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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-05-03more like thismore than 2024-05-03
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Health Professions: Qualifications more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of ensuring that degrees awarded by the Open University are recognised as professional qualifications by the (a) Health and Care Professions Council and (b) British Psychological Society. more like this
tabling member constituency Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock more like this
tabling member printed
Allan Dorans more like this
uin 24830 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-05-09more like thismore than 2024-05-09
answer text <p>No such assessment has been made by the Department. The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), which is independent of Government, is the statutory regulator of practitioner psychologists and 14 other professions in the United Kingdom. As part of this responsibility, the HCPC is required by law to set the standards of education, training, and practice for practitioner psychologists, and the other professions it regulates.</p><p>Approved education institutions and practice partners develop the specific content and design of programmes to meet the HCPC’s education and training standards. The HCPC approves and monitors training programmes to ensure that they meet its standards. The HCPC’s legislation requires that UK trained applicants to its register must hold an approved qualification.</p><p>It would not be appropriate for the Government to intervene in the design of standards of education and training, or the design of the curricula to meet those standards. This is to respect the independence and expertise of the HCPC and education institutions in designing standards and curricula that ensure public safety.</p><p>There are a number of different postgraduate options to train as a psychologist. The British Psychological Society offers qualifications across a number of domains in psychology, to support individuals in their chosen specialism. Completion of one of its qualifications will provide an individual with eligibility to become a Chartered Psychologist.</p>
answering member constituency Pendle more like this
answering member printed Andrew Stephenson more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-05-09T13:05:00.183Zmore like thismore than 2024-05-09T13:05:00.183Z
answering member
4044
label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson more like this
tabling member
4740
label Biography information for Allan Dorans more like this
1684193
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-01-22more like thismore than 2024-01-22
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Motor Insurance: Fees and Charges more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the regulation of car insurance premiums. more like this
tabling member constituency Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock more like this
tabling member printed
Allan Dorans more like this
uin 10912 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-01-30more like thismore than 2024-01-30
answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors, including the financial services regulators, on an ongoing basis.</p><p> </p><p>Insurers make commercial decisions about the pricing of insurance based on their assessment on the likelihood and expected cost of a claim. The Government does not intervene in these commercial decisions by insurers as this could damage competition in the market.</p><p> </p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the independent regulator and responsible for supervising the insurance industry. The FCA have introduced several reforms, including the Consumer Duty rules, to ensure consumers are treated fairly in regard to pricing.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden more like this
answering member printed Bim Afolami more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-01-30T17:27:54.16Zmore like thismore than 2024-01-30T17:27:54.16Z
answering member
4639
label Biography information for Bim Afolami more like this
tabling member
4740
label Biography information for Allan Dorans more like this
1669679
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-11-13more like thismore than 2023-11-13
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Jobcentres: Coronavirus more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria were used to determine where Temporary Job Centres were commissioned during the Covid-19 pandemic. more like this
tabling member constituency Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock more like this
tabling member printed
Allan Dorans more like this
uin 1759 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-11-21more like thismore than 2023-11-21
answer text <p>The Department anticipated, and then saw, an increase in demand for its services as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It responded by rapidly expanding the space available, on a temporary basis, predominantly in major conurbations. The focus was on areas with good transport links and in buildings that were accessible for both colleagues and customers.</p><p> </p><p>This enabled the Department to provide a workplace that was safe for claimants and colleagues and ensured we could adhere to the Government guidance in place at the time. To ensure flexibility, premises were acquired on short-term, flexible lease arrangements to ensure we could reduce the size of the estate at the appropriate time.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys more like this
answering member printed Paul Maynard more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-11-21T14:17:48.35Zmore like thismore than 2023-11-21T14:17:48.35Z
answering member
3926
label Biography information for Paul Maynard more like this
tabling member
4740
label Biography information for Allan Dorans more like this