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Tom Gordon
LD✓ Current MP
🏛️ Harrogate and Knaresborough
📅 2024–2026
182 speeches on Hansard record
⚠️ Votes attended: 64.97% (#416 of 650 MPs)
🟢 Rebelled against party: 0.00%
📝 Topics: Diabetes and Eating Disorders: Health Services, NHS: Staff, Cancer: Health Services
🤝 Member of 18 All-Party Parliamentary Groups
Written Answers
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Cabinet Office
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure newly retired civil servants receive their pension on time.
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Department for Business and Trade
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he intends to respond to the emails of 7 October 2025 and 5 January 2026 from the hon. Member for Harrogate and Knaresborough, case reference TG10331, on a constituent's issue with their Bounce Back Loan.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with delivery firms on ensuring that delivery drivers are adequately compensated.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to protect delivery drivers from exploitative working practices.
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the findings of the independent report on loot boxes commissioned by the Government in 2023; and whether she plans to publish that report.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her planned timetable is for the publication of the Government-commissioned research on loot boxes undertaken by third-party investigators.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress her Department has made on implementing the reforms outlined in the white paper entitled High stakes: gambling reform for the digital age, published in April 2023; and what her planned timeline is for the full implementation…
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Department for Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of local authorities' ability to deal with increased levels of demand for therapy above the Adoption Support and Special Guardianship Support Fund fair access limit.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2025 to Question 78154 on Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund, what assessment her Department has been made of the potential economic impact of funding additional therapies beyond the fair access limit on…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what date she decided to reduce the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund fair access limit to £3,000 in 2025-26.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will introduce a statutory definition of restraint in the context of education.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will introduce a statutory duty on all educational settings to record and report each incident of physical restraint to parents and relevant authorities.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she collects data on the number of post adoption (a) disruptions and (b) breakdowns in England.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of families that have experienced adoption breakdown in the last 12 months.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to tackle adoption breakdown.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of foster care placements that were unsuccessful in (a) England and (b) Wales in the 2023-24 financial year.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that local authorities provide sufficient support for foster carers.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help retain foster carers.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of school buildings.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average pupil-to-teacher ratio is in (a) Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency, (b) North Yorkshire and (c) nationally.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the funding period for the Harrogate College rebuild.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her planned timescale is for disbursing funding allocated to Harrogate College for the rebuild project.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Harrogate College rebuild on (a) skills development and (b) local employment opportunities.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with (a) local authorities and (b) other stakeholders on delays to the Harrogate College rebuild, in the context of the ongoing judicial review in relation to the planning application for that project.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how she plans to work with (a) colleges and (b) employers to ensure that there are sufficient high-quality placements for T Level study programmes.
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to take steps to help reduce variations in fuel prices between regions.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he is taking steps to help increase (a) competition and (b) the transparency of road fuel pricing.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information his Department holds on when the Competition and Markets Authority plans to publish its assessment of regional road fuel pricing.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of complaints to the Trustmark scheme in relation to the Green Homes Grant scheme have been upheld; how much compensation has been paid to Green Homes Grant recipients due to upheld complaints to the Trustmark scheme in…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department has taken to (a) identify and (b) notify people who may have had spray foam installed through a Green Homes Grant about (i) potential damage caused by spray foam to their property and (ii) the potential impact…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the (a) voucher approval, (b) issuance and (c) payment processes for the Green Homes Grant.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what data his Department holds on the number of homes that used Green Homes Grant vouchers for spray foam insulation.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he will take steps to provide redress to people whose (a) property values or (b) access to mortgage finance has been impacted by spray foam insulation installed using a Green Homes Grant Voucher.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support the development of off-grid energy infrastructure.
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many additional surveillance sites are being introduced under the Vector-Borne RADAR programme following the detection of West Nile Virus fragments.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of climate change on the range of mosquito-borne diseases in the UK.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many incidents of flooding have been reported in (a) Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency and (b) North Yorkshire in the last 12 months.
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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether guidance has been issued to video game developers on compliance with the Online Safety Act 2023.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions her Department has had with Ofcom regarding the regulation of online video games under the Online Safety Act 2023.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when she intends to respond to the letters of 1 August 2025, 23 September 2025, and 18 December 2025 from the Hon. Mem. for Harrogate and Knaresborough, case reference TG09406, on the Online Safety Act.
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Department for Transport
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the impact of the train capacity through York train station as a result of the TransPennine Route Upgrade on the level of timeliness at Skelton Junction.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered the potential merits of including the York Area Capacity Scheme works in the TransPennine Route Upgrade.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether an impact assessment was made before the suspension of the York Area Capacity Scheme.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department made of the potential impacts of removing the ability for driving instructors to book driving tests on behalf of learners on test availability.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to start building a third track between York and Skelton Junction during this Parliament.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to ensure bus fares do not increase above the rate of inflation following the bus fare cap increase.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the bus fare cap increase on passenger numbers.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department would make an estimate of the cost of extending the statutory minimum criteria to allow disabled bus pass holders to use their passes at all times on weekdays.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department would make an estimate of the cost of requiring all local government authorities to provide a companion pass for disabled pass holders who cannot travel alone.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2025 to Question 22818 on Large Goods Vehicles: Concrete, what her Department's timetable is for publishing the findings from the call to evidence on weight limits for Volumetric Concrete Mixers.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the availability of wi-fi on the rail network.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to tackle the issue of taxis licensed by one taxi licensing authority operating in the area of another taxi licensing authority.
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Department for Work and Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to help ensure that Access to Work awards for blind and partially sighted customers are not reduced at renewal where there has been no change in job role or level of sight loss.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reducing Access to Work support worker hours at renewal for blind and partially sighted customers on (a) job retention and (b) workplace safety.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of parents who are unable to take up or remain in employment because they have children with special educational needs and disabilities that do not have access adequate educational provision and require…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to review the adequacy of the level of Carer's Allowance in the context of increases in the cost of living.
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Department of Health and Social Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a national implementation plan on insulin safety for those with mental health conditions.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his Department plans to improve the understanding, identification and management of Type 1 Diabetes and Disordered Eating.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve coordination between community mental health teams and specialist diabetes services.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential cost implications for the NHS of insulin-related harm arising from inadequate discharge planning and community support.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides to integrated care boards on supporting vulnerable people, including those with mental health conditions, cognitive impairment or learning disabilities, to safely self-administer insulin.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides to integrated care boards on supporting vulnerable people, including those with mental health conditions, cognitive impairment or learning disabilities, to safely self-administer insulin.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve coordination between community mental health teams and specialist diabetes services.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential cost implications for the NHS of insulin-related harm arising from inadequate discharge planning and community support.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it policy to extend funding for Type 1 Diabetes and Disordered Eating pilot programmes to ensure (a) they do not collapse and (b) a national network of specialist treatment centres can be established.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of targeted oncology training places announced in the National Cancer Plan for areas with higher vacancy rates on the expansion of the clinical academic workforce.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the 10-Year NHS Workforce Plan will be published.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the 10 Year NHS Workforce Plan will include measures to (a) increase the clinical academic workforce and (b) ensure that all regions have access to a strong clinical academic base.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether in person support will also be provided where necessary in addition to the digital first prehabilitation offer for people with cancer set out in the National Cancer Plan.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the 2024 National NHS Staff Survey Results, if he will publish data on staff wellbeing indicators for (a) clinical radiology and (b) clinical oncology, including the data by specialty for (i) q10b on additional paid hours…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the 2024 National NHS Staff Survey Results, what data his Department holds on staff wellbeing indicators for (a) consultants, (b) trainees and (c) specialty, associate specialists and specialist doctors in (i) clinical…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the 2024 National NHS Staff Survey Results, what data his Department holds on whether (a) consultants, (b) trainees and (c) specialty, associate specialists and specialist doctors in (i) clinical radiology and (ii) clinical…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department are taking to improve procedures for processing gestational diabetes blood glucose tests to improve the accuracy of diagnosis.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including (a) prehabilitation and (b) rehabilitation as essential elements of cancer treatment.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration he has given to supporting the National Screening Committee to (a) more swiftly implement innovation within screening programmes and (b) adopt innovative new programmes once proven effective.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the NHS lung cancer screening programme receives sufficient funding to ensure its completion by 2029.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (a) review and (b) update clinical guidelines on (i) diagnosis and (ii) treatment of type 1 diabetes and eating disorders.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of Type 1 Diabetes and Eating Disorders among healthcare professionals in (a) diabetes and (b) eating disorder services.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Integrated Care Boards will be required to provide sustainable funding for successful pilot projects on Type 1 Diabetes and Eating Disorders to become regional centres of excellence.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department will ringfence funding for independent patient advocacy services after the abolition of Healthwatch.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has conducted an impact assessment of the effect of the abolition of Healthwatch on (a) patient representation, (b) accountability and (c) local authority scrutiny functions.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he will take to ensure that (a) the views of patients and (b) patient engagement are independently provided to (a) his Department, (b) the NHS, and (c) local authorities after Healthwatch's abolition.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the provision of Covid vaccinations to people with (a) type 1 diabetes and (b) long term immunosuppressive health conditions.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the 10 year health plan on levels of inequality in access to wearable diabetes technology.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the 10 year health plan on health outcomes for people with type 1 diabetes.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the quality of national primary care data on Young Onset Dementia.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of having a universal screening programme for type 1 diabetes.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to bring forward (a) regulations and (b) a licensing regime for practitioners of cosmetic surgery.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase public health surveillance following the detection of West Nile Virus genetic material in UK mosquitoes.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the UK Health Security Agency plans to expand its clinical testing protocols for patients presenting with encephalitis of unknown cause, in the context of the recent detection of West Nile Virus genetic material.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) support and (b) inform healthcare professionals on the potential clinical presentation of West Nile Virus in the UK.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase bowel cancer screening rates; and whether he plans to increase bowel cancer screening targets.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help develop guidelines for (a) general practitioners and (b) diabetes care teams on managing type one diabetes and disordered eating.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure individuals with type one diabetes and disordered eating have access to integrated care for both their (a) physical and (b) mental health needs.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the expiry of funding for T1DE pilot services on the health and well-being of patients in (a) Bournemouth and (b) London.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of a national screening programme for Type 1 Diabetes.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the the potential merits of implementing routine screening for Type 1 Diabetes to reduce the incidence of diabetic ketoacidosis at diagnosis.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of GP-to-patient ratios in (a) Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency and (b) North Yorkshire in each of the last five years.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many avoidable or preventable deaths of mental health patients at Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS trust there have been in each of the last three years.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the early diagnosis rate for bowel cancer.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve outcomes for bowel cancer.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of bowel cancer.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to reduce the number of people waiting more than 6 weeks for a colonoscopy in England.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish mortality rates of mental health patients at Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many complaints relating to the mental healthcare service at Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS trust there have been in each of the last three years.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the national screening programme for lung cancer, if he will increase funding for smoking cessation provision in order that it can be offered as an opt-out integrated service within all lung screening appointments.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to help (a) return breast cancer screening rates to pre-covid-19 levels and (b) meet breast cancer screening targets.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the (a) physical and (b) mental health challenges faced by unpaid carers.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of developing a specific action plan for (a) cancers of the (i) brain, (ii) liver, (iii) lung, (iv) stomach, (v) oesophagus and (vi) pancreas and (b) other less survivable cancers.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on their approach to less survivable cancers.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of eligible people have received a check through the targeted lung health check programme in Yorkshire since the establishment of that programme; and what steps he plans to take to help increase the update of…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to (a) increase breast cancer screening rates to pre-covid-19 levels and (b) meet his Department's breast cancer screening targets.
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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 radiotherapy treatment on cancer outcomes; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure patients that need radiotherapy treatment can access it as quickly…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of eligible people in Yorkshire and the Humber have been screened through the national targeted lung cancer screening programme since July 2023; and what steps he is taking to increase the level of uptake for that scheme.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that NHS providers prioritise funding for (a) upgrades and (b) replacements of radiotherapy machines.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people received NHS treatment for dissociative identity disorder in each of the last five years; and which NHS Hospital Trusts offer this treatment.
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Home Office
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of trends in freight-related crime; and what measures her Department are implementing in collaboration with (a) police forces and (b) industry to reduce theft from commercial vehicles and logistics…
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure there is independent scrutiny of Technical Capability Notices; and if she will introduce new (a) judicial and (b) parliamentary oversight.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the contribution of encryption in protecting cyber security; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of introducing access requests under Technical Capability Notices.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to ensure access requests under Technical Capability Notices are targeted.
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Ministry of Defence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applicants to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme are awaiting a response; and what the average time taken is to process applications under that scheme.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what resources have been allocated to ensure that the ARAP scheme is functioning (a) efficiently and (b) effectively.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to tackle delays in processing ARAP applications (a) from people at immediate risk of harm in Afghanistan and (b) generally.
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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress his Department has made in implementing the conclusion of the 2014 consultation on modernising parish poll rules; and if he will take legislative steps to (a) strengthen trigger thresholds and (b) prevent the…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the value for money of parish polls.
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Ministry of Justice
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to respond to the letters of 7 October 2025 and 8 January 2026 from the hon. Member for Harrogate and Knaresborough with case reference TG09539.
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Treasury
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the rate of Video Games Expenditure Credits for bigger budget games to 39% and removing the 80% expenditure cap.
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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to review the Video Games Expenditure Credit to support smaller video game studios.
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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help support independent breweries through the alcohol duty system.
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