Written questions by Morgan.

What assessment he has made of the potential impact of removing limits on the number of requests using the online consultation tool during core hours on GP practices.

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Whether he plans to issue guidance on clinical liability for triage decisions where a Single Point of Access triage system determines that a referral judged clinically appropriate by a GP should be

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What (a) impact assessments and (b) consultations were carried out before the publication of the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts and Personal Medical Services Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2026.

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What steps NHS England is taking to ensure that Single Point of Access pathways do not prevent patients being referred to consultant-led services where GPs consider it clinically appropriate.

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How much the NHS has spent on agency midwives in each of the last five years.

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If he will publish the number of shifts covered by agency midwives in England for each of the last five years.

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Whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of promoting adequate consumption of (a) calcium, (b) protein and (c) other key nutrients in the plans for a new Nutrient Profiling Model.

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What discussions his Department has had with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs about the impact of the new Nutrient Profiling Model on (a) producers and (b) processors in the British dairy industry.

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What steps his Department is taking to address the increase in racial abuse towards NHS workers.

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What requirements NHS trusts have for the holding of data on a) incidents of abuse towards staff, and b) incidents of specifically racial abuse towards staff.

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What data his Department holds on the number of incidents of racial abuse towards NHS workers each year.

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What assessment he has made of the adequacy of NHS processes for reporting racial abuse.

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What steps he is taking to ensure that access to neurological treatments and specialist support is determined by clinical need rather than by geography.

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What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the MS Society and Neurological Alliance’s report entitled Neurological Conditions: The Case for a Modern Service Framework, published in May 2026.

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What assessment he has made of the value of introducing a Modern Service Framework for neurological conditions.

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What steps he is taking to improve national standards of neurological care.

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With reference to the MS Society and Neurological Alliance’s report entitled Neurological Conditions: The Case for a Modern Service Framework, published in May 2026, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing the recommended goal of a 30% reduction in avoidable emergency admissions for neurological conditions by 2035.

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What assessment he has made of the potential impact of preventable unplanned hospital admissions for people with neurological conditions on (a) people with neurological conditions, (b) the NHS and (c) the economy.

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What assessment his Department has made of the need for mandatory accreditation services for the installation of telecare devices.

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How many patients were removed from NHS elective waiting lists through unreported removals, administrative methods and other means of validation in each month in the last two years.

The Department of Health and Social Care has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.