Question follow-through · 47721
Social Services: Employers' Contributions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to employer National Insurance contributions on social care providers who rely on charitable donations.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 24 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 28 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 8 May 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Health and care
- Hospices · 28 Apr 2025
- Hospices · 28 Apr 2025
- General Practitioners: Employers' Contributions · 29 Apr 2025
- Rowan's Hospice · 29 Apr 2025
- Hospices: Finance · 29 Apr 2025
Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.
Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
24 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to employer National Insurance contributions on social care providers who rely on charitable donations.
28 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 May 2025
Answer published
The Government considered the cost pressures facing adult social care as part of the wider consideration of local government spending within the Spending Review process.To enable local authorities to deliver key services such as adult social care, the Gov...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Hospices
28 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to improve the integration of charity hospices into the National Health System.
Hospices
28 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that hospices receive adequate funding from local health authorities.
General Practitioners: Employers' Contributions
29 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an estimate of the cost of hiring new staff due to changes in employer National Insurance contributions for GP practices in Hampshire.
Rowan's Hospice
29 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the the level of funding provided by Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board to Rowan's hospice.
Hospices: Finance
29 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of local health authorities appeals process as a means to secure additional funding for charitable hospices.
Rowan's Hospice
29 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to help ensure that the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board increases funding for Rowan's Hospice.
ME/CFS: Health Services
8 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of levels of support for people with myalgic encephalomyelitis.
ME/CFS: Occupational Health
8 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to increase support for people with myalgic encephalomyelitis who are employed.
Pharmacy: Finance
10 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding levels for community pharmacies.
Pharmacy: Finance
10 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce an updated long-term funding model for community pharmacies.
Pharmacy
10 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reform the (a) procurement and (b) supply chain of medications to (i) ensure timely availability and (ii) reduce shortages at community pharmacies.
Pharmacy
10 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions his Department has had with independent pharmacies on (a) funding, (b) supply chain reform and (c) workforce levels.