Stuart Andrew

18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Written Parliamentary Questions to his Department had not received a substantive answer by the end of the 2024–26 Parliamentary Session; and what the tabling date was of the oldest such Qu

18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patient pathways in the net reduction in the referral-to-treatment waiting list since 1 September 2025 were removed as a result of (a) completed treatment, (b) patient-initiated cancellati

18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of patient pathways removed from referral-to-treatment waiting lists following data validation exercises in each year since 2020.

18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgery: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 15 January 2026 to Question 82954 on Surgery: Waiting Lists, what payments NHS England and his Department have made for waiting-list data validation exercises since

17 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department ahs provided dedicated support has been provided to West Northamptonshire Council in the context of the Local Road Maintenance Ratings 2025 to 2026; and whether a peer review has been com

14 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the suitability of using estimated free sugars data within the 2018 Nutrient Profile Model for regulatory purposes.

14 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the practical achievability of product reformulation in relation to the 2018 Nutrient Profile Model.

14 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he considers the impact assessment carried out in relation to the 2018 Nutrient Profile Model to remain adequate.

13 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Doctors: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of final-year students from (a) Queen Mary University of London Malta, (b) Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia and (c) the City St George’s, U

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Resident Doctors: Strikes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England on proposals to reduce reliance on resident doctors in response to industrial action.

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Resident Doctors: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the withdrawal of additional speciality training places for resident doctors in 2026-27 on NHS workforce planning.

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Resident Doctors: Strikes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an estimate of of the cost to the NHS of the resident doctors’ strike beginning on 7 April 2026.

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Resident Doctors: Strikes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an estimate of the number of NHS appointments and procedures postponed due to the resident doctors’ strike beginning on 7 April 2026.

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Patient Choice Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential risks of system level Single Point Of Access (SPOA) on patient choice; and what guidance his Department will issue to integrated care boards

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the UK National Screening Committee's final terms of reference; when those terms were last reviewed; and whether he has made an assessment of their adequacy.

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Metachromatic Leukodystrophy: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children have been diagnosed with metachromatic leukodystrophy since 2022; how many of those were diagnosed in time to receive NHS-commissioned treatment; and whether he has made an assess

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Babies: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent additions have been made to the newborn screening programme; and what process is used to determine future additions.

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Babies: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has issued guidance to the UK National Screening Committee on taking proactive steps to consider adding new conditions to the newborn screening programme.

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Metachromatic Leukodystrophy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2026 to Question 99743, whether his Department has met with ArchAngel MLD Trust, the MPS Society, MLD Support UK and the Newborn Screening Collaborative; and whe

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Metachromatic Leukodystrophy: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2026 to Question 99741, what evidence the UK National Screening Committee considered in reaching its recommendation on screening for metachromatic leukodystrophy

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rare Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department uses international data when assessing evidence for rare diseases; and if he will make an assessment of the potential role of such data in relation to metachromatic leukodyst

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Babies: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2026 to Question 99744, what steps his Department is taking to improve the availability and quality of evidence for rare diseases.

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Babies: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2025 to Question 99742 on Screening: Babies, whether the research being undertaken to understand delays in diagnosis will include consideration of (a) the perf

25 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that inpatient mental health services have sufficient staffing levels and the appropriate skill mix to provide safe and therapeutic care.

25 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking, with NHS England and integrated care boards, to address systemic failings in inpatient mental health care.

25 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

St Andrew's Healthcare: Northampton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of mental health crisis and inpatient provision in Northamptonshire following changes to services at St Andrew’s Hospital.

25 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

St Andrew's Healthcare: Northampton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that families and carers of patients affected by changes to services at St Andrew’s Hospital in Northampton are involved in decisions about alternative

25 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

St Andrew's Healthcare: Northampton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients affected by changes to services at St Andrew’s Hospital in Northampton are transferred safely to appropriate alternative mental health pr

20 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prostate Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to publish the methodology used by NHS England to calculate projected PET-CT activity volumes, including any assumptions relating to future demand growth and pathway developments i

20 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prostate Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of whether NHS England’s projected PET-CT activity volumes for prostate cancer under the forthcoming commissioning arrangements align with current regional activity leve