Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the projected impact of offering HPV self-testing kits on achieving the NHS England 80% cervical screening target; and what key performance indicators she

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to support GP surgeries and sexual health clinics in handling increased demand for follow-up cervical screening appointments resulting from positive high-risk HP

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what measures her Department is putting in place to ensure that eligible women who do not use the NHS App or online accounts can easily request, receive and return the free HPV self-testing kits.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the rollout of HPV self-testing kits via the NHS App, text, email and post, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that digitally excluded individuals and non-English speak

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the capacity of NHS pathology laboratories to process returned HPV self-testing kits in a timely manner; and what target turnaround time has been set from

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to run targeted public awareness and educational campaigns, tailored to culturally diverse populations, to address anxieties regarding self-testing and explain t

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate her Department has made of the change in number of NHS dental practice contracts within Leicester East constituency since 2017.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department plans to reform the NHS dental contract to transition away from individual treatment unit targets toward a capitation-based model funded on local population health needs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of adults able to secure new NHS dental appointments; and whether she has set a target date to increase access for new patients in the Eas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that access to routine preventative dentistry is delivered on the basis of clinical need rather than ability to pay.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of patients being unable to access routine preventative NHS dental care on hospital emergency departments and secondary care services

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking through Sport England to support community organisations, such as the Leicestershire and Rutland Cricket Foundation, in securing affordable indoor fac

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on cross-departmental initiatives to reduce venue hire costs for sports foundations delivering Sport England-funded

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department issues to state-funded primary and secondary schools regarding the community use of school sports halls and facilities outside of school hours; and what steps she is taking to make

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to monitor and improve nursing retention and re-entry rates within the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and the wider East Midlands integrated care sy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to encourage schools in high-density constituencies such as Leicester East to open sports facilities to accredited grassroots charities during winter evenings and weekends.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the availability and affordability of indoor sports spaces for grassroots cricket charities operating during winter months; and

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance her Department provides to non-departmental public bodies, including Sport England, to ensure that grassroots sports grant funding accounts for secondary costs associated w

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what policies her Department has put in place to assist nurses who take a career break in returning to employment within the NHS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential financial impact on taking a career break on healthcare professionals who are unable to re-enter NHS employment; and what support is availab

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment her Department has made of the potential financial impact on households in Leicester East of Ofgem’s decision to increase the energy price cap to £1,935 for the period between

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what measures her Department is taking to tackle the impact of energy price cap levels on low-income families and pensioners during the winter months of 2026.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Treasury is taking to evaluate the potential impact of energy bill increases on domestic inflation and household disposable income.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that work experience opportunities leading to employment or paid apprenticeships for participants in Leicester East.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of recruitment freezes or local budget constraints within NHS trusts on the number of advertised clinical nursing vacancies.