Written questions by Bailey.

What steps he is taking to improve the regulatory environment for businesses in Reading West and Mid Berkshire constituency.

On 17 March 2025 this Government published the Action Plan for Regulation, outlining reforms to streamline regulation and support growth. As part of this we are cutting regulatory administrative costs to business by 25%, strengthening accountability for regulators and simplifying their duties to ensure the regulatory environment is focusing on growth, investment, and transparency. This will include finding ways to reduce costs for the manufacturing sector, which I know is important to businesses such as New Holland who have been making tractors in my honourable friend for Reading West and Mid Berkshire's constituency for over 60 years.

Pursuant to the Answers of 11 November 2024 to Questions 12677, 12678 and 12679 on Dementia: Reading West and Mid Berkshire, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of collecting data o

Local systems rarely hold data by Parliamentary constituency. However, NHS England collects data on the number of people referred for assessments for dementia. This includes data about people diagnosed with dementia, including those who receive medication...

What steps she is taking to ban conversion practices.

Conversion practices are abuse - they have no place in society and must be stopped.My ministerial colleagues and I are working hard to bring forward legislation to deliver a full trans-inclusive ban that offers protection from these abusive practices whil...

What the average waiting time for a dementia assessment is in Reading West and Mid Berkshire constituency.

NHS England does not hold this information centrally. Lord Darzi’s independent review showed that a timely diagnosis is vital to ensuring that a person with dementia can access the advice, information, care, and support that can help them to live well and...

How many people are waiting for an appointment with a Memory Assessment Service for a dementia assessment in Reading West and Mid Berkshire constituency as of 4 November 2024.

NHS England does not hold this information centrally. Lord Darzi’s independent review showed that a timely diagnosis is vital to ensuring that a person with dementia can access the advice, information, care, and support that can help them to live well and...

What proportion of people living with dementia in Reading West and Mid Berkshire constituency received a (a) care plan review and (b) new care plan in financial year 2023/24.

NHS England does not hold this information centrally. NHS England is committed to delivering high quality care and support for every person with dementia, and central to this is the provision of personalised care and support planning for post diagnostic s...

How many people requested (a) vasectomies and (b) tubal ligations in the last five years.

This data is not held in the format requested.

What the average cost was of (a) vasectomies and (b) tubal ligations for (i) day cases and (ii) elective inpatients in the latest period for which data is available.

The Department does not hold data in the requested format. Through the 2022 Health and Care Act, the 2023/25 NHS Payment Scheme has replaced the National Tariff Payment System. This is a set of rules, prices and guidance used by commissioners and provider...

How many (a) vasectomy reversals and (b) female sterilisation reversals were (i) requested and (ii) performed in the last five years.

The information is not held for “requested” procedures. The following table shows the number of “performed” procedures in the last five years:YearVasectomy ReversalFemale Sterilisation Reversal2019/20421762020/2134662021/22371172022/23421092023/243296Sour...