Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to support access to dance and other creative activities through social prescribing and community health services.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 20 July in response to Question HL1977.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department plans to incorporate arts-based interventions, including dance, into future prevention and population health strategies.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 20 July in response to Question HL1977.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will commit to a compensation scheme for women impacted by pelvic mesh and sodium valproate.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 14 July in response to Question 16121.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the National Cancer Plan for England, what steps her Department is taking to ensure uptake of the NHS England and Starlight Play Well Toolkit by 2027.

Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 22 April in response to Question 127201.

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what metrics her Department will use to measure the success of the social media ban for children under 16.

Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)

Government will be monitoring the impact of the ban closely and conduct a full review three to five years after implementation, allowing time for the expected cultural change and long-term impacts on mental and physical health to emerge. The review will consider a range of metrics including regular reporting from children and parents on online experiences and the impact on children’s physical and mental health. Government has committed to reviewing the mobile phones in schools guidance and making any necessary revisions by September 2027.

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, which platforms will be in scope of the social media ban for children under 16.

Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)

The Government has been clear that it will bring forward measures to prevent under-16s from accessing social media services. We intend to use a model similar to Australia, capturing social media services whose purpose is to enable social interaction and which allow users to post material alongside algorithms.

The final scope criteria will be set out in regulations laid before Parliament.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to extend the Creative Industry Tax Reliefs to the UK comic book industry.

Answered by James Murray - Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General

The Chancellor makes decisions on tax policy at fiscal events, and does not routinely comment on proposals.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what role patients with lived experience of NHS Continuing Healthcare will take in Baroness Casey's review of adult social care.

Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Baroness Casey has made clear that one of the core purposes of the Big Conversation on Care that she is leading is to hear from people, families, and carers with direct, real-life experience of the current social care system, so she can reflect those experiences in her recommendations for reform.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure effective implementation of the Women’s Health Strategy.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 15 September in response to Question 28065.

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to bring forward the draft Bill on Ticket Touting.

Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)

We are fully committed to implementing the measures we announced last year, which will put fans back at the heart of live events and eliminate industrial-scale ticket touting. We are working at pace to prepare the legislation and will publish the draft bill in this session of parliament for pre-legislative scrutiny by the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee to ensure that the legislation is effective, enforceable and future-proof.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure 24/7 access to on-site hospital helipads.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

I refer the Hon Member to the answers provided on 16 July in response to Question 16317, and on 1 June in response to Question 2208.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure people with severe ME in need of tube feeding can be safely fed lying flat in NHS hospitals.

Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published guidance on nutrition support for adults and on the diagnosis and management of myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). The guidance recognises that people with severe or very severe ME/CFS may be unable to eat and digest food easily and may require support with hydration and nutrition, including enteral tube feeding.

Enteral feeding must be provided safely. Feeding a patient lying flat can increase the risk of aspiration, and clinicians should take the NICE guidance fully into account. However, NICE guidance does not replace clinical judgement. Decisions about positioning and the most appropriate form of nutritional support should be made by the treating clinical team, following an individual assessment of the patient’s needs, risks, and preferences and, where appropriate, with input from a multidisciplinary nutrition support team.

These services are commissioned locally by integrated care boards, which are responsible for ensuring that appropriate services are available to meet the needs of their populations.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to expand the evidence base for the effectiveness of High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound in treating prostate cancer.

Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

In June 2026 the Government announced that it would expand access to focal therapy, including high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy, by investing up to £2.8 million. Access to focal therapies will be expanded in line with the expansion of TRANSFORM trial.

Focal therapies are still under research and assessment by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and are not currently a standard part of the prostate cancer treatment pathway. NICE’s guidelines recommend that HIFU should not be offered to people with localised or locally advanced prostate cancer, other than in the context of controlled clinical trials comparing their use with established interventions. Further information is available in the response to the Hon Member for Gosport of 12 June 2025, to Question 56192.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of recovery rates from High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound.

Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

In June 2026 the Government announced that it would expand access to focal therapy, including high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy, by investing up to £2.8 million. Access to focal therapies will be expanded in line with the expansion of TRANSFORM trial.

Focal therapies are still under research and assessment by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and are not currently a standard part of the prostate cancer treatment pathway. NICE’s guidelines recommend that HIFU should not be offered to people with localised or locally advanced prostate cancer, other than in the context of controlled clinical trials comparing their use with established interventions. Further information is available in the response to the Hon Member for Gosport of 12 June 2025, to Question 56192.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 29 May 2026 to Question 4096 on Radiotherapy, how many radiotherapy machines were purchased from the investment; and whether the investment is part of an annually available fund.

Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided to the Hon Member for Wells and Mendip Hills on 19 May 2025 to Question 52230.

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of dance participation on (a) society and (b) the economy.

Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)

The Government recognises that participation in culture and the arts, including dance, generates substantial social and economic value. Dance is a vital part of the cultural ecology, contributing to improved physical health, mental wellbeing and social connection, which collectively help to alleviate pressures on health and social care services.

Government commissioned research by Frontier Economics, published in November 2024 estimates that regular adult cultural participation provides benefits of £992 per person and £18.6 billion annually in societal benefits. One of the models relating to extra-curricular activities for children (which includes dance) estimates society-wide benefits totalling £230m per year. Participatory arts support prevention, reduce health service demand, and improve productivity and quality of life.

Additionally, ‘The Social Value of Movement and Dance’ report estimates that dance and movement participation generates £3.5 billion in annual social value in the UK. By improving physical health, mental wellbeing and social connectedness, this saves health services approximately £430 million annually by reducing service demand. The report highlights wider economic benefits, including increased productivity, reduced loneliness and stronger community cohesion.

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Submit Evidence (by 4 Nov 2026)

The committee will examine the department's progress in delivering 'Youth Matters: Your National Youth Strategy', which was published in December 2025.