Julia Buckley MP: written questions

Written questions

• Winter Fuel PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3490More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what date people must submit a pension credit claim by to qualify for the 2024 winter fuel allowance.

  Answer: A claim for Pension Credit can be backdated by up to three months, as long as the conditions of entitlement are met during that period. This means that any claim made by 21 December and successfully backdated can qualify for this year’s Winter Fuel Paymen...

  Answered 5 Sept 2024

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• Medical Records: Information SharingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3489More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of the lack of shared IT systems between primary, secondary and mental healthcare on (a) patients and (b) healthcare prof

  Answer: No specific assessment has been made. Shared care records are in place in all integrated care boards, allowing information from general practice and acute settings to be shared for direct care.The Frontline Digitisation programme is working to improve the...

  Answered 9 Sept 2024

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• General Practitioners: LeaseholdDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3488More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of NHS England underwriting leases for GP practices.

  Answer: Under the GP Contracts, premises liabilities are the responsibility of the contractor. Overall contractual payments reflect this arrangement, with the National Health Service also reimbursing direct premises costs including rent, business rates, water, an...

  Answered 10 Sept 2024

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• Hospices: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1406More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of funding arrangements for hospices.

  Answer: We want a society where every person receives high-quality, compassionate care, including at end of life. We understand that, financially, times are difficult for many voluntary and charitable organisations, including hospices, due to the increased cost o...

  Answered 30 Jul 2024

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• Hospices: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 900034More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the level of funding for hospices.

  Answer: We want a society where every person receives high-quality, compassionate care, including at the end of their life. I know that hospices provide fantastic services to many people. The government is going to shift the focus of healthcare out of the hospita...

  Answered 25 Jul 2024

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