15 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhether 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
ReplyTo 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...
15 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat assessment he has made of the potential financial implications for the NHS of the level of reliance on imported haematopoietic stem cell donations.
ReplyTo 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...
15 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat data is currently being collected on the impact of patient ethnicity on haematopoietic stem cell transplant outcomes; and what steps he is taking to make such data routinely available.
ReplyThe 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...
15 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat 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
ReplyTo 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...
15 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedHow 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
ReplyThe 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...
15 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat assessment he has made of the reduction in UK donor availability at confirmatory typing.
ReplyThe 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...
15 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat steps he is taking to ensure consistent national adoption of post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy) for patients receiving mismatched unrelated donor haematopoietic stem cell transplants.
ReplyClinical 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...
15 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat assessment he has made of the impact of levels of integration in existing data systems across haematopoietic stem cell registries on the ability of clinicians to identify suitable donors in a
ReplyThe 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...
15 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat 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.
ReplyThe 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...
15 Jun 2026·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
AskedInnovation and Technology, whether she will conduct and publish a Data Protection Impact Assessment and any other relevant impact assessments before the social ban for under 16s comes into force.
ReplyWe will not be conducting a Data Protection Impact Assessment as part of making regulations for the social media ban, since we will not be processing any personal data in the course of that work. We will conduct and publish other relevant impact assessmen...
12 Jun 2026·Ministry of Justice·Answered
AskedWhether he has received advice on the use of terrorism-connection sentencing provisions under section 69 of the Sentencing Act 2020 in cases where no terrorism offence was charged or proven before a jury.
ReplySentencing in individual cases is a matter for the independent courts. In England and Wales, the terrorist connection aggravating factor applies where an offence is not itself a terrorism offence but takes place in the course of an act of terrorism or is ...
12 Jun 2026·Ministry of Justice·Answered
AskedWhat assessment he has made of the potential impact of applying terrorism-connection sentencing provisions to defendants in cases where the existence of those provisions was not disclosed to the jury on the right
ReplySentencing in individual cases is a matter for the independent courts. In England and Wales, the terrorist connection aggravating factor applies where an offence is not itself a terrorism offence but takes place in the course of an act of terrorism or is ...
12 Jun 2026·Ministry of Justice·Answered
AskedHow many defendants have been subject to terrorism-connection sentencing provisions under section 69 of the Sentencing Act 2020 in cases where (a) no terrorism offence was charged and (b) no terrorism offence was
ReplySentencing in individual cases is a matter for the independent courts. In England and Wales, the terrorist connection aggravating factor applies where an offence is not itself a terrorism offence but takes place in the course of an act of terrorism or is ...
10 Jun 2026·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of publishing reasons for denial of visitor visas in high profile cases.
ReplyThe Home Office ensures that all applicants for visit visas receive clear and detailed reasons where their application is refused. These reasons are set out in an individual refusal letter issued directly to the applicant.As these letters contain personal...
8 Jun 2026·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhether she has made an assessment of recent research by the Jesuit Refugee Service UK and the Humans for Rights Network on the misidentification of children by the one in, one out scheme.
ReplyUnaccompanied children are not subject to the agreement between the United Kingdom and France on the prevention of dangerous journeys, also known as the one-in, one-out policy.Upon arrival, where an individual claims to be a child without any credible and...
8 Jun 2026·Home Office·Answered
AskedHow many children misidentified as adults and detained under the one in, one out scheme have subsequently had their ages confirmed to be under-18 by (a) a local authority and (b) the National Age Asse
ReplyUnaccompanied children are not subject to the agreement between the United Kingdom and France on the prevention of dangerous journeys, also known as the one-in, one-out policy.Upon arrival, where an individual claims to be a child without any credible and...
8 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat 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
ReplyThe 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...
8 Jun 2026·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat steps her Department is taking to help tackle the antisocial use of motorbikes.
ReplyThere are clear powers in place for the police to stop and seize vehicles, including motorbikes, used anti-socially. We further strengthened police enforcement powers through the Crime and Policing Act 2026, by removing the requirement for police to issue...
8 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedWhat steps her Department is taking to enforce vehicle noise limits.
ReplyThe Government takes the impact of excessive noise on health, wellbeing and the natural environment seriously. Strict vehicle noise regulations are harmonised at an international level and require vehicles to demonstrate compliance before being placed on ...
8 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedWhether her Department is taking steps to tackle the use of motorcycle plate flippers.
ReplyIt is already an offence to display a vehicle licence plate that does not comply with the relevant legal requirements, and enforcement is an operational matter for the police. The Department published a consultation earlier this year on proposals to intro...