling member
4716
label Biography information for Ruth Jones more like this