Paulette Hamilton MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Pharmacy: Sustainable DevelopmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help support the sustainability of NHS pharmacies operating on PFI sites.
Answer: For 2025/26, funding for the core community pharmacy contractual framework was increased to £3.1 billion. This represented the largest uplift in funding of any part of the National Health Service at the time, over 19% across 2024/25 and 2025/26. As is cus...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Infrastructure and Planning PermissionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will conduct a review of local planning and healthcare infrastructure for villages and local hub–type plans, including PFI estates.
Answer: Planning regulation and approval is a matter for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. The National Health Service operates in accordance with published planning guidance.However, we recognise delivering high-quality NHS healthcare se...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will consider NHS funding adjustments for pharmacies to offset increases in National Minimum Wage and employer National Insurance.
Answer: For 2025/26, funding for the core community pharmacy contractual framework was increased to £3.1 billion. This represented the largest uplift in funding of any part of the National Health Service at the time, over 19% across 2024/25 and 2025/26. As is cus...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: Private Finance InitiativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review financial relief for pharmacies on PFI estates, including rent-subsidy schemes and a statutory cap on PFI rents for NHS pharmacy contractors.
Answer: For 2025/26, funding for the core community pharmacy contractual framework was increased to £3.1 billion. This represented the largest uplift in funding of any part of the National Health Service at the time, over 19% across 2024/25 and 2025/26. As is cus...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBuildings: Climate ChangeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help ensure that new buildings include (a) insulation, (b) green roofs, (c) passive cooling and (d) other climate-related features through his Departme
Answer: Through the Building Regulations, the Department sets minimum performance standards for new homes and buildings. In 2021, these standards were strengthened to ensure new homes and buildings are highly energy-efficient, with high-quality insulation and eff...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordClimate ChangeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84283More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to assess the potential impact of climate-related risks to (a) health, (b) infrastructure and (c) the economy on the Government's (i) p
Answer: It is the Government’s statutory duty to assess climate risks to the UK every five years under the Climate Change Act, a process known as the UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA), followed by a National Adaptation Programme (NAP), setting out actions ...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: Terminal IllnessesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to expand the scope of the terms of reference for the Pensions Commission to enable it to consider the potential merits of allowing people of working age with a terminal illness to
Answer: The Terms of Reference for the Pensions Commission, which set out the scope for the Commission, were published on the 21st July. As set out in their Terms of Reference, the Commissioners will consider what is required in the long term to deliver financial...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Palliative CareDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the effectiveness of the Special Rules for End of Life fast-tracking benefits system.
Answer: The primary way the Department supports people nearing the end of life is through special benefit rules which are known as the Special Rules for End of Life (SREL). These enable people who are nearing the end of their lives to get faster, easier access to...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: FinanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76864More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help improve the financial security of people at the end of life.
Answer: This Government is committed to providing a financial safety net for those who need it. The primary way the Department supports people nearing the end of life is through special benefit rules which are known as the Special Rules for End of Life (SREL). Th...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTerminal Illnesses: FinanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76863More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the recommendations of the report by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Hospice and End of Life Care entitled Inquiry in
Answer: The Department supports people nearing the end of life through the Special Rules for End of Life. These enable people who are nearing the end of their lives to get faster, easier access to certain benefits, without needing to attend a medical assessment o...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity PayDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will award maternity pay per baby instead of per pregnancy.
Answer: We want new mothers to be able to take time away from work in the later stages of their pregnancy and in the months following childbirth, in the interests of their own and their baby’s health and wellbeing. Maternity pay is paid for each pregnancy, not in...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of levels of current funding on palliative care on an assisted dying service.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: impact assessment, which considers the resourcing implications of an assisted dying service on palliative and end of life care services.
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFire and Rescue Services: Capital InvestmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63483More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025, what plans her Department has to provide dedicated capital funding for (a) safe, (b) modern, (c) sustainabl
Answer: On 3 February, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) published the 2025/26 Local Government Finance Settlement, which sets out funding allocations for all Local Authorities, including Fire and Rescue. These allocations, which i...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to introduce new (a) opportunities and (b) training for PIP claimants who will lose their entitlement to PIP due to the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment B
Answer: The Government has listened and committed to making changes to the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill. We will take forward reforms to PIP in a different way through the Timms review, and only make changes to PIP eligibility, activiti...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: AllergiesDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of current provisions for children with allergies in schools.
Answer: Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. The accompanying statutory guidance makes clear to schools what i...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities in improving road safety on residential road near schools.
Answer: Active Travel England and my Department published joint School Streets Guidance in November 2024. School Streets schemes restrict motor traffic outside schools during pick-up and drop-off times; improving safety, reducing congestion and enabling more pupi...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the sustainability of (a) funding and (b) support for dementia treatment facilities.
Answer: Presently, there are limited treatment options for people with dementia. Some drugs can modify symptoms in some cases but there are currently no disease-modifying treatments approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for use ...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: DeathDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people died who had been assessed as having Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity under the Normal Rules and received a Daily Living component of Personal Independence Payment b
Answer: This information is not readily available. Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course, and some information was published alongside the Spring Statement. These publications can be found in ‘Pathways to W...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: DeathDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people receiving Universal Credit assessed as having Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity died (a) in total and (b) under the Special Rules for Terminal Illness in the last yea
Answer: The Department supports people nearing the end of life through special benefit rules – called the Special Rules for End of Life (SREL). These enable people who are nearing the end of their lives to get faster, easier access to certain benefits, without ne...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: DeathDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims for Personal Independence Payment were stopped due to the death of the claimant where they received a Daily Living component but less than four points for each Daily Living activity in t
Answer: This information is not readily available. Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course, and some information was published alongside the Spring Statement. These publications can be found in ‘Pathways to W...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWindrush Generation: AdvocacyHome OfficeTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39142More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the eligibility criteria will be for the Windrush advocacy support fund; and whether Windrush groups providing advocacy will be able to apply.
Answer: This Government is determined to put right the appalling injustices caused by the Home Office’s treatment of members of the Windrush community, making sure that those affected receive the compensation they deserve quickly, and ensuring cultural change is ...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWindrush Lessons Learned ReviewHome OfficeTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timeline is for the implementation of the Windrush lessons learned review recommendations.
Answer: This Government is determined to put right the appalling injustices caused by the Home Office’s treatment of members of the Windrush community, making sure that those affected receive the compensation they deserve quickly, and ensuring cultural change is ...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWindrush Compensation SchemeHome OfficeTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39140More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timeline is for the review of the Windrush compensation scheme.
Answer: This Government is determined to put right the appalling injustices caused by the Home Office’s treatment of members of the Windrush community, making sure that those affected receive the compensation they deserve quickly, and ensuring cultural change is ...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWindrush Compensation SchemeHome OfficeTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) increasing the level of legal aid provision and (b) providing alternative funding for legal representation to support Windrush compensatio
Answer: This Government is determined to put right the appalling injustices caused by the Home Office’s treatment of members of the Windrush community, making sure that those affected receive the compensation they deserve quickly, and ensuring cultural change is ...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCricket: FranchisesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the English Cricket Board on the recent sale of its equity in the Hundred cricket franchises.
Answer: We want a thriving sector, with robust National Governing Bodies that can use their nationwide remit to deliver sport to people across the country. Sustainable investment is important for achieving this. The Hundred will see additional investment into gra...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
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