Neil Shastri-Hurst MP: written questions 2025
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Health Services: Public ConsultationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44774More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2025 to Question 40741 on Health Services: Public Consultation, what was the cost to the public purse of (a) travel and (b) accommodation for the 11 working group
Answer: The Department has met the costs of travel and accommodation for a small number of working group members. The total cost to date is £912.25, which is made up of £750.35 of travel expenses, and £162.00 for accommodation.
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Public ConsultationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2025 to Question 40741 on Health Services: Public Consultation, how many people his Department has recruited to support (a) consultation and (b) engagement on the
Answer: The Department has not recruited new staff, but has redeployed 14 people from within the organisation, to support both the 10-Year Health Plan consultation and engagement.
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Public ConsultationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44772More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2025 to Question 40741 on Health Services: Public Consultation, how much his Department has spent on the Change NHS portal to support the development of the 10-Ye
Answer: Following an invitation to tender competition process, we appointed Thinks Insight, Kaleidoscope Health and Care, and IPPR to support us in running the engagement exercise for the 10-Year Health Plan. The awarded value of the contract is up to £2,961,595....
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Public ConsultationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2025 to Question 40741 on Health Services: Public Consultation, how much his Department has spent on in-person engagement activities to inform the development of
Answer: Following an invitation to tender competition process, we appointed Thinks Insight, Kaleidoscope Health and Care, and IPPR to support us in running the engagement exercise for the 10-Year Health Plan. The awarded value of the contract is up to £2,961,595....
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2025 to Question 40738 on Cancer: Health Services, if he will publish the National Cancer Plan before the Spending Review.
Answer: The National Cancer Plan for England will be published in the second half of this year, following the publication of the 10-Year Health Plan and the 2025 Spending Review. We will review cancer funding as part of the forthcoming Spending Review.
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal RepresentationMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44769More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many family law cases were (a) adjourned and (b) delayed due to no qualified legal representative being available in the most recent 12 month period for which data is available.
Answer: Data on the number of family law cases involving cross-examination by litigants in person where there were allegations of abuse is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.Data is not held on the number of qualified legal rep...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Law: Legal RepresentationMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many family law cases required a qualified legal representative broken down by individual court in the most recent year for which data is available.
Answer: Data on the number of family law cases involving cross-examination by litigants in person where there were allegations of abuse is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.Data is not held on the number of qualified legal rep...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily LawMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44767More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many family law cases involving cross-examination by litigants in person where there were allegations of abuse were there in the most recent year for which data is available.
Answer: Data on the number of family law cases involving cross-examination by litigants in person where there were allegations of abuse is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.Data is not held on the number of qualified legal rep...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal RepresentationMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44766More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many qualified legal representatives are there by (a) solicitor and (b) barrister for which the latest data is available.
Answer: According to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), the number of solicitors on the roll was 209,200 in February 2025, an increase from 202,524 at the end of July 2024. More information can be found via the SRA’s website: https://www.sra.org.uk/sra/re...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: RecruitmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42206More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much of the additional £0.4 billion 2025-26 resource DEL allocated to Defence at the Spring Statement will be spent on additional service personnel; and if he will make an estimate of the number of additional
Answer: The Department is committed to taking decisive action to address recruitment and retention challenges that we inherited from the last administration and strengthen our Armed Forces, including launching the new, combined Armed Forces Recruitment Service in...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42204More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on (a) training and (b) development programmes for NHS staff.
Answer: Ministers and senior Department officials will work with the new transformation team at the top of NHS England, led by Sir Jim Mackey, to lead this transformation. As we work to return many of NHS England’s current functions to the Department, we will ens...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNHSDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42202More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on the implementation of the NHS 10 year plan.
Answer: We do not envisage that the changes set out by the Prime Minister on 13 March 2025 will affect the implementation of the 10-Year Health Plan. We still intend to publish the plan in spring 2025.The changes will set the National Health Service up to deliver...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Innovation and ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42200More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to maintain research and innovation initiatives overseen by NHS England.
Answer: Ministers and senior officials in the Department will work with the new executive team at the top of NHS England, led by Sir Jim Mackey, to ensure that layers of bureaucracy are cut and more resources flow to the frontline. We will continue to work with N...
Answered 17 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS England: AssetsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42199More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to manage the redistribution of NHS England's (a) assets and (b) resources.
Answer: Ministers and senior officials in Department will work with the new transformation team at the top of NHS England, led by Sir Jim Mackey, to lead this transformation. Work has begun immediately to start bringing teams in NHS England and the Department tog...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on partnerships with external healthcare organizations.
Answer: Ministers and senior Department officials will work with the new transformation team at the top of NHS England, led by Sir Jim Mackey, to lead this transformation. As we work to return many of NHS England’s current functions to the Department, we will ens...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS Trusts: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to ensure there is continuity of funding for NHS trusts during the NHS abolition transition period.
Answer: Ministers and senior officials in the Department will work with the new executive team at the top of NHS England, led by Sir Jim Mackey, to ensure that layers of bureaucracy are cut and more resources flow to the frontline. We will continue to work with N...
Answered 17 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Quality CommissionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the role of the Care Quality Commission in the new NHS structure post NHS England.
Answer: Ministers and senior Department officials will work with the new transformation team at the top of NHS England, led by Sir Jim Mackey, to lead this transformation. The whole health and care sector, including all relevant Arms Length Bodies, needs to work ...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordClinical Commissioning GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on the (a) regulation and (b) oversight of clinical commissioning groups.
Answer: Ministers and senior Department officials will work with the new transformation team at the top of NHS England, led by Sir Jim Mackey, to lead this transformation. As we work to return many of NHS England’s current functions to the Department, we will ens...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS England: PrivacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure (a) data protection and (b) privacy during the transfer of NHS England's functions.
Answer: Ministers and senior Department officials will work with the new transformation team at the top of NHS England, led by Sir Jim Mackey, to lead this transformation. As we work to return many of NHS England’s current functions to the Department, we will ens...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to allow time spent under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme to count towards the five-year qualifying period for settled status.
Answer: We recognise the Ukrainian government’s desire for the future return of its citizens to Ukraine. It is important our approach respects these wishes. This is why the temporary sanctuary Ukraine Visa Schemes do not lead to settlement in the UK. Similarly, t...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSpace TechnologyMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40849More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the number of commercial providers being used to implement the UK's defence space capabilities on the resilience of those capabilities.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is committed to investing £6.5 billion over 10 years to ensure the UK is a competitive force in the Space domain. The National Space Strategy makes clear that to meet the Government's goals, the UK requires a flexible approach to d...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSpaceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he has taken to help develop international (a) norms, (b) rules and (c) principles on responsible behaviours in space since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The UK has been advocating and building international support for norms, rules and principles of responsible space behaviours at the United Nations to tackle threats to space systems, reduce the risk of conflict and preserve strategic stability. Since 5 J...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Public ConsultationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse has been of the 11 working groups supporting the development of the 10-Year Health Plan to date.
Answer: Most members of working groups, including the chairs, were not compensated for their participation in the groups, and took on group membership as part of, or alongside, their usual role. In a small number of cases, where members of the groups brought thei...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Public ConsultationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which patient groups his Department has engaged in the development of the 10-Year Health Plan.
Answer: As well as engaging with patient groups, we have worked hard to engage the patients they represent directly. To engage with patients and the public, we launched Change NHS, the biggest ever conversation about the National Health Service since its creation...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Public ConsultationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has spent on (a) consultation and (b) all forms of engagement for the 10-Year Health Plan since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Following an invitation to tender a competition process, we appointed Thinks Insight, Kaleidoscope Health and Care, and the Institute For Public Policy Research to support us to run this engagement exercise. The awarded value of the contract is up to £2,9...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
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