Written questions by Evans.

What statutory and third party bodies are members of the Men's Health Strategy Stakeholder Group.

The Men’s Health Stakeholder Group is an advisory group that provides advice to the Department on the implementation of the Men’s Health Strategy. It reports to the Men’s Health Project Board. The project board coordinates delivery across the Department and works with other relevant Government departments that are responsible for actions in the strategy. The project board reports to the Minister responsible for men’s health.Information relating to the Men’s Health Stakeholder Group, including membership and meeting minutes, is available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/mens-health-strategy-governanceThe Department is closely engaged with the work of the Deputy Prime Minister, who is leading a cross-Government agenda on improving outcomes for men and boys. The Deputy Prime Minister is convening departments and partners to deliver coordinated action, focusing on three core themes: education and employment; health and wellbeing; and masculinities and connection. The Deputy Prime Minister recently chaired the first Inter-Ministerial Group on this issue, to which the Department of Health and Social Care heavily contributed and a minister attended.

What steps she is taking to monitor the work of the Fraud Prevention Centre to help ensure investigations are completed in a timely and efficient manner.

The Fraud Prevention Centre (FPC) has been set up to strengthen defences against identity‑based fraud and improve coordination of prevention, detection and response across the department. It is bringing together previously decentralised activity into a single, accountable function, to improve oversight, consistency of investigations, and support for affected customers. As the capability matures, the operation of the FPC continues to be monitored as it embeds within HMRC’s wider fraud response.

Pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 125241 on Gyms and Leisure Centres: Business Rates, on what date did (a) HM Treasury Ministers and (b) officials last meet with representatives from the gyms and leisure centre sector.

The sector was engaged as part of the recent Call for Evidence on business rates and investment, which closed on 18 February. The Government is carefully considering representations it has received, and a response to the Call for Evidence will be published in due course. The sector was also engaged ahead of the Transforming Business Rates: Interim Report, published in September 2025: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transforming-business-rates-interim-report/transforming-business-rates-interim-report

Pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 125241 on Gyms and Leisure Centres: Business Rates, whether fiscal pressures from business rates have recently been raised by leisure centre and gym sector representatives in meetings with (a) Treasury Ministers and (b) officials.

The sector was engaged as part of the recent Call for Evidence on business rates and investment, which closed on 18 February. The Government is carefully considering representations it has received, and a response to the Call for Evidence will be published in due course. The sector was also engaged ahead of the Transforming Business Rates: Interim Report, published in September 2025: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transforming-business-rates-interim-report/transforming-business-rates-interim-report

What recent discussions he has had with representatives of the Heavy Industry and Construction Industry about [i] the potential impacts of increases in the cost of commercial bulk purchasing of diesel and [ii] possible mitigating solutions to assist their operations.

My Department is monitoring the situation, and is in regular contact with stakeholders, including through our partnership with the Construction Leadership Council, which I co-chairThe Construction Leadership Council’s Material’s Supply Chain Group, in March 2026, noted the main disruption to the sector from the Middle East crisis is the rapid rise in energy prices and their immediate impact on material costs, particularly for products with energy-intensive manufacturing processes or derived from oil-based raw materialsMinisters are being kept updated on the supply chain disruption (and impacts) as part of our cross Whitehall monitoring.

What recent discussions he has had with [i] the NHS and [ii] baby loss organisations about the [a] impact of baby loss on fathers and [b] support services needed to support those fathers.

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

What assessment he has made of the potential impact of NHS England's policy of mandatory Advice and Guidance and Elective Single Point of Access on GPs’ professional duties under General Medical Council guidance.

The 2026/27 GP Contract embeds the current Advice and Guidance (A&G) enhanced service funding into core practice funding. The contract does not mandate the use of A&G in all circumstances. Instead, practices are expected to use A&G in relation to a planned care referral where clinically appropriate, and to follow locally agreed referral pathways. This reflects longstanding planned care referral practice and does not alter existing legal or professional accountability frameworks for general practitioners (GPs).GPs, and other primary care referrers, remain professionally accountable for making appropriate clinical decisions, including referring patients to specialist care when it is in the patient’s best interests. The use of A&G and Single Point of Access does not override those responsibilities or place GPs in conflict between contractual and professional obligations.

For how long he expects NHS England to continue central funding for the EMIS Web dispensing module

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Whether he has held recent discussions with NHS England on the future of their centralised funding for the EMIS Web dispensing module

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

How much central funding does NHS England currently provide to fund the EMIS Web dispensing module

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

What consultation did his Department undertake before NHS England's decision to cease central funding for the EMIS Web dispensing module from 1 April 2026

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

What recent discussions he has had with (a) the Dispensing Doctors Association (b) the British Medical Association, and (c) NHS England on NHS England ceasing to centrally fund the EMIS Web dispensing module from 1 April 2026.

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Pursuant to the answer of 30 March 2026 to WPQ 122758, if his Department will publish a list of all the (a) professional and (b) clinical criteria which staff will need to meet in order to triage in the Elective Single Point of Access Model.

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Pursuant to the answer of 30 March 2026 to WPQ 122758, whether his Department will stipulate who should be triaging in the Elective Single Point of Access Model.

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Pursuant to the answer of 30 March 2026 to WPQ 122758, what professionals will be allowed to triage in the Elective Single Point of Access Model.

NHS England has published technical guidance to secondary care providers and integrated care boards (ICBs) regarding the Elective Single Point of Access Model (SPoA). This sets out governance, quality assurance, and clinical oversight requirements for SPoA. Existing local processes and structures for quality assurance, performance management, and clinical governance remain in place, for instance through National Health Service trusts and ICBs, including specialty-level clinical leadership and senior oversight to ensure this change is implemented safely and appropriately, and that patients who require specialist assessment are referred without delay.Specialist clinical assessment is undertaken within robust clinical governance arrangements, with senior clinical oversight at specialty level to ensure that referrals are managed safely and appropriately, and that patients who require a hospital appointment are referred without delay.

Whether he plans to publish a response to Community Pharmacy England’s recently commissioned survey on abuse in pharmacies.

The Department and NHS England condemn any form of abuse directed at healthcare workers. Pharmacy teams should be able to go to work without fear and have a fundamental right to be safe at work.NHS England has met with Community Pharmacy England to discuss the findings of the survey and how we can further support community pharmacies and their staff.

Pursuant to the answer of 30 March 2026 to WPQ 122758, whether there will be any limitations on what qualifications staff will be required to have in order to triage in the Elective Single Point of Access Model.

NHS England has published technical guidance to secondary care providers and integrated care boards (ICBs) regarding the Elective Single Point of Access Model (SPoA). This sets out governance, quality assurance, and clinical oversight requirements for SPoA. Existing local processes and structures for quality assurance, performance management, and clinical governance remain in place, for instance through National Health Service trusts and ICBs, including specialty-level clinical leadership and senior oversight to ensure this change is implemented safely and appropriately, and that patients who require specialist assessment are referred without delay.Specialist clinical assessment is undertaken within robust clinical governance arrangements, with senior clinical oversight at specialty level to ensure that referrals are managed safely and appropriately, and that patients who require a hospital appointment are referred without delay.

If he has made an assessment of the impact on his Department’s policies of Community Pharmacy England’s recently commissioned survey on abuse in pharmacies.

The Department and NHS England condemn any form of abuse directed at healthcare workers. Pharmacy teams should be able to go to work without fear and have a fundamental right to be safe at work.NHS England has met with Community Pharmacy England to discuss the findings of the survey and how we can further support community pharmacies and their staff.

Pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 119478 on General Practitioners: Contracts, how he defines ‘avoiding’ in the context of avoiding 1.3 million patients being added to a waiting list.

Advice and Guidance (A&G) is a pre‑referral service used to enable general practitioners (GPs) and hospital specialists, including consultants, to work together to make the best care plans for patients, ensuring patients receive care in the most appropriate setting. A&G requests are distinct from hospital referrals, whereby a patient is added onto a waiting list. A&G does not take away a GP’s right to refer, which remains a matter of clinical judgement.“Avoiding” being added to a waiting list reflects when, following an A&G request, a patient is deemed not to require a secondary care referral at that time. Without A&G, these patients might otherwise have had to wait for an unnecessary appointment and instead are expected to receive more timely care with earlier specialist input. In these cases, the GP may still subsequently refer their patient at any point if they have concerns.Between April 2025 and December 2025, there were nearly 16 million referrals for Referral to Treatment services. For the same period there were over 1.2 million pre-referral A&G requests directed to treatment that is not a secondary care referral at that time, or 45.9% of total A&G requests, and this figure has been updated to reflect the latest data.Additionally, the National Director for Primary Care and Community Services set out further information here: https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/letter-specialist-advice-elective-single-point-of-access/

When he will respond to the outcomes of the Small Breweries Access to Market Review and outline the next steps to determine the future market for products in local pubs.

The Government recognises that breweries, particularly small and independent producers, play an important role in the UK’s brewing heritage, supporting diversity, innovation and consumer choice within the pub sector.The Government will respond to the outcomes of the Small Breweries Access to Market Review in due course and will set out next steps once this consideration is complete. I will meet representatives from across the sector in the next month to discuss the issue before reaching conclusions.