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Friday 13th February 2026

Asked by: Julian Lewis (Conservative - New Forest East)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for financial support for patients required to travel very long distances to access (a) stem cell transplants, (b) CAR-T immunotherapy and (c) other specialist treatments; what recent assessment he has made of the financial impact on such patients of claiming reimbursement of substantial travel costs retrospectively under the Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme; and if he will make it his policy to amend that scheme to allow payment in advance to patients having to undertake expensive journeys to and from treatment centres.

Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

No such assessment has been made, and there are no current plans to amend the Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme (HTCS).

It is already the case that where required and appropriate, advance payments may be made to patients on low incomes to allow them to attend their appointments. Further information can be found on the HTCS webpage, at the following link:

https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/help-with-health-costs/healthcare-travel-costs-scheme-htcs/

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Friday 13th February 2026

Asked by: Julian Lewis (Conservative - New Forest East)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the recent review by the UK National Screening Committee of evidence on prostate cancer screening considered the potential value for money of adopting (a) shorter and (b) simplified MRI protocols, including biparametric MRI, to reduce unit costs of prostate cancer screening in NHS settings.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (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.

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Friday 13th February 2026

Asked by: Julian Lewis (Conservative - New Forest East)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average national unit cost is to the NHS for a local anaesthetic transperineal prostate biopsy, used in prostate cancer detection; and how that cost is calculated.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (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.

Division Vote (Commons)
11 Feb 2026 - Climate Change - View Vote Context
Julian Lewis (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 92 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 362 Noes - 107
Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 11 Feb 2026
Hughes Report: Second Anniversary

"Will the Minister give way?..."
Julian Lewis - View Speech

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 11 Feb 2026
Hughes Report: Second Anniversary

"I appreciate that the Minister does not have primary responsibility for this area, but it worries me that we are hearing an awful lot about process. What I fear is really going on is that Ministers have been told at the highest possible level, by the Chancellor or a Treasury …..."
Julian Lewis - View Speech

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Division Vote (Commons)
11 Feb 2026 - Local Government Finance - View Vote Context
Julian Lewis (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 85 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 279 Noes - 90
Division Vote (Commons)
11 Feb 2026 - Local Government Finance - View Vote Context
Julian Lewis (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 85 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 277 Noes - 143
Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 11 Feb 2026
Hughes Report: Second Anniversary

"I will try to add something new to the excellent start to the debate by both the previous speakers, who showed a great command of the overall situation, by quoting my constituent Emma, who got in touch with me yesterday after learning that the debate would take place. I will …..."
Julian Lewis - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 10 Feb 2026
Ministry of Defence: Palantir Contracts

"Does the Minister know whether or not minutes were taken at the key Washington meeting in February last year? If they were not taken, why not? Why was Lord Mandelson, a political appointee, not required to sever any links with his former activities and business that could have given rise …..."
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