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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1135681/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The following table provides the total number of referrals received for NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) for both Standard and Fast Track NHS CHC, for the years 2016/17 to 2018/19.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"3\"><p>Number of Referrals Received<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Period<\/p><\/td><td><p>Standard NHS CHC<\/p><\/td><td><p>Fast Track<\/p><\/td><td><p>Total NHS CHC<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016/17<\/p><\/td><td><p>76,945<\/p><\/td><td><p>88,420<\/p><\/td><td><p>165,365<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017/18<\/p><\/td><td><p>75,322<\/p><\/td><td><p>94,175<\/p><\/td><td><p>169,497<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2018/19<\/p><\/td><td><p>73,475<\/p><\/td><td><p>97,273<\/p><\/td><td><p>170,748<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>NHS England collects and publishes data regarding the number of referrals completed, and of those, how many were assessed as eligible (as a percentage). A table showing these figures is attached due to the size of the data. The percentage of referrals agreed as eligible is based on the number of referrals \u2018completed\u2019 (rather than \u2018referrals received\u2019). Pre 2017/18 data did not use this counting methodology and therefore is not comparable. 2016/17 figures have therefore not been included.<\/p><p>The NHS CHC appeals process consists of clinical commissioning group local resolution and NHS England Independent Review. It is not possible to provide data on cases found eligible at local review or Independent Review as a percentage of applications initially assessed as not eligible.<\/p><p>We do not hold information on the percentage of NHS CHC referrals which were assessed as eligible within the requested time periods. NHS England does, however, hold information on the percentage of referrals completed within 28 days, and the latest annual information on this is included in the following table. This relates to Standard NHS CHC and not Fast Track NHS CHC.<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"3\"><p>% referrals within 28 days<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Period<\/p><\/td><td colspan=\"3\"><p>Standard NHS CHC<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>Referrals completed<\/p><\/td><td><p>Referrals completed in 28 days<\/p><\/td><td><p>% completed in 28 days<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2018/19<\/p><\/td><td><p>76,803<\/p><\/td><td><p>53,504<\/p><\/td><td><p>70%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1135683/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The following table provides the total number of referrals received for NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) for both Standard and Fast Track NHS CHC, for the years 2016/17 to 2018/19.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"3\"><p>Number of Referrals Received<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Period<\/p><\/td><td><p>Standard NHS CHC<\/p><\/td><td><p>Fast Track<\/p><\/td><td><p>Total NHS CHC<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016/17<\/p><\/td><td><p>76,945<\/p><\/td><td><p>88,420<\/p><\/td><td><p>165,365<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017/18<\/p><\/td><td><p>75,322<\/p><\/td><td><p>94,175<\/p><\/td><td><p>169,497<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2018/19<\/p><\/td><td><p>73,475<\/p><\/td><td><p>97,273<\/p><\/td><td><p>170,748<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>NHS England collects and publishes data regarding the number of referrals completed, and of those, how many were assessed as eligible (as a percentage). A table showing these figures is attached due to the size of the data. The percentage of referrals agreed as eligible is based on the number of referrals \u2018completed\u2019 (rather than \u2018referrals received\u2019). Pre 2017/18 data did not use this counting methodology and therefore is not comparable. 2016/17 figures have therefore not been included.<\/p><p>The NHS CHC appeals process consists of clinical commissioning group local resolution and NHS England Independent Review. It is not possible to provide data on cases found eligible at local review or Independent Review as a percentage of applications initially assessed as not eligible.<\/p><p>We do not hold information on the percentage of NHS CHC referrals which were assessed as eligible within the requested time periods. NHS England does, however, hold information on the percentage of referrals completed within 28 days, and the latest annual information on this is included in the following table. This relates to Standard NHS CHC and not Fast Track NHS CHC.<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"3\"><p>% referrals within 28 days<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Period<\/p><\/td><td colspan=\"3\"><p>Standard NHS CHC<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>Referrals completed<\/p><\/td><td><p>Referrals completed in 28 days<\/p><\/td><td><p>% completed in 28 days<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2018/19<\/p><\/td><td><p>76,803<\/p><\/td><td><p>53,504<\/p><\/td><td><p>70%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1135685/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>For this answer pensioners have been defined as those over State Pension Age (SPA). The definition used is consistent with average SPAs from HMRC\u2019s published Income Tax Liabilities Statistics. The average female SPA for the purposes of this are 63.75 years in 2016-17 and 64.5 years in 2017-18 (the male SPA is 65 in both). The average male and female SPA in 2018-19 is 65.25.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>i)<\/p><p>Estimates of the number of pensioners who had tax liabilities at the 40% and 45% rates of income tax:<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Numbers: thousands<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>2016-17<\/p><\/td><td><p>2017-18<\/p><\/td><td><p>2018-19<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>40%<\/p><\/td><td><p>537<\/p><\/td><td><p>514<\/p><\/td><td><p>508<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>45%<\/p><\/td><td><p>34<\/p><\/td><td><p>35<\/p><\/td><td><p>37<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>i)<\/p><p>Estimates of the number of pensioners who had an annual income above £50,000 as:<\/p><p>Numbers: thousands<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>2016-17<\/p><\/td><td><p>2017-18<\/p><\/td><td><p>2018-19<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Male<\/p><\/td><td><p>311<\/p><\/td><td><p>342<\/p><\/td><td><p>361<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Female<\/p><\/td><td><p>107<\/p><\/td><td><p>110<\/p><\/td><td><p>113<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Total<\/p><\/td><td><p>418<\/p><\/td><td><p>451<\/p><\/td><td><p>474<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>ii)<\/p><p>Of these pensioners with income above £50,000, the age ranges are:<\/p><p>Numbers: thousands<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>2016-17<\/p><\/td><td><p>2017-18<\/p><\/td><td><p>2018-19<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>60-64<\/p><\/td><td><p>9<\/p><\/td><td><p>5<\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>65-69<\/p><\/td><td><p>170<\/p><\/td><td><p>171<\/p><\/td><td><p>170<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>70-74<\/p><\/td><td><p>108<\/p><\/td><td><p>131<\/p><\/td><td><p>145<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>75+<\/p><\/td><td><p>131<\/p><\/td><td><p>143<\/p><\/td><td><p>158<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>The number of 60-64 year old Pensioners reduces to zero by 2018-19 reflecting the increasing SPA for females over the time period shown.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The figures for 2016-17 are based on the latest outturn data from the Survey of Personal Incomes (SPI), 2017-18 and 2018-19 are projections based on the 2016-17 SPI, which are projected using economic assumptions consistent with the Office for Budget Responsibility\u2019s (OBR) March 2019 Economic and Fiscal Outlook.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>For comparison to the total population of pensioners, Office of National Statistics (ONS) estimates of the population of the UK give the number of individuals by age. The number of pensioners in the UK can also be estimated using the average state pension age in each tax year:<\/p><p> <\/p><p>12.3 million in 2016-17<\/p><p>12.2 million in 2017-18<\/p><p>12.0 million in 2018-19<\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-01", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of pensioners paid tax at (1) the 40 per cent, and (2) the 45 per cent, rate in each of the last three years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4533", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Altmann"}
      }
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1135686", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1135686/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>For this answer pensioners have been defined as those over State Pension Age (SPA). The definition used is consistent with average SPAs from HMRC\u2019s published Income Tax Liabilities Statistics. The average female SPA for the purposes of this are 63.75 years in 2016-17 and 64.5 years in 2017-18 (the male SPA is 65 in both). The average male and female SPA in 2018-19 is 65.25.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>i)<\/p><p>Estimates of the number of pensioners who had tax liabilities at the 40% and 45% rates of income tax:<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Numbers: thousands<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>2016-17<\/p><\/td><td><p>2017-18<\/p><\/td><td><p>2018-19<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>40%<\/p><\/td><td><p>537<\/p><\/td><td><p>514<\/p><\/td><td><p>508<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>45%<\/p><\/td><td><p>34<\/p><\/td><td><p>35<\/p><\/td><td><p>37<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>i)<\/p><p>Estimates of the number of pensioners who had an annual income above £50,000 as:<\/p><p>Numbers: thousands<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>2016-17<\/p><\/td><td><p>2017-18<\/p><\/td><td><p>2018-19<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Male<\/p><\/td><td><p>311<\/p><\/td><td><p>342<\/p><\/td><td><p>361<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Female<\/p><\/td><td><p>107<\/p><\/td><td><p>110<\/p><\/td><td><p>113<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Total<\/p><\/td><td><p>418<\/p><\/td><td><p>451<\/p><\/td><td><p>474<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>ii)<\/p><p>Of these pensioners with income above £50,000, the age ranges are:<\/p><p>Numbers: thousands<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>2016-17<\/p><\/td><td><p>2017-18<\/p><\/td><td><p>2018-19<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>60-64<\/p><\/td><td><p>9<\/p><\/td><td><p>5<\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>65-69<\/p><\/td><td><p>170<\/p><\/td><td><p>171<\/p><\/td><td><p>170<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>70-74<\/p><\/td><td><p>108<\/p><\/td><td><p>131<\/p><\/td><td><p>145<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>75+<\/p><\/td><td><p>131<\/p><\/td><td><p>143<\/p><\/td><td><p>158<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>The number of 60-64 year old Pensioners reduces to zero by 2018-19 reflecting the increasing SPA for females over the time period shown.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The figures for 2016-17 are based on the latest outturn data from the Survey of Personal Incomes (SPI), 2017-18 and 2018-19 are projections based on the 2016-17 SPI, which are projected using economic assumptions consistent with the Office for Budget Responsibility\u2019s (OBR) March 2019 Economic and Fiscal Outlook.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>For comparison to the total population of pensioners, Office of National Statistics (ONS) estimates of the population of the UK give the number of individuals by age. The number of pensioners in the UK can also be estimated using the average state pension age in each tax year:<\/p><p> <\/p><p>12.3 million in 2016-17<\/p><p>12.2 million in 2017-18<\/p><p>12.0 million in 2018-19<\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-01", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what is (1) the total number, and (2) the percentage, of pensioners who had an annual income above £50,000 in each of the last three years; and whether they have a gender breakdown for those data.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4533", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Altmann"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1135687", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Foreign and Commonwealth Office"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1135687/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>\u200bThe details of the programme for the visit by Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to Pakistan have not yet been agreed. For security reasons, we would not in any case comment on details in advance of the visit.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4210", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-01", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, during their forthcoming visit to Pakistan, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit (1) the slums inhabited by the minority Christian community, and (2) members of Shahbaz Bhatti\u2019s family.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/738", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1135688/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>We continue to be in close contact with the Commonwealth Secretariat on its support to member states to live up to the commitments to tolerance, to human rights, good governance and the rule of law set out in the Commonwealth Charter.<\/p><p>In addition, the British Government will continue to urge Pakistan to honour in practice its human rights obligations, including those related to religious minorities, and to uphold the rule of law.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4210", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-01", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government when they last raised the plight of minorities in Pakistan with the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth; what response they received; and whether they asked the Secretary-General to raise continued human rights violations with the government of Pakistan.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/738", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1135689/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>We continue to monitor the case of Shagufta Kauser and her husband Shafqat Emmanuel who were sentenced to death in April 2014. We understand that Shagufta Kauser is of the Christian faith and we are aware of media reports stating that she and her husband are both illiterate.<\/p><p>We regularly raise our concerns about the misuse of the blasphemy laws with the government of Pakistan at a senior level. The harsh penalties for blasphemy, including the death penalty, add to these concerns. We remain firmly opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances. We have repeatedly called upon the Government of Pakistan to end capital punishment and, as a minimum, commit to publicly renewing the previously imposed moratorium on the death penalty. Concerns about Freedom of Religion or Belief and the protection of minority religious communities were raised with Pakistan's Federal Minister for Human Rights, Dr Shireen Mazari, during a ministerial visit to Islamabad in February.<\/p><p>We do not hold figures for individuals on specific charges overseas. According to the US State Department 2018 Report on Freedom of Religion or Belief, at the time of publication, 77 individuals were imprisoned in Pakistan on blasphemy charges, 28 of whom had received death sentences.<\/p>"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the sentencing of Shagufta Kauser and her husband to death in Pakistan for alleged blasphemy; what assessment they have made of whether Shagufta Kauser is (1) from a Christian minority, and (2) illiterate; what representations they have made to the government of Pakistan on her behalf; what response they have received to these representations; and what estimate they have made of the number of people currently facing the death sentence in Pakistan for alleged blasphemy.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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