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1732964

registered interest
date	09/10/2024
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	GP Surgeries
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 his Department has made of the adequacy of the condition of the general practice estate; and what additional investment his Department intends to make in the general practice estate.
tabling member constituency	Poole
tabling member printed	Neil Duncan-Jordan
uin	8404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2024 answer text <p>NHS England has undertaken an exercise to gather information on the primary care estate which provides a thorough understanding of the age, condition, quality, utilisation, and ownership of the estate, allowing us to estimate and calculate the requirement for investment.</p><p>NHS England remains committed to continuing to invest in capital estates both nationally and locally through integrated care boards, to improve capacity and environments for general practitioners and their patients.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 17/10/2024 12:27:44 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
tabling member	5359

1732965

registered interest
date	09/10/2024
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	General Practitioners
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 made an estimate of the additional resources needed by general practice to meet patient demand in 2024-2025.
tabling member constituency	Poole
tabling member printed	Neil Duncan-Jordan
uin	8405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2024 answer text <p>We know that patients are finding it harder than ever to see a general practitioner (GP), and we are committed to fixing the crisis in GPs. Our plan to restore GPs will require both investment and reform, and our 10-Year Health Plan will outline steps to shift care from hospitals back to the community, as well as the move to Neighbourhood Health Services which will bring together vital health and care services, ensuring healthcare is closer to home.</p><p>Additionally, we will increase the proportion of funding for GPs and are already investing £82 million to recruit 1,000 newly qualified GPs in 2024/25. We will also train more doctors which will increase the number of appointments delivered in GPs, as well as take pressure off those currently working in the system.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 15/10/2024 14:06:35 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
tabling member	5359

1732966

registered interest
date	09/10/2024
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	General Practitioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a maximum number of appointments each GP can undertake in one day.
tabling member constituency	Poole
tabling member printed	Neil Duncan-Jordan
uin	8406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2024 answer text <p>We hugely value the critical role that general practitioners (GPs) play, and GPs are delivering more appointments than ever before. No evaluation has been conducted to determine the merits of introducing a maximum number of appointments each GP can undertake. GPs are independent businesses who are contracted by National Health Service commissioners to perform essential medical services. As a result, individual practices are responsible for the daily operations of their business outside of their contractual obligations, including determining the number of clinics and appointments offered to patients. This is because each practice is best placed to understand their own workforce and workloads.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 16/10/2024 12:12:25 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
tabling member	5359

1733037

registered interest
date	09/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Leasehold: Service Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals on increasing the rights of leaseholders to challenge the reasonableness of their service charges.
tabling member constituency	Poole
tabling member printed	Neil Duncan-Jordan
uin	8407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2024 answer text <p>The Governments intend to act quickly to provide homeowners with greater rights, powers, and protections over their homes by implementing the provisions of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024. These include a new right to a lease extension for leaseholders of both houses and flats, for a term of 990 years at a peppercorn ground rent on payment of a premium, and reforms to drive up the transparency of service charges to make them more easily challengeable if leaseholders consider them to be unreasonable. We will set out details in due course about the extensive programme of secondary legislation need to bring the Act into force.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook grouped question UIN 8258 question first answered 15/10/2024 14:15:18 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	5359

1734191

registered interest
date	09/10/2024
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	Statutory Sick Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the potential impact of the level of Statutory Sick Pay on public health outcomes.
tabling member constituency	Poole
tabling member printed	Neil Duncan-Jordan
uin	900643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2024 answer text <p>The pandemic exposed just how precarious work and life is for those on acute low incomes. No one should be forced to choose between their health and financial hardship. Through the Employment Rights Bill, introduced last week, we are strengthening Statutory Sick Pay so it provides a safety net for those who need it most.</p><p>We will ensure all employees receive SSP from their first day of sickness absence. These changes will help to keep people in work, grow the economy and protect public health.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 15/10/2024 12:57:17 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	5359

1732495

registered interest
date	08/10/2024
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	Winter Fuel Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of adding Attendance Allowance to the list of benefits that qualify for the Winter Fuel Payment.
tabling member constituency	Poole
tabling member printed	Neil Duncan-Jordan
uin	8091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2024 answer text <p>This Government is committed to pensioners. Everyone in our society, no matter their working history or savings deserves a comfortable and dignified retirement.</p><p> </p><p>Given the substantial pressures faced by the public finances this year and next, the Government has had to make hard choices to bring the public finances back under control.</p><p> </p><p>Winter Fuel Payments will continue to be paid to pensioner households that need it most, that is those receiving Pension Credit or certain other income-related benefits. They will continue to be worth £200 for eligible households, or £300 for eligible households with someone aged over 80.</p><p> </p><p>For those with long-term health conditions or disabilities, the “extra costs” disability benefits, including those provided for by the Scottish Government, provide a tax free, non-income-related contribution towards the extra costs people with a long-term health condition can face, such as additional heating costs. They are paid in addition to any other benefits received .</p><p> </p><p>For example, Attendance Allowance can be worth around £5,600 a year. Further, receipt of AA can provide a passport to additional amounts in means-tested benefits for those on low incomes providing they meet the other eligibility criteria.</p><p> </p><p>Immediate support for pensioners includes our commitment to the Triple Lock, with over 12 million pensioners set to benefit through the course of this parliament, with the full yearly rate of the new State Pensions forecast to increase by around £1700.</p><p> </p><p>We will ensure that the poorest pensioners get the support they need. The government will work with external partners and local authorities to boost the uptake of Pension Credit and to target additional support to the poorest pensioners.</p><p>The Household Support Fund is also being extended for a further six months, from 1 October 2024 until 31 March 2025.   An additional £421 million will be provided to enable the extension of the HSF in England, plus funding for the Devolved Governments through the Barnett formula to be spent at their discretion, as usual.</p><p>The Warm Home Discount scheme in England and Wales provides eligible low-income households across Great Britain with a £150 rebate on their electricity bill. This winter, we expect over three million households, including over one million pensioners, to benefit under the scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds question first answered 16/10/2024 11:17:12 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
tabling member	5359

1732576

registered interest
date	08/10/2024
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	Carers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of publishing a National Carers Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Poole
tabling member printed	Neil Duncan-Jordan
uin	8092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2024 answer text <p>This Government is committed to ensuring that families have the support that they need. The Government has heard the calls for a National Carers Strategy. This must be addressed in the wider context of the urgent need for a renewed vision for adult social care.</p><p>As part of that renewed vision, we will consider how best to support unpaid carers. As we move forward, we will collaborate with our counterparts across Government, unpaid carers, and sector partners, to make sure that unpaid carers are visible, valued, and supported.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 17/10/2024 15:19:33 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
tabling member	5359

1732577

registered interest
date	08/10/2024
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	Carer's Allowance
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 has considered the potential merits of (a) reviewing and (b) reforming the Carer's Allowance.
tabling member constituency	Poole
tabling member printed	Neil Duncan-Jordan
uin	8093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>Unpaid carers play a vital role in supporting elderly or disabled relatives or friends. Sometimes unpaid carers will need to turn to the benefit system for financial support, so it is right that we keep Carer’s Allowance under review, to see if it is meeting its objectives, and giving unpaid carers the help and support they need and deserve.</p><p></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency East Ham answering member printed Sir Stephen Timms question first answered 14/10/2024 16:15:02 answering member 163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
tabling member	5359

1731502

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
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	Winter Fuel Payment: Pension Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether pensioners who qualify for pension credit after 22 September 2024 and before 31 December 2024 are entitled to receive the winter fuel payment during winter 2024-25.
tabling member constituency	Poole
tabling member printed	Neil Duncan-Jordan
uin	7385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2024 answer text <p>A claim for Pension Credit may be backdated for up to three months as long as the entitlement conditions are met during that period. This means that a pensioner who was eligible for, but had not claimed, Pension Credit during the qualifying week for the Winter Fuel Payment for winter 2024-25 (16 to 22 September 2024) can still qualify for the payment if they make a successful backdated application for Pension Credit by 21 December 2024.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds question first answered 15/10/2024 12:03:16 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
tabling member	5359

1731570

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
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	Work Capability Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reform the Work Capability Assessment.
tabling member constituency	Poole
tabling member printed	Neil Duncan-Jordan
uin	7386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>The government is committed to reforming or replacing the Work Capability Assessment, alongside putting in place a proper plan to support disabled people into work. We will say more about this in due course.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to engage with stakeholders to keep the views of disabled people and people with health conditions at the heart of what we do, as we consider our next steps.</p> answering member constituency East Ham answering member printed Sir Stephen Timms grouped question UIN 6446 7114 question first answered 14/10/2024 11:23:55 answering member 163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
tabling member	5359