Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans she has to improve community diagnostics facilities in Billericay; and what consideration she has given to siting a new community diagnostics centre in that town.
Answer
On support for general practice and pharmacy services, I refer the Hon Member to the answers provided on 10 September in response to Question 22052 and on 10 June in response to Question 6875 , respectively. On the expansion of community diagnostic centres, I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 9 June in response to Question 278 .
Verdict: RED (12/100)
The reply does not give a substantive answer to either part of the question. The first part, about plans to improve diagnostic facilities in Billericay, is only referred back to a national answer on community diagnostic centres, with no Billericay-specific plans, figures or dates. The second part, about whether a new community diagnostics centre in Billericay is being considered for siting, is not addressed at all. The person who asked would most likely need to follow up for specific information.
How we got there
| Question item | Coverage | Specificity | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|
| What plans the department has to improve community diagnostics facilities in Billericay. | Partially Addressed | Hedged | The only relevant statement is a referral to an earlier national answer on the expansion of community diagnostic centres, which touches the general topic of improving diagnostics facilities. It says nothing about plans for Billericay specifically, and the reply itself commits to no concrete plan, figure, or date. |
| What consideration the department has given to siting a new community diagnostics centre in Billericay. | Not Addressed | Generic | None of the statements mention siting a new community diagnostics centre in Billericay or any consideration of a site there; the referrals cover general practice, pharmacy, and national CDC expansion only. |