Every parliamentary written question tabled by Martin Wrigley this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking to mitigate increases in fuel costs due to the ongoing conflict in Iran.
I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided by HM Treasury on 4 June in response to Question 3437.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the impact of the conflict in Iran on fuel costs in the UK.
I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided by HM Treasury on 4 June in response to Question 3437.
Whether NHS dentistry funding will keep pace with inflation and population growth across the current Spending Review period.
The financial pressures and the cost of new commitments for the National Health Service are analysed as part of the Spending Review process. The 2025 Spending Review sets departmental budgets for day-to-day spending up to 2028/29 and for capital for five ...
If he will make it his policy to guarantee that NHS dentistry benefits proportionately from any additional NHS funding secured in future Spending Reviews.
The financial pressures and the cost of new commitments for the National Health Service are analysed as part of the Spending Review process. The 2025 Spending Review sets departmental budgets for day-to-day spending up to 2028/29 and for capital for five ...
If he will take steps to ensure that the patient and public voice model remains independent of the bodies commissioning, delivering or redesigning services.
The priority of our reforms around patient and public voice is not to maintain the current independent structures, but to strengthen the patient and public voices so that they drive real change and improvement at all levels of the health and social care s...
If he will take steps to ensure future systems replacing Healthwatch be required to show how public feedback has influenced decisions.
The Health Bill places responsibility for listening to patients and the public with the organisations that plan and deliver services, namely integrated care boards (ICBs) for healthcare and local authorities for social care.ICBs will be required to publis...
If he will a list of all external contractor personnel granted elevated or “administrative-level” access within the NHS Federated Data Platform, including (a) the supplier organisation; (b) the rol
The NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) safely connects information from different systems across the National Health Service into a single, secure environment. This allows staff to co-ordinate care better to improve outcomes for patients. The NHS FDP...
What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust voluntary redundancy scheme on staffing levels at Torbay Hospital and associated c
The National Health Service landscape needs to continually evolve to ensure it can provide high quality patient care.Any decision to offer a voluntary exit scheme is a matter for local employers and will be based on local service and staffing needs.Decisi...
What steps his Department is taking to ensure that rural and coastal health economies, including Torbay and South Devon, are not disproportionately affected by NHS workforce reductions and restruct
Decisions about recruitment are a matter for individual National Health Service employers, who manage this at a local level to ensure they have the staff they need to deliver safe and effective care.The 10 Year Workforce Plan will ensure the NHS has the r...
If he will ensure that Torbay Hospital retains adequate staffing levels to ensure the long-term sustainability and safety of acute, urgent and community healthcare services following the implementa
The National Health Service landscape needs to continually evolve to ensure it can provide high quality patient care.Any decision to offer a voluntary exit scheme is a matter for local employers and will be based on local service and staffing needs.Decisi...
Whether his Department has identified categories of clinical, community and support staff roles that will be protected from redundancy as part of the NHS transition from hospital-based care to neig
Decisions about workforce composition are a matter for individual National Health Service employers, who manage this at a local level to ensure they have the staff they need to deliver safe and effective care.The 10 Year Workforce Plan will ensure the NHS...
Whether NHS England has undertaken an assessment of the potential impact of voluntary redundancy programmes across Devon NHS trusts on regional healthcare resilience and patient safety.
The National Health Service landscape needs to continually evolve to ensure it can provide high quality patient care.Any decision to offer a voluntary exit scheme is a matter for local employers and will be based on local service and staffing needs.Decisi...
Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward guidance on the creation of family parking bays in council (a) owned and (b) licensed car parks.
Council-owned car parks are a matter for local authorities, who are best placed to design parking policies that respond to local needs. The government has no plans to bring forward guidance on the creation of family parking bays in council-owned or privat...
If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing forecasts for peak time pricing in the energy sector.
No specific assessment has been made. Forecasting peak‑times and setting pricing and tariffs accordingly for consumers to engage with is something already undertaken by energy suppliers and aggregators.
What steps he is taking to improve communication between Departments and the services those Departments offer.
Each department is accountable for the standard of communication between itself and the various services it maintains as this is not centrally managed.
Whether the NHS Workforce Plan will include workforce benchmarking data for integrated care systems and NHS trusts, including Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, to enable assessment of sa
The 10 Year Workforce Plan will put the National Health Service workforce on a sustainable footing so it can deliver the service model set out in the 10-Year Health Plan.We will not pre-empt the publication of the plan. Details will be set out when it is ...
Whether his Department will publish the NHS 10-Year Workforce Plan before workforce reductions are implemented across NHS trusts, including Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust.
The 10 Year Workforce Plan will put the National Health Service workforce on a sustainable footing so it can deliver the service model set out in the 10-Year Health Plan.We will not pre-empt the publication of the plan. Details will be set out when it is ...
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of transferring adult social care responsibilities from Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust to Torbay Council on the workforce.
The Care Act 2014 sets out how adult social care in England should be provided, including legal duties on local authorities to ensure the care workforce is competent, skilled, and safe.Whilst we have not made a direct assessment of the potential impact tr...
If he will make an estimate of additional administrative time and resource requirements for NHS organisations associated with the implementation and operation of the Federated Data Platform not spe
The NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) safely connects information from different systems across the National Health Service into a single, secure environment. This allows staff to co-ordinate care better to improve outcomes for patients. The NHS FDP...
If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding PIP eligibility for serious mental health conditions such as schizophrenia.
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is assessed on the basis of the needs arising from long-term health conditions and disabilities rather than on the condition itself. As such, PIP is already available to people with schizophrenia.