Asked by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to coordinate its review of substances of human origin legislation with proposed reforms to medical device regulation, to avoid regulatory duplication and unnecessary barriers for manufacturers of devices used in the collection, processing, storage and transfusion of blood and blood components.
Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Department is currently analysing the submissions that it received as part of the call for evidence conducted earlier this year and will set out next steps in due course, including on the areas raised by the Hon. Member.
Asked by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has assessed the potential merits of establishing a UK Substance of Human Origin Coordination Office to support cooperation between regulators, devolved health administrations, national blood and transplant services, and industry.
Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Department is currently analysing the submissions that it received as part of the call for evidence conducted earlier this year and will set out next steps in due course, including on the areas raised by the Hon. Member.
Asked by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when her Department plans to publish (a) the findings of its call for evidence on the review of UK legislation governing substances of human origin and (b) a timetable for any resulting legislative proposals.
Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Department is currently analysing the submissions that it received as part of the call for evidence conducted earlier this year and will set out next steps in due course, including on the areas raised by the Hon. Member.
Asked by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how her Department’s review of substances of human origin legislation will address blood supply resilience and preparedness for emergencies.
Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Department is currently analysing the submissions that it received as part of the call for evidence conducted earlier this year and will set out next steps in due course, including on the areas raised by the Hon. Member.
Asked by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what additional support her Department plans to make available to NHS trusts in Greater London facing the largest deficits, to avoid job losses.
Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Department of Health and Social Care has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.
Asked by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of planned NHS staffing reductions on waiting times for treatment and surgery in Greater London.
Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Department of Health and Social Care has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.
Asked by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of NHS job cuts on a) workload, b) stress levels and c)safety among remaining NHS staff.
Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Department of Health and Social Care has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.
Asked by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the findings of UNISON's research on planned job losses at NHS trusts in Greater London.
Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Department of Health and Social Care has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.
Asked by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Department has made of the potential impact of using the Making Every Contact Count approach on improving access to (a) HPV vaccination and (b) cervical screening, as part of the Government's ambition to eliminate cervical cancer in England by 2040.
Answered by Andrew Western - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
The NHS Cervical Screening Programme is highly effective at preventing cancer as well as detecting disease early, primarily through the identification and treatment of high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) and pre-cancerous changes.
On 25 August 2026, the National Health Service in England announced the roll out the new self-testing kits to encourage more women to complete their potentially lifesaving screening to detect HPV, which can increase the risk of cervical cancer.
NHS England and the UK Health Security Agency do not routinely report or publish HPV vaccination coverage data for post-school-age catch-up cohorts. Approaches to evaluating the impact of the 2025/26 general practice HPV vaccination catch-up campaign on vaccination uptake among eligible young people are currently being explored.
Health is a devolved matter, and cancer services in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are the responsibility of their respective administrations. The National Cancer Plan therefore applies to England only, while we continue to work closely with devolved administrations to share learning and best practice.
No formal assessment of the Making Every Contact Count impact on HPV vaccination or cervical screening is planned although we recognise its importance in encouraging uptake of vaccination and screening services. Uptake of HPV vaccination and coverage of cervical screening will continue to be monitored through established programme arrangements.
Asked by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she has taken to ensure that patients receiving psychotherapy are informed before their therapy notes are made available to other organisations through shared care records.
Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Department does not hold data on the number of patients who received psychological therapy from the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust each year for the last three years or how many many of these patients had their records shared on the London Care Record.
Records relating to direct care are shared on a basis of implied consent by the OneLondon digital systems, including the London Care Record. Currently there are different ways to object to or opt-out of data being shared through OneLondon. Information on how patients may do this is published at the following link:
https://onelondon.online/your-information/