Asked by: Paul Davies (Labour - Colne Valley)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will set out the recruitment process for the planned roundtable aimed at boosting participation for brain cancer clinical trials.
Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
The announcements that the Hon. Member is referring to were made on 14 October, with further information available at the link below. We will set out further details in the normal way in due course.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/brain-cancer-patients-to-see-faster-development-of-new-treatments
Asked by: Paul Davies (Labour - Colne Valley)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she will confirm a timeline for the appointment of the national brain cancer clinical lead.
Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
The announcements that the Hon. Member is referring to were made on 14 October, with further information available at the link below. We will set out further details in the normal way in due course.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/brain-cancer-patients-to-see-faster-development-of-new-treatments
Asked by: Paul Davies (Labour - Colne Valley)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the structure and membership of the public control taskforce; and what work does it plan to undertake on the public control of water services.
Answered by Sally Jameson - Parliamentary Secretary and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government)
For too long, over-privatisation of our essential sectors have resulted in higher costs for consumers and poorer services. The Government is clear that the public has a right to expect these services to be affordable and accountable. The Public Control Taskforce is exploring how greater public control can ensure our essential services - housing, water, energy and transport - run in the interest of those who use them. Later this year, we will publish our plan for Britain and set out how, over 10 years, we will make this country work for the public again.
The Taskforce sits within the Office for the Prime Minister & Cabinet, and is being driven forward by First Secretary of State, Louise Haigh. The Taskforce is drawing on expertise across central government, local government, and wider academia, business and civil society.
Asked by: Paul Davies (Labour - Colne Valley)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will set out a timeline for establishing a regulatory regime for the heating oil market in line with recommendations by the Competition and Markets Authority.
Answered by Polly Billington - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The Government is commitment to creating a fairer, more resilient and trusted heating oil market, which delivers stronger consumer protections while preserving competition and security of supply.
In our formal response to the CMA heating oil report on, published on 13 October, we announced plans to regulate the heating oil market for the first time. We will spend time getting this right; building a robust evidence base, extensive engagement with key stakeholders, and ensuring we have the right legislative framework to take this forward.
In the meantime, we will work with industry to strengthen consumer protection measures in existing Codes of Conduct, which set rules for the sector.
Asked by: Paul Davies (Labour - Colne Valley)
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 improve access to post-treatment pathways within cancer treatment.
Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
I refer the Hon. Member to the Department’s strategy on Living with and Beyond Cancer in Chapter 4 of the National Cancer Plan which examines these and other issues in detail. The plan is available at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-cancer-plan-for-england
Asked by: Paul Davies (Labour - Colne Valley)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to address inequalities in uptake of the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme.
Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 8 July in response to Question 3363.
Asked by: Paul Davies (Labour - Colne Valley)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the reasons why approximately one in four bowel cancer cases are diagnosed following an emergency presentation.
Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 8 July in response to Question 3363.
Asked by: Paul Davies (Labour - Colne Valley)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for an update on the date of publication of the NHS workforce plan.
Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Government has committed to introduce a new 10 Year NHS Workforce Plan to complement the 10-Year Health Plan for England, and we will keep Parliament updated on the timetable for publication of that plan in the normal way.
Asked by: Paul Davies (Labour - Colne Valley)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to improve wildfire mitigation.
Answered by Jenny Riddell-Carpenter - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Wildfires are already more frequent and more severe because of climate change. The science is clear that wildfire risk will continue to increase, and that we need to act now to increase our resilience.
Tomorrow, the Government will convene a wildfire summit focused on the core components of wildfire mitigation from response to landscape resilience. The summit will bring together the fire and rescue services, and the owners and managers of the landscapes most at risk from wildfire.
Asked by: Paul Davies (Labour - Colne Valley)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions she has had with NICE on ensuring that updates to the NICE Clinical Knowledge Summary for prostate cancer facilitate proactive discussions by clinicians with individuals they believe are at high risk of prostate cancer.
Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) clinical knowledge summaries (CKS) are developed independently of government on the basis of the latest available evidence, but officials continue to work with NICE to ensure the CKS for prostate cancer and other conditions are as helpful as possible for general practitioners.