18 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of delaying the release of the 2024-25 funding allocation of the Accelerating Reform Fund on unpaid carers.
ReplyThe Government recognises that innovation is vital to support adult social care to adjust to the changing needs of the population. We want to support local authorities to adopt new approaches to delivering care, improving outcomes of people who draw on ca...
18 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhen the 2024-25 funding allocations of the Accelerating Reform Fund will be released.
ReplyThe Government recognises that innovation is vital to support adult social care to adjust to the changing needs of the population. We want to support local authorities to adopt new approaches to delivering care, improving outcomes of people who draw on ca...
14 Oct 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedHow many track access applications concerning changes to the national passenger rail timetable were received for (a) December 2024, (b) May 2025 and (c) December 2025.
ReplyThe Department for Transport does not hold this information. Train operators must submit track access applications to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). The ORR is responsible for making decisions in relation to these applications and its decisions are pu...
14 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat steps his Department is taking to help ensure all NHS Trusts meet the Government’s target to reduce the number of stillbirths nationally to 0.23%.
ReplyThe current rate of stillbirths per 1,000 births is 3.9.The Government continues to work with the National Health Service as it delivers its three-year delivery plan for maternity and neonatal services. As part of the plan, an updated version of the Savin...
14 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedHow many and what proportion of patients received urgent cancer treatment within 62 days of a GP referral at Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin integrated care board since October 2023.
ReplyCancer waiting times data, organised by integrated care board, and published by NHS England, and is available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/cancer-waiting-times/
14 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat steps he is taking to help improve recruitment in adult social care.
ReplyWhilst much of the responsibility for recruitment rests with adult social care employers, the Department recognises the scale of reforms needed to support sustainable workforce growth. These reforms include: the Adult Social Care Learning and Development ...
14 Oct 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedHow long it took her Department to consider each application for a change to the national passenger rail timetable for December 2024; and what the average time was for her Department to determine the outcome of
ReplyOperators need to agree their train service level plans and funding in advance of operation allowing enough time for consideration by the Department before they engage with Network Rail's timetable production process. Typically, this is done through an an...
14 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the number of children with education and health care plans who will require support after the age of 25 on the adult social care
ReplyThe Department commissions the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (CPEC) at the London School of Economics to produce projections of the long-term demand and cost of adult social care services in England. These include projections of the number of working ...
14 Oct 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedWhat steps she is taking to ensure the timely determination of track access applications on changes to the national passenger rail timetable for (a) May 2025 and (b) December 2025.
ReplyThe Secretary of State supports and encourages Department for Transport contracted operators to make timely application to the industry Track Access process. Track Access decisions are the responsibility of the Office of Rail and Road as independent rail ...
14 Oct 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedWhat progress his Department has made to deliver (a) new and (b) refurbished military accommodation for 40,000 service men and women.
ReplyService Family Accommodation (SFA): The Ministry of Defence (MOD) manages c47,000 SFA properties in the UK. In financial year (FY) 2024-25, the Department has purchased 351 new homes at a cost of £157 million, in areas where there is a shortage of SFA. £4...
14 Oct 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedWhat discussions she has had with the governments of (a) Wales and (b) Scotland on growing cross-border rail patronage through open-access passenger rail operations.
ReplyThe Secretary of State has not had any discussions specifically on growing cross-border rail patronage through open access with either the government of Wales or Scotland.
9 Oct 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedWhen his Department plans to respond to Questions 1829 and 1830 on Armed Forces: Housing tabled by the Hon. Member for North Shropshire on 25 July 2024 for answer on 30 July 2024.
ReplyThis Government is committed to setting new minimum standards for military housing. We are assessing options to drive up standards and deliver the homes our Service families deserve. As a first step, we are establishing an Armed Forces Commissioner as an ...
8 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedHow many community pharmacies have closed in North Shropshire since 2016.
ReplyThere were 14 community pharmacies providing National Health Service pharmaceutical services in North Shropshire constituency on 30 June 2024, which is two fewer than in September 2016.
8 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat estimate he has made of the annual amount of discretionary funding received by GP services in North Shropshire.
ReplyThe following table shows funding broken down by funding stream for general practices located in North Shropshire for the 2022/2023 financial year:Funding StreamValue (£)Global Sum11,191,640Direct Enhanced Services557,897Quality and Outcomes Framework (QO...
8 Oct 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedHow many urban areas in the West Midlands with populations of over 17,000 do not have a railway station.
ReplyIt is estimated that there are approximately 12 ‘built up areas’ with a population of 20,000 or more that do not contain operational railway stations within the West Midlands region. Some large cities and towns consist of several built up areas, and whils...
8 Oct 2024·Department for Education·Answered
AskedIf she will make an estimate of the change to real terms spending on services for disabled children by Shropshire Council since 2016.
ReplyFrom the 2015/16 financial year to 2022/23, the most recent year for which information is available, the increase in net spending by Shropshire Council on provision and services for children and young people with complex special educational needs and disa...
8 Oct 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedHow many urban areas in England with populations of over 17,000 do not have a railway station.
ReplyIt is estimated that there are approximately 80 ‘built up areas’ with a population of 20,000 or more that do not contain operational railway stations within England. Some large cities and towns consist of several built up areas, and whilst a specific buil...
4 Oct 2024·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Answered
AskedWhat steps he is taking to support residents of off-grid homes with the cost of heating.
ReplyThe Government believes the only way to protect billpayers permanently is to speed up the transition towards homegrown clean energy. The creation of Great British Energy will help us harness clean energy, reduce our reliance on volatile fossil fuel market...
4 Oct 2024·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential safeguarding dangers to children from low-income families resulting from the end of the holiday activities and food programme.
ReplyThe future of the Holiday Activities and Food programme beyond 31 March 2025 is subject to the next government Spending Review taking place this autumn and the department will communicate the outcome of that process in due course.
4 Oct 2024·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the end of the holiday activities and food programme on lower-income families.
ReplyThe future of the Holiday Activities and Food programme beyond 31 March 2025 is subject to the next government Spending Review taking place this autumn and the department will communicate the outcome of that process in due course.