Written questions by Snowden.

What assessment he has made of the potential relationship between A&E waiting times and the prevalence of corridor care.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment he has made of the adequacy of NHS England's definition of corridor care.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of VAT on free-of-charge medicine donations on NHS access to medicines supplied through early access schemes.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of air pollution on public health outcomes.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment he has made of trends in the levels of air pollution between the most and least deprived communities.

Awaiting answer.

What estimate his Department has made of the number of doctors with full General Medical Council registration and a licence to practise who are (a) unemployed and (b) underemployed while seeking su

Awaiting answer.

Whether his Department has issued guidance to NHS employers on providing meaningful feedback to unsuccessful applicants for medical posts.

Awaiting answer.

What public funding has been allocated to the PATHWAYS clinical trial; and from which budgets.

Awaiting answer.

Whether he has made an assessment of the capacity of children under the age of 16 to provide informed assent to participation in the PATHWAYS clinical trial.

Awaiting answer.

Whether his Department received representations from external organisations regarding the MHRA's review of the PATHWAYS clinical trial protocol.

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.

What assessment he has made of the suitability of the minimum recruitment ages of 11 for girls and 12 for boys in the PATHWAYS clinical trial.

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.

How many additional Community Diagnostic Centres he plans to establish during this Parliament.

As of June 2026, 171 community diagnostic centres (CDCs) are open, with a further three CDCs due to open in 2026/27. The Department and NHS England are also working to approve additional CDCs and details on the number and location of these CDCs will be an...

How many Neighbourhood Health Centres the Government plans to establish in England.

The Government plans to establish 250 neighbourhood health centres across England by 2035. This is a core part of the 10-Year Health Plan, designed to shift care closer to local communities and reduce hospital pressure. The rollout timeline and milestones...

How many community hospitals are currently operational in England.

Community hospitals are small local hospitals or units providing a range of clinical services to their local population. These services may include community beds, clinics, minor injuries services, diagnostic facilities, day care, mental health services, ...

What progress has been made on implementing the NHS dental contract reforms announced in December 2025.

From April 2026, we began introducing the package of reforms announced in December to address some of the pressing issues that dentists and dental teams have been experiencing. These reforms will prioritise those with the greatest need, shifting care away...

What progress his Department has made on providing 700,000 additional urgent NHS dental appointments.

The Government is committed to ensuring people can access urgent dental care when they need it. In 2025/26, integrated care boards (ICBs) commissioned additional urgent dental appointments and there is now an urgent care safety net available in all areas ...

Whether he has assessed the potential merits of establishing new dental schools in areas with persistent shortages of NHS dentists.

We have recently announced that two new dental schools, in Portsmouth and East Anglia, have each been allocated 25 new dental school places. These new dental schools are located in areas that previously did not have Government-funded dental training place...

Whether a National Specialty Lead for rare cancers has been appointed, in the context of the Rare Cancers Act 2026.

The Government will implement the Rare Cancers Act 2026 by ensuring that a National Specialty Lead for Rare Cancers is appointed by summer 2026.The National Specialty Lead will be based in the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Researc...

How much public funding has been allocated to brain tumour research in each of the last five financial years.

Government responsibility for delivering brain cancer research is shared between the Department of Health and Social Care, with research delivered by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and the Department for Science, Innovation an...

What information his Department holds on the number of clinical trials relating to brain tumours that are currently recruiting participants in England.

The Department is supporting the delivery of brain tumour clinical trials through the National Institute for Health and Care Research, (NIHR) which funds research and research infrastructure to support patients and the public to participate in high-qualit...