Helen Maguire

10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ovarian Cancer: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered shortening the diagnostic pathway for ovarian cancer.

10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mouth Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing (a) free dental (i) check-ups and (ii) treatment and (b) an increased level of access to (i) speech and language therapy, (ii) psy

10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Health: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to embed routine oral health (a) screening and (b) signposting in (i) GP, (ii) pharmacy, (iii) community and (iv) other NHS primary care health checks.

10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mouth Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to (a) fund and (b) implement a national awareness campaign for mouth cancer to help improve (i) early detection and (ii) public understanding of the disease.

10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bowel Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking explore potential (a) genomics and (b) AI opportunities for (i) preventing, (ii) diagnosing and (iii) treating bowel cancer.

10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bowel Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of making symptomatic faecal immunochemical testing available in community pharmacies for people with bowel cancer symptoms.

10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bowel Cancer: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of bowel cancer patients diagnosed in emergency NHS settings in the last 12 months; and what steps he is taking to help reduce this number.

10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Health Data Research Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the Health Data Research Service will help improve data-sharing practices between healthcare professionals and researchers for tackling (a) pancreatic cancer and (b) other less survivable cance

10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase access to clinical trials for patients with (a) pancreatic cancer and (b) other less survivable cancers.

10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support the implementation of innovative (a) diagnostic tools and (b) tests to help improve the speed of diagnosis of less survivable cancers.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Inland Waterways

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will give Environment Agency a responsibility for improving (a) entry and (b) exit points for inland rivers to help support recreation.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rivers: Walking

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will take steps to create new river trails for multi-use access.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Inland Waterways

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of expanding access rights for (a) paddling, (b) swimming and (c) other non-motorised craft on inland waters.

10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Visitors: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to recruit an additional 1,000 health visitors a year.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Family Hubs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of further funding for Family Hubs to restore integrated early support for children and families.

10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Home Births

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) planning and (b) training to help staff to enable supported home births.

10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Home Births

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the (a) restriction, (b) suspension and (c) interruption of the provision of home birth services.

10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Home Births

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle disparities in the provision of home birth services.

10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cervical Cancer: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to prioritise the the implementation of NHS England’s Cervical Cancer Elimination Plan.

10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Human Papillomavirus: Cervical Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) HPV vaccination and (b) cervical screening rates.

10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cervical Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the implementation of NHS England’s cervical cancer elimination plan.

10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ophthalmic Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of including primary eye care in the NHS 10 year plan.

10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ophthalmic Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of implementing an NHS public health campaign on eye health.

10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ophthalmic Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will publish a national eye strategy.

10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ophthalmic Services: Learning Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to help support people with learning difficulties to access eye appointments.

10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Managers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he will publish further guidance on the regulation of NHS managers.

10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his timeline is for the reform of the regulation of healthcare professionals.

10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions his Department has had with NICE on updating update its Type 1 Diabetes guidance to incorporate screening for Type 1 Diabetes.

10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support people with early stages of Type 1 Diabetes.

10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Lung Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Integrated Care Boards in England currently commission the NHS Lung Cancer Screening Programme; and what percentage and number of the eligible population this commissioning represents.