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1728673

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Mineworkers Pension Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to return money the Government (a) has received and (b) will receive from the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Josh Simons
	uin	5215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>Our Manifesto committed to reviewing the surplus sharing arrangements and transferring the Investment Reserve back to scheme members. We are committed to ending the injustice of the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme and work on delivering these commitments is already underway.</p> answering member constituency Croydon West answering member printed Sarah Jones question first answered 18/09/2024 15:49:07 answering member 4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones
	tabling member	5060

1728675

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Women
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to compensate women wrongly underpaid their state pension.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Josh Simons
	uin	5217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2024 answer text <p>The Department is addressing two areas which have resulted in the underpayment of State Pension. We expect the majority of customers affected to be women.</p><p>On the State Pension Underpayment Legal Entitlements and Administrative Practices (LEAP) exercise and the Home Responsibilities Protection LEAP exercise we are identifying and correcting any errors, making arrears payments and amending ongoing State Pension awards.</p><p>The Department understands the importance of putting right any errors we find and adjusting State Pension payments without delay. Everyone should receive the State Pension payments to which they are entitled. Giving pensioners the security and dignity they deserve in retirement is a priority for this Government.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds question first answered 16/09/2024 16:15:09 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
	tabling member	5060

1728232

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	British Gas: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with Ofgem on British Gas's billing system migration; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of that migration on customers.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Josh Simons
	uin	4800
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>Regulation of energy suppliers is a matter for Ofgem. All retail energy suppliers are required to meet the standard license conditions set out by Ofgem which detail the minimum standards customers must be provided. Suppliers are expected to provide customers with clear and easily understandable ways to contact them about a problem, question or other request for assistance.</p> answering member constituency Peckham answering member printed Miatta Fahnbulleh question first answered 17/09/2024 07:44:53 answering member 5099
	tabling member	5060

1728363

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Dental Services: Registration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people being removed from dentist registries due to (a) missing appointments and (b) failing to make timely appointments.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Josh Simons
	uin	4931
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2024 answer text <p>Patients in England are not registered with a National Health Service dental practice, although many NHS dental practices do tend to see patients regularly. NHS dental practices are contracted to deliver a course of treatment to an individual irrespective of where they live, allowing patients the choice of where they would like to receive care.</p><p>NHS dentists are required to keep their NHS.UK website profiles up to date, so that patients can find a dentist more easily. This includes information on whether they are accepting new patients. In circumstances where patients are unable to access an urgent dental appointment directly through an NHS dental practice, they should contact NHS 111.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 16/09/2024 10:15:07 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
	tabling member	5060

1726119

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Hindley Prison: Construction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what her planned timetable is for the expansion of HMP Hindley.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Josh Simons
	uin	3329
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The expansion at HMP Hindley will deliver c.500 places through two new houseblocks, as part of our wider prison build programme. The contract is being finalised and once concluded we expect the construction period to take c.3 years.</p> answering member constituency Scunthorpe answering member printed Sir Nicholas Dakin question first answered 09/09/2024 14:08:07 answering member 4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin
	tabling member	5060

1698924

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	NHS Greater Manchester: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she last met with Greater Manchester NHS Board to discuss the statutory commissioning of NICE approved medicines.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	20611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>Ministers have not met with Greater Manchester NHS Board about the statutory commissioning of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommended medicines. Similarly I am informed that NHS England is not aware of any such discussions.</p><p>The National Health Service in England is legally required to make funding available for treatments recommended in NICE technology appraisal and highly specialised technologies guidance, normally within three months of the publication of final guidance. This requirement is reflected in the NHS Constitution as a right to drugs and treatments that have been recommended by NICE for use in the NHS, if their doctor believes they are clinically appropriate.</p><p>The NHS Standard Contract is mandated by NHS England for use by commissioners for all contracts for healthcare services other than primary care. The 2024/25 standard contract states that, where any service involves or may involve the prescribing of medicines, the provider must ensure that its formulary reflects all relevant positive NICE technology appraisals. NICE’s guideline on developing and updating local formularies states that when a NICE technology appraisal recommends a medicine, it should be adopted into the local formulary automatically if clinically appropriate and relevant to the services provided by the organisation, and that this process should take place within three months.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 20612 20613 question first answered 15/04/2024 08:04:14 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1698925

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	NHS Greater Manchester: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions NHS England have had with Greater Manchester NHS on their statutory responsibilities to commission NICE approved medicines.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	20612
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>Ministers have not met with Greater Manchester NHS Board about the statutory commissioning of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommended medicines. Similarly I am informed that NHS England is not aware of any such discussions.</p><p>The National Health Service in England is legally required to make funding available for treatments recommended in NICE technology appraisal and highly specialised technologies guidance, normally within three months of the publication of final guidance. This requirement is reflected in the NHS Constitution as a right to drugs and treatments that have been recommended by NICE for use in the NHS, if their doctor believes they are clinically appropriate.</p><p>The NHS Standard Contract is mandated by NHS England for use by commissioners for all contracts for healthcare services other than primary care. The 2024/25 standard contract states that, where any service involves or may involve the prescribing of medicines, the provider must ensure that its formulary reflects all relevant positive NICE technology appraisals. NICE’s guideline on developing and updating local formularies states that when a NICE technology appraisal recommends a medicine, it should be adopted into the local formulary automatically if clinically appropriate and relevant to the services provided by the organisation, and that this process should take place within three months.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 20611 20613 question first answered 15/04/2024 08:04:14 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1698926

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Medical Treatments: Technology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance her Department issues NHS trusts on establishing commissioning structures for Health Technology Assessments; and whether trusts have discretion to adopt different processes.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	20613
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>Ministers have not met with Greater Manchester NHS Board about the statutory commissioning of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommended medicines. Similarly I am informed that NHS England is not aware of any such discussions.</p><p>The National Health Service in England is legally required to make funding available for treatments recommended in NICE technology appraisal and highly specialised technologies guidance, normally within three months of the publication of final guidance. This requirement is reflected in the NHS Constitution as a right to drugs and treatments that have been recommended by NICE for use in the NHS, if their doctor believes they are clinically appropriate.</p><p>The NHS Standard Contract is mandated by NHS England for use by commissioners for all contracts for healthcare services other than primary care. The 2024/25 standard contract states that, where any service involves or may involve the prescribing of medicines, the provider must ensure that its formulary reflects all relevant positive NICE technology appraisals. NICE’s guideline on developing and updating local formularies states that when a NICE technology appraisal recommends a medicine, it should be adopted into the local formulary automatically if clinically appropriate and relevant to the services provided by the organisation, and that this process should take place within three months.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 20611 20612 question first answered 15/04/2024 08:04:14 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1604145

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Insolvency: Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when the Government plans to publish its response to the consultation entitled Call for evidence: reviewing the personal insolvency landscape.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	165345
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2023 answer text <p>The call for evidence on the review of the personal insolvency closed on 23 October 2022. The Government is currently analysing the significant number of responses and feedback received and will publish its response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 22/03/2023 17:06:18 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1604147

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Insolvency
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information her Department holds on how many people have accessed a personal insolvency solution while the Insolvency Service has been conducting its Review of the personal insolvency framework.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	165346
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2023 answer text <p>The number of people entering a formal personal insolvency solution since the commencement of the personal insolvency review at the beginning of July 2022 until 28 February 2023 was 74,124.</p><p> </p><p>The Insolvency Service publishes official statistics each month on the number of people entering a personal insolvency solution. The latest insolvency statistics can be accessed at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/monthly-insolvency-statistics-february-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/monthly-insolvency-statistics-february-2023</a>.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 22/03/2023 17:07:13 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue