9 Jun 2026·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhether she has had discussions with her Polish counterpart on Poland's policy on its border with Belarus; and whether she has made an assessment of the applicability of equivalent maritime measures t
ReplyThe United Kingdom and Poland are close partners in tackling illegal migration and the organised criminal networks that underpin it. While we face different illegal migration challenges at our respective borders, cooperation between our law enforcement ag...
9 Jun 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhat assessment she has made of the potential financial impact of long-term staff sickness absences on small primary schools.
ReplyI refer the hon. Member for South Basildon and East Thurrock to the answer of 17 June 2026 to Question 8454.
9 Jun 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhat plans she has to introduce replacement funding following the removal of the PE and Sport Premium.
ReplyThe government is increasing funding for PE and school support having committed over £1 billion in funding for three years, including £580 million for a new PE and School Sport Partnerships Network alongside investment in facilities and transitional suppo...
9 Jun 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhat estimate she has made of the amount of funding that schools in England will lose as a result of the removal of the PE and Sport Premium.
ReplyThe government is increasing funding for PE and school support having committed over £1 billion in funding for three years, including £580 million for a new PE and School Sport Partnerships Network alongside investment in facilities and transitional suppo...
9 Jun 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhat assessment she has made of the potential impact of the removal of the PE and Sport Premium on schools’ ability to provide extracurricular sporting activities.
ReplyThe government is increasing funding for PE and school support having committed over £1 billion in funding for three years, including £580 million for a new PE and School Sport Partnerships Network alongside investment in facilities and transitional suppo...
9 Jun 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhat assessment she has made of the potential impact of the removal of the PE and Sport Premium on levels of participation in school sport.
ReplyThe government is increasing funding for PE and school support having committed over £1 billion in funding for three years, including £580 million for a new PE and School Sport Partnerships Network alongside investment in facilities and transitional suppo...
8 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat recent discussions he has had with brain tumour charities and patient groups on improving access to research, tissue preservation and clinical trials.
ReplyThe Department has not undertaken separate, specific assessments on access, regional variation, capacity, funding of freezer capacity, and consent to brain cancer tissue freezing. However, NHS England has recently completed a gap analysis of the need for ...
8 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat discussions he has had with NHS England on the establishment of a national protocol for the collection, preservation and storage of brain tumour tissue.
ReplyThe Department has not undertaken separate, specific assessments on access, regional variation, capacity, funding of freezer capacity, and consent to brain cancer tissue freezing. However, NHS England has recently completed a gap analysis of the need for ...
8 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat assessment he has made of the availability of genomic testing for brain tumour patients across (a) Essex and (b) England.
ReplyThe Department has not undertaken separate, specific assessments on access, regional variation, capacity, funding of freezer capacity, and consent to brain cancer tissue freezing. However, NHS England has recently completed a gap analysis of the need for ...
8 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat assessment he has made of the financial viability of the NHS implementing routine tissue freezing for suitable brain tumour samples.
ReplyThe Department has not undertaken separate, specific assessments on access, regional variation, capacity, funding of freezer capacity, and consent to brain cancer tissue freezing. However, NHS England has recently completed a gap analysis of the need for ...
8 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat recent assessment he has made of the barriers preventing wider adoption of tissue freezing for brain tumour patients across the NHS.
ReplyThe Department has not undertaken separate, specific assessments on access, regional variation, capacity, funding of freezer capacity, and consent to brain cancer tissue freezing. However, NHS England has recently completed a gap analysis of the need for ...
8 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat guidance the NHS has issued on the storage and preservation of brain tumour tissue for research and clinical purposes.
ReplyThe Department has not undertaken separate, specific assessments on access, regional variation, capacity, funding of freezer capacity, and consent to brain cancer tissue freezing. However, NHS England has recently completed a gap analysis of the need for ...
8 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhether he plans to require NHS trusts to inform brain tumour patients of options relating to tissue preservation and freezing prior to surgery, where clinically appropriate.
ReplyThe Department has not undertaken separate, specific assessments on access, regional variation, capacity, funding of freezer capacity, and consent to brain cancer tissue freezing. However, NHS England has recently completed a gap analysis of the need for ...
8 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat recent assessment he has made of regional variation in access to NHS brain tumour tissue freezing services.
ReplyThe Department has not undertaken separate, specific assessments on access, regional variation, capacity, funding of freezer capacity, and consent to brain cancer tissue freezing. However, NHS England has recently completed a gap analysis of the need for ...
8 Jun 2026·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·Answered
AskedMedia and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with charitable sector representatives on the availability of grant funding for small charities.
ReplyDCMS Ministers regularly meet with civil society representatives, including those who advocate for small charities like the National Council for Voluntary Organisations, to discuss matters such as the availability of grant funding for small charities. In ...
8 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat steps he is taking to improve five-year survival rates for patients diagnosed with brain cancer.
ReplyImproving outcomes and survival rates remains a firm priority for the Government across all cancer types. Whilst we have made good progress for many cancer types, survival rates for some cancers are unacceptably low. We are determined to change this.Resea...
8 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat assessment he has made of the potential merits of making the freezing of suitable brain tumour tissue samples a standard part of NHS care following neurosurgical procedures.
ReplyThe Department has not undertaken separate, specific assessments on access, regional variation, capacity, funding of freezer capacity, and consent to brain cancer tissue freezing. However, NHS England has recently completed a gap analysis of the need for ...
8 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat assessment he has made of the adequacy of information on opportunities to contribute to medical research for patients undergoing surgery for brain tumours.
ReplyGovernment responsibility for delivering cancer research is shared between the Department for Health and Social Care, with research delivered by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and the Department for Science, Innovation and Tec...
8 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat assessment he has made of the adequacy of current levels of government funding for brain tumour research.
ReplyGovernment responsibility for delivering cancer research is shared between the Department for Health and Social Care, with research delivered by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and the Department for Science, Innovation and Tec...
8 Jun 2026·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·Answered
AskedMedia and Sport, whether she plans to introduce additional support for charities facing increased (a) staffing and (b) operational costs.
ReplyCharities play a crucial role in delivering important local support across the country. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport understands that organisations continue to face long-term challenges to their financial resilience and higher demand for se...