Ian Lavery

10 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much funding he has allocated to compensate those infected and affected by contaminated blood.

9 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Haemophilia: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the new service specification for haemophilia and related bleeding disorders has not been published; and when it will be published.

5 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the Northern Powerhouse investment fund has done to increase employment in areas historically impacted by deindustrialisation.

5 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

British Business Bank

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that investment from the British Business Bank is spread evenly throughout the country.

5 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Business: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department has taken to encourage businesses in deprived areas historically impacted by deindustrialisation to employ people locally.

5 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Growth Hubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that support offered by Growth Hubs is not only used in places of concentrated wealth.

5 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Economic Growth

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to encourage a culture of economic growth in deindustrialised areas.

5 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Unemployment: Investment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to encourage investment in areas with high economic inactivity historically impacted by deindustrialisation.

5 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Skilled Workers: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle skills shortages in areas historically impacted by deindustrialisation.

22 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rutherford Health: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the long-term potential social and economic impacts of closed Rutherford Health sites on communities.

22 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Rutherford Health: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of the closure of Rutherford Health facilities on local businesses and levels of employment.

22 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rutherford Health: Northumberland

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the potential merits, costs and feasibility of bringing the former Rutherford Centre at Bomarsund into NHS ownership or management.

22 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rutherford Health: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of clinical impact, treatment timings and associated costs for the NHS resulting from the closure of Rutherford Health centres, including the Bomarsund site.

22 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rutherford Health: Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate has been made of the cost to the NHS of taking on patients who were previously receiving care from Rutherford Health prior to its liquidation.

22 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate has been made of the long-term cost to the NHS of (a) delayed and (b) disrupted access to specialist cancer treatment.

22 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiotherapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of increasing domestic NHS proton beam therapy on value for money in the NHS.

22 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiotherapy: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment has been made of the cost to the NHS of delivering proton beam therapy domestically versus overseas.

22 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiotherapy: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the NHS has spent on commissioning proton beam therapy, including overseas referrals, in each of the last five financial years.

22 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of prolonged or distant cancer treatment on the personal finances of (a) patients and (b) unpaid carers.

22 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of healthcare treatment uptake on the finances of low income households.

22 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiotherapy: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information on his Department holds on the number of people who have partially or wholly self funded proton beam therapy in each of the last five years.

22 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of travel distance and associated costs on access to specialist cancer treatment.

22 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiotherapy: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) average and (b) total out of pocket costs incurred by patients and families accessing proton beam therapy, including travel, accommodation and subsi

22 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the time taken to access specialist cancer treatments on patient outcomes and long term NHS costs.

22 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients in England (a) are awaiting cancer treatment and (b) have been waiting longer than the (i) 31 and (ii) 62 day targets.

22 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of regional disparities in access to proton beam therapy and other highly specialised cancer treatments.

22 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiotherapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of (a) current and (b) future demand for proton beam therapy in England.

22 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiotherapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of patients who were eligible for proton beam therapy but did not receive it due to availability in each of the last five years.

22 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiotherapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many UK residents received proton beam therapy (a) domestically and (b) overseas under NHS commissioning arrangements in each of the last five financial years.

10 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Middle East: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of US action in the Middle East on British citizens.