Vikki Slade MP: written questions 2025
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Prescriptions: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on (a) cashflow, (b) income and (c) patient access to medication of practices of receiving re-imbursement monthly rather than quarterly for each
Answer: Contractors are already paid monthly. The full payment timetable for community pharmacy contractors is detailed in Clause 5C Part I of the Drug Tariff, and on the Schedule of Payments that contractors receive each month.In 2021, in recognition of the impr...
Answered 24 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24795More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on what date the Government will inform councils on its decision on postponing local elections.
Answer: A decision on the requests made by councils to postpone local elections will be made in due course, recognising the need to give confirmation as soon as practically possible. As set out in my letter of 16 December, these requests will only be considered w...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the total cost of the Government's plans for local authority re-organisation.
Answer: The English Devolution White Paper sets out the overall case for local government reorganisation, including referencing the 2020 PwC report, “Evaluating the importance of scale in proposals for local government reorganisation”, for the County Councils Net...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24793More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many requests she has granted from local authorities to postpone elections set for May 2025.
Answer: A number of councils have responded to my letter of 16 December, making requests involving postponement of their May 2025 elections. A list of those councils can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-government-reorganisation-lette...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Mental IllnessDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24384More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to increase the effectiveness safeguards for people with mental health conditions when engaging with the benefits system.
Answer: All customer-facing DWP colleagues are undertaking mandatory mental health awareness training to better support claimants who may present with mental health issues. All colleagues also have access to a wide range of guidance and signposting to help suppor...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordOphthalmic Services: ConsultantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24383More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to allow optometrists to share scan data directly with consultants, in the context of patient waiting times.
Answer: NHS England is testing how improving digital connectivity between primary care optometry and secondary care will allow optometrists to share diagnostic images and receive advice and guidance from specialists. This will enable more patients to be managed i...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Leave: Self-employedDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24079More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to provide the same level of support to self-employed parents taking maternity leave as to self-employed people taking leave for adoption.
Answer: Self-employed pregnant women who have paid the required Class 2 National Insurance contributions are entitled to Maternity Allowance.As a general rule, maternity pay is primarily a health and safety provision relating specifically to pregnancy, childbirth...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordTerrorismHome OfficeTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24078More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that premises covered by the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill will also be required to provide (a) first aid equipment and (b) public access trauma kits.
Answer: The Terrorism Protection of Premises Bill does not include a specific requirement relating to the provision of medical treatment and associated equipment.Wider work is ongoing to strengthen Healthcare Standards. The Department for Health and Social Care (...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordApprentices: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21918More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of changing the funding for built environment Level 7 apprentices on the Government's commitment to build 1.5 million homes.
Answer: The government is committed to 1.5 million homes being built across this Parliament while spreading opportunities and economic growth supported by a strong skills system.The department is working closely with industry and across Whitehall on this ambition...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRelationships and Sex EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21917More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of including grief education in the relationships and sex education curriculum.
Answer: The statutory relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) guidance, which sets out the specific topics pupils should be taught, makes clear that teachers should be aware of common adverse childhood experiences and understand when and how these may be a...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
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