Claire Hazelgrove MP: written questions 2026

Written questions

• Young Offenders: ReoffendersMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128015More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help reduce violent reoffending among young people who are on bail.

  Answer: The Government recognises the importance of reducing offending, including violent reoffending, among children who are on bail through close supervision and high levels of support by skilled staff. We are investing £5 million over the next three years in s...

  Answered 24 Apr 2026

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• Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and War Pensions: PainMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127739More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of recognition and compensation of chronic pain as a distinct medical condition as part of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and War Pension Sche

  Answer: The Department has assessed that both the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) and the War Pension Scheme provide for pain and suffering as part of a holistic assessment of service-attributable injury or illness. In most cases, chronic pain is not trea...

  Answered 21 Apr 2026

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• Private Patients: ComplaintsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126040More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of complaints and accountability processes for NHS patients referred to private healthcare providers.

  Answer: The Local Authority Social Services and National Health Service Complaints (England) Regulations 2009 set out in law the minimum standards National Health Service organisations, and independent providers of NHS-funded care, must adhere to in respect of th...

  Answered 16 Apr 2026

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• Powers of AttorneyMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112973More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that those acting under a valid and registered Lasting Power of Attorney are not subjected to (a) disproportionate and (b) burdensome additional evidential requiremen

  Answer: Banks and other financial institutions are required to follow the requirements under the Money Laundering Regulations 2017, the Immigration Act 2017 and the Sanctions and Money Laundering Act 2018. The Ministry of Justice has worked with UK Finance and ot...

  Answered 23 Feb 2026

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