20 May 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
AskedWhat assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes by the Health and Safety Executive on safe lead-in-blood levels on women in the stained glass making industry.
ReplyI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 27 May 2026 to Question UIN 2582.
20 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat steps he is taking to increase awareness of (a) stroke risks, (b) stroke signs and (c) support for stroke survivors and their families.
ReplyIn 2024, NHS England launched an Act FAST campaign to increase knowledge of the main signs of a stroke and to encourage people to dial 999 immediately in response to any of those signs. Information from this campaign continues to be shared and promoted by...
20 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat steps he is taking to increase early diagnosis rates for osteoporosis.
ReplyThere are resources in place to help support healthcare professionals in the early diagnosis of osteoporosis, such as the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s clinical knowledge summary on osteoporosis and the prevention of fragility fractu...
20 May 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
AskedFood and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of launching a government backed screening of the 'National Emergency Briefing' to the nation.
ReplyIn July 2025, the Government made the first-of-a-kind statement on the State of Climate and Nature, supported by parliamentary debate. We have since set out our priorities within the revised Environmental Improvement Plan, alongside the ‘Energising Britai...
19 May 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
AskedFood and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to protect marine conservation areas.
ReplyMarine Protected Areas (MPAs) are protected from the point of designation by the planning and marine licensing regimes which cover activities such as dredging for aggregates and construction of offshore wind farms. Where the evidence shows this is necessa...
19 May 2026·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedIf he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a compensation scheme for a) veterans and b) their descendants who may have been irradiated during nuclear tests.
ReplyThe Government is deeply grateful to all those who participated in the UK nuclear testing programme. We recognise their service and the huge contribution they have made to the UK’s security. We also remain steadfast to our commitment to working with veter...
19 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to promote international humanitarian law abroad.
ReplyI refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 24 June 2025 in response to Question 904788.
19 May 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
AskedFood and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department will take to enforce the proposed ban on bottom trawling in marine conservation areas.
ReplyThe Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and the ten Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities are responsible for enforcing fisheries restrictions within Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). For example, the MMO remotely monitors the movements of all fish...
19 May 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
AskedWhether his Department plans for any changes made as a consequence of the Timms review to be either laid as a negative, or positive, statutory instrument, or as a bill.
ReplyThe government has launched the Timms Review to ensure we have a system that supports disabled people to achieve better health, higher living standards and greater independence, including through employment.The Review is being co-produced with disabled pe...
19 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedIf he will make an assessment of the potential merits of opening a dedicated clinic for nuclear test veterans.
ReplyThere are currently no plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of a dedicated clinic for nuclear test veterans.All veterans, including those affected by nuclear testing are able to access a range of National Health Services to meet their clini...
18 May 2026·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat steps her department is taking to, a) reduce the number of children that go missing, and b) find children who have gone missing, in Devon.
ReplyThis Government remains firmly committed to working across government and with safeguarding partners, including the police and voluntary sector, to ensure a robust response to when people go missing anywhere across the country. This includes ensuring that...
18 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat steps they are taking to improve access to disability equipment.
ReplyIntegrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning services to meet the health needs of their local population, and responsibility for providing equipment to disabled people typically falls to local authorities and the National Health Service...
18 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWith reference to the Answer of 1 July 2025 to Question 60619 on NHS: Databases, if he will implement an independent audit arrangement to monitor access to identifiable patient data by external con
ReplyAccess to the NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) is subject to comprehensive monitoring and governance, including full audit logging, regular assurance activity, and oversight by NHS England. The platform operates within established United Kingdom data...
18 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWith reference to the Answer of 17 November 2025 to Question 88027, whether the Data Protection Impact Assessment for the Federated Data Platform has been updated to reflect broader access roles fo
ReplyData Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) for the NHS Federated Data Platform, including those relating to the National Data Integration Tenant (NDIT), have been developed and maintained to reflect the platform’s design, operation and access controls, in...
18 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWith reference to the Answer of 17 November 2025 to Question 88027 on NHS: Databases, how compliance with access controls for external contractors to NHS patient data is enforced and verified.
ReplyAccess to National Health Service data within the NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) is strictly controlled and only granted to authorised users for defined NHS purposes. Access to the NHS FDP is subject to comprehensive monitoring and governance, incl...
18 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWith reference to the Answer of 1 July 2025 to Question 60619, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of expanding high-level access permissions on the NHS principle of data minimisati
ReplyThere has not been an expansion of high-level access permissions. NHS England has not identified any adverse impact on the principle of data minimisation from the management of access permissions within the NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP).The NHS FDP op...
18 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWith reference to the Answer of 17 November 2025 to Question 88027 on NHS: Databases, what logging systems are used to record and review access to identifiable patient data within the National Data
ReplyThe National Data Integration Tenant operates within a secure environment with strict controls governing access to data.All access to data within the system is logged and auditable. Comprehensive audit trails are maintained which record user activity, inc...
18 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedPursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2025 to Question 65983 on NHS: Databases, what restrictions apply to external suppliers’ personnel accessing identifiable NHS patient data; and whether those restr
ReplyData in the NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) remains under National Health Service control at all times. External suppliers and their personnel operate under the instruction of the NHS when processing data on the platform. NHS England does not provid...
18 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedPursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2025 to Question 60619 on NHS: Databases, how many external contractors have been granted elevated access permissions within the Federated Data Platform, broken dow
ReplyThere are currently three contractors with elevated administrative permissions within the National Data Integration Tenant (NDIT) Platform and three contractors within the national instance of the NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) with elevated admini...
18 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedPursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2025 to Question 60619, what assessment his Department has made of the necessity of granting elevated “admin-level” access to identifiable patient data to external
ReplyNHS England has undertaken a detailed assessment of the access requirements necessary to safely operate and maintain the NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP), including within the National Data Integration Tenant, through the procurement process and supp...