1 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat steps his Department is taking to support ICBs to engage with communities that may not trust the NHS.
ReplyOn behalf of my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the Department will set the direction, issuing clear guidance to integrated care boards and local authorities on obtaining and actioning the views of local people on health...
1 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat steps his Department is taking to improve nursing leadership at (a) national, (b) regional and (c) local levels.
ReplyThe Aspiring Deputy Directors of Nursing programme is a well-established, nationally commissioned leadership development offer that sustains a strong and diverse pipeline of future deputy directors of nursing across providers and integrated care boards (I...
1 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat steps his Department is taking to ensure that patient experience findings are published.
ReplyThe findings from a range of patient experience surveys undertaken or commissioned by NHS England and the Care Quality Commission are published nationally, including the GP Patient Survey, the Adult Inpatient Survey, the National Cancer Patient Experience...
29 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of nationally setting and maintaining service specification and national tariff for GOS.
ReplyGeneral Ophthalmic Services are already a nationally mandated services defined in legislation, with nationally defined contractor fees set out in Directions.
29 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhether he will introduce safeguards to ensure that patient safety is maintained during the transition period from Healthwatch England to his Department.
ReplyThe Government is prioritising patient safety and a learning culture in the National Health Service. In our 10-Year Health Plan we committed to abolish Healthwatch England and to bring patient voice ‘in-house’ to give it a greater profile within a reforme...
29 May 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedWhether her Department is taking steps to help people use cheaper forms of transport such as (a) cycling and (b) walking during continued fuel cost pressures.
ReplyThis Government recognises that investment in active travel gives people affordable transport choice to cut the cost of living. In December 2025, the Government announced £626 million funding for local authorities from 2026/27 to 2029/30 to deliver walkin...
29 May 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedHow the Government’s Better Connected transport strategy will ensure that walking and cycling are fully integrated into the wider transport system.
ReplyBetter Connected: A Strategy for Integrated Transport recognises the crucial role that walking, wheeling and cycling play in connecting people and places, either as the whole trip or as part of accessing the wider transport network. It commits Active Trav...
29 May 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, when his Department last reviewed the list of statutory consultees; and when the Department next plans to review it.
ReplyOn 18 November 2025, the government launched a consultation on reforms to the statutory consultee system, which sought views on the scope of what statutory consultees advise on, and removing statutory consultee status from certain bodies. The consultation...
29 May 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedHow the new safer streets guidance for women and girls will help ensure that women feel safer when cycling as well as walking.
ReplyOn 25th March, Active Travel England set out its intention to publish guidance during 2026 as part of a programme of work to support authorities to design safer streets for women and girls. The programme is under development this year with the intention t...
29 May 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the criteria used to determine the eligibility for discretionary business rate relief.
ReplyUnder section 47 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 local authorities are able to provide discretionary business rates relief to ratepayers within their area, having regard to the interests of their local council tax payers. https://www.legislation....
29 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat steps his Department is taking to support the learning disability workforce.
ReplyThe Government is committed to publishing a 10 Year Workforce Plan to set out action to create a workforce ready to deliver the transformed service set out in the 10-Year Health Plan. The 10 Year Workforce Plan will ensure the National Health Service has ...
29 May 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWhat steps he is taking to support individuals entitled but currently unable to receive their Civil Service Pension due to the backlog.
ReplyThe Cabinet Office awarded the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme to Capita in November 2023 under the previous government.The issues and delays facing a number of civil servants and pension scheme members in receiving their pension q...
29 May 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWhat recent progress has been made by Capita to address the case backlog of the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
ReplyThe Cabinet Office awarded the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme to Capita in November 2023 under the previous government.The issues and delays facing a number of civil servants and pension scheme members in receiving their pension q...
29 May 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, what (a) funding and (b) community recovery schemes are available for areas, such as Epsom, that are recovering from (i) economically and (ii) socially damaging public disorder e
ReplyThe Government works closely with local authorities and community partners to support areas recovering from public disorder and to strengthen community cohesion. In response to the disorder witnessed in the summer of 2024, MHCLG established the Community ...
29 May 2026·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedWhat assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of implementing the key recommendations of the UK MOD Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Baseline Study 2024/25 report.
ReplyThe Department is currently reviewing the recommendations of the UK MOD Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Baseline Study 2024-25. This includes considering the merits of developing both a framework and central register of incidents.
29 May 2026·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedWhat assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of implementing a Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response framework in the UK.
ReplyThe Department is currently reviewing the recommendations of the UK MOD Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Baseline Study 2024-25. This includes considering the merits of developing both a framework and central register of incidents.
29 May 2026·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedWhat assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of developing a central register of civilian harm incidents and allegations.
ReplyThe Department is currently reviewing the recommendations of the UK MOD Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Baseline Study 2024-25. This includes considering the merits of developing both a framework and central register of incidents.
29 May 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedWhat steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for (a) the Home Department and (b) Business and Trade to ensure enforcement, regulation and market controls operate cohesively to tackle the use of illegal
ReplyOnly e-bikes that comply with the Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycle Regulations 1983 can be legally used on the roads in the same way as ordinary pedal cycles. These regulations limit the maximum assisted speed of the e-bike to 15.5mph and the maximum pow...
29 May 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedWhat steps her Department is taking to help reduce the number of illegal high-powered electric bikes.
ReplyE-bikes can only be legally used on the roads where they comply in full with the Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycle Regulations 1983. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency have market surveillance powers to tackle the supply of e-bikes, including modifie...
29 May 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWhether Capita met their previously announced end of February target to restore service levels for the most urgent backlog cases in the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
ReplyThe Cabinet Office awarded the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme to Capita in November 2023 under the previous government.The issues and delays facing a number of civil servants and pension scheme members in receiving their pension q...