Luke Evans MP: written questions 2025
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Social Services: ComplaintsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47801More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman’s Annual Review of Adult Social Care Complaints 2023-24, published in September 2024, what assessment he has made of the potential m
Answer: We are aware of both the Annual Review and Triennial Review from the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) and support the work they do to ensure that those receiving care, whether self-funded or placed by their local authority, are aware of ...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: ComplaintsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47800More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman’s Annual Review of Adult Social Care Complaints 2023-24, published in September 2024, if he will undertake a review of the proportio
Answer: We are aware of both the Annual Review and Triennial Review from the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) and support the work they do to ensure that those receiving care, whether self-funded or placed by their local authority, are aware of ...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: ComplaintsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47799More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department’s policies of the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman’s Annual Review of Adult Social Care Complaints 2023-24, pu
Answer: We are aware of both the Annual Review and Triennial Review from the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) and support the work they do to ensure that those receiving care, whether self-funded or placed by their local authority, are aware of ...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDentistry and General Practitioners: Workplace PensionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to FOI 02629, if he will undertake a review into the difference in figures between GPs and General Dental Practitioners.
Answer: General practitioners (GPs) use Primary Care Support England to report earnings via a Type 1 GPs certificate, and are dependent on their tax return. Dentists use a system called Compass to report their earnings through the NHS Business Services Authority....
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Workplace PensionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to FOI 02629, if he will undertake a review into the work of (a) Capita and (b) NHS Business Service Authority.
Answer: Capita operates the Primary Care Support England (PCSE) service under contract to NHS England. NHS England tracks PCSE’s performance on a monthly basis against contractual performance targets. NHS England works with PCSE, the NHS Business Services Authori...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Workplace PensionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47796More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department’s policies of the findings of FOI 02629 on the (a) number and (b) percentage of GPs with up to date pension records.
Answer: The Department, NHS England, and NHS Pensions (NHSP) are working together to improve the processing of general practitioners’ (GPs) pensions and to identify solutions to resolve gaps in records. A total of 21,601 missing years have been resolved in the pa...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Workplace PensionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47795More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase the number of GPs with up-to-date pension records.
Answer: NHS England is working with NHS Pensions and Primary Care Support England (PCSE) to support general practitioners (GPs) to reduce the number of missing records. For the 2025/26 financial year, PCSE is maintaining a dedicated team to support GPs to resolve...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Workplace PensionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to FOI-02629, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) Capita and (b) the NHS Business Services Authority on GPs’ pensions records.
Answer: Every six weeks the Department meets with NHS England, the NHS Business Services Authority, Primary Care Support England, and the British Medical Association to review general practice (GP) pensions administration, discuss the current challenges and oppor...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47793More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department’s policies of the Care Quality Commission’s Community mental health survey 2024, published on 3 April 2025.
Answer: We welcome the Care Quality Commission’s survey. The evidence from this survey will feed into our plans to improve community mental health services through the 10 year plan. Too many people with mental health issues are not getting the care they need, and...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIntegrated Care BoardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47792More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to support integrated care boards through the closure of NHS England.
Answer: The Prime Minister announced that NHS England will be brought back into the Department. Integrated care boards (ICBs) are to act primarily as strategic commissioners of health and care services. Detailed guidance has been provided to ICBs, National Health...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIntegrated Care Boards: Per Capita CostsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47791More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the adequate running cost of integrated care boards per head of population.
Answer: Sir Jim Mackey wrote to the National Health Service on 1 April 2025 setting out that in the future, integrated care boards (ICBs) should reduce their running costs by 50%.Analysis undertaken by NHS England shows the variation in the costs of commissioning...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIntegrated Care Boards: Operating CostsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47790More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to produce an impact assessment of the planned 50% reduction in integrated care board running costs.
Answer: NHS England has asked the integrated care boards (ICBs) to act primarily as strategic commissioners of health and care services and to reduce the duplication of responsibilities within their structure to achieve a 50% cost reduction in their running cost ...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: Domestic VisitsDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47789More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2025 to Question 42805 on Private Education, if she will list the private schools she has visited since 5 July 2024.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Hinckley and Bosworth to the answer of 6 May 2025 to Question 46839.
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: ReformTreasuryTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46845More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which representative bodies she intends to meet to hold preparatory discussions with on proposals to reform the business rates system in the 2026-2027 financial year.
Answer: HM Treasury releases a quarterly record of Ministers’ meetings with external individuals and organisations. This can be found online: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel At the Autumn Budg...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: ReformTreasuryTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46844More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she had had with stakeholders on proposals to reform the business rates system in the 2026-2027 financial year.
Answer: HM Treasury releases a quarterly record of Ministers’ meetings with external individuals and organisations. This can be found online: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel At the Autumn Budg...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordThe Hinckley School: STEM SubjectsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his planned timetable is for the conclusion of a review of the final cost information to develop a new STEM building at Hinckley School.
Answer: Officials are currently working through costs, and I will provide an update to the hon. Member for Hinckley and Bosworth in due course.
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordThe Hinckley School: STEM SubjectsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the final cost of developing a new STEM building at Hinckley School.
Answer: Officials are currently working through costs, and I will provide an update to the hon. Member for Hinckley and Bosworth in due course.
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Care Services: LicensingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46841More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, If he would make an assessment of the potential merits of a licensing scheme for (a) hairdressers and (b) barbers.
Answer: Hairdressing salons and barbers, like other employers, are subject to normal business regulations such as health and safety requirements, employer and public liability insurance. The Hairdressers Registration Act of 1964 already provides for a UK register...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Care Services: Health HazardsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46840More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions the Health and Safety Executive has had with representatives of the hairdressing and beauty industry on ensuring that health and safety practices are followed when using hair dye.
Answer: Businesses in the hairdressing and beauty sector, which includes barber shops, hairdressers and beauty salons are required to comply with the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and associated regulations, which place duties on businesses to assess th...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: Domestic VisitsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2025 to Question 42805 on Private Education, on what date she last visited a private school.
Answer: My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education prioritises visits to state schools, which serve 93% of pupils in England. The Secretary of State for Education and the wider Ministerial team visit a wide variety of education settings, including...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: TransportDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46838More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will undertake a review of the potential impact of increases in National Insurance contributions on the availability of SEND home-to-school transport provision.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Hinckley and Bosworth to the answer of 29 January 2025 to Question 26397.
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRecycling: Hospitality IndustryDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46837More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to monitor the impact of extended producer responsibility fees on the growth of the hospitality industry.
Answer: Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) is being evaluated as part of the Resources and Waste Policy Programme Evaluation for England, and the UK-wide elements of the Collection and Packaging Reforms (CPR) Evaluation. This evaluation includes re...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRecycling: Hospitality IndustryDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46836More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of extended producer responsibility fees on the hospitality sector; and whether hospitality businesses are required to pay fees when
Answer: In October 2024 the Government published an updated assessment of the impact of introducing the packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) scheme on packaging recycling rates. The impact assessment did not look at the specific impacts of the pEPR s...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEndometriosis: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with (a) NHS England and (b) the National Institute for Health and Care Research on the role of women's hubs in supporting the (i) diagnosis, (ii) care and (iii) treatme
Answer: The Government is committed to improving the diagnosis, treatment and ongoing care for gynaecological conditions including endometriosis.Women’s health hubs bring together healthcare professionals and existing services to provide integrated women’s health...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEndometriosis: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46834More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many funding awards under consideration focus on the (a) diagnosis, (b) care and (c) treatment of endometriosis.
Answer: The Department commissions research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR supports research with a focus on endometriosis through a range of funding streams. For example, the Health Technology Assessment Programme is...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
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