Asked by: Richard Quigley (Labour - Isle of Wight West)
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 effectiveness of NHS England’s Workforce Training and Education Directorate in planning and commissioning training for eating disorder services, particularly whole-team training for Children and Young People’s Eating Disorder teams; and what steps he is taking to improve communication with training providers.
Answered by Preet Kaur Gill
Employers in the health system are responsible for ensuring that their staff are trained to the required standards to deliver safe and effective care.
NHS England works collaboratively with education providers in commissioning education and training opportunities in response to service demand.
Clinical staff working both within children and young people’s mental health inpatient and community services are able to access Workforce Training and Education commissioned psychological interventions training. Training for eating disorders is provided as a core element of training delivered to children and young people mental health staff, and is threaded throughout the curricula, for example Inpatient Whole Team Training.
NHS England also works closely with training providers and internal and external stakeholders to support effective communication and continuous improvement.
Asked by: Richard Quigley (Labour - Isle of Wight West)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) removing spelling and grammar software from Disabled Students’ Allowances funding and (b) the impact of reaching a decision on this prior to the conclusion of a consultation, on students receiving this allowance.
Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
The department engaged with disability experts who support disabled students to gather feedback on the removal of non-specialist spelling and grammar software from Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) funding, in advance of a decision being taken. The decision followed a detailed review which found that free-to-access versions now offer the required spelling and grammar support functionality to meet students’ disability-related needs.
DSA will continue to fund spelling and grammar software in exceptional circumstances where there is a specific disability-related need that cannot be met by the functionality and software already available to a student, to ensure that a student in this position will still be able to access the required software through DSA funding. The equality impact assessment is attached to this response.
Asked by: Richard Quigley (Labour - Isle of Wight West)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she made of whether there were adequate exceptional circumstances as a mitigating measure for the removal of spelling and grammar software from Disabled Students’ Allowances.
Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
The department engaged with disability experts who support disabled students to gather feedback on the removal of non-specialist spelling and grammar software from Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) funding, in advance of a decision being taken. The decision followed a detailed review which found that free-to-access versions now offer the required spelling and grammar support functionality to meet students’ disability-related needs.
DSA will continue to fund spelling and grammar software in exceptional circumstances where there is a specific disability-related need that cannot be met by the functionality and software already available to a student, to ensure that a student in this position will still be able to access the required software through DSA funding. The equality impact assessment is attached to this response.
Asked by: Richard Quigley (Labour - Isle of Wight West)
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 (a) ensure that people with adrenal insufficiency have timely access to appropriate emergency steroid treatment and (b) prevent avoidable adrenal crises when time‑critical medication is (i) unavailable and (ii) insufficient in the context of the discontinuation of hydrocortisone sodium phosphate.
Answered by Zubir Ahmed
The Department is aware of the discontinuation of hydrocortisone sodium phosphate 100 milligram/one millilitre solution for injection, and we continue to work with industry to find a longer-term solution.
Hydrocortisone sodium succinate 100 milligram powder and solvent for solution for injection vials remains available for patients. We have issued comprehensive management guidance to healthcare professionals on how to manage patients while supply is disrupted. The guidance highlighted the differences between the two hydrocortisone injections. It also included resources for patients and healthcare professionals on how to administer the alternative hydrocortisone injection.
We also understand that The Addison’s Self Help Group have also published information on this discontinuation to keep patients informed along with resources for patients on how to administer the alternative hydrocortisone.
Asked by: Richard Quigley (Labour - Isle of Wight West)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance is available to (a) hospitals, (b) healthcare settings and (c) healthcare staff in (i) preventing and (ii) responding to incidents of patients going missing.
Answered by Zubir Ahmed
The Department does not hold a national figure for the number of people reported missing from hospitals or other healthcare settings in 2024/25 or in 2025/26.
Clear guidance is in place to support hospitals, other healthcare settings, and staff in preventing and responding to incidents where patients go missing. This includes the National Partnership Agreement: Right Care, Right Person, published in 2023, which sets out how health services, local authorities, and the police should work together to ensure people with mental health needs receive the right support from the right service. The agreement makes clear that patient safety must be protected and that inappropriate police involvement should be avoided, including in situations involving missing patients or people leaving healthcare settings before treatment is complete.
Further guidance published by NHS England supports local commissioners and providers to put practical arrangements in place. This covers steps to reduce the risk of patients leaving care unexpectedly, action to take when someone does leave, and arrangements to locate and safely return patients from mental health inpatient settings, including where individuals are detained under the Mental Health Act, was admitted under the Mental Capacity Act, or is in hospital voluntarily.
Asked by: Richard Quigley (Labour - Isle of Wight West)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were reported missing from (a) hospitals and (b) other healthcare settings in 2024/25 and so far in 2025/26.
Answered by Zubir Ahmed
The Department does not hold a national figure for the number of people reported missing from hospitals or other healthcare settings in 2024/25 or in 2025/26.
Clear guidance is in place to support hospitals, other healthcare settings, and staff in preventing and responding to incidents where patients go missing. This includes the National Partnership Agreement: Right Care, Right Person, published in 2023, which sets out how health services, local authorities, and the police should work together to ensure people with mental health needs receive the right support from the right service. The agreement makes clear that patient safety must be protected and that inappropriate police involvement should be avoided, including in situations involving missing patients or people leaving healthcare settings before treatment is complete.
Further guidance published by NHS England supports local commissioners and providers to put practical arrangements in place. This covers steps to reduce the risk of patients leaving care unexpectedly, action to take when someone does leave, and arrangements to locate and safely return patients from mental health inpatient settings, including where individuals are detained under the Mental Health Act, was admitted under the Mental Capacity Act, or is in hospital voluntarily.
Asked by: Richard Quigley (Labour - Isle of Wight West)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for bringing the cancer travel fund for children and young people into effect.
Answered by Sharon Hodgson
The National Cancer Plan, published on 4 February 2026, sets out clear actions and timeframes for when commitments will be delivered within the next 10 years. The action to provide £10 million annually for children and young people’s cancer travel costs will be in effect by 2027.
Asked by: Richard Quigley (Labour - Isle of Wight West)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress his Department has made on plans for the redevelopment of the former Camp Hill prison site on the Isle of Wight, including its sports facilities.
Answered by Jake Richards - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
The Ministry of Justice is currently evaluating all potential options for the site and is maintaining engagement with the local authority to explore appropriate future uses for both the site and the sports pitch once it is designated as surplus to operational requirements.
Asked by: Richard Quigley (Labour - Isle of Wight West)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of obtaining oversight of Isle of Wight ferry services.
Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Government recognises that communities rely on Cross-Solent ferry services for accessing jobs, education and healthcare. However, these operate in a commercial environment without intervention from the Government.
The Department has regular discussions on the Isle of Wight ferry services.
Asked by: Richard Quigley (Labour - Isle of Wight West)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the adequacy of support available for survivors of sexual assault on the Isle of Wight.
Answered by Jess Phillips
This Government is investing £550 million in victim support services over the next three years through: