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1734027

registered interest
date	14/10/2024
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	NHS: Long Covid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of NHS employees who have (a) taken early retirement and (b) had their employment terminated as a result of long covid, by region.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Steve Darling
uin	9010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2024 answer text <p>No such estimate has been made by the Department.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth question first answered 18/10/2024 12:19:28 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
tabling member	5066

1733235

registered interest
date	10/10/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Support
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Universal Support programme; and what steps she is taking to ensure that funding is targeted towards the areas of highest deprivation.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Steve Darling
uin	8516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2024 answer text <p>The Universal Support funding has supported the expansion of Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care and additional support through Work and Health Programme Pioneer.</p><p> </p><p>For Work and Health Programme Pioneer, between September 2023 and May 2024, the Official Statistics publication <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fwork-and-health-programme-statistics-to-may-2024%2Fwork-and-health-programme-statistics-to-may-2024%23%3A~%3Atext%3Dbetween%2520September%25202023%2520and%2520May%2Chave%2520achieved%2520a%2520job%2520outcome&amp;data=05%7C02%7CMARCIA.KING%40DWP.GOV.UK%7C00d1862d309247f51f9f08dcec88acaa%7C96f1f6e910574117ac2880cdfe86f8c3%7C0%7C0%7C638645318963077820%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=yLRtXypG2glafhrjfLvITah4t%2BE27tgqfn0MeH72nGE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Work and Health Programme statistics to May 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> shows that 17,000 individuals were referred with 11,000 starting on the programme. By May 2024, so far 1,700 people had achieved first earnings from employment and 290 people had achieved a sustained work job outcome.</p><p> </p><p>Data on Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>We will shortly announce further details about a new supported employment programme, which, using the funding originally intended for the main Universal Support programme, will be co-designed with local authorities. Once fully rolled out across England and Wales, the programme will support up to 100,000 disabled people, people with health conditions and those with complex barriers to employment to help them get into and on in work per year. As local areas understand local needs best, they will be able to make choices about which eligible groups to prioritise for support.</p> answering member constituency Birkenhead answering member printed Alison McGovern question first answered 15/10/2024 14:28:11 answering member 4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern
tabling member	5066

1733264

registered interest
date	10/10/2024
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	NHS Trusts: 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, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the flexibility NHS trusts have relating to capital departmental resource limit leases to allow trusts to support (a) local authorities and (b) regeneration of the high street to help support access to local health facilities.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Steve Darling
uin	8517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government is supportive of the National Health Service considering wider benefits from health capital investment opportunities, including high street regeneration. NHS England provides ‘business as usual’ capital allocations to integrated care systems (ICSs), who then determine how they are allocated between their operations and the NHS trusts in their system. This is based on their healthcare priorities and local system needs.</p><p> </p><p>Within their allocation, ICSs, along with NHS England, can already make payments to local authorities towards healthcare expenditure on community services. For example, a local authority operating a unit for people with learning difficulties may receive a grant from the NHS body to cover the provision of healthcare to the clients in the unit. They also have the ability to grant capital to local authorities as a contribution to a facility occupied by a general practice, community trust, or a voluntary body that would provide healthcare services from the premises. However, all capital activity needs to be within the capital limit set by Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth question first answered 17/10/2024 12:58:31 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
tabling member	5066

1733360

registered interest
date	10/10/2024
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	Hospices: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the level of variation in funding hospices receive across England.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Steve Darling
uin	8518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2024 answer text <p>We want a society where every person receives high-quality, compassionate care from diagnosis through to the end of life. The Government is determined to shift more healthcare out of hospitals and into the community, to ensure that patients and their families receive personalised care in the most appropriate setting, and palliative and end of life care, including hospices, will have a big role to play in that shift.</p><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.</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 their loved ones.</p><p>No assessment has been made on the level of variation of hospice funding. Most hospices are charitable, independent organisations which receive some statutory funding for providing NHS services. The amount of funding charitable hospices receive varies by ICB area, and will, in part, be dependent on the breadth and range of palliative and end of life care provision within their ICB footprint.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock grouped question UIN 8606 question first answered 16/10/2024 12:09:19 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
tabling member	5066

1733361

registered interest
date	10/10/2024
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	Hospices: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to reform the funding model for charitable hospices as part of the 10 year plan for health and care.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Steve Darling
uin	8519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2024 answer text <p>We have committed to develop a 10-Year Health Plan to deliver an NHS fit for the future, by driving three shifts in the way health care is delivered, specifically: moving healthcare from hospital to the community; from analogue to digital; and from sickness to prevention. We will carefully consider policies, including those that impact people with palliative and end of life care needs, with input from the public, patients, health staff, and our stakeholders, including those in the hospice sector, as we develop the plan.</p><p>Most hospices are charitable, independent organisations which receive some statutory funding for providing National Health Services.  The amount of funding charitable hospices receive varies by integrated care board (ICB) area, and will, in part, be dependent on the breadth of palliative and end of life care provision within each ICB catchment area.</p><p>I recently met with NHS England and discussions have begun on how to reduce inequalities and variation in access to, and the quality of, palliative and end of life care in England.  We will consider next steps on palliative and end of life care, including hospice funding, in the coming months.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock grouped question UIN 8530 8574 question first answered 17/10/2024 15:14:05 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
tabling member	5066

1733362

registered interest
date	10/10/2024
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	Hospices: Finance
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 has made an assessment of the impact of hospice funding on people's experiences of death and dying.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Steve Darling
uin	8520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2024 answer text <p>We want a society where every person receives high-quality, compassionate care from diagnosis through to the end of life. The Government is determined to shift more healthcare out of hospitals and into the community, to ensure patients and their families receive personalised care in the most appropriate setting, and hospices will have a big role to play in that shift.</p><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.</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, as well as their loved ones.</p><p>No assessment has been made of the impact of hospice funding on people’s experiences of death and dying. Most hospices are charitable, independent organisations which receive some statutory funding for providing NHS services. The amount of funding charitable hospices receive varies by ICB area, and will, in part, be dependent on the breadth and range of palliative and end of life care provision within their ICB footprint.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock grouped question UIN 8575 question first answered 16/10/2024 11:58:11 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
tabling member	5066

1732910

registered interest
date	09/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Gender Based Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he plans to take through the criminal justice system to reduce levels of violence against women.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Steve Darling
uin	8270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2024 answer text <p>This Government was elected with the unprecedented ambition to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG) in a decade, which is an integral part of the wider mission to take back our streets and raise confidence in the police and criminal justice system.</p><p>To begin, we have committed to fast-tracking rape cases through the courts to deliver swift and effective justice to some of the most vulnerable victims and survivors. In addition, we have announced that from next year, we will be rolling out free, independent legal advocates for victims and survivors of adult rape, ensuring that they have support to enforce their legal rights, for example, in relation to use of their personal records during an investigation or in court.</p><p>We will also be piloting Domestic Abuse Protection Orders from November, and in the family court we will further expand the Pathfinder courts model and ensure that children and families are better supported with access to domestic abuse specialists.</p><p>In our manifesto we also committed to banning the creation of sexually explicit deepfakes, as well as strengthening the law to help the police better respond to the crime of spiking.</p><p>These are just some of the early steps we are taking in the Ministry of Justice to deliver on our ambition to halve VAWG. I am also working closely with my cross-government colleagues to ensure every department is focussed on tackling this national emergency.</p> answering member constituency Pontypridd answering member printed Alex Davies-Jones question first answered 16/10/2024 13:32:00 answering member 4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones
tabling member	5066

1732925

registered interest
date	09/10/2024
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	NHS: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of NHS estates are rated condition A in each NHS estate in the South West.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Steve Darling
uin	8271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2024 answer text <p>As part of the management of their estate, National Health Service trusts regularly assess the physical condition of their estate. Facilities rated as category A are considered new and able to perform adequately throughout their full lifespan.</p><p>The Estates Related Information Collection (ERIC) survey collects data from trusts on the quality of their estate annually. However, it does not collect the number or proportion of the NHS estate that is ranked as category A. The ERIC does collect data on backlog maintenance, the projected cost of bringing all the buildings on each NHS site into acceptable condition. The latest data is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/estates-returns-information-collection-summary-page-and-dataset-for-eric-202223" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/estates-returns-information-collection-summary-page-and-dataset-for-eric-202223</a></p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth question first answered 16/10/2024 08:56:23 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
tabling member	5066

1732951

registered interest
date	09/10/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data banks will have to share under the Fraud, Error and Debt Bill.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Steve Darling
uin	8272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2024 answer text <p>The Fraud, Error and Debt Bill will introduce a range of measures that will interact with banks and Financial Institutions. Information shared will vary by each measure but will always be proportionate, and include strong safeguards being put in place for each.</p><p> </p><p>Further details will be set out when the Bill is introduced to Parliament shortly.</p> answering member constituency Stretford and Urmston answering member printed Andrew Western question first answered 17/10/2024 15:05:48 answering member 4979 label Biography information for Andrew Western
tabling member	5066

1732447

registered interest
date	08/10/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department plans to take to (a) protect and (b) support vulnerable people in relation to the new Fraud, Error and Debt Bill.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Steve Darling
uin	7925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2024 answer text <p>Safeguarding vulnerable claimants is always a priority. All the powers included in the Fraud, Error and Debt Bill will include strong safeguards to ensure they are only used appropriately and proportionately – including new oversight and reporting mechanisms. We have a clearly defined scope and clear limitations for the use of all the powers we are introducing, and our staff will be trained to the highest possible standards.</p> answering member constituency Stretford and Urmston answering member printed Andrew Western question first answered 16/10/2024 16:23:37 answering member 4979 label Biography information for Andrew Western
tabling member	5066