Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Community Diagnostic Centres are open for at least 12 hours every day.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

There are currently 109 community diagnostic centres (CDCs) offering at least one diagnostic test, check or scan for 12 hours a day, seven days a week.

CDCs are a shining example of the Government shifting care out of hospitals and into the community, making life easier and more convenient for patients. With many services planned to be open 12 hours a day, seven days a week, people can fit appointments around their lives, not the other way around.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the provision of NHS dental services in Grantham and Bourne constituency.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The responsibility for commissioning primary care dentistry to meet the needs of the local population is delegated to the integrated care boards (ICBs) across England. For the Grantham and Bourne constituency, this is the Lincolnshire ICB.

Since July 2024, the Government has been rebuilding a broken National Health Service dentistry system. 1.8 million additional courses of NHS dental treatment have been delivered in the seven months between April to October 2025 compared to the corresponding months prior to the general election, nearly half of which were delivered to children. We have reduced the underspend from £392 million in 2023/24 to just £36 million in 2024/25, maximising the treatments provided for taxpayers’ money and delivering on our aim that every penny for NHS dentistry is spent on NHS dentistry.

From April 2026, we began introducing a package of reforms to address some of the pressing issues that dentists and dental teams have been experiencing. These reforms will prioritise those with the greatest need, shifting care away from clinically unnecessary check-ups.

We are also committed to fundamentally reforming the dental contract, with a focus on matching resources to need, improving access, promoting prevention, and rewarding dentists fairly, while enabling the whole dental team to work to the top of their capability.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients in Lincolnshire have waited longer than 28 days to receive diagnostic tests related to cancer.

Answered by Sharon Hodgson - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Department does not routinely publish data on the volume of patients who have waited longer than 28 days for a diagnostic result. However, NHS England does collect and publish data on the 28-day Faster Diagnosis Standard (FDS). The FDS aims to ensure that patients are diagnosed or cleared of cancer within 28 days of an urgent referral.

For the Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board, 70.9% of patients received a cancer diagnosis or all clear within 28 days in March 2026. This is below the Operational Planning Guidance which set National Health Service systems a target of 80% by March 2026. All cancer waiting times data can be found on the NHS England website at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/cancer-waiting-times/

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the number of training opportunities for vets.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Defra officials have been working on strategies to ensure an adequate supply of veterinary surgeons across government and the wider sector, including the development of training programmes and working alongside veterinary schools. This is combined with ensuring swift recognition of new veterinary schools, with five having been founded since 2015; one of these being accredited since Labour took office (and three having their first cohorts being partway through the course).

In September 2026, the Animal and Plant Health Agency will launch their first Veterinary Graduate Programme. This will attract graduates interested in government work and develop their skills over the year of the programme to become Senior Veterinary Inspectors. Alongside this, the Food Standards Agency has a programme to build its Official Veterinarian reserves.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of disruption to fertiliser supply chains through the Strait of Hormuz on UK food production for the 2027 harvest.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The fertiliser market is a global market, and while UK supply is sufficient for this season, the market price in the UK is strongly influenced by international prices for fertiliser and by the value of the pound. As well as domestic production, the UK typically imports fertiliser products from a wide range of countries which means the supply chain has remained dynamic in sourcing product, while maintaining a good diversity of nutrient supply. Food security is built on supply from diverse sources, strong domestic production as well as imports through stable trade routes.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the proportion of UK nitrogen fertiliser requirements that are currently met by domestic production, and what steps her Department is taking to reduce import dependency.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Supply of nitrogen fertiliser to the UK is competitive and the proportion that is met by domestic production varies from year to year. Current fertiliser regulations are outdated and don’t support the marketing of new and innovative products. We are consulting on new regulations to strengthen future fertiliser supply, protect the environment, and diversify supply for farmers. Defra has also committed £120 million in funding in 2026 to trial new technologies and drive innovation in the agriculture sector including for efficient nutrient management.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the current status is of her Department’s consultation on fertiliser regulation, and when its conclusions are expected to be published.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Defra, together with devolved Governments have launched a joint consultation and call for evidence on proposals to modernise UK fertilisers legislation. Current fertiliser regulations are widely seen as outdated and could do more to support fertiliser supply resilience and protect the environment, as well as being more agile to enable new products to enter the market. The consultation closes on 10 June 2026, and Defra in conjunction with the devolved Governments will analyse the responses and publish the outcome in due course.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to increase recruitment to clinical trials, in particular for drugs to treat rare cancers.

Answered by Preet Kaur Gill - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Department is committed to ensuring that all patients, including those with rare cancers, have access to cutting-edge clinical trials and innovative, lifesaving treatments.

The Department funded National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) funds research and research infrastructure which supports patients and the public to participate in high-quality research. The NIHR supports the delivery of clinical trials through the Research Delivery Network, ensuring that patients across the National Health Service can participate in high-quality studies and that recruitment data is used to target support where it is most needed.

As set out in our National Cancer Plan, the Government will implement the Rare Cancers Act 2026 to make it easier for clinical trials on brain cancer to take place in England, by ensuring the patient population can be more easily contacted by researchers.

Additionally, the NIHR provides an online service called Be Part of Research which promotes participation in health and care research, by allowing users to search for relevant studies and register their interest.

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of capping the price of veterinary prescription charges on levels of pricing by providers who offer prescriptions under the cap.

Answered by Kate Dearden - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

The Department has not made an assessment of the impact of capping veterinary prescription charges on pricing. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is independent of Government and is responsible for remedies resulting from market investigations.

In its final report, the CMA set a £21 cap on first prescription fees based on evidence of fees charged across the veterinary services market. It considered that this would reduce higher fees while allowing practices to recover reasonably efficient costs.

Full details of the CMA’s approach are set out in Part B of its final report (pages 262–311), available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/veterinary-services-for-household-pets-final-decision-report

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the December 2024 update to the National Policy Planning Framework on the number of housing developments planned for the village of Barrowby.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

My Department has not assessed the potential impact of the December 2024 update to the National Policy Planning Framework on specific villages.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the December 2024 update to the National Policy Planning Framework on the number of housing developments planned for the village of Barkston.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

My Department has not assessed the potential impact of the December 2024 update to the National Policy Planning Framework on specific villages.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of UK industrial electricity prices on the long-term viability of domestic fertiliser production, and what steps his Department is taking to reduce those costs.

Answered by Katie White - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The only way to bring energy bills down sustainably is by reducing the UK’s exposure to volatile fossil fuel markets. Our mission for Clean Power by 2030 will get us off the rollercoaster of fossil fuel prices.

Government is providing relief to the fertiliser industry for policy costs on their electricity bills through the British Industry Supercharger and Energy Intensive Industries Compensation.

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