Written questions by Ellis.

How the Single Patient Record could improve the recording of miscarriage across NHS services and what steps he is taking to help reduce the risk of double counting the same miscarriage recorded by different services.

Awaiting answer.

Whether an update to the Digital Maternity Record Standard is planned to limit birth outcome to coded values and ensure that a value is included for second trimester miscarriage.

Awaiting answer.

Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that young people have access to education, skills, and career opportunities arising from investment in research and innovation in Ribble Valley constituency.

Awaiting answer.

Whether her Department has considered introducing an entitlement to an outdoor residential experience for every child during their time at school.

Awaiting answer.

What plans he has to improve the recording of miscarriage experienced by women engaged with NHS services.

Awaiting answer.

How the Single Patient Record could improve the recording of miscarriage across NHS services; and what steps are being taken to reduce the risk of double counting the same miscarriage recorded by different services.

Awaiting answer.

What plans NHS England has to improve the collection of second trimester miscarriage data through the Maternity Services Dataset.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment she has made of the potential impact of delays in HMRC VAT registration processing on construction businesses; and if she will consider changes to the VAT registration rules to allow businesses to recover input VAT on materials purchased for taxable supplies where HMRC processing delays result in those materials being used before a VAT registration application has been processed.

Businesses can only recover input VAT once they are VAT registered. However, once registered, they may recover VAT on goods purchased up to four years before that date. HMRC processes the vast majority of VAT registration applications promptly, with 95% currently processed within the service standard of 40 working days. The Government has no plans to change the VAT registration rules in this area.

What steps he is taking to address the decline in the recruitment of learning disability nurses.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment she has made of the potential impact of guaranteeing every child the opportunity to attend an outdoor residential on pupils' wellbeing.

Awaiting answer.

Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to support locally led innovation investment in a) Ribble Valley constituency and b) Lancashire.

Awaiting answer.

Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Environment Agency is taking to investigate, regulate and monitor the potential impact of water pollution originating from highway runoff.

Highways outfalls discharge run-off from roads during rainfall and may collect and discharge contaminants to the environment. The Environment Agency (EA) will assess and take action on substantiated reports of pollution, and this includes from the highway...

What assessment has been made of supplier lock-in risks in relation to the NHS Federated Data Platform contract.

The NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) safely connects information from different systems across the National Health Service into a single, secure environment. This allows staff to co-ordinate care better to improve outcomes for patients. The NHS FDP ...

Whether his Department plans to review the level of fees payable to legal aid solicitors undertaking mental health legal aid work.

The Government recognises the vital work of mental health lawyers in supporting those who are vulnerable and I am grateful for all that they do to support their clients. We are committed to supporting the sustainability of the sector.In preparation for th...

Media and Sport, what support is available to maintain historic church buildings that also serve as community spaces.

On 20 May, this government announced the £92 million Places of Worship Renewal Fund to support capital works keeping listed places of worship safe, open, and in public use. Community benefit is considered as part of the assessment. We also provide the Chu...

Media and Sport, what support is available to local authorities to maintain public library services.

Each local authority is responsible for assessing the needs of their local communities and designing a library service to meet those needs within their available resources. Core funding for libraries is through the Local Government Finance Settlement. In ...

Communities and Local Government, when the provisions in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 relating to the removal of marriage value in leasehold enfranchisement will be brought into force, and what the

The government is committed to implementing measures in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 to make enfranchisement cheaper and easier. The Act sets the method for calculating the price of a statutory lease extension or freehold acquisition, known ...

What steps his Department is taking to prevent digital exclusion from increasing health inequalities in the context of the Health Bill.

The Government’s Health Bill will improve services for patients, deliver efficiencies for the National Health Service and commits to reducing health inequalities. Under the proposed legislation, NHS organisations must ensure all patients have equitable ac...

With reference to his Department's press release entitled Key target hit with 8,500 extra mental health workers in the NHS, published on 30 June 2026, what proportion of the additional mental healt

Awaiting answer.

What steps his Department is taking to support the mental health and wellbeing of midwives in the NHS, including access to occupational mental health services, support after traumatic experiences i

The health and wellbeing of all National Health Service staff is a top priority, and we are working to improve the support available to staff. NHS organisations have a responsibility to create supportive working environments for their staff, including acc...