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Dementia: Harpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to support unpaid carers of family members living with dementia in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency; and what recent assessment he has made of the a

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
20 May 2026
Target answer date
1 Jun 2026
Answer
1 Jun 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to support unpaid carers of family members living with dementia in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency; and what recent assessment he has made of the a

  2. 1 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 1 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The Government recognises the vital role of unpaid carers supporting family members living with dementia, including in Harpenden and Berkhamsted, and is committed to ensuring they receive the support they need.Under the Care Act 2014, unpaid carers are en...

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Hospices: Finance

2 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made in ensuring the Palliative Care and End of Life Care Modern Service Framework will address hospices' funding challenges.

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Hospices

2 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plan to take to ensure that the Modern Service Framework for Palliative and End of Life Care guarantees equitable provision of hospice care.

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Hospices: Pay

2 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of implementing NHS pay rises for all hospice staff in line with Agenda for Change pay scales.

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Hospices: Pay

2 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that hospices can implement staff pay awards in line with national Agenda for Change pay scales, where these staff are delivering NHS contracted services.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Hospices: Finance

2 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of statutory funding for hospices; and what plans his Department has to ensure equitable funding for hospices.

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Health Services: Harpenden and Berkhamsted

5 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of women waiting for NHS treatment in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.

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Health Services: Harpenden and Berkhamsted

5 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce inequalities in health outcomes in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.

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Carers: Employment

10 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of funding and support for unpaid carers in Harpenden and Berkhamsted to enable them to remain in employment and/or education.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Health: Disadvantaged

16 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce inequalities in health outcomes in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency,

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Cancer: Harpenden and Berkhamsted

23 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department have taken to improve NHS urgent referral delays to ensure that cancer patients do not have to wait more than 62 days to start treatment in Harpenden and Berkhamsted const