Private Pensions information will be available through dashboards. Delivery of these will be led by industry and facilitated by government. We will set out and consult on our proposed approach to delivery, including how to maximise private pension schemes participation in the dashboard in our feasibility report, which will be published shortly.<\/p>
<\/strong><\/p> People can already access the online \u2018Check your State Pension\u2019 service through GOV.UK to get a forecast of their State Pension. This includes information about how they may be able to improve the amount of State Pension they are entitled to, as well as providing a view of their National Insurance contribution record. Check Your State Pension service has provided more than ten million online estimates since its introduction in 2016.<\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/997256/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Private Pensions information will be available through dashboards. Delivery of these will be led by industry and facilitated by government. We will set out and consult on our proposed approach to delivery, including how to maximise private pension schemes participation in the dashboard in our feasibility report, which will be published shortly.<\/p> <\/strong><\/p> People can already access the online \u2018Check your State Pension\u2019 service through GOV.UK to get a forecast of their State Pension. This includes information about how they may be able to improve the amount of State Pension they are entitled to, as well as providing a view of their National Insurance contribution record. Check Your State Pension service has provided more than ten million online estimates since its introduction in 2016.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to ensure that State Pension information is accessible through the pensions dashboard to enable (a) pensioners and (b) people approaching retirement age to make informed decisions.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Written Statement of 10 July 2018 on Update on the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review, HCWS841, what the (a) names and (b) objectives are of the clinicians on the clinical advisory group for surgical mesh.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4042", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Owen Smith"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/938559", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/938559/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The pause in the use of vaginally inserted mesh to treat prolapse and tape/sling used to treat stress urinary incontinence will be implemented through a high vigilance programme of restricted practice. This is not a blanket ban as for some patients this can be a last treatment option for a debilitating condition.<\/p> <\/p> These operations will therefore be available for carefully selected patients based on a multidisciplinary team decision, where the patient understands the risks involved and has provided informed consent. It is therefore not possible at this stage to quantify the number of exceptions that will take place.<\/p> <\/p> This is similar to the position in Scotland, where mesh used to treat stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse has been temporarily suspended, but is allowed in certain tightly controlled circumstances.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4065", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Written Statement of 10 July 2018 on Update on the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review, HCWS841, what estimate he has made of the number of potential exceptions there will be to the pause in the use of mesh for stress urinary incontinence; and how exceptions to the suspension will be determined.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4042", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Owen Smith"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/938560", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/938560/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " On 10 July, alongside the Government\u2019s announcement of a pause in the use of sling/tape to treat stress urinary incontinence and vaginally inserted mesh to treat prolapse, NHS England and NHS Improvement wrote to provider Chief Executives and Medical Directors, advising on implementation of the pause through a high vigilance programme of restriction. It was advised that, for the majority of patients, a delay until the high vigilance programme ceased would be the preferred option. This information is in the public domain and available on the NHS Improvement website at the following link:<\/p> <\/p> Reporting Years<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Number of Directly Employed/loaned Staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Number of Seconded Staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Overall Staff Numbers<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010/11<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 79<\/p><\/td> 85<\/p><\/td> 164<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011/12<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 85<\/p><\/td> 69<\/p><\/td> 154<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012/13<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 93<\/p><\/td> 72<\/p><\/td> 165<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013/14<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 101<\/p><\/td> 62<\/p><\/td> 163<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015/16<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 105<\/p><\/td> 21<\/p><\/td> 126<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016/17<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 103<\/p><\/td> 30<\/p><\/td> 133<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017/18*<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 106<\/p><\/td> 36<\/p><\/td> 142<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> * As of 25 January 2018<\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1496", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Shailesh Vara"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff were employed by her Department in each year since 1996.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/830212/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Coordination Committee last met on 29 January 2018 and will meet again soon. The agendas and summaries of these meetings are regularly published on Gov.uk:<\/p> <\/p>