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1792478

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date	04/04/2025
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	Social Services: Labour Turnover and Recruitment
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 develop a (a) comprehensive and (b) fully-funded plan to effectively (i) recruit, (ii) train, and (iii) retain a sustainable social care workforce.
tabling member constituency	Harpenden and Berkhamsted
tabling member printed	Victoria Collins
uin	44274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2025 answer text <p>We are launching an independent commission into adult social care as part of our critical first steps towards delivering a National Care Service. We expect that the commission will look at workforce issues, building on work already underway to provide a career structure, give care professionals greater skills and legislate for the first ever Fair Pay Agreements.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 08/04/2025 16:56:20 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
tabling member	5201

1792479

registered interest
date	04/04/2025
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	Carers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department have to ensure that local authorities can fulfil their duties to carers under the Care Act 2014.
tabling member constituency	Harpenden and Berkhamsted
tabling member printed	Victoria Collins
uin	44275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2025 answer text <p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is assessing how well local authorities in England are delivering their duties under Part 1 of the Care Act 2014, including their duties relating to unpaid carers.  This means that the CQC is looking at how local authorities are supporting unpaid carers in their area.</p><p>All 153 local authorities in England are being assessed, with ratings and reports available on the CQC’s website. The assessments identify local authorities’ strengths and areas for improvement, facilitating the sharing of good practice, and helping us to target support where it is most needed.</p><p>The Government recognises the challenges facing the adult social care system. That is why the Government is launching an independent commission into adult social care as part of our critical first steps towards delivering a National Care Service.</p><p>The commission will start a national conversation about what working age adults, older people, and their families expect from adult social care, including exploring the needs of unpaid carers, who provide vital care and support.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 10/04/2025 12:48:17 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
tabling member	5201

1792480

registered interest
date	04/04/2025
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	Carers: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on the potential impact of the energy price cap increase on unpaid carers.
tabling member constituency	Harpenden and Berkhamsted
tabling member printed	Victoria Collins
uin	44276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2025 answer text <p>The Government believes that our mission to deliver clean power by 2030 is the best way to break our dependence on global fossil fuel markets and protect billpayers permanently. This, combined with our Warm Homes Plan to upgrade millions of homes to make them warmer and cheaper to run, is how we will drive down energy bills and make cold homes a thing of the past.</p><p>However, we recognise that we need to support households struggling with bills whilst we transition to clean power by 2030. This is why we are delivering the Warm Home Discount to approximately three million eligible low-income households this winter. On 25 February 2025, we published a consultation on the expansion of the Warm Home Discount, giving more eligible households £150 off their energy bills. These proposals would bring approximately 2.7 million households into the scheme, pushing the total number of households that would receive the discount next winter up to approximately six million.</p><p>The Government is continuing to work with Ofgem and energy suppliers to ensure energy bills remain fair and affordable while we transition to clean power by 2030.</p><p>Local authorities have duties to support people caring for their family and friends. The Care Act 2014 requires local authorities to deliver a wide range of sustainable, high-quality care and support services, including support for carers.</p><p>Ministers regularly engage with colleagues in other Government departments on a range of issues.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 16/04/2025 16:17:22 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
tabling member	5201

1792481

registered interest
date	04/04/2025
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Train Operating Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to introduce (a) accountability and (b) enforcement provisions for private train companies during rail nationalisation.
tabling member constituency	Harpenden and Berkhamsted
tabling member printed	Victoria Collins
uin	44277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2025 answer text <p>During the transition of passenger services to a public sector operator, the Secretary of State for Transport will continue to hold private sector operators to account through a range of measures, using enforcement provisions where required. All operators will continue to go through an annual planning process with the Department to agree plans for changes to service specifications, performance improvements and other deliverables. If an operator’s poor performance means that contractual conditions for early termination are met, Ministers will not hesitate to take decisive action.</p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 11/04/2025 10:43:46 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
tabling member	5201

1792482

registered interest
date	04/04/2025
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	Palliative Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will provide Integrated Care Boards with detailed guidance on the minimum provision of palliative care required for hospices in their area.
tabling member constituency	Harpenden and Berkhamsted
tabling member printed	Victoria Collins
uin	44278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2025 answer text <p>Palliative care services are included in the list of services an integrated care board (ICB) must commission. This promotes a more consistent national approach and supports commissioners in prioritising palliative and end of life care. To support ICBs in this duty, NHS England has published statutory guidance and service specifications. Although the statutory guidance does not specifically set out a minimum provision of palliative care required by ICBs, it does state that ICBs have a legal duty to commission palliative and end of life care services to meet the needs of their local populations.</p><p>Whilst the majority of palliative and end of life care is provided by National Health Service staff and services, we recognise the vital part that voluntary sector organisations, including hospices, also play in providing support to people at end of life and to their loved ones.</p><p>Most hospices are charitable, independent organisations which receive some statutory funding for providing NHS services. The amount of funding each charitable hospice receives varies both within and between ICB areas. This will vary depending on demand in that ICB area but will also be dependent on the totality and type of palliative and end of life care provision from both NHS and non-NHS services, including charitable hospices, within each ICB area.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 10/04/2025 12:50:20 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
tabling member	5201

1792483

registered interest
date	04/04/2025
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	Fractures: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to ensure effective fracture liaison services for over 50s.
tabling member constituency	Harpenden and Berkhamsted
tabling member printed	Victoria Collins
uin	44279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2025 answer text <p>Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) are a globally recognised care model and can reduce the risk of refracture for people at risk of osteoporosis by up to 40%. They can play a vital role in improving quality of life and increasing the number of years that can be lived in good health.</p><p>We remain committed to rolling out FLS across every part of the country by 2030.</p><p>In the meantime, we are investing in high-tech DEXA scanners, which are expected to provide an extra 29,000 scans to ensure that people with bone conditions get diagnosed earlier.</p> answering member constituency West Lancashire answering member printed Ashley Dalton grouped question UIN 44280 question first answered 09/04/2025 15:58:05 answering member 4981 label Biography information for Ashley Dalton
tabling member	5201

1792484

registered interest
date	04/04/2025
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	Fractures: Health Services
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 plans to provide additional funding for fracture liaison services to help increase the (a) coverage and (b) quality of those services.
tabling member constituency	Harpenden and Berkhamsted
tabling member printed	Victoria Collins
uin	44280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2025 answer text <p>Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) are a globally recognised care model and can reduce the risk of refracture for people at risk of osteoporosis by up to 40%. They can play a vital role in improving quality of life and increasing the number of years that can be lived in good health.</p><p>We remain committed to rolling out FLS across every part of the country by 2030.</p><p>In the meantime, we are investing in high-tech DEXA scanners, which are expected to provide an extra 29,000 scans to ensure that people with bone conditions get diagnosed earlier.</p> answering member constituency West Lancashire answering member printed Ashley Dalton grouped question UIN 44279 question first answered 09/04/2025 15:58:05 answering member 4981 label Biography information for Ashley Dalton
tabling member	5201

1792485

registered interest
date	04/04/2025
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	Dental Services: Incentives
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 plans to incentivise dentists to increase NHS appointments in (a) Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency, (b) Hertfordshire and (c) England.
tabling member constituency	Harpenden and Berkhamsted
tabling member printed	Victoria Collins
uin	44281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2025 answer text <p>The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and recruit new dentists to areas that need them most. To rebuild dentistry in the long term, we will reform the dental contract with the sector, with a shift to focus on prevention and the retention of NHS dentists.</p><p>The responsibility for commissioning primary care services, including NHS dentistry, to meet the needs of the local population has been delegated to the integrated care boards (ICBs) across England. For the Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency, this is the Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB. ICBs have been asked to start making extra urgent dental appointments available from April 2025. The Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB is expected to deliver 5,712 additional urgent dental appointments as part of the scheme.</p><p>Areas which are struggling to recruit and retain NHS dentists can make use of the Golden Hello scheme, which aims to encourage dentists to work in areas where they are needed most.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 14/04/2025 09:43:26 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
tabling member	5201

1792486

registered interest
date	04/04/2025
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	Housing: Sewers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is taking steps to impose a legal duty on large-scale housing developments to include adequate sewage capacity.
tabling member constituency	Harpenden and Berkhamsted
tabling member printed	Victoria Collins
uin	44282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2025 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-24/40935" target="_blank">40935</a> on 31 March 2025.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 16/04/2025 12:29:09 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	5201

1792487

registered interest
date	04/04/2025
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Rivers: Hertfordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve the bathing standard in the (a) River Ver and (b) River Lea.
tabling member constituency	Harpenden and Berkhamsted
tabling member printed	Victoria Collins
uin	44283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2025 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving the quality of bathing water at designated sites around the country, as an important contributor to many people’s mental and physical health. However, as these two sites are not designated bathing waters they are not covered by the Bathing Water Regulations 2013. This means that the Environment Agency does not monitor for intestinal enterococci and E. coli, the bacteria used to assess bathing water quality.</p><p> </p><p>They Environment Agency manages rivers and other open water locations that are not designated as bathing waters for the purpose of protecting fish and wildlife, rather than people, so health risks from using these locations may be higher than at designated bathing waters. Anyone can become unwell when swimming in open waters. UK Health Security Agency and the Environment Agency offer advice in the ‘swim healthy’ guidance, <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fswim-healthy-leaflet%2Fswim-healthy&amp;data=05%7C02%7CLisa.D%27Cruz%40defra.gov.uk%7C807058f9e9874865572d08dd7742fa6d%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638797851723462365%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2Bot%2BrURCyDpB6wzI3oWt1VG22Gl%2FI3mLHH1g3ZpkTRE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/swim-healthy-leaflet/swim-healthy</a>.</p><p> </p><p>More information on designated bathing waters can be found here: <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fbathing-waters-list-of-designated-waters-in-england&amp;data=05%7C02%7CLisa.D%27Cruz%40defra.gov.uk%7C807058f9e9874865572d08dd7742fa6d%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638797851723482840%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=zOBDTZLByhiy2AGbzWurKipTJXePokB57%2FUpCk9kSEA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bathing-waters-list-of-designated-waters-in-england</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency also publishes the water quality data that they hold. This information can be accessed via the following link: <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fenvironment.data.gov.uk%2Fwater-quality%2Fview%2Fdownload&amp;data=05%7C02%7CLisa.D%27Cruz%40defra.gov.uk%7C807058f9e9874865572d08dd7742fa6d%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638797851723498767%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=w0IpgCccM0VS6KHLVJdmK60lG13EGXMYfvstLbVbzEI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Open WIMS data</a>.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 11/04/2025 11:02:23 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
tabling member	5201