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Written Question
Miscarriage: Foetal Tissue
Friday 24th April 2026

Asked by: David Davis (Conservative - Goole and Pocklington)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS leaders regarding the mandatory training required for staff involved in the handling of miscarriage tissue.

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

The Department of Health and Social Care has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.


Written Question
Miscarriage: Foetal Tissue
Friday 24th April 2026

Asked by: David Davis (Conservative - Goole and Pocklington)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he intends to establish a single national protocol governing the communication of information regarding miscarriage tissue to parents.

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

The Department of Health and Social Care has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.


Written Question
Miscarriage: Foetal Tissue
Friday 24th April 2026

Asked by: David Davis (Conservative - Goole and Pocklington)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with health leaders on the arrangements in place across NHS Trusts for overseeing incidents involving the handling of miscarriage tissue.

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

The Department of Health and Social Care has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.


Written Question
Miscarriage: Foetal Tissue
Friday 24th April 2026

Asked by: David Davis (Conservative - Goole and Pocklington)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration he has given to the potential merits of creating a requirement for NHS trusts to maintain chain-of-custody records for the handling of miscarriage tissue.

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

The Department of Health and Social Care has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.


Written Question
Miscarriage: Foetal Tissue
Friday 24th April 2026

Asked by: David Davis (Conservative - Goole and Pocklington)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he intends to establish a single national protocol governing the handling and testing of miscarriage tissue.

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

The Department of Health and Social Care has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.


Written Question
NHS Humber Health Partnership
Thursday 23rd April 2026

Asked by: David Davis (Conservative - Goole and Pocklington)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what were the findings of the review by JMM & Associates – People Matters into leadership issues at the Humber Health Partnership (Hull University Teaching Hospitals and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Foundation Trust).

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

The Department of Health and Social Care has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.


Written Question
NHS Humber Health Partnership
Thursday 23rd April 2026

Asked by: David Davis (Conservative - Goole and Pocklington)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what action NHS England took following the findings of the review by JMM & Associates – People Matters into leadership issues at the Humber Health Partnership (Hull University Teaching Hospitals and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Foundation Trust).

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

The Department of Health and Social Care has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.


Written Question
NHS Humber Health Partnership
Thursday 23rd April 2026

Asked by: David Davis (Conservative - Goole and Pocklington)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the (a) advice and (b) approval that was given by NHS England in regard to (i) former CEO Jonathan Lofthouse leaving the Humber Health Partnership, (ii) former chair Sean Lyons leaving the Humber Health Partnership and (iii) the appointment of Lyn Simpson as interim CEO at Humber Health Partnership (Hull University Teaching Hospitals and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Foundation Trust).

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

The Department of Health and Social Care has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.


Written Question
Jonathan Lofthouse
Thursday 23rd April 2026

Asked by: David Davis (Conservative - Goole and Pocklington)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which public body is paying the salary of Jonathan Lofthouse, director of turnaround and recovery for NHS England’s North East and Yorkshire region; and what salary is being paid to Mr Lofthouse.

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

The Department of Health and Social Care has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.


Written Question
Cheshire Constabulary
Wednesday 15th April 2026

Asked by: David Davis (Conservative - Goole and Pocklington)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any subsequent meetings took place between Ministers in her Department and Cheshire Police after 12 December 2024.

Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)

The then Minister for Policing, Crime and fire met senior representatives of Cheshire Constabulary on 12 December 2024. The meeting covered the funding for Operation Hummingbird provided through the Police Special Grant, charging for special police services and foreign national offenders.

It is not customary to publish briefing papers prepared for, or notes of, Ministerial meetings, nor any follow up correspondence.