Stuart Andrew MP: written questions 2026
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Surgery: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of block contract arrangements on elective care performance by NHS trusts.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the commissioning of elective care services, based on the needs of their population.The NHS Payment Scheme is the set of rules, prices, and guidance that determine how providers of National Health Service-...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSurgery: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS trusts are paid for the delivery of elective treatment through block contract arrangements.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the commissioning of elective care services, based on the needs of their population.The NHS Payment Scheme is the set of rules, prices, and guidance that determine how providers of National Health Service-...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSurgery: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department’s policy is on NHS trusts delivering elective care under block contract arrangements.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the commissioning of elective care services, based on the needs of their population.The NHS Payment Scheme is the set of rules, prices, and guidance that determine how providers of National Health Service-...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPension Protection FundDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111115More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of uprating Pension Protection Fund compensation for members who lost indexation from April 1997, to reflect the value their pensions would have
Answer: Indexation in the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) on pensions built up on or after 6 April 1997 (post-1997 indexation) broadly reflects the statutory requirements for Defined Benefit schemes more generally, which are in line with the consumer prices index, ...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111114More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Plan 2 student loan borrowers are informed of the changes to repayment thresholds due to take effect in April 2027.
Answer: The government announced on 26 November 2025, as part of Autumn Budget 2025, the repayment threshold to apply to English Plan 2 student loans from April 2027 to April 2030. The Student Loans Company (SLC) publish confirmation of the repayment threshold to...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111113More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has conducted an equality impact assessment on the freeze to the Plan 2 student loan repayment threshold due to take effect in April 2027.
Answer: It was announced at the Autumn Budget that the repayment and interest thresholds for Plan 2 student loans will be frozen from the 2026/27 financial year until April 2030, when they will increase annually by inflation.The department will release an equalit...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111112More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of the freeze to the repayment threshold from April 2027 on average annual repayments for Plan 2 student loan borrowers.
Answer: It was announced at the Autumn Budget that the repayment and interest thresholds for Plan 2 student loans will be frozen from the 2026/27 financial year until April 2030, when they will increase annually by inflation.The department has produced the attach...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111111More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of freezing the Plan 2 student loan repayment threshold from April 2027 on existing student loan borrowers.
Answer: It was announced at the Autumn Budget that the repayment and interest thresholds for Plan 2 student loans will be frozen from the 2026/27 financial year until April 2030, when they will increase annually by inflation.The department has produced the attach...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSurgery: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107367More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer to Question UIN 82954, answered on 15 January 2026, what activities the £18,818,566 paid by NHS England for validation exercises (April to September 2025) funded; whether tho
Answer: NHS England has provided funding to increase validation of waiting lists in 2025/26, as part of the Government's plans for a more productive and improved approach to elective care which is better for patients. A £33 fee is provided for each additional ref...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104490More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered freezing or reducing the small business multiplier in response to rising fixed costs for SMEs.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to UIN 101363.
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104489More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to publish analysis of the business rates burden by sector and business size following the 2026 revaluation.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to UIN 101363.
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104488More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the comparative impact of the 2026 business rates revaluation on (a) small retailers and (b) online distribution centres.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to UIN 101363.
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104487More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to introduce further transitional relief for small businesses facing increases in business rates liabilities following the 2026 revaluation.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to UIN 101363.
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104486More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the 2026 business rates revaluation on small businesses operating in high street premises.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to UIN 101363.
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordIntegrated Care Boards: Redundancy PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many exit payments of £150,000 and more were made by integrated care boards in the 2024-25 financial year.
Answer: Data reported in the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts for 2024/25 is limited to providing high-level data on the total number and cost of exit payments, including non-contractual severance payments. This data is not broken down to identify the name...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS South Yorkshire: Redundancy PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104484More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what payments NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board made to its former Chief Executive in connection with his departure in October 2025; and what the amounts were for (a) redundancy and (b) pay
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHunting: Rural AreasDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104483More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department considers trail hunting to form part of the UK’s rural cultural heritage.
Answer: DCMS and each of the Devolved Governments are working to create inventories of living heritage in the UK. The criteria are set out here: https://livingheritage.unesco.org.uk/info/guidance/criteria.
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHuntingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104482More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the number of jobs in rural areas that will be affected by a ban on trail hunting.
Answer: The department intends to launch a consultation seeking views on how to deliver a ban on trail hunting. The responses to that consultation will be used to inform our assessment of the potential impact of a ban on trail hunting on the economy in rural comm...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHuntingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104474More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of a ban on trail hunting on the economy in rural communities.
Answer: The department intends to launch a consultation seeking views on how to deliver a ban on trail hunting. The responses to that consultation will be used to inform our assessment of the potential impact of a ban on trail hunting on the economy in rural comm...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHuntingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to consult (a) rural stakeholders and (b) trail hunting organisations prior to the introduction of legislative proposals to ban trail hunting.
Answer: We intend to launch a consultation seeking views on how to deliver a ban on trail hunting. We will welcome input from all quarters, including from rural stakeholders and trail hunting organisations.
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Integrated Care Boards do not (a) implement minimum waiting times and (b) make reductions to Indicative Action Plans in ways that could risk patie
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) have existing contractual powers to manage activity by providers, which were enhanced in 2025/26 with central support for setting and managing activity. The NHS Standard Contract includes the ability to set indicative activit...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSurgery: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) his Department and (b) NHS England has issued guidance to Integrated Care Boards on the use of minimum waiting times for elective care.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) have existing contractual powers to manage activity by providers, which were enhanced in 2025/26 with central support for setting and managing activity. The NHS Standard Contract includes the ability to set indicative activit...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of changes to Indicative Action Plans and the introduction of minimum waiting times on patients with ongoing care needs, including th
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) have existing contractual powers to manage activity by providers, which were enhanced in 2025/26 with central support for setting and managing activity. The NHS Standard Contract includes the ability to set indicative activit...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
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