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1691334

registered interest
date	23/02/2024
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	Income Support: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 1 February 2023 to Question 133573 on Income Support, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the level of the minimum income guarantee on the (a) living standards and (b) quality of life of disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	15464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2024 answer text <p>The minimum income guarantee (MIG) will increase in line with inflation, by 6.7%, from 6 April 2024. The revised rates were published in the 2024 Local Authority Circular on 9 February. The MIG rates are reviewed annually. No specific assessment has been made, nor is there one planned, on the impact of the level of the MIG on the quality of life of disabled people and local authority budgets.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 15465 question first answered 28/02/2024 17:16:28 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1691335

registered interest
date	23/02/2024
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	Income Support: Disability and Local Government Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the level of the minimum income guarantee on (a) the quality of life of disabled people and (b) local authority budgets.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	15465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2024 answer text <p>The minimum income guarantee (MIG) will increase in line with inflation, by 6.7%, from 6 April 2024. The revised rates were published in the 2024 Local Authority Circular on 9 February. The MIG rates are reviewed annually. No specific assessment has been made, nor is there one planned, on the impact of the level of the MIG on the quality of life of disabled people and local authority budgets.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 15464 question first answered 28/02/2024 17:16:28 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1663542

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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	Tourette's Syndrome: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what factors its Department (a) considers and (b) advocates as a priority on the cross-agency topic prioritisation group; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	201396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) cross-agency topic prioritisation group includes senior executives from NICE, NHS England, the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities and the Department. When deciding which topics to prioritise for guideline development, and in what order, the group considers system priorities and clinical need, including factors such as the health and care burden, the evidence base and variation in practice. To build on the work of this group, NICE’s Chief Medical Officer is establishing a new prioritisation board. NICE will make further information about the factors this board will consider in its decisions available on its website in due course.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 19/10/2023 16:12:04 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1663543

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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	Tourette's Syndrome: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had recent discussions with NHS England on expanding the provision of clinical care for Tourette Syndrome.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	201397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>No recent discussions have taken place.</p><p>The majority of services for people with Tourette syndrome are commissioned locally by integrated care boards (ICBs). ICBs are best placed to make decisions regarding the provision of health services to their local population, including for the treatment of Tourette syndrome, subject to local prioritisation and funding.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 20/10/2023 11:05:16 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1665176

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
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	Health Services: Waiting Lists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for NHS treatment.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	906563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2023 answer text <ul><li>The NHS is working incredibly hard to ensure those who have been waiting the longest receive treatment as soon as possible.</li><li>We met our target to virtually eliminate waits of two years or more for elective procedures in July 2022. Waits of over 78 weeks were also virtually eliminated by the end of June 2023, in line with the conditions set out in the elective recovery plan. We have now moved our focus to cutting waits of 65 weeks or more to as near zero as possible, by March 2024.</li><li>The government has allocated an additional £8 billion revenue funding and £5.9bn investment in NHS capital from 2022-25 to tackle the elective backlog and provide new beds, equipment, and technology.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 17/10/2023 16:13:54 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1586627

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
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	Palantir: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Palantir has failed to meet in (a) part and (b) full the terms of any of its contracts with his Department since January 2020
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	147344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>The contract in place between NHS England and Palantir for provision of Foundry Services and the data management platform since 12 December 2020 has provided NHS England with the core capabilities as set out within the contract, including a core platform usage licence, Data Integration and Analytics Capabilities, Supply Management Capability, Immunisation and Vaccination Management Capability, Workforce Analytics Capability, Integrated Planning Tool and Adult Social Care Dashboard.</p><p>Throughout the delivery and provision of these capabilities, NHS England can confirm that Palantir has met its obligations as set out within the terms. Throughout the life of the contract, NHS England have not had cause to utilise a Performance Improvement Plan or manage underperformance of the contract.</p><p>Palantir are managed via NHS England Contract Management Framework to ensure that performance is monitored and measured, the National Health Service receives value for money, stakeholder expectations are managed, robust governance is in place, risks are actively managed and mitigated, delivery is ensured and the end user outcomes are maximised.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 02/03/2023 16:58:46 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 57256 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1586628

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
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: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which pilots of the Federated Data Platform were (a) not successful (b) suspended and (c) withdrawn; and if he will list the reasons for each withdrawal.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	147345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>No pilots have been assessed as unsuccessful, been suspended or withdrawn.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 21/03/2023 16:34:35 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 57258 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1584559

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
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 Walk-in Centres: Preventive Medicine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the role of walk-in centres in preventative healthcare.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	140216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. Although there is variation in nomenclature and services provided, Walk-in Centres are typically Type three accident and emergency services (similar to Urgent Treatment Centres, Minor Injury Units, or Urgent Care Centres). A defining characteristic of a service qualifying as a Type three department is that it treats at least minor injuries and illnesses and such services can involve elements of preventative advice relevant to a condition with which someone presents.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 14/02/2023 14:43:41 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis