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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-17more like thismore than 2024-04-17
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Health Insurance: Private Sector more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Lords remove filter
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to assess and mitigate the impact of private medical insurance fees on the quality and suitability of care provided to patients with private medical insurance. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Merron more like this
uin HL3895 more like this
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is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2024-04-24more like thismore than 2024-04-24
answer text <p>The Government is determined that all insurers, including private medical insurers, treat consumers fairly and firms are required to do so under the Financial Conduct Authority’s rules.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA requires insurers to ensure their products offer fair value, meaning the price a consumer pays for a product or service must be reasonable compared to the overall benefits they can expect to receive. The FCA has been clear that it will be monitoring firms to make sure they comply with this rule and will take action where necessary.</p><p> </p><p>All providers of healthcare are regulated by the Care Quality Commission and follow a set of fundamental standards of safety and quality below which care should never fall, while the General Medical Council is responsible for regulating doctors in the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-04-24T11:43:25.25Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-24T11:43:25.25Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Baroness Merron more like this