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1795480

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2025
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Child Trust Funds past their maturity date have not been claimed.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	46688
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2025 answer text Information on Child Trust Funds is available in HMRC’s Annual Savings Statistics.<p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-savings-statistics-2024" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-savings-statistics-2024</a></p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds question first answered 25/04/2025 08:04:47 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1795625

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2025
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to replace the Multi-role Electronically Scanned-Array radar on the E-7A Wedgetail fleet with a US-developed replacement.
	tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	46689
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2025 answer text <p>There are no plans to replace the existing Multi-role Electronically Scanned Array radar currently fitted on the UK E-7 Wedgetail Fleet.</p> answering member constituency Liverpool Garston answering member printed Maria Eagle question first answered 25/04/2025 06:49:41 answering member 483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle
	tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1795627

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2025
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to Question 41390 on British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty tabled by the hon. Member for Rayleigh and Wickford on 26 March 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	46690
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2025 answer text <p>I responded to the right hon. Member on 23 April 2025.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth Sutton and Devonport answering member printed Luke Pollard question first answered 25/04/2025 06:49:58 answering member 4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard
	tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1795634

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2025
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 42281 on Defence Equipment: Technology, what percentage of his Department's equipment procurement budget was spent on novel technology (a) as of 22 April 2025 and (b) in each of the last five financial years.
	tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
	tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	46789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2025 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence continues to invest significant funding into novel technologies such as various uncrewed systems and our cutting edge Directed Energy Weapons. Further detail on the novel technologies ringfence will be finalised through the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Liverpool Garston answering member printed Maria Eagle question first answered 25/04/2025 06:50:22 answering member 483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle
	tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

1795797

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2025
	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	Contraceptives
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to make the morning-after pill free at pharmacies in (a) Staffordshire and (b) England.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Adam Jogee
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	47024
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2025 answer text <p>The Department is currently planning to expand the Pharmacy Contraception Service to include the supply of emergency hormonal contraception from October 2025. This means women will have access to the ‘morning-after pill’ free of charge at pharmacies on the National Health Service, which will ensure a consistent offer across the country.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 24/04/2025 16:03:00 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
	tabling member	5168

1795833

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2025
	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	Pharmacy
	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 help increase the number of high street pharmacies.
	tabling member constituency	Chippenham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Gibson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	47055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2025 answer text <p>Pharmacies play a vital role in our healthcare system, and the Government recognises the integral role they play within our communities, as an easily accessible ‘front door’ to the National Health Service, staffed by highly trained and skilled healthcare professionals.</p><p>Community pharmacies are private businesses that provide NHS funded services. Most pharmacies are not directly commissioned or contracted by the NHS, instead contractors apply to gain entry to the NHS pharmaceutical list and if an application is approved, a pharmacy can open and start providing services.</p><p>Local authorities are required to undertake a pharmaceutical needs assessment (PNA) every three years to assess whether their population is adequately served by local pharmacies, and must keep these assessments under review. Integrated care boards (ICBs) give regard to the PNAs when reviewing applications from new contractors. Contractors can also apply to open a new pharmacy to offer benefits to patients that were not foreseen by the PNA. If there is a need for a new local pharmacy to open and no contractors apply to open a pharmacy and fill the gap, ICBs can commission a new pharmacy to open outside of the market entry processes and fund the contract from the ICBs’ budgets.</p><p>The Pharmacy Access Scheme helps protect access to pharmacies in areas where there are fewer pharmacies and higher health needs, so that no area is left without access to local, physical NHS pharmaceutical services.</p><p>In general, despite a reduction in the number of pharmacies in recent years, patient access to pharmacies remains good, and continues to be better in the most deprived areas when compared with the least deprived.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock grouped question UIN 47056 47057 question first answered 24/04/2025 16:04:40 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
	tabling member	5239

1795834

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2025
	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	Pharmacy
	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 ensure (a) urban and (b) rural access to pharmacies.
	tabling member constituency	Chippenham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Gibson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	47056
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2025 answer text <p>Pharmacies play a vital role in our healthcare system, and the Government recognises the integral role they play within our communities, as an easily accessible ‘front door’ to the National Health Service, staffed by highly trained and skilled healthcare professionals.</p><p>Community pharmacies are private businesses that provide NHS funded services. Most pharmacies are not directly commissioned or contracted by the NHS, instead contractors apply to gain entry to the NHS pharmaceutical list and if an application is approved, a pharmacy can open and start providing services.</p><p>Local authorities are required to undertake a pharmaceutical needs assessment (PNA) every three years to assess whether their population is adequately served by local pharmacies, and must keep these assessments under review. Integrated care boards (ICBs) give regard to the PNAs when reviewing applications from new contractors. Contractors can also apply to open a new pharmacy to offer benefits to patients that were not foreseen by the PNA. If there is a need for a new local pharmacy to open and no contractors apply to open a pharmacy and fill the gap, ICBs can commission a new pharmacy to open outside of the market entry processes and fund the contract from the ICBs’ budgets.</p><p>The Pharmacy Access Scheme helps protect access to pharmacies in areas where there are fewer pharmacies and higher health needs, so that no area is left without access to local, physical NHS pharmaceutical services.</p><p>In general, despite a reduction in the number of pharmacies in recent years, patient access to pharmacies remains good, and continues to be better in the most deprived areas when compared with the least deprived.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock grouped question UIN 47055 47057 question first answered 24/04/2025 16:04:40 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
	tabling member	5239

1795835

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2025
	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	Pharmacy: South West
	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 prevent the creation of pharmacy deserts in the south west of England.
	tabling member constituency	Chippenham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Gibson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	47057
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2025 answer text <p>Pharmacies play a vital role in our healthcare system, and the Government recognises the integral role they play within our communities, as an easily accessible ‘front door’ to the National Health Service, staffed by highly trained and skilled healthcare professionals.</p><p>Community pharmacies are private businesses that provide NHS funded services. Most pharmacies are not directly commissioned or contracted by the NHS, instead contractors apply to gain entry to the NHS pharmaceutical list and if an application is approved, a pharmacy can open and start providing services.</p><p>Local authorities are required to undertake a pharmaceutical needs assessment (PNA) every three years to assess whether their population is adequately served by local pharmacies, and must keep these assessments under review. Integrated care boards (ICBs) give regard to the PNAs when reviewing applications from new contractors. Contractors can also apply to open a new pharmacy to offer benefits to patients that were not foreseen by the PNA. If there is a need for a new local pharmacy to open and no contractors apply to open a pharmacy and fill the gap, ICBs can commission a new pharmacy to open outside of the market entry processes and fund the contract from the ICBs’ budgets.</p><p>The Pharmacy Access Scheme helps protect access to pharmacies in areas where there are fewer pharmacies and higher health needs, so that no area is left without access to local, physical NHS pharmaceutical services.</p><p>In general, despite a reduction in the number of pharmacies in recent years, patient access to pharmacies remains good, and continues to be better in the most deprived areas when compared with the least deprived.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock grouped question UIN 47055 47056 question first answered 24/04/2025 16:04:40 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
	tabling member	5239

1795837

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2025
	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	Pharmacy
	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 he will take to (a) support and (b) expand the clinical role of community pharmacies.
	tabling member constituency	Chippenham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Gibson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	47059
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2025 answer text <p>We have concluded the most recent consultation on funding for 2024/25 and 2025/26 with the community pharmacy sector. This deal represents the largest uplift in funding of any part of the National Health Service, over 19% across 2024/25 and 2025/26, and will support community pharmacies in providing clinical services.</p><p>As part of this deal, we have increased the fees for ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, the Pharmacy Contraception Service, Pharmacy First Clinical Pathways and Minor Illness, and the New Medicine Service, to support contractors offering these services. We will also expand the Pharmacy Contraception Service and the New Medicine Service.</p><p>The Government is committed to expanding the role of pharmacies and better utilising the skills of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, including by making prescribing part of the services delivered by community pharmacists. NHS England is currently testing how prescribing in community pharmacy could work to inform the commissioning of prescribing from community pharmacies in future.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 24/04/2025 16:06:05 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
	tabling member	5239

1795883

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2025
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Making Tax Digital; and what steps she is taking to improve customer service for businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
	tabling member printed	Graham Leadbitter
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	47090
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2025 answer text <p>HMRC’s published evaluation of Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT, introduced in 2019, shows that MTD is effective with additional tax revenue raised in line with HMRC’s original forecast. MTD reduces error and provides wider benefits, including time saved, increased tax confidence, greater accuracy and improved business operations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government expects that businesses and landlords using MTD for Income Tax from April 2026 will experience similar benefits.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s move towards being a digital first tax administration system supports the commitment to better customer service. Improved online digital services will handle routine functions and enquiries, supported by accessible online content such as recorded webinars and YouTube videos.</p><p> </p><p>This will free up phone lines to support customers with more complex queries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 25/04/2025 07:59:23 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	5277