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star this property date less than 2022-03-01more like thismore than 2022-03-01
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Adult Education: Finance more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to make legislative changes that will affect the status of Specialist Designated Institutions (SDIs) as part of the statutory further education sector and as set out in the Further and Higher Education Act 1992; and whether SDIs remain eligible for grant funding as set out in that Act. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Wirral West more like this
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Margaret Greenwood remove filter
star this property uin 132278 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2022-03-07more like thismore than 2022-03-07
star this property answer text <p>The government does not plan to make any legislative changes that will affect the status of designated institutions, including specialist providers, as part of the statutory further education sector.</p><p>Designated institutions, as defined by the Further and Higher Education Act 1992, remain eligible for grant funding.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar more like this
star this property answering member printed Alex Burghart more like this
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less than 2022-03-07T15:25:10.88Zmore like thismore than 2022-03-07T15:25:10.88Z
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star this property label Biography information for Alex Burghart more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood more like this
1467267
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2022-06-01more like thismore than 2022-06-01
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Further Education Capital Transformation Fund more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much of the £1.5 billion FE Capital Transformation Fund has been allocated since March 2020; where those funds have been allocated and for what purpose; and how the remaining funds will be used. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Wirral West more like this
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Margaret Greenwood remove filter
star this property uin 11710 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2022-06-09more like thismore than 2022-06-09
star this property answer text <p>The Further Education (FE) Capital Transformation Programme is delivering the £1.5 billion manifesto commitment to upgrade FE college estates.</p><p>In the first phase of the Programme, we allocated £200 million to all FE colleges and designated institutions in August 2020, to enable colleges to undertake immediate remedial work and upgrade the condition of their estates.</p><p>The department announced in April 2021 that we are working with 16 colleges, that are some of the most in need of support to upgrade and revitalise their estates.</p><p>In April 2022, the department announced that up to £405 million of funding is being provided to a further 62 colleges who were successful in bidding for funding through the FE Capital Transformation Fund. We will aim to provide an update on plans for delivering the remainder of the £1.5 billion of funding later this year.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar more like this
star this property answering member printed Alex Burghart more like this
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less than 2022-06-09T13:17:10.287Zmore like thismore than 2022-06-09T13:17:10.287Z
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star this property label Biography information for Alex Burghart more like this
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4400
unstar this property label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood more like this
1252772
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star this property date less than 2020-11-17more like thismore than 2020-11-17
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Legal Aid Scheme: Housing more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the ability of residents in the Wirral local authority area to receive local Legal Aid Housing Advice. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Wirral West more like this
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Margaret Greenwood remove filter
star this property uin 116520 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2020-11-23more like thismore than 2020-11-23
star this property answer text <p>Legal Aid services are commissioned and delivered through procurement areas, rather than local authority areas. For the housing and debt categories of law (which are contracted together), England and Wales is split into 134 procurement areas. In this instance the Wirral procurement area corresponds with Wirral Borough Council.</p><p>In the housing and debt categories, the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) aims to have at least one provider in each procurement area. There are currently no legal aid housing providers in the Wirral procurement area. This has been the position since March 2020 and although contracts were recently put out to the market, the LAA received no bids in this area. The LAA will continue to take steps to place services in this area.</p><p>There are housing advice services available for residents in Wirral via Civil Legal Aid (CLA), which provides housing and debt legal advice via telephone and email. There are also five legal aid housing and debt providers delivering services through eight offices in the neighbouring procurement area of Liverpool, and it is open to residents of Wirral to access these services. Additionally, there is a Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme (HPCDS) in Birkenhead Court, which provides “on-the-day” emergency advice and advocacy to anyone facing possession proceedings.</p><p>Nationally there are currently 12 procurement areas which do not have access to a face-to-face housing and debt legal aid provider. These are listed in the table below, with the corresponding local authorities. The Ministry of Justice does not hold data which would allow us to estimate what proportion of the population in England and Wales live in a local authority area in which there are no housing and debt legal aid providers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Housing and Debt Procurement Area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Local Authority/Authorities </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bury</p></td><td><p>Bury Metropolitan Borough Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>City of Kingston upon Hull</p></td><td><p>Hull City Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorset</p></td><td><p>Dorset County Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Doncaster</p></td><td><p>Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Riding of Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>East Riding of Yorkshire Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicestershire and Rutland</p></td><td><p>Leicestershire County Council Rutland County Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>East Hertfordshire District Council North Hertfordshire District Council Stevenage Borough Council Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sandwell</p></td><td><p>Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shropshire</p></td><td><p>Shropshire Council Telford and Wrekin Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Somerset</p></td><td><p>Bath and North East Somerset Council Somerset County Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Tyneside</p></td><td><p>South Tyneside Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wirral</p></td><td><p>Wirral Borough Council</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The LAA regularly monitors capacity and availability of access to services, and takes action where it identifies gaps in services or where demand is greater than the available supply. We have recently concluded a housing and debt tender and will continue to take steps to place services in these areas.</p><p>In the meantime, residents in the procurement areas that do not currently have a housing legal aid provider can contact Civil Legal Aid (CLA), which provides housing advice via telephone and email, and/or can obtain advice from a legal aid housing provider in a nearby procurement area.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Cheltenham more like this
star this property answering member printed Alex Chalk more like this
star this property grouped question UIN
116521 more like this
116522 more like this
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less than 2020-11-23T15:21:26.117Zmore like thismore than 2020-11-23T15:21:26.117Z
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star this property label Biography information for Alex Chalk more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood more like this
1252773
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2020-11-17more like thismore than 2020-11-17
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Legal Aid Scheme: Housing more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the proportion of the population in England and Wales that live in a local authority area in which there are no housing legal aid providers. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Wirral West more like this
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Margaret Greenwood remove filter
star this property uin 116521 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2020-11-23more like thismore than 2020-11-23
star this property answer text <p>Legal Aid services are commissioned and delivered through procurement areas, rather than local authority areas. For the housing and debt categories of law (which are contracted together), England and Wales is split into 134 procurement areas. In this instance the Wirral procurement area corresponds with Wirral Borough Council.</p><p>In the housing and debt categories, the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) aims to have at least one provider in each procurement area. There are currently no legal aid housing providers in the Wirral procurement area. This has been the position since March 2020 and although contracts were recently put out to the market, the LAA received no bids in this area. The LAA will continue to take steps to place services in this area.</p><p>There are housing advice services available for residents in Wirral via Civil Legal Aid (CLA), which provides housing and debt legal advice via telephone and email. There are also five legal aid housing and debt providers delivering services through eight offices in the neighbouring procurement area of Liverpool, and it is open to residents of Wirral to access these services. Additionally, there is a Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme (HPCDS) in Birkenhead Court, which provides “on-the-day” emergency advice and advocacy to anyone facing possession proceedings.</p><p>Nationally there are currently 12 procurement areas which do not have access to a face-to-face housing and debt legal aid provider. These are listed in the table below, with the corresponding local authorities. The Ministry of Justice does not hold data which would allow us to estimate what proportion of the population in England and Wales live in a local authority area in which there are no housing and debt legal aid providers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Housing and Debt Procurement Area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Local Authority/Authorities </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bury</p></td><td><p>Bury Metropolitan Borough Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>City of Kingston upon Hull</p></td><td><p>Hull City Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorset</p></td><td><p>Dorset County Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Doncaster</p></td><td><p>Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Riding of Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>East Riding of Yorkshire Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicestershire and Rutland</p></td><td><p>Leicestershire County Council Rutland County Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>East Hertfordshire District Council North Hertfordshire District Council Stevenage Borough Council Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sandwell</p></td><td><p>Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shropshire</p></td><td><p>Shropshire Council Telford and Wrekin Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Somerset</p></td><td><p>Bath and North East Somerset Council Somerset County Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Tyneside</p></td><td><p>South Tyneside Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wirral</p></td><td><p>Wirral Borough Council</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The LAA regularly monitors capacity and availability of access to services, and takes action where it identifies gaps in services or where demand is greater than the available supply. We have recently concluded a housing and debt tender and will continue to take steps to place services in these areas.</p><p>In the meantime, residents in the procurement areas that do not currently have a housing legal aid provider can contact Civil Legal Aid (CLA), which provides housing advice via telephone and email, and/or can obtain advice from a legal aid housing provider in a nearby procurement area.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Cheltenham more like this
star this property answering member printed Alex Chalk more like this
star this property grouped question UIN
116520 more like this
116522 more like this
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less than 2020-11-23T15:21:26.18Zmore like thismore than 2020-11-23T15:21:26.18Z
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star this property label Biography information for Alex Chalk more like this
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4400
unstar this property label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood more like this
1252774
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star this property date less than 2020-11-17more like thismore than 2020-11-17
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Legal Aid Scheme: Housing more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of local authority areas in England and Wales in which there are no housing legal aid providers. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Wirral West more like this
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Margaret Greenwood remove filter
star this property uin 116522 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2020-11-23more like thismore than 2020-11-23
star this property answer text <p>Legal Aid services are commissioned and delivered through procurement areas, rather than local authority areas. For the housing and debt categories of law (which are contracted together), England and Wales is split into 134 procurement areas. In this instance the Wirral procurement area corresponds with Wirral Borough Council.</p><p>In the housing and debt categories, the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) aims to have at least one provider in each procurement area. There are currently no legal aid housing providers in the Wirral procurement area. This has been the position since March 2020 and although contracts were recently put out to the market, the LAA received no bids in this area. The LAA will continue to take steps to place services in this area.</p><p>There are housing advice services available for residents in Wirral via Civil Legal Aid (CLA), which provides housing and debt legal advice via telephone and email. There are also five legal aid housing and debt providers delivering services through eight offices in the neighbouring procurement area of Liverpool, and it is open to residents of Wirral to access these services. Additionally, there is a Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme (HPCDS) in Birkenhead Court, which provides “on-the-day” emergency advice and advocacy to anyone facing possession proceedings.</p><p>Nationally there are currently 12 procurement areas which do not have access to a face-to-face housing and debt legal aid provider. These are listed in the table below, with the corresponding local authorities. The Ministry of Justice does not hold data which would allow us to estimate what proportion of the population in England and Wales live in a local authority area in which there are no housing and debt legal aid providers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Housing and Debt Procurement Area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Local Authority/Authorities </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bury</p></td><td><p>Bury Metropolitan Borough Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>City of Kingston upon Hull</p></td><td><p>Hull City Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorset</p></td><td><p>Dorset County Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Doncaster</p></td><td><p>Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Riding of Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>East Riding of Yorkshire Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicestershire and Rutland</p></td><td><p>Leicestershire County Council Rutland County Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>East Hertfordshire District Council North Hertfordshire District Council Stevenage Borough Council Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sandwell</p></td><td><p>Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shropshire</p></td><td><p>Shropshire Council Telford and Wrekin Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Somerset</p></td><td><p>Bath and North East Somerset Council Somerset County Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Tyneside</p></td><td><p>South Tyneside Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wirral</p></td><td><p>Wirral Borough Council</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The LAA regularly monitors capacity and availability of access to services, and takes action where it identifies gaps in services or where demand is greater than the available supply. We have recently concluded a housing and debt tender and will continue to take steps to place services in these areas.</p><p>In the meantime, residents in the procurement areas that do not currently have a housing legal aid provider can contact Civil Legal Aid (CLA), which provides housing advice via telephone and email, and/or can obtain advice from a legal aid housing provider in a nearby procurement area.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Cheltenham more like this
star this property answering member printed Alex Chalk more like this
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116520 more like this
116521 more like this
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less than 2020-11-23T15:21:26.243Zmore like thismore than 2020-11-23T15:21:26.243Z
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star this property label Biography information for Alex Chalk more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood more like this
1648662
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star this property date less than 2023-06-28more like thismore than 2023-06-28
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero more like this
star this property answering dept id 215 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Energy Security and Net Zero more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Energy Security and Net Zero more like this
star this property hansard heading Energy: Disability more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of additional targeted energy support for (a) people with motor neurone disease, (b) people who are reliant on energy-intensive assistive equipment and (c) other disabled people, in the context of increases in the cost of (i) energy and (ii) living. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Wirral West more like this
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Margaret Greenwood remove filter
star this property uin 191596 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2023-07-04more like thismore than 2023-07-04
star this property answer text <p>As set out in the Autumn Statement, the Government is exploring the best approach to consumer protection from April 2024, as part of wider retail market reforms. Officials are engaging with stakeholders with a view to targeting support for the most vulnerable and alleviating fuel poverty.</p><p>In response to higher prices, the Government has put in place the Energy Price Guarantee and provided significant additional support to help those who need it most through winter 2022-23 and into 2023-24.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Derby North more like this
star this property answering member printed Amanda Solloway more like this
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less than 2023-07-04T15:06:42.62Zmore like thismore than 2023-07-04T15:06:42.62Z
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star this property label Biography information for Amanda Solloway more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood more like this
1675244
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2023-12-04more like thismore than 2023-12-04
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Department of Health and Social Care more like this
star this property answering dept id 17 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
star this property hansard heading Earwax: Medical Treatments more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data her Department holds on the number and proportion of ear wax removal treatments commissioned by integrated care boards that were carried out by private sector providers in (a) Cheshire and Merseyside and (b) England (i) between July 2022 and March 2023 and (ii) since April 2023. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Wirral West more like this
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Margaret Greenwood remove filter
star this property uin 5106 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2023-12-18more like thismore than 2023-12-18
star this property answer text <p>There are very few private providers of (Ear, Nose Throat) ENT that deliver ear wax removal (ear irrigation) as a specifically commissioned service in Cheshire and Merseyside.</p><p>NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board has confirmed that there is one private ENT provider in Wirral and two private ENT providers in Knowsley – both of which deliver a much wider outpatient ENT service that may involve ear irrigation.</p><p>However, there is no activity data specifically for ear irrigation (or the removal of earwax generally) as it is carried out as part of an ENT treatment pathway, not a standalone procedure.</p><p>This information is not collected at the national level. However, the overall proportion of NHS England’s spend on independent sector providers (ISPs) across services has remained relatively consistent in recent years. In 2013-14, 6.1% of total health spending was spent on purchase of healthcare from independent sector providers (£6.9bn). In 2021-22, this was 5.9% (£10.9bn).</p>
star this property answering member constituency South Northamptonshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Andrea Leadsom more like this
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less than 2023-12-18T16:49:08.703Zmore like thismore than 2023-12-18T16:49:08.703Z
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star this property label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom more like this
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star this property answering member constituency South Northamptonshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Andrea Leadsom more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood more like this
1675245
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2023-12-04more like thismore than 2023-12-04
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Department of Health and Social Care more like this
star this property answering dept id 17 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
star this property hansard heading Earwax: Medical Treatments more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data her Department holds on the (a) maximum and (b) minimum cost of an ear wax removal treatment by a private sector provider. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Wirral West more like this
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Margaret Greenwood remove filter
star this property uin 5107 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2023-12-20more like thismore than 2023-12-20
star this property answer text <p>Details of the National Health Service provider costs are included in the National Cost Collection which can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/costing-in-the-nhs/national-cost-collection/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/costing-in-the-nhs/national-cost-collection/</a></p><p>There are also unit prices for the “Clearance of External Auditory Canal (19 years and over)” and the “Clearance of External Auditory Canal (18 years and under)” published in Annex A of the NHS Payment Scheme which can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/2023-25-nhs-payment-scheme/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/2023-25-nhs-payment-scheme/</a></p><p>Where NHS England or Integrated Care Boards commission these services from private sector providers, the unit prices must be used.</p><p>However, the Department does not hold any information on the cost of these services delivered by private providers outside of the NHS, or what they may charge individuals for the service.</p>
star this property answering member constituency South Northamptonshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Andrea Leadsom more like this
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less than 2023-12-20T09:52:36.347Zmore like thismore than 2023-12-20T09:52:36.347Z
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star this property label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom more like this
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star this property answering member constituency South Northamptonshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Andrea Leadsom more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood more like this
1689289
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2024-02-16more like thismore than 2024-02-16
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Department of Health and Social Care more like this
star this property answering dept id 17 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
star this property hansard heading Earwax: Medical Treatments more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will have discussions with NHS England on the potential (a) impact of not including ear wax removal services in the standard general medical services contract on health inequalities and (b) merits of appointing a (i) national clinical director and (ii) specialty advisor on audiology to advise on this matter. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Wirral West more like this
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Margaret Greenwood remove filter
star this property uin 14210 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-02-26more like thismore than 2024-02-26
star this property answer text <p>In June 2018, there was an update to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) guidance, which states that ear wax syringing is no longer recommended due to safety concerns. Instead, self-care methods including olive-oil drops and, if required, ear irrigation or micro-suctioning, are recommended.</p><p>The Government has no plans to include ear wax removal services in the national Standard General Medical Services Contract. Irrigation and micro-suctioning require a higher level of expertise and specialist equipment than syringing, which most general practices (GPs) do not have. This means that patients who were previously treated with syringing by their GPs may now require a referral to other National Health Service providers, to access irrigation or micro-suctioning services.</p><p>Local commissioners, including integrated care boards, are responsible for arranging services which will meet the recommendations on ear wax removal, as set out in the NICE guidance. This may involve commissioning GPs who agree to develop the required expertise to deliver these treatments or other providers, to whom GPs may refer patients, to provide ear wax removal services.</p><p>NHS England issued a communication to all commissioners in June 2022 which asked them to ensure that GPs, with whom they have agreed will not deliver ear irrigation or have not been commissioned to provide micro-suction services, are able to refer patients to appropriate local NHS services for ear wax removal, where symptoms persist following self-care methods. This includes arranging services in line with guidance on ear wax removal services, published by NICE. This guidance is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng98/chapter/Recommendations#removing-earwax" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng98/chapter/Recommendations#removing-earwax</a></p><p>The Department is not aware of any plans by NHS England to appoint a national clinical director or speciality advisor for ear wax removal services. Finally, the Department has noted the publication of the Royal National Institute for Deaf People’s (RNID) report Blocked Ears, Blocked Access with interest, and will meet with members of the RNID to discuss this report in due course.</p>
star this property answering member constituency South Northamptonshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Andrea Leadsom more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
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star this property hansard heading Earwax: Medical Treatments more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has had recent discussions with NHS England about the potential inclusion of ear wax removal services in the standard general medical services contract for 2024-25. more like this
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Margaret Greenwood remove filter
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2024-02-26more like thismore than 2024-02-26
star this property answer text <p>In June 2018, there was an update to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) guidance, which states that ear wax syringing is no longer recommended due to safety concerns. Instead, self-care methods including olive-oil drops and, if required, ear irrigation or micro-suctioning, are recommended.</p><p>The Government has no plans to include ear wax removal services in the national Standard General Medical Services Contract. Irrigation and micro-suctioning require a higher level of expertise and specialist equipment than syringing, which most general practices (GPs) do not have. This means that patients who were previously treated with syringing by their GPs may now require a referral to other National Health Service providers, to access irrigation or micro-suctioning services.</p><p>Local commissioners, including integrated care boards, are responsible for arranging services which will meet the recommendations on ear wax removal, as set out in the NICE guidance. This may involve commissioning GPs who agree to develop the required expertise to deliver these treatments or other providers, to whom GPs may refer patients, to provide ear wax removal services.</p><p>NHS England issued a communication to all commissioners in June 2022 which asked them to ensure that GPs, with whom they have agreed will not deliver ear irrigation or have not been commissioned to provide micro-suction services, are able to refer patients to appropriate local NHS services for ear wax removal, where symptoms persist following self-care methods. This includes arranging services in line with guidance on ear wax removal services, published by NICE. This guidance is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng98/chapter/Recommendations#removing-earwax" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng98/chapter/Recommendations#removing-earwax</a></p><p>The Department is not aware of any plans by NHS England to appoint a national clinical director or speciality advisor for ear wax removal services. Finally, the Department has noted the publication of the Royal National Institute for Deaf People’s (RNID) report Blocked Ears, Blocked Access with interest, and will meet with members of the RNID to discuss this report in due course.</p>
star this property answering member constituency South Northamptonshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Andrea Leadsom more like this
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