Every parliamentary written question tabled by Bell Ribeiro-Addy this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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How many minority ethnic and mixed heritage haematopoietic stem cell donors were recruited in each of the years 2022-23, 2023-24, and 2024-25; and what assessment he has made of the potential impli
The number of minority ethnic and mixed heritage donors added to the United Kingdom aligned stem cell registry each year are presented in annual State of the Registry Reports, which can be found at the following link:https://www.anthonynolan.org/what-we-d...
What assessment he has made of the trend of decelerating growth in the UK Aligned Stem Cell Registry, and what steps he is taking to reverse that trend.
The Department’s Stem Cell Programme has facilitated the creation of a unified stem cell registry, a cord stem cell bank, and most recently included a focus on diverse donor recruitment to reduce health inequalities. The Department has agreed to a new thr...
What assessment he has made of the potential financial implications for the NHS of the level of reliance on imported haematopoietic stem cell donations.
To ensure sustainability and resilience of the United Kingdom’s stem cell supply, the UK Stem Cell Strategic Forum recommended a 45% share for UK-to-UK donor to recipient provision. Imported stem cells have a significantly higher cost than collecting them...
What assessment he has made of the potential implications for national health security of the decline in domestically sourced haematopoietic stem cell (HSC) donations from 42% in 2017/18 to 24% in
To ensure sustainability and resilience of the United Kingdom’s stem cell supply, the UK Stem Cell Strategic Forum recommended a 45% share for UK-to-UK donor to recipient provision. Imported stem cells have a significantly higher cost than collecting them...
What steps he is taking to ensure consistent national adoption of post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy) for patients receiving mismatched unrelated donor haematopoietic stem cell transplants.
Clinical decisions regarding graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis, including the use of post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy), are made by specialist transplant clinicians in accordance with the latest clinical evidence and professional guidance. The D...
Whether the independent review of haematopoietic stem cell supply will include consideration of appointing a single accountable organisation, such as NHS Blood and Transplant, with overall responsi
To ensure sustainability and resilience of the United Kingdom’s stem cell supply, the UK Stem Cell Strategic Forum recommended a 45% share for UK-to-UK donor to recipient provision. Imported stem cells have a significantly higher cost than collecting them...
What assessment he has made of the reduction in UK donor availability at confirmatory typing.
The Department’s Stem Cell Programme has facilitated the creation of a unified stem cell registry, a cord stem cell bank, and most recently included a focus on diverse donor recruitment to reduce health inequalities. The Department has agreed to a new thr...
What assessment his Department has made of regional variation in access to CGRP and gepant migraine treatments for patients; and what steps he is taking to ensure that adult neurology waiting lists
The Department recognises concerns about variation in access to specialist headache services, which can affect the prescribing of newer therapies typically initiated in secondary care.The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has publis...
Whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the Care Quality Commission's regulatory oversight of Lambeth adult community mental health services, including the Single Poin
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is an independent regulator responsible for assessing and monitoring providers in line with its statutory remit. The Department holds the CQC to account for its overall performance and delivery of its regulatory functions...
Pursuant to the answer of 14 May 2026 to question 1302 on NHS: Standards, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the technical issues and backlogs on the Care Quality Commission's a
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has established systems and processes to receive, record, assess, and act on safety intelligence about providers, submitted by members of the public, employees of registered providers, people using services and their fami...
Whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the immediate assurances relied upon by CQC in deciding not to use urgent powers under section 31.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is an independent regulator, and decisions about enforcement action, including the use of urgent powers under section 31 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008, are a matter for the CQC, exercised in line with its statuto...
Whether he has taken steps in response to the recommendation issued by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in January 2025 on removing stigma, informational and technological b
The Government is committed to reducing health inequalities, including for Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller communities, through its 10-Year Health Plan for England and NHS England’s CORE20PLUS5 approach.Regarding barriers identified by the UN Committee on Econ...
What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of current national clinical arrangements for identifying, recording and acting on patient (a) psychiatric history, (b) psychotropic medicati
The Department has not made a specific assessment of national arrangements in relation to these issues.However, we recognise the importance of clinicians having the right information available when considering preventive migraine treatment, including rele...
What data he holds on the number of NHS appointments that have been missed due to administrative issues in the last 12 months.
Data is not held in the format requested.
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of vitamin D guidelines on maternal and infant health outcomes in Black and South Asian communities.
The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) is currently conducting a rapid review of whether current vitamin D recommendations for vitamin D intake and status are adequate for Black and South Asian communities. The review includes infants, and ...
What assessment has been made of the potential impact of the enhanced pre-donation testing process pilot on reducing the number of deferrals for low haemoglobin levels.
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for blood donation in England. NHSBT tests donors’ haemoglobin (Hb) to ensure they are at sufficient levels to safely donate.NHSBT rolled out a second line of Hb testing, venous HemoCue, between April and Se...
What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the trial of the Post Donation Testing for advance haemoglobin assessments.
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for blood donation in England. NHSBT test donors’ haemoglobin levels to ensure they are at sufficient levels to safely donate.NHSBT is currently undertaking a feasibility assessment of post-donation testing ...
How many blood donors with the Ro subtype completed blood donations in the last 12 months.
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for collecting blood donations across England, in order to fulfil hospital requests to meet patient need.27,984 donors with Ro subtype blood completed at least one blood donation between 1 May 2025 and 30 Ap...
What information his Department holds on the number of blood donors deferred due to (a) low haemoglobin levels and (b) travel to and from other countries in the last 12 months; and if he will provi
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for collecting blood donations across England, in order to fulfil hospital requests to meet patient need. NHSBT collects donors’ sex assigned at birth and gender identity; a donor’s sex is recorded as the wa...
How many completed blood donation appointments took place in past 12 months; and if he will provide the ethnic and gender breakdown of donors.
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for collecting blood donations across England to fulfil hospital requests to meet patient need.NHSBT collects donor’s sex assigned at birth and gender identity; a donors’ sex is recorded as the ways in which...